alright, this is serious business.  SERIOUS.  two things:

1) if you dont already follow Style Me Pretty, you need to start!  it changed my entire world when i started wedding planning, giving all sorts of tips and advice, but more importantly inspiration.  and, then, well…. that elopement sort of thing happened so i didn’t actually use any of my inspiration, but that’s sort of beside the point.

2) right now they are hosting a webinar of sorts, an online photography workshop- not for photographers- but for YOU! the BRIDE! (click here to sign up!)

so, i’ve always said that wedding photography is a collaboration between client and photographer.  We, as photographers, are only human.  If circumstances are not set up correctly for us, well, you may still get great photography, but imagine what it could have been had things been set up well.  for instance, bountiful natural light in the area you’re getting ready instead of a church basement.  or an entire hour completely set aside for portraits of you and your husband.  or someone else rounding up all the family members for formal portraits so we can knock those out one at a time quickly and let the guests get to the cocktail hour, and keep things moving smoothly instead of wasting precious moments of your wedding day waiting around for uncle Jo to get back from his car because he forgot your wedding present there (i can not tell you how many times that happens… at least 8 out of 10 weddings).

Why would you spend upwards of 3,500.00 to 6,000 for wedding photography, and not have ideal circumstances?  Would you buy a new car and then strip it of leather interior?  how about a down payment on a house, and then go and graffiti the walls? would you spend thousands of dollars on your floral arrangements for your wedding and then let them wilt in the sun? I always try and have meetings with my brides to educate on the importance of some of these key things (timeline, natural light, etc) because it is so completely important.   Wedding photography is not studio or fashion photography, we dont have the luxury of knowing the exact circumstances and lighting before hand.  we can only work with what we are given, and that part is up to you.   i love a challenge, but lets not gamble with your wedding photography, shall we?

so go sign up here.  it’s 29.00, and i’m assuming (as i haven’t seen it yet) that it is going to be all those things you wish you knew before your wedding day.  i’m attending, just so i can talk about it more in depth with my own clients.

Remember, your wedding photography is AS IMPORTANT to me as it is to you. i publish it on my blog and on my website. it’s my reputation, it has my name on it.  i love creative shots, and get just as excited about it as you do. so lets work together and knock this thing out of the park.

God i love weddings.  get me all jazzied up.

YEAH!

ps… i’m PINING after this camera…. *sigh*.   i want it so badly.