What are yours? Wedding photography has been my bread and butter for so long, but I’ve evolved over the years. I used to do weddings where I only give digital files, now I insist on being a part of the creative process through the art of printing the story. I used to watermark my photos (and freak out about being tagged and credited), but now I don’t (though I still love a tag ❤️). I’ve always booked hours consecutively - and that has cost me a few jobs for sure, but I’m ok with that because I wasn’t the right fit for them and every couple deserves to have the right photographer. What are your nonnegotiables or things that have changed throughout your time as a wedding photographer? Photographer @vanessajoy Bts: @thewisteriajade Venue @thompson_atx Dress @naamanavipurdesigner Bride @lore.varga Groom @abyonausar Makeup @gabriellejbeauty Hair @gatheredbeautybygabrielle Production @_lauren_field

My life’s mission is to print memories. Shoot and burn (or shoot and send a downloadable gallery) isn’t where our relationship and story-telling responsibility ends as wedding photographers and it doesn’t have to be where our creativity stops. I find SO MUCH fulfillment spending time with my couples after their wedding, reliving the day and helping them tell their love story in a way that resonates with them and how they want to remember and pass it on. Was so happy walking through my thought process about this with @masonzenji on @canonusa’s podcast Unscripted. See the rest of the podcast on Canon’s YouTube channel!

Wedding photos are meant to be printed, not die a digital death.