A staple of our wedding photography is outdoor portraits, particularly with the bride and groom, and usually the bridal party as well. But more and more, we’ve fallen in love with indoor portraits.
A few reasons why:

1.) Traditionally, wedding portraits — like all portraits — were created indoors. Initially this was because photography equipment was large and cumbersome, but as cameras got smaller, indoor portraits didn’t go out of style. Think of the wedding portraits you’ve seen of your grandparents. Most likely they were taken inside a church or inside a home; if they were outdoors, they were almost surely on the church steps. We love the tradition and timelessness of indoor portraits.2.) Gorgeous light is something we strive for in all our photographs, and we love directional light. Directional light is exactly what it sounds like: Light coming from only one direction. Directional light, used properly, creates beautiful highlights and shadows on the subject, adding interest to the portrait, and it’s very flattering to the subject (and, again when used properly, can also be slimming). Directional light can be hard to come by out of doors, with sunlight pouring in all around a subject, but in most rooms with windows, we can use directional light to our advantage to create a timeless portrait.

3.) It would be a shame not to make use of a well-appointed room for portraits, wouldn’t it?

4.) Variety is almost always a good thing. We love having both indoor and outdoor portraits for our clients, schedule and location permitting.5.) Indoor portraits, if they’re possible to take at the getting ready location, are a great addition to each couple’s wedding album. A portrait of the bride once she’s wrapped in her veil is the perfect accompaniment to a spread of images of her wedding day details, and a portrait of the groom after he’s laced up his shoes goes nicely with the pictures of him having his boutonniere pinned on and tying his tie.

Check back next week to see why we love outdoor portraits!

~ Laura