Getting the Timing Right..... Mornings.

 What’s good about the Morning

Trinidad and Tobago's twin island beaches are spectacular, morning noon and night! So, how about having a morning beach wedding?

Many would be shocked, some appalled or simply stunned. Yes, a beach wedding can be done and carried out quite brilliantly.

Here are some of the pros to having your wedding at the beach in the morning.

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1: Lighting…The caviar to beach weddings. The great thing about morning light it is that it’s there, free of charge, every day, 365 days of the year. Photographers call it the ‘golden’ light. Let’s pause here for a minute and take a moment to elaborate on just what this light is.

Golden Light - simply put, it makes everything look good and adds an additional quality of happiness to pictures. It is often described as soft and warm and adds a quality to pictures that cannot be replicated by filters or textures that help enhance images.

So back to lighting, this naturally golden light allows brides and grooms to directly face the sun and not have squinted eyes or grimaced faces that spoil the effect of beautiful photography.

Happiness is mirrored in brides and grooms whose features are softened by the delicate lighting that reflects itself in lovely photographed memories that will give the couple, their guests and future families awe-inspiring recollections many years down the road.

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2: Brunch instead of dinner. Morning weddings are becoming increasingly more popular. Disbarring from the fact that there will be an early start to the wedding party’s morning, brunch is an excellent way of cutting exorbitant dinner fees and ensuring caterers availability for your event. Venue costs are free; I mean seriously…it’s at the beach!

An added benefit of brunch is also the added intimacy of the gathering. At this time of morning the formality that is usually common-place with dinner is absent: allowing the occasion to become a relaxed affair. Here interaction between the wedding party, family and friends are encouraged, and, the bride and groom can be assured that conversation, old acquaintances and cocktails are enjoyed to sum up the happy affair.

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3: The Intimate after Party. Obviously, a morning wedding would not last the entire day; it may end in the early afternoon. Therefore, even before the wedding has officially begun, the fun element is already there in the scenic, dramatic atmosphere of the beach and it remains for the entire day.  So at the end of the ceremony and brunch and dancing and frolicking, the bride and groom are left with the healthy option of saying adieu to their guests, knowing that they can lounge about and enjoy the beach for as long as they want.

Most importantly, this leaves the bride and groom essential time alone, where they can admire their rings, talk about their beautiful ceremony and relax and laze around for the rest of the day.

Now, they can simply appreciate each other’s company, all the while knowing that their dream of happiness and togetherness has officially begun.

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