Photo by Jessica Seaward Photography Welcome to another post in our blog series, Vendor Visions, where we share tips and tidbits from Rochester-area wedding vendors. Today we’re chatting with Tierney Messmer about perfecting a bride’s wedding day look and how she found her passion in makeup.  You can see past vendor posts HERE.  (If you’d […]

Vendor Visions is a new collaboration between Wendy Zook Photography and various vendors from across the Rochester and Buffalo areas. These posts will feature one local vendor and their advice on planning wedding details in their field.  Our first in this series features Michelle Crawford of Shell’s Sweets, a New York State-licensed in-home bakery based […]

Over the past several weeks, I collaborated with Erin of Sixth Bloom (a fantastic website with tips for photographers of all genres and skill levels) to create a series of tips for wedding photographers. I’m so proud of what we were able to accomplish and share and I wanted to include it here, too, for […]

  I first met Stacey while searching for a second shooter for my first 2015 wedding. We successfully conquered that wedding and another one in September together and I’m counting my lucky stars that I found a wonderful photographer with a creative eye who also is now someone I consider a friend. Stacey is first […]

Dear Future Brides — Recent Wendy Zook Photography Brides offer advice on planning and preparing for your special day — what they would have done differently and all of their favorite memories. This is Part One of a two-part series.

The next Q-and-A takes us on a journey back to Northeast PA, where WZP was based out of for about a year before our family’s move. I met a lot of incredible creatives who became friends — some of them still my closest friends that I’ve already shared on this blog — and Seneca was […]

Next up for a Q-and-A is my dear friend and insanely talented event planner Candice Mock of Patchwork Planning. Based out of Northeast PA, Candice has a traveling heart. Her magic touch has been found on weddings and special events across the country and I know she’s itching for her first international experience! Here she […]

Alyssa Joy of Alyssa Joy Photography & Design / Photo by Wendy Zook Photography  Our next creative we’ll get to know through some questions-and-answer fun is Alyssa Joy of Alyssa Joy Photography & Design. Based out of Northeast PA, Alyssa has helped brand, style and photograph companies, creatives and families with a warm and friendly disposition, […]

As you may know, in a “past life” I was a journalist. It’s what I studied for years and what I did for quite some time right out of college. I love asking the “why” and luckily, I get to tell stories now, through my images and through my relationships with my clients.  So I […]