10/27/2026
It’s the moments before coverage starts that can make or break your wedding images.
There is wedding stress, and then there is destination wedding stress. Your watching your friends plan local weddings, getting to do walkthroughs and visually see where tables, alters or bars will go. Meanwhile you’re looking at the floor plan sketch of your venue for the 5th time that week trying to create a visual in your head of how the heck will this turn out.
Not only are you planning from afar, coordinating with vendors and your planning team only over phone calls but there is also the stress of travel logistics. Will my vendors arrive prepped and on time?
Which is why for destination weddings I require my couples to fly me in 2 days prior to the wedding day.
This time allows me time to settle in, get use to the time change, walk the property or visit the venue to get my footing on where portraits will be as well as figure out what the elements like sun & wind are like. Plus, put my couples at ease. Knowing I am in town, and on property helps alleviate that anxiety of travel logistics and making sure your vendor team makes it in a timely and safe manor.
Before I even board my plane my memory cards are formatted, timeline is screenshotted and made the background of my phone for easy access & the shot list has been put into a checklist ready to go at any time. Batteries are charged and aren’t relying on my converted to be able to handle the strength I need it to perform at.
