Eugene Kim (00:01)
how you doing

Lyssa Lashell (00:00)
Hey.

I’m doing well, how are you?

Eugene Kim (00:04)
Good. So for everyone joining the podcast for probably, let’s say first time. We’ve been changing our format a little bit, so this could actually be the first podcast. And I think the topic that we have today is actually quite fitting for as a first podcast as well. So the question was why start a wedding photography podcast?

You listen to quite a few wedding related podcasts, right?

Lyssa Lashell (00:28)
I do, yeah, I listen to, I really like the vendor table because they’re really funny. And then ⁓ I listen to a couple like business related ones that are either like local to here or I am taking like a business course too that I listen to. And it’s just fun.

Eugene Kim (00:33)
Yeah, yeah.

Okay,

and the Vendor Table one, I feel like I’ve only seen clips of it on Instagram. don’t think I’ve ever listened to the full episode. But do you think that’s more geared towards wedding photographers, as the name suggests, the Vendor Table? Or is it more for couples, do think?

Lyssa Lashell (00:55)
Okay.

It kind of depends on like the topic. It’s more like they’re having like a conversation with each other and then like they share like really funny things sometimes or they’ll have like somebody be on the podcast kind of talking like one of them I watched recently that was kind of funny was talking about like makeup application for wedding days. So sometimes there’s different topics and like different people that come on.

Eugene Kim (01:23)
Okay.

Okay, so it’s really like just sort of like just really anything wedding related

Lyssa Lashell (01:31)
Yeah, yeah, from what I’ve seen so far, yeah.

Eugene Kim (01:32)
Okay,

cool, cool. Okay, well, our focus is going to be mostly for the wedding couples. It can be more traditional weddings, so it can be more adventure weddings and adventure elopement sort of style as well. Lisa and I both enjoy the adventure side of things as well. Lisa is based in Seattle, Washington area, so she loves going up to…

Mount Rainier, North Cascade, what are some of the other ones you go to?

Lyssa Lashell (01:59)
Any of the national parks, state parks, any place beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Eugene Kim (02:03)
Nice, nice, yeah. No, do envy you living in the Pacific Northwest. is a spot for a lot of the adventure stuff. I’m based in Las Vegas, also surrounded by a lot of national parks. I feel like it’s a little bit bigger in terms of a little bit more driving to do. But it’s like five hours to Grand Canyon.

Lyssa Lashell (02:22)
yeah.

Eugene Kim (02:26)
I love going to Death Valley, which is only two hours away, Zion National Park, three hours away, then there’s Sedona, going a little bit further out, Moab, places like that is amazing. Joshua Tree is about three and a half hours away. Yosemite, just on the other side of the Sierra Nevada. So there are quite a few, there are a few good options here as well.

Lyssa Lashell (02:46)
Is that round

trip for you or is that one way when you’re saying like three hours? Okay, it’s about the same for me for Mount Rainier and North Cascades and like anywhere I’m going. It’s like it’s like at least three hours one way. But I don’t mind it because like I listen to a good podcast and also there’s like so many good audiobooks. But your places are bucket lists for me. So I do love the Pacific Northwest, but I definitely like

Eugene Kim (02:50)
⁓ no, one way. Yeah.

yeah? huh.

Yes. Yeah.

Lyssa Lashell (03:11)
All of the national parks up there and those places are like, we don’t have stuff like that here.

Eugene Kim (03:13)
Mm.

It’s a very definitely very contrast environment. It’s very nice and wet. guys, know, sometimes if it snows a little bit too much, then you know, you guys only open for just a little bit of summer and then you might have to close back down.

Lyssa Lashell (03:30)
Yep.

Yes, you have to like the snow and the rain here for sure.

Eugene Kim (03:34)
Yeah, yeah, here a lot of the dry spots, mean literally Death Valley is I think if I’m not mistaken, I think it is the hottest place in the world. So yes, so don’t go there during the summer. And when I say summer, I feel probably end of May to beginning of September. Yeah, don’t go there.

Lyssa Lashell (03:46)
wow.

