wedding season is pretty much upon us in all it’s glorious and chaotic fashion. i’m getting excited to get back into a regular wedding schedule and hang out with people on their most important day. i know that brides have a lot to think about while planning their weddings, like what color should the napkins be? should they have a diagonal fold or a straight one? will my future husband actually get his vows written on time? caesar salad or garden salad? should the bridal party sit or stand during the ceremony? what color shoes do i wear? what song do i walk into the reception to? these are the make-or-break decisions that a bride must make as her big day creeps closer and closer. ok, i admit, i’m poking fun a little bit, but there really are a lot of things to decide. i want to make you aware of one thing that doesn’t often get much attention: the dressing room.

if you have your photographer (can i make an unbiased recommendation for blueflash?) take photos of the bride and bridal party preperation, it can make your photos come out much better if there’s a little planning put into where the preparation takes place.

natural light. the more the merrier. use a room that has a (big) south facing window so the sun can shine in. this will give your photos a much better feel than if you’re in a dark windowless room. here’s what you don’t want the room to look like: