Engagement Session Prep: The Guide I Wish I’d Read
TL;DR: Schedule your engagement session 4 to 6 months before the wedding, at golden hour, 60 to 90 minutes before sunset. Plan on about 90 minutes of shooting, solid colors ...
Editorial vs Documentary Wedding Photography: Which One?
TL;DR: Editorial wedding photography is directed and styled, like a magazine shoot. Documentary is unposed coverage of real moments as they happen. Almost nobody shoots purely one or the other; ...
DFW Downtown Wedding Venues: Mini-Guide From a Photographer
Your Downtown Dallas Wedding Venue Starter Guide This post is the hub. Two of the five venues below have their own deep dive on this site; the rest are covered right ...
Arlington Hall Wedding Photographer: What to Know
Arlington Hall might be my favorite in-town Dallas venue and I’m going to explain WHY like I’m sitting across from you with coffee. The columns. The lawn. The 1939 Georgian ...
Hillside Estate Wedding Photographer: A Real Guide
Let me tell you about Hillside Estate. I photographed a couple there last October, outdoor ceremony on the lawn, the light broke through the trees at exactly 5:47pm, and I ...
How Far in Advance to Book a Wedding Photographer
I know, I know, there’s another post on this site about WHEN to book. But that one is philosophical; this one is the actual month-by-month calendar for how far in ...