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10 Ways to Elevate Your Wedding

We all know that weddings can get pretty expensive, here I have 10 ways to elevate your wedding that won’t break the bank. 

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Real Weddings

George and Jordan | A Fall Wedding | Post Family Farm | Hudsonville, MI

Join me in celebrating my fall 2021 wedding couple, George and Jordan! They had the most romantic day and I loved being their photographer!

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Real Weddings

Jared and Allison | A Fall Wedding | The Trestle Stop | Hamilton, MI

Join me in celebrating the marriage of Jared and Allison! It was the perfect wedding to kick off the fall season!

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Wedding Wednesday

10 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Wedding Planner

As a photographer, I’ve been to my share of weddings. here are 10 reasons why you should hire a wedding planner.

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Wedding Wednesday

Wedding Day Timelines

This is probably not the most fun part of the wedding prep but it is the most vital part. a wedding timeline can make or break the flow of your day so it’s important to make sure you optimize every part of it. I suggest cluing in your coordinator and photographer to maximize your day to get the photos and time you want with the most important aspects.

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Wedding Wednesday

Advice For Those Engaged And On A Budget

Looking back on our wedding I wish people would have given us advice when we ere newly engaged. There is a lot of things we would have done differently but we felt we had to do what the industry was doing at the time. Don’t waste time following the industry. Look at these pieces of advice to encourage you to go for what you want! And Bonus: I included a free resource for Bride and Grooms to use.

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