How to put together outfits for an outdoor photoshoot to create balance and harmony in your memory artwork.

November and December outdoor photo session dates in Northern California

Late Summer and Early Fall outdoor photo session dates in Northern California

For a dramatic wedding exit at night, you'll want lighting that creates a magical and memorable atmosphere. Here are some effective options.

Both golden hour and sunset can provide beautiful lighting for wedding photos, but they offer slightly different qualities. We strive to budget time for both of these photo opportunities, and will offer suggestions during the timeline planning to ensure that we do so.

A first look means that you plan a private moment together to see each other and take some photos before the guests arrive.

Prep coverage can begin in a hotel room, your parent’s home, or wherever you and your friends and family are hanging out prior to the start of the event. We typically arrive toward the end of the bridal hair and makeup appointment and start to style and photograph your dress and details, and snap candid shots of you all hanging out in robes or your casual attire.

Engagement photos are an additional portrait session to commemorate and celebrate a couple's engagement.

How to estimate the amount of time you need for wedding day photography coverage

You’re shopping for wedding vendors and you keep hearing certain terms; first look, day-of coordinator, second shooter… but what is it, actually?

Get to know the GVP Style of wedding, engagement, and elopement photography. This is a guide of what makes up a wedding collection, and where to start in the process of assessing what you need for your wedding photography needs.

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How to decide what to enlarge and frame from your wedding photos

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Match your Wedding Colors to your venue and season

Budgeting time for detail photos in your wedding timeline is important to capture sentimental details for your wedding album, and lets your photographer style flatlays and hang dresses