Weddings are one of the major expenses a couple will ever come across in their lifetimes. Every year they seem to get more expensive, and creep up there with buying a car or a house. It’s never fun to have to finance your wedding, so here are 13 ways to keep from going broke while…
Ya’ll know I love my HMUAs (hair & makeup artists if you haven’t been in the planning gig long) and paper goods. Half the time you’ll find me with a host of planners, journals and pens, but that’s a story for another time. While I originally planned to include photography and videography in this article,…
It’s been a little bit since I had the energy to pick up a book, which sounds a little backwards. You’d better believe though that this book was a great way to escape from our cha-cha between phases. For every couple who’s trying to decide on their dream honeymoon, The Honeymoon Handbook has plenty of…
Scrolling through my website, you may have noticed the Nature First Proud Member badge in the footer. If you haven’t, feel free to scroll down and check it out… but be sure to come right back cause we’re talking about it today! Becoming a Nature First photographer was not a decision I came to lightly….
I think one of the hardest things about planning a wedding is choosing your perfect wedding date. Every year you have 365 choices (or 366 if it’s a leap year like 2020!) and to be completely honest you really can’t go wrong with any of them. There are, however, a few things to keep in…
Between your photographer and wedding venue, you’ll spend a small fortune and want to get the most out of your money. Planning for your wedding day with your photographer in mind, there are 13 essential wedding venue questions to ask during your venue walk through! Around here we’re awesome at rolling with the punches, but…
Typically a destination wedding photographer are local to wherever you want to go. But what happens when you’re looking at a photographer who’s in a different state than you are? Is there a backup plan? What if they can’t make it? A couple’s worst fear is to wake up the morning of their wedding and…
Who doesn’t love a good cake? Answer: My husband; he prefers pie. Oh how I wish I was joking. I personally love a good, sugary cake covered in buttercream or marshmallow fondant. Yes, I know I’m probably the only person on earth who actually eats fondant. Aside from photography and videography, my top three categories…
It’s impossible to open Facebook or Instagram (or probably any form of social media) right now without being hit in the face with whatever the latest COVID-19 numbers are or hearing about someone’s wedding being postponed/cancelled/delayed for an unknown amount of time. With businesses shuttering left and right, it’s time to bring light to the…
The wild world of wedding planning is like no other beast. From dozens of unlicensed or uninsured vendors that pop up daily, to those who appear to be legally operating but suddenly disappear off the face of the planet, couples are being urged more and more to research your vendors. Every day I see posts…