I have LOVED the freedom in my schedule that I get as a small business owner–especially as a mother of (now!) three (the introduction of our newest is coming soon!)!! However, when planning for my maternity leave I knew I wanted to continue serving my clients and providing as much education as I could on my blog all while enjoying my sweet newborn.  So, in addition to pre-prepping 6 weeks of blog content for you before I went on maternity leave, I reached out to some AMAZING photographers and asked if they would be willing to guest blog for me.  I am so beyond grateful for these wonderful creatives and I cannot wait to share their content with you!! To kick off our guest series, Marquette LaRee is a photographer based out of Arizona and is sharing about such an important topic for brides : Bridal details and why they are so important for your day!! You can find Marquette at: Website, Blog, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest. Thank you for sharing, Marquette!! I SO appreciate it– here she is!!

I totally get it. You’re looking for ways to cut back on the wedding budget and you don’t want to pay for anything more than you really need to. So do you really need a photographer to come and take pictures of all the bridal details? I had a wedding party member once comment that “It’s not like they’re going to be printing those and hanging them on their wall.” No, not likely. So why do bridal details even matter?

3. You have (or will!) put hours in combing the internet, visiting stores, and gathering supplies for your details. I spent all day with my friend looking just for a necklace and pair of shoes that were just right! You’ve put a lot of time and thought into each detail! The perfect necklace to compliment the neckline and details on your dress. The earrings that Grandma left to your mom. Or even the perfume you bought after sampling every bottle in the mall so that you’d have a signature wedding perfume. If you’ve put that much time and detail into something, I think it matters!

4. When I have the chance to photograph details, it helps me warm up creatively! Just like a choir needs to warm up before a concert and a runner needs to stretch before a marathon, photographers perform better if they have a chance to get their creative juices flowing! And this gives me a great chance to really internalize your details and the meaning behind them so that I can be on the lookout for the day for coordinating details and emotions!

5. Because they are just pretty! If you decide to have an album made, your detail shots help to fill out the album and add so much artistry to the pages!

So I don’t know about you…but I’m all for details! And so is Goldilocks. For years she’s been doomed to eating just regular porridge, waiting for someone to go into detail and give her story some porridge details worth reading about! Details matter!

Thank you SO much, Marquette, for sharing this wonderful content!!

Marquette is an Arizona wedding photographer, wife, and mom with a love for prickly pear, the color orange, anything handmade, root beer, and the southwest.  With two kids, a husband, and a million goals you can find her all over the place: visiting National Parks, at her desk editing photos, attempting a new DIY project, or snuggling on the couch. Marquette believes that life is what you make of it, that hard work trumps IQ or talent, that any day is a good day to dress up, that orange IS the happiest color, the bus ride is the best part of any field trip, and that someday pigs will fly!!