Should You Shoot Family Formals Inside The Church or Outside? | For the MW Brides

I remember sitting on my family couch turning page after page of my parents wedding album. I made sure that none of the prints fell loose of there respectable place holders. I was absorbed seeing how young my parents were! (Because for real were my parents not always old?) And as my mom and dad smiled back up at me through the pages i was also able to see my grandparents, aunts and uncles with fewer lines on their smiling faces. Those family photos will always be treasured in our house hold because family is close to my heart. 

Years after your wedding you will be looking back on your own family photos and smiling at all those who were able to attend. So now you are trying to decide where your family photos will be? And I think it comes down to deciding if you want to be more traditional or more modern in your family formals. Let me share with you a couple of pros for both to help you decide.  

Pros for having your family photos outside. The lighting will be more natural and go better throughout your gallery. As a natural light photographer a lot of your photos will already be shot outside. Having your family formals outside will help with the over all flow of your gallery. The lighting will be more beautiful. There will not be any distracting background that your venue will have such as speakers,crosses, all that stuff you cant move off of the stage. It will be a more modern look. 

It will be enough space to host larger families.  

Doing your family portraits inside your venue is more traditional .

Pros to shooting them inside. It will be very similar to the photos that your mom and her mom have in their wedding album. You will have your venue stage show cased in your photos so you can have a little piece in your album other than the ceremony. Inside will be cooler on a hot summer day or shelter from a stormy or winter day. It will be easier for any elderly family member to sit down while they wait and easy to get to.

I personally love the more  modern look of having family formals outside when possible. I think it fits my photographic style more. 

Dean Bernard Events | Lebanon Hills Park Engagement Photography | Featured

Everyone knows how excited I was about Katelyn and Ethan's Engagement session.  (You can see their session here: https://goo.gl/AuR9M1 ) I was cheering hardcore from behind the camera because I was so excitedly in love with the photos and the couple in front of my camera! 
Thankfully someone else loved the session as much as me !! Dean Bernard Lifestyle Blog decided to feature this Lebanon Hills engagement session on their blog! 

You can check out the feature here: http://deanbernard.com/2017/06/07/sunset-engagement/han

A huge thank you to Dean Bernard Blog for featuring this awesome MW Couple's Sunset Session!!

Pinstripes Wedding Photography | Haley & Jared

My first wedding of 2017 started off the season second shooting with Morning Light Photography. Hannah had reacted out and invited me to shoot this wedding with her and am I glad I did! When the day started and we were getting ready for the first look, I gave Jared a heads up- Haley was gorgeous. Jared replied he knew she would be and commented on how his heart was fluttering like a duck. He enjoyed showing off his new watch he received that morning from his bride. We all admired it together and how well it went with his suit and shoes.
One thing I never saw leave on this day was a smile from Haley's face. The forecast has called for sunny skies but instead we were greeted with wind and grey clouds, which helped keep the heat of running around at a low!
Jared and Haley decided to have their wedding at Pinstripes in Edina; to my surprise it was a beautiful space it filled with windows and natural light! In this space they had the upstairs all to themselves which included 1 bowling alley, 3 spaces for boccie ball, full serviced bar, outdoor patio with fire-pit and a ballroom for the reception and ceremony.
One of my favorite parts of the ceremony was when the officiant asked for the rings, as the best man was struggling to get the rings from his pockets the Ring bearer came up with his pillow determined that Haley had her rings! It was the CUTEST thing I have seen a ring bearer do. He will make a great man if he keeps that giving spirit. 

Over all Haley and Jared's day was filled with fun and laughter and I wish all the best to these two love birds and hope they fully enjoy their time in Jamaica!