An Explanation of How I’m Handling My 2025 Portrait Calendar I did something accidentally in 2024. In the month of June, we were at Anna Maria Island for my husband’s big family vacation for a week, and we followed that with an out of town camping trip for a week. It was poor planning on […]

A Budget-Friendly Wedding Content Option Did you know there’s a new add-on with Amanda May Photos? I have recently starting offering coverage with a content creator as part of your wedding package! But what even is content creation? Being a relatively new addition to the industry, content creation is like handing your best friend your […]

They Really Aren’t That Bad Let me put your mind at ease. Having an odd number of wedding party members does not ruin your photos. It does not look weird or feel awkward. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it a million times again – more important than anything else in choosing your wedding […]

Tips and Tricks for the Perfect Dip Kiss A common thing couples like to do for a really cute photo op is dip and kiss as they either walk back down the aisle after the ceremony or as they exit the reception. When I pose a couple for a dip and kiss during their portrait […]

How You Give Back by Booking with Amanda May Photos I want to be very careful to say up front that I am not sharing this information with you to boast about what I’m doing. I’m not trying to get a pat on the back or a high five for these things. In fact, the […]

What to Put in your Details Box Over the last few years, I have noticed my brides becoming more and more invested in their detail photos. Detail photos are what I take at the beginning of the day while the bride and bridesmaids are getting ready. They set the mood for the whole day. They […]

What Wedding Dress Bustle is Right for You? There is a pretty good chance that before you started wedding planning, you didn’t know what a bustle was. There’s an even higher chance your fiancé definitely doesn’t know what a bustle is. Now that you have started wedding planning, there’s still a chance you haven’t heard […]

Here’s What a Professional Wedding Photographer Can Bring To Your Celebration When it comes to celebrating your wedding day, every special moment should be captured so that you can remember it for years to come. Hiring a professional wedding photographer is a great way to ensure that the memories of this important event will be […]

5 Ways to Save Repurposing Wedding Decor There are some key things you have to take into consideration when you think about repurposing wedding decor. First, it’s not for everyone. This article can be for any bride with any sort of budget. No matter where you stand, the inconvenience of repurposing may be too much, […]

The Ins and Outs of Writing Your Own Vows When Dustin and I got married, I wanted to write our own vows. He refused. Keep in mind, this is back in 2013 and very few couples wrote their own vows back then. There were lots and lots and lots of things he let me have […]