Winter weddings present a challenge to get artistic pictures. I shot a wedding downtown a few years ago and it was one of the coldest days of the year. The bride and I both really wanted to shoot photos at Adler Planetarium, but my bride was a little iffy because it was so darn cold! I remembered that I had my gym bag in the car with my workout clothes
(Yes they were clean!) Luckily my bride was a little adventurous. She put on my sweatpants, socks, and gym shoes. Other than us, nobody will ever know from the pictures that she was wearing all that on underneath her dress. We trooped out into the snow! The bridal party had a few funny looks at us as we were plodding through the snow. The photos were AMAZING! Because my bride wasn’t cold, she had a great time and it reflected in the expression on her face. After we finished, my bride gave a little razzing to the bridal party for not coming with us.
So, my suggestion for winter brides is to pack a bag with:
- Sweatpants, long johns or Under Armor
- Athletic socks – maybe two pairs
- Boots
- Umbrella – great if it snowing during the photo session
- White shawl or furry jacket
