Wedding Advice from real brides

I've asked some of my past clients to give advice to anyone planning a wedding. Here's what I've gotten so far. I'm sure there will be more to come. Also feel free to comment this blog with any other advice or responses! :)



hi, this is kayla (mabe) vaughn. what I liked about my wedding was my pictures, my flowers from Bennett basket and bows, and also my cake from artist way. if i had to give anyone a piece of advice for there wedding I would say do it your way and don't let anyone tell you what you need. ...Good Luck to you and everything you do!
Kayla



Hi Elly,

I would say that the best part about our wedding was the size, we chose to keep it simple and small inviting only those people closest to us. It made our wedding day extremely special because we knew we were surrounded by those that loved us most.
The one thing that I wish we could have changed was the music. We chose to use our computer since our wedding was so small and have our guests suggest songs for us to play. Unfortunately only one or two people responded and our music was all up to us. It would have been nice to have someone else pick the playlist, remembering those songs I forgot.

Thanks again!!!
Natasha and Joey Campbell



Hi Elly,

Hands down, Elly's Photography was the best decision that we made about our wedding. It was so hard to choose engagement and bridal pics for the newspaper because the photos that she took were just that hard to choose from! One thing that I was scared about at the time of the wedding was how the pictures would turn out since it rained on our wedding day! Looking back, I am so thankful that it did rain because it made the photos look incredible! We did not have to worry about the sun in our eyes - it was just perfect! We caught Elly before she became well-known so of course we bought the coffee book album at a awesome price. By the way, when Elly has her sales - GET ON IT! I promise that you will not regret the money you spend with her. It is well worth every penny! Other vendors that we particularly enjoyed were Skinneydog Productions (Call Cooke's Land Surveying in Mount Airy - the man videographs on the side) and Jojo's Flower Shop. Thanks, Elly for capturing some very unforgettable memories!!

Jessie and Dustin Branch

Climax NC Wedding Photography *Sweet and Simple* Brad and Jennifer

I really enjoyed photographing Brad and Jennifer's wedding April 18th, 2009.

I hope they enjoyed their honeymoon, I should have their photo's up and online soon!

Mari-Ann and Marks Wedding

My most recent wedding (that I've finished editing). It was a very beautiful wedding and I really enjoyed working with them on such a special day! Best of luck!


The preparation photo's we're taken at Proximity Hotel, Greensboro NC. The ceremony took place at College Park Baptist Church, Greensboro NC, and the Reception took place at the Empire Room, Greensboro NC.

Little Helper

The flower girl from Mari-Ann and Marks wedding in Greensboro NC. She was so cute stepping up to help. Just thought I'd share :)

Earn $100.00, easy money!

Check it out, if you know someone who is getting married, you refer them to me for their wedding photographer and they book me, I'll send you $100.00! I'm also running an exclusive referral special of $200.00 off their package if they are referred by you.

If you are the one getting married, you are essentially referring yourself so I'll give you $300.00 off the wedding package (or custom package) of your choice!

If you would like me to send you some business cards just e-mail me your mailing address and I'll be happy to send them to you.

Let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks, Elly

www.ellysphotography.com
ellysphotography@gmail.com

First post

I figured since this was my first post I'd give you a little background information on my wedding photography business. ;)

Ellys Photography has over 5 years of experience with wedding photography. We try to make every experience personal and get to know each client so that we can evolve our style to fit your special day. A wedding day is all about the bride and groom and we want to make sure they have the best day with memories to show from it

We provide many different package options to choose from or you can build your own. Many of our packages include a second photographer to the event, this will ensure every special moment is captured. Most wedding events include anywhere from 800 to 1500 photos after editing for you to choose from.

We offer many styles including: photo journalistic, traditional, romantic, fun, artistic and many more. This is one of the many things that sets us apart from other photographers. Many photographers only focus on one style missing essential parts of your wedding day. We combine these styles we give you the best all around coverage to help capture every emotion, portrait, and fun highlight from your occasion that are sometimes missed by only having one style of photography.

One of the most distinctive qualities our company has is the fact that we bring a studio set up to each wedding. That means you get the best lighting possible. Many photographers find it too demanding to lug around such heavy equipment for such long hours. While we agree it is very demanding, Ellys Photography holds itself to the highest standards and we believe that this is what it takes to be the best.