Wedly Weddings

09/30/2026

Your venue plays a much bigger role in the look and feel of your wedding photos than you may realize.

When choosing your venue, don’t just think about the guest count, location, or how beautiful the space is on its own. Think about whether the overall environment supports the style of imagery you’re drawn to.

If your Pinterest board is filled with images that feel clean, bright, airy, romantic, and timeless, a naturally dark venue with heavy wood, low lighting, and dramatic interiors is going to create a very different starting point.

Likewise, if you love moody, dramatic, editorial, and cinematic imagery, a bright white space flooded with overhead natural light may not naturally produce that same atmosphere.

Your photographer can absolutely use lighting, lenses, composition, editing, and their creative expertise to work within a space — but they are still photographing the environment you chose. They can enhance what is there, but they can’t completely transform the physical characteristics of a venue.

This is why I always encourage couples to look at the entire picture when planning their wedding:

Venue — What are the colors, architecture, natural light, and overall atmosphere?

Florals & décor — Do they complement the space and the aesthetic you’re trying to create?

Attire — Does your dress, suit, and overall styling fit the environment?

Lighting — Are you planning for natural light, candlelight, flash, or a combination?

Photography style — Does your photographer’s portfolio reflect the kind of images you consistently gravitate toward?

These elements don’t exist independently. They work together.

A beautiful wedding gallery isn’t created by the photographer alone. It’s the result of the venue, light, styling, details, timeline, surroundings, and photographer all working together.

So before booking a venue, I highly recommend asking yourself:

“Does this space naturally support the look I want my wedding photographs to have?”

Because the goal isn’t to find a photographer who can magically make any space look like a completely different venue.

The goal is to create an environment where your photographer can do their best work and bring your vision to life.

Your venue sets the stage. Your photographer tells the story. The two need to work together.

09/22/2026

Minnesota couples planning a wedding, this is for you!

We’re giving 5 couples the chance to try Wedly Matchmaking completely FREE.

3 couples will receive our $79 Matchmaking Experience, and 2 couples will receive our $499 Premium Experience.

We’ll help match you with wedding vendors based on your style, needs, and budget — saving you hours of searching. Our recommendations are based on reputable, highly rated vendors we believe are trustworthy and the right fit for your wedding.

What sets Wedly apart?

Our vendors do NOT pay us to be recommended. They join Wedly as a community to grow their businesses and build a strong reputation.

We never recommend a vendor simply because they pay more. Our recommendations are based on their reputation, trustworthiness, and whether we genuinely feel they’re a good fit for our couples.

Only 5 spots available. Send Wedly a message to apply!

09/14/2026

💍 WE WANT TO FEATURE YOUR WEDDING! 💍

We’re officially getting started on Issue #2 of Wedly Magazine, and we need YOUR love stories! 🤍

For our second Wedding Issue, we’re looking for real Minnesota weddings to feature throughout the magazine — and we’re also searching for the perfect cover photo!

✨ Did you get married recently?
✨ Are you a photographer with a beautiful wedding gallery?
✨ Do you have a wedding story, venue, details or moments that deserve to be seen?

We want to see them!

📸 WEDDING FEATURES
Submit a real wedding for the chance to be featured in Issue #2. We’re looking for beautiful, meaningful, unique Minnesota weddings of all kinds — big, small, traditional, unconventional, backyard, luxury, rustic… we want the REAL stories.

🖼️ COVER PHOTO
We’re also looking for one standout image to potentially become the cover of Issue #2!

Photographers — this is a great opportunity to get your work in front of Minnesota couples and fellow wedding professionals.

You do NOT need to be a Wedly member to submit.
And there is no cost to submit your wedding or images.

If you have a wedding you think belongs in the next issue, PLEASE submit it! Even if you’re not sure it’s “magazine worthy” — let us decide. 😉

👉 Submit your wedding/photos here: [email protected]

Let’s fill Issue #2 with the incredible weddings happening right here in Minnesota. 🤍

Know a couple or photographer whose wedding should be featured? Tag them below! 👇

08/10/2026

🚨 WEDLY MEMBERS — QUICK ACTION NEEDED!

