Wedding planners and coordinators are some of my favorite people in the industry- they make wedding days flow so much more perfectly! As the photographer, when there isn’t a planner present, the question of “what happens now?” usually falls to the photographer. I’d like to think I’m pretty efficient when it comes to photographing, but…
I met up with one of my April couples last week and one thing the bride Sara asked was “do you have any tips for making things flow more smoothly on the wedding day?” No one’s ever asked me that before so I had to think about it for a bit. Our wedding day was…
Last week I posted a little bit behind why engagement sessions are awesome (they really, really are!) and why I only shoot them with my wedding couples. My brides & grooms and I chat about e-sessions at the very first meeting so they can get EXCITED about theirs! I know that I’m a planner and…
With wedding season fast approaching, I’m finding my calendar full of e-sessions. HOORAY! I la-la-love having this time with my couples before their wedding day. Because beautiful weather is just around the corner, I’ve been receiving more and more emails with requests from couples looking for JUST as engagement session- maybe because their wedding is…
I’ll be completely honest with you guys- my method for shooting family formals was actually born out of an inability to use external lighting. During my year of second shooting with my mentor Mike, I saw that he used an off-camera flash inside the church for the post-ceremony formal photos. The flash was necessary because…
