I shared this as a guide on my Instagram this week (which PS…have you seen these around insta yet? They are amazing), but figured I’d also write a blog post as well! Prior to a wedding day, I meet with all of my clients to go over the wedding day questionnaire and final timeline. During […]

Y’ALL. I was editing these pictures today and will share the rest of the wedding once it’s complete in a blog post BUT I wanted to write a short and sweet blog post today about sunset pictures. I often have couples who elect to do a first look. This becomes increasingly important whenever for winter […]

As I prep for my own family session, I thought it would be cool to share what we’ve decided to wear – as it may help some of you in the future! One thing I’m not vocal enough about in my own business is that I am ALWAYS available to talk outfits. I love the […]

Whenever I am chatting with brides, I often get questions whenever it comes to their detail images. If you’re a bride, you probably know what detail images are because you’re fully immersed in all things wedding day BUT if you’re not a bride, detail pictures are essentially the invitation suite, accessories, florals, etc all captured as part of the wedding coverage on the wedding day.

It’s no secret that weddings are expensive. It’s one of the largest parties you’ll ever throw and things can add up quickly. The larger the guest list, the larger the $$$ you’ll be handing over for this once in a lifetime event. I can speak from personal experience that it’s SO hard to keep track of it all. Whenever Matt and I got engaged, we started emailing vendors and trying to add up how much everything would potentially be. We quickly felt overwhelmed with no place to keep track of it all so we created a spreadsheet. We HAD to keep track of our wedding expenses because we could see things quickly getting out of hand. To me, it also helped me see what I’d prefer to prioritize. You can imagine that most of our budget, aside from food/alcohol, went towards photography and videography 😉

I know, I know! This may be the last thing you want to add to your to-do list as a bride however a good website can really help weddings guests with the below…

A) RSVP for your wedding or provide interactive submission forms
B) Find your wedding location/accommodations easily
C) Locate your registry online without having to print out those crazy long lists at the store

So before you toss this item in the trash, consider this. Think about your own behavior whenever you want to find the answer to something easily. If you’re anything like me, you probably google it. We are all pretty much attached to our phones 24/7. It’s often the first place we all go to to find answers now. I’m not really pulling out my phone book anymore. Also I’m not sure about you, but often times whenever I’m trying to remember registry info or invitation details, I’m away from home. Having a website allows for wedding guests to easily locate all the details of your big day right from their smartphone.

The title of this article is once something that would have given me nightmares whenever I used to work in Paid Search Marketing. We would begin talking about Holiday with clients in usually July or August and it was always a crazy busy time to be in that industry. It took a while for the words “Black Friday” to not give me a headache.

Despite the headaches, I look back on the time I spent in SEM as an experience I would never trade for anything. I gained a lot of knowledge from people far smarter than myself, acquiring skills from them that I still use today. I learned a tremendous amount about Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the holidays in general. I also learned a ton about the shoppers’ experience and how that translates to brands ROI in the end. It was all very fascinating and something I still can find myself paying attention to during this time of year.