Shauna Benoit's Blog – June 2011 Archive (3)

Today for brides, I wanted to talk about choosing a wedding photographer and some basic tips for you when you are searching.  First and Foremost, think about you, your personality and the style you want for your wedding and be honest with yourself.  A good way to gage your style is to look around your room/house/apartment.  How have you decorated?  Are you modern, French-inspired, shabby chic, traditional, romantic, country, etc?  This will give you a good basis to start.  I say this because…

Oh the benefits of having a Coordinator or at least a Day of Coordinator are endless.,  However, I will touch on the top 5.

1) They will follow up with all of your vendors a few weeks before the wedding.  You won’t have to.  When it is only a few weeks before your wedding, the stress builds and you have so many little things to do (trust me I know).  This is one thing you won’t have to do.  Your Coordinator or Day of Coordinator (or DOC) will let every vendor know their arrival time,…

For today’s wedding advice I wanted to go over some of the make-up myths that go around regarding make-up for your wedding day.  There are a lot, such as the need to make your skin darker so you won’t appear flushed out in photos.  I can guarantee you that in the photos I take on your wedding day, you are not going to look flushed out, actually its the opposite.  If you put on make-up 3 shades darker than you normally do, then your face is going to look 3 shades darker and honestly quite…