Recently, I’ve been meeting with potential brides that have booked their venue (or are getting ready to) and now, they want a photographer! It seems like more and more, photography is number 1 or 2 on their bridal “to do” list. How phenomenal for me! But with this bump in priority, I’ve also found myself being asked some basic planning questions and the one I get a lot is…”Do I really need a planner?” While I usually say the dreaded "It depends." I've recently come up with so

The first thing I remember thinking when sipping my tea, waiting to meet Gino and Kirsten to talk about becoming their wedding photographer, was his name : ) Gino Donofrio. I remember thinking, “Wow! Can you get any more Italian than that!?” Gino actually contacted me first via email, to discuss my photography, and then I met both of them in person about a month before the big day, just to go over details. Gino and Kirsten are just a perfect couple. I’m sure a lot of people s

This week has been a weird and exciting one. Weird because it’s been filled with some growing pains. I’ve had a chance to chat with several wedding professionals who have been in the field for a while now. Some over a decade. And they are all professionals I respect. Many of the wedding photographers I've connected with are artists that inspire me. The exciting part about this week was that I finally feel like I’m making a bit of a breakthrough, pushing through this stagnant