Some ideas limit us.
Some beliefs get repeated so often that we end up building our wedding day around them without even realizing it.
And in wedding photography, those myths can steal time, create pressure… and even make you lose precious memories.
After many years behind the camera, I’ve learned one truth:
the most unforgettable photos happen when couples stop trying to control everything and let themselves feel.
But to reach that freedom, you need to let go of the myths that have been holding you back.
1. “The more posed photos we take, the better they’ll turn out”
Many couples arrive thinking the beauty of their photos depends on how many times they stand straight, look at the lens, and smile “nicely.”
But the truth is very different.
Yes, posed portraits have their place.
They help remember who was there, they highlight certain moments, and they can be beautiful…
But they are not the soul of your wedding.
The photos that will make you tear up ten years from now are not the ones you planned.
They’re the ones that happened when you forgot about the camera:
when he grabs your hand without being asked,
when your mother fixes your veil so you don’t cry,
when your friends shout your name as you walk in…
Those images bring back the entire day — its chaos, its emotion, its truth.
Posed photos don’t make the wedding.
Your emotions do. Your spontaneity does. Your story does.
2. “We don’t need a professional photographer, a good phone is enough”
This is the most dangerous myth because it sounds modern, practical, even logical.
Yes, phones have improved. Cameras are amazing today.
But there is something no phone can do:
interpret, anticipate, and tell a story.
Capturing a wedding is not pressing a button.
It’s reading the light, choosing the right angle, understanding the flow of the day, managing family dynamics, predicting moments, adapting instantly.
A phone can take a picture.
A professional photographer captures your story.
And remember: your wedding won’t repeat itself.
You can’t redo your entrance to “try again,” or ask mom to cry on command.
What isn’t captured… disappears forever.
A photographer isn’t a luxury.
They’re an investment in memory.
3. “If we hire both photo and video, it will be too much”
Another myth born from fear — fear of spending, of feeling overwhelmed, of “overdoing it.”
But photo and video don’t compete.
They complete each other.
Photography freezes the moment.
Video brings it back to life.
A photo preserves an emotion.
Video returns the voices, the movement, the breath, the songs, the vows whispered too softly to remember.
A professional team works in harmony:
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one captures what’s intimate,
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the other captures what happens around the frame,
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together they tell the whole story.
No one has ever watched their wedding film and said, “We shouldn’t have hired video.”
But thousands regret not having it.
Photo and video are two halves of the same memory.
4. “Our wedding is small, we don’t need many hours of coverage”
Let me speak from experience:
it doesn’t matter how big or small your wedding is — time flies the same.
An intimate wedding doesn’t mean fewer emotions.
It usually means deeper ones.
It means longer conversations, meaningful glances, quieter gestures.
And when couples try to cut hours, what they actually cut out are:
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the getting ready story,
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the calm before the chaos,
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the emotional details,
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the first looks,
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the subtle moments before guests arrive.
Ironically, those become the most precious memories in the album.
They’re not “hours.”
They’re chapters, and removing chapters leaves holes in the story.
5. “I want perfect, magazine-style photos… even if I’m not like that”
Many couples ask for perfection: impossible poses, flawless bodies, expressions that don’t reflect who they really are.
Behind that request hides something tender:
fear of not looking good enough,
fear of not meeting expectations,
fear of not being “right” for the camera.
Let me tell you a truth:
the beauty of your photos doesn’t come from your body, your weight, your age, or your smile.
It comes from how you love, how you look at each other, how you feel.
You don’t want magazine photos.
You want photos where you recognize yourselves —
your way of holding hands, your laughter when your voice shakes, your tears when you finally see each other.
Perfect photos exist, but they don’t look like Instagram.
They look like you being you.
Why These Myths Exist (and How to Release Them)
These myths come from noise —
from social pressure, from trends, from comparison, from a world obsessed with appearances.
Letting them go means recovering something no one warned you you were losing:
your own way of living your wedding day.
Trust.
Flow.
Let yourself feel.
That’s where the real beauty is.
How to Live Your Wedding Free From Myths, Fear, and Pressure
1. Talk to your photographer
Share your fears, expectations, boundaries.
A photographer who listens, understands.
2. Choose chemistry, not price
Connection with your photographer changes everything.
When you trust them, your photos become magic.
3. Allow things to happen
The best moments don’t follow a plan.
They appear.
4. Focus on feeling
Your photos mirror your internal world.
If you’re present, your album will breathe emotion.
Why Choose Us?
At ArteVisualMF, we don’t just take pictures —
we tell stories with soul.
Our approach is human, emotional, and intimate.
We want you, years from now, to open your album and not just see images —
but feel everything again: the nerves, the laughter, the trembling hands, the silence before the “sí”.
This is how we work:
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with empathy,
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with quiet observation,
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with sensitivity to light,
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with devotion to your story.
If you want to let go of the myths, the fears, the pressure…
If you want photographs that stay with you for life…
Let’s talk.
You are one conversation away from securing the most valuable memories of your story.
