• #weddingphotographer friends, do you ever feel flustered during bride phone consultations or in-person meetings?? If you are anything like l was, consultations can be stressful! We are sharing exactly how we walk through our bridal consultations on the blog (link in profile) + a FREE consultation worksheet for you to start using in your business ASAP! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In 2012, I remember actually sweating any time a bride wanted to chat over the phone. I’m even a “phone person y'all! I love chatting on the phone but in the beginning, I always let the nerves get the best of me. I’d ask tons of personal questions getting to know them and their love story. Then I’d get off the phone and realize I forgot so many important details. Not to mention, it felt like I didn’t take a breath the whole 30 minutes we were on the phone! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I finally got sick of the stress and nerves of inquiries and realized I needed a plan! I created a template that we use for every single bride phone call or in-person meeting and I'm so excited to share it with y'all along with our 5 steps to successful bride consultations! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Step 1: Ask, Listen and Connect. Take this time, your first impression with this new client, and truly ask them questions to get them excited about their wedding (or session). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Step 2: Asking the Right Questions. What are your wedding colors? Do you want to do a “first look?” Get to know your bride and groom so you can serve them as best as possible! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Step 3: Share Your Process. Once you’ve connected, then you can start talking about YOU! Explain what it’s like to work with you. What are your processes? Set expectations. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Continue reading on the blog (link in profile) for the last 2 steps and our free consultation worksheet! Here’s to successful consultations and lots of fun 2020 weddings, y'all!
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    #weddingphotographer friends, do you ever feel flustered during bride phone consultations or in-person meetings?? If you are anything like l was, consultations can be stressful! We are sharing exactly how we walk through our bridal consultations on the blog (link in profile) + a FREE consultation worksheet for you to start using in your business ASAP! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In 2012, I remember actually sweating any time a bride wanted to chat over the phone. I’m even a “phone person y'all! I love chatting on the phone but in the beginning, I always let the nerves get the best of me. I’d ask tons of personal questions getting to know them and their love story. Then I’d get off the phone and realize I forgot so many important details. Not to mention, it felt like I didn’t take a breath the whole 30 minutes we were on the phone! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I finally got sick of the stress and nerves of inquiries and realized I needed a plan! I created a template that we use for every single bride phone call or in-person meeting and I'm so excited to share it with y'all along with our 5 steps to successful bride consultations! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Step 1: Ask, Listen and Connect. Take this time, your first impression with this new client, and truly ask them questions to get them excited about their wedding (or session). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Step 2: Asking the Right Questions. What are your wedding colors? Do you want to do a “first look?” Get to know your bride and groom so you can serve them as best as possible! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Step 3: Share Your Process. Once you’ve connected, then you can start talking about YOU! Explain what it’s like to work with you. What are your processes? Set expectations. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Continue reading on the blog (link in profile) for the last 2 steps and our free consultation worksheet! Here’s to successful consultations and lots of fun 2020 weddings, y'all!
