a guide for your wedding

 

 

so your day can be peaceful, joyful, and christ-centered...

hello + thank you

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If you’re reading this, it means that you trusted us and valued our work enough to hire us as your wedding photographers, so we just wanted to send this guide as a welcome and a huge THANK YOU! Thank you for choosing us and supporting our business and growing family. We understand the plethora of photographers out there, as well as the investment and commitment that hiring your wedding photographer is, so we want you to know how honored we are that you chose us! As you have entrusted your wedding day to us, we promise to give you our very best. This is not just another photoshoot. Rather, we recognize that the images we capture on your day will be a permanent reminder to you and your spouse for the rest of your lives of the vows you took to die to yourselves for love of the other and do everything you can to lead each other to heaven!


With that said, this season of engagement is most importantly about preparing your hearts, minds, and souls for union with Our Lord through your spouse. On top of that, you’re having to plan all of the practicals and details of your day, and it can seem daunting! That’s why we created this guide for you. As we have planned and prepared for our own marriage, and accompanied many other couples through their seasons of engagement, we wanted to share our top tips that may be helpful for you as you both prepare spiritually for your marriage, and practically for your wedding day. So here’s what you can expect from this guide:


  • About Us: Our Story + Our Mission
  • Preparing for your Marriage: The Spirituals
  • Preparing for your Wedding Day: The Logistics
  • Moving Forward: Next Steps + Summary
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about us

our story + mission

 

our story

Our first date, January 2021.

We met in January 2021, got married almost a year later (February 5, 2022), and welcomed our twins, Judah and Philomena, into our family in October 2023! By the world’s standards, people would say this is really fast, but when God makes something happen, it just happens naturally. To back up a bit, both of us got to the point of discernment in our Vocation prior to meeting each other when we put up the white flag of surrender to God and said, “whatever You want. You know what’s best.” I don’t think either of us really thought that a good, holy, Catholic, attractive spouse, who we could be best friends with, AND lead each other to heaven, was out there. I also don’t think either of us really knew just how much marriage leads us closer to God, either. Well, yes, we knew that the goal of marriage was to get your spouse to heaven. However, we still saw marriage as a lesser, more worldly Vocation than that of religious life, which we had discerned, but neither of us particularly felt called to at the time.


Boy could we not have been more wrong!


Our eyes were opened more deeply to the mystery and Sacrament of marriage when we began to dive more deeply into the teachings of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, which we then got to experience firsthand throughout our dating, engagement, and now marriage. St. John Paull II, through his writings, clearly illustrates what it means to be man and woman, why marriage and religious life are both holy and necessary Vocations, and how each is meant to draw us closer to the eternal reality of union with God—just in different manners.


St. John Paul II once said, "The body, and it alone, is capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and the divine. It was created to transfer into the visible reality of the world, the mystery hidden since time, and thus to be a sign of it (TOB February 20, 1980)."


Our bodies make visible an invisible reality. You may think we are getting heady here, but bear with us. What does this mean? Well, we first need to understand what a Sacrament is to understand how marriage plays into this. A  Sacrament is a visible sign of an invisible reality. So for example, in Baptism, the outward visible sign is the water that washes over the baptized signifying the invisible reality that they are freed from original sin and enter into the life of Christ.

Our wedding day, Feb. 5, 2022.

 

 

So what does this mean for the Sacrament of marriage?! Our BODIES and our union as man and wife is the outward and visible sign of the invisible reality that we are one flesh, imaging Christ and His Church. So the degree to which a husband and wife die to themselves for love of the other, is the degree to which they image Christ’s love for the Church! Through marriage, we get to point the world to Christ’s sacrificial and eternal love!


This is what we have been experiencing in our marriage and why we are now so passionate about sharing this with other dating, engaged, and married couples through our business!


We recognize that our imperfect and human love will never fill us up... we will always want more than what our spouse can give us. But through marriage and the grace of the Sacrament, we have come to know that romantic love is not the end we are seeking, but simply the means to the end: union with God Himself! We exist; our love and marriage exists; and all of you and your relationships exist, so that God may be better and more deeply known, loved, and magnified to us, and those around us. We were created for an eternal kind of love that we can only see glimpses of here on earth! So as we like to say around here, “Through your love, may God be magnified!”

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Expecting our first babies (twins!), spring 2023.

