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Learn what some beach ceremony logistics are, attire suggestions, beach weather situations, decor and backup plan – some essential checklist items to keep in mind Planning a destination wedding on the beach – we put together this essential checklist for your beach wedding. There’s nothing more calming and peaceful than walking barefooted in the warm […]

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The Essential Beach Wedding Checklist

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Destination wedding Outdoors at Siren Song winery in Lake Chelan, by Weddings By Adina, Pensacola Wedding Photographer

Small steps towards your dream wedding You’re going crazy, I get it. So are we, wedding photographers with tons of booked weddings coming up. Your wedding is about to happen and there’s so much uncertainty, that you are not sure how to handle it all. The next few weeks will be decisive in where we’re […]

How to Keep Sane & Busy with your Wedding

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This down time means more time for ourselves. It means more time with our loved ones and it yes, it means more time for smart wedding planning. Being pro-active in these mayhem times is essential not only for our mental sanity, but also for the next important event in our lives, that for some it means getting married soon. So let’s get this Wedding Planning during COVID-19 better and more efficient. 

Weddings by Adina - Couple engagement session at Pier 66 in downtown Seattle with the Space Needle in the background

Wedding Planning during COVID-19

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Now that you finally are engaged, it is time to officially organize yourself for the wedding and prepare everything for the big day. Just like anything else in life, preparation is the secret to a successful and fabulous occasion.

How to Organize yourself for the Wedding

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Golden Hour is that pocket of time just after sunrise but most popular about an hour before sunset. Sunset photography sessions are the most highly sought after portraits because the Golden Hour is the most optimal time to create glowing, magical portraits that will create the soft portraits everyone is in love with.

How to Take Amazing Golden Hour Portraits on the Beach

How to Take Amazing Golden Hour Portraits on the Beach

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25 Important steps for a stress free wedding day. As a Seattle and Pensacola photographer shooting weddings from Washington to Florida, I have seen so much, from poor planning to an awesomely organized wedding day.

Best Wedding Day Advice You Should Consider

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Blue skies, white sand and clear warm waters: that’s what you will find when looking for the top rated Pensacola wedding venues in the Florida Panhandle. Florida’s East Coast heavenly beaches routinely deliver on all three fronts.

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Some of Florida Panhandle Wedding Venues Recommended by Pros

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Read this and prepare ahead. Booking a seasoned wedding photographer is one of the most important decisions you’ll make for your wedding, so take this piece of advice to heart.

10 Things to Consider When Hiring Your Wedding Photographer

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When you have amazing people to work with, your job is even more extraordinary. Michelle and David’s rustic barn wedding at Russell Lowell Restaurant in Bothell was unique and elegant. Beautiful cathedral ceilings, clear grain cedar wall-boards, and refinished original fir floor of a 1927 barn.

Bridal Portrait at the Park at Bothell Landing

Elegant Russell Lowell Restaurant Wedding.

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couple dancing at Crossroads at Thomas Family Farm

Also called the Crossroads at Thomas Family Farm, this Snohomish wedding venue is the perfect place to get married! We were welcomed for the 4th time this year, and we couldn’t have been happier. This awesome venue is so spacious and offers so much, from a gorgeous ceremony area to expansive reception room with candelabras and string lights. It can host up to 350+ guests, the bridal room has all the amenities needed and there are plenty of photographic opportunities that make a wedding photographer happy with excitement.

Rustic adorned, Crossroads Thomas Family Farm wedding

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It’s no surprise that planning your wedding day is not going to be an easy thing to do, so we have gathered the best wedding day advice from wedding pros, for a stress-free event.

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Amazing athletes that consistently train hard, these champions are always getting better at what they love. Being an expert Fitness Photographer in Pensacola has allowed me to be in an environment I feel comfortable in, being an athlete myself.

FITNESS photography

Navarre Sports and Fitness Photography - Meet Some Amazing Athletes

How to use this epic light to your advantage and create magical sunset portraits that will boost the value of your work. 

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How to Take Amazing Golden Hour Portraits on the Beach