Northern Virginia Wedding Resources for Couples – Beauty of the Soul Studio
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Tips for Choosing Your Wedding Photographer
Choosing a wedding photographer can be overwhelming! There are so many different factors that make it hard even just to narrow down the pool of options, much less make a final decision. Northern Virginia is a market especially saturated with wedding photographers of all styles and experience levels.
Check out our resource on narrowing down your list of options.
Then, look through our recommended questions to ask those photographers!
Vendor Recommendations
Planning a wedding is a lot of work, and one of the hardest parts is finding the variety of vendors you need for your wedding day! As an experienced wedding photographer based in Fairfax, Northern Virginia, we have worked with numerous talented vendors including hair and makeup artists, wedding venues, planners/coordinators, and more.
Click here to see our list of recommended vendors for weddings in Northern Virginia, DC, and Maryland.
Planning Your Wedding Day Timeline
One of the most difficult first steps in hiring a wedding photographer is deciding how many hours of coverage you want the photographer to spend with you. Some photographers offer packages starting with just a few hours of coverage, while others have packages with 12 hours or unlimited time on your wedding day. Using our extensive wedding photography experience, we’ve written a beginner’s guide to creating your wedding day timeline to help you get started on this often overwhelming part of the process.
Unsure About Adding a Second Shooter?
One of the most common variables in packages offered by wedding photographers is whether to hire a second shooter (also known as an assistant shooter or second photographer). Do you really need two photographers on your wedding day? Using our experience as both the lead photographer and the second shooter, we’ve written a guide on when to consider this helpful addition to your wedding day – and when NOT to worry about the extra coverage!
Not All Wedding Albums are Created Equal
If you expect to order a wedding album so you and your family can look back on your wedding day for generations to come, know that most consumer-facing print companies (like Shutterfly) aren’t using archival-quality materials in their albums. That means that the glue, paper, ink, and other materials used likely won’t stand the test of time and will fade or fall apart within just a few decades.
Read our explanation of the value of a truly heirloom wedding album!
Jncorporate Your Catholic Faith in Your Wedding
For Catholics, the wedding day is meant to be centered around the spiritual union of the couple, not just a big party that you get for sitting through a ceremony. We’ve compiled a list of suggestions for how you can weave your faith in throughout the wedding day rather than just your ceremony.
Read our tips on incorporating your Catholic faith in your wedding day!
Thinking of Ending the Night With a Bang?
You don’t have to let your party fizzle out after hours of fun! One way to get guests to stay longer and keep the party going all the way through those precious last moments of your wedding day is to give them a reason to stay – a sendoff! Sendoffs are super fun and don’t have to be an expensive addition to your budget.
Looking for Portrait Location Inspiration?
With years of experience photographing engagement sessions (and more) in Northern Virginia and the greater Washington, DC area we can help you find the perfect location for your engagement session or wedding day portraits. We share favorite specific spots within each location, as well as tips for styling and what to expect during your session.
Considering Hiring a Wedding Planner or Coordinator?
There are a lot of wedding day expenses, and a common one is hiring a wedding planner or wedding coordinator. We interviewed two amazing pros to get a better look at why couples should consider hiring a coordinator, how a coordinator differs from a wedding planner, insight into some of their favorite wedding planning moments, and so much more.