Eugene Kim (03:56)
Even when I did an overnight shoot there, it was like 108 at the coolest temperature. It is, yes. It is the darkest sky, I think, in the mainland US. yeah, definitely worth, I think probably that’s why I think it’s best to go in May when it’s not as hot.

Lyssa Lashell (04:01)
wow. But the stars are incredible. Yeah.

Okay.

Eugene Kim (04:18)
but at the same time you can see a lot of the stars, a lot of the Milky Way is out.

Lyssa Lashell (04:21)
Now I’m even

more bummed I’m not coming in May.

Eugene Kim (04:23)
So yeah, no, but I mean hopefully hopefully hopefully It’ll be a little bit cooler summer this year. Hopefully there will be a little bit of rain. But yeah, we’ll see Okay, we’ll get into a lot of the a lot of the actual actual topic about about the why Exactly, yes. Yes, exactly So one of the one of the reason that

Lyssa Lashell (04:40)
Yeah, we get so excited about adventure we get sidetracked.

Eugene Kim (04:50)
we thought of doing this podcast together as a wedding photographers for all of our wedding clients is really because I feel like all the wedding photographers are so different. mean, even just in this introduction, we talk about traditional weddings and adventure weddings. There are photographers who focus solely based solely on luxury style, like a traditional weddings with a of guests and things like that. And on the other spectrum we have

more of an adventure wedding that sometimes it could be an allotment with just a couple or with very few guests. And the way you plan that wedding and the way you pick out a wedding photographer for that wedding is going to be very different. So we thought we’d create a podcast that hopefully will help couples along the way. If there’s any questions that you want to ask to the photographers,

Hopefully this will be like a place you can come back and search for the information that you’re looking for and hopefully we’ll provide it.

Lyssa Lashell (05:46)
Yeah, and I think it’ll help too for like, I think a lot of couples are kind of at the beginning stages. Even for like some of my more adventure clients are kind of planning whether they want like a micro wedding. Do they want to have a real wedding and an elopement? Do they want to like incorporate any traditions? And like, I’m very pro do whatever you want. And hopefully this podcast will kind of go into like all the different options and kind of like

Eugene Kim (06:05)
Hmm.

Lyssa Lashell (06:10)
If you want to do something like this, this is kind of what we recommend. And then maybe answering some questions people don’t even know that they have.

Eugene Kim (06:17)
Yeah, I think that’s the key. Oftentimes people have a lot of questions that they don’t even realize they had one.

Lyssa Lashell (06:24)
yeah.

Yeah. And I think part of it is like trying to find, like the right wedding photographer, because like you said, you know, every photographer is going to be different and every couple is so different and every wedding and elopement is so different.

Eugene Kim (06:38)
Yeah, yeah. We sort of started answering our first question, but very first question I have prepared for this podcast is what challenges do couples face when finding the right wedding photographer? Do you wanna have a go at it first?

Lyssa Lashell (06:51)
Sure,

I feel like everybody’s so different, like I was saying. Even though we are very similar, I think in kind of our approach, storytelling is really important to both of us. ⁓ But I feel like I really try to get to know my couples the same that you do. And

Eugene Kim (07:01)
Hmm.

Lyssa Lashell (07:08)
something that I don’t offer right now is videography. And so that’s something that you’re able to guide your couples with. And I’m not including albums in my packages. you are. And I think that’s so great, even in how you build that custom proposal for the couple to really include everything that they want.

And it doesn’t mean that my way is like the right way or your way is the right way. It’s really about serving them and kind of bringing like our own unique approach to each side.

Eugene Kim (07:37)
Yeah, no, definitely. you know, I think Lisa and I share a lot of different things in terms of how we’re running the business, but at the same time, we’re two different people. when it comes to, you know, running our business philosophy and what we believe in, oftentimes we’ll be different. And I think the game of this finding the right clients is really finding people who you will connect to.

well with on the wedding day. I think, I mean, I haven’t really actually like really observed, but if I’m not mistaken, I think we as a wedding photographer might be the one that couples spend the most amount of time on the wedding day. More than any of the friends, than any of the bridesmaids or even, you know, any of the vendors, yeah, we’re right next to the

Lyssa Lashell (08:03)
definitely.

yeah, 100%.

