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The Pressure to Make It ‘The Best Day of Your Life’
There’s a phrase that gets repeated constantly during wedding planning: “It’s going to be the best day of your life.” And while I understand the sentiment, truly, it can also carry more pressure than we realize. And for many couples, it quietly turns what should feel joyful into something that feels performative, stressful, and impossible to live up to.
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.
The Secret to Wedding Photos You’ll Love? Choosing the Right Photographer
Choosing the right wedding photographer is a lot like going out to eat at a restaurant. You might love the food, but if the service feels rushed or uncomfortable, the overall experience just isn’t the same. Your photographer is part of your day’s experience and someone you’ll spend a lot of time with, so it’s important that they not only deliver beautiful images but also make you feel at ease and cared for throughout the entire experience.
How to Save Money on Your Wedding Day
Determining your wedding budget is one of the most important, and often stressful, first steps of planning your wedding. Looking through beautiful inspirational photos on Instagram and pinning your heart out on Pinterest might set you up for disappointment when you realize the price tag of all of the things you dreamed of having for your big day are potentially out of reach.