Wedding Photography : Mistakes Make Magic

Congratulations to you! 🥳 If you’re here, you’ve either started a wedding photography business, or you’re considering starting one! And if you’re the latter, consider this a nudge in the right direction. 😉

After photographing weddings for 15 years, I can say it’s an incredibly rewarding career. It has truly changed my heart, and become a very profitable and sustainable business. It’s allowed me to work full time, buy our home, and do things I’ve always dreamed of doing.

If you follow the steps necessary to become a full time wedding photographer, I know this can happen for you, too! But it’s important to start your business off on the right foot.

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Catherine Guidry is a New Orleans based hybrid wedding photographer, specializing in timeless and natural imagery. She is also a photography educator and speaker helping other photographers pursue their dreams and run successful, sustainable businesses.

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In this episode, I’m sharing everything that happened in my business in 2022 in the hopes it will inspire you as you plan YOUR photography business goals for the new year!

I’ve been reflecting, and there’s SO much to be grateful for in 2022. We launched a membership society (the Wedding Photography Society), the Full Time Wedding Photography course, and we added many more students to our education community. 
 
That’s a LOT to be grateful for! 🥳
 
But we never stop growing 🌱 so I’m also thinking about the things I’d like to be intentional about in the new year – both for my business and my life. And I’m sharing all of that in this week’s episode in the hopes it will inspire you as you plan YOUR photography business goals for the new year!

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TEMPLATES, CONTRACTS, COURSES: https://catherineguidry.com/education
GEAR + PHOTO RESOURCES: http://catgresources.com/
PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATION:  https://catherineguidry.com/for-photographers/

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TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@catherineguidryphoto
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/catherineguidryeducation

ABOUT:
Catherine Guidry is a New Orleans based hybrid wedding photographer, specializing in timeless and natural imagery. She is also a photography educator and speaker helping other photographers pursue their dreams and run successful, sustainable businesses.

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I have experienced many unexpected things during my career, and I’ve heard enough nightmare stories from other photographers to know… the contract is there to protect you!

This is a high-dollar investment your clients are making, and a BIG commitment on your part as the photographer for an event that cannot be replicated. Everyone has to be in total agreement on what’s expected and what’s going to be delivered at the completion of the contract.

So let’s just be honest: It can be completely nerve-wracking. 😓

I have experienced many unexpected things during my career, and I’ve heard enough nightmare stories from other photographers to know… the contract is there to protect you!

In this week’s YouTube video, I’ll tell you everything you NEED in your wedding photography contracts!

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FULL TIME WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE: https://fulltimeweddingphotography.com
TEMPLATES, CONTRACTS, COURSES: https://catherineguidry.com/education
GEAR + PHOTO RESOURCES: http://catgresources.com/
PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATION:  https://catherineguidry.com/for-photographers/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/catherineguidry
TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@catherineguidryphoto
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/catherineguidryeducation

ABOUT:
Catherine Guidry is a New Orleans based hybrid wedding photographer, specializing in timeless and natural imagery. She is also a photography educator and speaker helping other photographers pursue their dreams and run successful, sustainable businesses.

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If you’re someone who’s interested in starting a wedding photography business, or would like to level-up your current business… YOU’RE the reason I created the Full Time Wedding Photography course 🎉🎉

 I didn’t build a six-figure wedding photography business overnight.

Mistakes were made 🙈 I had to learn a lot on my own. It hasn’t been easy, but it has absolutely been worth it.

When I started my business, my very first wedding was photographed in the fall of 2008. It was a dream – I was in architecture school, but I had a feeling I wanted to photograph weddings full-time.

It took a LONG time, but here I am, running a successful, six-figure wedding photography business with a roster of consistent clients I LOVE working with.

If you’re someone who’s interested in starting a wedding photography business, or would like to level-up your current business… YOU’RE the reason I created the Full Time Wedding Photography course 🎉

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We all have goals and plans for our business, but have you ever considered your prices might be holding you back from getting there? 🤔

Did you know that prices are SAYING something about your wedding photography business? 🗣️ 

Whether you realize it or not, all of your prices are communicating things to your clients… and actually changing the course of your business!

We all have goals and plans for our business. We have dream clients or dream venues we’d LOVE to photograph one day.

But have you ever considered your prices might be holding you back from getting there? 🤔

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If you’re worried you don’t know enough about finances to start your own photography business, I’m here to tell you that it CAN be done!

I didn’t even know what a deposit was was I started my business 😵‍💫 

I know…but we all have to start somewhere right? Now, I’m successfully running a full-time sustainable business. 

If you’re worried you don’t know enough about finances to start your own photography business, I’m here to tell you that it CAN be done!

And I promise, it is one of THE most important things you’ll need to know in order to survive and thrive in this industry.   

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After spending years building my wedding photography business into what it is today, I’m here to give you the tips you NEED to do the same!

I didn’t have enough money to buy my own gear 😲…THAT’S where I was when I started my business.

In the beginning, I had to build my wedding photography business from the ground up. Meaning, I never had a business loan or anyone else teaching me how to run things but rather I built the business after finishing college slowly over time. After spending years building my wedding photography business into what it is today, I’m here to give you the tips you NEED to do the same… and help you see that you don’t need a ton of money (and time) to make it happen!

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It’s easy to think we can wait to WOW our clients until they get their images back… but did you realize you can start to impress them from the moment they inquire about your services? 🤔

It’s easy to think we can wait to WOW our clients until they get their images back… but did you realize you can start to impress them from the moment they inquire about your services? 🤔

And in fact, that’s what you WANT to do… because not only will it set you apart, but it will make your client feel comfortable and excited to work with you!

Right from the beginning of the inquiry and onboarding process, you can start impressing new clients in 4 concrete ways. I explain everything in this week’s episode.

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Tune in to learn some tips and tricks to make the wedding party block of the day run smoothly and efficiently!

Want to know one of the parts of a wedding day that used to give me anxiety? 😰 Wedding parties. Have you felt the same way before?!

 Thankfully, by now, I’ve become more comfortable and I don’t get those nerves anymore. But honestly, I remember what it was like 😵‍💫

Over time, I was able to learn some tips and tricks to make the wedding party block of the day run smoothly and efficiently – and now I want to give those tips to you in this week’s episode!

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Tune in to today's episode for our daily routine as a work-at-home family and strategies for working at home so you feel less frazzled.

To all of you parents out there trying to make it work, I feel you. I hear you. It is so hard! My desire is to help other people who might be on the same journey we are on.

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