Meet my friends, Martina and Andrew 🙂 Martina has been a LONG-TIME Instagram friend (since July 2020!) and we’ve BOTH been anxiously waiting for this season of their lives ever since! As you read this, Martina is also learning that I 100% slid into her DM’s on a quest to get her in front of […]

This is one aspect of the blogging process that many photographers said was their biggest struggle when it came to blogging and why they had so much trouble getting started.  I give you: The Wedding Blog Storyline. My secret to choosing the photos for the day AND what order to put them in on the […]

Get a hold of your wedding budget! In this post we’re talking about how to allocate your wedding funds and make sure your money is going to the right place!

Photo curation of your blog and portfolio and how it affects the way your clients feel about their images. Enhance your client experience by blogging your weddings!

I have blogged every single wedding I have ever shot within 3 or 4 days of the event. And over the years of blogging each and every wedding, I have learned a few secrets to publishing blogs quickly but also making them BEAUTIFUL. No time to read now? Pin for later! PREP THE BLOG BEFOREHAND […]

If you’re trying to branch into wedding photography but all you have to show is a portfolio full of families, newborns and senior portraits, it’s going to be tough for you to not only convince potential brides to trust that you know what you’re doing but also that you even shoot weddings at all!

Did you just get a shiny new rock put on it?! Congrats! It’s time to pop the champagne! It’s also time to learn a bit about that beautiful new stone the love of your life just gave you!

Bailey and I met randomly met through the wedding industry and it’s crazy to me to think that she’s been a close friend for like three years now! She was working at Blush Bridal Boutique in Fort Wayne and I wanted to meet with them about setting up a styled shoot (that we never even […]

In this four part series, I’m sharing the steps to take your portrait photography business and transition it into a wedding photography business! But before you learn about and implement a marketing strategy to make the transition, you need to ask yourself one question: WHY?

solute showstopper!! From the low back to the incredible two-layer train, it had a vintage-romance yet modern feel. She described it as having that “wow” factor and, boy was she right! It paired perfectly with the pale blush bridesmaids’ dresses and neutral bouquets with accents of pink!

WOW! Joy literally overflowed from Katie during this session, she is truly a delightful presence to be around!! This wildflower sunset engagement session includes a romantic picnic with champagne to celebrate this season for Katie and Nick! I could not believe these portraits at the end, oh my goodness, when I saw these flowers, I knew that’s where we would end up as the sun dipped below the trees!

I am proud to announce the official launch of COURTNEY RUDICEL PHOTOGRAPHY (pronounced “rude-iss-sell”) and I am over the moon excited about it!! But, honestly, just four short months ago, I absolutely hated the thought of this.