Why Two Photographers

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Many of our photography companies cover your wedding with a single photographer. While there is nothing wrong with this approach, there are a number of reasons why we cover all of our weddings as a team of two:

Two angles

Photographers working on their own usually stay at the back of the church or room. Having two photographers during the ceremony enables us to capture the important moments of your celebration from both the front and the back of the church or room at the same time.

Organisation

After the ceremony, all that stands between you and your celebration is the photographer! The shots after the ceremony are some of the most important of the day and a large number of them will make it to your album so time needs to be taken to take them properly.

The key is to organise them as quickly as possible without rushing them. This is one of the parts of the day when one of us puts down the camera and assists to make the process as fast as possible. This not only cuts down the time it takes to get the shots but we also arrange the shots in the best order so that your guests know whether they will be needed again.

Once they know they will not be needed again they can either make their way to the reception to be ready to greet you when you arrive, or stay to take their own photographs.

Capturing every detail

Two photographers who work together all the time know each know how the other works. This understanding means we instinctively know what the other photographer has photographed and so what we can then concentrate on.

Examples of where this gets you great shots are during the drinks reception where one photographer is in the thick of the crowd while one can be unobtrusively shooting your guests with a long lens; and during the speeches where one of us concentrates on the top table while the other photographs your guests reactions.

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