Slowly but surely we’re beginning to get more and more things ticked off as time goes by and can’t believe that we’re now into the 6 month lead up to the big day!
Everyone always talks about how we brides have been dreaming about our wedding since we were little girls. As it happens, I remember fondly sitting on the floor of my parents’ bedroom, sifting through their chest of drawers and laying out all the keepsakes my mum had collected from her wedding day. I was fascinated with everything: her plastic silver horseshoe, the wedding cake topper, her veil, but most of all I loved looking through the photograph album. I thought my mum looked beautiful & my dad cut a rather handsome figure.
I guess every bride has an element of their day that they would say is the most important to them – for me it is definitely the photography. The photos are the one thing that will take me back to the day, the one thing that I will be able to look at over and over again and hopefully one day my children and grandchildren will be mesmerised with my album as I was with my mum and dad’s.
Knowing how important the photos are to me, my fiancé Simon introduced me to a photographer he has known and worked with for over six years, called Micaela Cianci. I knew of Micaela, but I must admit I didn’t really know her work, so Simon and I took a day off work to visit her at the studio in Thames Ditton. We instantly clicked and I couldn’t help but fall for her infectious personality and her love and passion for what she does.
Due to the unconventional nature of our wedding we needed to make sure that whichever photographer we chose would be able to capture the essence of our day. We needed someone that understands our personalities and is fun and full of character. I know we have found that in Michaela.
As such, I have to give you some really, really important advice:
Always go and meet the supplier you are considering hiring – whether it is the photographer, florist, caterer or band – so that you can be sure they are the right person for you. We all have extremely busy lifestyles, so book a day off work. Yes, you may need to take a precious holiday, but this will allow you to focus on the wedding plans for just one day and trust me you will begin to feel in control of the plans.
It is so vitally important that you feel some sort of connection with your wedding suppliers; they need to understand your characters, your ideas, dreams and concept. If you are anything like me, you’ve probably spent nearly every waking hour thinking about the wedding and there is no doubt that the event you are organising is possibly going to be the most important (and expensive!) party you will ever host. You don’t want to compromise that.