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t o s t a r t t h i n g s o f f . . . Iwa n tt ohe a ra b o uty o url o v ea n dy o urwe d d i n g !Fi r s to, l e t ’ ss c he d ul eat i met ome e ti np e r s o n , ( o ro v e r Fa c e Ti mei fd i s t a n c ei saf a c t o r , )s ot ha twec a nt a l kab i t , g e tt ok n o we a c ho t he r , a n dma k es ur et ha tI ’ mt he r i g ht tf o ry o urwe d d i n g . I t ’ si mp o r t a n tt ha ty o urp ho t o g r a p he rc r e a t e st hes t y l eo fi ma g e sy o uwa n t , wo r k swe l l i ny o urv e n ue , a n dha sa p e r s o n a l i t yt ha tme s he swe l l wi t hy o ur s . Yo us p e n dmo r et i mewi t hy o urp ho t o g r a p he ro ny o urwe d d i n gd a y t ha na n y o n ee l s e , s oi t ’ sr e a l l yi mp o r t a n tt of e e l c o mf o r t a b l ewi t ht he m!Whe nweme e t , y o uc a na s kmea n yque s t i o n sy o uma yha v e , a n dy o uc a ns e ep a s twe d d i n g sI ’ v ep ho t o g r a p he d , a n da l b ums a mp l e si np e r s o na swe l l . Af t e rwet a l k , a n dy o ud e c i d et ha twe ’ r eag r e a tt , a l l t ha t ’ sn e e d e dt or e s e r v ey o urd a t ei sas i g n e dc o n t r a c t a n dar e t a i n e rp a y me n t . Tha t ’ si t !The nIwi l l ma i l y o umye x c l us i v ewe d d i n gp l a n n i n gg ui d e , a n dwec a ng e tt o p l a n n i n ga l l o ft hef una n db e a ut i f ul t hi n g s .
e n g a g e m e n t s e s s i o n s Ac o mp l i me n t a r ye n g a g e me n ts e s s i o ni si n c l ud e di ns o meo ft hewe d d i n gp a c k a g e sIoe r , a n dt he ya r ea l s oa v a i l a b l eo nt he i ro wn , o ra sa na d d o nt oa n yp a c k a g e . En g a g e me n ts e s s i o n sa r et heb e s twa yf o ry o ua n dIt og e tt o k n o we a c ho t he rb e f o r et hewe d d i n g , a n df o ry o ut og e tc o mf o r t a b l ei nf r o n to ft hec a me r a . Be s i d e st hep r a c t i c a l i t i e so fa ne n g a g e me n ts e s s i o n , t he y ’ r ea l s oat o no ff un !En g a g e me n ts e s s i o n sg i v eust he c ha n c et oe x p l o r eb e a ut i f ul , un i quel o c a t i o n sf o rp ho t o s , a n dg i v ey o uac ha n c et oe x p r e s sy o urr e l a t i o n s hi pa n d l o v ef o re a c ho t he ri nad ie r e n ts e t t i n gt ha ny o urwe d d i n gp ho t o smi g ht . Thi si sag r e a to p p o r t un i t yt os e e ko ut t het hi n g st ha ta r eun i quet oy o urr e l a t i o n s hi p , a n db r i n gt ho s et ol i f et hr o ug hho n e s t , y e tc ur a t e dn ea r tp ho t o g r a p hy . Yo u’ l l t he nha v eas e to fb e a ut i f ul i ma g e st ha ty o uc a ns e n dwi t hy o urs a v et hed a t e so ri n v i t a t i o n s , us ea sd e c o r a sy o urwe d d i n g , a n dp r i n tf o ry o ur s e l v e sa n dy o urf a mi l i e s .
Wewi l l wo r kt o g e t he rt oc ho o s eal o c a t i o nt ha tt st het y p eo fs e s s i o ny o u’ r eb o o k i n g , a n dt hev i s i o nt ha ty o u ha v ef o ri t . Iha v es ho ta tma n yd ie r e n tl o c a t i o n s , a n dha v ep l e n t yo fb e a ut i f ul i d e a so fp l a c e st og o , b uti fy o u ha v eas p e c ico rme a n i n g f ul p l a c ei nmi n d , l e tmek n o w!Asa ne x p e r i e n c e dp r o f e s s i o n a l , Ik n o wwha tk i n do fs e t t i n g swo r kwe l l , a n dI ’ mmo r et ha nha p p yt ous emyk n o wl e d g ea n de x p e r i e n c et oi nue n c et he n a l l o c a t i o nd e c i s i o n . Tr a v e l upt o3 0mi l e s , r o un dt r i p , f r o m97 3 0 2i si n c l ud e di ny o ure n g a g e me n ts e s s i o n . Af t e rt ha t , . 5 0p e rmi l e wi l l b ea d d e dt ot hes e s s i o nf e e .