Eugene Kim (08:27)
the couples all day all day through so You really have to get along and I’m not just saying in terms of like you just vibing right together, but in terms of You know every decision you that we’re making together on the wedding day has to be for something that you love and something that you value and something that’s gonna look pretty and

Lyssa Lashell (08:30)
Mm-hmm.

Eugene Kim (08:51)
and hopefully that wedding photographer will know exactly what you’re talking about in a very, you know, probably with one or two sentences. Yeah. So it’s just, I feel like it’s just the falling down system and oftentimes because there are so many different type of photographers, couples, when they start the journey of searching for the photographers.

Lyssa Lashell (08:59)
Yeah.

Eugene Kim (09:13)
they don’t often know where to start. Probably, I think probably the best place to start is just really just reaching out to the photographer and see what they, what do they say about some of the questions that you have. Yeah.

Lyssa Lashell (09:29)
yeah, I think like

just the wedding console is so important. Like I do know like some other businesses that don’t do a consult. Like you can just book, but I feel like I’m very hands on and because I like really care about the couple and kind of like their wants for the day. Like the console is so crucial to like not just the questionnaire and the planning and like the engagement session, but like

Eugene Kim (09:36)
Hmm.

Hmm.

Lyssa Lashell (09:56)
just that first touch base call to make sure like you’re the right fit and make sure like you can, know, really connect with a couple and see where you can serve them best too.

Eugene Kim (10:05)
Yeah, you do the consoles before the booking, Yes. Yeah, I think, I know that you mentioned there are a lot of photographers who don’t do consoles, but there are lot of photographers who do the consoles only after they book. And I do the consoles before the booking as well, but I think that’s really trying to set the right expectation.

Lyssa Lashell (10:10)
Yes.

Yes.

Eugene Kim (10:27)
If we’re not vibing, if anything that we offer, even if it looks good on the paper, if it doesn’t look good, like a person to person, there’s no point of booking. So we don’t want you to book unless we’re good.

Lyssa Lashell (10:40)
Yeah, well and also I feel like

so many like they love Mount Rainier for me and they’re like, ⁓ we’re not hikers like we do not want to go up that mountain. I’m like listen we can literally drive up like if these mountain views are really important to you and you guys love the beautiful Pacific Northwest it’s kind of like just steering them in the right direction because it’s like you know I don’t want someone to just book six hours of wedding photography like

Eugene Kim (10:45)
Mm.

Hmm.

Lyssa Lashell (11:03)
If they want like a stress-free day, they want tons of candidates, they have like over, you know, 100 people and they wanna have time to like be in the moment, then it’s a disservice to just like book them and then not have them, you know, have a package and all the services that they actually like want and need, but they don’t know.

Eugene Kim (11:23)
Yeah, I think we as a photographer just know a lot of these things just because we do it on a daily basis. And for the couples, as soon as they get engaged, then oftentimes even before they engage, they don’t really know where to start just because they haven’t been in that space before. yeah.

Lyssa Lashell (11:31)
Yeah.

Eugene Kim (11:43)
I guess that kind of brings up to the sort of like next question. How does this podcast aim to simplify the process of choosing a wedding photographer? Hopefully we will be providing that sort of information. Hopefully, you know, we will be able to provide some of the information that that you may not come across in sort of general area.

when you’re scrolling on Instagram or when you’re just watching some of the YouTube or listening to podcasts, you may not come across a lot of this information, but probably listening to this sort of podcast will help you to know what questions to ask to the photographers or to any vendors in that regard.

Lyssa Lashell (12:19)
definitely. think like being able to connect. We’re a digital era and I love photo and I love video. And I think sometimes me, myself included, I don’t want to read like just a giant like blog of all the information. Something like this is like a little bit easier to digest. And I mean, personality really comes through through video. And that’s why video console, feel like is more important even than a phone call to connect. You can see each other and then also like feel more comfy.

