Jen and I always get the same question about how does someone pick their photographer.  What do you ask…what is important to know?  So here you have it…Selecting the perfect photographer for your occasion!  Here are a few simple tips to making your day or session GREAT!

1.  Find the style or type of photography you are drawn to.  Is it traditional, classic, photojournalistic or the old school look?  Is it images that are bold, colorful and saturated or just a simple black and white that is more dramatic?

2.  Schedule a consultation to find your perfect match.  Whether you meet with 10 photographers or just 1, you need to make sure you are ultimately comfortable with them!  Nobody wants to spend the day or session with someone that you are unsure about…client or photographer!

3.  Look at more of their work including albums, prints, and other products.  Make sure that the quality is what you are expecting from them.

4.  Ask about their photographic accomplishments.  You would be amazed by what you might not know about your potential photographer!

5.  When you hire your photographer, keep in touch with them over the weeks or months leading up to your event.  Have meetings, talk via email or go have coffee to chat.  Clients are NOT just clients…they are friends!  Everyone loves to be in the loop and this helps builds your new friendship.  More than likely if your experience is great, you will be working together again in the future.

When we sit down at our consults this is usually what we find out about you!  What style you like, end product expectations and mostly if we all get along There is a photographer for everyone so don’t be afraid to find them!

The open house last night at Southall Eden was FANTASTIC! It of course rained, but the rain did NOT stop the awesomeness Shannon and Dawn with Premier W.E.D. did a great job planning the event, and all the vendors that came out to help were awesome! If you have not been out to Southall yet, you need to go! It is a great new venue for weddings, showers, parties, photo shoots, anything you can imagine! And Shannon is the best to work with too Thanks again Shannon for having us be a part of such a special day for you… your “wedding” was perfect

Vendors who helped make this event so fabulous include: Premier WED, Music City Tents & Events, Fabu, Unique Flavors Cafe & Catering, Branching Out Event Florist, Nashville Event Lighting, Village of Flowers, Dulce Desserts, Nationwide Parking & Valet, Eye Design Floral, Visual Elements, Southall Eden Paperie.

Neda and Mark (aka “Sarge”), were so much fun to photograph! And we LOVED that we got to shoot somewhere new! Smiley Hollow is amazing! So many photo opp’s and Neda and Mark were all about utilizing all of them! They got married a year ago in a very private ceremony, so when the 1 year mark came around, they decided to throw a big party! Boy was it great! Fabulous music by Burning Las Vegas, and delicious food catered by Smiley Hollow themselves Everyone danced and had a great time! It was our pleasure shooting you guys and meeting all your friends and family! Happy Anniversary!! Here’s to many many more! xoxo