It is incredibly valuable to see each photograph stripped down to nothing but the story. When we remove the glowing sunsets, the beautiful bouquets, and the coordinated outfits, we’re left with the joy.

It can be hard to know what makes one “human with a big camera” different from any other. This should help.

Don’t let the editing style of your photographs scream “2025!” for the rest of time. Trends don’t last, but your wedding photographs should.

File this under another in the long list of “things we read online that we’ll probably ignore, but then emphatically tell all of our friends who get married after us.”

Don’t sleep on your engagement session. (Or sleep during it, preferably.) It’s an amazing opportunity to get to know your photographer, share your story, and reflect images that capture the love and unbridled joy of those first stages as a couple.

Maybe your timeline allows you the flexibility to consider doing your engagement session in a season other than “ASAP”. If so, here’s a quick gallery of the same couple in both settings.

My wife is a fastidious and tidy woman, and she taught multiple sessions of summer school just to be able to afford the dress she’d picked out — so far be it from me, in my $75 Men’s Warehouse shoes, to have suggested that she throw caution to the wind and stroll through the mud in her prized dress, but…

The easiest answer is simple: whatever you feel best in. But if your fiancé tries to convince you that he feels best in his batman costume, you might want to have some other tips ready to go. If so, this is for you.

The internet is full of sample wedding schedules sure to drive you crazy as your first look begins at 12:17 not 12:15. Let’s pause and re-evaluate. Plus, who says you can’t do a group brunch or go bowling?

Facing a photographer is a little uncomfortable for many of us. Read this guide to understand what to expect during our session.