So, you've started your search for a wedding photographer.

Congrats, this is an exciting time!

Your wedding photos are kind of a big deal, and you probably have a ton of questions in mind. Luckily, we live in a digital age, so a quick internet search will deliver oodles of blogs telling you all the right questions to ask your photographer.

This is not one of those blogs.

Are those questions important? Absolutely. Availability, cost, and experience are all things you want to know more about when choosing the person who will be following you around with a camera all day.

So, yes, do your research. Browse as many wedding photographers as you need to. Learn about their packages and pricing, their photography style, and their editing process. Read their reviews. Book a call, schedule a video chat, or meet them for coffee.

**Then ask yourself the most important question:**

DO WE VIBE?
I'm going to be honest. I sometimes struggle with those first meetings when it feels like someone is hyperfocused on asking all the "right" questions.
Going back to the digital age thing, it's kind of a double-edge sword. With every second of our lives documented on social media, so many couples feel the pressure to have an "Instragram-perfect" wedding. And obviously, the photographer you choose will play a big role in making that happen.

But here's the thing about wedding photographers: They are going to be with you all day, on one of the most important days of your life. That said, my instinct is to push back a little and ask couples, "What questions do you need to ask to know who I am and what I'm about?"

You know when you meet someone and you just instantly hit it off? I want it to be like that. I want you to leave our meeting thinking, "She's a perfect fit!" Or, hey, maybe you leave saying, "She's not for us." Either way, that gut feeling is what matters.

Ask me about my approach to photographing weddings and I will tell you: I like to be silly. I like to have fun. I don't like to take things too seriously. I prefer to let the day unfold naturally and not feel the need to interrupt important moments as they are happening.

Having photographed countless weddings, microweddings, and elopements, I have an intuitive feel for how the day will flow, and because of that I know how to gently guide couples and their friends and family in a way that feels laidback and effortless.

Even if (especially if) being in front of a camera is not your normal state, I have a secret superpower: making people feel comfortable enough to just be without having to constantly think about being photographed.

At the end of the day, I always tell people that the really big decisions about your wedding (like choosing a photographer) should be intentional; they should reflect how you want to experience the day.

Which brings me to the next important question:

Are the photos serving your wedding, or is your wedding serving the photos?

Personally, I want my photos to serve your wedding.

I want them to be a reminder of how you felt during that day—every moment, every connection, everything that made it meaningful.

Will they still be Instragram-worthy? Obviously. (Examples here.)

But more so, when you glance over at the framed photo on your wall or flip through the wedding album on your coffee table a few years from now, will it remind you of everything you were feeling that day?

Because to me, that's why photographs exist.