Wedding Guide

K E L S E Y & N AT E W E D D I N G G U I D E 2 0 1 6

LOVE IS A WORTHY STORY 2

WELCOME

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS TIME IN YOUR LIFE! We k n ow what i t ’s l i ke to be getti ng mar r ied and we’re co mmi tted to maki ng yo ur experi ence as seaml ess as po ssi bl e.

H E R E ’ S A G U I D E T H AT W I L L H E L P YO U N A I L YO U R E N G A G E M E N T S E S S I O N A N D W E D D I N G D AY !

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THE ENGAGEMENT SESSION PA R T 1 Th e E n g a g e m e nt S e ss i o n i s an i mpor tan t pie ce of th e

always dre ame d of havi ng pho to s taken. The best ti me

p h oto g ra p hy ex p e ri e nce ! We l ove ge ttin g to k n ow you

of day for e n gage ment sessi o ns are duri ng “go l den

b et ter a n d yo u g e t co m fo rt ab l e on th e oth e r e n d of th e

h ou r ” – wh ich stre tc hes duri ng the fi rst two ho urs after

c a m era . Ano t he r g re at t hi ng ab o u t th is se ssion is th at it

s u n r ise an d in th e last two ho urs befo re sunset. Si nce

c a n b e c u sto m i ze d . Yo u can cho ose a location th at h olds

we ’ re u s u ally at we ddi ngs o n the weekends, engagement

s p ec ia l me m o ri e s fo r t he t wo o f you or a place you ’ ve

s e ss ion s h appe n th rougho ut the week.

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THE ENGAGEMENT SESSION PA R T 2 For you r o ut f i t s , m ake s ure yo u complime n t e ach oth e r w it h w h at yo u we ar. B ri ng o ne cau sal ou tfit an d on e m o re for m al o ut f i t . The m o st i m por tan t th in g is to we ar c lot h es t h at are f l at te ri ng to yo ur figu re an d th at you feel co n f i d e nt i n. Whe n yo u fe e l comfor table, you ’ re m o re ap t to nai l yo ur s e ss i on .

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IDEAL WEDDING TIMELINE WHY A TIMELINE? The t i m e l i ne i s on e th in g th at can make or bre ak you r ph otogra phy. Thi s i deal t i m e l i ne i s al s o bas e d off of a we ddin g day th at in clu de s a fir st l o o k. 90 % o f my co up l e s cho o s e to do a fir st look . Re me mbe r th at all we ddin g days are di fferent and yo ur t i m e l in e may diffe r du e to trave l time s an d u n iqu e s ituati o ns.

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IDEAL WEDDING TIMELINE D E TA I L S : 4 0 M I N U T E S Ever y b r i d e l ove s hav i ng t ho s e b eau tifu l s h ots of h e r b r id a l d e t ai l s . I t ’s an i m p o rt ant par t of th e stor y an d I love h aving s o m e t i m e to s ho o t t h e dre ss, s h oe s , jewe lr y, inv it at io ns , e tc. The s e s ho t s al l ow me to ge t war me d u p for t h e re st o f t he b i g d ay. I nor mally like to allow at lea st 4 5 m i nute s fo r t hi s p art o f th e day. Wh ile I’ m s h oot in g d e t ai l s , I ’m al s o cap t uri n g s ome s h ots of th e b r id e a n d he r g i rl s g e t t i ng re ad y ! If th e groom is ge ttin g rea d y n earby, N ate w i l l b e g i n p hotograph in g th e boys g et t in g re ad y cl o s e to 4 0 m i nute s be fore th e fir st look s in ce it al ways t ake s t he m l e ss t i me to ge t dre sse d.

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IDEAL WEDDING TIMELINE B R I D A L P R E PA R AT I O N : 3 0 M I N U T E S Af te r t he d e t ai l s have be e n ph otograph e d, it ’s time for th e br ide to get i nto her dress.

I us ual l y as k t he moth e r of th e br ide an d all of th e br ide s -maids be dressed by the ti me t he b ri d e i s re ad y to ge t in to h e r dre ss . Th is e n su re s th at eve r yon e wi l l l o o k ni ce i n tho se i m ag e s . Af te r t he br ide is in h e r gown , sh e can pu t on h e r jewe lr y, vei l , sho es, etc and I w i l l s ho o t s o m e addition al br idal por traits !

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IDEAL WEDDING TIMELINE F I R ST LO O K : 3 0 M I N U T E S We ’ ll fin d th e pe r fe ct l o cati o n fo r yo ur Fi rst Lo o k pri o r to th e ge ttin g re ady po rti o n o f the day ! Do n’t stress abou t th at on e bit! We’l l make sure the l o cati o n i s pr ivate an d as se clu ded as po ssi bl e.

PORTRAITS: 30 MINUTES Afte r th e br ide an d gro o m take thei r ti me wi th the Fir st Look , we ’ ll be gi n taki ng a few ro manti c po rtrai ts of th e two of th e m whi l e the i ni ti al exci tement i s sti l l pre s e n t. We ’ ll fin d the l o cati o ns fo r these sho ts as wel l !

Re me mbe r, th e ligh t determi nes where we sho o t wel l .

As we s h oot th e s e po rtrai ts, the bri dal party can start mak in g th e ir way to us fo r Bri dal Party po rtrai ts.

