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WHATI SI NT HI SGUI DE? Remembert hats t r es s f r eeex per i enceIment i onedabove?Wel l ,t hegoal oft hi sgui de i st oeas eyourmi ndandhel pyoupr epar ef oryours peci f i cs es s i on.Ihavemygener al Wel comeGui det oi nt r oduceyout oRachael Max wel l Phot ogr aphy,butl et ’ sber eal anengagements es s i oni sdi f f er entt hanaf ami l ys es s i onandwi l l r equi r edi f f er ent i nf or mat i on,t i ps ,andpr epwor k.I ’ vecr eat eds es s i ons peci f i cs es s i ongui dest ohel pyou choos eyourl ocat i on,yourout f i t s ,andl ear nal l t hei ns i ders ecr et st oanRMPs es s i on!
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T i m e l i n e 12MONTHSBEFOREOURSESSI ON Aboutt hi st i me,per hapsear l i er ,youwi l l havepai dyours es s i onf ee,chos enadat e,and f i l l edoutaPhot oAgr eementf orme.Yous houl dhaver ecei vedawel comel et t ervi as nai l mai l andt hi ss es s i ongui devi aemai l .S t ar tpul l i ngt oget herout f i t sf oryours es s i on.
2WEEKSBEFOREOURSESSI ON T hi si st het i met of i nal i z eal ocat i onf oryours es s i ons oper mi t scanbei s s ued,i fneces s ar y. I fyouhaveanyques t i onsaboutl ocat i on,out f i t s ,oryours es s i on,pl eas eemai l ormes s ageme s oIcanmakes ur eyouar eateas eandr eadyf oryours es s i on.
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T HEDAYOFOURS ESSI ON I t ’ ss es s i ont i me-t i mef ors omef un& l aught er !Pl eas edoyourbes tt oar r i veont i me,i fnota f ew mi nut esear l y,s ot hatwecangett oknow eachot herorr econnectands t ar tont i me.
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12WEEKSAFTEROURSESSI ON Att heendofyours es s i on,Iwi l l l etyouknow mycur r entt ur nar oundt i mebas edonmywor kl oad. Wi t hi nt hi st i mef r ame,youwi l l r ecei veanemai l wi t hyouronl i negal l er y.F r om her e,youcanvi ew youri magesandpur chas eyourdi gi t al downl oads ,pr i nt s ,and/ orpr oduct s .I fyouhaveany ques t i ons ,apos t s es s i oncons ul t at i oni si ncl udedi nyours es s i onf ee.Youwi l l have14dayst oor der .
Wh a t T o E x p e c t I t ’ st hedayofyours es s i on.You’ vechos enyourl ocat i on,chos enout f i topt i ons ,and gi venyour s el fapept al k.But . . .whatnow?How doesas es s i onwor k,ex act l y? Iof t ens pendt hef i r s tf ew mi nut eschat t i ngwi t hyouandyours i gni f i cantot her , i nt r oduci ngmys el fandget t i ngt hes mal l t al koutoft heway. Ius ual l ys t ar twi t hs ever al pos eds mi l i ngphot os-t heonest hatyous endt oGr andma ori ncl udei nweddi ngannouncement s .Wewi l l domor eoft hes es hot st hr oughoutt he s es s i on,butt hi si saneas ywayf oryout ogetus edt ot hecamer aandmycor nyj okes . T heni t ’ st i met omoveont os omecandi ds hot swher ewel augh,pl ay,andki s s-al ot . Iwi l l al waysencour ageyout ohug,hol dhands ,cuddl e,andki s s . T i ckl eeachot her ,l ookeachot heri nt heeyes ,makes i l l yf aces-j us tbeyour s el ves ! Don’ tbeaf r ai dt oget“t ool ovey”i nf r ontofme-Ipr omi s eI ’ ves eeni tal l andI ’ vebeent her emys el f . Of t ent i mes ,Iwi l l gi veyouoneort wobas i cpos es& encour ageyout omovenat ur al l y t hr ought hos epos es .Iknow i t ’ sdi f f i cul t ,butdon’ tf eel l i keyouhavet oputonas how f orme. Whenwe’ r edone,I ’ l l s endyouonyourwaywi t hani nf or mat i oncar d aboutt hegal l er ypur chas i ngpr oces s .Makes ur eyout r eatyour s el ves-you’ veear nedi t !
Wh a t t o B r i n g •S MAL LB AG Youdon’ twantt opackf oraweekend,butas mal l ,eas yt ocar r y“gobag”wi l l hol dt heneces s i t i es .
PI HAI RT I ES, NS, RSPRAY•HAI S omet i mest hebr eez ei sal i t t l es t r ongert hanwepl anf orandweneedt or eeval uat ehai rs t yl es . Def i ni t el yhaveabackuppl anf orhai r ,j us ti ncas e.
CHAPSTI L EENEX, CK, I PST I CK•KL Es peci al l yi nt hel at ef al l whent hecol dai rcaus esr unnynos es .Al s obr i ngyourl i pcol or ,gl os s ,or chaps t i ckbecaus et her ewi l l beal otofki s s i ngandwemayneedat ouchuport wo!
SANDALSL ATS HOES/ •F Il oveheel s-t hehi ghert hebet t er .Buts omet i mest hos eheel sdon’ tf ai rt oowel l onl ongwal ksorr ough gr ound.I fyou’ r econcer ned,pl eas ebr i ngapai roff l at st hatyoucanchangeback& f or t h.
