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Post your Instagram hashtag at your wedding reception

Bobbie and Mario knew a ton of their guests would be using Instagram at their wedding, so they posted a little sign letting everyone know the easiest hashtag to use, making it way easier to collect guest photos after the fact. That’s just one of about a million clever things these guys did at their wedding (wait until you see their wedding arch!)… check out Bobbie & Mario’s family-centric ranch wedding.

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Put your bossy auntie in charge and other tips for making family photos the easiest part of the wedding day

As a wedding photographer, one of the biggest questions/concerns my couples have is about family photos. How do you do them and keep everyone happy? When is the best time of day? How long do they take? And so on. Given all of the potentially complex and likely murky make-up of families, couples, photographers, and planners could spend HOURS strategizing family photo time… or they could follow these three simple guidelines…

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Adorable couple photos that you’ll want to add to your shot list

Get a load of these two, would ya? I mean, come on with all that adorbz. I bet you never thought to add a “partner admiring your guns” to your wedding photo must-have list. You’re totally re-thinking that obvious oversight now, huh?

Before you solidify your photo list, check out more adorable couple photos from our Flickr pool. I’m sure you’ll find tons of wedding portrait inspiration…

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12 things wedding photographers want to tell you, but can’t

Most wedding magazines will give you a list of questions to ask a wedding photographer… Can you describe your style? What equipment do you shoot with? Let’s be real: Those questions are boring. And you probably don’t actually care about the answers to those questions. So I surveyed some brides and photography-friends, and put together a list of all those questions you really want to ask, and all those things we really want you to know.