You’ve booked your wedding photographer, woohoo! What’s next?

Booking your wedding photographer is a big deal! (If you've just booked, congrats! Woohoo!) Your photographer will be creating the memories that will let you relive your wedding day years after the cake, decorations and music are gone. Often this can be the very first time you’ve booked a professional photographer, so you may not be sure what to expect. I can’t speak for every one or every photographer, but here are some things that might help you prepare for and feel relaxed about the special photos on your big day.

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaAugust 5, 2015Comment

My Favourite Kinds of Light for Wedding Photography

The wedding photographer you choose will be responsible for capturing all of your memories, and capturing them beautifully! All photographers, regardless of their style, will use light to create your images. The quality of light can have a huge impact on the result of your wedding photos. Where possible I will use only the natural light available to me. It is so raw and organic and beautiful that it adds it’s a character all it's own to a photo. Here are some of my absolute faves!

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaJuly 29, 2015Weddings, Tips & TricksComment

How Early Should You Book Your Wedding Photographer?

Planning a wedding can be crazy! (The good kind of course). You need to plan and book so many different services, arrange lots of little details, find the right suppliers, the dream venue - it's a lot of work. And for most of us, it's unfamiliar territory (as something we've never done before). Knowing how early to book your venue, photographer, celebrant, flowers, cake and more can be a little daunting. What really sucks? Finding that perfect place, person or thing and then not being able to book them because they were booked earlier by someone else. So...

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaMarch 4, 2015Comment

How I Edit My Wedding & Portrait Photos

I've had a few requests recently for before & after examples, to show how I edit my wedding & portrait photos. So I thought I'd take a moment out of my Sunday to share a quick look at my editing process.

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaOctober 26, 2014Comment

Not Your Average: Questions You Should Ask Your Wedding Photographer

We’ve all seen the articles and blogs with the essential list of questions you should ask your wedding photographer. I’m not surprised at how many there are, it is a huge decision booking your wedding photographer. Many people may never have booked a professional photographer before, and so don’t know what they should be looking for, or what questions to ask. As a wedding photographer, my list of questions would be a little bit different to the standard list.

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaJune 6, 2014Tips & Tricks, WeddingsComment

How Many Hours Should You Hire a Wedding Photographer For?

Every single wedding is different, some are big and some are small. How many hours you should hire a wedding photographer for all comes down to what you want captured, locations, travel times and how long your wedding runs. As a wedding photographer, I like to help couples to select the package that works best for them. I do this by looking at their schedule and asking them what they want captured the most, (along with what they're hoping to pay). To help all the lovely brides and grooms out there, this post give you a better idea about how much time you can expect to spend on each aspect of your photography.

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaMay 20, 2014Weddings, Tips & TricksComment

How to Prepare for Your Wedding Photos

A lot of brides and grooms to be feel slightly anxious at the idea of being photographed all day long. Like me, you may prefer to hide behind the camera rather than pose in front of it. The real trick to looking good in photographs is to just relax and pretend that the photographer isn't there - easier said than done! (Especially with that gigantic camera and bright flash). So I've compiled a little list below of tips and tricks to help make you feel at ease on your wedding day and look great in every single photo!

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaJanuary 30, 2014Tips & Tricks, WeddingsComment

The Role of the Photographer on Your Wedding Day

When you think of a wedding photographer, the image most people get is - just a photographer who photographs weddings right? But through my experience photographing weddings I have found that a wedding photographer needs to be much more than that! And is invaluable on your wedding day, not only to capture every little detail beautifully but also to offer their experience from all the other weddings they've worked on to help your day run smoothly.

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaJanuary 6, 2014Tips & Tricks, WeddingsComment

Do I Need a Professional Photographer for My Wedding?

Do you need professional photographer for your wedding? As a professional wedding photographer of course I’m going to say, yes!! :) But why?

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaDecember 3, 2013Tips & Tricks, WeddingsComment

When is the Best Time to get Married?

When it comes to getting married there are soooo many decisions to make; location, dress, food, bridal party, flowers, celebrant, rings, invites, decorations, entertainment. But what is the best time to get married? This is a question I would answer based on the look you want your photos to have, what you want to spend and how comfortable you want to be on the day. I think time should be the first thing on your list of decisions to make when it comes to your wedding.

Tips & TricksSarah PetrusmaNovember 16, 2013Tips & Tricks, WeddingsComment

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