I love weddings. I truly truly truly love them!! I absolutely adore being a part of each of my client’s stories and being able to share memories with them on their special day. I not only love photographing them, but I actually really enjoy the entire process of a wedding. I love it when my clients ask my opinion on certain things and actually trust me when I give my advice. You have to think of it this way, most brides have never been married, nor planned a wedding. Any talented vendor in the wedding industry has “gotten married” a jillion times. Thus, they have way more experience on what works, and what doesn’t. It is SO important that when you hire any vendor for your wedding… not only do you make sure you like them and their work, but that you like them enough to trust them. Too many times have I seen things at weddings that could have gone smoother, or there could have been less stress for the bride, or certain things could have looked better in photos, etc. I’m definitely not a photographer who just goes to the wedding and “does my job”. It is not only incredibly important to me that the photos turn out at amazing as possible, but that the wedding itself does. I want the bride to get everything she ever dreamed of and more when it comes to her big day. I really care so much about each of my clients and that is why every single detail is so important to me.
If you’ve been a long time follower of my blog, then you have definitely heard me talk about one of my favorite vendors in the industry. Valerie Metrejean Woerner. She is the owner of Southern Fete and specializes in event planning, inspiration and invitations. Her style is super fresh, creative and she, like me, is all about stepping outside the box and making your wedding unique and memorable. I absolutely LOVE how this woman thinks. Anytime we get together we could talk for hours about our ideas to make not only our businesses better, but our client’s weddings as well. She is someone I am proud to say I trust in this industry. Even though she is young like me, she has more talent and experience with how to make your wedding amazing than most.
Valerie has taken the time to write 5 different blog posts with some GREAT advice for your wedding planning. I couldn’t have said any of the things she said better. She talks about how to communicate with your vendors, how to put out fires on the wedding day, the ideal bride, timing and SO much more. I wanted to share these with you because if you are planning a wedding, I am certain this advice will greatly help you. Oh and PS. Hire Val! ; )
Read all 5 posts from Valerie’s blog at the links below:
the lovely valerie. photo taken by MEEEEE : )
