SHOOT MULTI-FAITH WEDDINGS

CLAIRE GILLO speaks to the pros in the business about shooting weddings with more than one faith or culture and shares their top tips and experiences

We speak to pros in the business of capturing weddings with more than one set of traditions

Everyone loves a good wedding. There’s nothing better than witnessing the love and union between two people surrounded by their closest family and friends. As the world comfortably progresses into the 21st century we are seeing more and more people from different backgrounds, cultures, and religions joining together and forming relationships. This in turn has created the opportunity for them to have a unique wedding celebration that commemorates their love in an all-inclusive fashion, and showcases a blend of their beliefs and cultural identities. Multicultural and multi-faith weddings are now far more common than they used to be, and although many of the same principles of ‘traditional’ wedding photography apply, there are extra aspects to be aware of to ensure the couple get their special day captured just right.

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Audrey Russell (www.facebook.com/ tandemphoto.co.uk) is a photographer based in Scotland. As well as photographing newborns, babies and families she has also for the past 15 years been running her wedding photography business Tandem Photo (www. tandemphoto.co.uk), with her partner joining the business eight years ago.

Audrey is a passionate photographer who loves the challenge of capturing a multicultural or multi-faith wedding and has plenty of experience in the subject. Audrey’s years of being out in the field have taught her to ask plenty of questions in not just the lead up to the wedding from the bride and groom, but also to get information from their close family and friends on the day so she has a thorough understanding of what is about to happen. “You just need to be as organised as possible.”

Throughout her career she has captured a number of multicultural weddings including a Pakistani and Scottish blend, a Chinese and Scottish mix, and a Scottish and English combination, in which the bride’s parents who

“Each one is so different and you don’t want to miss a thing”

Below ANNA AND NICK This couple used elements from their Scottish, English, Thai, Chinese and Polish backgrounds for a unique celebration

Left SARAH AND ASH The Scottish and Iranian couple conduct a traditional Persian wedding ritual where four female members of the family hold up a canopy