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Remember: After your wedding, you will have several tangible treasures forever: your rings and your photographs.

If you understand how today's professionals approach weddings, you will have an easier time understanding photographers. To help you understand clearly, keep in mind four approaches to wedding photography: traditional, wedding photojournalism, illustrative and creative.

1.) Traditional photography includes portraits of bridal party and family - close-up and full length - and candid photographs that tell the story of the day. This is the style that suits most weddings.

2.) Wedding photojournalism means no posed photographs - all pictures would be taken without any instruction from or awareness of the photographer. Dennis Reggie of Atlanta has promoted this approach.

3.) Illustrative photography has drama, grand poses and majestic scenery. Every detail in the image is carefully arranged to produce a photograph with impact. Think of this style as what you would find in high-fashion photography - where even the candid photos are the results of precise posing and lighting.

4.) The Creative or impressionistic photographer creates images with the unusual angle or juxtaposition. The photographer is creating his or her artistic impression of your wedding day. The goal is to produce a limited number of art prints from your wedding.


Most of our photographers actually present a mix of all four of these, with an emphasis on the first (traditional). This makes sense: even if you love the impressionistic approach, your mom will surely want a touching photo of the bride and groom and a smiling picture of mom and dad with their son or daughter.

The illustrative photos (with dramatic posing) should express your ideas about romance. The subject of the photograph should be a meaningful part of the picture, not just a bride plopped down on a rock in front of a bridge. The creative photographs should be playful and alive, and complement the coverage.