08/11/2026
Celebrating my birthday in Costa Rica was the perfect way to end this summer 🤍
My husband planned this trip for us, and I didn’t know where we were going until we dropped our bags off at the airport! We had so much fun spending time exploring sound San Jose, riding horses to view the Irazú volcano, trying lovely cooked meals in Soda’s and by Michelin recognized chefs, and enjoying quiet mornings outside of Tapantí National Forest.
As a wedding photographer and content creator, there is a pressure to document and post everything. That meme about enjoying the rest of your vacation once you got the perfect shot, couldn’t be more true. I constantly thought of what shot would impress my colleagues and prove myself well-traveled to my fellow destination wedding vendors… and I hated feeling that way. I just wanted to enjoy my vacation. And I did!
I can only imagine the pressure our couples feel after seeing their wedding highlights and content creation roll into their email, deciding what would look great on the feed, and what moments would wow your social media presence. When that’s just a glimpse into how special your wedding day was.
Your social media feed can’t feel the wave of emotions you experience when you see all your friends and family in one room, celebrating you. Your perfectly curated 20 frames don’t reflect the expertise your photography team and fellow vendors poured in to making your day feel effortless. It’s hard for even us, the artists and designers, to showcase our favorite moments from your celebrations and our own.
I share these thoughts to remind you that your creative teams want you to feel so present on your wedding day, that you don’t even think to pull out your phone. And even I, a photographer and wedding day content creator, feel an overwhelm to get the perfect shot to share on vacation.