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How to Make the Most of Your Wedding Photography! :: Madison Wisconsin Wedding Photographer

Mandie Haberman — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:13:02 +0000

In the past two years, I have been through all facets of the wedding photography world:

I’ve been a bride-to-be, researching and budgeting and stressing and planning.
I’ve been a second shooter, learning the ins and outs of this industry and observing as several mentors taught me their craft.
I’ve become a full-time professional myself, putting what I’ve learned through my experiences as both a bride and a photographer into practice- and trying my best to help my brides & grooms to have the best wedding day possible.

Now, as my wedding season is dying down, I’ve had all of these lessons learned running through my head like crazy.Â What to do with them?Â How do I ensure that each and every client and potential client I meet gets the full benefit of my experience?Â Well, I decided to publish a free guide to planning for your photography!

If you are planning a wedding or know someone who is, please click below to download my guide:

Happy planning, and best wishes for a BEAUTIFUL wedding day!

Love MandieÂ

Featured: AreWeMarriedYet.com!

Mandie Haberman — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:33:50 +0000

I woke up to a very cool surprise today: one of my recent engagement sessions has been featured on Modern Photographers’ website, “AreWeMarriedYet.com!”

Www.arewemarriedyet.com is a website devoted to modern engagement photography.Â These days, an engagement session is one of the things that every couple seems to want, and why not?!Â It’s a wonderful opportunity to capture the love and excitement between a couple who is planning their wedding.Â It’s an incredibly inspiring site for anyone thinking about their engagement session.Â I’m so honored to be included- what a thrill!

Special thanks to Marianne and Corey, the couple whose beautiful images are featured!

Finally: Sample Albums!

Mandie Haberman — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:21:34 +0000

Ah, all of those gorgeous photographs from your wedding!Â Where are you going to keep them all?Â Shoeboxes full of 4×6 prints don’t seem to do them justice.Â Scrapbooks are so much fun- but they take a long time and a lot of money to put together (trust this coming from a woman with a total addiction to Archiver’s!).Â And how do you get them all into one place for the parents?

There’s an answer: Professional Albums by Red Gecko Studio!

And I’ve finally got images of my beautifully crafted samples to share with you.Â Below are examples of the two options that we offer.Â If you’re considering an album, you owe yourself a visit to these beauties!

Leather wedding albums by KISS are simple (as in Keep It Simple Silly!) and gorgeous.Â They’re available in a variety of colors, and each one is hand-crafted by the fantastic artists at KISS.Â The pages are printed with the utmost care for color on professional photo paper and mounted on sturdy art board pages.Â No worries about folded pages as loved ones pour over them!Â These albums are available in square sizes 8×8, 10×10, and 12×12 with ten spreads (20 pages).

Canvas-cover VisionArt albums feature your favorite photograph on the cover.Â With thinner (but still sturdy) pages, they begin at 15 spreads (30 pages).Â The matte finish on the pages is velvety and beautiful, with vibrant colors.Â These albums are what we use for our custom engagement guest books, available in sizes 6×8 and 8×10.Â Wedding albums are available in 6×8, 8×8, 8×10, 10×10, and 12×12.

With beautiful albums like these, you’ll be happy to show off your unique and artisitic wedding images for years to come!Â Don’t forget the parent albums…Â 8×8 copies of your album make a great gift.