  • In case you missed the announcement a few months ago or the GIANT bump I seem to be rockin' these days (#2ndbaby), we are expecting baby #2 on January 1st, 2020! 🎉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They say God won’t give you more than you can handle but I’m pretty sure He’s sitting up there laughing. He is certainly testing the limits with us right now. ;) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So what do y'all think we are having?? Take a guess and then head to the blog (link in profile) to see our little sugar cookie gender reveal! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Plus, if you look hard enough, you'll find his/her name! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ XO 📸: @alyssareneemade ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #thesweetlifeunscripted #throughachildseyes #childrenseemagic #fearlessandframed #motherhoodunplugged #kindredmemories #littlestoriesofmylife #momentsinmotherhood #motherhood #uniteinmotherhood #momlife #mybeautifulmess #abmthelittlethings #momtogs #girlmom #ourcandidlife #simplymamahood #ohheymama #seeksimplicity #darlingmovement #honestmotherhood #letthembelittle #mytinymoments
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    In case you missed the announcement a few months ago or the GIANT bump I seem to be rockin' these days (#2ndbaby), we are expecting baby #2 on January 1st, 2020! 🎉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They say God won’t give you more than you can handle but I’m pretty sure He’s sitting up there laughing. He is certainly testing the limits with us right now. ;) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So what do y'all think we are having?? Take a guess and then head to the blog (link in profile) to see our little sugar cookie gender reveal! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Plus, if you look hard enough, you'll find his/her name! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ XO 📸: @alyssareneemade ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #thesweetlifeunscripted #throughachildseyes #childrenseemagic #fearlessandframed #motherhoodunplugged #kindredmemories #littlestoriesofmylife #momentsinmotherhood #motherhood #uniteinmotherhood #momlife #mybeautifulmess #abmthelittlethings #momtogs #girlmom #ourcandidlife #simplymamahood #ohheymama #seeksimplicity #darlingmovement #honestmotherhood #letthembelittle #mytinymoments
  • Oh my heart! Kinsey’s 1st day of Mother’s Day Out was yesterday! 🙈💕 And boy was she ready! Full of excitement, she never looked back! We got out of there with no tears shed by any of us, which is a true miracle because I thought for sure I’d be a mess! 🥴 Momma friends, how did it go for you??? I was so excited to pick her up and hear that she had the best day! She didn’t even want to leave when I picked her up😝 💕 #ourkinseygirl
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    Oh my heart! Kinsey’s 1st day of Mother’s Day Out was yesterday! 🙈💕 And boy was she ready! Full of excitement, she never looked back! We got out of there with no tears shed by any of us, which is a true miracle because I thought for sure I’d be a mess! 🥴 Momma friends, how did it go for you??? I was so excited to pick her up and hear that she had the best day! She didn’t even want to leave when I picked her up😝 💕 #ourkinseygirl
  • One of the most frequently asked questions that we receive during wedding season is “Soooo, what do you do if it RAINS?!”🤷🏼‍♀️ . We want to reassure you that even if it rains, you will still have beautiful portraits & BRIGHT colors in your photos! 🙌🏻Overcast skies mean vibrant colors!✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . We know that rain isn’t ideal but if it happens, it happens...and it’s going to be JUST fine!! Some of our best weddings have been on rainy wedding days...like Holly & Austin's right here! 😍 . It poured during Holly & Austin’s ceremony, like, DOWNPOURED y’all! They didn’t freak out or stress. Instead, they laughed and smiled the whole time handling it all with such grace! Everyone was soaked, but following the bride’s lead, everyone loved it! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s things like this that really make your wedding so unique! 💕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #bridalbabetips #cottoncouplesinlove . . . . . . #engaged #cottonweddings #cottoncouplesinlove #weddingphotographer #houstonwedding #weddingsinhouston #bridesofhouston #houstonweddingphotography #wedding #bridetobe #bride #isaidyes #houstonweddingphotographer #austinweddingphotographer #destinationwedding #destinationweddingphotographer #texaswedding #bridalportrait #bridalstyle #stylemepretty #romanticwedding #wedding #theknot #gettingmarried #goingtothechapel #weddingwire #thatauthenticfeeling
