Day 1357 – The Greatest Wedding Ever or A Wedding Photographer’s Advice On Weddings

I’ve shot 43 weddings, attended a few and participated in 3. In that time, I’ve picked up a few things that I think make for a GREAT wedding!

Have your rehearsal dinner at Pappas Seafood Co.

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Make sure you take breaks.

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If you can have draping, do it. Add some twinkle lights and woo! Beautiful!

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Or better yet, get married on a beach. Always choose the beach if you can.

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Be unique. If you don’t want to wear a white dress…wear a red one…or a pink one with polka dots.

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Use details that reflect who you are.

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Get a custom wedding dress from K&B Bridals. Look how happy the bride is in her dress!!!

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Get Fine Florals by Linda to do your flowers. STUNNING!

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Exit to a sea of bubbles!

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Break tradition and do a first look. For reals. This is especially helpful and awesome if you want to spend as much time as you can with your guests.

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Make sure you’re comfortable with your photographer so you can relax in front of the camera.

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Have fun with your wedding party.

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Enjoy the dancing with your guests.

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Always opt to get a photo booth!

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Get a sweetheart table. It means you can have some alone time with your new groom and your wedding party can sit with their significant others.

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It’s also good for naps.

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Day 1355 – Behind The Scenes – Kristofco Wedding At Padonia Park Club

I had a lot of fun putting together the Murphy Behind The Scenes, so I wanted to do one for Kevin and Caitlin!

So when you hire us you get….

Professional posers

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First look advice…

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Sometimes Bret gets in my way…I give him a hard time but it gets a smile from those in the picture.

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Then I realized I get in his way too sometimes…

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We’ll talk to your guests…

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We’ll tell you where the best dancing spots are…

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Sometimes we almost get hit by bridesmaids on the dance floor…

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We’ll do what it takes to get the shot…

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Sometimes we’ll show you what we got…

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Oh, and we ALWAYS get a picture in the photobooth!

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Day 1354 – What Once Was Lost Has Now Been Found

Ok, two weeks ago, I told you Bret lost ring his fourth ring and took one of my old rings.

Well, Sunday, in this saga of Bret’s rings, Bret found ring number 4!!! It was in his work glove! Yay!! Now he’s actually wearing ring number 4 AND rings number 5, 6 and 7! I didn’t get a picture of all four yet, but here’s a shot of all of them separate…

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