How to Prepare for your Bridal Session

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Here is Part II of our Bridal Blog….

Ladies!!! Here is where the Fun begins!! Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of stuff to do the day of your Bridal Session but it can be fun if you plan for EVERYTHING!

The Important Details
Expect delays in your Hair/Makeup appointments and for Traffic on the commute in between appointments. The last thing you want is to arrive to your session stressed and in a bad mood.  (We all know that the commute in Houston can be stressful). Oh and here is something big. YOU HAVE TO EAT!! Too many girls stress and starve themselves the day of the Bridal session. No Good. We don’t want you to get sick and not feel good. You have worked hard to get to this point, eat a cheeseburger, you deserve it! Actually a healthy meal is suggested so that you feel great! Also, another tip, drink plenty of fluids the day before the session, this can improve your skin texture. Oh and get a good nights rest the night before your session!! Do I sound like your mom yet?

The Hairstyle and Makeup
Your hair and make-up…  don’t get crazy!! If it is completely not your style don’t do it! True, you will only be a bride once and want to stand out but something completely out of your comfort zone could cause you to not like the way you look. If your going to bring the Bee Hive back, at least love it!! Light eye shadow will bring your eyes forward and your beautiful eyes are definitely something we want to highlight in your Bridal session. If you have never worn fake eyelashes before and plan to, cool but do a trial run to make sure you like the results. Please be aware that make up with glitter in it tends to leave white specks on your face in photographs when a flash is used. When it comes to your Tan, please be careful not to get burnt before your session. When tanning remember that if you are wearing a strapless dress the lines will show so adjust accordingly. Lotions that have glitter in them look great on you, not so great in photographs; it tends to make specks on your skin in the photos. Also, please keep in mind that your hands and toes could be in some photographs so use it as an excuse to treat yourselves to a Manicure and Pedicure.  (As if we need an excuse, right?)

Don’t forget to bring
Things you might need at your session. 1. Someone to help you finish getting ready (Mothers, friends and sisters love being part of your Bridal Session). It is fun to have someone there to oooohhh and ahhhh at your beauty!  2. Make up for touch ups, Hairspray, bottled water (it gets hot being a model ),
Props (let’s add some of your personality, if you feel like it), Bouquet (if it is too big and heavy during your session have your florist adjust the size for your wedding day), accessories, etc. Something that is important to note is that your dress needs to be wrinkle free. Professional Cameras pick up everything and if there are excessive wrinkles in your dress it will show! This goes for your ring too, if you haven’t taken it off since he popped the question make sure that it is clean enough for a close up.

The Session
Expect to be in the session for approx. an hour, this is just enough time for you to get a lot of great stuff. During your session we are going to use many different poses as well as backgrounds. For the outdoor sessions we will bring a sheet out so that we do not get your dress dirty by putting it on the ground. There is a fair amount of patience involved as we are going to be adjusting your dress a lot and making sure everything is perfect all while taking several of the same pose to insure that we got the shot.

The Photos
It is important that you communicate with your photographer on the day of the session. If you are placed in front of a background that you know you don’t care for or is not the style you are going for, don’t be shy, tell us! We are here to make you happy and would like to know if there are things that you do not like. We are your friend and like to know things like: I do not like my profile. I do not like angled pictures, I am very traditional, etc. At EVOKE we want to make sure that you are 110% satisfied with all of your images and are open to any suggestions/requests that you have so please communicate any of your thoughts with us on the day of your session and prior to your wedding. We hope that you find these tips helpful and most importantly want you to have a great time at your Bridal Session!