Please be aware who you ask advice from.

Wedding photography tips are as variable as weddings.

Some points to search for before taking advice.

Check that the person giving the advice has applied experience of successful wedding photography and hasn't just read about it or been commissioned to shoot just a a couple of weddings.

Look through photographer's internet sites, in particular look at their wedding galleries. Do you like the shots? Go by your own gut feeling. In wedding photography it's important that you are comfortable taking the types of shots that you will be marketing.

Having done this you should decide on your chosen style and only then continue to search for tips and advice.

The essential skills and abilities that you need to look for tips and advice on are: -

1. Posing

2. Controlling groups of people

3. Marketing your photography

4. Presenting your photography

5. Camera technique

Camera technique, however, is not something that you should be lacking in to start! When I say look for advice on techniques, I mean advanced proficiency. Before you even consider shooting a wedding you must be very comfortable with all basic technique, from exposure, flash, lighting, posing and getting on with people. Only once you have these basic skills should you seek further advice from more advanced photographers.

Some of the forums on the net are ok for advice, however once again check the amount of experience that the person giving it has, and the style they follow.

Take advice and tips from others but don't ever believe it until you've tried it yourself! Often people give advice and it is not until you have tested it you realise that you either misinterpreted what they said, or their advice was wrong in the first place!

So, before trying any new tips at a wedding make sure you practice first until you are comfortable with the tip and perhaps even adjusted it a bit to suit your own style of photography.