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Summer Wedding at Davis and Grey Farms

Wedding + Elopements

June 7, 2023

what made M+J choose kap as their wedding photographer for their Summer wedding at Davis and Grey Farms:

“I wanted to see photos from my specific venue (which sometimes I know is hard – but it helped envision what my photos would look like), plus a wide variety of photos from different events/venues to see how photos were edited, lighting and filters used. We also definitely wanted to avoid someone who didn’t have a wide range of photos, experience, and someone who wasn’t creative and didn’t think outside of the box

As soon as I received the first inquiry response, I knew Kyrsten was the one! I had seen her work on Instagram and already knew I loved her style. But when I received an immediate reply to my inquiry (which was less than 24 hours during a peak season) and supplied answers to all of my questions (including a banging portfolio), there was no question about who would be our photographer. For someone to take that much time to package all of their work experience in such a concise manner, you already know they are a professional and passionate about the output of their work.”

M+J advice to wedding planning couples:

Buy a planner from Amazon for answers to top questions and recommendations, e.g. I used “The Complete Wedding Planner” by Your Perfect Day

Create a Master Google Spreadsheet and make sure it stays updated! This can be used and shared with all your vendors when they ask for specific answers.

Spend the extra money on a planner. I am a VP of Implementation/Project Management and thought I could do it all. But with the stress of wedding planning, work, and constant hosting, I would of definitely paid the extra money to alleviate the stress.

Whoever is your primary point-of-contact, make sure they are stress free and willing to pitch in! This is someone who doesn’t mind missing parts of the wedding. e.g. mine was my mother (even though she would of loved to see everything – she wasn’t constantly wanting to go party!)

Label everything and/or place a note with what is in the bag/box and make sure that each person is designated to a specific task. Everyone will want to come and ask you questions on your big day while you are trying to relax.

Print out itineraries (photography, day-of, etc.) hand these out at your welcome dinner so everyone knows who is expected where/when. Make sure you have a couple on-hand the day-of wedding as well and provide to someone trustworthy on groom/brides side

Everyone will give you their opinion and advice. Take everything with a grain of salt, but do what makes you happy and don’t stress the small stuff.

favorite feature of M+J’s wedding at Davis and Grey Farms:

M’s brought main character energy from her stunning wedding dress, her pant suit moment, and all the pearl details. Oh, and we can’t forget the feather strap stilettos. Talk about a vibe.

The florals that Flora TX created were absolutely stunning. I loved the pops of peach against the light blue linens and the bridesmaids pink satin dresses.