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If you’re a couple putting your wedding timeline together either by yourself or with your photographer and planner, you might be asking yourself whether or not you should go with a First Look at your wedding. When the couples I work with are planning their weddings, I generally try not to have opinions on how […]

Why to Have a First Look at Your Wedding

September 30, 2021

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wedding timeline 8x10 1 Planning a wedding is hard. Let's destress and figure out how much wedding photography coverage you need by answering some simple questions to arrive at the perfect wedding day timeline for you.

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Planning a wedding is hard. Let’s destress and figure out how much wedding photography coverage you need by answering some simple questions to arrive at the perfect wedding day timeline for you. 1. Do you want preparation photos? If you want all those gorgeous detail photos and the the fun pictures of you and your […]

Wedding Day Timeline for Photography

September 30, 2021

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Knowing what to ask a wedding photographer can be hard – most people are hiring one for the first time and they don’t know what they should be looking for unless they have a wedding planner guiding them. I like to start off all my client consultations with any questions that they might have for […]

What to Ask a Wedding Photographer

September 30, 2021

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Weddings are expensive, and the cost of a good wedding photographer is nothing to sneeze at! We all start off having these dreams of our perfect wedding day and then we start getting quotes back on what that dream is going to cost us and suddenly eloping is starting to look really good. Most of […]

3 Bad Tips for Budget Wedding Photography

September 29, 2021

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If the craziness of the pandemic has you second guessing if a traditionally big wedding is the right way to go for you, you aren’t alone. Intimate weddings and micro-weddings aren’t a new thing, but they’re becoming more popular than ever and questions about how to plan a micro-wedding abound. In this post, I’ll walk […]

How to Plan a Micro-Wedding

September 29, 2021

plan microwedding 3 8x10 1 If the craziness of the pandemic has you second guessing if a traditionally big wedding is the right way to go for you, you aren't alone. Intimate weddings and micro-weddings aren't a new thing, but they're becoming more popular than ever and questions about how to plan a micro-wedding abound.
elope vs micro 1 9x16 1 Planning a micro wedding or elopement can be truly magical! But when it comes to deciding on an elopement vs micro wedding, it's easy to get bogged down in the details and trying to decide what your wedding day is and should be. Spoiler: it's whatever reflects you. Read on to learn about what really separates an elopement from a micro-wedding and how they're actually very similar.

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Planning a micro wedding or elopement can be truly magical! But when it comes to deciding on an elopement vs micro wedding, it’s easy to get bogged down in the details and trying to decide what your wedding day is and should be. Spoiler: it’s whatever reflects you. Read on to learn about what really […]

Elopement vs Micro Wedding: Differences and Similarities

September 28, 2021

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HOORAY! You’re engaged and you’ve started planning your wedding! Somewhere along the planning process you and your future spouse started thinking about the guest list, and where to have this wedding, and you both said “Maybe a small wedding is what we should do.” Choosing to have a small, intimate wedding can be kind of […]

How to Plan a Small Wedding

September 28, 2021

how to plan a small wedding Choosing to have a small, intimate wedding can be kind of daunting. Planning a wedding is stressful no matter who you are or the kind of wedding you are planning, but figuring out how to plan a small wedding is a special kind of stress because it comes with a sense of guilt that couples planning big weddings don't deal with.
planning backyard wedding When you're engaged, you might start wondering how the cost of backyard weddings stack up against a tradition venue wedding. This post breaks it all down for you. With different expense types laid out and real case studies of some of my clients' backyard weddings, this post can fully equip you with the knowledge to adequately budget for your backyard wedding.

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When you’re engaged, you might start wondering how the cost of backyard weddings stack up against a tradition venue wedding. This post breaks it all down for you. With different expense types laid out and real case studies of some of my clients’ backyard weddings, this post can fully equip you with the knowledge to […]

Cost of Backyard Weddings

March 31, 2021

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You love being in nature because it restores & heals your soul.

You have this feeling that you absolutely MUST explore somewhere or something new before you burst at the seams!

You sing the words to soulful songs that tell stories about all the stages of love.

You love to indulge in a good fantasy book or show.

You know who Helen Frankenthaler is without Googling it.

You love being in nature because it restores & heals your soul.

You have this feeling that you absolutely MUST explore somewhere or something new before you burst at the seams!

You sing the words to soulful songs that tell stories about all the stages of love.

You love to indulge in a good fantasy book or show.

You know who Helen Frankenthaler is without Googling it.