Glasses on Your Wedding Day – What You Need to Know for Photos

If you wear glasses every day, you’ll probably want to wear them on your wedding day too – they’re part of you! But… they can sometimes be a little tricky in photos. Here’s what to know so you look and feel your best (and still see what’s going on!).

Info & Tips

If you’re already thinking about how to make your photos look their absolute best, you might also enjoy my post on how to make your wedding photos look even better – full of simple, couple-friendly tips.

Photo Tips

Your glasses are part of your personality – let’s keep them looking great in your photos!

Glasses can sometimes catch the light. That might mean:
  • reflections from windows, fairy lights or camera flash
  • white or green spots across the lenses
  • or your eyes being hidden by glare

It’s totally normal – and fixable in most instances with a little planning.

Bride and Groom Portrait in Hafod Farm

Love your glasses? Wear them!

Absolutely. If your glasses are you, wear them proudly.

But if you want to avoid glare, a few easy tips help:

  • Anti-reflective coating works wonders.
  • Pop them off for a few portraits if you’d like both looks.
  • Or bring a second pair with clear, non-reactive lenses or with no lenses at all just the frame.

There’s no rule saying you have to take your glasses off – it’s your day, your look.

A note on reactive lenses

If your glasses darken in sunlight, they’ll look like sunglasses in outdoor photos.
That might not bother you, but if you’d rather avoid that:

  • bring a spare clear pair
  • or ask your optician if you can have new lenses for the day

Reactive lenses are amazing in real life… just not ideal for showing off your eyes in wedding photos!

Don’t forget family photos

It’s also worth chatting to parents or anyone joining your formal photos.
Some people have glasses that really pick up reflections or change colour in the sun.

Just mentioning it before the day helps everyone decide what they’re comfortable with – and saves those ‘oh no!’ moments when you get the photos back.

a group of people posing for a photo

A quick chat now saves a Photoshop panic later.

Photographers can do a lot, but not everything and retouching will incur additional cost’s.
If glare hides someone’s eyes, it’s not something we can easily “fix” afterwards.
So if clear eyes matter to you, plan ahead and talk it through before the day.

Info & Tips

I also have a simple guide explaining what a formal photo list is and how to make one without the overwhelm

Planning your formal photos

TL;DR (too long, didn’t read)

  • Wear your glasses if they feel like you.
  • Anti-reflective lenses help massively.
  • Avoid sunlight reactive lenses if you want to see your eyes.
  • Tell family too – especially for formal photos.

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