Eugene Kim (12:31)
Mm.

Mm-hmm.

Lyssa Lashell (12:45)
I want them to be comfortable in front of the camera. I think being able to present in this way kind of takes away the mystery of booking a photographer and then also your other vendors too, right? Doing the video consults is such a great way to like, these are people you’re hiring too. A lot are like small businesses and kind of getting a sense for the vibe and how you would interact on wedding day.

Eugene Kim (13:10)
Yeah, yeah, and I feel like I’m keep coming back to like the philosophy side of things but when I talk about like philosophy when I say the word philosophy sounds very serious, but it’s

It comes down to everything, know, like how you smile and how you you know how you talk to People and how you react to each other’s conversation and what are some of the some of the shared values? Some of the shared like hobbies or things that you like to do in in similar neighbors Similar neighborhood so like for me it’s

I’ve always struggled on that side of things just because like in Vegas, there are a lot of people who are just coming to Vegas to get married. There aren’t that many couples who are local who’s inquiring with me. So like when we talk about like when we get on a consul and things like that, there aren’t anything that we talk about, like, I don’t know, like…

Lyssa Lashell (13:46)
yeah.

crazy.

Eugene Kim (14:00)
I think a lot of people talk about going to watch the Vegas Golden Knights and talk about the local sports and local weather and things like that. Whereas me, I’m like, yeah, we don’t connect on that level. So it’s quite fun in that sense because I do a lot of the destination weddings. When I say destination weddings, even if I photograph in Vegas, it’s a destination wedding for the couple.

Lyssa Lashell (14:24)
yeah!

Eugene Kim (14:24)
Yeah, for a lot of these consults and the reason that it’s nice to talk to people during the consultation calls and you guys listen to this podcast right now, it’s probably making you guys understand a little bit more about me, a little bit more about Lisa. And that’s what I think that’s what makes probably your wedding day a hundred times better than just not knowing about them.

Lyssa Lashell (14:48)
definitely.

Eugene Kim (14:48)
Yeah. Okay, let’s move on. Why is it important to make decisions based on feelings, not just logic when choosing a wedding photographer?

I put this question in for the sake of I hope to make a lot of couples try to understand that it’s not about just the numbers and it’s not just about like

Sometimes when couples start searching for wedding photographers, they look at how many hours of coverage that this photographer is going to provide, how many photos we’re going to get, and how much is going to be. There’s a lot of different types of numbers and different facts that a lot of people try to compare with.

Lyssa Lashell (15:18)
Yes. Yep.

Eugene Kim (15:26)
But at the end of the day, it comes down to a lot of things that you cannot really explain logically. know, this person is not as expensive, but I just like this person’s style. yeah, there’s a lot of, yeah.

Lyssa Lashell (15:33)
yeah.

Yeah.

It’s intangible. Like a lot

of the things like something I hear very often is like candid photos is what couples are looking for. And sometimes I think they show me some images that aren’t necessarily candid. They’re maybe like a little set up by us. ⁓ But it’s like the emotional side of things that they’re looking for. They really want to capture like the feelings of the wedding day. And I think like

Eugene Kim (15:50)
Hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Lyssa Lashell (16:06)
When you’re choosing a photographer and they’re really there for you and like the moments that you want captured like they’re there to like almost help Navigate that like a lot of couples are just looking at doing like a first look with you know, their fiance and on wedding day, which is always so sweet but like Maybe they don’t even realize that they can do a first look with their dad. They’re gonna do a first look with like their whole bridal party and like Yes, we’re doing like a little bit of setup to capture that

Eugene Kim (16:12)
Hmm.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Lyssa Lashell (16:34)
you know, like making everybody turn around and then say, like, doing a reveal. ⁓ But we’re capturing so many, like, raw emotions on the wedding day. I really think, like, any couple who’s looking at wedding coverage maybe isn’t looking at, like, you know, the moments they want captured and, how that’s going to fit into the timeline. Like, we’re going to handle the more technical side of things, but we want to make sure we’re able to.

