Category Archives: Marriage

Day 1767 – Is It Possible To Work With Your Spouse?

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Bret and I were chatting out our most recent wedding yesterday; things I learned, things we could improve on next time (there’s ALWAYS something!) and progress we’ve made over the years. He said, you know, I think it’s like wedding XX for me! I can’t remember what number he said, so I decided to look it up.

I’ve shot 51 weddings so far and Bret has shot 32!! I can’t believe we’ve shot 32 weddings in the last 4 and a half years! I also love how much we’ve grown as business owners, photographers and as a couple. We work together SO well!

So thank you Bret, for standing by me, encouraging me and challenging me to become better at everything in my life. I would not be the business owner, photographer or person I am today if it weren’t for you. Love.

Also, thanks for helping me to prove that you can work with your spouse and it can be fantastic!

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Day 1761 – Behind The Scenes Of Wedding Photographers At Mountain Branch

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You may think wedding photography is a glamorous job. You may think it’s fun. You may think it’s hard work. It isn’t too glamorous really….I’ve used my pant leg to dry off flower stems….I’ve spilled crab soup on my shoe….and let’s not talk about how gross we are after a 10-12 hour day. But it is SO much fun and it’s VERY hard work. Oh baby do I love it!

Last year, I started to do behind the scenes blog posts. I think y’all like them, right? (Comment below to let me know what you think!) My main reason to share these photos is because they’d never get seen if I didn’t share them here! These are not photos that will end up in the bride and groom’s wedding album. But hopefully they’ll give you a chuckle.

I always have a ton of pictures of Bret and myself after the wedding, mostly because we use each other to test out the lighting. Neither of us really enjoy getting our picture taken.

I mean, I can’t even smile right!

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Hide the teeth?

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Well, I’ll just pretend I’m not watching.

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This wedding, we had a third shooter, Zephan of ZMBmedia! I guess he’s not used to the many pictures we take to test the light, because he didn’t seem to mind having his picture taken! 🙂

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I asked Zephan to take some pictures of me shoot during the day. He got this one of me before the wedding. It’s my current favorite picture of myself. Thanks again Zephan!

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There’s a lot of squatting in wedding photography.

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I LOVE this shot!!

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I can’t tell if this is a yoga pose or if I’m trying to fit in a box.

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A lot of squatting.

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There’s also excitement! Bret and I were SO thrilled with this part of the formals! We were taken on golf carts to this pond. It was only us, the golf cart drivers and the bride and groom! That’s a photographer’s dream right there!

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When we test out the light for introductions, I feel like Bret walks like he’s on the cat walk…every time.

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This is Bret’s “I really don’t want my picture taken now” pose.

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“Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t see you standing there…”

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“Oh! You want a picture!”

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“Maybe if I make a cute pose you’ll leave me alone.”

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“No? Ok, well, I’m not looking at you then.”

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“Fine, but this is the last one!”

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“Dang it Jen! Well, I’m going to eat some cake then!”

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I love this moment where Bret is helping Lauren photo bomb the photo booth!

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Now, if you get BOTH of us in front of the camera, we get a little cray cray.

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At the end of the day, all of our silliness and goofing off are worth it to get a shot like this with our couple. 🙂

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Day 1758 – Mountain Branch Wedding Behind The Scenes Sneak Peek!

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For this wedding, I had a new second/third shooter for part of the day! Zephan of ZMBmedia! He was an amazing addition to the team! He also does video of all kinds! If you need a videographer, check out his stuff!

He got a great shot of me before the wedding started! I’m so excited about it, I wanted to share it now! Don’t worry, you’ll get to see more behind the scenes shots later.

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