S e s s i o n sa r eus ua l l ys c he d ul e da b o uta nho ura n daha l fb e f o r es un s e t , t og e tt heb e s tl i g ht . Wewi l l s ho o ta s l o n ga swen e e dt ot og e tp l e n t yo fb e a ut i f ul i ma g e s , a n dt he nwe ’ l l wr a pup . Bo o k i n g sa r eb a s e do na v a i l a b i l i t y , s o b es ur et op l a na he a di fy o uha v eas p e c icd a t ei nmi n d . En g a g e me n ts e s s i o n sa r eus ua l l yb o o k e dMo n d a y Thur s d a y , a swe e k e n d sa r er e s e r v e df o rwe d d i n g s .
It hi n kt ha te n g a g e me n ts e s s i o n sc a nb eag r e a te x c us et og e td r e s s e dup . Ad a p p e rg r o o mt o b ea n da b r i d e t o b ei nab e a ut i f ul ,o wyd r e s so rs k i r t , s ur r o un d e db yn a t ur e , c a nma k ef o rs o mea ma z i n gp o r t r a i t s . Af t e r a l l , y o u’ r eo n l ye n g a g e do n c e , y o umi g hta swe l l t a k ea d v a n t a g eo ft hee x c us et od r e s sup !I fy o u’ r ear e a l l yc a s ua l c o up l e , ma y b ec o n s i d e ral i f e s t y l ee n g a g e me n ts e s s i o ni n s t e a d , ( f e e l f r e et oa s kmewha tt ha tme a n s ! ) Noma t t e rwha ty o uc ho o s et owe a r , d e t a i l sa r ei mp o r t a n t . Tr yt oa v o i dt o oma n yb us yp a t t e r n s , b r i g htc o l o r s , a n dl o g o so rt e x to nc l o t hi n g . S i mp l ea n dt i me l e s si sg o o d !Ma k es ur ey o urn a i l sa r ef r e s hl yp a i n t e d , o rn a t ur a l , a n dp a ya t t e n t i o nt owha ts ho e st heMr . we a r s . Ne ut r a l c o l o r st e n dt op ho t o g r a p ht heb e s t , a n dt he yma k ef o r t hemo s tt i me l e s si ma g e s . Themo s ti mp o r t a n tt hi n g , t ho ug h, i st ob et r uet oy o u, d r e s sf o rt hes e a s o n , a n db ec o mf o r t a b l ei nwha t e v e ry o uc ho o s et owe a r . I twi l l ma k ea l l t hed ie r e n c e ! Vi s i tmy“ we d d i n g+e n g a g e me n tp ho t o g r a p hy ”a n d“ e n g a g e me n ts e s s i o ni n s p i r a t i o n ”b o a r d so nPi n t e r e s ti f y o un e e ds o mei d e a s !I ’ ma l wa y she r et ohe l p , t o o .
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Yo urwe d d i n gd a ywi l l b eb e a ut i f ul . I twi l l b ewo n d e r f ul a n da ma z i n g . An di twi l lyb yb e f o r ey o ue v e n k n o wwha tha p p e n e d . Fo r t un a t e l y , y o u’ l l g e tt os p e n dt her e s to fy o url i v e st o g e t he r , a n dy o u’ l l ha v eb e a ut i f ul p ho t o st or e l i v ey o urd a ya so f t e na sy o u’ dl i k e . I no r d e rt ohe l py o urd a yg os mo o t hl y , p r o p e rp l a n n i n gi se s s e n t i a l . Po r t r a i t sc a nt a k eupag o o dc hun ko fy o ur we d d i n gd a y , ( t hi n ka l o n gt hel i n e so f3ho ur sf o rf o r ma l p o r t r a i t sb r i d e+g r o o m, b r i d a l p a r t y , f a mi l y , )s os c he d ul i n gi nal i t t l emo r et i met ha ny o un e e df o re v e r y t hi n gwi l l b ehe l p f ul . Thi swa y , i fi te n d supt a k i n gal i t t l e l o n g e rt og e tr e a d yt ha ny o u’ do r i g i n a l l ya n t i c i p a t e d , wewi l l s t i l l ha v ep l e n t yo ft i mef o re v e r y t hi n g , a n dk e e p s t r e s sl e v e l sl o w. Thee x a c ta mo un to ft i men e e d e df o rwe d d i n gp o r t r a i ts e s s i o n sv a r i e sd e p e n d i n go nt hec o up l e , b r i d a l p a r t y , a n df a mi l y , b utg e n e r a l l ys p e a k i n g , Il i k et os e ta s i d ea b o ut3 0 4 5mi n ut e sf o rb r i d a l p a r t yp o r t r a i t s , a n o t he rha l f ho urf o rf a mi l yp o r t r a i t s , a n da nho ur( o v e rt hec o ur s eo ft hewho l ed a y , )f o rb r i d ea n dg r o o mp o r t r a i t s . I ft he b r i d ea n dg r o o mc ho o s et od oa“r s tl o o k , ”t he nIa l wa y st r yt os p l i tupt he i rp o r t r a i ts e s s i o ni n t ot wop a r t s . The r s tl o o ka n dp r e c e r e mo n yp o r t r a i t s , a n dt he naf e wp o s t c e r e mo n yp o r t r a i t s , i fs un l i g hta l l o ws . I ’ l l d i s c us st hi si n d e t a i l wi t hy o ua sy o uc o mp o s ey o urwe d d i n gd a yt i me l i n e !
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