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When Is The Best Time of Day To Take Wedding Photos?

We call Bride & Groom (with/without bridal party) photos the Creative Shoot, because it’s the one part of the day we can pre-plan and get extra creative! So what time of day should you schedule your Creative Shoot? Well it all depends on the kind of day you’re planning but it’s worth knowing about the…

6 Mistakes Couples Make When Planning Wedding Speeches

You can’t beat a good wedding speech. It’s so lovely to hear wonderful things said about your nearest and dearest and speeches can be a highlight of the day for many couples and guests. But having listened to hundreds of speeches, there’s a few common mistakes couples make when planning wedding speeches. 1. Speeches go…

Bride & Groom Photos Before Or After Your Ceremony?

The Creative Shoot aka. bride & groom portrait session, with or without a bridal party. This is separate from your formal group photos and can take place before or after your ceremony. Check with your photographer to see if they have a preference as depending on the look of their photos they may need to shoot…

How To Schedule A Wedding Day

It’s time to start your wedding timeline planning but where the heck do you begin? How long do things really take? The answers lie in what kind of day you’re planning, what your priorities are and how your vendors work. Even if you’re planning the most laid-back untraditional no-formalities day you will still need a…

6 Things to Help You Choose Your Perfect Wedding Dress

You may already know what style of dress you want or you might have no idea and feel a bit overwhelmed with where to start. What will look the best? What will feel most comfortable? What will really suit YOU? Sometimes you can get lost in the WOW factor of it all and go with a…

Choosing The Perfect-Fit Wedding Shoe

Who doesn’t love an excuse to go shoe shopping?! Wedding shoes come in all different styles but some can end up being less Cinderella and more Ugly Sister if you’re not careful. I’d like to offer you some advice from someone who has photographed a fair amount of these shoes and has actually seen them…

Brides: How To Plan a Relaxed Wedding Morning

Normally the girls’ morning is heavily dictated by a hair and makeup schedule but they’re always full of excitement, nerves and anticipation – the energy is buzzing! To help you plan a chilled out morning, here’s some things you might want to consider: Get ready at a hotel or someone else’s house so everything will be…

Grooms: How To Spend Your Wedding Morning

The boys usually have a lot less going on in the mornings compared to the girls (who have a full schedule of hair and makeup!). Sometimes there’s still last-minute wedding details to sort but if you’ve got everything done before the day, here’s a few things you might like to consider doing on the day….