Tips for choosing your perfect Pre Wedding Photo-shoot location in Malta
You are now engaged, picked a great photographer (wink wink) and decided to have the pre-wedding session as part of your wedding experience. Congrats!! Now the next step is deciding on a location for you engagement photoshoot.
As a wedding photographer, a very popular question that I get asked very frequently is “Where should we have our pre-wedding session?" I have some general tips and guidelines to help you along the way. Otherwise, if you are still on the fence whether you should have a pre-wedding photo shoot in the first place, read this post in my client resources page.
Choose a location that suits you
Probably, the first thing that comes to mind when you are brainstorming a photo shoot location is to pick a pretty place at sunset. To be honest, you can’t really go wrong with this tactic. Malta is full of beautiful locations, and the great weather always helps. However, if you want a little extra personality in your photos, I always encourage my clients to pick a location that has some kind of significance to their relationship. Love going to the beach? Head over to Ghajn Tuffieha Bay for a beach photo shoot in Spring or Autumn. Love staying inside? Consider an in-home lifestyle session showing the two of you cooking a meal together. Basically, make it your own! The possibilities are endless.
When opting for 2 locations, pick carefully
Engagement shoots that I offer consist of one or two locations of your choice, and last for two hours. A suggestion that helps a lot in gaining the most out of your pre-wedding shoot, is to pick locations that are in close proximity to each other. This way, we don't waste precious time driving to and from locations.
try to avoid busy locations
It's important to be mindful of locations that are busy during the weekends, or at certain seasons of the month. As you would expect, the beaches in summer in Malta are always busy, whatever the day of the week. As the wedding season in Malta is busiest during the summer, if you would like your pre-wedding to be at the beach, it would be a good idea to plan your session during spring instead to avoid the crowds. Sometimes, however, in public places, you can expect to run into some people. I can assure that this is completely normal, and my job as a photographer is to time the photos at the right moment.
If this doesn't sound like your thing, we can discuss other locations. A small quiet park or garden, or even an in-home session are great alternatives. Either way, I'm sure that we can find a great location that you will be happy with.
List your interests and hobbies
When picking a location for your shoot, it generally makes it much easier if you sit down with your significant other, and list down what you love doing. This gets the creative juices flowing, and will most surely come up with ideas and suitable locations. Doing something you both love doing will result in more genuine and natural photos, that you will surely love.
Finally, a list of tried and tested locations in malta
Mdina
Buskett
Sliema (opposite Valletta)
Chinese Gardens
Victoria Lines
Gnejna Bay
Ghajn Tuffieha / Golden Bay
Fomm ir-Rih
Ghar Lapsi
Valletta
….and many more not listed or have yet to explore!
With all this in mind and a little bit of planning, rest assured, you will have an incredible pre-wedding photo shoot. For more wedding photography related resources, head over to the client resources page or click below.