Our growing little fam, fall 2025.

our mission

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So by now, you should have caught the vibe that we differ from other wedding photographers in that this is not just a business for us, but a ministry! Our mission is to promote holy, Christ-centered marriages by choosing not to photograph secular weddings, but rather only Sacramental marriages with the purpose of leading each spouse to heaven! In a culture that can be so loud, we understand how difficult it can be to truly live out the Catholic faith and all that it teaches (especially in the context of dating, engagement, and marriage), so we want to walk with couples and be a resource for them on this journey to sanctity! How do we do this practically?


  1. We pray for you intentionally. As a family, we offer up all of our clients who are preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage in our evening prayers and rosaries.
  2. We give you this Bride + Groom's Guide. This resource is literally all of our best tips to prepare for a holy, Christ-centered marriage. If we were to meet up with you for dinner or coffee, these are the same things we would love to share with you!
  3. We want to be friends! You're not just another client to us, but we truly want to get to know you and your fiancé as much as you desire to share yourselves with us. We hope that you feel the same and don’t hesitate to reach out to us about anything—photo related or not! We love nothing more than being able to share our experiences and walk with you on this journey.
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preparing for your marriage

 

logistical + spiritual tips

 

the spirituals

We wanted to share a few things that helped us to prepare our hearts for making a sincere gift of ourselves to each other and the Lord on our wedding day. We aren't perfect and definitely don't have all of the answers, but we do know what was helpful for us and other couples who we have talked to! We know that each couple comes from a different place in their spiritual lives, so we tried to give suggestions for wherever you may be! Please don't let our list of suggestions and ideas exhaust or overwhelm you. They are meant to be just that: ideas for you and your fiancé to prayerfully consider together! As with all things, take it to prayer and see how the Lord is guiding YOU to prepare your hearts for the wonderful Sacrament of Marriage.  

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1) DAILY PRAYER


The purpose of the Sacrament of Marriage is to lead us closer to intimacy with Jesus and heaven. It’s a path to union with God. (If you thought you were just getting married because you wanted to, or because it’s the “next step”, now you know that it has a permanent, spiritual consequence!). For that reason, we suggest taking the engagement season seriously by developing habits of prayer now. Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, engagement is the perfect season to develop or recommit to daily habits of prayer. It’s not going to get any easier to start praying more once you’re married, so it’s better to start before everything changes! The point is to make a sincere effort to spend quality time with Jesus before entering into life with your future spouse. Jesus should always be our first love and our spouse should be a representative of Christ TO us, not a replacement. Some ideas for incorporating prayer: 


  • Set the alarm 10 minutes earlier so you can pray a devotional, read Scripture, or journal to the Lord before work.
  • Try to go to daily Mass a couple times a week.
  • Have a weekly Adoration date with your fiance.
  • Pray a rosary daily.
  • Read a good spiritual book and have a weekly book club chat with your fiancé on each chapter.
  • Have a bible study on the Sunday gospel with your fiancé once a week.
  • Schedule your daily prayer time into your daily/weekly calendar so it is more likely to happen.

how we prayed daily during engagement

 

During our engagement, we were able to commit to meeting for Mass in the morning every day before work. We would get there an hour before Mass to spend personal time in prayer with the Lord before Mass. This was a huge sacrifice, but so beneficial as we felt like no matter what, we were prioritizing prayer, first and foremost, in our marriage.


what prayer looks like now in marriage

 

Before kids, we were able to continue going to daily Mass most days and praying for an hour first thing in the morning. Now that we have three little children, it looks a lot different and takes more effort, but it's so worth it! We both get up 30 minutes to an hour before our children wake up so we can grab a cup of coffee and open the Word of God, journal, or just share our hearts, desires, fears, etc. with the Lord. Some days, this prayer time is quiet and sweet, and other days the kids wake up and are on our laps or playing while we try to read the Gospel. It doesn't always feel great or feel like we are praying well, but the important thing is that we are doing it and giving God that time. Once a week we each try to go to Adoration for an hour or so to spend a little more intentional time in front of Jesus.

 

SUGGESTED prayer RESOURCES


Introductions to Prayer: If you're just starting out and trying to make time every day for personal prayer, these resources are a good start. Even if you've been spending silence with the Lord for a while, you may find a new way you enjoy coming to know Him in these resources. (Each link is clickable).




