August of 2008 was a month of shockers- Sarah Palin saw russia from her house, Michael Phelps broke every record on the books, Ryan Seacrest was bitten by a shark, New Orleans was actually evacuated for a hurricane, unemployment rose to a record-breaking 5.7 percent, and I agreed to shoot my first wedding. While a…
This post welcomes you into a small piece of my personal life. My sister/BFF will be getting married in a little less than two weeks! I figure, if I can’t keep her from leaving me for some stupid boy, then let’s at least have a super cute bachelorette party/lingerie shower with everything she loves- vintage,…
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Wow – you’re an awesome sister! Everything looks so perfect! Seeing all this definitely makes me wish I had taken the time to be more creative with little details for my wedding. Congratulations, Amy! You look lovely!
What wonderful pictures of such a beautiful event! Kaylynn Marie, you’re pretty amazing 
KAYLYNN. W to the WOW. This is SO beautiful. The whole party, all the beautiful details…amazing.
And your photos rock my socks off too. Girl… you got skills.
Kaylynn,
This is beautiful! You did such a great job- I love the theme!!
Of course, I love everything about this:) I agree with Angelle…you’re an awesome sister.
“It’s so pretty I want to die!”
you did a beautiful job!!! and i love that last photo! aren’t sisters the best??? Idk what i would do w/o mine!
Awesome!! I’m so glad you’re a photographer so we can have pictures that look just as good if not better than the real thing 
Kaylynn, I am in LOVE with these pics and this shower!!!!! You did SO good!! I want you to plan my baby shower when I have one.. haha Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!!
Beautiful and certainly creative! I appreciate the button detail on the invites…and how did you do the decorations for the back of the chairs? Wonderful job and congrats to Amy!
Oh, this is going to be so much fun! The party looked amazing, great job my friend!
Angelle, now you can have cute birthday parties for smooch!
Thanks Christine- you know it totally wouldn’t have happened without you!
Jessie, Sarah, Melissa, ya’ll are way too sweet:)
Joy, I hope you’re not inferring that the real thing was crap. Because then I might have to steal your bridesmaid shoes as a punishment. But then… I might steal them anyway.
Sarah- you’re on! ..can I use all the same decor?;) Hehehe
Christine, it means so much that you stopped by! Yay! The decor for the chairs… http://asubtlerevelry.com/handcrafted-party-ruffled-style …there is a DIY section somewhere in that post. I decided they needed buttons in the middle though- so don’t forget that if you make some! Hehe. We have plenty left over(or, will, after saturday…) if you ever want a few:)
Thanks mark! Five days and counting… not that I’m counting… heh
Simply amazing! Such beauty and creativity! Well done!
Kaylynn, You had better watch out!!! You are going to be an event planner before you know it!!! I can already see brides all over asking for you to design their wedding!!! lol..I love you. You are so super creative!!!
Kaylynn!! WOW! That looks so awesome! Your sister is one lucky lady! By the way, if you ever need a change in career, you could TOTALLY make an awesome wedding/party designer! You rock!
Hmmmm Krista, if I could be a wedding designer in Canada with you guys then I’m down!;)
The bows look lovely, I love the style of party!
I don’t know why I didn’t comment on this before, Kaylynn, but I think it’s pretty much the COOLEST Bachelorette Party ever. I am amazed by your talent.
I am in love with the paper flowers. I want some for my room
besides the photog can you be the event stylist for my wedding, too?
I should forward this post with a disclaimer: A ton of emails and related tasks have been stuck on my to-do list for several crazy weeks now. I’m still running a hundred miles an hour, but I’ll be finishing EVERYTHING tonight. While I do that, here are some of my recent favorite pictures of model…
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LOVE the app – and thanks for putting it to such great use!! I’m so glad I stalk your blog….I get wealthy nuggets of info like this!! You’re the best! simply…. THE BEST!!!
amazing app! thanks for taking the time to full us in with “behind the scenes” -enjoyed seeing that.
Am catching up on your works via the blog. Loving it all. The photo w the smoke bomb is genius! Loved the result!
Can someone kindly get Daniel in touch with me? He’s got a great look! Would love to do some shots of him!
Again, love the work! Keep it up!
Thanks tate! I’ll actually meeting up with him in a few minutes, I’ll get him your info!
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For every wedding I shoot, I make a separate folder of all the behind-the-scenes shots that make me chuckle. Today I felt like sharing a few:) Photo credit goes to max! You probably remember this shot from jessica&justin’s wedding…. …but look! There was actually a retard behind it with five and a half chins! You…
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Kaylynn,
I am LOVING this post… you are so funny… I absolutely LOVE your sense of humor…. and if you are a natzi, you’re a really cool one!
xoxo
Amanda
Goodness, you’re cute. Looking forward to working with you next month!
love the ants part.
Heh heh, Kaylynn, you make me smile – I love the “Bite Me”! Thanks for being such a rock star blogger – and a great inspiration and not taking yourself so seriously! Great “behind the scenes” Max!!
