The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-03
Photographi1g of Bride
Essential to Wedding

The picturing Of the principal figure
in a wedding ceremony arrayed in all
the glory Of her veil, orange blossoms
and snowy, billowy raiment, has come
to be an essential part Of the great
event, and the man with
the camera now plays a part Sec
ond only in Importance to that Of the
clergyman who ties the knot.
Once the bridegroom used to get
into the picture. He was always
shown either arm in arm with the
bride or standing back of a chair in
which she sat-
But this form of marriage photo
graph has gone into the discard, and
is no more affected save by those who
can only go the limit of a tintype for
a wedding souvenir. Only the bride
is photographed among the wealthy
and socially elect Mere man is glad
ly willing to be omitted for he never
did warm to posing anyway, and his
frock coat, high hat and orchid hard
ly added much beauty to the ensem-
BILE.
Just few minutes before the time
for the ceremony is the proper m:-
ment for taking photograph of the
bride. The picture is always taken
at her home after she has had ample
time to don all the appropriate finery
for the most important event in her
life. Then the photographer, usually
Cyh 10 tot hot
kind of work, goes to the home, &C.
companied by one of the assistants to
carry the camera, and after a place
has !een picked ont which gives the
proper light and surroundings, several
pictures are taken. 1t is work on
which the highest art standard is de-
manded, and no one ever thinks of dis
cussing the cost. The fond father or
doting groom is willing to go to the
very limit to see the bride done JUS
tice.
The bride prefers to be photograph
ed at home, and the plan has many adj
vantages. She has donned her bridal
1aimcnt. The preparation that has;
been a matter of anxious weeks, and
has kept her in such state Of worry
that no picture taken during that time
could do her justice, is all over Moth
ing remains but the ceremony.
Photographers are not sentimental.
but most any Of the experts will tell
you that a beauty creeps into the face
of woman on the eve Of her mar
rage to the man Of her choice that
will not be there again, and hence the
picture obtained under such conditions
usually has a charm all its own.
The picture is taken at various
places, sometimes in her own room,
sometimes standing before the bower
of flowers where she will be when she
receives after the ceremony, or in
some room that has particular senti-
ment or beauty that makes it good
background.
The idea that most brides are ner-
vous is not borne out by the testimony
of noteu experts at bride pictures.
They testify that the bride is as cool
as any other sitter, and never over
add to the beauty of the finished pic
ture.
Taking bride pictures is by no
means an easy task, because there is
so little chance for contrast. Usually
the bride is in white from head to
foot, even the bouquet Or prayer book
she carries being of the prevailing
colol-white. Nor is it possible to
pose brides in different position. In
der these conditions the man of the
camera is put to it to find a way of
avoiding monotony in his output.
Even the woman who gets only one
wedding photograph taken demands a
little novelty. She doesn't desire it to
look like the pictures of every other
bride she has ever seen, and for the
woman who makes the attempt two or
three times it is imperative to get