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IDEAL WEDDING TIMELINE B R I D A L PA R T Y P O R T R A I T S : 3 0 M I N U T E S

FA M I LY F O R M A L S : 3 0 M I N U T E S

N ow it ’s t i m e fo r B ri d al Part y s ho ts! We ’ ll bu ffe r in extra

Imme diate Family fo rmal s no rmal l y take pl ace befo re

t im e t h ro ug ho ut t he d ay j ust i n c ase we h ave some

th e ce re mony an d extended fami l y pho to s take pl ace

u n ex p ec te d t hi ng s t hat ho l d us u p! O n e way to make

imme diate ly following the ceremo ny when everyo ne i s

s u re we st ay o n s che d ul e fo r b ri dal par ty por traits is to

pre s e n t. We ’ ll n e e d abo ut 30 mi nutes fo r fami l y fo rmal s

h ave s o m e o ne p ut t he b o uto nni e re s on th e gu ys be fore

an d we ’ ll s e n d a qu esti o nnai re befo re the weddi ng where

t h ey a r r ive fo r p o rt rai t s . Duri ng B r idal Par ty por traits,

you can list ou t th e sho ts that yo u want. I reco mmend

N ate a n d I w i l l m ake s ure to t ake s ome both se parate ly

s h ootin g por traits outdo o rs i f po ssi bl e so that they

a n d tog et he r! Af te r b ri d al p art y por traits are comple te,

re s e mble more n atu ral fami l y po rtrai ts, especi al l y i f the

t h e b r id e and g ro o m w i l l g o i nto h idin g be fore

ce re mony location is dark.

t h e cerem o ny.

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IDEAL WEDDING TIMELINE R E C E P T I O N D E TA I L S : 2 0 M I N U T E S I f t h e rece p t i o n i s i n t he s am e l o cation as th e ce re mony, I w ill u s e t hi s t i m e to s ho o t t he re ce ption de cor u n tou c h e d . I f t he ce re m o ny and re ce ption are in d if feren t l o cat i o ns , we ’l l st i l l g rab some gre at sh ots of you r rece p t i o n b e fo re t he ni g ht be gin s an d gu e sts star t layin g d ow n p urs e s and co at s o n th e ir s e ats .

CEREMONY M ost cere m o ni e s are 3 0 m i nute s lon g. If you r ce re mony is lo nger t ha n t hat , we ’l l make adjustments to the timeline.

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IDEAL WEDDING TIMELINE S U N S E T P H OTOS – 2 0 M I N U T E S .

Rig h t b efo re s uns e t i s t he b e st t i me of day for por traits in t h e late s p ri ng , s um m e r and e ar ly fall! Th is is wh e n t h e s u n is g l owy and g o l d e n. I l ove h avin g a few extra m in u tes w i t h t he b ri d e and g ro o m to take a few “J u st M a r r ied ” p o rt rai t s ri g ht b e fo re o r du r in g th e re ce ption .

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IDEAL WEDDING TIMELINE RECEPTION Th is is wh e n th e bri dal party l i nes up fo r i ntro ducti o ns an d th e par ty begi ns! ! By thi s part o f the day, my time lin e is n ’ t as str i ct. I wo rk o ff o f the natural l i ght and s o afte r th e s u n is set, my po rtrai t ti me i s over and I be gin focu si ng o n the recepti o n events.

THE EXIT Con gratu lation s ! We’re exci ted fo r yo ur marri age. We’re cheeri ng fo r yo u!

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FIRST LOOK A f ir st lo o k i s w he n t he b ri d e and groom s e e e ach oth e r o n t h e d ay o f t he i r we d d i ng b e fo re th e ce re mony. H avin g a f ir st lo o k g i ve s yo u i nt i m ate t i me to spe n d with you r s p o u s e in t he m i d d l e o f a b usy d ay. It als o give s you t h e o p p o rt uni t y to e nj oy m o re t i me at you r re ce ption a n d p rov i d e s m o re t i m e fo r co up le por traits . Fir st look s c reate g o rg e o us , e m o t i o n- f i l l e d mome n ts. Plu s, s e e in g ea c h o t h e r at t he i s l e i s j ust as s pe cial! Th ou gh most of o u r co u pl e s d o cho o s e to have a fir st look , it ’s u p to you if you want o ne and we ’l l s up p o rt you e ith e r way!

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WEDDING DETAILS H avin g you r de tails re ady in on e location with tags o ff and stu ffin g ou t will h e lp u s ju mp r igh t in to sh ooti ng m ode. Th is way we ’ re s pe n din g th e most time capturi ng yo ur me mor ie s !

D E TA I L S T O N O T E : •

R I N G S - W E D D I N G + E N G AG E M E N T

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A L L J E W E L RY - E A R R I N G S , N E C K L AC E , E TC .

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THE DRESS AND HANGER

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SHOES AND GARTER

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PERFUME AND VEIL

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B O U Q U E T A N D B O U TO N N I È R E

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I N V I TAT I O N S U I T E – H AV E YO U R D E S I G N E R A D D R E S S T W O E X T R A E N V E L O P E S T O YO U S O W E C A N P L AC E I T W I T H T H E S U I T E .

OT H E R M I S C E L L A N E O U S I T E M S : •

N OT E S TO S P O U S E

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G R O O M S ACC E SS O R I E S

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W R I T T E N VOWS

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Th an k yo u fo r havi ng us be part o f yo ur

THANK YOU

day! We’re l o o ki ng fo rward to gi vi ng yo ur stor y the unfo rgettabl e wei ght i t deserves.

M U C H LOV E , Ke lsey and Nate

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