By the time it was time to cut the cake at this wedding, most of the guests were already aiming for the door. It was not because the wedding was boring or because the food was bad or any other reason, but it was because of a very bad vibe at this wedding. And all of this was due to a moment in a photo booth.

For most of us the idea of a camera pointing at us sends us hiding and turning where possible, so how can you ignore this natural awareness of lenses and turn into a perfect photographic model on your wedding day? Not to mention your camera shy husband to be. The answer is simple – book a photographic dry run with your photographer.

During my many years as wedding photographer, I watched many smokers suffer through their wedding day as they tried their best not to smoke in their wedding attire. Others simply did not care and were almost permanently walking in a puff of smoke through the whole thing. One of them learned a lesson.

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