Learn which questions to ask a wedding photographer about full galleries, packages, contracts, backup plans, timelines, image delivery, and wedding-day preparation.

A first look is a private moment when a couple sees each other before the ceremony. It can help your timeline, calm your nerves, and give you more time together—but it is not the right choice for everyone.

Here is what to consider before deciding.

A beach wedding can be beautiful, relaxed, and romantic—but the beach is not a controlled environment. Wind, heat, tides, tourists, and sudden weather changes can quickly disrupt even the prettiest plan.

Here is what you should consider before choosing the shoreline as your ceremony venue.

A pre-elopement party lets you celebrate with family and friends while keeping your ceremony private. Here’s how to decide whether having one will add joy—or unnecessary stress—to your plans.

Should you tell your family about your elopement beforehand or wait until you are married? Here’s how to protect your peace while honoring the relationships that matter to you.

Courthouse weddings may be simple, but they still require preparation. Here’s what to bring, what to confirm beforehand, and how to create a meaningful celebration beyond the ceremony.

A beautiful wedding does not require an expensive venue. Explore affordable locations that offer good light, interesting backgrounds, and plenty of personality for your celebration and photographs.

A venue may look beautiful during a tour, but how will it photograph throughout your wedding day? Here are the details I notice, from natural light and clean backgrounds to sunset access and reception lighting.

There is something about the Arizona desert at sunset that never needs much help. The mountains, towering saguaros, winding trails and changing light already create the kind of backdrop that feels cinematic.

For Hailey and Preston’s engagement session in Phoenix, we kept things relaxed and let the desert do what it does best.

If you search for a wedding photography shot list, you’ll probably find a huge checklist: rings, first kiss, bouquet, cake cutting, first dance. But your photographer already knows to photograph those things.

A thoughtful wedding-day timeline keeps everything organized without making the day feel rushed. Learn how to create space for photographs, unexpected delays, quiet moments, and actually enjoying your celebration.

What is the best time of day for wedding photos? From morning light and midday sun to golden hour, blue hour, and nighttime portraits, learn how lighting can affect your wedding photographs and why timing matters.

A wedding photographer does far more than show up with a camera. From timeline planning and managing family portraits to solving problems, reading light, protecting your images, and editing your final gallery, here's what you're really hiring a professional wedding photographer to do.

How many hours of wedding photography do you really need? From intimate ceremonies to full wedding days, learn what 3, 5, 6, and 8 hours of coverage can realistically capture and how to choose the right amount of time for your wedding.

Your engagement photos should feel like you, not like a performance. From choosing the right location and outfits to understanding lighting and getting comfortable in front of the camera, here are seven things to do before your engagement photo session.

Choosing your wedding photographer is about more than finding beautiful photos. Here are five red flags every couple should watch for before signing a contract or paying a retainer.

There’s a quiet strength that lives in Jess — a tension between grace and grit that the camera can’t help but linger on. She’s a versatile model, capable of transforming from bold to ethereal with the smallest shift of her gaze. But this series wasn’t about creating artifice; it was about revealing the real.

In her red dress and layers of pearls, Jeannette Gomz steps into the frame like a living painting—bold, radiant, and unafraid of color. Her work is a celebration of spirit and creativity, blending symbolism, personal myth, and raw expression. Surrounded by flowers, palettes, and canvases, she carries both softness and fire, reminding us that art is not just something we look at—it’s something we live.

This week, I gathered with a group of incredible women to celebrate the Summer Solstice—the longest day of the year and a sacred moment of light, stillness, and reflection. Across cultures and centuries, the Solstice has marked a time of transition, abundance, and illumination. It reminds us to pause, to honor how far we’ve come, and to consciously choose what we’re calling in.