How to Photograph a Wedding Nobody Notices You At

The best compliment I have had at a wedding was a guest asking, during the speeches, whether the photographer had arrived yet.

Longer Lenses, Quieter Shoes

An 85mm at f/1.8 from ten metres away gets you the same frame as a 35mm from two metres, without anybody adjusting their face. Half of wedding coverage is simply standing further back than feels natural.

Learn the Running Order, Then Forget It

Know when the rings come out and where the light will be at six o clock, then spend the day watching people instead of a schedule. The moments that end up framed on a wall are never the ones on the timeline.