A lot of times when I meet with a potential client, I’ll find that a bride has picked out her dress (and even her shoes and other accessories) before almost anything else.  And why not?  A woman’s wedding dress is often the most personal part of her wedding planning.  It’s something that many women keep forever, passing down to their daughters and even their granddaughters.  Even if the dress isn’t worn again, often the fabric from the dress is made into christening gowns for babies and grandbabies.  Very few things hold the symbolism and meaning that a woman’s wedding dress does.

As a photographer I always try to get lots of photos of the dress and the accessories that go with it – both on and off the bride.   Very few women will wear a dress like this again in their lives and I think it deserves to be properly documented!