4. You can actually relax. Which always means better shots.

There are no guests waiting, no timeline musts, not nervous jitters. Just you and the camera. And maybe a glass of champagne. Plus, you already know your photographer really well so you are far more comfortable with getting photographed than ever before. Which is such an important element to getting the perfect shot.

5. You can take your time, have fun and get a little dirty.

You can go where the sun takes takes you, at the perfect "magic hour" moment, you can walk barefoot in the sand without fear of ruining your dress, you can dance and jump and play and really get photographs that sparkle. Having a portrait session after the Big Day means that you have the time and space to get those very shots that you've seen all over Instagram or Pinterest. And if we haven't convinced you in words, the images that Rebecca shot most certainly will.