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💡 Choosing Your Visual Storyteller
Ask these key questions when hiring:
Do they have experience with diverse
ceremonies and skin tones?
Can they blend posed and candid styles?
Are they comfortable capturing spiritual
elements (prayer, communion, rituals)?
Do they offer custom packages for
elopements, courthouse weddings, or vow
renewals?
📌 Pro Tip: Always schedule a pre-shoot meeting
(or engagement shoot) to feel chemistry and
comfort.
🎞️ Creative Photo Ideas We Love
“First Touch” Through a Door: Emotional, intimate,
and beautiful for those saving the first look
Veil Toss with Wind or Fans: Creates motion and
magic
Legacy Table Shot: Photos of ancestors included in
the celebration
Vow Portrait: You are reading your vows while your
spouse listens with tears
The Exit Shot: Sparklers, bubbles, petals, or you
just holding hands and walking away, together
💬 Sistaza Snapshot
“We asked our photographer to focus on legacy,
our aunties praying over us, our niece dancing.
They captured everything we’ll tell our kids about
one day.”
– Selah & Micha B.
“We hired a Black woman photographer who
understood our vision. She got the lighting, the
angles, the joy, the softness, the strength. She saw
us.”
– Kimora D.
🧾 Final Frame
Photos are more than proof that you
got married. They’re visual covenants,
evidence of the sacred, the silly, the
tearful, and the triumphant.
So choose your memory maker with
intention. Give them room to witness
your love through their lens. And trust
that long after the cake is gone, your
story will still shine in every frame,
forever.
Photo by krishna prasad: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photographer-walking-through-wedding-venue-18864880/
Image Source
sistazaspublishing.com