Know what the ceremony allows.
Churches, chapels and ceremony venues can have different rules about where a photographer may stand or move. Find out what applies to your booking and share it before the day. If there is a rehearsal and it is practical to discuss the arrangements there, that can help too.
Tell me where you will enter, any traditions or readings to expect and how you will leave. The more clearly I understand the ceremony, the better I can prepare for moments that happen only once.
Do not rush past the moment.
My advice for the first kiss is simple: give it a few seconds. Stay close afterwards and take a breath before walking back down the aisle. It is your moment; you do not have to hurry through it.
If guests are using phones, think about whether you would like an unplugged ceremony. Ask your officiant how they can explain your wishes. A clear view helps record your entrance and the reactions around you.
Plan confetti with the venue.
Check whether confetti is permitted, which materials are allowed and where the throw should happen. Do not assume one venue’s rules apply to another. Have somebody ready to distribute it and help guests gather.
When you walk through, stay close, move slowly enough to enjoy it and look at each other. Leave enough space for me to photograph you safely. The joy is already there; a little organisation helps us see it.
Let the next part of the day follow calmly.
Agree where guests should go afterwards and when the key family groups will happen. That avoids everyone scattering just as we need them. Give older guests and children a comfortable plan too.
The photographs should bring back the feeling of getting married: the nerves, the reactions and the relief of being together on the other side of the ceremony.
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