Over time, technology improved, but many couples still might only pose for a single wedding portrait.

My grandmother was young once, too, and her wedding portraits show her swivel-hipped in a long, lacy gown, my grandfather's strong arm anchoring her to the altar.

The carriages then proceed to the attic, an irregularly shaped room cluttered with gifts, personal items, mementos and wedding portraits.

The idea was inspired by late nineteenth-century wedding portraits and the professional techniques employed in them.

Most wedding photojournalists still provide wedding group photos, often referred to as formal wedding portraits.