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    One of the most frequently asked questions that we receive during wedding season is “Soooo, what do you do if it RAINS?!”🤷🏼‍♀️ . We want to reassure you that even if it rains, you will still have beautiful portraits & BRIGHT colors in your photos! 🙌🏻Overcast skies mean vibrant colors!✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . We know that rain isn’t ideal but if it happens, it happens...and it’s going to be JUST fine!! Some of our best weddings have been on rainy wedding days...like Holly & Austin's right here! 😍 . It poured during Holly & Austin’s ceremony, like, DOWNPOURED y’all! They didn’t freak out or stress. Instead, they laughed and smiled the whole time handling it all with such grace! Everyone was soaked, but following the bride’s lead, everyone loved it! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s things like this that really make your wedding so unique! 💕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #bridalbabetips #cottoncouplesinlove . . . . . . #engaged #cottonweddings #cottoncouplesinlove #weddingphotographer #houstonwedding #weddingsinhouston #bridesofhouston #houstonweddingphotography #wedding #bridetobe #bride #isaidyes #houstonweddingphotographer #austinweddingphotographer #destinationwedding #destinationweddingphotographer #texaswedding #bridalportrait #bridalstyle #stylemepretty #romanticwedding #wedding #theknot #gettingmarried #goingtothechapel #weddingwire #thatauthenticfeeling
  • @kellanryan 🎉🥳Happy birthday to the greatest guy I know! The best dada on the planet! The sweetest husband I could ever ask for! We love you more than you’ll ever know! Thank you for everything you do for us but especially for being mom and dad the last few months of me being so sick 🤰🏼😫 I truly don’t know how we’d ever survive a day without you! You light up our life with your sweet face and epic dad jokes! So grateful to experience life along side you 💕love love love you! 35 never looked so good 😍 (Swipe to see some oldies of us 😂) #michellanadventures
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    @kellanryan 🎉🥳Happy birthday to the greatest guy I know! The best dada on the planet! The sweetest husband I could ever ask for! We love you more than you’ll ever know! Thank you for everything you do for us but especially for being mom and dad the last few months of me being so sick 🤰🏼😫 I truly don’t know how we’d ever survive a day without you! You light up our life with your sweet face and epic dad jokes! So grateful to experience life along side you 💕love love love you! 35 never looked so good 😍 (Swipe to see some oldies of us 😂) #michellanadventures
  • Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸from our family to yours, friends! 😘So grateful for our freedom and all those who fight for it! Bring on the pool day ☀️and all the strawberry🍓 shortcake this pregnant 🤰🏼mama can handle! 😋 #happyfourthyall Hope your day is full of fireworks 🎇🤩
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    Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸from our family to yours, friends! 😘So grateful for our freedom and all those who fight for it! Bring on the pool day ☀️and all the strawberry🍓 shortcake this pregnant 🤰🏼mama can handle! 😋 #happyfourthyall Hope your day is full of fireworks 🎇🤩
  • @kellanryan is standing in our soon to be studio! A place I’ve dreamt about for years! 😭😍 ✨ I remember touring a successful photographers home studio in California at 📷school and being so in love with it! I knew from that moment that was the new life goal. ✨ Here we are 10 years later and thanks to this man right here, this dream is becoming a reality! ✨ There is so much to this home journey story that I don’t even know how to put it all in words. It’s been the craziest of rollercoasters. That’s for sure! ✨ But for now, I just want to say thanks to this man for believing in my dream when I was too tired to fight for it. 😭😘🙏🏻 I love you Kellan and can’t wait for #ourcottonhome 🎉🥳💕
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    @kellanryan is standing in our soon to be studio! A place I’ve dreamt about for years! 😭😍 ✨ I remember touring a successful photographers home studio in California at 📷school and being so in love with it! I knew from that moment that was the new life goal. ✨ Here we are 10 years later and thanks to this man right here, this dream is becoming a reality! ✨ There is so much to this home journey story that I don’t even know how to put it all in words. It’s been the craziest of rollercoasters. That’s for sure! ✨ But for now, I just want to say thanks to this man for believing in my dream when I was too tired to fight for it. 😭😘🙏🏻 I love you Kellan and can’t wait for #ourcottonhome 🎉🥳💕
