We get a lot of brides that are asking when they should come in to do their photoshoot for their wedding gift. And the short version is about two months before your wedding just to allow everything to be produced because we are a small business, and we are not Amazon Prime. Everything is done according to your specs. No two shoots are alike, and what you might like for an album somebody else might not like. The albums take about four weeks on the longest end of things, and then retouching takes about two weeks. That gives you an extra two weeks of buffer room to make sure that you have everything in time. Furthermore, doing a shoot so close to your wedding, you're going to feel like a crazy person running around with your head cut off. I also photograph weddings, so I know exactly how my brides feel in the weeks leading up to the wedding.

Every single vendor is trying to get ahold of them, and they feel like a crazy person. You need to enjoy this. You need to have fun with this and just bask in where you're at at this point in your life and this milestone and celebrate it. Usually, you're having your bridal shower or your bachelorette party, and you're receiving some fun and fancy gifts that you might be able to use for your shoot, so kind of keep that in mind when you're timing things out. But definitely reach out about three to four months beforehand because we typically book about two months in advance.

Just wanted to share a few more little things. We do have a full closet that you can pull from. These are some of the shoes that are in there. We always suggest bringing a pair of your wedding shoes or what your wedding shoes are going to be for the day of. That way you can wear them for your photos. And we have tons of accessories for brides. We've got these pretty robes here. We've got pearls. We've got lots of sparkly jewelry. So, you can literally walk in here and be in your pajamas, and we take care of the rest. Hopefully, that helps, and congrats on your wedding.