Savannah Elopement at Whitefield Chapel I love when my couples plan a wedding that’s exactly what THEY want. Chanda + Paul wanted to have their family with them, a classic car ride, beers and a first look at Moon River Brewing, pictures with a horse (no joke!), gorgeous oak trees over their heads, and a […]

It had already started to rain, and the first look was supposed to happen outside as soon as Maddy put her dress on. And despite the rain, Maddy was smiling. Because she knew – she knew that her wedding day was more than the perfect photos in Forsyth Park. She knew it was about celebrating her love with Jon – even if that meant everything didn’t go quite as planned.

Client consultations are a given in my book, because how else would they know whether I was someone they wanted to spend their entire wedding day with?? Yes, that sometimes means I’m investing my time into someone who won’t ultimately book me, but my booking rate is absolutely higher for having put the time and attention into my couples from the first moment they contact me.

So, let’s talk about client consultations and there why, where, when and whats that make a wedding consultation go from formal encounter with a vendor to casual, comfortable coffee date with a new friend…

Are you planning your wedding and you’re still not sure if you want to do a First Look? I’ve shot weddings both ways, and I can assure you–there’s no right or wrong way to do it. But, in case you are on the fence, here are a few reasons my couples LOVE doing First Looks…

When you are planning a wedding, the decisions can feel endless. I know that choosing a photographer in a city like Savannah in particular can feel incredibly daunting, considering your Google search will bring up over 100 photographers. Yeesh!

So how do you manage those kind of numbers and that kind of important decision?

Well, I think I accidentally stumbled across a perfect method for choosing a wedding photographer when Phillip and I visited the Candlefish store in Charleston for the first time recently.

(This is going somewhere, I promise! Click through to read more.)

Most of my brides come to me completely unsure of how many hours to book–and that’s totally ok! To help them make the decision, I tell them to keep a couple things in mind… 1) 8 hours of coverage is generally what you need to capture everything from the getting ready photos through the sparkler exit. If you want less coverage, that’s absolutely fine too–and we would then work together to figure out whether I would be there for getting ready photos or the exit, since I usually couldn’t capture both in fewer than 8 hours. (There are always exceptions, but that’s usually the case.)