01.

TIGHTEN UP YOUR TIMELINE

Most photographers charge an hourly rate. If you've always dreamed of having your entire wedding day experience captured by your photographer, but are intimidated by the idea of paying someone hundreds of dollars an hour for 14+ hours of coverage, I can help!

Instead of having the photographer show up at 8am when the Hair and Makeup artist shows up, have them show up at 1pm when you're finishing. You can still get amazing 'getting ready' shots with your hair and make up fully done. The artist can touch up your lips, or smooth out your brows and the photographer can capture these moments.

After the ceremony, think about how to plan dances, speeches, sunset photos, cake cutting, and eating into the beginning of the evening so that you're not paying the photographer until 10pm when Grandpa Charlie finally puts the microphone down. Check out my sample 7 hour timeline below for more ideas!

Think of it this way, by shifting the timeline, you save some precious time for you and your bridal party in the morning, and some late night fun with your guests after the ceremony without the pressure (or price!) of being photographed all day.

02.

GET A SECOND PHOTOGRAPHER

Wait... what?! How is hiring a second person going to cut my cost down?

Think of it this way. With 2 photographers, you can cut a few hours off the timeline and still get all the shots you want. Picture this: its 1pm and you're finishing getting ready with the girls. The photographer just showed up for some snaps with you and the ladies, and the assistant is with the guys!

While you and your partner meet up at 2pm for some intimate first look pictures, the assistant is knocking out bridal party and immediate family photos.

After the ceremony, the assistant is moving through the crowd collecting candids of your guests, while you're able to take some dreamy portraits with your partner, your family, and you bridal party until the reception starts.

See where I'm going with this?

Sometimes more is le$$!

03.

eLOPE!

If all these costs of the wedding feel like they're spiraling out of control, you're not alone! Planning a wedding is a very overwhelming time financially for most couples.

One way to combat this price tag is to ditch the traditional wedding and elope. After your wedding you have two things- your memories and the photos. So why not just make it an intimate day with you and your partner somewhere deep in the mountains, and still have the photos to remember the day by?

If this seems like a good option for you, get in touch with me! Born and raised in CO, I have plenty of gorgeous little spots all over the state that I'd love to suggest for your elopement location.

Elopement photography is always less expensive than a full day traditional wedding, and with just the two of you and your camera-wielding-third-wheel, you'll get all the photos you dreamed of and more in a much shorter time period.

If this sounds like a good option for you, let's connect!