A lot of our brides and photographers that decide to work together on their wedding day don’t live in the same cities. So, that means bridal “portraits” often take place on the wedding day usually before the ceremony. I love the different styles from traditional to playful that our photographers capture reflecting each brides’ individual personality. Sharing some of my favorite shots today. Like, this one shot as the bride was watching from the inside of the house at Drayton Hall as the guests gathered under the oak tree where the ceremony was to take place. Photo by Liz Banfield.
Liz Banfield also captured this moment of our bride descending the staircase in her family home after getting ready in her childhood bedroom. She was on her way to walking out the front door down the aisle to meet her groom.
The second floor balcony at Lowndes Grove Plantation is a perfect spot for brides to await the beginning of the ceremony and makes for an amazing and perfectly gracious backdrop for a portrait. Photo by Liz Banfield.
I love this sweet moment caught by Corbin Gurkin, just a close shot that reflects the pure emotion on the bride’s face.
Here, the bride and Liz Banfield let the surroundings of the wedding venue be a part of the portrait. You’d never guess that if you flipped the photographer around to capture the bride from the other side you’d see the bans of the Ashley River scattered with oak trees and Spanish Moss.
Sometimes a portrait is an “accident” in that this bride was walking to a spot for photographer Adrienne Page to take a few shots, but the lighting and moment as Adrienne snapped this image just worked out.
This image by Adrienne Page looks as if it could have been taken years and years ago… and will remain that way as this image gets passed down for generations.
Such a sweet image of this bride, truly joyful on her wedding day! Image by Corbin Gurkin.
We were so stunned by this bridal portrait shoot Jose Villa did with our beyond gorgeous bride, Caroline, we just had to share.. There are so many benefits to doing a bridal portrait session prior to your wedding and with your actual wedding photographer. We use them as a hair and make up run through, a dress fitting (and learning how you will move around in the dress,or if tweaks are needed prior to wedding), and an intimate time getting to know your photographer so that that level of comfort comes through in the actual wedding photos.
Caroline chose a dress by Carolina Herrera. The Whitby Hotel in New York City was chosen as the shoot location- the couple would marry upstate at Troutbeck. We also like to use the portrait day as a test for the bouquet.
