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10 ways to make your engagement session less awkward!  

So you have booked your wedding photographer, and they send you that email.  Congrats, its time to book your engagement session… And the dread starts to sink in.  Maybe you’ve never had professional photos taken together. Maybe you have and it included your parents and siblings and none of it was fun! Whatever it is, I promise I can make your engagement session less awkward for you!

March 23, 2023

Easy Daily Things that Reduce Burnout

Most of these are activities or habits I include in my life daily or weekly that are outside of the scope of my work, while some are boundaries I put on my work.  For me personally, burnout occurs when I spend too much time in my work.

March 16, 2023

My Favourite Wedding Venues in Wedding Venues in Bruce County and North Huron

My Favourite Wedding Venues in Bruce County and North Huron Whenever I start chatting with couples about their wedding day plans, my first questions are usually about the date and the venue!  Your venue is usually the very first thing you book in order to start checking the boxes on your planning list. Additionally your […]

March 8, 2023

Album Tour: Should You Invest in a Printed Wedding Album?

Should you invest in a printed wedding album? Let’s discuss. Imagine; your wedding has happened. It was beautiful and everything you dreamed it would be. Six blissfully newly wedded weeks go by and you receive the long awaited email from your photographer.  Your wedding gallery is complete! You click the link, thoroughly read EVERY instruction…and begin looking through the hundreds of images of your incredible day. After choosing your favourites, you download them all to a safe folder on your hard drive…You post a bunch of photo dumps on your Instagram and you change your profile pic. Now what?!

March 1, 2023

Mom Hacks
Mom Life: How I’m Preparing for a Month Long Trip to Europe with Three Kids Under Ten

We are spending a month in Europe with three kids under ten!! A quick intro to the plan and my top four tips: Yup you read that right – a month in Europe with three kids under ten! If you are a couple, and particularly a couple in a busy season of life, whether that be […]

February 22, 2023

Support for Small Business Owners and Solopreneurs

Support for small business owners and solopreneurs is one of my many passions that have come to light through running this business of mine. When I started Aiden Laurette Photography, I didn’t realize how quickly it would grow or how lonely that growth could get. I very quickly learned that I am a person that needs value driven interactions with others. I know SO many small business owners that feel the same way! This is a large part of the reason why I felt so called to host the retreat I’m planning in May. 

February 10, 2023

Why does Wedding Photography Cost so Much?

If you’ve gotten married or engaged in the last 5 years you have definitely asked yourself this question: why does wedding photography cost so much?

February 1, 2023

Newborn Session Tips
Why your Baby Should Sleep During Their Newborn Session – and What to do if They Don’t

Two: Babies in newborn photos are almost always asleep. This isn’t a hard and fast rule, however I would say 95% of images are with baby asleep. This particularly applies to very posed images inside things like buckets or baskets.  

January 25, 2023