Book Your Engagement Session With your Wedding Photographer
Booking your engagement pictures session with your photographer is a must-do before your wedding day. It's a chance for you and your fiancé to get comfortable in front of the camera, and for your photographer to learn your personalities, style, and how to make you both look your best. It's also a great opportunity to get to know your photographer before your wedding day and you can find out if you even like your photographers shooting style and posing. Plus, engagement pictures make for great keepsakes and can be used for save-the-dates, reception displays, and as gifts for family and friends. Overall, booking your engagement session with your photographer paves the way for a stress-free and enjoyable wedding day and provides cherished memories for years to come.
Wedding Timelines
When it comes to planning a wedding, timeline building is a crucial aspect that requires careful consideration. A wedding timeline is a detailed schedule that outlines all the key events and activities that will occur on the big day. It is essential to create a comprehensive timeline in advance to ensure that everything runs smoothly and on time. A good wedding timeline takes into account everything from hair and makeup to photography and reception details. It is important to allow adequate time for each activity and build in some buffer time for unexpected delays or issues. Having a great wedding timeline can really help you keep your day running smoothly!
Why You Need a Second Shooter
Let’s start out by talking about what even is a “second shooter,” a second shooter is a second photographer that is hired by your photographer to help them document your wedding day. They are great for many reasons like being a second pair of observing eyes to capture the little moments, and an extra set of hands to help when needed. I think one thing that I regret about my own wedding was not spending the little extra money to have a second photographer at my wedding day. There are so many little moments I wish were captured that just having one photographer wasn’t able to handle. It’s a little thing that makes a big difference. Wedding’s are huge events and very busy and FULL days for everyone involved. When I became a Minnesota wedding photographer I knew that I always wanted to have a second shooter with me on wedding days. Having that second person has been so crucial in my business and serving my clients, so in today’s blog post I want to go through all of the benefits of having a second shooter
Ways to incorporate your kids into your wedding or elopement
As a new step-mom, I did quite a bit of research while planning my wedding on how I can include my future step-son in my and his dad’s wedding. It is so special getting to include your kids in your big day and to find a way to involve them and demonstrate two families becoming one is so amazing. In this blog, I share some ideas on how to include your kids in your wedding or elopement.
Elopement planning tips
Planning your elopement can be such a daunting task. Even as a wedding photographer, planning my own wedding was so hard. This week I wanted to give some tips to plan your elopement and hopefully make the elopement planning process a little easier!
How I would plan a Minnesota Elopement
Raise your hand if you are a deeply rooted Minnesotan like me. I might be biased but nothing can top our beautiful state of Minnesota. Even as a travel wedding photographer, I planned my own Minnesota intimate wedding when I got married. In this blog I wanted to create a vision for how I would plan a Minnesota Elopement if I were to replan how I got married!
St. Cloud Engagement Session
I just love engagement sessions, like how amazing is it that I get to photograph love and hang out with the coolest couples. Katie and Anthony were literally so much fun to hang out with. As we walked around the Munsinger Clemens Gardens in St. Cloud Minnesota, Katie and Anthony were telling me all about their wedding day and their vision.