I am so excited that 
Wedding Photographers, The Popes, have 7 Wedding Photo Tips to share with you! Read their fabulous guest post below!
When MeRa first asked us to write a guest post for her blog, a million ideas started running through our heads. The one idea that stuck out above the rest, however, was to write a post for those of you who have never photographed a wedding, or who are perhaps preparing to shoot a wedding for the first time. These thoughts are just a few of the things we wish had known or done before photographing our first wedding. We’ve tried to include some application notes along with each piece of advice. We hope that these ideas will help guide you toward becoming a better wedding photographer. Happy reading! 🙂
1. Second Shoot—A Lot
If we could go back and start all over again, I think that we would second shoot for at least 5 weddings before jumping into photographing one on our own. When we were first getting started in wedding photography, the entire wedding day process was a bit overwhelming. By second shooting, you have an opportunity to simply shoot while also seeing how another photographer works. Not only will this help you get the feel for the flow of a wedding day, but it will also allow you to gain experience shooting without the added pressure and responsibility that comes along with shooting a wedding on your own.
The best way to find second shooting opportunities is to find photographers in your community who typically shoot by themselves and often need (or wouldn’t mind having) a second shooter along. Community groups like the Seattle/Tacoma PUG (there is a PUG in every major city) are great ways to connect and meet other photographers.
I really loved these! Especially the last one!
Thanks for sharing all the great tips! They’re really helpful… it’s so great to have someone who’s done it before lay it out in more concrete and solid terms/advice. 🙂
And your photos are gorgeous, as always. 🙂
I am on the edge of my seat for the rest of the tips! I am photographing my friends wedding next month (I am not a wedding photographer and do not pretend to be). Thanks for sharing!
You guys are the BEST! Thank you so much for making it real, and sharing so open with all of us! I love you guys! And yes, photos are BEAUTIFUL!!!
If you haven’t checked out The Pope’s website, you must!!
This is so fun! Our first guest blog. Thanks for the opportunity, MeRa!
Ladies, I hope that you find these tips helpful, and if you have any questions about them, please don’t hesitate to ask us in the comments. We’d be happy to answer! Also, we’re hoping to post some more wedding photo biz mini-lessons on our blog in the coming months, so we’d love to have you connect with us there as well!
Thanks again for reading, and we wish you much happiness & success! ~The Popes
Oh my goodness, so helpful!!! Thanks for these tips! There definitely going to be useful!!
Thank you so much. These tips are so great!!!
so great!! can’t wait to get to the next post!
Love the tips. Thank you so very much.
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This is really what I needed to read. I always struggle with “Have Confidence—Or at least pretend that you do.” I have done less stressful events than weddings for friends and family and everyone has absolutely loved the pictures that I have taken. They even encourage me to go full time. Well, this article has given me the kick in the pants that I need/deserve, lol. By February, I am going to book my first paid wedding event. Thanks again.
Sheryl
Valuable info. Lucky me I found your site accidentally, and I’m shocked why this accident didn’t took place earlier! I bookmarked it.