Why you should absolutely do engagement photos if they’re included in your wedding package
“I didn’t think we wanted engagement photos. My partner hates being the center of attention and has requested we try to find a wedding photographer who won’t act like paparazzi. But a lot of the photographers I’m seeing have packages that include an engagement session. I don’t think we want to do them, even if they’re free. What do people even use them for? Is there any reason to do them?”
Yep. Because it’s really not about what you *do* with actual photos, it’s mostly just about practicing. Lemme explain…
Why I’m giving all my wedding guests +1s
Right now, we’re at the point where we’re addressing and sending out our Save the Dates. I was trying to figure out the best way to include “and Guest” on the envelope, so I searched around. You know what the answer I got everywhere was? “Ask your guest their partner’s name!” and “Guess what! You don’t HAVE to invite people to bring a guest you don’t know! Yay!” Not helpful.
Believe it or not, we decided way early on in our planning that we are totally excited for people to bring people we don’t yet know to our wedding.
Recognizing when DIY projects aren’t worth it
I read an awesome article today from The Chronicle about a 22-Hour Piñata which I think we should all consider applying to our weddings. Sometimes it just is not worth an insane amount of work. Some projects do not deserve to be priorities. For some people, that means the whole damn wedding. Yes, you heard me.
Serve snow cones at your reception
I can’t lie, I like snow cones. So when I saw Julia and Kory and Alysa and Ansell each had a Sno-Kone machine at their receptions, I knew it was a sign.