Back from Nevada!
Mar/19/10 03:43 PM Filed under: My Life
After attending
WPPI (which was amazing and inspiring
as always!) and after hitting Vegas with a couple
of my bridesmaids (super fun & still haven't
recovered!), I headed to Northern Nevada for a
couple of days to do a little wedding planning. It
was beautiful in Tahoe with snowcapped mountains
and a glassy lake. While there I snapped this
image from my ceremony site with my iphone (yes,
the iphone).
Now three months away, I am getting down to the smaller details of the wedding and realizing how much there is still to do!
You would think that shooting wedding almost every weekend I might know a little about planning a wedding. While some things come easy, there are certainly a few things that seem to be a little tougher. Here are a couple tips I have to share after my last trip:
1. Definitely discuss your ceremony and reception timeline far in advance with your photographer, planner and other important people. I am wishing I could change my ceremony time but the invites are printed... shucks!
2. Definitely do a hair and make up trial. My first hair and make up lady and I did not speak the same language, I said red, she heard blue.. you get the picture.
3. Definitely talk to family and friends about helping you find props needed for the wedding. My cousin is bringing wine barrels and a possibly a chandelier for me to borrow that will save lots on rentals.
4. Definitely start working on the guest list far in advance. I had last minute additions, deletions and I'm pretty sure my invitation designer might kill me.
5. Think about where you will get ready. This is so important for the opening shots and details shots of your wedding. You want the space to flow with the feel of your wedding, not be cluttered and have lots of pretty light. Important for makeup and photos.
6. Do a cake tasting. While I don't really have a big sweet tooth and truly want a cake for the pretty pictures (shocker right?) I did do a cake tasting and was so glad we made time for it. We ended up with flavors I would have NEVER chosen from a piece of paper and think it will be a nice surprise for guests to eat something out of the ordinary.
7. Definitely visit your location at different times of the day to see the light. This is a little harder for me as it requires two plane flights, however as it gets closer I will have my mom out there scooping it out.
8. Don't sweat the small stuff.....I'm still working on this one.
Here are a couple more iphone snaps from Vegas...
Now three months away, I am getting down to the smaller details of the wedding and realizing how much there is still to do!
You would think that shooting wedding almost every weekend I might know a little about planning a wedding. While some things come easy, there are certainly a few things that seem to be a little tougher. Here are a couple tips I have to share after my last trip:
1. Definitely discuss your ceremony and reception timeline far in advance with your photographer, planner and other important people. I am wishing I could change my ceremony time but the invites are printed... shucks!
2. Definitely do a hair and make up trial. My first hair and make up lady and I did not speak the same language, I said red, she heard blue.. you get the picture.
3. Definitely talk to family and friends about helping you find props needed for the wedding. My cousin is bringing wine barrels and a possibly a chandelier for me to borrow that will save lots on rentals.
4. Definitely start working on the guest list far in advance. I had last minute additions, deletions and I'm pretty sure my invitation designer might kill me.
5. Think about where you will get ready. This is so important for the opening shots and details shots of your wedding. You want the space to flow with the feel of your wedding, not be cluttered and have lots of pretty light. Important for makeup and photos.
6. Do a cake tasting. While I don't really have a big sweet tooth and truly want a cake for the pretty pictures (shocker right?) I did do a cake tasting and was so glad we made time for it. We ended up with flavors I would have NEVER chosen from a piece of paper and think it will be a nice surprise for guests to eat something out of the ordinary.
7. Definitely visit your location at different times of the day to see the light. This is a little harder for me as it requires two plane flights, however as it gets closer I will have my mom out there scooping it out.
8. Don't sweat the small stuff.....I'm still working on this one.
Here are a couple more iphone snaps from Vegas...