Going Deeper in Prayer: If you've built a habit of daily prayer with the Lord and are used to conversing with Him and hearing His Voice, these resources can help you dive a little deeper in your spiritual life!  




Book Club with your Fiancé/Spouse! These are reads that we recommend reading and talking through together!


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2) fast together



The devil HATES marriage and family, so he will do whatever he can to rip it apart. In engagement, the dangers against chastity, especially, escalate because you know that (God-willing) you’re eventually going to be married to this person. Our encouragement for couples to avoid a near occasion of sin is to create a physical fast to do together. It’s a beautiful thing to offer for your marriage and future family and you’ll reap the graces later on! Fasting is an important practice in our spiritual lives because it is not only a beautiful way to offer prayer for an intention and fight against vices (see Matthew 17:21) , but it also teaches us how to deny ourselves of things we may want for something better. We will always have temptations in life, so it is necessary to strengthen our “no” muscle through small, daily actions.


We don’t know where each couple is with their past sexual sin (if any), or where they are now, but it is never too late to recommit to loving your fiancé chastely. (If you’re wondering why this matters or is important to your marriage, check out the resources below). This can be as simple as not spending time together after a certain time of night, or even fasting from kissing throughout your engagement. If you’ve crossed lines and have had sex with your fiancé in the past, set boundaries during your engagement, and return to the Sacrament of Confession. If you’re living with each other, see if you can find another place to live for this season. The Church teaches that it’s a grave sin to have sex before marriage not because sex is bad, but because it is SO GOOD and SACRED that it’s sacrilege to your marriage bed to enter into the marital act before you make a lifelong covenant in your marriage and have the sacramental graces that go with that. We encourage you to chat with your fiancé and the priest preparing you to decide what’s right for you. Just as a reminder, we pray that wherever you are, you may never get discouraged, but recognize that our God is so good and merciful and wants to help you here! We just have to make the effort. We are cheering you on and are always happy to talk woman to woman, man to man, or as couples. Every couple has their own struggles, so don’t think you are alone.


how we fasted during engagement

 

Knowing ourselves and what tempted us most, we decided to incorporate a physical fast in engagement by not kissing for the 4 months leading up to our marriage. We had kissed throughout our entire dating relationship, but gave it up during engagement as a sacrifice so the Lord could purify our desire and love for the other! It was extremely difficult at times, but we wanted to make a true gift of ourselves to the other on our wedding night. We knew it is so easy to get caught up in the emotions and feelings and end up using the other person, rather than truly loving them. Looking back, we are so grateful that we offered this fast. That being said, the best fast is the one that is right for you and your fiancé! A helpful way to determine what is best for you is to think of things that you are attached to or things that would be hard to go without and that could be a good starting point.  


how we fast now in marriage

 

A lot of people think chastity is just for before marriage, but that would  be the improper view of the virtue. Chastity can rather be thought of as true, Christ-centered love for the other that is rightly ordered! Chastity is a form of temperance and is a virtue that moderates our sexual desires so that we can love the other for who they are and not just for the pleasure they can give us! Within marriage, sometimes you may want to have sex with your spouse, but you see they are super tired or sick, or they aren’t in a good place at that moment, or maybe it’s not the right time. Chastity helps us to love our spouses rightly, and not demand something just because we want it.


To help us practice this denial, some ways that we have fasted from things within our marriage is not eating meat on Wednesdays/Fridays, fasting from phone use on the weekends or after work, fasting from secular music, not speeding, taking cold showers, or doing pushups (the guys especially like this one!)

 

resources on fasting


On Fasting:



On Chastity Within Marriage:



On Loving, Not Using Your Fiancé + Spouse:



General Resources: The following resources are an excellent starting place in general and places we go to often for any questions in regards to fasting, chastity, or sex within and outside of Marriage.


3) the week before!


