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The Why Behind Marriage

January 24, 2022
normalize, nuance, marriage

Let’s normalize getting married for legal benefits, such as health insurance, tax deductions, etc. Let’s normalize marriage not strictly being for romantic “couples.” Let’s normalize not needing to be in…

posted in: Education
tagged with: legal benefits, marriage, marriage equality, mononormative, polyamory

On Disability Showing Up

January 20, 2022
self-portrait, disabled

Disability shows up differently for everyone and doesn’t look a certain way. For me, being disabled looks like: Genuinely not knowing how to respond to “How are you?” A camera…

posted in: Education
tagged with: disability, neurodivergent, neurodiversity

Self-Identifying as Autistic

January 13, 2022
flowers, Philadelphia, arbor

A lot of folks reached out about how my post on self-identifying as Autistic resonated with them. I support self-identification fully, and after weighing the pros and cons, I decided…

posted in: Education
tagged with: adult, Autistic, self-diagnosis, self-identifying

Let’s talk about identities

January 3, 2022
identities, queer, disabled

[Image description: “Let’s talk about narrow-mindedness around how different identities can be perceived,” on a yellow and grey background.] There are 61 million disabled adults in the US, with a…

posted in: Education
tagged with: disability justice, identity, queer invisibility, representation

POTP Podcast Interview

December 23, 2021
Pause on the Play, podcast, interview, wedding industrial complex

Toward the end of this year, I put it out into the universe that I was going to be a guest on some of my favorite podcasts. I’ve been lucky…

posted in: Education
tagged with: interview, Pause on the Play, podcast, wedding industrial complex

Rethinking Unplugged Ceremonies

December 7, 2021
unplugged ceremonies

Let’s talk about how “unplugged” and phone-free wedding ceremonies can be ableist and need to be reconsidered. It’s not rare for officiants to remind guests to put away their cell…

posted in: Education
tagged with: ableist, access needs, accessibility aids, unplugged ceremonies

On First Look Pranks

December 6, 2021
first look trends, harmful

Recently, there was a post in a wedding photography Facebook group with a photo of a groomsman in a wedding dress as a first look “prank.” I’ve posted in the…

posted in: Education
tagged with: first look, harmful, prank, trans, transantagonistic, trends

On Being Autistic

December 2, 2021
being Autistic

Tears dropped onto my lap as I took test after test, each one saying the same thing. “You have a strong likelihood of Autism.” In that blue light of my…

posted in: Education
tagged with: adult, Autism, Autistic, late diagnosis, self-diagnosis, self-discovery

Accessibility and Neurotypical Molds

December 1, 2021
colorful bouquet, Philadelphia, mural

As wedding vendors, we have to be mindful of not expecting our potential clients to fit into some neurotypical mold of how we’ve established our workflow. Many vendors encourage or…

posted in: Education
tagged with: accessibility, anxiety, Autism, neurodivergent, neurotypical

On Wedding Vendor Lists

October 27, 2021
vendor list, recommendations

Wedding vendor lists are an often overlooked way for us to turn our apathy into action. As wedding photographers, most of our clients book us early in the process, soon…

posted in: Education
tagged with: referral, wedding vendor lists, wedding vendors

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