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Join Robin Sloan as she dives into the questions, stressers and the taboo topics of wedding planning, with wedding experts, newlyweds, couples, therapists, sex gurus, nutritionists, stylists and many more.Â
Grab a glass of wine as we discuss everything from mother-in-laws to money.
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With the help of a little liquid courage, we set out to capture what no one else will tell you about planning a wedding.
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ROBIN SLOAN
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Libby Dollar
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Prevent Wedding Photography Disasters: Mistakes Brides Need to Know
Upcoming shows:
Thursday
03/14
6:00 PM CST
WEDDING MAKEUP
The makeup hack that will save your wedding day. (With Makeup Artist, Julia)
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Thursday
03/21
6:00 PM CST
WEDDING PLANNING
How to plan a stress free wedding morning. (With Wedding Planner, Kirin)
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Thursday
03/28
6:00 PM CST
Floral design
The floral hack you won't want to miss. (With Floral Designer, Sal)
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WATCH Highlights from past shows:
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We didn’t let divorced parent drama ruin our wedding.”
Once the excitement of the proposal has worn out and it’s time for the nitty gritty (or, in other words, “time to deal with our parents”), disagreements might ensue. We poured the wine and asked newlyweds, Robert and Michael, how they successfully dealt with divorced parents.
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I thought it was $130 per person… that is what the salesperson on the phone told me.”
Speaking of money, Ali Phillips, who has planned more than 400 weddings around the world, explains what you don’t know about catering costs. Spoiler: you’re going to bust your budget if you don’t know this!
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This little trend is annoying for your guests. Don’t do it.”
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I only want the girls that WANT to be there.”
There’s an elephant in the room: Let’s talk about bridesmaid drama. Karen & Daniel tell you how they handled it (and why they think you should consider doing what they did).
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They told us they were bringing all the kids one week before the wedding!”
What about kids?! Yep, we have a video that will make you cry. Wait, how can a resource about inviting kids to the wedding also be a tear-jerker, you ask? Let’s find out, shall we? (this is MY favorite video we’ve made)
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You’ve got to be f*ing kidding me!”
The best proposal caught on video… This one is hilarious!
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Is it a waste of money? Unless you hate photos.”
Our wedding photographers debate if you really need a second photographer at your wedding (or if it’s just an upsellđź‘€).
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Why do some couples get better photos than others?“
After photographing over 1,000 weddings, Cara Gabarino and I (Robin?) answer the question,”… get ready, now that we’re no longer shooting weddings, we’re spilling the real dirt.
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2 comments
I have been asked this so many times... does the wedding industry inflate prices when they hear it's a wedding?
Here is my honest answer (as a former wedding photographer)... NO. Did I charge more for a wedding than a 50th birthday party or a family portrait session? Yes, absolutely. I charged A LOT more for a wedding.
Was I taking advantage of the emotional sell? Absolutely not.
The main reasons I charged more for a wedding were: the unseen amount of work involved in the 12+ months leading up to the wedding, the skill level needed on the day, the INTENSE pressure to create perfect "portfolio level work" no matter what the reality of the situation- but mostly it is to compensate for the time AFTER the wedding in post production.
Little known fact about wedding photography - the real job is sitting at a computer editing photos. Photographers spend many hours behind the computer carefully selecting and editing photos. They make adjustments, crop, and adjust colors to ensure each image it's best. Don't forget the time it takes for batching, renaming, importing, exporting and uploading the photos and preparing them for delivery.
Do you think this justifies why photographers charge more for weddings than for other types of shoots?
Couldn’t agree more! And on the videography side its an absolute ton of data + editing discipline.
Its a double sided coin- weddings are extremely high pressure but also high reward when we nail it.
Our products (photo video) in particular are the only thing that genuinely will last forever . Having fun and ALSO nailing the product is worth the price of entry and frankly more.