Creating Save the Date Cards that Set the Stage!
Creating Save the Date Cards that Set the Stage!
What should happen soon after the wedding proposal has been made and accepted?
Three things should be selected quickly: the date, the venue, the officiant who will marry you.
Those are followed quickly by confirming the availability of your chosen wedding party and must-attend family. And then….DRUMROLL….it’s time for the Save the Date card to be designed!
“Save the Date” is a fairly recent trend that is courteous because it gives people a heads up so they won’t arrange trips or vacations that conflict with the wedding date. It’s also become the way to generate excitement about the wedding. Creating or choosing a Save the Date card design which may include a photo, is the first step in the creative process of planning a wedding.
Photos of the betrothed couple make the cards especially meaningful because people LOVE photos of their friends and family. You can use an existing photo, or have one taken especially for the Save the Date card. At Daniel Photo Pro, we offer free engagement photo sessions which provide the perfect photo for a Save the Date card. We can edit the photo to have the right image requirements for the card you’ve chosen. Black and white, tinted photos, sepia and other creative enhancements can make your Save the Date card one which tells the invited guests that this is going to be one special wedding!
Below are some variations of a Save the Date photo taken from engagement sessions. The fun has begun, let your creative juices flow!
 
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How to Discuss Editing with Your Wedding Photographer
How to Discuss Editing with Your Wedding Photographer
The photography aspect of wedding planning can be difficult because the average bride and groom have never had an occasion to hire a professional photographer. There’s the stress of choosing a photographer, which often involves looking at lots of websites, the stress of deciding how much to spend, and the stress of understanding what you will get for your money. The editing aspect of photography is very challenging because the average person has no idea how much time editing takes, what can be edited without losing the authenticity of the picture, and what really makes a great picture.
The Daniel Photo Pro team produces excellent wedding photography because Daniel takes hundreds and sometimes thousands of shots, and his in-house photo editor has lots of shots to choose from in the editing process. The expertise of photo editing is in knowing what not to edit, as much as what needs to be tweaked. Inexperienced photo editors over-edit which leads to pictures that look photo-shopped and fake. Daniel Photo Pro edits just enough to make a photo appealing to the eye, but not so much that it looks photo-shopped. We will photo edit so that the bride and groom look their best, but still like themselves. After all, they fell in love with each other as they were!
The samples below show some of our before and after edits.
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Choose Decorative Items with Photography in Mind
Choose Decorative Items with Photography in Mind
Wedding planning can be so much fun, especially when it comes to choosing the decorative items that add your very personal style to the event. Every single wedding is unique. Even if it is held in a venue used only for weddings, every wedding is different because every bride and groom has unique tastes and style. Often brides try to make the event perfect, but that makes it stressful. It’s more important that the wedding style be you. Having a wedding that’s reflective of your personal style is more enjoyable for the guests too. They get to know you and your beloved better.
Every wedding has to have the basics – clothes, tables, chairs, flowers, cake, etc., so it is in choosing the small decorative items, or having the photographer add flair in the way he shoots the items, that can result in photos that become such treasured memories. There is an old saying that still rings true “little things mean a lot”. So when you choose the decorative items for your wedding or engagement party, consider how each one might look in an individual photograph. Here are some examples from a recent Daniel Photo Pro wedding.
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Fall in Ohio - Great for Engagement & Wedding Photos
Fall in Ohio
Great for Engagement & Wedding Photos
Northeastern Ohio is blessed with so much beauty in fall and even in snowy winter, it’s easy to create weddings that take advantage of the colors and beauty of Mother Nature. Autumn is harvest time so everything from apples to squashes to pumpkins to corn stalks is available! Flaming tree colors, clear starry skies and crisp cool nights provide variety for creating a wedding experience that guests will enjoy. In winter time, the sun shining on a frozen Lake Erie provides a spectacular background for couples in love to huddle together for a fun engagement session.
At DanielPhotoPro, we love the look created from natural outdoor light in the fall. Fall and winter weddings usually mean that more venues and vendors are available than in the super busy summer months, so it can be easier to plan a wedding then. Contact us to explore ideas about your fall or winter wedding. You’ll be surprised at how fun the experience will be.
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Location Spotlight – Holden Arboretum
Choose an Outdoor Setting that Fits Your Style
At Daniel Photo Pro, we encourage couples to consider natural settings for engagement and wedding photography whenever possible, because everyone looks better and happier outdoors. However, there are two major differences to consider in choosing a location. There are planned and curated outdoor settings like formal rose gardens and venues created for photography, or there are outdoor settings designed by Mother Nature. Both are good because of the availability of natural light, but couples should consider which type reflects their personal style.
Couples who love the outdoors and adventure, might prefer outdoor settings that are simply natural. These can be great for engagement photos, but with weddings, you do have to keep in mind that guests must to be able to walk to the setting easily. Couples who are more inclined toward urban sophistication, might prefer more formal outdoor settings.
Places like Holden Arboretum in Kirtland offer both types. For engagement photos, there are wonderful places for original photography in every season. See our recent photos below. For weddings, there are Garden locations that the Arboretum rents. If you’re getting married in the spring or summer, consider engagement photos at Holden right away. Fall is here!
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