Cotswolds wedding photographers
In our career we have photographed a few rainy wedding days. And they were incredible! We love using rain in a creative way, it looks beautiful on wedding pictures. Picture below – yes this is a destination wedding in Greece, and yes it rained! Are they worried? No! Just look at their happy faces!
Don’t worry about rain!
Easy to say, right? But just try to imagine it. If it rains, it rains, there is nothing you can do, so you might as well make the most out of this situation. Instead of checking the weather forecast every day before your wedding, and trying to predict what’s going to happen, just prepare for the worst possibility.
And if it doesn’t rain you will be over the moon but if it rains – you will be ready. A rainy wedding day can be so much fun if you just let go. At least try not to worry, it will be the most beautiful day, even if it rains! Trust us!
How to prepare for a rainy wedding day?
Get your wellies and umbrellas ready
You might also think of some matching umbrellas for your bridesmaids. I really love the translucent ones – so perfect for some creative wedding pictures in the rain and so romantic! Isn’t rain just incredibly romantic?
Trust your photographer
There are some amazing ways of capturing the beauty of the rain on your wedding day – so you might end up with some truly beautiful and unique images taken in the real rain… at night! And very often there is a rainbow too. In this gallery I’ve gathered some of our favourite rainy wedding pictures, have a look:
Be flexible with time
Would you be willing to have a short photo shoot break during the reception? That cake can wait five minutes, right? Sometimes the evening sky after the rainy day might be really – i mean REALLY – beautiful – you just have to have this picture in the collection of your wedding images, trust me!
Think of an alternative location
If you’re thinking about the group pictures in front of the church – maybe having them in the church or a bit later at the venue could help to achieve better results? Try to be more flexible and open to different options – besides, your guests might not want to get wet during group wedding pictures. We have time!
Last but not least
They say: ”it can only rain for good luck on your wedding day”. Maybe it is about good luck, maybe not, who knows – but definitely rain on your wedding day will look and feel romantic!
Embrace your rainy wedding day
Embrace it – don’t worry if it rains on your wedding day – it will still be the best day of your life! Just look at Sam & Matt’s wedding at Lyde Court – they had the rainiest wedding day we have ever experienced. They also had the most amazing double rainbow, so even the most rainy days can bring the best surprises.
Remember – how about just assume it’s going to rain? Because if it doesn’t – the good weather will be a bonus. If you want to see more dramatic skies on a wedding day, take a look at Kirsten & Rob’s wedding day at Oldwalls Gower in Wales.
