What the heck is wedding planning burnout and what’s the difference between burnout and stress? Burnout is a state of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion that comes from an extended period of stress. It can be caused by factors such as work overloads, professional disappointments or setbacks, and personal losses. Stress is a feeling of […]

Oftentimes, there’s a period of time after your wedding ceremony but before you and your bridal party arrive at the reception, that your guests are by themselves without you and your spouse there to make the connection between people who may not know each other.  A really cool trend happening lately is the idea of ice […]

The Best Wedding Planning Tips From A Wedding Photographer Over the past year, I have been giving you photography advice about setting the stage for one of the most memorable events in your lifetime. In today’s post, I wanted to offer my overall wedding planning advice after experiencing over 250 weddings during my wedding photography career. […]

The thought of attending a wedding without alcohol might make some people cringe but for me, I don’t really care. I’ve been to enough weddings and have seen it all. I’ve seen invoices where the drink tab is higher than the meals at the wedding. I’ve also seen seven alcoholic drinks on the entire wedding […]

As brides, we want to look our absolute best on our big day in our gorgeous wedding dress, but how can you get the “champagne” look on a “light beer” budget? 1. Buy pre-owned A pre-owned wedding dress does not have bad juju. So many people feel like wearing someone else’s dress is going to […]

One question I get asked all the time from my clients is,”What should I wear for our engagement session?” I always send my clients’ tons of ideas and links to look-up so they can see examples of how to style themselves for our shoot. My best recommendation is to pick clothes that are both flattering […]