Your Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wedding - Dec/Jan 2019 (Issue 80)

Keep your loved ones happy with the help of our local experts HOT TOPIC Wedding guests ALL TOGETHER NOW We love all our friends and family and see the big day as much about them as about us – how can we make sure that’s reflected in the photos? Sapna says: On your special day that you’ve been planning for months or years, your most important people will be there to see you begin your new journey as a married person. You want them to enjoy your day as much as you do and you want to remember them being there. The day will fly by and your friends and family will be having a fabulous time, and you can only experience so much. If you want to truly relive your day, perhaps think about hiring a second shooter. Your main photographer can capture the main events, and your second can capture all the stuff you might miss: the groom prep, your best mates crying in the aisles, your mum looking on with pride and your dad shocked at the best man’s speech. If you’re having a fusion wedding, think about how to incorporate both cultures into the day, as that way both partner’s guests will feel part of the day. You could include subtle hints of both cultures in the table decorations, the invitations, the flowers, the favours. And why not think about novel and quirky ways to include your guests in the day? You could even try doing what one couple I photographed did, and swim to the ceremony with your guests! Sapna Odlin | sapanodlinphotography.co.uk sapnaodlinphotography.com 112