  • Y’all 🙈we’ve been pretty quiet around here because we’ve had our hands full with building a house, running two businesses, and chasing a toddler! But our hearts are even more full 💕because God has blessed us with another little babe! Kinsey is going to be promoted to big sis! I’m due with #littlecottonbabe2 New Year’s Day 2020! 🙈 We couldn’t have planned that if we tried! But we are over the moon with excitement and praying @westpoint_construction can wrap up our home before the new deadline 😝🥳 #twoundertwo here we come! 😂🙈🎉 #michellanadventures 📷by Auntie @alyssareneemade
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    Y’all 🙈we’ve been pretty quiet around here because we’ve had our hands full with building a house, running two businesses, and chasing a toddler! But our hearts are even more full 💕because God has blessed us with another little babe! Kinsey is going to be promoted to big sis! I’m due with #littlecottonbabe2 New Year’s Day 2020! 🙈 We couldn’t have planned that if we tried! But we are over the moon with excitement and praying @westpoint_construction can wrap up our home before the new deadline 😝🥳 #twoundertwo here we come! 😂🙈🎉 #michellanadventures 📷by Auntie @alyssareneemade
  • There is nothing better than being surrounded by your fierce and beautiful besties #girlsquad 👊🏻💕#squadgoals I know I couldn’t survive a day without my best girls! Tag 👇🏼 the babes you just can’t live without!🙌🏻 Seriously one of our favorite weddings 👰🏼 of the year 🙌🏻We love you guys @kelciepd & John! #cottonbyalyssa #cottonbyrachel Incredible vendors that made this day so perfect:🎉 Ceremony: @riveroaksgardenclub Reception: @dunlavyhouston Planning: @jittersandcocktails Cake: @whiskbakeryhouston Band: @drywaterband 💐: @john_friedman_flowers Hair & Makeup: @butterartistry Invite: @thesensibletype Tux: @hartschaffner 🎶: @thirdfloorstrings Paper florals: @glopaperflowers & @paper_floral_artistry Jewelry: @kendrascott Dress: @lovelybridehouston BM 👗: @bhldn 🎈: @bigassballoons Photo booth: @cypressphotocamper 🚌: @dmpremier #engaged #cottonweddings #cottoncouplesinlove #weddingphotographer #houstonwedding #weddingsinhouston #bridesofhouston #houstonweddingphotography #wedding #bride #houstonweddingphotographer #austinweddingphotographer #destinationwedding #destinationweddingphotographer #texaswedding #ruffledblog #romanticwedding #theknot #intimateweddingphotographer
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    There is nothing better than being surrounded by your fierce and beautiful besties #girlsquad 👊🏻💕#squadgoals I know I couldn’t survive a day without my best girls! Tag 👇🏼 the babes you just can’t live without!🙌🏻 Seriously one of our favorite weddings 👰🏼 of the year 🙌🏻We love you guys @kelciepd & John! #cottonbyalyssa #cottonbyrachel Incredible vendors that made this day so perfect:🎉 Ceremony: @riveroaksgardenclub Reception: @dunlavyhouston Planning: @jittersandcocktails Cake: @whiskbakeryhouston Band: @drywaterband 💐: @john_friedman_flowers Hair & Makeup: @butterartistry Invite: @thesensibletype Tux: @hartschaffner 🎶: @thirdfloorstrings Paper florals: @glopaperflowers & @paper_floral_artistry Jewelry: @kendrascott Dress: @lovelybridehouston BM 👗: @bhldn 🎈: @bigassballoons Photo booth: @cypressphotocamper 🚌: @dmpremier #engaged #cottonweddings #cottoncouplesinlove #weddingphotographer #houstonwedding #weddingsinhouston #bridesofhouston #houstonweddingphotography #wedding #bride #houstonweddingphotographer #austinweddingphotographer #destinationwedding #destinationweddingphotographer #texaswedding #ruffledblog #romanticwedding #theknot #intimateweddingphotographer
  • Whatever he’s made of, she made of the exact same thing! 💕 Truly they are two peas in a pod and there is nothing sweeter to watch! Happy Fathers Day to the best Dada we could ever dream of! You do everything for us and always put us first! We are forever grateful for you! Love you so so much!!!! 🙏🏻💕 And to all the other Superdads (like my dad @epskiier 🥳👏🏻💕) out there, y’all are incredible! Thank you for loving your kiddos well and being there for them always!! It’s the greatest gift you can give them! XO #happyfathersday
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    Whatever he’s made of, she made of the exact same thing! 💕 Truly they are two peas in a pod and there is nothing sweeter to watch! Happy Fathers Day to the best Dada we could ever dream of! You do everything for us and always put us first! We are forever grateful for you! Love you so so much!!!! 🙏🏻💕 And to all the other Superdads (like my dad @epskiier 🥳👏🏻💕) out there, y’all are incredible! Thank you for loving your kiddos well and being there for them always!! It’s the greatest gift you can give them! XO #happyfathersday