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STUDENT REVIEW ✨ “Clients are finding me throu

STUDENT REVIEW ✨ “Clients are finding me through Google, and when they find me, my blog is actually showcasing my elopement knowledge and providing value. The best part is that blogging is enjoyable now because I have a plan of action that works. I'm not just shooting arrows in the dark like the olden days. My husband, a very hard guy to impress, says Sarah's course was the smartest investment I've made in my business this year. He's not wrong.” @sablephoto.co ⁣ I know a lot of us are sitting in our sweats right now, wondering what to do next with our businesses. Feeling a little lost and needing a push forward. I feel that deeply and decided to give away a spot in my blogging course to serve as a hug across the internet.⁣ ⁣⁣ When I started this giveaway, I had no idea so many of you would enter and be fired up to push your business forward! IDK how I thought I could giveaway just one spot so after announcing the winner, I decided to do a flash giveaway and open up ONE MORE SPOT TO WIN.✨✨⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ HOW TO ENTER (ends this Friday at 5pm PST)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 💅🏼 Blog Like a Wedding Pro is Mean Girls themed because helloooo, who doesn’t need that hilarity. COMMENT below with your fave mean girls quote Gretchen, and make sure it’s fetch.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 💅🏼 Bonus entry for posting a Mean Girls quote to your STORY and tagging me in it!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ (Make sure you drop your email in my bio, too!)⁣ Just because we’re house bound doesn’t mean we can’t make an internet impact. 🧡 Get in losers, were going blogging.

GIVEAWAY✨ WIN MY BLOGGING COURSE✨⁣ ⁣ For t

GIVEAWAY✨ WIN MY BLOGGING COURSE✨⁣ ⁣ For the longest time, I didn’t thing blogging was my jam. It seemed mysterious, I never felt like I was doing it right, and it felt mega time consuming. Last year, I cracked the code. I got to work. And now? I’m sitting in my sweats, taking a well earned day off, and my inbox has been popping with couples who found me on Google.💌⁣ Bonus, showing up on Google is $free.99 and more consistent than social media’s finicky algorithms. Win win win.⁣ ⁣ Here’s the thing though, most of us just don’t know where to start. We get lost in the techy aspect of it and worse yet, take advice in random photography Facebook groups, hoping it’ll help us achieve results. Even if we know the gist of it, writing often holds us back. We find ourselves typing, “This client was great, her dress was pretty, and I loved the light at sunset blah blah blah.” Can’t look back on your own blog copy with pride? Why do you expect a client to hire you after reading it? ⁣ ⁣ MEET BLOG LIKE A PRO:⁣ ⁣ 🧡 Techy aspects of blogging in Wordpress + Squarespace debunked.⁣ 🧡 Foolproof writing strategies that will turn your readers into clients.⁣ 🧡 SEO explained, along with how to get your work showing up in Google.⁣ ⁣ THIS COURSE SOLD OUT in January to 50 + students but because we all have some extra time on our hands to invest ourselves in building up our businesses, I’m giving away a free spot!⁣ ⁣ HOW TO ENTER:⁣ 1) Put your email in the link in my bio⁣ 2) Comment after you’re done!⁣ 3) For 5 additional entries, hop on IG stories and share why it would positively impact your business while share your quarantine style in a mirror selfie. 💅🏼📱 👖Quaranjeans or 🥼pajamas. No shame, here. I want to see your style!

Love in the time of Coronavirus means less palm fr

Love in the time of Coronavirus means less palm fronds and more couch, right? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Instead, it looks a lot like binging Tiger King, developing your own quarantini recipe instead of custom cocktails for your reception bar, and contemplating TP rolls for guest favors. Practical, yet chic because they’re white, you know? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you have to reschedule your wedding and your photographer’s not free for your new date, DM me and we’ll take care of you. There’s a lot of uncertainty in this, don’t let incredible wedding photos be one of them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re planning a wedding for later this year and got some time to kill on the couch, we have some solid tips for everything from growing out your hair so it looks luscious in photos to picking a wedding venue on our blog. Free, insightful info just for you. Browse, bookmark, pin. We’ve compiled all the good info there in one spot. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ K, now back to Tiger King. DID CAROL FEED HER HUSBAND TO THE TIGERS? I’m torn and genuinely need to hear your thoughts.

