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.

Past brides of Wendy Zook Photography share tips on what they would have done differently in preparing for their wedding days. In this section, they discuss their favorite parts of their days and the best advice they can offer to future brides.

When I first met Heather for a consult, we laughed our way through most of the meeting, which happened to take place at the site and night of a random event that included insane crowds and dancing coffee cups. I loved her plans for her day and the way she talked about John, but it […]

After getting to know my couples for sometimes two years before their big day, I always experience a moment or two that’s most like a Proud Big Sister when it’s time to capture their wedding day.  For Mallorie and Eric, that was even more so the case. Mallorie’s older sister and Matron of Honor Allison […]

MaryAnna and Ian are married! Their wedding day at an historic resort along the Delaware River was such a beautiful day of supportive family and gorgeous colors.  I remember the first time I met with M&I — I loved watching him look at her with complete adoration; I loved the way her laugh lit up […]

If rain on your wedding day truly is good luck then Chris and Shannon are most certainly blessed in their marriage. Even with 35-mph wind gusts, sideways torrential downpours, collapsing tent walls and a few more unexpected curve balls, these two lovebirds kept calm and didn’t let Mother Nature or anything else dampen their dream beach […]

My Saturday afternoon was filled with beautiful golden light, sweet treats and a couple who was the epitome of old-fashioned love and admiration for one another. MaryAnna and I have been talking for months, sharing ideas, and even created a Pinterest board with some inspiration for our April session in Northeast Pennsylvania. One day, we […]

If you want to be the best, you have to learn from the best.And the lovely, lively Hope Taylor of Fredericksburg, Va., is one of the best in the future of photography. Her use of style and keen fashion sense plus a consistent beautiful golden light in all of her photos is going to take […]

Megan and Joe are a dream to work with if you’re a wedding photographer. Let’s ignore the blatantly obvious fact that they are both gorgeous people inside and out and let’s focus on their love and their beautiful day. I loved that when I first met these two lovebirds that they were so easy to […]

In late September, Wendy had the EXTREME delight in being a part in a fairytale-like day for K&M. She is a beautiful, lovely lady and he could not stop looking at his new bride. Despite a near-torrential, unexpected and unwanted downpour, we made the most of it and caught some sweet moments from their very, […]