Birmingham wedding photographer - 5 reasons why you should have a couple photoshoot before your wedding day.

Hey world! If you’re new to my blog, Ola I’m Steph! I’m a fun, little Birmingham wedding photographer. I love creating fun and relaxed wedding photography for my bad ass couples!

Todays blog is all about why you should have a couple photoshoot with your wedding photographer before the day. I will be sharing some bits of advise, some funny stories and hopefully convince you why you should do it!

1. get to know your Birmingham wedding photographer.

Any opportunity to meet and get to know your wedding photographer more is always a good thing. Your wedding photographer is capturing some of the most emotional and personal moments of your life, so being comfortable with them being around you is so important. Having a couple photoshoot before your big day is a great way to get to know your wedding photographer more and see how they work. On a couple photoshoot with me, we will spend a lot of time chatting and getting to know each other, once I get going I can chat your ear off! I find the more we talk, the more relaxed you become meaning I get to capture the real you having a bloody good time! Being a Birmingham wedding photographer, Digbeth is my fave place to hang out with you for your couple shoot!

2. Ease any nerves about being photographed

Let’s face it, it’s not everyday you have someone following you around with a camera, snapping away… Unless your Beyonce! So of course this is going to be scary AF! One way to eliminate these nerves you have is to have a couple photoshoot before your wedding day. You will get to know how it feels being photographed and hopefully by the end of your shoot, you’ll be excited to be doing this all over again on your wedding day. I like to keep your couple shoot fun and relaxed. We will wander the streets, chatting, getting to know each other and have a giggle! Whether you choose Sutton Park or the streets of Birmingham, I will make sure you have the most fun!

3. You can use these photos for save the dates or wedding website

A great way to create a personal design for your Save the Date’s, wedding website or magazine (these are so cool) is to incorporate photographs of you both. This is where your couple photoshoot will be perfect. You don’t want to be using a poor quality phone selfies, you want high quality images from your photographer. Your professional photos will give a taster to all your guests of how amazing your wedding is going to be. I am so lucky to be a wedding photographer in Birmingham, there’s so many awesome spots for you to have amazing photos!

4. An excuse to get your pet involved

I absolutely love seeing your pets with you on your wedding day, seriously, inside i’m just screaming with excitement. Some people decide to not include their pets or the venue doesn’t allow pets. If this is the case, your pets are more than welcome to join us, please, BRING THEM! Having a couple photoshoot means you can still capture some beautiful moments of you and your fur baby! I live close to Sutton Park in Birmingham, this is a great spot to bring your pooches for some fun photos.

5. A reason to get dressed up

We’ve all had a right time of it the past year. Any excuse for me to get dressed up, do my hair and makeup and feel normal again, I am there! Your couple shoot is the perfect reason to get dressed up and excited about your wedding! Wedding planning can be stressful, so having a couple shoot will just break up the stress and remind you it about you two. You can make it a date day too! Why not pack a picnic if your couple shoot is in the gorgeous Sutton Park in Birmingham; or if your couple shoot is in the city centre of Birmingham, why not book a table at your fave bar or restaurant. Fancy an ale and pinball, check out Tilt. A cocktail more your thing? Check out Bourne & Co. Fancy Coffee and cake, then Medicine Bakery or Faculty are for you!

5 1/2 Capturing a different place you love

So technically this is point 6, but I just had to include it and having a blog saying “6 reasons” just doesn’t have the same ring to it haha! Having a couple shoot is a great way to capture a different side of you as a couple. Maybe you’ve chosen an amazing barn wedding venue, but you also love having drinks and food in the city. Having your couple shoot in Birmingham city centre will give you the memories of being in the place you both love to be in and it still feel part of your wedding. Or if you have planned a city wedding but love being outdoors, have your couple shoot in the beautiful outdoors, like Sutton Park in Birmingham. I love the idea of your couple shoot being a completely different setting to your wedding day.

As you can see, there’s so many reasons to have a couple shoot. A lot of wedding photographers include this in some packages and it’s all for the above points. We know how important it is for you to get to know us, to ease your nerves before the big day, to include your fur babies in your wedding, to personalise your wedding and to have a reason to ditch the stress and get excited again! Couple shoots are so much fun, you won’t regret having one!

If you’re looking for a Birmingham wedding photographer or wanting to book a couple shoot in Birmingham, why not find out a little more about me on the blog link below. Some stuff id super useful, some stuff you’ll be thinking ‘Steph, girl, you’re crazy’, but it’s all fun!

https://www.stephaniebutt.com/blog/about-this-butt

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