Carlos and Carmel’s Wedding
Heather & Steve’ Cabo Wedding
Rustic Wedding Details
My Bridal Shower
Since My husband and I decided to elope I decided to do a dress reveal at my bridal shower. Before I came out I had a hand full of friends dress up in vintage wedding gowns. It was super fun for all, and unique. I really wanted my bridal shower to be a little different then your typical bridal shower. I had a game where guest had to draw what they thought the wedding dress was going to look like. Also tested my guests knowledge of Brian and I’s relationship.
Photography Reviews
I have a 5 star rating on yelp. Unlike most companies that do reviews, yelp doesn’t allow business to take down negative reviews. In addition if you are a first time yelper your review won’t show up, yelp doesn’t post new yelper reviews is to protect the consumer they want to make sure business aren’t posting fake reviews. Back to my Yelp page I have 8 reviews showing and 10 that are hidden, which really sucks.
I think my clients are more likely to be first time yelpers. You see I’m very hands on with my clients, I cater to them, I’m part wedding planner/maid of honor and I capture amazing memories. Honestly my business is my love, my baby and to be able to do what I love more then anything… I’m truly blessed. To take it a step further I want my clients to be blown away, so I always go a step above and beyond for them. So after my clients get their photos they tend to want to rave about the quality of my work. Some of the reviews that are hidden had me in tears after reading them. I’d like to share a review with you.
Sara Jordan is the best! We paid for her to shoot our wedding and rehearsal dinner in Cabo San Lucas for 3 days. She arrived in Cabo and immediately went to the rehearsal site to scope out the locations, sunset and lighting. My husband and I love surprises and the reason we chose the venue is not only for the beauty/scenery, but because the ceremony and reception were held in different locations on the same property. For a wedding like this we would normally need more than one photographer to capture everything with all the moving parts. However, due to the expense of the destination and location we could only have one along with the videographer. Sara nailed it and was able to be all over the place to capture our moments on top of lugging all of her serious heavy equipment. The best thing about Sara is that she knows who hired her and she is not afraid to take charge and get the photos that you are paying for on your special day. You don’t want someone who can’t stop someone in your bridal party from talking or walking away to get drinks, to tell someone to spit there gum out, take their shades off or put their jacket back on for the photo. She is truly a natural and her photos are the proof! See for yourself on her website. Our wedding is under destination weddings.
Heather & Steve
Wee Kirk O’The Heather Wedding
Ben and Jen’s Sample Album
Here is an album I made from a wedding at Trump National In Palos Verdes.
Location: Trump National, Palos Verdes
Florist: Hanna Modern Bouquet
Photographer: Sara Jordan
Why Hire a Professional
Wedding Photography is very specialized. Watch the video below to learn why.
How to hire a wedding photographer
Who better to tell you the things you should look for when hiring a wedding photographer than a wedding photographer. I’ve read wedding planners tips to finding the right photographer but I think there missing some things that only a professional wedding photographer can tell you.
Watch this video….
Wedding Timeline
Wedding Timelines
A wedding needs to be planned out in order to keep the day running smoothly. The idea behind a timeline is simple to ensure that you enjoy this special day and not have to be a DIY wedding planner the day of your event. It helps to keep your stress level at a minimum.
My approach is fairly basic. Layout how you’d like the day to go and then be flexible to last min changes. Here is a simple sample timeline that you can use to plan your wedding day, as far as photography. This timeline is based on what prefer a timeline to look like, as a wedding photographer to maximize coverage. Like most of my information this is basic and general and does not encompass all the cultural traditions, so please customize it.
Also notice there are no times, rarely do I find weddings/events run on time. I think it is important to list Ceremony and Dinner times, but other than that it is more important to just have a basic sequence of events, so everyone knows what’s supposed to happen next. The Ceremony is a critical time because you don’t want to leave your guest waiting. Dinner is important because it’s prepared to be ready at a certain time. Too often people organize their wedding to the minute and end up being stressed out that everything isn’t going exactly as planned.
Sample Photography Timeline
· Pre-Ceremony
o Location Shots
o Photograph the Bride
§ Photograph the Brides Details
· Dress
· Shoes
· Jewelry
· Invitation
· Garter
§ Bride Getting ready
· Hair/Makeup
· Dress
· Shoes
· Veil
· Jewelry
§ Bride and Bridesmaids
· Toasts
· Formals
· Gifts
o Photograph the Groom
§ Grooms Details
§ Groom getting ready
§ Groom with Groom’s men
o Pre-Ceremony Photo Session
§ First Look
· Bride walking toward the groom
· Grooms face waiting
· Bride and groom’s face when they see each other.
§ Formals
· Bride and Groom after first look
· Bridal Party
· Family
· Ceremony
o Pretty straight forward – Document the Wedding
· Cocktail Hour
o Formals
§ Family Formals
§ Bridal Party
§ Bride and groom
o All Guest enjoying Cocktail Hour
o Details of reception venue
· Reception
o Grand Entrance
§ Straight into first dance
o Intro Speech – Prayer, Bride & Groom’s Thank You Speech, or Brides Father thank you speech
o Dinner Served
o Maid of honor/ Best Man Speech during dinner
o After dinner open dance
o Garter/bouquet toss
o Cake Cut
o Couple Exit