THE BRIDE WORLD by THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER IN LISBON
A photo of the bride when she adjusts her lace mask to leave for the wedding ceremony, at Quinta da Taipa in Alenquer
The big moment
As a wedding photographer, I have the privilege of, sometimes in the preparation of the bride, being surrounded by women with the little things that make them very different from men. At least, and is that what matters here, in the small details of the preparation to the big moment, the ceremony?
When I arrive at the bride’s place I always start to do some socialization always necessary for the wedding photographer to integrate into the process and, slowly, become invisible to everybody. I do not know why, but I always start with the bride. Hi, dear bride already nervous no sir not even a little I am very very relaxed. That is funny, because if I bet I always win the answer and also my prevision: wait until the moment you face the beautiful dress still carefully suspended in the corner of the room.
Single gestures in the wedding photographs
And, of course, this moment starts and the eyes of the bride, and everybody helping her, start to lose control of her needs, in a so short time, the mouth does not smile anymore, nothing seems to be right and ready and mother, sisters, maid of honor, cousins, and friends are in such small panic and, that, the wedding photographer like, very much, and try to not lose a bit. Sometimes it is just a single gesture. Most of all, if the wedding photographer loses it is forever lost. And those are the most tasteful.
- In Quinta da Taipa in Alenquer, Portugal