A Guide to Looking Your Best in Your Wedding Photos

Planning for your wedding often includes endless details and meetings, but very little about prepping for how you’ll truly look in the pictures you’ll cherish forever. With years of experience capturing couples—both the bold and the camera-shy—I’ve put together these seven heartfelt tips to help you shine naturally on your wedding day.

Here are seven ways to do just that.

1. Be Well, Feel Well, Glow Well

No product or camera trick can replicate the kind of glow that comes from inner calm. In the weeks leading up to your wedding, choose rest over rush. Hydrate. Nourish your body. Move. Breathe. Trust professionals who understand your style and values—whether that’s your hair and makeup artist, your stylist, or your photographer. When you feel at ease in your skin, it shows in every frame.

2. Let the Engagement Session Be Your Warm-Up

Engagement shoots aren’t just about pretty photos—they’re about connection. Between you two. And between us. It’s a chance to build trust, find your rhythm, and shake off the nerves long before the big day. When the wedding arrives, you won’t be performing for the camera—you’ll be dancing with it.

3. Keep the Prep Space Calm and Clean

Your getting-ready space sets the emotional tone of the day. Choose a room with natural light and minimal clutter—somewhere that feels peaceful. Not just for photos, but for you. Let your morning be slow, intentional, and rooted in presence. A quiet space allows for intimate storytelling, uninterrupted.

4. Don’t Over-Pose—Just Be Together

The most compelling photos aren’t about symmetry or perfection. They’re about energy. A glance. A shared laugh. A hand brushing hair behind an ear. That’s where the story lives. I’ll guide you gently when needed, but the magic happens when you forget the lens is even there.

5. Let Go of Your Phone—Hold Onto the Moment

This day moves fast. Every second deserves your attention—not your notifications. Tuck your phone away. Be with your people. Look into each other’s eyes, not at a screen. The texts and posts can wait. This is where the memories are made.

6. Don’t Be the Planner Today—Just Be Present

If you can, bring on a planner or coordinator you trust—or delegate key roles to friends who want to support you. Your energy is sacred on this day. It belongs with your partner, your family, your friends—not the timeline or to-do list. When you’re grounded in the moment, your photos feel timeless.

7. Let Joy Lead

Joy is magnetic. It doesn’t have to be loud—it can be quiet, still, sacred. But when you let go of how things should go, and embrace what is, your energy transforms the atmosphere. And that energy becomes the pulse of your photographs. Honest. Emotional. Unforgettable.

You Don’t Need to Try So Hard

The truth is, the most powerful photos don’t happen when you’re trying to look beautiful.They happen when you’re just being loved. Fully, freely, unapologetically.

As your wedding photographer, I'm here to honor that—to capture your story without forcing it, to reflect it back to you honestly, gently, and artfully.

If that sounds like the kind of photography your story deserves, I’d love to connect.

Your story matters. Let’s tell it, together.