You’re engaged!! OMG! I remember the day that Brian and I got engaged like it was yesterday! I was so excited and couldn’t wait to share the news with all of our family and friends! I probably texted my best friends as soon as the ring was on my finger. I was beyond excited! Next, I headed over to Google and started searching for wedding venues and photographers! I wasn’t a wedding photographer at that time, but I knew that I wanted a wedding photographer to capture our story! I wanted photos that I could share with our kids and grandkids down the road! I wanted photos that we could display in our home and smile at any time we walked by them! For us, it wasn’t a question of “do we need a wedding photographer”, it was just a matter of finding the right one! But you may be asking yourself “do we need a wedding photographer” for our wedding? Here are two reasons why I believe that you do!

Your story deserves to be told!

When you hire a wedding photographer, you’re hiring more than just someone to take photos on your wedding day! You’re hiring someone who will curate your love story! Brian and I were together for 6 years before we got married! Our story started way before the wedding and yours probably does too! This is why I love engagement photos! Not only are you celebrating your engagement in these photos, but you’re also showing and celebrating the love that you’ve had before your big day! Maybe you guys met at Starbucks and want to use Starbucks cups or take photos at Starbucks! Or maybe you met in college and want to include your school in your session! Your story deserves to be told and what better way to do it than through photos!

It’s only one day!

It’s amazing how many things Brian and I didn’t get to see on our wedding day! We spent so much money on details that we never even saw on our day! Or maybe we saw them, but we didn’t get to enjoy them with our friends and family! I remember the first time we looked through our wedding photos! We saw so many things that we didn’t see or notice on the day of our wedding! Like Brian’s Dad standing up and dancing when we walked into the reception! Or our families chatting during cocktail hour! Then there are the obvious things like seeing myself getting ready before the ceremony and walking down the aisle with my Dad! Or how Brian cried (he says he didn’t) when we had our first look! It’s been almost 5 years since our wedding day and I remember a lot. But there are lots that I don’t remember and I’m thankful that we have beautiful wedding photos to look back on! Your wedding is only one day and it goes by so fast! Hire a wedding photographer who can document and preserve your wedding day in a timeless way!