Fear can choke friendships, business, and the trul

Fear can choke friendships, business, and the truly beautiful things in this life.⁣ ⁣ 6 years ago, my life was so damn lonely. After moving to a new state and leaving behind a tight knit community, I realized exactly how hard it was when new friends didn’t just organically pop into your life through college.⁣ ⁣ Fear really started nesting in my heart. I’m not funny enough, interesting enough, or successful enough to make new friends. Timidity ruled my life for that next year before I realized the only thing holding me back... was my own self doubt.⁣ ⁣ That realization shoot me and pushed me into action and I began changing my own narrative. I started with the way I talked to myself and then I began putting myself out there with vulnerability. I slid into people’s DMs, started volunteering in my community, and just didn’t. give. up. I trusted that I was worthy of relationships and that I would find them if I pushed out of my fear. ⁣ ⁣ What was wild about the entire experience was that once I changed my mindset, friends popped up into my life overnight. Coffee dates turned into deep love, DMs turned into real relationships, and volunteering brought me a true soul sister.⁣ ⁣ What all of this taught me is that fear takes up a lot of space and if left unchecked, it constantly expands, consuming you along the way.⁣ ⁣ Moving back to California, I had learned flex hard enough against fear across my life. Doing so opened up space for so many incredible friendships to flourish in my life, including these two amazing women. I see you @jayleighflood @chelseaabril 🧡🧡 ⁣ Recognizing when fear is encroaching on your mindset is SO powerful and allows you to flip your narrative and stay open to the good that’s out there, waiting just for you. xx

WEDDING PHOTOS THAT BRING YOU RIGHT BACK TO HOW IT

WEDDING PHOTOS THAT BRING YOU RIGHT BACK TO HOW IT FELT. ✨⁣ ⁣ The vibe of the soft lights overhead, the romance of feeling your bodies together in time with the music as the sweat of the night trickles softly down your back, matching the beads sliding down his champagne glass. Ayyy breaking out my inner Danielle Steele💋💋just for you this fine Tuesday.🔥⁣ ⁣ Absorbed in that feeling, you don’t even notice we’re there, capturing it so you can relive the night in the years to come. Tranquil as a forest but on fire within, we zip around your reception space never missing or interrupting a moment. I could say we’re as mysterious as the dark side of the moon but then you’d realize that blatant Mulan plagiarization has been happening throughout second half of this caption so I’m over and out for now. 🌒⁣ ⁣ Bring us to your wedding and we’ll capture these little moment you’ll never want to forget. xoxo⁣ ⁣

PHOTOGS, IS THIS YOUR IDEAL VACAY?🏝 It’s mine

PHOTOGS, IS THIS YOUR IDEAL VACAY?🏝 It’s mineeee for sure. Give me that spritz and NYT bestseller by the pool and I am set for life. Do not disturb, hold my calls etc. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mmmmm jkjk, I have a really hard time completely turning off work when I go on vacation. It’s like a swarm of idea ants crawling over my brain and I can’t seem to swat them off. Entrepreneurs, do you feel me? I def can’t be alone in this, right?!🧡 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I truly hit a happy spot with travel when I realized I could trade hotels + airbnbs photos for a stay. It’s like it was just enough (fun!!) work that I could snap some really neat travel photos but also turn off my brain and relax. Hello, who doesn’t love a steeply discounted trip?! 💸 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was just on the @keepmecompanypodcast this week, spilling the tea on exactly what you need to do if you want to cut through the influencer saturated culture and actually negotiate a trade. From that first cold email to actually relaxing in your free hotel, it’s your literal road map to entrepreneur vacay bliss. 💋 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Plus, in the words of David from Schitt’s Creek, all those spritzes by the pool are then a WRITE OFF, you know, where you buy something for your business and the government pays you back. 🍹 (listen wherever you listen to podcasts, you know how it goes.)

These engagement photos brought to you by 90’s t

These engagement photos brought to you by 90’s top summer hits feat. Big Mountain.🤍⁣ ⁣ Engagement sessions are the BEST way to cut the photo awkward (that we all feel in front of the lens!) and learn how good you really look in front of my camera together. Hint. You’ll look good. Real good.💋⁣ ⁣ Ooo baby you’ll love your way, every day. But don’t hesitate, cause your love won’t wait. Am I just quoting Big Mountain now? Yes. Should you book that e-sesh? Also, yes. 😙⁣ ⁣ DM me for more fire 90’s jam lyrics so I can channel my Alanis Morissette love into something other than my poor husband’s ears as I await Natalie + Evan’s wedding at @hummingbirdnestevents .💃🏼

There’s an inbox sitting in front of me filled w

There’s an inbox sitting in front of me filled with inquiries from Google + Pinterest, all thanks to a some key blog posts.☺️⁣ ⁣ They’re fresh, inspiring, and so full of vibrant love, people browsing on online can’t help but hit that save button on their inspiration boards. Those same brides + grooms have been ending up in my inbox asking if I’m free for their wedding date, which triggers an uncontrollable happy dance in my living room.💥 ⁣ ⁣ For the longest time, I didn’t thing blogging was my jam. It seemed mysterious, I never felt like I was doing it right, and it felt mega time consuming. Last year, I cracked the code. I got to work. And now? I’m sitting in my sweats, taking a well earned day off, and my inbox is popping with couples who found me on Google + Pinterest.💌⁣ ⁣ Brides + Grooms, if you’re just using Instagram for inspo, you are missing out! Get on Pinterest, it’s endless visual inspiration. 💅🏻 ⁣ ⁣ Photographers, if you haven’t been blogging + sharing that work on Pinterest, honestly what are you waiting for?! 💪🏼