Journal

A curated collection of tips, tricks, and resources for both couples and photographers. Here is where you’ll find them.

Mary Kate Steele Mary Kate Steele

10 Luxurious Ways To Include Color In Your Fine Art Wedding Design

As a traditional bride designing a fine art wedding, being drawn to the classic black, white, and green color palate makes a lot of sense. Today, I want to show and encourage you not to be afraid to branch out and incorporate color! Adding beautiful colors into your fine art wedding design not only elevates the details and story telling of your day, colors are also classy and timeless — it won’t go out of style.

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Mary Kate Steele Mary Kate Steele

A Favorite Coastal Maine Venue: The Cliff House

The Cliff House sits beautifully on the oceanfront of Bald Head cliff in southern Maine. It overlooks the ocean’s edge and the adorable Nubble Lighthouse. Standing on the edge of the cliff, you see and hear the ocean waves crashing as they hit the rocks down below.

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Mary Kate Steele Mary Kate Steele

5 Reasons Why, As A Destination Wedding Photographer, I Love Shooting A Wedding Somewhere New — And How It Benefits You

As a destination wedding photographer, capturing a wedding at a new (to me) venue or location brings me so much joy and creative excitement! I think I can say that most wedding industry artists/vendors feel the same way. From time to time, when speaking with potential clients, the question of “have you shot (or worked) a wedding at my venue before?” will come up in our conversation. I love addressing any questions, but this is one I specifically wanted to clarify! I think this is really important information for any couple to understand as you plan your wedding and start booking your favorite vendors!

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Mary Kate Steele Mary Kate Steele

10 Perfect Wedding Shoe Brands for the Fine Art Bride

As a past fine art bride myself, finding the perfect wedding shoe for my fine art wedding was really important to me. Here is a selection of wedding shoe brands for the fine art bride that come highly recommended by myself and my past brides – tried and true.

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