Eugene Kim (16:38)
Hmm.

Mm.

Lyssa Lashell (16:56)
capture all of those emotions on wedding day, like in a stress-free environment and like have them to look back on.

Eugene Kim (17:01)
Yeah.

Yeah, no, and I think what you, I’m gonna just go a little bit on what you just mentioned about the first look and it’s completely true. Like no one’s gonna say, like none of the couple’s gonna say, we’re gonna take 10 photos at the first look with your husband-to-be or…

with your dad, with your bridesmaids. every, a lot of people may think because you’re doing the first look with three different types of groups, it may be very similar, but it’s not. It’s completely different when you’re in that moment. When you’re, when you know, like, when you know…

When you’re almost imagining walking towards your husband to be or whoever your partner is going to be, you’re almost going to think how that person is going to When you approach your dad, how your dad is going to react and how they react is going to give you different types of emotions, different types of feelings. And with bridesmaids, it might be a little bit more

joyous maybe they have seen you in your wedding dress before maybe not but maybe that’s why it’s called the first look but everything is is it’s something that you cannot really put the numbers to and

Lyssa Lashell (18:04)
Yeah.

Yeah

Yeah. definitely.

Eugene Kim (18:17)
That’s why I feel like doing a podcast like this and talking about something like this and hopefully when we’re just talking about these first looks, I hope you guys were able to imagine what that would feel like on your wedding day.

Being able to see that, being able to follow your gut instinct, gut feeling in terms of making decision on wedding photographers and things that you do on the wedding day will be probably the best decision that you make.

Okay.

What is your unique approach to wedding photography? Do you wanna have a go at this first? ⁓

Lyssa Lashell (18:50)
Yeah.

Well, like I was saying, for myself and for you included, storytelling is really important. And it can be super subtle. It’s not something that we have to do something crazy to plan for. But it’s so sweet to have the engagement session and maybe tie something in to make it unique to you two. And then wedding day, kind of coming full circle with that.

with the wedding photography specifically, think, you know, really having timeless imagery and being able to capture exactly what the couple wants is most important to me to make time for those little moments to have like all the emotions, the candid, and then also like the beautiful pose portraits of, you know, all your closest family and friends, I think.

having something to look back on and share with everyone is so special. Because when do you get all of your closest friends and family together in one space, celebrating your love on such a happy, beautiful day?

Eugene Kim (19:47)
Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, I don’t think I can I really provide that that big of a difference in terms of different or different perspective Yeah, I definitely agree with a lot of what Lisa said and it’s that’s that’s actually is one of the one of the reasons that a lot of the photography style that I create is not very trendy and what trendy means in in with a little bit of twist is that

it will go away at one point and when it goes away it will look in probably some area it can look a little bit tacky or it could it could look just old-fashioned old-fashioned could be a good way but yeah so what I’m saying is if you want something maybe I don’t know 50 years down the road

you show your photos to your grandchildren and your grandchildren says these are so pretty and that means that it stood the test of time and that is probably the definition of classic and being timeless. And that’s what I think that’s what probably the best way to tell the stories in probably the most raw and probably the…

natural way as possible and that’s probably why you ask a lot of couples like what do they want because it would have to come from within them. You cannot enforce just because something looked pretty on Instagram, you know, we’re not gonna ask couples to do it if it’s not really them.

Lyssa Lashell (21:00)
Yeah.

yeah,

no, like, and that’s why like our approach, I mean, is so similar and like being able to tell their story of like, I mean, we can totally recreate some of their favorite Pinterest posts. I love like a cute Pinterest moment. But like some of my couples that I’ve got to know, we’ve recreated like their family members, like wedding photos is like a surprise, which is always so sweet. And like I had one couple who got married at like the church where their parents got married and we recreated one of their photos and

Eugene Kim (21:22)
Hmm.

Lyssa Lashell (21:38)
Like I don’t do that with every couple because not every couple like that’s something that’s super important to them. Not everybody’s getting married at like the same venue as where their parents got married. But because I got to know them and like, you know, ask them about their parents and like, why did you pick this venue? Like they didn’t like openly tell me that at the very beginning, but I found out through getting to know each other and I was like, you guys, that would be so cute. Like we should absolutely do that. And then the same thing, I feel like.

