A winter wedding: what it means for the photos
In December the light is gone by half past four. That is the only real constraint of a winter wedding — and the reason the timeline has to start earlier, not a reason the pictures get worse.
The light is better, not worse
In winter the sun stays low all day. What is only the last hour in summer runs from eleven to three in December — flat, soft, long light across the whole time you are outside. And an overcast winter day is one enormous softbox.
What the timeline must allow for
- Couple portraits before 3pm — in December there is nothing after that.
- Put the ceremony in the morning rather than the afternoon.
- Coats that suit the outfits: they are visible in half the pictures and cannot be edited out.
- An indoor alternative, decided in advance rather than improvised.
- Short distances outside. Twenty minutes in frost is a long time.
What else speaks for it
Dates are free, even at short notice, and venues and suppliers are far easier to get in winter — often at different prices. Anyone flexible can have between November and March what is long gone between May and September.