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Late night food or welcome bags?
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectThis is a fun question. We all need a wedding genie! WATCH: "If a wedding genie suddenly appeared and gave your couple $5,000 for something special on their wedding day - would you recommend spending...
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Future MIL wants me to wear her jewelry!
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectHow do you handle this?! WATCH: "My relative wants me to wear a specific piece of jewelry on my wedding day that isn't my style at all. What do I do?"
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Why are some weddings better than others?
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectOur wedding pros have been to thousands of weddings. We wondered what was different between the stressful and happy ones. WATCH: "Why are some weddings wonderful and happy, while others are a struggle and stressful?"
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What is the best reception TIMELINE?!
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectThere are so many ways to structure your reception... which way is best? WATCH: "What is the best reception timeline?"
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What wedding moment made you cry your eyes out?
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectWe love a good wedding story - do you have a story from a wedding that made you 😭? WATCH: "What wedding moment made you cry your eyes out?"
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Should I skip the wedding party? (and the drama)
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectYou don't have to have a wedding party. It might make your life easier if you just skip it... check out this video... WATCH: "Are wedding parties worth it?"
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This one is crazy. Did you know? WATCH: "Did you know: role of the best man?"
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I’m worried something will go wrong at my wedding 😳
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectSpoiler: it will. WATCH: "Just say F*ck it"
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Social media is stressing me out
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectSocial media is great, except when it's not. The pressure to look a certain way for your wedding can be intense. Are you feeling this? WATCH: "Pressured by social media?"
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Did your proposal include a scavenger hunt? 🕵🏽♀️
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectLove this idea! Tell us your story. WATCH: "Proposal story: the hunt"
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Take a look at this short video... this was filmed 6 months BEFORE Anne & Seamus's wedding... they were so over the planning. How long is your engagement/time to plan the wedding? WATCH: "How long...
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Are you having a First Look before the ceremony?
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectIf you ask wedding planners and photographers~ they will say you should. WATCH: "Should couples have a first look?"
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What does a wedding really planner do?
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectLet's dive in... first, watch this video. Then let's have our wedding pros chime in. A planner is not cheap, is it worth the extra cost?! WATCH: "What does a wedding planner really do?"
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Do I need to pay for childcare at the wedding if I invite kids?
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectIf kids are invited, do you pay for the childcare at the reception? WATCH: "Who pays for the kids?"
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Will a destination wedding cut our guest count?
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectIt's one way to cut your guest count - make it hard and expensive for guests to come to your wedding. Is this fair to your guests? WATCH: "Why I had a destination wedding"
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Let's be positive here and cheer each other on! This video will inspire you. WATCH: "How to love photos of yourself"
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His parents won’t give us an exact dollar amount they will contribute to the wedding!
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectHey it's awesome that family say they will "contribute" to the wedding costs. But let's be real. How much? Our wedding pro, Amanda, says this is the time it's not rude to ask for...
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Advice on how to be present on my wedding day?
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectYou've heard this so many times... everyone says "it goes by so fast!". And it does! But what can you actually DO to slow time down and soak up this very short day? WOW our...
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Worried nobody will dance at your wedding?
Posted by: Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectI'm not going to lie, it can be a bit of a downer when the music is blaring and the dance floor is empty. But you need to know your guests~ are they a...
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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.