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The official pictures of William and Kate's wedding were shot to show two families coming together and reveal the couple's love for each other, the photographer Hugo Burnand has said.
Speaking at Clarence House in London, Hugo Burnand said he hoped it looked ''effortless, relaxed and friendly''.
He said his favourite photograph was one of the newlyweds with the bridesmaids and page boys, but there were only seconds to set it up and the children were coaxed with promises of jelly beans and sweets.
The pictures, taken in Buckingham Palace's throne room immediately after the bride and groom arrived from Westminster Abbey, capture the Royal Family and the Middletons in rapturous mood.
Mr Burnand said: ''Amazingly it was a family wedding.
''From where I was and from their point of view it was two families coming together and that was the feeling, the sense of family and love going between everyone.
''They had their own buzz. Everyone had their own buzz. It was that excitement that I hope you feel at most weddings.''
Asked about his technique, he said: ''I hope it looks effortless and relaxed and friendly and smiley because that is how it was.
''But that comes from months of preparation, hours of setting up, and being so organised that you are sort of in control at the time.''
Mr Burnand had only a short period of time between the couple's arrival at Buckingham Palace and their appearance on the balcony to take the official photographs.
He said: ''I hope when you look at the picture you feel, as a viewer, that you're engaged with the people in the picture. The only way to do that is to be engaged as a photographer.''
Bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem, the new Duke of Cambridge's three-year-old goddaughter, won hearts at the wedding when she was pictured on the balcony with her hands over her ears.
Mr Burnand said he had met and photographed her as a bridesmaid before.
He said: ''When she walked in I was able to go straight up to her and talk to her about the last time we had met and explain to her it was the same thing and she knew what was going to happen.
''She was great. She's so adorable, Grace.
''They were all fantastic actually. A bit cheeky some of them, but we like that.''
Mr Burnand was red-eyed and emotional as he talked about his favourite picture.
He said: ''It was a picture we all wanted to take but we didn't know if we were ever going to have the time to do it.
''If things hadn't gone really smoothly we would never have got to that picture.
''We had seconds to put that picture together.''
But he said that, because he had discussed with his team and everyone in the picture knew what they were going to have to do, they were able to rush into position.
''Those children came in - there was a promise of sweets and jelly beans - but they knew what they had to do.
''When you look at those individual children in that picture you are seeing those children and their characters.
''That's the same with the bride and groom in the middle of the picture as well. That's really them. There's no time for direction, we've done all that.''
Speaking at Clarence House in London, Hugo Burnand said he hoped it looked ''effortless, relaxed and friendly''.
He said his favourite photograph was one of the newlyweds with the bridesmaids and page boys, but there were only seconds to set it up and the children were coaxed with promises of jelly beans and sweets.
The pictures, taken in Buckingham Palace's throne room immediately after the bride and groom arrived from Westminster Abbey, capture the Royal Family and the Middletons in rapturous mood.
Mr Burnand said: ''Amazingly it was a family wedding.
''From where I was and from their point of view it was two families coming together and that was the feeling, the sense of family and love going between everyone.
''They had their own buzz. Everyone had their own buzz. It was that excitement that I hope you feel at most weddings.''
Asked about his technique, he said: ''I hope it looks effortless and relaxed and friendly and smiley because that is how it was.
''But that comes from months of preparation, hours of setting up, and being so organised that you are sort of in control at the time.''
Mr Burnand had only a short period of time between the couple's arrival at Buckingham Palace and their appearance on the balcony to take the official photographs.
He said: ''I hope when you look at the picture you feel, as a viewer, that you're engaged with the people in the picture. The only way to do that is to be engaged as a photographer.''
Bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem, the new Duke of Cambridge's three-year-old goddaughter, won hearts at the wedding when she was pictured on the balcony with her hands over her ears.
Mr Burnand said he had met and photographed her as a bridesmaid before.
He said: ''When she walked in I was able to go straight up to her and talk to her about the last time we had met and explain to her it was the same thing and she knew what was going to happen.
''She was great. She's so adorable, Grace.
''They were all fantastic actually. A bit cheeky some of them, but we like that.''
Mr Burnand was red-eyed and emotional as he talked about his favourite picture.
He said: ''It was a picture we all wanted to take but we didn't know if we were ever going to have the time to do it.
''If things hadn't gone really smoothly we would never have got to that picture.
''We had seconds to put that picture together.''
But he said that, because he had discussed with his team and everyone in the picture knew what they were going to have to do, they were able to rush into position.
''Those children came in - there was a promise of sweets and jelly beans - but they knew what they had to do.
''When you look at those individual children in that picture you are seeing those children and their characters.
''That's the same with the bride and groom in the middle of the picture as well. That's really them. There's no time for direction, we've done all that.''
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