Kentucky Wedding Photographers - Ben + Allison Lagrange Kentucky Wedding / Wedding Wednesdays

On May 18th, 2019 the friends and family of Allison and Ben Cook gathered together at Lagrange Baptist Church to witness the ceremony of Allison and Ben!

Allison’s bouquet was made up of magnolia leaves and white roses while her dress was detailed with romantic lace. Ben proudly carried the pocket watch that Allison gifted him in his pocket, engraved with words of her love. I was greeted by Allison’s super sweet bridesmaids and Ben’s groomsmen were already hilarious so they made portrait time extremely easy.

It was a super sunny, perfect day for the two of them. I had so much fun watching them on the dance floor with their family and friends. Ben is a hoot, especially when he’s with his friends and Allison is so quiet but has the most beautiful smile that speaks her nature. These two are BABIES, actually they are the first wedding I’ve photographed to which the bride and groom are both younger than I! I am SO thrilled that they found each other this early in life, and can build their lives and experiences TOGETHER. It’s such a beautiful thing to witness and I am so thankful to have been apart of it.

Enjoy this preview of Ben + Allison’s wedding day <3

Kentucky Wedding Photographers - Landry + Anna Somerset Kentucky Wedding / Wedding Wednesdays

As a wedding photographer, I spend about 4-5 hours on one single blog. It’s a lot of work, and really is time consuming so I want to make sure when I am blogging that I have a purpose. It is a little discouraging to post about 1-2 blogs a week, and those blogs don’t get a lot of feedback or interaction, so my blogging does get put on the back burner to allow more time to focus on the things that do seem to help and entertain you guys. So after meeting with one of my future wedding clients this past week who said, “I LOVE THE LITTLE STORIES YOU DO ON EACH COUPLE”…. I couldn’t figure out what she was talking about at first but then I realized, “SHE MEANS THE BLOG!!!!” and my head was doing cartwheels, “OMG SOMEONE ACTUALLY READS IT!!! YAY!” So, here I am, bringing you the story of Landry & Anna. Their love really does stretch across nations.

So, Anna is from Ohio but has lived in Somerset the past 4 years. Landry currently lives in Montreal. They met in 2011, at Landry’s late pastor’s house as Anna was visiting Quebec for the first time. 2 years after that, they began their journey of a long distance relationship which included daily Skype dates and about 2-3 traveling visits a year. Last Fall, their strong and beautiful long distance relationship bloomed into things like working out together, long boarding, and documentary dates when Anna moved to New York (only 1 hour away!!!) to be closer to Landry. I think it’s safe to say that the long distance thing, really made them who they are together and made an immensely strong foundation for them to begin their lives upon.

Anna is a beautiful person. She has such a huge heart. She kept checking on me and making sure I was okay when it was HER WEDDING DAY…. I should be checking on her, not the other way around!! She gave all of the closest ladies in her life, a corsage to wear on their wrist. Landry is so nice, he took time out of his own wedding day to show me around and made sure I had everything I would possibly need. It was so beautiful to watch them greet their friends and family who came from all over. There were tears, hugs, and so much love.

Every wedding day I do, this will stand true, I am so honored to have been apart of their day and to have been surrounded by such a unique pair along with their sweet, sweet friends and family.

Here is a peek into their day……..

Kentucky Wedding Photographers - Best Time of Day for your Outdoor Ceremony / Wedding Wednesdays

Did you know that you can look up sunset time on google as far in advance as 2069? Probably farther than that, but you get the point! Carefully choosing a time of day for your ceremony is so important for a few reasons. 1. You don’t want your guests to be overheated in the direct sun. 2. You want your guests to be able to witness your marriage and they can’t do that if they are squinting at you. 3. You want your ceremony photos to be A M A Z I N G and squinty eyed free.

Now times of day lighting is going to be different at each and every venue so I suggest definitely taking a walk around the property and paying attention to where the sun is at the time you are considering. Please also keep in mind that the sun sets differently during each part of the year. In the winter, it sets as early as 4:30 and in the summer, it’s out at the latest, 9:30. Here are a few examples of each time of day. If the mood of your wedding day is crazy important to you, also consider that when choosing lighting times.

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CLOUDY DAYS - I’m going to go ahead and ease your worries about cloudy days - I know there is NO way to plan for weather but if you luck out with a cloudy day, do not fret! The lighting is usually very flattering and did you know it’s actually good luck if it rains on your wedding day? I know, I know… it’s 2019 and no one believes that stuff anymore.

DIRECT SUN - As a photographer, this is the most challenging light. Only because we want to make you look your best but it’s challenging to find the best angle when there are so many harsh shadows hitting your face. Direct sun is easily avoided if your ceremony area is placed in the shade, or behind a building that blocks the light. Direct sun can be found at any time of the day but is harder to battle during those early afternoon hours (when the sun is highest in the sky 12-4:30 during the summer.) Here are a few examples of ceremonies that took place during mid-day sun. Also, I am not saying this is a bad thing at all, but something you should consider! I love natural lighting and do not discriminate against any type :)

RIGHT BEFORE SUNSET - Again, you will need to research your venue but typically the most photogenic, comfortable time of the day is about 1-2 hours before sunset. It’s cooler, because the sun isn’t beating directly down, and if the sun is behind your ceremony, you have a gorgeous backlight in your photos. If you do a first look, I 100% recommend hosting your ceremony AT sunset because we’ve already gotten all the photos we need and you can go straight to partying at dark!

I hope this helps my brides who are debating their ceremony time. I am totally open to help you in any way I can :)

Thanks for reading guys!

-Taylor