Light
Natural Light
There’s a certain magic in the way natural light dances over a wedding day. If you’ve ever stepped into a room as the morning sun slants through the windows, you know what I mean. The beauty of natural light is in its honesty. There’s no pretence. It bathes everything in a warmth that feels like home, smoothing the skin, igniting the colours of the flowers, the lace of a gown. It’s the soft kiss of daylight that makes the ordinary extraordinary.
But natural light can also be fickle. A day that began with the promise of sun may slip into clouds, and the light might become diffused, muted. It’s alive and it can’t always be controlled. This is where an intuitive photographer steps in, someone who understands not just light, but its moods, its textures. Planning for natural light means paying attention to time, place, and season. An early afternoon sun can be too harsh, casting sharp shadows, but a photographer who knows how to dance with light will find the angles where everything softens.
Golden Hour
This is the time just after sunrise or before sunset, when the world slips into a dreamscape of amber and honey. Everything glows. The sky bends low, the sun lingers on the horizon, and shadows stretch long and tender across the ground. In that hour, magic happens.
Golden hour is the lover’s light. It casts a halo over your story, wrapping you in warmth, a gentle reminder that some moments were meant to be held onto forever. Wedding photos taken during this time carry an ethereal quality.
But golden hour doesn’t last forever. You have to plan, and when it arrives, you must move quickly, surrendering to its beauty. The universe doesn’t hold on to golden hour for long - it’s a brief moment between day and night, a breath between light and dark.
Candlelight
There’s something raw and primal about candlelight. It flickers, it dances, it casts shadows that are alive with mystery. In candlelight, a wedding becomes something more than a ceremony- it becomes a ritual, a sacred moment, shared in whispers and breaths.
Candlelight has a warmth unlike anything else. Its dim glow means the photographer has to work with care, drawing light out of the darkness. There’s no room for rush, for haste.
And yet, the payoff is immense. Candlelit photos carry a depth, a richness that speaks to the soul. There’s something almost painterly in the way candlelight reveals the contours of a face, the delicate lace of a veil.
Rain and Cloudy Days
And then there are the days where the skies are heavy with rain, when the world is draped in grey. Many couples dread these days, fearing that their photos will be dull, the light too flat, too dark. But there’s a secret here, too - rainy days offer their own kind of magic. The light on cloudy days is soft, diffused, creating an evenness that’s forgiving and romantic. There’s no harsh sunlight, no squinting into the lens. Everything becomes a soft wash of light and shadow.
And if the rain falls? Let it. A good photographer will see the beauty in it all- the rain, the grey, the soft, dreamlike atmosphere that rain brings.
Planning for Light
To capture the light of your wedding day, you need to do more than just schedule the time of the ceremony - you need to think of it as a living thing. Talk with your photographer, trust their instincts. They know how light behaves. They’ve watched it move across landscapes, slip through trees, kiss the faces of people in love.
You’ll want to think about timing: if you dream of golden hour, plan your portraits around it. If your heart yearns for candlelight, embrace the warmth and intimacy of an evening ceremony. Trust the day, trust the light it brings.
It’s not just about capturing the perfect shot; it’s about letting the light tell your story.
With love,
Love-Love
