The Journal
Wedding Photography Blog
Stories, checklists, and field notes from our editorial team.
20 Must-Haves for a Wedding Reception
Twenty details that separate a reception guests forget from one they quote for a decade. Florals, late-night bites, welcome signs, the right photographer — what actually earns its line item.
10 Wedding Superstitions that Might Just Bring Good Luck to Your Big Day
Ten wedding superstitions — where they come from, which ones still make sense, and which ones our couples happily ignore. Old rules, modern couples, and the traditions that actually do something.
Christmas Wedding: A Guide to Planning Your Festive Celebration
Planning a Christmas wedding — the budget tradeoffs, the decor choices that hold up, the guest-experience traps to avoid, and the photography realities of short December days.
The Best Winter Wedding Dress Trends of 2024
Winter wedding dress trends we're actually seeing at the altar — high necklines, long sleeves, heavy lace, and the accessory that saves every cold-venue ceremony.
Madelaine Brockway and Jacob LaGrone: 'The wedding of the century'
Madelaine Brockway and Jacob LaGrone's November 18 wedding in Paris — a reported $59 million, Palace of Versailles, Adam Levine performing, Dior for rehearsal — broke the internet. What's actually inside the 'wedding of the century'?
November Wedding: A Guide to Planning Your Perfect Fall Celebration
Planning a November wedding — why the light is better than people realize, how to dodge the Thanksgiving collision, and the decor choices that actually photograph well in fall.
Bridal Guide | Chapter 3: Styles and Formats
The wedding formats actually getting booked right now — small ceremony plus brunch, wedding-week residencies, venue-adjacent formats, and the design trends that came and went. What to use, what to skip.
Bridal Guide | Chapter 2: Wedding Planners
How to choose a wedding planner, coordinator, or concierge — what each role actually does, how to set a budget, and the ten checkpoints that separate a planner who will serve you from one who won't.
Bridal Guide | Chapter 1: Developing Artistic Eye
How to figure out the wedding you actually want before anyone else tells you what it should look like — where to find real inspiration, how to build a mood board that holds up, and the accounts worth following.
Corinne & Eddy | Authentic Love | Precious Interview | Real Weddings
Corinne and Eddy met at his family's preschool on kid drop-off. Four kids, one blended family, and a North Palm Beach Country Club wedding on 03/11/23 — a date picked for Jordan 11s and a lifelong sneakerhead groom.
Modern Jewish Weddings | Timeless in Nowadays
The essential rituals of a Jewish wedding — kabbalat panim, tish, ketubah signing, bedeken, chuppah, kiddushin, sheva brachot, breaking of the glass, yichud — explained for couples and guests.
AMANDA & ROBERT | Things happen for a reason | Precious Interview | Real Weddings
Amanda was serving tables the night Robert walked in with his best friend; later that evening he found her on Instagram. Two years later he was on a Bahamas balcony with a ring. Their modern-rustic Rosewood Farms wedding — in their own words.