wedding planning tips
How to Make the Most of Your First Look
A wedding day first look is an excellent way to start your wedding day together and cap off the excitement and anticipation of seeing each other all ready for the first time. Though many couples still opt for the traditional down the aisle first look, many more are...
11 Creative Wedding Exit ideas
There's nothing better than ending your wedding on a high note with a send-off! It's one last chance to run through a tunnel of love and celebrate the joy you've been feeling all day long. I've compiled 11 creative wedding exit ideas to help you decide which best fits...
just got engaged? 10 things to do first
Just got engaged? You've decided to say yes to a lifetime together - you're engaged! Now what the heck do you do next? After you're done soaking in that just-got-engaged excitement, it can feel SO overwhelming to think about the next step: planning a wedding....
Love in the Time of Corona – Wedding Policies
What a time to be alive! It's still totally possible to get married right now, in the midst of a pandemic, but it's important to think about safety of all involced. To protect myself, my clients, and their guests, I have instituted the following COVID policies in my...
What to Do with Your Wedding Photos | 3 Ways to Back Up Your Wedding Images
You've spent many months (maybe years) planning your wedding. Every detail was perfect. You've invested thousands in your wedding photography experience. The day comes and goes, and you enjoyed every single moments. When you get your wedding photos back, what do you...
How to Make an Intimate Wedding Special in the Age of COVID-19
With COVID-19 wrecking havoc on life as we know it, many weddings and events have been postponed. Despite the circumstances, many couples are deciding to get married now in intimate weddings, saving the big party for later in the name of safety. The question that...
A Quick Guide to Eloping: What is an Elopement and Why They are Amazing
Thinking about eloping? What is an elopement and why should you elope? Get your questions about eloping answered with this quick guide from Madalyn Muncy.
Top Detroit Engagement Session Locations You’ll Want to Visit
Getting married? These top Detroit engagement session locations are perfect for photos that announce the big day. With the renaissance of the city, Detroit has become a popular spot for an engagement session. With a sprawling city like Detroit, there are so many...
Deciding to Postpone Your Wedding Due to Coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the world, I know these are stressful and uncertain times to be planning an event. Are you deciding to postpone your wedding due to coronavirus? Read on for everything you need to consider before you make a decision....
4 Reasons Why You Should Invest in a Wedding Album
When you’re planning a wedding, sometimes deciding on a wedding album is one of the furthest things from your mind. The event hasn’t even happened yet so envisioning how you’ll enjoy the memories of it for years to come can seem super duper abstract. But if you know...
COVID-19 & Your Wedding: A Guide to Rescheduling Your Wedding
Before you proceed, just take a deep breathe. Know that I'm here for you; your other vendors are here for you; and that we are going to make sure you get hitched! I know that the prospect of rescheduling or postponing or re-imaginging your wedding is hella stressful....
How to Choose Wedding Ceremony Music: Wedding Ceremonies Part 4
We all know that music can make or break a mood. Throw on a song that doesn’t pop and the dance floor clears. Put on something you can shake and shimmy to and the floor is packed. But for a wedding ceremony, you’re not necessarily relying on a DJ or band to choose...
How to Write Your Own Vows: Ceremony Series Part 3
“To have and to hold.” “To love and cherish.” “Until death do us part.” We have all heard the age-old wedding vows. But what if these vows don’t fit what you’re wanting to promise to your beloved? Writing your own vows can seem daunting at first, but never fear. Here...
Wedding Ceremonies Part 2: How to Write a Wedding Ceremony
Last post, we discussed the basic structure of a ceremony, but how do you write a wedding ceremony? Where do you begin? The first step is to sit down together with a glass of wine or coffee or bourbon or your drink of choice here, turn your phones to silent and talk...
Wedding Ceremony 101: Ceremony Structure and Basics
So you’re getting married. Yay! You’ve decided to have a wedding ceremony right at your beautiful outdoor venue. But what the heck will you say? What do you do and when do you do it? You need some wedding ceremony 101. In this series, I’ll be taking you through common...
Top 10 Wedding Day Getting Ready Tips
The anticipation is never higher than while you’re getting ready for your wedding. Nerves, excitement, anxiety, joy, it’s all there. It may not seem like a big part of the story, but getting ready on your wedding day is a big moment of the day, the part where it feels...
Should I Do A First Look at My Wedding?
Before I begin, I will first and foremost say, it’s your wedding and you should absolutely do what is right for you as a couple. No matter what anyone says, always do you. As you’ve started to plan your wedding, the question “Should I do a first look at my wedding?”...
Top Wedding Trends I Loved in 2019
When you get engaged and start planning a wedding, I’m 100 percent sure your mom or grandma or aunt or someone who happens to be older than you will say, “Wow, weddings sure have changed since I got married.” Even in the three years now since I was engaged and...
How to Preserve Your Wedding Day Photos
There's no secret here: we live in a digital age. The time of dropping off rolls of film down the chute at your local drugstore has ceased, and digital delivery is now king. I have been using digital delivery for images since my business began simply because it's...
What to Wear to Your Engagement Session
The number one question I get before an engagement session (besides "where should we go?" of course), is "What should we wear?" Have no fear, as I have some tips for what to wear to your engagement session. These tips are all weather and seasonally dependent, but I...
How to Prepare for Your Wedding Day Photography
Planning a wedding is crazy busy, and pretty all-consuming at times. In the middle of just trying to go to work, eat decent food, and prepare for this huge life change (marriage!), you're trying to plan a major event. This usually means coordinating your vendors,...
How to Choose a Wedding Photographer
Out there in the wedding planning world, there is just as much confusion about how to choose and hire a wedding photographer as there is wedding photographers (at least in my neck of the woods). For most people, this is the first time they've hired a photographer...
Wedding Timeline Planning: A Quick How To Guide
When I initially meet with a couple, we talk a lot about them: how they met, how they got engaged, what they are like together, what type of wedding vibe they're going for. But no matter what, the conversation always turns towards the wedding timeline. If you haven't...
How to Calm Wedding Day Anxiety
I am an anxious person. And despite being very in love with my partner and wanting to spend forever with him, the thought of a whole day spent with me as the center of attention made me want to curl up in a ball and go back to bed. Even though we were having a...