We’re both really creative at the same time. I know like blurry images are super popular right now. ⁓ And I do think like they can be so fun and I love like the spinning or the running. But I still want to make sure I’m providing like the timeless photos of like, you know, when you look back on it, like not every moment so blur. Yeah.

Eugene Kim (22:09)
Hmm.

Right, yeah,

definitely, 100%. Yeah, yeah, okay. I was just thinking about a lot of couple of stuff, but yeah.

Lyssa Lashell (22:30)
yeah, no, it can get so fun. I have so many I’m so excited for like this year that are like, you know, and different, cause I’m not trying to build my portfolio. I’m literally trying like to really do like unique stuff with like my couples that fits them. And I think you do the same thing, you know, I loved the cherry blossoms and mountain photos. So fun.

Eugene Kim (22:46)
Yeah.

It was. And it was quite amazing to see, even if we photographed together, that what we get, and I mean, with the same elements really, how we frame the couples, how we try to tell the stories in different ways. It was quite fun to see.

Lyssa Lashell (23:04)
yeah.

Yeah, no, it’s so I love second shooting and having a second shooter because it’s like, like what I see versus what they see versus, know, ⁓ know, one shot versus the other. It’s so fun. ⁓

Eugene Kim (23:13)
Yeah.

Yeah, the

Instagram reel of that coming soon, hopefully. Okay, and I think this kind of brings up to the next question, which is how do you connect with the right couple through this podcast? Sort of like what I was going to kind of say was that…

Lyssa Lashell (23:20)
Yes, definitely.

Eugene Kim (23:35)
Like what Lisa was telling you about how when couples mention a lot of these things in couples mind and or couples family mind, they don’t really have creative way to tell that story or creative. They don’t really know what to do with it. They don’t know if this story or this piece of information is going to be any of a value. But if there’s anything that you feel that’s important,

Lyssa Lashell (23:48)
Yes.

Eugene Kim (23:59)
That’s what we’re there for. We’re not just people who go there just to click on camera. It’s literally the whole planning, process, the thinking process beforehand is what make us…

Lyssa Lashell (24:07)
Yes.

Eugene Kim (24:14)
we call it the creatives and probably a photographer by definition. And with the elements that we get, we can try to provide different look and different vibe and different things that will match you guys to complete that story. And…

In this podcast, I think we talked a lot about the story side of things and you could probably already hear in…

that anyone who favors and anyone who values the story side of things, just like all the photographers, like all the photographers are not the same, and some photographers will value the story side of things more than some photographers value more on the imagery side of things.

not one way or the other is better. They all serve different types of people. us doing this podcast is probably providing connection with couples and people who are somewhat similar to us. Hopefully. Hopefully. Yeah. Yeah. So.

Lyssa Lashell (25:12)
Hopefully.

Yeah, think like,

of course, like the image quality is like really important in terms of like lighting and like having those classic timeless like portraits. ⁓ But I think like part of it is a lot of couples maybe at first don’t open up as much. And so like, the more we get to know you, the more we’re going to be able to capture your authentic self and, you know,

Eugene Kim (25:24)
Hmm.

Lyssa Lashell (25:38)
A lot of couples say, I think this might be silly. like, no, tell me. Like, I would love to hear, like, what’s important to you. Like, what do do for a date night? Like, who are you as people? Like, you love books. Let’s, you know, do your engagement in a bookstore. Like, how cute. You know, and it doesn’t have to be stressful. Like, you don’t have to worry about, like, the art side of things and, like, you know, knowing anything about lighting. Like, we will, you know, capture it and, like, the most

like authentic way, like we’re gonna put you in beautiful lighting, but you know, those emotions are something that we’re just capturing like in the raw. And then same thing with like the storytelling. A lot of the times we’re, you know, navigating in a way maybe they don’t even see, but it brings so much value to them because it, the photos actually really represent them in the end. And it not, isn’t necessarily like a lot of planning on their side, but I love being able to like,

you know, tie in the little moments that are special to the couple.