The week before your wedding is sacred because it’s the final days before becoming a new creation with your spouse as the two become one flesh! It’s a no-turning-back point and something you’ve been preparing your whole engagement for. It can easily become a chaotic week filled with last-minute tasks, but try to plan ahead to see how you are going to prepare this week spiritually. Some ideas:


  • See if you can take the week off of work so you can be present to your family and spend extra time in prayer this week, making a mini retreat.
  • See if you can arrange someone else to take care of all the last minute tasks the week before your wedding so you don’t have to worry about logistics (this can be a wedding planner or just someone in your family or wedding party who wants to be a point of contact).
  • Look into going on a retreat for a couple of days earlier in the week or asking a priest/religious you may know to direct one for you locally at your parish if you can’t leave town.
  • Try to go to daily Mass and make a holy hour in Adoration each day the week before your marriage.
  • Go to Confession with your fiancé! Get your souls completely clean before receiving all the graces of the Sacrament of Marriage and giving yourself entirely to your spouse.
  • See if you can organize a holy hour before or after your rehearsal to pray with your fiancé, wedding party, and family before your sacred day. 

how we prepared the week of our wedding

 

We were able to take the week off of work before our wedding and hire a wedding planner to finish up loose ends/details (we recognize not everyone is able to do this). This allowed us to spend more time in prayer and more time with our families in our last week being single. Our priest also recommended for us not to see/talk to each other until the rehearsal (so Jack and I didn’t see each other for a week until we went to Confession together before our rehearsal)! It was difficult, but we both agreed it was so freeing to spend that last week before our wedding with the Lord—who should  always be our first Love—and our families, as we knew we’d be spending the rest of our lives together!


how we prioritize our needs in marriage

 

This is a constant work in progress, but we try to always order our life in the correct order: God, spouse, children, home life, work, and then everything else. Our relationship with Christ comes first and foremost, so we hold each other accountable to personal prayer time. If one of us has had a busy day or week, we try to lessen their load so they can spend some time in silence, or make our date night Adoration or Confession that week. After our relationship with Christ, comes our personal needs—because we can’t give to the other unless we take care of ourselves. This is where vocalizing our needs and helping one another meet those is essential. Whether it be time to ourselves, working out, time with friends together or apart, we try to be aware of the right balance within our marriage. (Obviously, if your spouse is in need or could use some extra help that day, we may sacrifice these things for love of them). Developing a rule of life and weekly rhythms has been really helpful for us to prioritize the correct things. There is never enough time to do everything we want, but the Lord always gives us the time we need to do what HE wants of us.

 

 

the logistics

 

Now that we’ve covered a few spiritual practicals to start your marriage on the right foot, here are some logistical suggestions to make your wedding day go smoothly! We know there is a TON of information out there, so we tried to keep it simple with the most important things we could think of.

1) helpful resources


For starters, here are some helpful resources to check out to cover some of the logistical parts of your day!

  • The Catholic Bridal Collective: This is an amazing resource that lists all different kinds of Catholic vendors all around the country!
  • Cana Wedding Registry: A Catholic wedding registry.
  • The Catholic Bride Facebook Group: This is a Facebook group for Catholic brides that can be helpful during engagement for any questions that may come up or recommendations on vendors, etc.
  • The Catholic Bride Podcast: This is a great podcast to listen to for any brides and grooms preparing for their Marriage. It's hosted by two Catholic photographers and they discuss many pertinent topics for you during the season of engagement.  

2) hire the right vendors



Vendors can make or break your day, so we understand the importance of research and looking at all the options. But we also recognize that it can be exhausting and time consuming. That’s why we recommend checking out The Catholic Bridal Collective—a website of Catholic vendors all around the country, from videographers, to wedding planners, to florists, and more! If you strike out there, try joining The Catholic Bride Facebook Group, which is a group of Catholic brides and Catholic vendors all around the country. People usually have great recommendations and tips on there! If you’re local to Jacksonville, FL, and looking for a specific vendor, email us and we can try to help you with our suggestions of local vendors, too!

 

3) creating a timeline


If you plan to hire a wedding planner, they will help you with this, but if not, you will want to build out a timeline for your day, which can seem daunting with so many moving parts! Don’t worry—we will send you a full questionnaire to complete as you plan your day, and we will help you as much as possible from the photography side of things. We've also included some sample timelines in the pages below as a reference. Just as a reminder: Hours of coverage are continuous from start to finish. As you get started building your timeline, here are some questions to ask yourself/keep in mind from the photography side of things.

getting ready

Where will you be getting ready? How much time do you need? Are you wanting photos during this getting ready time? Do you want flay lay and details? Are you reading any letters or praying with your bridesmaids/groomsmen?


