Having great light for portraits and the ceremony is important to be able to capture the best photos possible. Before you pick out your ceremony time, you need to check sunset time on your wedding date, decide whether you want to do a first look, and most importantly sit down with your photographer. This is why we work with you on a wedding day timeline in all of our wedding collections.

It’s little moments that mean the most. The ones no one else gets to see, the ones in between. It’s important to also let your photographer know all the experiences you want to have even if they seem quick, like a first look with dad. It’s important to have time to slow down and create space where these moments can happen naturally. The last thing we want on your wedding day is to feel rushed or stressed. We want you to soak it all in and live every moment of it!

A first look can be amazingly intimate. It adds a special moment to your day where you get to see each other for the first time in your wedding attire away from the prying eyes of others. It’s some rare alone time to calm each other’s pre-ceremony jitters and maybe exchange a letter, a gift, or just some reassuring words. The other benefit is that since you’ve seen each other, we can also get all the formal photos out of the way. In the end, this is your day. We never pressure couples one way or the other, but always work with your photographer so that they have enough time to take beautiful newlywed photos that you can forever look back on.

We are Scott & Kristine, husband and wife alternative wedding photographers behind Blue Elephant Photography. We are based in Oklahoma with our fur baby, Mumfie. We’re big fans of love, travel, and adventures which takes us to Colorado, New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas, Washington and across the world. We are passionate about documenting genuine and uninhibited love between two people because telling their story matters.