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3 Benefits of Choosing LGBTQ+ Wedding Photographers

So you’ve decided to have photos taken. Awesome! Maybe you’re hiring a photographer for your wedding or elopement or maybe you just want to capture your partnership in its current, beautiful state – either way, you deserve an incredible experience and photos that capture your authentic love. 

Here are a couple reasons why you should choose an LGBTQ+ photographer:

 

You’ll feel understood, seen and celebrated

  • Communication: From your initial contact to your gallery delivery, you’ll be communicated with mindfully. Gendered language? Not here. We’ll ask questions and learn what we need to in order for you to feel safe and seen.
  • Posing: Why, oh why, are we always placing the larger or taller bodied person in the back? Poses based on gender and body size have no place here. Instead, you’ll be gently directed to do what feels right. Your session will be fun and relaxed and that comfort will show through in your finished photos. 
  • Relationship style: Want to capture your polycule? Marrying your wife but also want to include your girlfriend in your elopement? Let’s make it happen! Many queer photographers (us included) are familiar and supportive of different relationship styles and will make sure your love is represented exactly as you want. 

 

Your guests will feel understood, seen and celebrated

At an elopement or wedding, the comfort and experience of your guests is, undoubtedly, a priority for you. Hiring an LGBTQ+ photographer who can bring an awareness and comfort with pronouns, relationship types, boundaries, etc. is an important step in making sure guests feel free to be themselves and be fully present celebrating you.

 

 

 

 

You’re putting your money where your values are

Lastly, hiring any vendor is an investment in a small (or big) business. By hiring an LGBTQ+ photographer, you’re directly supporting the livelihood of the LGBTQ+ community and prioritizing the safety and comfort of yourselves and your family and friends. Whether you are a committed ally or a member of the LGBTQ+ community yourself, putting your money where your values are is always a good move.