Wedding Day Preparation For Photographers

This past month, I had such a fun time shooting for my friend Bronte's wedding! 👰‍♀️

Weddings are one of my favorite events to capture as a photographer. 😍

However, there is a lot of preparation involved to make sure the day goes smoothly. This includes planning what to wear, what to eat, to what camera gear to pack. 📸

So, I thought it would be helpful if I share with you what I do to prepare for a wedding photoshoot so that everything runs smoothly! 😌

What To Wear:

Comfortability is key! 🔑

In order to feel comfortable, I tend to wear some sort of pants.

My jumper is usually my go-to because I want to make sure I can bend down and all around with ease.

However, since I'm currently pregnant, I decided to wear these nice, flowy pants from Dillard’s for extra comfort.

I also brought three pairs of shoes:

Boots 🥾
Sneakers 👟
Waterproof-looking Birkenstocks (I got from Target for $5.) 🩴

I always bring a back up pair of shoes for arch support.

In case I wanted to change my clothes to be more comfortable, I packed a pair of leggings, a t-shirt and a jacket. 👚

2. What to Eat

To start off my day, I made myself a smoothie using frozen dragonfruit, mint chocolate protein powder, and a banana. 🍌 🍫 😋

I packed a big lunchbox to carry all of my food for the day.

3. What to Pack

Camera gear & MORe.

This was a 9 hour wedding day, so I made sure I had all my essentials packed and ready to go! 📸

In my Think Tank suitcase, I packed: 🧳

Battery chargers for each type of camera
5D Mark III (My favorite and most used camera.)
5D Mark IV
70-200mm lens (I borrowed for the day.)
85mm lens
35mm lens
Speaker
Extra Batteries
Light stand & Ring light 💡
A wagon (For my assistant to pull.) 🚗
My laptop (In case I need to back-up any images.) 💻

When packing my camera gear, I make sure to pack all of my flashes and to bring back ups in case one failed. (I've had one fail before and it is not fun.) 📸

For this wedding, I had my assistant carry my Shootsac that holds my memory cards and extra batteries. 💾

I always bring back-up memory cards and hard drives.

The key is to pack a lot of backups in order for everything to run smoothly. This includes bringing extra snacks and water.

Along with my camera gear, I also make sure to pack my strap holster. I tend to wear it the entire duration of wedding except during the reception.

I changed my lenses for this specific wedding and rented a 72-200mm lens. I love its bokeh effect and I can't wait to see more when I edit the pictures in detail! 😍