My Top 5 Amazon Favorites for my Photography Business
Who doesn’t love amazon right? I am constantly on there looking for new things to help my business and I wanted to share some of my favorite affordable finds from amazon that I use for almost every session. Or that have really helped me expand what I am able to do as a photographer
Prepping for 2023
Every year I like to sit down and plan or create my ideas for the new year. This year for 2023 I am so excited to have new goals and routines to challenge myself as a business owner and in my own personal life. There are so many things I am looking forward to and cannot wait to share them on the blog with you all!
How to Prepare for your Engagement Session
As a Minnesota Wedding Photographer, I sometimes forget that not everyone knows how to prepare for a couples session. In the blog, I share all of my tips to get you ready for your engagement sessions so you aren’t left wondering what to do. From creating a vision board, and outfit tips and knowing that it’s okay to ask your photographer questions, I want to help you know how to get prepared for your session.
A Review of 2022
what a year 2022 was, it went by so fast. 2022 was my first full year of being a photography business owner. And I learned a lot, so I wanted to set down and review everything I learned this year and all of the amazing things I got to experience. I am so excited to see where photography takes me in 2023!
Love Month Special
As a Minnesota Wedding Photographer, I absolutely love the month of February, mainly because it’s about love and I love to photograph love. How many times can I say love in a sentence, who knows? Anyways this blog post is all about my only annual sale and for 2023 and 2024 weddings and elopements you are going to want to take advantage of this sale! This is the biggest sale I have ever offered and I am so excited to be offering it this year.
My Own Dream Minnesota Intimate Wedding
The appreciation I have for my brides and their gorgeous wedding days has doubled if not tripled. Because wedding planning is HARD and I’ll be honest, I really did not enjoy it. I loved everything up until the actual putting together part. The Pinterest boards, the ideas, getting the dress, and creating the vision that part is fun. But calling vendors, finding supplies, and putting everything together causes so much stress. So for the girlies that love wedding planning- you have a gift and should share it because wow, I honestly had no idea how much work planning a wedding is. Like as someone who has been to 30+ weddings in the past few years, I had an idea that wedding planning was a ton of work. But I don’t think I comprehended how much work it would be.
Wedding Planning Tips
As a Minnesota Wedding Photographer and a 2022 Bride, I have learned a lot this year about wedding planning. I also learned that even though I have been a wedding photographer for three years now, there was still so much that I did not know about planning a wedding. I found the whole wedding planning process overwhelming and to be completely honest there are things I wish I did differently when it came to planning. Because the only regret I have about the whole process of planning my wedding was letting it overwhelm me and allowing myself to disassociate and stop caring. I also need to mention that my mother-in-law and my mom were so incredible when it came to planning because I got so anxious I could not bring myself to do it and procrastinate. So without them, things would not have come together and I am so grateful for them.
Questions to ask your wedding photographer
Booking your wedding photographer is sort of a big deal. These are your memories and moments we are talking about, so you want to make sure you bring on a photographer who understands how important their role is and ultimately can provide the vision you have. When picking a wedding photographer you need to know what is important to you and what type of images you are drawn to. Here is a guide on what to ask your wedding photographer, from 2022 bride and a Minnesota wedding photographer.
Our Jamaican Honeymoon
I am still just in disbelief that we could make this dream honeymoon happen. I would have never guessed that we would have been able to travel to Jamaica for our honeymoon. Let alone stay at a Sandals resort for a week and explore so much of Jamaica as we did. We are already dreaming of the next time we can return to Montego Bay Jamaica and relive our relaxing honeymoon memories.
Fergus Falls Senior Session- Zoe
Zoe was my last class of 2023, senior session for this photography season, and what started as a cold and windy Minnesota day turned into a slightly less cold dreamy golden hour session. Zoe really lucked out and my senior photographer brain got so excited once the sun poked out, I feel like I might have come across as a crazy person with how excited I got for a little bit of golden hour for Zoe’s senior session!
Fergus Falls Senior Session- Crystal
Since moving to Fergus Falls. I have gotten to explore so many new locations for Senior Sessions. For Crystal’s session she took me to the Friberg dam and it was so pretty! I love getting to visit new locations to photograph in. And she had the most stunning golden hour lighting for her senior session!
Minnesota Fall Wedding
In true Minnesota fashion, a snow dusting turned into a gorgeous and perfect wedding day for these two. Getting to work with these two on their wedding day was so much fun and I definitely wish I could have been as laid back of a bride as Katie was. Getting to photograph their day was so special and I am so grateful to get to be part of so many wedding days as a Minnesota Wedding Photographer.
Buffalo River State Park Engagement Session
I love a good sunrise engagement session, and let me tell you Adam and Jenn did not disappoint. After a brief hiccup getting to our location at Buffalo River State Park, we ended up having a gorgeous morning to photograph some engagement pictures at sunrise. Also, did I mention they brought their puppy to their engagement pictures? Yeah, this engagement session was amazing.
Fergus Falls Senior Session- Ryder
I just love senior sessions, but something that I love more than senior sessions. Are senior sessions in the fall, and senior sessions that are personal. I think I have said this in every senior blog post but I love when seniors make their session personal and about them!
Ryder was no exception, he included so many things that he loves it really pushed me creatively and I learned a lot from Ryder.
Not only did I learn about how to pose with a bowling ball, or a car. But I also learned a lot from just being yourself. Ryder was a very inspiring guy during his session. And as I drove home I just kept thinking about how cool this guy was. He is very passionate about the things he likes. And is unapologetically himself and it was so cool to see and then get to photograph.
Buffalo River State Park Engagement Session
Being a Minnesota wedding photographer, I get to explore so many new places… as well as return to some of my favorite locations. For this engagement session, I got to return back to one of my favorite spots near Fergus Falls and Fargo, Buffalo River State Park. But this time it was for a golden hour engagement session. And I thought Buffalo River State Park was amazing for winter sessions… but it only gets better for summer sessions as well!
Minnesota Backyard Wedding
There is just something so special about a backyard wedding. Let alone a backyard wedding in the prime Minnesota Fall Season and getting all of the gorgeous fall colors that you can imagine at a Minnesota Fall Wedding. Margy and Michael had a perfect fall day for their intimate wedding in their own backyard and I am so grateful to have been chosen as their wedding photographer.
Fergus Falls Senior Session Locations
Who knew that Fergus Falls has so many hidden gems for your upcoming senior session? The same basic places that you drive by every day are actually stunning for backgrounds during the senior sessions. Plus almost every session I find a new nook to test out for making each senior session more unique!
What is a First Look?
Let’s take a minute to talk about whether or not you should do a first look on your wedding day. In this blog post, we are talking about the pros and cons of doing a first look on your wedding day.
Fergus Falls Senior - Joe
Joe completely killed his senior session out at a family friend’s house just outside of Fergus Falls and wow, I love getting to explore on-location senior sessions and seeing what spots I can find in new places. I love being able to go to locations that are chosen by the seniors. I think it makes their images more unique to them. Anyways here is Joe’s senior session in Fergus Falls and I am very excited to share them!
Fergus Falls Senior Session - Leila
Back at it with another STUNNING senior session here in Fergus Falls. Leila was such a natural during her senior session and I am so excited to be sharing her senior pictures on the Jordan Elizabeth Photography blog today. During her senior session, we ran around in a grass field at golden hour and then made our way to the tennis courts in Fergus Falls. I love senior sessions and all the variety you can get with them in a short amount of time!