Wedding planning tips from the photographers in the room
Twenty-eight short videos on the questions couples actually ask us: how much coverage you need, where the time really goes, and how we handle the moments that matter.
The same answers we give on every planning call, recorded once so you can plan at your own pace.
Every couple asks a version of the same questions: how many hours, when the sun sets, whether a second photographer matters, what happens to the tea ceremony. Lulan recorded these short videos for our own couples, and each one now has a written guide under it with the numbers we actually use on the day.
Watch one, or read them in order by section. When you are ready, we build the real timeline together, venue by venue.
Timeline & coverage
How many hours you need, where the time goes, and how we build a day that runs on time.
1:50
2:31
2:03
1:12
1:49
1:53
1:48
1:18Getting ready
The first hours of the day: details, robes, the dress, the groomsmen, and what to have on hand.
1:22
4:43Ceremony & couple moments
First looks, first touches, private vows, sunset light and the portraits around your ceremony.
1:50
1:15
1:58
1:21Reception
Grand entrance to grand exit: what we capture, how long we stay, and how the group photo really works.
3:27
2:46
2:44
1:05
4:37Cultural ceremonies
Tea ceremonies and how to fit them into the day without losing the timeline.
3:07
2:30Engagement sessions
Planning the session with your wedding photographer: locations, permits, timing and travel.
Practical details
Small things that go wrong on wedding days, and how to keep them from going wrong on yours.
2:47
0:57
1:38
1:18
0:43
1:35Before you press play
How long are the videos?
Short. The longest is under five minutes and most are one to three minutes; all twenty-eight together run about 59 minutes. Each one answers a single question we hear on planning calls, and the page under it expands the answer into a written guide.
Who is speaking in the videos?
Lulan, the studio's founder, recorded them for our own couples so they could plan the day with the same advice we give on a call. They are unscripted and drawn from the weddings we have photographed and filmed since 2016.
Do these replace a planning call with the studio?
No. They cover the questions that come up most, but every wedding is different, and once you book we build the timeline with you, venue by venue and hour by hour. Use these to arrive at that call already knowing the trade-offs.
Ready to plan the real thing?
Tell us your date and venue. We will map the day with you, hour by hour, and tell you plainly how much coverage it needs.