We can be heroes just for one day

Rainy wedding day 

Reading between the lines of a wedding that seems like any other requires vision, heart, and deep knowledge. When Eli and Nino first came to our studio, they told me: "Get ready, because every time we do something, it rains." And so it was for their wedding day too.

To many, theirs might have seemed like a canonical wedding: getting ready at their parents' houses, a Catholic ceremony, and a reception hall. Described this way, you’d never think Elisa and Antonino could be heroes.

I don’t think they even know it themselves and are reading it here for the first time.

What to do if it rains on your wedding day?  

First of all, check the weather two days before, the day before, and the morning of, to ensure you're not stressing over a wrong forecast. Your photographer will do the same (if you chose Drimage, definitely). Then, the day before, we'll talk to define a Plan B for the couple's photos. Don't panic because the moments you’ll be outdoors during the wedding are few, and the reception hall always has an indoor backup plan. The good news is that with clouds, the light is better than in full sun: it’s softer and more natural, perfect for white dresses that instead catch every reflection and lose a lot of detail when too brightly lit. You’ll probably get wet, but don't worry: you'll dry off.

How do you shoot a wedding in the rain? 

The Drimage survival kit always includes raincoats for the staff and umbrellas for the couple (you can even choose the color). Our cameras are waterproof, but we always have additional protection for them to shoot even in the rain.

What is the worst weather condition for wedding photography?

Wind. Guys, wind over 30km/h is probably the only condition that really prevents you from photographing people. Eyes that can't stay open, clothes flying so much they push you around, video shots that can't stay still, and, of course, the very high danger of something flying into your eyes or hitting you. So, if it rains, it’s fine; if there’s too much wind, we go indoors.

Fun fact 

It rained all day except for the half-hour walk we took outdoors for the couple's photos. Talk about a lucky break.

The right photographer's vision makes the difference 

I was telling you that Eli and Nino are two heroes and you might be wondering why. I'll tell you the truth: I didn't think I would write a blog post about their wedding because I usually choose those who are more "Drimage" and until now I had always focused on the most unconventional, the nerdiest, the weirdest. Now, Eli and Nino, apart from the desire to enter the church to the Dragon Ball GT theme song which will remain only in the groom's dreams, are not the couple you would define as over the top, and neither would they define themselves as such. But as anime, movies, and books like One Punch Man, My Hero Academia, The Long Walk, The Possum Strategy, It, The Goonies, and many others teach us, being a hero doesn't mean having superpowers, but seizing the opportunities to become ordinary, extraordinary people. Being a hero is a mindset: laughing all day as if the rain wasn't there, being the core of the family and the center of love for friends, making yourselves the true protagonists without changing a single thing about yourselves.

Capturing the moments 

Looking back at the photos I took, I saw a story within the story that was truly worth telling as an invisible essence, the beautiful soul of the day. Capturing the moments is something pretty much all photographers say, but finding the narrative arc behind the right moments requires much more vision.

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