What style of photographer should you hire for your wedding day? Hiring a photographer is a tough decision, so let’s break down the things you need to think about when considering who you want to hire before you dive yourself into the never-ending research phase.

This elopement is one for the books. The colour palette, the faux fur shawls, the sweet candid looks exchanged by family members. Believe me when I say this was a cold, winter day (technically fall, but who’s tracking?) and everyone was freezing, but dare I say, the love of these two really heated things up.

Advice from those who have been through the whole wedding planning thing and have come out the other side alive and married. When I emailed my brides from this past year asking for advice they would offer to newly-engaged couples, they jumped at the opportunity to help the next couples coming down the aisle. Here’s what they said: