I’m getting married!! And being a person who loves to do things myself, I’m trying to make our wedding as “me” as possible. That means a lot of DIY, but only for things that are absolutely necessary. We needed some updated photos of us for our wedding website (which I also DIYed for free using wix.com) and our Save the Date’s, so we did it the easiest way possible.

What you’ll need:

• 1 nice camera. I have a Canon T2i which I purchased for my business. You’ll need a camera that has white balance settings at least. Optional camera accessories include a nice lens.
• 1 tripod, to avoid the shaky blurriness factor.
• 1 well lit, but not directly in the sun, outdoor area.
• 1 large white board, or sheet, or anything else for the backdrop.
• Props. We used our dog, Chester.
• 1 camera operator. I normally am a control freak about taking pictures, and I had actually considered purchasing a wireless remote for my camera, but time being of the essence I decided to go with the next best thing: my willing and able younger sister.

Directions:
Take a butt-load of pictures. When I normally do photo shoots of myself for my etsy shop I will sometimes end up with 400 pictures, and maybe 20 of each item I am shooting. Why so many you ask? Well if you’ve ever done a photoshoot of yourself you would know. Once you see the pictures on the computer it becomes blatantly clear that you might not like every picture of yourself, or some are blurry, or you blinked, etc.

Optional: If you have any photo editing software (i.e. photoshop) and you know how to use it, I would suggest using it. You can add some contrast, boost colors, remove bloodshot eyes and blemishes… it’s like magic.