Ghosts of Relationships Past
Electric Sugar Elopements
December 23, 2022
llow. But your current love has the best chance of flourishing when the reasons for past failures are learned from and not brought into your current partnership.Read more...
Guest Post
Ten Alternative Buttonhole Ideas
Claire Macintyre
June 11, 2017
Often when planning the flowers for your wedding day, it can be easy to focus on the bridal bouquet and table decorations. Don't forget about the boys' buttonholes though! There are so many great ideas, and they can really add personality to their wedding day attire. Why not go for something brighter and bolder than a simple rose?Read more...
Spend the Day Together
Lisa Devlin
April 10, 2017
Hey you, loved-up-engaged-planning-my-wedding you, can I have a word please? I hope all your planning is going well and that you are gearing up for the day of your dreams. Me? I’m a wedding photographer and I have been for many years now. And here’s a fRead more...
Whose Wedding is it, Anyway? Managing Meddling Family Members!
Stefanie Fiegl
April 3, 2017
Weddings and juggling family politics seems to go hand in hand. So much so that may be feeling like wedding planning is more of an exercise in negotiating family dynamics than a celebration of love. But don’t worry, Rock n Roll Bride is here to help!Read more...
Feeling Body Confident for Your Wedding
Made U Look
July 14, 2016
While body confidence isn't something you'll just magically be able to come across just in time for your wedding (it's a life-long struggle for a lot of us), marriage counsellor and founder of Mindful Bride to Be, Collin Christine, is here today to talk us through some ways we can all have a positive body image, for your wedding day and beyond.Read more...
The Pinterest Bride
Devlin Photos
September 9, 2015
Remember that movie The Princess Bride? Well The Pinterest Bride is not quite a fairytale but it is a phenomenon that I'm hearing more and more of.Read more...
Self Esteem, Body Confidence and Learning to Love Yourself
June 26, 2015
If you've been reading my blog (or following me on Instagram!) for a while you'll probably have already heard of Gala Darling. Not only is she one of my best friends, but I've been raving about her, and her message of Radical Self Love, for quite some time! I first discovered her blog in early 2009 (check out my adorable fangirling) but it wasn't until happenstance enabled us to meet IRL a few years later that I knew we were kindred spirits. There are just some people you meet who instantly light up your life and make the world seem like a more positive, happier place. Gala does this for me every single day and I'm so honoured to call her my friend.Read more...
What If You Fall Out Of Love With Your Brand?
July 22, 2014
The Magic Wand
Devlin Photos
January 17, 2014
The New Year… already? How did that happen? Have you noticed a dramatic increase in enquiries now that the festivities are over with? If you have done your marketing homework like I suggested in this Green Room article on getting your New Year marketing in place, then you might be all set up with a prime ad in a juicy spot on a blog and are just scooping up all those panic bookers, right?Read more...
What’s Your USP?
Millie Benbow
November 5, 2013
These days it seems that branding is the hot topic within the wedding industry, especially for photographers. We certainly discuss it quite a lot at Photography Farm and we are very lucky to have photographer's brand expert Melissa Love join us to share her expertise. When I first started shooting weddings, brand simply wasn't an issue. It was enough to take good photographs and make sure that you were found in the right places. However there has never been more wedding photographers competing against each other for potential business, so of course branding can be one of the elements that can help us to stand out.Read more...
Seven Easy Tips For Creating an Amazing About Page Inspired by Online Dating
Devlin Photos
September 10, 2013
Almost every photographer I know hates writing their About Me page. I confess, I used to be the same. I can merrily write about anything else but writing directly about myself makes me C R I N G E. I’m putting a cushion over my head now just thinking about it. If you feel the same then think about it this way… your About Me is just like an online dating profile. You're trying to attract potential clients - but more than that, the ideal match of client for you.Read more...
Why I’m NOT Giving Up…..
Alexa Loy
August 20, 2013
Sheesh, I have recently seen sooooo many rants on the internet from photographers giving up because they find it too tough to cut it as a wedding photographer or they are sick of competing with the newbies who "under cut their prices/ don't know what they're doing/ use vintage processing/ are ruining the industry". So here is my two pennies worth... first up a little history, I started working as a photographer in the early 1990s first in music and then from 2000, the majority of my work has been in weddings. I am still as thrilled to earn my living in this way as I ever was, still as excited about each and every job, from the simple engagement shoot I did in the sunshine on Brighton Beach last night, to the recipe book I shot with an acclaimed chef that is due for release soon. I will NEVER tire of taking photographs or being in such a privileged position that people trust me to record their memories on one of the most important days of their lives. I will always be on a quest to take THE perfect photograph that sums up a wedding day.Read more...
Addicted to the Busy
Devlin Photos
June 6, 2013
Are you always busy? When that group email or Facebook event invite gets sent your way, are you never able to go because you have to work? Weddings are a weird industry, everyone knows that you work a lot of weekends but then it is also expected that you are contactable first thing Monday morning. If your marketing campaign has been successful and the bookings are healthy, you may well find that suddenly weeks and weeks are stretching in front of you with no proper break. Every wedding you take on has a significant amount of admin and for us photographers, there is that mountain of post production. Throw in a few double or even triple header weekends and that mountain can quickly become Everest.Read more...
It’s Good to Cringe
Devlin Photos
May 23, 2013
Build Your Own Eiffel Tower
Devlin Photos
March 5, 2013
Sometime late last year I got an email from Kat asking if I wanted to go to Paris to do a shoot with her, Gala & Shauna. My answer was of course an enthusiastic "Oui ma Petit Filous!!" The'd bagged themselves a fabulous apartment that we shot in, but of course I also wanted some photos by the Eiffel Tower. On the Eurostar on our return, I got to thinking about the tower and its purpose in the city. Sure, it's a big tourist pull, but I started to wonder how on earth it got built in the first place and why it's even there at all. So I did some research on the most recognisable iconic landmark in the French capital.Read more...
The Happiness Fallacy & New Project Syndrome
Lisa Jane
January 29, 2013
I hope that all the days in your business are happy ones - challenging but happy. Yet, the reality is that they won’t always be. I'm not here to rain on your parade, or hold a pessimist pity party so early on in the life of your sparkly new business. But, the biggest issue that you will face with any new endeavour is how to keep the positivity going once the 'newness' has gone.Read more...
Is Vintage Photography the Dance Music of the Wedding Industry?
Lisa Devlin
January 22, 2013
Beat the Bullies
December 18, 2012
The week after anti bullying week, both my daughters experienced incidents of bullying at school. They are aged 7 and 4 and that Friday, we sat down at the kitchen table and discussed bullying and what we can do about it. Now they are both fairly feisty and have handled this situation well, but halfway through telling telling them ways I think they can stop this, I realised that actually they never will.Read more...
Dealing with the December Slump & Making Those New Year’s Resolutions
December 4, 2012
It’s December - everybody is gearing up for Christmas and I mean everyone. It’s like the world stands still and gets covered in fairy lights and glitter. I love Christmas so much that we are always the first people in our street to put up our tree and I totally wind down on work so that I can make the most of this magical family time of year.Read more...
Pick Yourself Up and Try Again
November 13, 2012
We've all been in situations when something work-related just hasn't gone our way. And if it's something you feel you have worked super hard for then it's even worse. Gutting even. Not everything we plan for or aim towards always comes off, so how can you cope with a professional disappointment without taking it out on your loved ones or hitting the gin?Read more...