Tips for best photo coverage: picking a getting ready space that’s clutter free, with good natural light or lots of windows is ideal for photos! If you want detail shots (i.e., shots of your wedding invites, stationary, and any special elements you’ll be wearing), have these things ready before we get there.

first looks

Do you plan to do a first look with your dad or bridesmaids or anyone else? Do you want to see your fiancé before or do a first touch/prayer? This is important because it can change the flow of your day before the wedding. If you do a first look with your spouse before the Mass, you can get your bridal party and some portrait photos done before as well! If you want to keep it traditional and not see your soon-to-be spouse until you walk down the aisle, keep in mind that you’ll have to leave more time (preferably an hour to an hour and a half) to get all the bridal party and couple portraits done before reception time (after the wedding)!


Tip for best photo coverage: We recommend 30 minutes for full wedding party portraits and another 30-60 minutes for couple portraits depending on how important these are to you! We will usually split up the portrait time. For example, we may do 15-20 minutes at the church after your family portraits and another 20-30 minutes at the venue after your bridal party photos. So wherever you fit these into your timeline, just be aware of how long you may want to give!

the ceremony

Is your wedding ceremony going to be a full Nuptial Mass (including the liturgy of the Eucharist), or just the marriage rite and blessing? Are there any special elements that would make it longer than the traditional hour for Catholic weddings? If you’re doing anything special during your Mass, be sure to tell us, and your pastor, so we can know when it will happen, and capture the moment!


Tip: We suggest giving about an hour and fifteen minutes to an hour and a half for a full Nuptial Mass as usually they go longer than a Sunday liturgy.  

family portraits

Do you want these inside the Church or outside somewhere? If you’re planning to come back inside and take family + wedding party portraits, be sure to ask your Church if there is a time limit for when we need to be out of the Church. If you get married on a Saturday, usually there is an evening Mass, so we may only have 30 minutes after your wedding to capture family portraits, depending on when your wedding starts.


Tip for best photo coverage: We will have a list of your family portraits that you want, but it always helps us to have a point person who can help us gather family members who are next in line for photos to make them go by more quickly! Usually we like to give about 1.5-2 minutes per photo when building a timeline

wedding party

 

Where do you want these taken? At the Church or elsewhere? We recommend allotting a minimum of 30 minutes for wedding party photos so we can get individual and group photos taken!

couple portraits

This is one of the only times during your wedding day where you will be alone (well kinda... you'll still be with us), so take advantage of it! Do some research of places near your venue, or at the Church that you would like your portraits taken, and leave enough time in your timeline to enjoy it! (We recommend leaving time for about 15-20 minutes of couple portraits after your family photos at the church and then another 30 minutes after your wedding party photos. If you want additional sunset photos, we can always step out for 10 minutes at your reception).  If you haven’t had professional photos taken before or aren’t super comfortable in front of the camera, don’t worry! We try to make things as natural as possible, and trust us, on your wedding day you’ll be so focused on your spouse and having so much fun that you may not even know we are there!


Tip for best photo coverage: If the timeline works out, the best lighting for photos is usually 1 hour before sunset. If that doesn’t work in your timeline, don’t worry! Try to pick a portrait location with plenty of even shade coverage so we can get that softer light. We will help you with this!

the reception

There’s no right/wrong way to host a party after your wedding, so make it yours! In addition to figuring out food, music, and order of events, it’s also helpful to let us know if there will be any special elements at your reception (like a foot washing, sparkler exit, unique surprises or dances, etc.) that you would like us to capture. It's also helpful to think about how much of the reception you would like captured. Is it important for you to have it all documented, from start to finish? Or is having dancing photos for two hours before the send off not important to you?  

 

4) sample timelines



Sometimes it's helpful to have an example of what a timeline could be for a 8 or 10 hour day. Of course, we can help you figure out how many hours you will actually need!

