Monthly Archives: March 2010

TOP 10 TIPS FOR BETTER WEDDING PHOTOS: TIP #4: Hire A Wedding Planner or Day of Captain

So let me start out by saying, this blog post is not to stress you out or freak you out enough to make you run to hire a wedding planner. That’s not my goal. My goal is to make your wedding photos kick butt. And kick butt wedding photos occur when a couple is happy....

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Finding a wedding suit for women makes it to the washington post

I was so excited that the Washington Post contacted me about learning about women who wear suits for their wedding day! Today the article ran and they mentioned So You’re EnGAYged (the same-sex and allied wedding blog I run with Lara Swanson). Specifically, the mentioned the suit fitting for Lauren I photographed at Dash’s last...

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TOP 10 TIPS FOR BETTER WEDDING PHOTOS: TIP #3: Limit Your Group Shots

Almost everyone I talk to wants at least a few group shots of their family and attendants. Typically, the list goes:

Couple and one side of the family
Couple and other side of the family
Couple and Partner A’s Parents
Couples and Partner B’s Parents
Couple and attendants

Want to add more photos to the list? Sure! Just add an extra...

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Top 10 Tips for better wedding photos: Tip #2: See each other before the ceremony or even get ready together

Seeing each other before the ceremony has so many amazing benefits and about 95% of my clients end up going this route. Why? First look shots, destressing, quicker portraits, and enjoying getting ready together.

First look shots. Traditionally, if you see each other at the ceremony and only have one photographer, the photographer has to choose...

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Top 10 Tips for better wedding photos: Tip #1: Pick an amazing getting ready location

I was making a small booklet for my clients to handout with my top 10 tips for better wedding photos when I realized- d’uh, everyone wants better wedding photos! So why not blog it?
One of the first vendors a couples picks is their venue. Of course that’s super super important. But another location often gets...

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