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Recommended Time: 30 minutes (depending on how big your family is) Before we dive in, I want to tell you that your photographer should be able to capture beautiful images on your wedding day no matter the situation! They should be able to work well in any lighting situation and any timeline crunch! These tips […]
During labor day weekend, for the first time, I went to New York City! You probably wouldn’t expect a photographer to say this, but I think people take too many pictures. People are always pausing for the iPhone, and I feel like it’s distracting from actual experiences. For this reason, his trip was a little […]
Ask Guests to Keep Phones & Cameras Down If you don’t ask guests to put their phones away for the ceremony, I guarantee that when you come down the aisle you’re going to see iPhones instead faces. Guarantee it. Also, The WORST thing is when your photographer is ready to catch an important moment and […]
You shouldn’t have to know what to do If you hire a great, seasoned photographer – taking photos will be just as fun as the other parts of your wedding day instead of something you need to get through. A great photographer will guide you through the process and be able to generate genuine smiles […]
For those that don’t know, a first look is when you privately see your groom for the first time before the ceremony. Here are both sides of the first look debate. Pros of a First Look: 1. If you do do a first look before the ceremony, we can do all/the bulk of couple portraits […]
Recommended Allocated Time: 45 minutes Getting ready photos are usually taken at the hotel/home/AirBNB where people stay the night before. It’s a more-chill time before the action of the day really kicks off. Usually the bride and groom are in separate rooms during this time – bridesmaids are with the bride and groomsmen are with […]
“What we have in mind for our wedding is something small and intimate but full of love!” That’s how Ingrid pictured her wedding when we first started talking. And that’s exactly how I would describe her wedding now that it’s finally happened. Ingrid and Marcos are an incredible couple and even better people. They’re that […]
Recommended Time: 30 minutes Details are usually the first thing I photograph on a wedding day. For the rest of the day, my priority will be on capturing the wonderful people present. But during detail photos time, I get to do justice to all the work you’ve put into making your wedding unique. I love […]
It’s been 1 year since I shot my first wedding. I was 18 years old and had just graduated high school. I had photographed my high school friends, but I had never photographed a couple and I had never photographed a wedding. I wanted to change that, so I posted to Craigslist saying I was […]
Did you even go to London if you didn’t take photos here? The red phone booths, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace… Iconic But when you travel with Caili and her camera, you’re going to get a little more than most tourists. This day was as grey as I’d hoped London would be. We crossed a bridge […]
