Begin with the ceremony you have booked.
Your ceremony arrangements are the starting point. Confirm the room, arrival instructions, guest arrangements and photography rules with the ceremonies team. Different spaces and bookings can mean different practical plans; I would rather know what applies to yours than rely on another wedding’s timetable.
Share any instructions with me and tell me who will be with you. A small ceremony still has people, reactions and details worth photographing thoughtfully.
Keep the first moments afterwards simple.
Discuss confetti with the venue, including where it may happen and which material is permitted. We can then plan how guests gather and what follows. I usually suggest key family groups while everyone is still nearby.
Prepare a named list, keep it realistic and ask somebody who knows your family to help. If older relatives or children need to go first, tell me beforehand. The aim is to make these photographs calmly and give everyone a clear next step.
Choose your portraits before choosing every landmark.
Brighton gives you several different directions for portraits, but a short, thoughtful route is better than a race around the city. The ceremony setting, nearby streets or a seafront location can be enough. Check access for any particular interior or booked space rather than assuming we will be able to use it.
Protect at least 20–30 minutes for your main couple portraits where possible, plus the time needed to reach the chosen location. If you want several settings, we should plan for that honestly.
Think about the journey onwards.
Are your guests going straight to a restaurant? Are you having a short portrait walk first? Is the next part of the day outside Brighton? Give the journey its own time and make sure somebody can answer practical questions while you are being photographed.
Lena and Arturs chose a day that began at Brighton Town Hall and continued by train to London. Their journey became part of the photographs, rather than an empty gap between venues. You can read their story below.
Keep official details current.
For ceremony booking, room information, fees and access, use the council’s current information and the instructions supplied with your booking. This page is about planning your photographs; it does not replace your ceremony arrangements.
Tell me your date, ceremony time and what you imagine afterwards. We can talk about coverage that fits your own version of a Brighton wedding.
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