Thank you for your comment. It’s always great to hear about new up and coming photographers, hungry to learn and succeed. Of course, every situation you encounter will be different, requiring different approaches, techniques and tools. Gaining experience and getting an overall “feel” for what to do in certain conditions will come naturally while you progress and improve your skills.

Generally speaking, the most beautiful shots you can take are outdoors. You will be at the mercy of the weather conditions, but you will simply need to adapt to your environment. I used to shoot out in Arizona, which was such an advantage having the beautiful mountains at sunset as a backdrop. This was a no-brainer time of day to shoot, as the sky would look so beautiful at that time.

For your upcoming outdoor wedding, I would make a few general suggestions:
Portraits: Look for some shade so you have more of a controlled environment for shooting and using fill flash or strobes.
Candids: A fill flash is important here if the sun is out strong; and try to keep the sun at your subjects back for a nice backlight.

Check your histogram and make sure you aren’t overexposing.If it is really bright out, tell your subjects to close their eyes and count to 1,2,3, OPEN to get your shot.

Good Luck!