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Youdon’ tneedt opackal otf oryours es s i on.I tbecomesheavyandahas s l et ocar r yar ound wi t hus .Wewi l l bewal ki ngandus i ngmul t i pl es pot satal ocat i on,andi t ’ seas i eri fwe’ r eonl yt ot i ng t hees s ent i al s .Keepi nmi ndt hatyouwi l l al s obecar r yi ngaddi t i onal out f i topt i ons . •GUM I nt hebegi nni ng,Ihadt oPhot os hopgum outofacl i ent ’ smout hbecaus eIdi dn’ tr eal i z ei twast her e. Al l i tt ookwasoncet obecomeas t i ckl erabouti t .I fIs eei t ,Iwi l l as kyout os pi ti tout .
BI T HAI I T T S, RACKERS, RT I ES•F Bas i cal l yanyt hi ngt hatgoesar oundyourwr i s tt hati s n’ tj ewel r y.Il oveget t i ngmys t epsi n,but i t ’ sat i mecons umi ngt as kt oedi tt hem outofever yphot o.
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T her e’ snoneedt owor r y-Ihavedoz ensofl ocat i onst hathavebeen s cout ed,t es t ed,andRMPappr oved. F i r s t ,cons i dert he“f eel ”or“vi be”t hatyouwoul dl i kef oryourphot os . Doyouwantf unandf unky?L ookf ordownt ownormoder nl ocat i ons . Hopi ngf oras of t er ,r omant i cf eel ?T hens pot swi t hl ot sofveget at i onar eper f ectf oryou.
I fyouhaveanyques t i onsorhavehi tar oadbl ock,Icangi veyous omes ugges t i ons t hatf i tyourf ami l yands t yl e.Don’ tf or get-event houghl ocat i oni si mpor t ant , t hepr et t i es tt hi ngi nt hephot oi sYOU.T hef ocusoft hephot oi sonyouandyourf ami l y, s odon’ tf r eti fwevi s i tt hes amel ocat i onmul t i pl et i mesori fwecannotus eyourf i r s tchoi ce. I ’ l l makes ur et hephot osl ookdi f f er entf r om pr evi ousyear s .
Anot hert i p?Pus hyour s el f-t r yal ocat i onyou’ dnevert hi nkof .It hi nkyou’ l l be pl eas ant l ys ur pr i s edatt hebeaut yandmagi cal l ar oundus !
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NumberOne:BeonT i me Is chedul eours es s i onsaccor di ngt os unt i mes-wedon’ twantt hes unt oohi ghorbr i ghti nt hes ky,but wes t i l l wantenoughl i ghtt os hoott hef ul l s es s i on.Whens es s i onsgetdel ayed,t her e’ sagoodchancet he l i ghtwi l l bel es st hani deal .Gi veyour s el fabuf f erj us ti ncas et her e’ st r af f i corGoogl eMapsl et syoudown.
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NumberT hr ee:Zi t sHappen Z i t s ,bl emi s hes ,s cr at ches ,andbr ui s eshappen.Don’ twor r yaboutt hem!Asapar tofmyedi t i ng,Iwi l l r et ouchands moot hbas i cbl emi s hesands ki ni mper f ect i ons .I fyouhaveas peci al concer n,l etmeknow!
NumberF our :Gl am Up Iwi l l al wayss ugges twear i ngcl ot hes ,hai r ,andmakeupt hatmakeyoucomf or t abl e,butIwi l l al s os ay t hatcoul ephot osar eal s oagr eatt i met ogl am upandcel ebr at e.Iknow manywomenwho us et hi ss es s i onasat r i al r unf orweddi ngdayhai r& makeup.Men-youcanpr i mpanddol l your s el ves ,t oo!
NumberF i ve:Pr epar et oGetL oveyDovey T hes ephot osar emeantt ocapt ur eyourl oveandwher eyouar ei nyourr el at i ons hi p.T hi si san ex ci t i ngt i meandachancef oryout ounwi ndami ds tt hechaosofweddi ngpl anni ng. Comer eadyt ocel ebr at eeachot herandt el l meal l t hes upers weett hi ngsyoul oveabout yourpar t ner .Iwi l l of t enas kt hebot hofyout ot el l meyourl oves t or y,yourf avor i t et hi ngsabout t heot herper s on,andyourdr eamsf oryourmar r i age. . .s ol etyour s el fgets appy!
NumberSi x:L ETI TGO ( I ’ ms or r yi fyou’ r es i ngi ngnow) Oneoft hehar des t ,butMOS TI MPORT ANTt hi ngst odol eadi ngupt oyours es s i oni st onots t r es sandl et gooft hepot ent i al chaos .L ayoutout f i t sandpackyourbagt heni ghtbef or e,l eavewor kaf ew mi nut es ear l y,t akeaf ew ex t r adeepbr eat hsasyougetr eady. Mys t yl ei sal otofcandi dsandf unpos i ng,s os har es omef unnys t or i esonyourwayt ot hes es s i on. L augh,hol dhands ,chatcas ual l y-t hedr i veacr os st owni snott het i met odi s cus st hebi l l sordi r t ydi s hes . Come,r el ax ,l etmet aket hes t r es sofpos i ng& s t r ayhai r s ,andl et ’ shaveF UNwhi l ewegets omegr eatphot os !
COMEON I N. . .S T AYAWHI L E! Wehopet hatt hi sgui dehashel pedyouf eel mor e pr epar edandex ci t edf oryours es s i onwi t hus ! I fyouhaveanyaddi t i onal ques t i ons ,pl eas e s endusames s age( emai l &t ex tar ebes t ) . Wel ookf or war dt owor ki ngwi t hyouandyourl ove!