The Articles
Being a Bride Has Made Me a Better Wedding Photographer
There’s a specific kind of weight that comes with being a bride in the wedding industry. When you’re surrounded by weddings for a living, people assume you’ll know it all. That your day will be effortless. That nothing will go wrong. That it will be perfect because you’ve seen it all before. Yet the feeling of it being your own is entirely different. In living it firsthand, I learned things about weddings that no amount of experience behind the camera could have taught me.
Finding Your Voice and Style as a Photographer
Finding your style as a photographer can feel like one of the biggest, most important parts of the job. When you’re starting out, it’s easy to believe that everyone else has already figured it out or that they’ve found their look, their niche, their signature. And you’re just… experimenting. Trying. Wondering if your work is good enough or recognizable enough or “you” enough. But here’s the truth: style isn’t something you pick overnight.
I Hope We See More of This at Weddings
I’ve stood in over a hundred beautifully styled rooms. Rooms where every detail has been carefully considered. From the napkin colour, the font on the place cards, the chairs swapped out because those ones didn’t quite fit the vision. I’ve watched couples overthink their linen colours and panic about whether their tables feel “finished enough.” And yet some of the most meaningful weddings I’ve ever photographed looked nothing like what the internet told them they should be.
A Note to Wedding Photographers After a Busy Season
There’s a very specific feeling that hits once wedding season ends. The kind you don’t fully notice until you finally stop. This quieter season requires a different kind of adjustment. Life after wedding season is about slowing down, resetting your nervous system, and redefining what productivity and balance look like outside of the busy months. What follows is an honest look at how I move through this season— and why I believe it’s just as important as the busy one: