by Joel McDonald | Mar 12, 2016 | Kauai Wedding Photography, Kauai Weddings
A classic Kauai wedding pose on the beach.
Would you like to learn the best and most popular Kauai wedding poses
for your beach wedding on Kauai? Try these fun Kauai wedding poses during your photography shoot, using the sun, sand and water to your advantage. You’ll see why they’re so popular with our brides and grooms!
The Sun
Seek the sun when it’s setting for a gorgeous backdrop to your poses. For a dreamy look, cuddle up together and gaze over the ocean letting the golden light bathe your faces. For a more dramatic look, create a dark silhouette by holding hands with the bright orange sky in the background. Or, use the sun itself as a prop to light up your kiss! You can even pose so that the low setting sun goes exactly between your mouths when you kiss (see the Kauai wedding pose on our home page).
These Kauai wedding poses are popular because when you have your photographs taken early in the morning or right before sundown, you’ll get astounding red and orange tones that the Kauai sunsets are famous for.
The Sand
Sand is a given at any beach wedding, so why not make it one of the stars in your photographs? Write your names, draw a heart, or leave a romantic pair of footprints in the sand. You can even incorporate other natural elements such as starfish or sea shells.
These Kauai wedding poses are popular because our brides and grooms love walking barefoot on our soft sand which lends a relaxed, happy feeling to their photographs.
The Water
Using the water as a natural element in the scene brings something a little unpredictable to your bridal and wedding photos. Capture crashing waves, spot your reflection, walk hand-in-hand as the water laps at your feet, or get extra playful and go deeper into the water for some fun shots.
These Kauai wedding poses are popular because you’ll capture the awe and grandeur of your big day when you use the ocean as your backdrop.
Kauai Wedding Photography
Celebrate your special day on the beach and cherish those memories forever when you use the professional services of Timory McDonald Photography in Kauai.
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by Joel McDonald | Dec 15, 2014 | Kauai Wedding Photography, Wedding Photography in Hawaii
Are you having your wedding photos on Kauai? Here are our best Kauai Wedding Photography Tips. Learn what you need to know from an experienced professional.
These Kauai wedding photography tips
will help you prepare for one of the most special days in your life on one of the most beautiful places in the world! We want to ensure you get the most out of your Kauai wedding photos by being ready. The point of these Kauai wedding photography tips is to help people with no experience at all getting photographed to make the best of it. Use the following well thought-out tips to prepare for your Hawaii wedding day.
Kauai Wedding Photography Tip #1: Prepare a List of Must-Have Photos
On your actual wedding day, you don’t want to be “in your head” thinking about logistics or organizing details. To do so would detract from the magnificent moment and occasion. So, plan ahead and make sure you write up a list of photos that you want your Kauai wedding photographer to take. This normally includes which wedding guests (friends, family, etc.) in which combinations, but may also include your favorite poses. If you have certain poses you really want, choose them and tell your photographer ahead of time.
Delegate someone in your wedding party to be in charge of the list for the day, which may sometimes include herding the merry (and drunk!) guests into proper position for photos. This way the wedding photographer doesn’t spend their time looking for your family members (who they do not know) but rather spends time actually taking photos. The better organized the groups of people waiting are, the better your photos will be.
Kauai Wedding Photography Tip #2: Put the Rings on Slowly From Underneath the Hand (Not on Top)
This is a good tip to know. If you put the ring on the finger of your fiancé/fiancée from underneath, the photographer can get a much better photo angle. It makes a much nicer shot. When it is done from on top, your hand will be blocking the camera. It is also important to put the ring on slowly, to allow the photographer to take more and better ring shots during the ceremony.
Kauai Wedding Photography Tip #3: Hold your Bridal Bouquet Over Your Belly, Not your Chest
Many brides may not be aware of this, but it looks much more elegant when a women in white holds their bouquet over their lower belly (I wish the photographer at my wedding had told me this, because I looked so silly in some of my own wedding photos holding my flower bouquet up too high). If you get confused, just think of a place on your body you would like to have covered up … and for many of us it’s not our chest, it’s our belly!
Kauai Wedding Photography Tip #4: Have your Photographer or a Helper Check Details
As a Kauai wedding coordinator myself, as well as a photographer, I find this easy. It’s second nature to me to scan the couple for whom I am taking beach wedding photography before every photo to see what they would not want in their photos. If I see things out of place, smudged make-up, wild hair or even food between your teeth, I’ll let you know! Ask your wedding photographer (and your bridesmaid, your mom or anyone else) to do consistent visual scans of things you would want fixed. As a woman I know very well that it does not matter how good a picture is if there is something in it I do not like about myself.
Kauai Wedding Photography Tip #5: Be Playful!
There is no doubt that a playful, laughing mood creates a more fun atmosphere and better photos than a dull, serious one. It’s your wedding day, so laugh it up! Let your hair down, get silly, get wild and get affectionate; let your true spirit shine through. You’ll be amazed at the difference it will make in your wedding photos.
Read more tips to get the most out of your beach wedding photography!
Timory McDonald has lived on the beautiful island of Kauai for more than 15 years. As a professional photographer, she loves doing weddings and capturing those special moments between couples which can be forever remembered through photos.
