Today, I’m getting ready for a fantastic wedding in Austin. I photographed the couple late last year, you may remember the blog post where we got kicked out of Ziler Botanical Gardens. Well today they are tying the knot at a fantastic church near the Austin Captial – First United Methodist Chruch (FUMC for short). Then, if the plan goes right they are hopping into a horse drawn carriage and going to the Austin Club. I’ve shot a lot of events at The Austin Club, and look forward to working with their fantastic staff once again.
Before each and every wedding I have a little routine I do. It doesn’t matter if I am at home or on the road, it never changes, and ensures that I’m ready for anything, and that my gear is in tip top shape. Here is a list of 10 things I do before every wedding:
- Make sure the car has a full tank of gas
- Print out directions to each and every location. – Sometimes GPS doesn’t work as well as it should
- Have phone numbers for the coordinator, venues, and couple programmed into the cell phone
- Charge all batteries for all cameras and flashes
- Format and check all memory cards in the Nikons
- Make sure I have a stack of business cards to give to people, only if they ask for one
- Grab enough film out of the fridge to shoot an entire wedding – just in case
- Clean all lenses
- Clean all sensors
- Make sure there is tupperware in the car so I can bring home a piece of cake for my wife.
You never know how a wedding is going to go. Sometimes you expect one thing, and another happens. I’ve been to a lot of weddings, and have seen pretty much everything, but every now and then something comes up, and I like to be aware and open to all the possibilities. The last thing I want is to be unprepared.
