As a minimum I always use an assistant. His/her job is to take care of handing me new film when it is needed, a fresh towl for the bride to freshen up and carrying the equipment from one location to the other. Short, he/she takes care of all the little, but important things so that I can fully concentrate on you and the task at hand.

If it is a larger wedding party I additionally use an photo assistant. Those are mostly young, aspiring photographers, who are in training to become masters of the trade. Their job is to re-load my cameras, see that the lighting is set up ahead of time and take pictures from alternative angles. The main photography and artistic responsibility however will always stay with me.

If the budget allows it and the bride wishes so I use a professinal make-up artist who normally assists me on my commercial shoots.

For complex ligthing situations, i.e. ball rooms, big reception areas etc, I have our lighting technician seting up our studio ligths at the location.