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Having every beautiful detail carefully selected for your wedding day can begin to feel like wasted efforts if your plans start to go array the day of. That’s why I always recommend that my brides hire a planner. Whether you choose a day-of coordinator or a full-fledge planning and styling service, having someone to manage […]

Bride University: Do You Need a Wedding Planner?

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Do you remember when your mom first showed you her wedding photos? She probably had big poofy sleeves and teased bangs or something, and you laughed as you thumbed through the prints, looking at your dad’s feathered haircut. Maybe the photos were in an album– one of those ones with the clear plastic sleeves that […]

Preserving Your Legacy: Prints, Albums, and Products

Bride University, Motherhood

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Wedding days are filled with so much beauty. There is a sort of natural unfolding of sentimental exchanges: hearts are touched and happy tears flow, families are united, friends laugh together… The tables are carefully set, the flowers are arranged, the dresses are steamed… Letters are exchanged, the groom buys his bride a gift she’ll […]

Tips for Bride University: Creating Your Wedding Day Timeline

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Do you remember school picture day? Yeah, like from back in grade school– that’s what I’m talking about. That day where your mom would pick out a really nice outfit for you and you would choose a colored background that matched it, the photographer would have you sit on a chair or a stool and […]

The Secret to Looking Natural in Photos

Bride University, Engagement, Motherhood, Uncategorized

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True love? Check.  Engagement ring? Check.  Booked engagement session? Check.  Engagement sessions are possibly the sweetest of all photography sessions. It’s all the romance of the wedding day, but without the stress (and with more comfortable clothing)! What is also different about your engagement session verses your portrait session during your wedding is this one […]

Why You Should Choose a Theme for Your Engagement Photos | Shea Brianne Bride University

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True love? Check.  Engagement ring? Check.  Booked engagement session? Check.  Engagement sessions are possibly the sweetest of all photography sessions. It’s all the romance of the wedding day, but without the stress (and with more comfortable clothing)! What is also different about your engagement session verses your portrait session during your wedding is this one […]

Why You Should Choose a Theme for Your Engagement Photos | Shea Brianne Bride University

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Hey, friends! So if you didn’t know, last June I got married! See photo below by our photographer, Cassidy Brooke! Even though over six months have passed since our wedding day, every time I sit down with a potential bride, I find myself just wanting to expel bridal information, ideas, and tips like a loose firehose. […]

My 5 Biggest Wedding Planning Tips – Shea Brianne Bride University

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Calligraphy and hand-lettering is an artistic medium rising in popularity, which might surprise you, considering that cursive is rarely even taught in schools anymore! However, the art of creating script-like font is nowhere near becoming a dead art. Actually, it is becoming a staple look in the field of fine art photography to have not […]

DIY: Fake Calligraphy for Addressing Invitations

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