How do you know if wedding photography is “Good”?

Is it the location?

The dress designer?

The location and quality of light?

Is it the amount of photos delivered to the client?

I think the value comes from something more than volume, or how an image was styled, or what preset was applied to the image.

It comes down to connection, and being intentional in what is being captured.

Which is why for me, a huge part of what I do is get to know my clients as much as I can throughout the months (or years) before the wedding day. That’s why I always go to rehearsals or family dinners before the wedding day to get to know and understand the family dynamic.

Because for me, as a photographer of people at weddings, my interest is documenting the relationships present.

Yes - the dress, the suit, the decor, the location, all the pretty things are photographed as well, but what matters, and what will carry more weight in your life will be the images of you and your people and the time spent that one day together.