Roland Michels Hochzeitsfotograf

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There are moments, that are just perfect for the wedding photographer. However the photos are not made by themselves. As the bride’s father was leading her into the church, I was waiting for the moment, when she would stand exactly under the spotlight. I had this motive in my head already, so I had time to adjust my camera for the right exposition.

The preparation of Sylvia, which is a Wedding-planner herself, began in the Klosterpforte, Marienfeld. All the bridesmaids gathered there together with the bride and were styled up with the help of Nadine (Mrosek-Hairdesign). The wonderful wedding dress is actually from Rosa Clara. As for the groom, his preparation (like always) was a bit faster. You won’t see a white suite (Carlo Pignatelli) on the german weddings very often, so I was very happy about that, as it fitted the groom perfectly.

The marriage ceremony was held in the old abbey church and was very touching and moving. The reception took place in the rooms of the church and was followed by the Saxvibes band, which ensured great mood of the guests from afternoon till the evening.

Roth Veronika Blumen from Marienfeld has made the wonderful flower decoration.

Brides love decoration. Brides love inspiration. And being a wedding photographer you shouldn’t ignore it. So I had a look in three latest Wedding Books and would like to tell you about them. The couples, which make an appointment with me will also have a possibility to have a look inside and get inspired for their weddings. I will put these books in my showroom.

It was not easy to find these books. The main problem is that there are too many old wedding books on the market. But even in the topic of “decoration”, it has changed so much in the last few years, that the books on this topic should better be up to date.

Lets start with the first book: the knot ultimate wedding lookbook (ISBN 978-0-307-46290-9).

“To get married all you ready need are a few rings, a dress and an appointment at the City Hall.”  That is how the book begins. I would say, that the first sentence is more about a couple that just ran away. However the book is oriented on a different clientele. You will find more then 1000 illustrations, all nicely photographed, sorted by color and style. Examples of flower decorations are very american opulent, as well as the Do’s and Don’ts. But also a west-european person will benefit from this book. Every topic is covered: from invitations to the dress, from the suit to the wedding cake. In any case, this books is very inspiring – especially for the couples, that have no idea yet, how their wedding should look like. They will be shown a big variety of possibilities, what fits perfectly together in therms of color and style. The illustrations are mostly made on-site by amazing wedding photographers.

The second book is a challenge for a bride, it’s all about “self-made”: Handmade Weddings (ISBN 978-0-8118-7450-2).

You can buy a lot of things, but the self-made items are usually the most precious. Crafting makes a lot of fun and if you have time for that, you can produce things, that are not possible to buy anywhere. That is the main theme of the “Handmade weddings” book. But it doesn’t tell you to make a wedding cake yourself and save money in this way. It is more concentrated on the design of invitations, place cards, table decoration and guest presents. You will get help on every detail, for example for an invitation you will find the information about fonts, sources of inspiration, colors, the difficulty, time you will need for that, materials, tools, timeline and many other. There is also a good variety of different styles. Of course, the examples in the book always look perfect, so if you are a less fortuned craft-maker, you may come to your boundary at some point. This book has surprised me at most: it is very nicely done and you can (if you like handmade) use it for many things to prepare your wedding.

And now the book number three: Wedding Inspirations (ISBN 978-1-84597-922-5)

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The “Best of 20**” postings are always piling up in the blogs of the colleagues at the end of the year. What what is actually “Best of”? Is the rest then just “fine”? It reminds me all these Casting-shows, where they compare artists with each other till there is only one left. But is it actually possible to press Art, Photography and Music in such a evaluative, upon its technical and creative level, concept?
I say No. As we know, we can always fight about taste. I find it very difficult to classify and to evaluate some photographs better then the others. Especially wedding photographs have their very personal value, even within one family there are different favorites. Granny surely prefers another picture, then the wedding couple.

That is why I name the year-overview not the “Best of”, but an expedition through the year. Wedding photography divided in engagement- & couple-shootings, details & decoration and the flow of the day.

I had a chance to accompany lots of wonderful couples, was on Sylt many times, as well as in Essex, London, Faarborg (Denmark), Berlin, Kassel, Nordheim, Hamburg, Lüneburg and Glücksburg.

I wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!