As much as we’d like to think the beginning of the wedding day is not nearly as important as the other parts (the ceremony, the portraits, the reception, etc.) it does serve a crucial part in your day and there are ways to make this part seamless for you and your bridesmaids as well as […]

Oh man you guys. I knew it was going to be a great day just because Danielle and Frank are so insanely in love and so genuine but I didn’t know it would be this good. My second shooter, Cinnamon and I walked into their rooms being welcomed by friends and family and we were […]

Red Oak Weddings was just a whisper on her lips a few months ago. It’s still hard to believe how quickly and beautifully this all came together. My dear friend, Jillian, of Bella Carta Boutique whispered this wild and crazy dream that she wanted to launch a wedding blog that was a place for creatives […]

This is a doozy of a post that has been on my to-do list for a few months now and I have honestly just DREADED it because there’s so many variables that go into creating an ideal wedding day timeline from a photography standpoint but I know it’s the biggest pain point for most bride […]

Today on the blog I’m so excited to have Jillian of Bella Carta Boutique writing to you all! There is no one more focused on achieving her dreams than her and I am so happy and proud that she has become one of my best friends in this industry very quickly this year. Jillian is […]

Today on the blog I’m so excited to be featuring Leigh from Lovely Scribe Calligraphy with some tips for working with a calligrapher! I honestly didn’t know much about this at all until reading her post and I am totally OBSESSED with calligraphy. I dream that it’s a skill I will someday have. But for […]

I love First Looks. One of my favorite parts of the wedding day is when I get to watch the bride and groom see each other for the first time. They usually cry. I cry. So much so that once I had to hide behind a tree because it was downright embarrassing how much I […]

Today’s Post comes to you today from my sweet, talented friend, Ashley from Ashley Peraino Events. Our first Vendor Spotlight on the blog! On Friday’s this year, you can expect to see tips for brides and grooms from all types of vendors in the wedding industry! In the past year of going full-time wedding planner, […]

In the back of my mind I always knew. I always said it. Since I was 2-3 years old I was telling people: I was going to be a wedding photographer. When I was about 12 years old I think my reasoning was the same as it is now (okay, maybe now it’s a little […]

They were maybe 3 years old when they met on a ski trip. It could have been NJ, or maybe even at Whiteface (which you can see in the background!) Either way, their love formed like new fallen snow…. “It’s like watching a snowstorm. You see the flakes falling, but you don’t realize how they’re […]