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Preparing for a superhero role or a wedding?

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It’s time to talk about your wedding day fitness and beauty expectations. Yeah, we’re going there.

It’s a topic that isn’t discussed in traditional wedding magazines, yet couples bring it up constantly when discussing their wedding day. Why is this something we only talk about quietly?

It’s normal to have wedding day goals, such as losing weight, changing your body or improving your skin.

The problem arises when you feel forced to look “perfect” for the wedding. When it’s added to the already stressful experience of planning a wedding, it’s easy for things to go south quickly.

Despite Emily saying she felt comfortable in her own skin, Anne compares preparing for the wedding to becoming a super hero in a Marvel movie. The common theme we heard was that inner voices can be difficult to overcome.

Our goal is to make you aware that you are not alone in having these thoughts. Almost every couple we spoke with said they felt pressure from themselves, others, or social media. Do you?

Who's in this video?

Cara Garbarino
Photographer & Owner,
The Atelier
Anne & Seamus
Newlyweds
Emily & Carl
Newlyweds
Michael & Robert
Newlyweds
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Who's in this video?

Cara Garbarino
Photographer & Owner,
The Atelier
Anne & Seamus
Newlyweds
Emily & Carl
Newlyweds
Michael & Robert
Newlyweds
Previous slide
Next slide

It’s time to talk about your wedding day fitness and beauty expectations. Yeah, we’re going there.

It’s a topic that isn’t discussed in traditional wedding magazines, yet couples bring it up constantly when discussing their wedding day. Why is this something we only talk about quietly?

It’s normal to have wedding day goals, such as losing weight, changing your body or improving your skin.

The problem arises when you feel forced to look “perfect” for the wedding. When it’s added to the already stressful experience of planning a wedding, it’s easy for things to go south quickly.

Despite Emily saying she felt comfortable in her own skin, Anne compares preparing for the wedding to becoming a super hero in a Marvel movie. The common theme we heard was that inner voices can be difficult to overcome.

Our goal is to make you aware that you are not alone in having these thoughts. Almost every couple we spoke with said they felt pressure from themselves, others, or social media. Do you?

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    Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectVerifiedRobin Sloan, The Uncorked Project

    I think most engaged couples feel some level of pressure to look their very best for the wedding. It even flows over to the wedding party and family. Is this a bad thing?

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Q: Is there really a wedding mark up?

Do you feel like the industry charges more “because it’s a wedding” and they know it’s an emotional purchase?

Do companies think that they can charge more for weddings since the bride and groom may be willing to spend more on their dream wedding?

Hey wedding pros – is this higher price tag justified? Why? Do you charge more for your service if it is a wedding?

This is a taboo topic, whispered but not discussed… until now.

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    Robin Sloan, The Uncorked ProjectVerifiedRobin Sloan, The Uncorked Project

    I have been asked this so many times... does the wedding industry inflate prices when they hear it's a wedding?

    Here is my honest answer (as a former wedding photographer)... NO. Did I charge more for a wedding than a 50th birthday party or a family portrait session? Yes, absolutely. I charged A LOT more for a wedding.

    Was I taking advantage of the emotional sell? Absolutely not.

    The main reasons I charged more for a wedding were: the unseen amount of work involved in the 12+ months leading up to the wedding, the skill level needed on the day, the INTENSE pressure to create perfect "portfolio level work" no matter what the reality of the situation- but mostly it is to compensate for the time AFTER the wedding in post production.

    Little known fact about wedding photography - the real job is sitting at a computer editing photos. Photographers spend many hours behind the computer carefully selecting and editing photos. They make adjustments, crop, and adjust colors to ensure each image it's best. Don't forget the time it takes for batching, renaming, importing, exporting and uploading the photos and preparing them for delivery.

    Do you think this justifies why photographers charge more for weddings than for other types of shoots?

    AvatarCody Pettengill

    Couldn’t agree more! And on the videography side its an absolute ton of data + editing discipline.

    Its a double sided coin- weddings are extremely high pressure but also high reward when we nail it.

    Our products (photo video) in particular are the only thing that genuinely will last forever . Having fun and ALSO nailing the product is worth the price of entry and frankly more.

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