Many brides wonder if they should wear their glasses at their wedding. But there is one thing they forget when it comes to wearing glasses.

There are two main considerations: The first thing is this: Do you sometimes wear contact lenses and are you OK with wearing lenses for the duration of your wedding?

And the second thing is this: Do you feel comfortable wearing contact lenses, or would you not recognise yourself in the photographs?

Some people can wear contact lenses only for a short period of time, such as a sport activity, or when they go out for a few hours. Other people wear contact lenses all day long and have no problems with it. 

If you have never worn contact lenses before and you are considering wearing lenses for your wedding, you should make an appointment with your local optician so you can get the right lenses for your eyes. The strength of your contact lenses may vary from the prescription in your glasses. Also, there are different types of contact lenses, such as hard lenses, monthly lenses which can be re-used and are disposed of after 30 days. You would wear these lenses most days, and take them out over night. They would then be stored in a cleaning solution over night. There are also single-use lenses. As the name suggests, you would only wear them for one occasion, or for one day. After that you can throw them away. Single use lenses tend to be very soft and thin and very comfortable to wear. Single use lenses are often used by people who do not like to use contact lenses very often. They can buy 20 pairs of lenses and use them whenever they need to, and simply stock up again once they have run out.

It takes a little bit of getting used to if you have never worn contact lenses. Some people have no problems at all, other people might need to use eye drops every now and then when they wear lenses to keep their eyes moist. If you plan to wear contact lenses on your wedding day, stop wearing your glasses the night before your wedding and don’t wear them again until you walk down the aisle. This prevents the red pressure points on your nose from developing. As a wedding photographer, I have never had any problems taking photographs of people wearing glasses. However, the main issue people don’t think about are self-tinting glasses. I have asked grooms as well as close family members on numerous occasions to take their glasses off as they will look like black sunglasses even though there is no bright sunshine. The photographs can look a little bit strange.