8-hour timeline

11:45AM: Photographer arrives and takes shots of space/gets set for Mass

12:30PM: Nuptial Mass

2:00PM: Family Pictures in Church + Bridal Party/Couple portraits

2:30PM: Load party bus + drive to park

3:00PM: Take bridal party photos at park

3:30PM: Take couple portraits at park

4:30PM: Leave for reception

5:00PM: Cocktail hour begins. Candid + group photos

6:00PM: Dinner buffet starts

7:00PM: Speeches and first dances

7:30PM: Dance floor opens

8:30PM: Golden hour photos with couple

8:45PM: end of photography coverage

10-hour timeline

12:00 PM | Photographers arrive at bride's home / flat lay

12:30 PM | Bride gets into dress (assisted by mom)

1:00 PM | Bride first look with Dad

1:15 PM | First look with bridesmaids

1:30 PM | Photos at Bride's Home (Full bridesmaids, individuals w/each bridesmaid, parents, bridals)

1:40 PM | Groom + Groomsmen photos @ Church (Jack)

2:15PM | Bride + Bridesmaids leave for Church

2:30 PM | Bride and Groom first touch/prayer

3:00 PM | Nuptial Mass

4:15 PM | Ceremony ends + Family photos / couple portraits

5:00 PM | Cocktail hour starts-  capture candids/group photos (Jack)

5:20 PM | Wedding Party arrives to venue for photos - Full group of wedding party + newly weds

6:25 PM | Entrance ntrance into reception

6:35 PM | Prayer by priest + welcome by bride's dad

6:50 PM | Dinner

7:15 PM | Toasts

7:35 PM | Foot washing ceremony - Father to give brief explanation

7:50 PM | First Dances

8:05 PM | Cake cutting

8:10 PM | Open dancing

8:40 PM | Sunset photos with bride and groom 

9:45 PM | Last group dance / prep sparklet exit

9:50 PM | Sparkler exit

10:00 PM | Photo coverage ends

5) wedding ideas we love!


In addition to the mountain of unsolicited advice we’ve mentioned above, we’ve compiled a list of some ways that we’ve seen couples incorporate their Catholic faith into their day by making it prayerful and intentional, so we thought we’d share some that we love as you plan your own wedding day!


  • Get up early and make a holy hour at separate Churches the morning of your wedding to center your day.
  • Write a letter to each other to read before the Mass.
  • Pray together before Mass (you can pray around a corner if you don’t plan to see each other before).
  • Pray a rosary or some form of prayer with your bridal party or family after getting ready.
  • Have the groom wear socks of his favorite saint, or the bride pin her favorite saint’s medal to her bouquet!
  • Honor Our Lady by wearing blue shoes and/or giving her flowers during the Mass!
  • Ask your venue to set a place aside for you to eat 15-30 minutes before you walk into your reception so you can be present to the people around you and won’t be hangry!
  • Have a table of Vocations at your reception, which includes photos of all the people (married and religious) who are living their Vocations and have inspired you!
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moving forward

 

in summary...

 

 

in summary...

 

Whew! If you made it this far, you deserve a pat on the back (and maybe a scoop of ice cream ;)). Seriously though, we hope this guide is a helpful resource for you as you enter your season of engagement and prepare for the beautiful Vocation of Marriage. While we don't expect you to do all of the things we suggested in this guide (that would be extremely overwhelming), we hope that you are able to take some ideas that struck you and incorporate them into your marriage prep journey. Here's a summary of what we encourage you to think/pray about as you begin your engagement:


THE SPIRITUALS:


  • How are you going to make time for prayer and silence with the Lord during engagement?
  • How are you and your fiancé going to incorporate a fast and love each other chastely during engagement and marriage?
  • What do you want the week before your wedding to look like and what practical things do you need to plan for to make that happen?  


THE LOGISTICS:


  • What vendors are most important to you to invest in for you to have a peaceful wedding day? 
  • What elements are most important to you and your fiance to include in your timeline? What elements do you want photo coverage for?

 

next steps

 

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As far as next steps with us as your photographers, here's what you can expect...


  1. Set a day/time for your engagement photoshoot if you'd like one.
  2. Fill out your wedding day questionnaire! We will send this a few months before the wedding, along with a link to schedule your final timeline meeting.
  3. Schedule your final timeline call two months before the wedding.
  4. Pay your final invoice (due two weeks before the wedding).
  5. After the wedding, we will get sneak peaks to you within a week, and the final photo gallery back to you within 8 weeks.


And of course, we are here for you for anything else you may need! If you're in Jacksonville or nearby, we'd love to grab a coffee or dinner sometime before your wedding! If not, please don't hesitate to reach out via text or email with any questions or thoughts. Know of our prayers, love, and encouragement for you during this season!

 

 

THANK YOU!!!




We seriously can't wait to capture your Sacrament and see you two as a bride and groom! We know it is going to be just as it's meant to be—grace-filled and beautiful! You are in our prayers!