Here's a couple of questions you probably know the answer to:

• How should the bride and her bridesmaids hold their flowers as they walk down the aisle?
• How much space should there be between the bridesmaids as they walk down the aisle?

And here's a couple of questions you may not know the answer to:

• If we are getting married outdoors, how much space should we allow in the aisle and in front of the first row?
• We are getting a wedding video, what can we do to help make the video better?
• What can we do to ensure that our outdoor ceremony can still go ahead even if the weather turns very bad.
• For our outdoor ceremony, does it matter where the sun is in relation to where we stand and which way we are facing?

Something as simple as how a bridesmaid should hold her flower bouquet during the procession can make a subtle but important difference to how the photos and video will look. It's just a small detail, but when all the details add up, you can really see the difference between a nicely planned and executed wedding ceremony, and a ceremony which seems to organise itself as it goes.

If you are having a beach wedding, you can set the width of the aisle to whatever you need, but if you are in a church, the aisle width will already be established. When setting up your chairs for a beach or park ceremony, remember that guests usually like to lean out a little to get their own photos and this means they might block the view of the bride, the groom, the photographer and the videographer. You certainly don't want video of aunty K's back when you should be seeing the bride and her father! If you set the aisle width a little wider, we should still get a good shot.

This is something which has actually happened to us a few times. The bride is just about to walk down the aisle, the groom cannot take his eyes off his bride and some tears begin to well in his eyes, she starts her procession, looking at him, him looking at her. Prior to this, we have positioned ourselves with stills cameras and video cameras so that we get great shots of both the bride and the groom. And then, all this planning and anticipation comes to a grinding halt when aunty K steps out from her seat to get her own photos, and stands right in the middle of the aisle, blocking everybody's view and ruining the most important shots of the day!

TIP: To avoid the situation in the previous paragraph, you can ask your priest or celebrant to instruct your guests to remain at their seats and not step into the aisle. Simple solution to a common problem.

We have lots of tips and advice for couples planning their wedding day. When you come in to see us, or after booking your photography or video with us we will discuss all your plans and give you some great advice on how to avoid little problems like what happened with aunty K!