05/06/2026
This post comes from something that’s been on my heart for a while.
After nearly 20 years of photographing weddings, I’ve seen so many beautiful shifts, but also a rising pressure to make wedding days feel like something to perform rather than something to truly experience. And that’s been hard to watch, because the real, unscripted moments have always been the heartbeat of why I do this.
And since I’m on the path of vulnerability today, I’m going to say this: I’ve experienced a major burnout in recent past. How did I pull out of it? By searching within my soul and answering tough questions about my calling as an artist. I had to separate myself from what content I was seeing constantly shoved in my face (mostly, through scrolling social media) so I could create space for fostering my own creativity and my own thoughts.
Just like you, I too have felt the pressure to perform more, post more, and showcase an idea of perfection to fit the mold of today’s wedding industry standards. It’s pretty easy to get caught up in what you want your wedding to look like and how you want it to be presented on social media. While that’s all fun to think about and for the most part harmless, it does leave less room for your unique visions and thoughts of how you want it to actually FEEL. How you want to remember your day.
My intention with this isn’t to dismiss the beauty or the details (I love those too). It’s simply to gently bring the focus back to what matters most… you, your people, and the way it all feels in the moment.
Because long after the day is over, it won’t be the perfectly posed photo you hold onto most… it’ll be the honest ones. The ones that bring you right back.
If this resonates with you, leave me a “❤️”
I’d be honored to tell your story in a way that feels true to who you are.
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