Getting Ready Wedding Photos: Tips, Ideas, and Why They Matter

Resources & Tips

Sep 16

Written By Barbara Oliveira

You may think you should skip this moment in your wedding day photography timeline, but here's why getting ready photos are a must!

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Barbara Oliveira

Romantic Engagement Session at Loch Raven Reservoir | Baltimore, MD

Evergreen Museum & Library Wedding for Laid-Back Couples | Baltimore, Maryland

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Happiest first anniversary to these two amazing human beings and their Evergreen Museum and Library wedding!

We had so much fun and had such party!

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Some days, you photograph a wedding, other days you photograph a science fair, a dance party, and a love story all rolled into one!

The Franklin Institute was an amazing space for Erin and Nick’s Wedding, and I want to go back!

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Sun-warmed cheeks, grass stains, and some “wait, do it again!” moments are my fave. This little crew showed up ready to be a family, not pose like one. IMO, that’s where the magic lives.
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Spring in the DMV has a way of maki

Step one: meet at the National Cathedral.

Step two: pretend we’re in a small European garden for an hour.

Step three: walk to the nearest bar and toast to the fact that you’re getting married. A solid blueprint, if you ask me.

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PSA: your engagement photos do not have to happen in a field at golden hour. (they can if you want! but your favorite booth at your favorite bar is a love story too.)

Such a fun session!

Photos by Associate Lindsay
Edits by me

Some days you don’t have to chase the moments. They come find you!

Every relationship has its own inner language, and for Boo and Rob, lemons and pretzels are a part of that shared language. They even have tattoos of them, and a lemon purse wa

Hannah and Alex threw a spring wedding at DAR and somehow made one of the most iconic buildings in DC feel like the most intimate room in the world.

Marble, magnolias, and a couple who could not stop looking at each other. A perfect day in DC!

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Night one of a destination wedding in the Algarve, Portugal, and they went hard!

I love a welcome party! It’s such a fun way to visit with all your guests before the heightened emotions of the big day!

If you can swing it, eat, drink, and be

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