As a wedding photographer, I have spent countless hours over the past decade searching for the newest and best editing techniques, learning new lighting things, and well – pretty much everything that I could do to expand my business. For video-based content, Musicbed is what I highly recommend when it comes to incredible audio tracks. […]

We all hear the popular phrase, “community over competition.” It’s everywhere. And I want to share a super (un)popular opinion that I have. But first, if you are a part of my email newsletter community, you at some point have read that email about how I truly believe you have no competition. Zero. Zilch. Nada. […]

Have you ever had those days where you wondered where time went? Have you ever had those days where you are off to a great start and feeling super productive only to then be interrupted by something, and then you have a really difficult time getting back on track? I know I have! Those days […]

Most commonly, we see more and more talented wedding professionals coming to the wedding industry every year like clockwork. Every single year, it’s seemingly becoming more and more saturated. Do you feel that way? If you do, you have to look at your perceived value of your wedding brand. If you do feel that your […]

I get asked this question ALL THE TIME. “What’s your opinion on Wedding Wire vs The Knot?” “Should I pay into Wedding Wire or The Knot or Wedding.com?” “Where should I advertise online outside of _______?” Wedding Wire or The Knot? My answer: It’s regional, it’s different depending on your price point, it depends on […]

Quite often, you will see the question, “can money buy happiness?” So, can it? Yep, it sure can. I’m going to share an unpopular opinion and say YES. It can absolutely buy happiness, but there is a limit to that happiness. Money can buy you health insurance to keep you and your family healthy, it […]

If you’re like the rest of us, you’ve doubted yourself at some point. You may have even thought about quitting. You may have panicked when it came to engagement season and you aren’t seeing your calendar filling up. Just keep in mind that there are some best mindset practices to help you keep on track […]

Today’s lesson is a big one. It’s super important, even though I see many people in the wedding industry who push it off to the side. Here it is… not everyone is your customer. Not EVERYONE is your customer. Think about it. Who are you attracting? Is it “everyone” who wants to book you? If you are, […]

Photographers – let’s chat. Let’s say you do IPS, or you are a hybrid IPS photographer who sells packages that include a certain amount of digitals. For this story, let’s say it’s 10 digitals. If you are delivering with an online gallery for them to select their images (this is what I do), add a […]

Thanks for reading this, and for wanting to get to know more of my story as a photographer! First, I will go through a quick overview of my background by the years: 1985: Born in Vancouver, BC, Canada. No camera yet. 1992: Started playing around with my dad’s 35mm film camera’s as we traveled around […]