Wedding Dress Photo Retouching

A getting-ready portrait with the room still in it

The window-light portrait before the ceremony is often the bride's favorite. In this frame the pose and the light are there, but a clear bra strap shows on her right shoulder, a garment bag hangs behind her and a makeup case sits open by the window. The raw file is dark and a little gray, so the satin gown looks dull and her skin looks flat and uneven.

Who uses this

• Wedding photographers retouching the portraits that go to print
• Bridal and boudoir studios with a signature clean finish
• Dress designers who need the gown shown in true white

How the edit is handled

A human editor removes the strap and rebuilds the bare shoulder underneath, then takes out the garment bag and the makeup case and continues the curtains and the window wall behind her, so the background is only soft drapes and daylight.

The frame is then brightened and warmed. The gown comes back to a clean white with its satin sheen and seams intact, and the skin is evened with its texture kept, with a warm, accurate tone and her features not reshaped.

What to upload

Send the frame and tell us how far to go on skin: light, standard or polished. Mention anything that should stay, such as a beauty mark or a family veil.

Private: recreated on our own images, not customer photos

The before/after shown here is recreated on images created or licensed for this site — never a real customer's photo. Your upload is seen only by the editor working on it, and the edit comes with free revisions within 14 days of delivery if anything needs adjusting.