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I love a good winter wedding – it’s a magical time of year, especially as it gets closer to Christmas and venues are lit up with fairy lights, Christmas trees and log fires.
Also, far fewer couples get married in winter, which means things can sometimes be cheaper and venues and vendors are more likely to be available.
It’s no wonder that winter weddings are becoming more and more popular!
Winter does have its disadvantages though.
It’s more likely to be cold, windy and rainy, and you’re definitely going to have fewer hours of daylight.
But if you have a warm and cosy venue, being battened down inside might be rather romantic.
The other thing to consider is that bad weather and darkness make photography more challenging.
On a sunny summer day, your guests will likely get some nice shots. There’s plenty of light and cameras will give good results in automatic mode.
Typically, when it’s darker, cameras in automatic mode will slow the shutter speed down to the point where pictures are blurry.
This is why I use off-camera flash much more often in winter: gel-warmed and softened light looks beautiful.
It is also harder for a camera to focus when it’s dark – another thing that can cause blurry photos.
A trick I sometimes use is to focus on a light source, such as a mobile phone, although in this set up picture I forgot to ask the groom to put his phone away!
We did a whole series of group shots in almost complete darkness.
Night time can offer it’s own photographic opportunities, and a technique I sometime use is light-painting.
This involves using a long shutter speed, 30 seconds for example, and then drawing with something like a torch or sparklers while the pictures is being taken.
I also like the bokeh – the out of focus points of light – you get from things like Christmas trees.
If you are thinking about getting married in winter then I’d love to hear from you.
