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Guest Post: Behind the Scenes of a Wedding Photographer with RAW Images

Happy Monday, y’all!  My sister Rachel, who owns her own photography business RAW Images, is sharing a little bit about what the behind the scenes of a wedding photographer looks like!

I wanted to share a tidbit into the life of a wedding photographer. I do every different type of photography (babies, seniors, families, events, etc), but if I had to pick a favorite, it’s definitely a wedding.

I always plan to arrive early to scope out the venue, use the bathroom, and get settled before the constant movement begins. 

Then it’s fire away!📸


I set aside as much time as I can to do details. Some days allow more time than others, but I always make a list of the essentials: 
– Dress, Shoes (his & hers), Rings (his & hers), Any additional jewelry, Veil, Garter, Invite (with envelope and RSVP is available),Flowers.

If I have a second shooter, I send them with the guys and I stay with the girls to snap some “getting ready” pictures. Most of the time everyone is already ready, so it’s a lot of reenacting. 


If the couple decides on a first look, we will do that and then couple portraits. 



After that it’s bridal party pictures..


Then family…


Then ceremony…


Then reception


And exit!

If a couple decides against a first look, I will do bridal/groom portraits separate, bridesmaids, groomsmen, bride and brides family, groom and grooms family. 

Either way every wedding day in generally the same flow but always end up different! 

I am super OCD organized, so I provide a timeline for my brides if they choose the option and let me say- it is a LIFESAVER! Having direction through a busy day is a key to making it run the most smooth. 


I absolutely love weddings! If you or someone you know is getting married, check out my website for pricing and galleries!

Non-wedding related specials coming up:
-Back to School Mini, Aug 4, 2 SPOTS LEFT
-Possible last minute sunflower pictures this week or next
-Cotton Mini
-Santa Pictures
-Christmas Mini 
Like my Facebook page to stay up to date on specials, minis, and last chance pricing!

Thank you Rachel for giving us a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to be a wedding photographer!

Friday Faves!

Happy Friday, y’all…..

….well, maybe ha!  Today is my last Friday of summer vacation because next Friday I start back to school.  This is the first summer that I am dreading going back because I’m going to miss Harrison so much.  Okay, enough talking about that because every time I think about leaving him, I tear up!  It’s terrible!

I’ve got a few FAVORITES for y’all today because it’s Friday!!!

my boys 🙂
 Yesterday was Dustin’s 34th birthday.  I made him blueberry muffins (that he requested), got my roots done, grabbed lunch from his favorite sandwich bakery, did laundry, cleaned up, and then that night we…


…celebrated his birthday at the restaurant he chose!!!  We had both of our immediate families there.  And as you can see from his cake, I’m definitely taking advantage of the fact that Dustin is now “Daddy” by writing that on everything–it’s so cute!


 On Wednesday, I asked y’all for a new show to watch and basically everyone said Gilmore Girls.  I’m only on episode 2 but I’m enjoying it so far!  I feel like it’s a good show I can have on while I’m feeding Harrison his bottle.


I don’t know if I’ve talked about this on the blog or not, but I just ran out of my essie gel top coat while doing my nails so I had to use my OPI top coat.  NOT THE SAME PEOPLE!!!  My nails chipped within two or three days with the OPI top coat and when I use the essie top coat, I get seven to eight days before a little chip appears.  Plus, my nails grow so fast that after seven to eight days, it’s time for me to repaint anyway.  It’s well worth the cost for this top coat AND it’s really not outrageously expensive!


 My goal this school year is to wear bigger earrings.  I don’t know if y’all have noticed, but my large pearl studs are my go-to earrings simply because I prefer classic, dainty jewelry (other than my engagement ring haha!).  My sister’s friend/also my friend, Hannah, got me these earrings and I am loving them!  I also love mixing metals so these are perfect!


 Monday night we went to Sips and Strokes to paint signs for our classroom door and my friend Hailey and I did a little pre-gaming in the backseat…except she’s pregnant haha!!


I will never get over how precious Harrison is and how he smiles with his whole body!!  This was after I got him ready for his Daddy’s birthday dinner.  He should know by now that we have to take a picture each time he’s got something cute on!

And today is our 5 year anniversary!!!  While I wish we were somewhere tropical celebrating 5 years together, instead we adopted Harrison and he was our big vacation haha!!!  The best vacation ever, right?!  Yes!!

Here are a few pictures to reminisce back on our wedding!
 Mr. and Mrs. Shaneyfelt!  We’re walking down the aisle to this song!!  (my choice ha!)

 Heading to the country club for our reception!


 Our first dance was to this song


And the dance floor stayed full all night long!


And our wedding trailer!

We are going out tonight to celebrate our anniversary!  I’ll be back Monday with a special guest post!!

Coffee Talk No. 3

Hey y’all!  I asked on IG stories yesterday evening about what blog post y’all wanted to see and a coffee talk won!!  I always enjoy my coffee talk posts because I feel like I’m just sitting down and having a genuine conversation with y’all–that’s what I love about blogging–the connections I’ve made, so please leave a comment if you haven’t before because I love talking to y’all 🙂

I might miss this long hair sometimes…especially when I could just wake up with it looking like I went to the beach.

-Last night we went to Harrison’s preschool open house and I feel so much better and reassured that he’s going to be in the best place when I go back to work in two weeks!  His teachers are the sweetest and we have so many friends in his class!

-I’ve thought about starting Gilmore Girls on Netflix since I’ve never watched it.  If you watch it, what’s the appeal?  It’s either going to be Gilmore Girls or Gossip Girl and I’ve already watched some of Gossip Girl.

-Out of everything I ordered from the Nordstrom sale, I ended up keeping this shirt (wore it last night), this pullover, these shorts, and this scarf–yes, I kept the scarf!!!  I ended up sending this dress back because after thinking about it, I’m just not trendy enough to pull off the whole leopard look.  Dustin had a bunch of stuff he kept!

-The past few days I have had an AWFUL headache hit me around lunchtime and stay all day long unless I take migraine medicine.  I hope this resolves itself before I go back to school.

-I want to redo our bedroom completely–new wall paint, new curtains, new bedding, new wall art.  We’ll have to wait until my paycheck goes back to normal haha

What would you talk about during our coffee talk?!