Your Cheshire and Merseyside Wedding - March/april 2021 (Issue 56)

Our experts offer some stellar wedmin advice HOT TOPIC www.and yboylephotography.com WEDDING WONDERLAND Our venue is gorgeous inside and out. How can we make the most of it with our wedding photos? We’re so lucky in this region to have such an amazing variety of venues from canvas to castles. You may be pitching a tipi in a fabulous landscape, relaxing in an atmospheric country pub or celebrating in a magnificent mansion. Whether you looked at a dozen venues or knew the first was the one for you, it’s the unique features that will have stood out to you. Our job is to find the stunning attributes of the location and use them to capture your wonderful memories, and we’ll start by having a chat with you about your favourite spots, the elements that made you fall in love with it. The exterior of your venue can look so different in the daylight to how it does lit up at night. There might be glorious gardens and outdoor features that look stunning as you take a stroll together at dusk, making for some amazing low-light shots. If we’re lucky there’ll be a great sunset to wish you good luck. Many venues have stunning staircases, which afford us so many opportunities. Fireplaces and furniture too, whether they be traditional or ultra-modern, can really make a formal or fun statement. Plus, you get to sit down for a few minutes and have a drink! Even if you think there’s nothing that stands out to you, we’ll have visited your venue, had a good look around and come up with a cunning plan. It’s incredible what can be found and made into something fabulous. Your job is to enjoy time together with your loved ones on your big day. Our job is to create the beautiful reminders. Andy and Karen Boyle, www.andyboylephotography.com WHERE TO BEGIN I got engaged at Christmas and can’t decide whether to start planning the wedding now with the future so uncertain. What would you recommend and where do I start? Congratulations on your engagement! This is such an exciting time for you as a couple, but I can understand why you’re feeling a little anxious. There’s so much you can do in the early stages of planning – even during a pandemic! I’d recommend doing some online research. Discover venues you like the look of, find local suppliers, and browse Pinterest and wedding blogs for inspiration. I’d also recommend discussing your wedding budget as a couple along with how you’d like to prioritise spending it. Perhaps you’d love a videographer or fun alternative entertainment such as a photo booth? Use this time to get your plans in order, then when lockdown is over you’re confident about where to start. Claire Boon, www.bouquetandbells.com www.and yboylephotography.com 60