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I’m Stephanie, a wedding and portrait photographer and educator based in Macon, Georgia. Here on the blog, you'll find recent sessions, wedding planning advice, tips for photographers, and some personal posts! Feel free to take a look around. Thanks for stopping by!

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3 Reasons Why I Love Custom Guestbooks from Basic Invite!

Friends, I know what it’s like to plan a wedding for about 200 guests and I know how time consuming all the details can be! After you book your key vendors, it’s time to decide on your paper products – your invitations, your signage, and your custom guestbook! Maybe you have a love of design […]

January 20, 2020

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Tuesday Tips | Let Your Photographer Eat When You Eat

Hi, again friends! Today’s Tuesday Tip is something I discuss with my brides and grooms during consultation AND before their wedding because it’s just that important… and that’s food. Now, I TOTALLY love me some wedding food and wedding cake but all jokes aside, this is an important topic to discuss since it greatly affects […]

October 15, 2019

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TUESDAY TIPS | What Time Should I Have My Wedding Ceremony?

Hi brides-to-be! Today’s Tuesday Tip is for you, especially if you are in the beginning stages of planning your wedding. Choosing a wedding ceremony time is crucial to the flow of your day, especially if you are not considering doing a first look. (By the way, I love first looks and totally think you should […]

September 17, 2019

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TUESDAY TIPS | Preserving your Wedding Day with Heirloom Albums!

When I was younger, I had a fascination with looking at old photographs. I used to go through my grandma’s cabinets to find her old pictures… ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the traces of my family’s history. The obsession continued into my adolescence, aka the digital camera era. I am so glad that I took that […]

August 13, 2019

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TUESDAY TIPS | What Details to Include on Your Wedding Day

Detail shots are one of my most favorite things to capture on a wedding day. If you are a bride of mine, you might notice that I’ve dedicated about an hour of your timeline to capture these special items for you! I also include time to photograph your ceremony and reception details because I know […]

July 30, 2019

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TUESDAY TIPS | 5 Things You Need to Know for Your Engagement Session

Brides. I’ve been here. I vividly remember stressing out about mine and Spencer’s engagement session because it was the first time we were ever having professional pictures taken. I needed my hair to be perfect, I wanted my makeup to be flawless, and by God, I wanted to make sure that I was not AWKWARD […]

July 23, 2019

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TUESDAY TIPS | Why We Had a First Look on our Wedding Day

Hello friends! I wanted to start a tradition called Tuesday Tips to help my brides and grooms as they plan their weddings. Today’s FIRST EVER Tuesday Tips is about a FIRST LOOK! Huh? What? What’s a first look? A first look is where the bride and groom “break tradition” and see each other before the […]

July 16, 2019

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