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Location, location, location - before you can even begin to shoot for a wedding you will need to consider the location, i.e. you will need to visit the venue first to scout out the spots from where you will take the photos. You need to familiarize yourself with the wedding and reception venue both inside and out, just to be on the safe side.

Because wedding photography is very challenging, even if you've attended some of the more popular venues as a wedding guest, it is highly doubtful that you will recall what they were like even to the smallest details. Here is something a photographer would consider: the light, space and various shooting points. This is the preparation stage that is most important and very often overlooked by many wedding photographers.

On the day of the wedding other fundamentals come into play such as the good old unpredictable Irish weather, so follow the weather forecast to decide what type of shoot it will be, will it be overcast or sunny? You ought to re-visit some of the venues during the time of the day that you hope to be shooting on the day of the wedding. This gets you familiar with the light conditions inside and outside the venue. Better still plan to visit the wedding venue a month, a week and a day before the wedding date - this allows you to get familiar with the sun's positioning and the light patterns of the sun's rays and shadows.

Take your time so as to try and figure out the best times to take the pictures and what different spots would make the best possible backdrops to achieve the best wedding images for your clients.

When first visiting the wedding venue, you should always also take your camera with you on the location visits, make sure you move about to explore and take some test shots, take a note pad with you and write down the exposure and settings from all different angles, this way you can refer to them at a later date in preparation for the wedding day. Try and envisage the space you will be in, scout for unique shooting positions and ask the priest where you can and can't go in the church and most importantly- ask them do they permit flash photography? Try and get the ceremony pamphlet from the couple so as to know the order of the ceremony, this is a great reference and can guide your shooting positions as the service is on.

Being prepared means gathering as much information and knowledge as you possibly can beforehand so you can take memorable shots for your clients.