posted April 10, 2013 in Client Resources 7 Comments

Good Thoughts {Despite Bad Wedding Weather}

Even unplanned rain drops can compliment a bridal bouquet planned months prior.

What does rain, snow, wind mean on your wedding day? It shouldn’t mean much.

Brides (and grooms!)-to-be, I share a few things to consider before the whirlwind hits days before the wedding. While it’ll be even more fun than your first amusement park ride, yet it will go by faster than a National Geographic cheetah, in slow mo.

1. Prep 3 mental photos. 
While my camera is good for capturing most times, there will be special moments that I won’t be able to capture: like when you glance out during the ceremony see friends and family from both sides of the family. It won’t happen again. Cherish it. Snap a mental photo for yourself, times three.

2. No Worries.
So much will happen on your wedding day: good, bad, and awesome. Some you control, others you can’t, like the weather. The one thing you can control: your attitude. When my parents wed in 1975, my Mom almost cried when the wedding cake was chocolate, not vanilla. She laughs about it now.

3. Enjoy the moment. 
Rest at ease you will have at least one (or two) very good photographers following you around all day. We’ll take care of the Paparazzi, but keep your camera phone handy in case Elvis reappears. Otherwise, keep it charged for the honeymoon.

After all these months, you’ve been preparing for not just a wedding, but a marriage. And since you’ve already read my 25 tips for your best wedding photography, you’re prepared.

Enjoy your wedding day. And pray for snow (for cooler photos).

Here are some image from weddings I’ve photographed illustrating perfectly inclement wedding weather, an element you can’t control but makes for unique wedding memories.

Sarah & Eric tied the knot at Burning Man in 2010 at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada in 100 degree heat and dust storms with a great attitude:

Rain turned into good luck at Lauren & Yong’s wedding on Oahu (wedding day rain means good luck in Hawaii). Everyone had such a wonderful time, despite a few rain drops. It even rained on our wedding day in Hawaii Kai, Oahu and I count that a good thing!

Jill & Brandon stayed classy when it rained on their September wedding in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Snow or rain, it doesn’t make a difference. It is all about attitude.

Jess & Josh’s rainy wedding in 2008 turned out to be perfect. I was excited to photograph their maternity session in Denver and Jess’s blog showcases their adventures.

Even if rain on your wedding day is a superstition, go create your own luck!
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Posted by R. J. on April 10, 2013
Tags: Bad weather on your wedding day?