09/02/2026
Apparently a hot take, but we strongly believe there is no place for generative AI and large language models (LLMs) - that means ChatGPT, Claude, Meta AI, Copilot, etc. etc. etc. - in the wedding industry.
And there’s no shame if you bought into it because you thought it would help your solopreneur biz or some other reason. The best time to stop using genAI/LLMs is right now. You have gone most of your life without it, you don’t need it! There is no “getting left behind” when the ruling class literally wants you dependent on robots instead of your brain.
(Ironically, this may show up tagged as AI Content because we used regular ol’ Canva to make this post - is there ANY AI-free editor out there y’all recommend?)
Shout out to Jess Glynne for being one of the 200+ artists who spoke out against AI with Artist Rights Now in 2024!
Further reading - if you take a screenshot, in your Photos app these will become clickable links.
Stolen from creatives:
https://authorsguild.org/news/david-baldacci-senate-testimony-ai-theft/
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5936438/why-tech-companies-are-buying-up-tons-of-rare-old-books-to-train-their-ai-models
Human impacts:
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/nx-s1-5088134/elon-musk-ai-xai-supercomputer-memphis-pollution
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5929575/ai-suicide-risks-mental-health
“Your brain on ChatGPT” https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12723506/
The stated future of AI:
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/future-ai-pay-intelligence-utility-192849727.html
Photo credits:
1 - Theo - Philadelphia Wedding Photographer
2 - Houston / New Orleans Wedding Photographers
3 - Jazmin Herrera
4 - DESTINATION WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
5 - Sam + Nestor Castro | Castro Collective Photo