If you haven’t logged into your Wedly account recently, please take a few minutes to check your profile!
We’re making BIG updates right now, and complete profiles are extremely important for helping couples find you.

✅ PLEASE DO THESE 3 THINGS:

1️⃣ LOG IN + FINISH YOUR PROFILE
Add your photos, bio, pricing/services, contact information, and anything else you want couples to see.

2️⃣ CHECK YOUR VENDOR CATEGORY
⚠️ This one is REALLY important!
I’ve noticed several vendors are either in the wrong category or don’t have one selected.
If your category isn’t correct, couples may not find you when searching for your service.
I’m fixing as many as I can manually, but with the number of members we have, I need your help!

3️⃣ CHECK YOUR VERIFIED BADGE ⭐
If you submitted your licensing/insurance information and were approved, you should have received your Verified badge information.
👉 Check your spam folder if you don’t see it.
👉 Still nothing? Reach out to me!

💛 WHY THIS MATTERS

Wedly is completely FREE right now. No commitments.
We’re building and improving the platform RIGHT NOW, which means this is your chance to:
✔️ Get your business in front of couples
✔️ Build your profile before we begin pushing more couples to the platform
✔️ Give feedback on what works — and what doesn’t
✔️ Help shape Wedly as we grow
The sooner our vendors finish their profiles, the sooner we can confidently send couples there to find you!
And PLEASE give me feedback while you’re using it. If something is confusing, annoying, or harder than it should be — tell me. That’s exactly what we need to know right now!

👉 LOG IN. CHECK YOUR CATEGORY. FINISH YOUR PROFILE.
Let’s get Wedly ready for couples! 💛

Thank you so much!!

Whitney Renee
Wedly Weddings

07/30/2026

07/30/2026

This is what Wedly is all about! Connections and this was so fun!

07/29/2026

It’s all coming together! 🙌

Our incredible event partners are hard at work setting up for tonight’s Wedly Social at The Mill Site! Every table, display, and detail is coming together because of an amazing community of wedding professionals who believe in supporting one another.

If you’re a wedding vendor looking to make new connections, collaborate, and grow your business, we’d love to have you join us!

📍 The Mill Site – Anoka
🕓 Today from 4:00–7:00 PM

This event is FREE for Wedly members, and if you’re not a member yet, you can still sign up and join us!

We can’t wait to see everyone tonight! 💍✨

07/28/2026

A Special Thank You to Our Event Coordinator – Sammy with Ackin Events!

Behind every successful event is someone making sure all the moving pieces come together, and we're so grateful to have Sammy with Ackin Events helping make the Wedly Social Event possible!

From communicating with vendors and coordinating with the venue to helping with setup, keeping everything organized throughout the event, and even staying to help clean up afterward, Sammy is always willing to jump in wherever she's needed.

Her dedication, organization, and positive attitude help ensure that everyone has a smooth, enjoyable experience, and we truly couldn't do this without her.

If you're looking for a coordinator who genuinely cares about every detail and works tirelessly behind the scenes to make your event run seamlessly, be sure to connect with Ackin Events!

✨ Be sure to say hello to Sammy at the Wedly Social Event on Wednesday, July 29, from 4:00–7:00 PM at The Mill Site in Anoka.

Thank you, Sammy, for everything you do. We're incredibly lucky to have you as part of the Wedly family! 💕💍

07/28/2026

As business owners, our biggest responsibility is taking care of our clients. We won’t always get everything right, and that’s okay. What matters most is how we respond when a client isn’t happy.

Instead of becoming defensive or dismissing concerns, ask yourself, “What can I do to make this right?” One positive interaction after a mistake can create more trust than if nothing had gone wrong in the first place.

Your reputation isn’t built on being perfect, it’s built on how you treat people when things don’t go as planned.

When you’re hiring or working with a business, it’s also worth doing your homework. Look for a consistent track record, read reviews, ask for references, and pay attention to patterns over time. Frequent business name changes, constantly changing phone numbers, or other inconsistencies aren’t automatically a sign of a problem, but they can be worth asking about before making a decision.

At the end of the day, integrity, accountability, and excellent customer service will always outlast pride. Those are the businesses people remember, recommend, and come back to