S3/EP98 Complete Guide to Wedding Photography for Couples Getting Married Bridal Session Litmus Test

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2022 ILEA Esprit International Award for Best Industry Contribution
2022 ILEA Texas Star Award for Best Industry Contribution
2022 ILEA- San Antonio Antonian Award for Best Industry Contribution
Don’t know if you want a bridal portrait session? Don’t even know what a bridal session is? Then this episode is definitely for you. Tune in because we take a bridal session litmus test asking these nine important questions to see if a bridal session is something you need to do!
1. Is your dress incredibly unique or important to you?
2. Do you want to take every opportunity you can to wear your dress and feel like a princess?
3. Are you shy or uncomfortable in front of the camera, especially when there's an audience?
4. Do you want to take your bridal portraits somewhere other than your wedding location?
5. Do you want to display a framed bridal portrait for your guests to enjoy on your wedding day (that will later hang in your home)?
6. Are you likely to frame/look at/enjoy your bridal portraits as often as you are your engagement and wedding photos?
7. Will you (or your mom, grandma, etc.) look back and wish you had more photos of you in your wedding dress?
8. Do you want to ensure that you have the best possible connection with your photographer to ensure the best possible photographs on your wedding day?
9. Do you really want to test drive that dress to make sure it will hold up to your expectations on your wedding day, OR know if you need to make adjustments (add shoulder straps, skip the underwear, add Spanx, wear a silk slip, order more alterations, etc.)?
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This podcast is meant to help couples, like you, have NO REGRETS about their choice of wedding photographer or the resulting wedding images. It will walk you through every single phase from getting engaged to the anniversary session as it mostly relates to photography-though there may be some general planning tips from time to time.
The publishing schedule is every Tuesday at 6 a.m. CST. From time to time, there will be bonus episodes published on Thursdays at 6 a.m. CST.
In each episode, I’ll try to tackle a common problem or obstacle that I have personally experienced over the years of shooting weddings or I’ll discuss something that I'm currently observing in the industry.
Occasionally, I’ll invite other photographers from all over the world to join me and offer their insight and expertise for your listening pleasure.
If you have any questions about any of this, any of my podcasts, or have a suggestion for a topic or a guest, please reach to me out directly at [e-mail] or visit my website www.completeweddingphotography.com.
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I am a San Antonio-based wedding photographer and I am absolutely in love with capturing the kinds of weddings where there are more hugs than handshakes, the dance floor rumbles all night long, and chairs are pretty much rendered useless after dinner. Whiskey bottles are passed around, most of the wedding party has been best-best friends since kindergarten, Grams is likely to lose her shoes and your partner is much more emotional than you are. These kinds of weddings are my jam!
Since 2010, I have excelled in helping each of my couples plan for one of the very best days of their lives! I’d love to share my very personalized wedding experience, my super-human organizational abilities, and my U. S. Army combat skills (when needed) with you too.
I want your wedding day to be as perfect as you do! I am all in with my whole heart!
About Ata-Girl Photography Co., LLC
Tammy is a published author, an internationally-awarded, full-time, certified (WPPI-C), professional wedding photographer serving San Antonio, Austin and the surrounding areas. Tammy has collected a few international photography awards, is working her way to becoming a WPPI Master Photographer, and her work has been featured around the U.S. in print and digital features-most notably in the Diamonds Direct National Engagement Guide for both 2019 and 2020.