Best & Worst Advice Received (by former brides)
Best: It's your wedding do it your way! If you struggle with this, check out the Bridal Breakdown podcast. Add an additional 5k to your...
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Stephanie Ford
- Aug 10, 2022
- 2 min
From a Photographer's Perspective: About the Dress
As a photographer who has photographed a number of weddings over 5 years, I am choosing to write about a topic that I feel isn't...
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Stephanie Ford
- Aug 3, 2022
- 1 min
5 Tips for Planning Your Proposal
It is exciting capturing proposals! After shooting a few of these, I wanted to share a few things that I have learned by listening to the...
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Stephanie Ford
- Mar 10, 2022
- 4 min
Interview with Courting Calligraphy: Advice from a Wedding Calligrapher
Courtney has been in the wedding industry for several years as a wedding/event calligrapher. We have both participated in some styled...
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Stephanie Ford
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
Interview with JBK Weddings and Events: Advice from a Wedding Planner
Jelena has been in the wedding industry for 25 years as a wedding planner and florist, so I was thrilled to chat with her about her...
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Stephanie Ford
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Why Hire a Wedding Videographer?
When running a poll on couples' greatest regrets from their wedding, the most common responses were: Not hiring a photographer. With this...
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Stephanie Ford
- Feb 16, 2022
- 1 min
YOUnique Wedding Ideas
Your wedding is all about You and Your Fiancé! As a wedding photographer, I've seen some awesome ways to make a wedding day unique to...
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Stephanie Ford
- Feb 9, 2022
- 1 min
Why Hire a Wedding Photographer?
Why not hire your friend with a camera who shoots landscape? There are several more skills to shooting a wedding than to shooting a...
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Stephanie Ford
- Oct 3, 2021
- 1 min
Looking Ahead...2022!
So much changed in 2020 and 2021! Some of those changes haven't been announced yet. In Stephanie Ford Photography, I am looking ahead to...
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Stephanie Ford
- Jan 5, 2021
- 1 min
Hindsight is 2020!
Who else is excited that 2020 is done and 2021 is here?! Me too. Honestly 2020 was a hard year for being in business. And yet, I am...
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Stephanie Ford
- Nov 3, 2020
- 1 min
Beautiful Oregon Coast Wedding ~ Shana & Alex ~ Heceta Head Bed & Breakfast, Florence Oregon
I have to admit that this year has been hard on weddings. I feel big time for couples who had plans to get married this year but then...
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Stephanie Ford
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
Looking for an Officiant?!
One vendor that I have seen more couples looking for during the Covid wedding season: an officiant. A suggestion I have for couples,...
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Stephanie Ford
- Jul 8, 2020
- 2 min
COVID-19 and Weddings
Can I take a minute and just acknowledge that this year has been just downright discouraging? Not even just from a business perspective...
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Stephanie Ford
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
Original Wedding Day ~ Anna & Brad ~ Heceta Beach, Florence OR
This lovely couple met through Bottled, an international messaging app. When they first started corresponding, she was in Germany and he...
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Stephanie Ford
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
2 Biggest Regrets of Past Brides
During a recent online discussion, I had the opportunity to see what some of the top regrets were of past brides. So let them tell you...
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Stephanie Ford
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
3 Ways to Make Extra Cash (Right Now!)
You may read in previous blogs about my journey to becoming #debtfree. It is an ongoing process that has been slowed due to the Covid 19...
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Stephanie Ford
- Apr 15, 2020
- 1 min
Podcasts that I LOVE!
I don't know about you, but I'm becoming addicted to podcasts! They are perfect for listening to on long car trips (or on long walks...
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Stephanie Ford
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
6 Ways to Support Your Photographer/Small Business Friends Right Now
1. Leave a POSITIVE review on their social media pages so others will want to book them! This is as easy as write it once and copy/paste...
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Stephanie Ford
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
A Prayer for a Soldier...
As some of you may know, one of the things I do on the side is dogsit. Currently, I am living with a pitbull named Leo while his owner is...
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Stephanie Ford
- Mar 26, 2020
- 1 min
Styled Shoot ~ The Gray Lab, Salem OR
Recently I had a wonderful opportunity to work with a bunch of talented vendors to create this boho styled shoot! I am always intrigued...
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