Take High Quality Photos For Underwater Wedding

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Photography underwater is difficult because you have to be intrusive to get close enough for a clear photo. You cannot be well out of the way and shoot with a long lens the way you would do above water. This second person will help with the extra lighting, can shoot from more than one angle to never miss the action or expression and is a great help when it comes time to round up all of the right people for each group photo on the bride’s photo list. The wedding couple and the wedding planner can turn over the activities to the photographer and relax

Underwater weddings are fun and can be done beautifully. Whatever your underwater wedding photo needs, planning is the key. Choose a location with a convenient staging area above water to repeat the wedding vows immediately after the dive with a real wedding official and to sign the papers. You should be in water deep enough to avoid surge but no deeper than 50 feet so that no one runs out of air too fast.

You will need a rocky or rubble area for divers to kneel without hurting the reef. Sand is OK, but can be stirred up easily. Otherwise, diving from a boat could work, depending on how you are connecting with the marriage officer.

Some sort of veil or other “costume” is helpful so you can easily tell that this scuba diver is a bride. Plastic flowers with small weights further ornament the scene. While as a photographer I like these additions, my latest wedding had no added “props” except a wonderful shell wedding ring and a small tiara. It was simple, sincere and lovely.

Many brides enjoy “trashing” the dress after the wedding. Doing this snorkeling in the ocean with the photographer shooting them underwater is an adventure. A proper use of weights will help the couple submerge easily, while the photographer must be on SCUBA. Be prepared for a dress that wants to float up over the bride’s head.

I keep a ready stock of various sized fishing weights and a pair of scissors to cut vents to let the air out of multiple layers. A strong buoy or float attached to the bottom is important to help the couple relax between submerging and to help them maintain their positions. If the rope does not look good in the photo, it can often be removed in post production.


Feel free to contact Cathy Church’s Event Photography, (+1) 345-949-7415 for information.