WEDDING PLANNING ADVICE & PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS
Planning a wedding involves a lot of decisions, and quite often it’s difficult to know what will actually matter on the day.
Having photographed more than 250 weddings, I’ve seen what works brilliantly, what can make things unnecessarily stressful and, importantly, the little things that can help couples spend more of their wedding actually enjoying it.
This collection of wedding planning advice and photography tips is based on that real experience. From planning your timings and family photographs to ceremonies, confetti, speeches, first dances and choosing suppliers, you’ll find practical advice to help your wedding day run naturally while still getting brilliant photographs.
You don’t need to follow everything here – every wedding is different. Take the bits that are useful, ignore the bits that aren’t, and plan a day that feels like yours.
PLANNING YOUR WEDDING
From choosing your wedding suppliers and working out how much photography coverage you need to planning your timings, these articles are here to help with some of the decisions you’ll make in the run-up to your wedding.
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Wedding Photography Booking Process
In this video, I talk you through the various steps from initial enquiry, to the delivery of the images.
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Creating The Perfect Wedding Day Timeline
Let me show you how to create a wedding day timeline to help you have a stress-free wedding day.
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A Guide To Wedding Ceremonies In The UK
In this blog, I talk you through the different types of wedding ceremonies in the UK.
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Should You Hire A Wedding Planner?
This blog post discusses the main advantages of hiring a wedding planner who is independent of the venue.
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Wedding Photography - How Many Hours Do You Need?
Don’t know how many hours you need a wedding photographer for? Let me give you some advice!
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Six Tips For Picking Your Wedding Suppliers
My 6 Top Tips For Picking Your Perfect Wedding Suppliers
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How To Use AI To Find Your Perfect Wedding Suppliers
Learn how to use AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini to find your perfect wedding suppliers
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The Best Wedding Suppliers - My Little Black Book
Want to know who I recommend as wedding suppliers? Hit the link to have a look.
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Choosing The Right Videographer
Choosing the right videographer is just as important as choosing your photographer. The way they work can have a big impact on how your day feels and how your photos turn out.
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Ideas To Keep Your Wedding Guests Entertained
In this blog post, I give you ten ideas to help keep your guests entertained on your wedding day.
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Wedding Cakes - Top Tips For Picking The Right Wedding Cake
Sophie from Red Robin Cakery gives you her advice for choosing your wedding cake.
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Wedding Dresses - Top Tips For Picking The Right Wedding Dress
Alex and Chole from the Bridal Suite in Nottingham give you their top tips for the wedding dress journey.
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Dj Vs. Live Band: Which Is Better For Your Wedding?
In this article I compare the differences between a DJ and a live band for your evening wedding party.
YOUR WEDDING DAY
Practical tips to help everything run smoothly on the day itself – from morning preparations and walking down the aisle to family photographs, confetti, speeches and making the most of your wedding photography.
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Getting The Best Out Of Me
In this blog, I talk about a few things that can help me on a wedding day to make sure that you get the best out of me.
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Stress Free Family Formals
My take on wedding family formals and how they should be done to make your wedding flow!
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Three Tips For Getting Epic Confetti Photos
In this wedding hints & tips video, I talk you through my three tips to help you get epic wedding confetti photos.
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How I Do Couples Portraits
In this video, I talk you through how I do couples formals on a wedding day.
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Should You Have An Unplugged Wedding Ceremony?
Want to limit the amount of mobile phones you see in your wedding ceremony images?
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Walking Down The Aisle - Do It Right!
In this blog post, I give you a few tips about walking down the aisle at your wedding.
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Get Close & Hold Hands!
In this blog post, I talk about getting closer during the wedding ceremony to make your images better!
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Five Things Which Can Affect Your Wedding Photos
In this brief blog post, I talk you through the five things which I think can have an affect on your wedding photos.
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When To Do The Wedding Speeches
When should you do your wedding speeches? Let me give you a few ideas
AFTER YOUR WEDDING
What happens once the wedding is over? Everything you need to know about your wedding photographs after the day, including your online gallery, keeping your images safe, prints, albums and more
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How I Keep Your Wedding Photos Safe
In this blog post I talk you through my process of onsite and offsite backups, which ensures your wedding images are safe.
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Mobile Wedding Gallery App
In this wedding hints & tips video, I talk you through the updated Mobile Wedding Gallery App for Both Apple & Android.
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Print Products Via Your Wedding Gallery
Want to know what print products you can order via your wedding gallery?
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The SaywellHQ Wedding Albums
Want to see the wedding album I offer as a wedding photographer? Hit the link to see the stunning albums
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The SaywellHQ Online Gallery
Want to know more about the online wedding gallery and its options?