Eugene Kim (26:32)
Yeah, definitely. So, I mean, this was pretty much all the questions that I had ready for this particular podcast. But anything that you want to add? Is there anything that we’re missing?

Lyssa Lashell (26:47)
think, you

know, just people connecting. I really hope this speaks to some couples and helps them be their authentic self and can maybe take a little bit of the stress away from wedding day because it can be a really fun thing. I really want them to be in the moment with their friends and family and just know that we’re here to capture their story. like you said, we’re going to be with them the entire day. We’re there to support them.

Eugene Kim (26:59)
Oh yeah, 100 % yeah.

Yeah.

Lyssa Lashell (27:12)
Yeah, hopefully this helps answer some questions that they have and they can kind of see our approach and, you know, aren’t afraid to be themselves.

Eugene Kim (27:20)
Yeah, definitely. I guess we’ll probably create a different podcast episode for this, but what would you say stresses out the couple the most on the wedding day?

Lyssa Lashell (27:29)
I think like for me, it’s been couples maybe that have trouble with having enough time in the wedding day. Like that’s the biggest part that can be stressful if the timeline runs behind and we don’t have enough time to capture everything they want. I always want to have like a stress-free day, but sometimes things do run behind and almost every wedding something, you know,

Eugene Kim (27:40)
Hmm.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Lyssa Lashell (27:58)
goes wrong and I think being flexible can really help reduce that stress but also having that buffer time to be in the moment and just like, we have a timeline but that way we can go with the flow a little bit more.

Eugene Kim (28:07)
Hmm.

Yeah, I definitely agree. I think it comes down to the mindset as well. I think a lot of couples do try to be perfect in what they plan and try to make everything look so pretty. I think anything that could go wrong, it’s part of the fun, it’s part of the day. And for us to document all those things, even if there are things that do go a little bit different to how we have planned.

Lyssa Lashell (28:24)
Yeah.

Eugene Kim (28:42)
You know, that’s okay. And I will definitely tell you that story about how the bride lost her wedding ring after the ceremony. That’s for another episode.

Lyssa Lashell (28:50)
Ooh, that’s like my, I have nightmares about that.

It has not happened, but I think, yeah, mindset is such a big thing, but I feel like that would be very stressful even for me to be like,

Eugene Kim (28:55)
Oh, this… Yeah. Oh, this wasn’t

before the wedding. This was after the ceremony. So it was in her finger, but it was a little bit big and it slipped out. She lost it on… But yeah, we ended up finding it. So happy ending. But…

Lyssa Lashell (29:05)
Yeah, that’s even…

Okay.

Eugene Kim (29:20)
So what I had to do and all that sort of stuff, yeah, definitely mention more about that in another episode. But I hope everyone enjoyed listening to this podcast and hopefully, hopefully you guys will come back to this very soon for the next one and on this zone. All right, so.

Lyssa Lashell (29:35)
Yeah.

Until the next chapter!

Eugene Kim (29:38)
That’s a good one. No, no. But no, before we do wrap up, if you’re listening to this podcast for the very first time, we do have another member of this podcast. She couldn’t be with us today. She had…

Lyssa Lashell (29:47)
Yes. I feel like we should

just Photoshop her in.

Eugene Kim (29:51)
Yeah, definitely. Yeah, so she’ll probably be joining on the next one if she is new to the next one Just don’t be surprised But okay. Well, thanks for chatting always always fun time All right, see you next one

Lyssa Lashell (30:01)
Yep. So good.

All right. Bye.

It’s funny.

Eugene of Eugene Kim Photography is a destination adventure wedding and elopement photographer. You can find more of Eugene’s work on his Instagram eugenekimphotography or his website https://eugenekim.photography

Lyssa of Lyssa Lashell Photography is a destination wedding and elopement photographer, and you can find more of Lyssa’s work on her Instagram lyssalashellphotography or her website https://lyssalashell.com/