Your Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wedding - October/November 2019 (Issue 79)

OFF THE WALL I’d love my wedding album to be filled with fun and unusual pics rather than the normal family lineups. How can we create the ultimate big-day shoot? Tonja says: If you would like your images presented in a creative and personalised album, make sure you find a photographer who will provide you with the shots that reflect your photographic style. After all, if you don’t have the relevant shots, the album will not be what you hoped for! The photographer should be designing the album with your input rather than sending it away to be compiled. The albums are often called digital or storybook albums. Make sure you ask your photographer to see a sample of a real-life wedding to get a feel for it. There is no limit to the combined creativity of you and your photographer, whether a very styled, themed or totally relaxed wedding! I love the wealth of ideas people have and am inspired by telling the story of their day in the form of an album. My clients are always amazed how fantastic the final images look in a large-scale album when we are so used to electronic product. Tonja Fitz-Johnson wallingfordportraits.co.uk MIDNIGHT MOVES I’d love to surprise my other half with some sexy lingerie on our wedding night, but I don’t really know where to start – any ideas? Liz says: Picking out wedding night lingerie can be a daunting task, but it will be the perfect surprise at the end of your special day. Go for colour! The expectation is that brides should wear white when it comes to selecting wedding lingerie, but if you can’t break with tradition on your wedding night, when can you? As well as the more traditional colours, the options spread into beautiful pastels, with duck egg blue, pinks and purples offering a romantic tone to your lingerie, while sumptuous reds and classic black pieces with a twist suggest a sexier theme for the wedding night lingerie. Textured pieces in lace or velvet offer a level of sexiness to lingerie and something that is a treat outside of the more functional everyday selection. Try not to pick something too fussy in terms of putting it on. Something you can slip into easily is always the best option when it comes to keeping the passion simmering! Liz Brighton | odettelingerie.co.uk wallingfordportraits.co.uk 102