You crack me up!!!! 5 chins!!!! lolol
pure awesomeness. Reminds me that I need to email you that photo you so desperately wanted of yourself
hahahhaah thanks eerrybody.. and amanda… i only vaguely remember wanting something you got so i am really excited to see it haha!
You, in action, are one of my favorite subjects.. I adore you as a friend and professional and sometimes partner in crime, though you lead the charge in any given circumstance.. Working with you is a joy I enjoy greatly.
After a week or so of playing around, I am finally happy with my new blog. Welcome! As I mentioned in a previous post(that i felt like a retard for writing since I was the only one with access to the blog at the time) a BIG BIG thank you to Amanda Causey for making…
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Kaylynn…. it looks great!
Thanks kristy! I want you to know that by commenting you made me spend way too much time admiring your recent posts… i declare, you are SO where you belong! Your work is just phenomenal and I can’t say it enough:-) Also thanks for the nod towards prophoto. With some amanda-help I’ve been able kinda sorta get the hang of this thing. Heh.
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erin guedry - AmAzInG post! Such a great learning guide for everyone, even me
Thanks for being an awesome teacher and spending so much time to write this blog post! I especially like the jokes that made me laugh out loud & the pumpkin picture! Great Job! I am going to share with everyone now!
Sarah Becker - Kaylynn – SO good! I will definitely be passing this along to other amateur photogs wanting to get into the wedding scene. Here are a couple things I thought of to add to the mix!
- I always stick a couple mini protein bars in my camera bag. They’re small enough to eat in two bites, and for someone with low blood sugar who routinely shoots 10-hour weddings, they are a MUST! I can’t think as well when I’m hungry, or shoot as well!
- After a bad run-in with a server holding a platter of messy stuff, I stick an extra outfit in my car always.
You are so spot-on on all of these tips; and man, checking that schedule every hour or so is what keeps me sane! Thanks for this, again!
Max - This blog post rocks like Queen.. in full and totally..
Absolutely love your outlook.. consider me a fan!
and beautifully written.. I want your skills!!
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Mari - Absolutely lovedddd this blog…full of so much helpful information! thanks Kaylynn
Mark Eric - Kaylynn Marie will be a household name in 3…2…1.. (love this post!)
Erica Lynne - Great post! Def helped me out:) I only shoot weddings for family members and I def want to second shoot more before i move on to strangers 0_0
Amanda Blythe - Wow Kaylynn! You seriously knocked this post outta the park! Excellent advice from a very stable, well established and highly talented photographer. Anyone starting out and even experienced should consider themselves blessed for being able to have this sort of ‘real’ moment from you. ;o) Dramatic, I know…. But that’s how much I love this post!
Stephanie Bachle - Love this! Wish I had had it before my first wedding, but it’s good to see, even now!
admin - Good advice Sarah Becker!! Too bad experience isn’t something we get until just after we need it, no? Thanks for giving the rest of us a free ticket out of wearing food-covered clothes all night;)
Erin, Amanda, Mari, Mark-
max- if I have skills, I stole them straight from you
Amanda- maybe one day I will live up to all that you say! You are so generous with kind words:)
Stephanie- You and me both! Haha!
Abigail Todd - I love this.
Hannah Herpin - I was so blessed and thrilled when someone took a chance and hired me even though I had never shot a wedding before. The biggest tip I can think of that you left out is wearing the right SHOES! Invest in a really good pair. And I totally second bringing a snack.
Brittany Wilson - awesome post Kaylynn, I am not a wedding photographer, but this is a wealth of knowledge to any photog wanting to stick their toes into weddings.. and now jessie j’s song “price tag” is stuck in my head for the remainder of the day!
emilykiel - oh gosh, my first two weddings were sisters getting married 2 months apart. i still don’t understand why the first one hired me, or why the 2nd one hired me before i did the first wedding. mistakes i made: shot in jpg, 1600 iso THE ENTIRE TIME, and forgot to white balance, and i wore heels. oh yeah, i didn’t even own my own camera at the time. the second one went a little better….a little. thankfully after that i decided i really needed to step up my game. i still ask myself “what the heck are you doing here? you can’t do this!” every time i pull up to a wedding. you forgot to include “pep talk” under the prepare section.
Kevin Berg - Love this post! Looks like I have a new blog to follow! Glad to be finding some awesome fellow Louisiana photographers!
Nicole Mc - Great post, spot on advice! Love your blog!
Kristen Soileau - Hey, have I told you how awesome you are? Thank you for this!!
T.J. - Kaylynn, this was wonderful to read! Good thoughts from you, and those that commented. I keep saying “I don’t do weddings!”. But have shot 2nd camera some. I have some future brides-to-be (friends, like yours…) that keep insisting it’ll be me shooting their wedding. We’ll see. Thanks for sharing. Hope to meet you one day!
danielle fox - you are so cute
Kearstin Bass - I was just wondering if you only do wedding photography? Love your work!