{"id":2326,"date":"2013-04-17T14:30:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T13:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2021-02-09T10:46:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T10:46:29","slug":"wedding-photography-in-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wedding-photography-in-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Photography in The Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/04\/llyod-church-photography.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2328\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/04\/llyod-church-photography-1024x978.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Photogenic Moments<\/h3>\n<p>A church ceremony or blessing can be one of the most photogenic\u00a0parts of a wedding day. For that 60-90 minutes there are so\u00a0many great photographs to be taken in what is usually a beautiful\u00a0backdrop.<\/p>\n<p>These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The look on the groom&#8217;s face as the first notes of the bride&#8217;s entrance music are played by the organist<\/li>\n<li>The nervousness of the bride as she walks in on the arm of\u00a0\u00a0her proud father<\/li>\n<li>The smile the couple give each other as there eyes meet at the alter<\/li>\n<li>The vows and exchange of rings<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0And of course the recessional as the <a title=\"Things To Do Before Your Honeymoon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/things-to-do-before-your-honeymoon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">newlyweds<\/a> walk back down the aisle passing friends and family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If these are the moments you would like captured at your wedding\u00a0then it is important that you communicate with the clergy at your\u00a0church to find out what restrictions they place on professional\u00a0<a title=\"How To Choose The Best Wedding Photographer For You\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/suppliers\/wedding-photographers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">wedding photographers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Restrictions<\/h3>\n<p>I have photographed many different types of religious wedding\u00a0ceremonies including Sikh, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Roman\u00a0Catholic and Church of England. Most will allow some level of wedding photography although occasionally I&#8217;ve come across a total\u00a0restriction of anything inside the church (both times this happened\u00a0it was a C of E wedding ceremony). I always ask my couples to find out about any restrictions\u00a0beforehand rather than just assuming all is well. Sometimes,\u00a0addressing the fears of the Priest or Minister in advance can make a big difference.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s the Problem?<\/h3>\n<p>Because I use professional level cameras that produce fantastic\u00a0results in low light I never use flash, one of the vicar&#8217;s\u00a0usual\u00a0bugbears. More often than not, the flashing and bleeping is being\u00a0generated by the congregation!<\/p>\n<p>The other issue frequently raised is that of photographers moving\u00a0around and causing a distraction. I tend to shoot from one or\u00a0maybe two positions and move from one point to the other during\u00a0a hymn to cover any possible distraction. However, in a large\u00a0church or cathedral, where there may be longer distances to cover\u00a0(getting to an upper level perhaps) I would suggest considering a\u00a0second photographer to keep movement to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, as a photographer, I have to respect the wishes of the\u00a0clergy in each church but will always do my upmost to capture as\u00a0much of this part of the day as possible through your wedding photography.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/04\/llyod-church-photography-2.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2329\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/04\/llyod-church-photography-2-816x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Lloyd Dobbie is a London based photographer working across the UK and Europe. You can see more of his work\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lloyddobbie.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">here on his website<\/a>\u00a0and keep up to date with his latest wedding work by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lloyddobbie.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">visiting his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photogenic Moments A church ceremony or blessing can be one of the most photogenic\u00a0parts of a wedding day. For that 60-90 minutes there are so\u00a0many great photographs to be taken in what is usually a beautiful\u00a0backdrop. These include: The look on the groom&#8217;s face as the first notes of the bride&#8217;s entrance music are played by the organist The nervousness of the bride as she walks in on the arm of\u00a0\u00a0her proud father The smile the couple give each other [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":2328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50345,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326\/revisions\/50345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}