Planning Sufficient Time for Portraits on Your Wedding Day

Until many couples get into the nitty-gritty of planning the timeline of their day, there aren’t too many who think about how their ceremony, allotted portrait time, and cocktail hour actually correlate! They often don’t realize that fitting family portraits, wedding party portraits, AND portraits of the two of them into a 30-minute window aren’t realistic. There are many details to consider when planning different parts of your wedding day, and I hope this post helps give you some additional insight into planning with your wedding photography in mind!

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Understanding the Investment of Wedding Photography

When you put a team of wedding professionals together to execute your celebration flawlessly, it’s important to know that we do more than just show up, do what you hired us to do, and go home. There is SO much more that we work on behind the scenes to make sure your experience with us is a fantastic one!

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Why You Shouldn’t Re-Edit or Alter Your Photographer’s Photos

This blog post is a far off topic from what I normally write about, but it’s been on my mind (and heart) lately so I felt compelled to share it with you! The pieces of information I’m writing about may not even be on your radar if you’re not in the creative or photography industries, and that’s okay. You’re never too old to learn about something new!

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Questions You Actually Need to Ask Your Wedding Photographer

It seems like so many different publications have their own list of arbitrary questions couples should be asking their potential photographer, but do all of the people writing these articles have any actual experience as a wedding photographer? Why waste precious minutes going over details that ultimately won’t make a difference or benefit you in the end? Your time is valuable, especially while you’re in the middle of wedding planning and trying to find the perfect photographer who fits with the two of you! The following list of questions is what Arturo and I have found to be most significant while chatting with our couples about their wedding photography. These are REAL questions asked by our REAL couples!

How a First Look (Positively!) Impacts Your Wedding Photography Timeline

While some of our couples know they definitely want to share a first look together on their wedding day, others are a bit more hesitant, which we totally understand! There are so, so many positive ways doing a first look impacts your wedding photography timeline, so I’m sharing them here. This post will be especially helpful for those of you who are having your cocktail hour start as soon as your wedding ceremony ends!

Trusting Your Wedding Photographer (and Other Vendors!)

If you’re in the midst of planning, please know that your vendors want to carry out the vision you have for your wedding day. I know that relinquishing some of that control can be hard during wedding planning, but friends, I’m here to tell you it’s okay to put your TRUST your wedding vendors!