Wedding Inspiration

the Idea Of Having A Wedding Planner + Coordinator For So Long Felt Like A Luxury Item, But I Believe Has Truly Become A Necessity. The Work That We Put Into Leading Up To The Day As Well As Tasks To Do On The Wedding Day, It Can Save You So Much Stress + Time So You Can Truly Enjoy Your Day With Friends + Family!

below Are The Top 10 Reasons To Hire A Wedding Planner For Your Day!

being In This Business For As Long As I Have, I Have Worked With A Lot Of Different Vendors. Every Vendor Is Different And Just Like A Wedding Planner, You Want To Work With People That Fit Your Style, Budget And That You Work Well With. Working With All These Vendors, We Can Give You Recommendations Based On What We Think Would Work Best For You. We Also Help Give Advice On Any Other Questions You Have As You Go Through The Planning Process. All Of The Details Can Be A Lot, And We Are Happy To Help With Them.  

sometimes It’s Those Tedious Tasks That Can Be The Most Overwhelming. Sending Out Invites, Managing Your Guest List, Finalizing Your Seating Chart. There Are A Lot Of Little Details That Can Be A Lot And We Can Help With Those Tasks If Need It.

have You Ever Been In A Wedding That You Helped With Getting All The Décor Items Set Up For The Couple? A Lot Of Us Have And It Can Eat Up A Lot Of The Day And Be A Little Stressful. A Wedding Planner Is There To Do All The Set-up Of Your Place Cards, Guestbook, Favors And Anything Else You Bring In. And All Of Those Items That We Set Out; We Will Pack Up At The End Of The Night For Your Friends/family To Take Home.  

even Before Your Day, We Create A Master Timeline And We Work With That Timeline To Keep Your Day Moving Along. We Are Constantly Communicating With Your Vendors During To Make Sure That Everything Is Running Smoothly. We Also Check In With Our Couples So You Are Never Wondering What Comes Next!

whether A Large Or Small Bridal Party, It Can Take Some Effort To Get Them All In One Place At One Time. Everyone Is There To Have Fun And Celebrate The Couple, Which Is The Way It Should Be, But Sometimes Organizing Everyone Can Be A Bit Of A Task. That Is What We Are Here For! We Wrangle Your Bridal Party For Photos, The Ceremony, And Grand Entrances. We Make Sure The Girls Have Their Bouquets, The Boy’s Boutonnieres Are Pinned On And They All Know Where To Be.

at Least Every Wedding That I Have Worked, Something Comes Up That Needs To Be Fixed. A Ripped Dress, A Wine Stain, A Fallen Updo…we Have A Fix In Our Bag For That! From Safety Pins, Hem Tape, Band Aids And Granola Bars, We Have It All. We Carry It With Us At Every Wedding So You Don’t Have To Worry About It.

there Is A Long List Of Things We Have Seen And Handled That Our Couples Never Know About. Décor Items Get Broken In Transfer, Cake Frosting Gets Touched By A Kid, The Rings Are Missing Or The Shuttles You Have Booked Don’t Show Up. The List Goes On And On. But All Of These Hiccups Are Fixable And We Handle It So You Don’t Have To.

it Can Be Rare, But Here And There We Help With Family Drama. We Can Handle Seating Chart Arrangements, Who Makes A Toast And Who Is Not Allowed To And Handle Who Is Paying For What. We Help Act As A Buffer To Some Tense Situations So You Don’t Need To Stress About It.

pinterest Can Be A Blessing And A Curse. There Are A Lot Of Amazing Things That Can Come From Your Pinterest Board And Most Of Them Are Completely Doable, But Some Things May Not Be. If Your Venue Cannot Accommodate Or Your Budget Doesn’t Allow For It, We Are Here To Help Guide You Through The Process And Realistically Plan Your Dream Wedding!

we Are There Early To Get All Your Personal Items Set Up And Make Sure Your Vendors Are Arriving On Time And Answering Any Logistical Questions For Them. We Make Sure Everything During The Day Goes Off With Out A Hitch And At The End Of The Night, We Pack Up All Of Your Personal Items To Leave The Venue.

the Rugged Terrain Of North Table Mountain In July Offered Some Unique Photo Opportunities For This Adventurous Pair. We Started The Session With A Long Hike To Capture Some Shots Of Ari And Stephanie Among The Dried Grasses And Rolling Basalt (lava Rock) Hills. We Then Stumbled Upon Some Beautiful Vernal Pools. These Seasonal Pools Are Created When Rainwater Becomes Trapped By The Underlying Basalt And Typically Have Evaporated By This Point In The Summer. We Took Advantage Of These Dramatic Reflecting Pools And Captured Some Stunning Shots Of Ari And Stephanie. 

we Headed Back Towards The Trail Where Ari And Stephanie Did A Quick Wardrobe Change. Stephanie Works For The Chico Founded International Clothing Retailer Lulus—which Means Their Outfits Were Absolutely On Point. Ari And Stephanie Remained So Joyful Through All Our Spelunking And Despite A Surprising Amount Of Grasshoppers Jumping All Around Us. These Two Told Me Before Their Shoot That They Are Super Awkward Taking Photos But As You Can See They Were Anything But. We Found A Field Of Tall Dried Wildflowers That Accented Ari And Stephanie’s Free-spirited Vibe Perfectly.

ari And Stephanie’s Session Lasted Long Enough After Sunset That We Got To Enjoy The Blue Hour. This Period Of Twilight Just Before Dusk Leaves Enough Natural Light To Capture Crystal Clear Subject Shots While The Sky Shifts To Deeper Hues Of Blue And Purple. The Low Hanging Full Moon Was A Beautiful Guest In Many Of Our Final Shots.

ari And Stephanie Ended The Session By Popping A Bottle Of Champagne. A Previous Client Let Me In On A Trick To Get The Perfect Celebratory Spray– You Hold Your Thumb Over The Top Of The Open Champagne Bottle, Give It A Shake, Then Move Your Thumb Slightly, Like You Would A Garden Hose, To Let Out Just A Little Bit Of Champagne… Ari Pulled The Stunt Off Wonderfully And Created A Superb Spray Of Bubbles. I Was Able To Capture A Great Series Of Photos And Turn Those Shots Into A Fun Gif. It Was A Terrific End To Ari And Stephanie’s Uniquely Bohemian And Perfectly Romantic Engagement Session.

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