EP. 23 Wedding Vendor Secrets and Photographer Etiquette

Join us as we welcome the talented Ryan Hamilton from Ryan Hamilton Photography, who reveals the secrets behind creating memorable wedding and event photography. Have you ever wondered how photographers balance creativity with authenticity, especially when their work is sometimes misrepresented or stolen? Ryan shares his journey from his humble beginnings in 2004 to his full-time photography career in 2011, along with the humorous and sometimes chaotic behind-the-scenes anecdotes that only insiders get to witness. This episode is filled with lively discussions about the importance of maintaining professional boundaries and the vital role of clear communication between photographers, couples, and planners to ensure smooth and successful events.

Get ready to chuckle as we tackle the age-old debate over vendor meals at weddings. Should vendors be served the same meals as guests, or is there room for flexibility? Ryan offers a delightful perspective on this topic, emphasizing the necessity of clear communication and mutual respect. We explore the etiquette of feeding vendors simultaneously with guests, ensuring they have the energy for the demanding schedule of a wedding day. By sharing real-life experiences and amusing anecdotes, this episode underscores the importance of preparation, integrity, and thoughtful planning, making the case for a well-orchestrated wedding day that keeps everyone happy and well-fed.

Transcript

Speaker 1 0:01

Welcome to the Tipsy Guest Podcast. I am your host, marco Buenrostro, and every week I'm here with the top industry experts, amazing clients and all my vendor BFFs to bring you the best tips, advice and juicy behind-the-scenes stories to make wedding and event planning a breeze. So grab your favorite drink and let's get this party started. Hey guys, this is Marco with the Tipsy Guest, and today we have Ryan Hamilton from Ryan Hamilton Photography. What's going on? Good morning, how you doing? You sound very Broadway, ryan Hamilton.

Speaker 2 0:40

I would like to be. I know there's a comedian with my name. He's doing much better. Obviously he's got a Netflix special. You can check him out while you're Googling me.

Speaker 1 0:49

Oh well, good for your SEO.

Speaker 2 0:51

I know, not in the right way, but. Well, whenever you search him, I pop up, and then that's how I met him in Austin. I said, hey, I know your face, and he's like, oh, you're the photographer. That's so funny.

Speaker 1 1:02

So he.

Speaker 2 1:03

Googles himself and I pop up, and vice versa.

Speaker 1 1:07

So Ryan Hamilton. Now I'm going to Google him, but anyway. So, ryan, so you're a photographer, that's right. Let our listeners know how long have you been in business, what type of photography you do.

Speaker 2 1:26

We want to know everything about you, man. Um started shooting uh weddings and events in 2004 and uh worked your way through a couple gigs here and there and uh finally went full-time in 2011. Um and uh. Since then, you live and die by the season. So it's uh. Yeah, so it's been fifth. What is it? What is math on the 15 years?

Speaker 1 1:46

Okay, I was going to say I'm really bad with numbers, but okay.

Speaker 2 1:49

Yeah, 11D.

Speaker 1 1:50

Okay, okay.

Speaker 2 1:51

So 15 years full time yeah.

Speaker 1 1:53

And are you just wedding photography or do you do corporate events, birthdays? What's your specialty?

Speaker 2 2:01

Yeah, primarily weddings and portraits and I'll do some corporate events here and there. I've done the birthdays for friends and family and things like that, but generally speaking, adults mostly yeah.

Speaker 1 2:11

Do you normally have those friends that are like, oh yeah, we have a photographer, hey, can you just come and do something like you know on the side, or yeah, I will politely decline.

Speaker 2 2:22

If I'm invited to a party, I'll show up. If I have, if, um, if, if I'm invited to a party, I'll show up. Uh, if I have my camera, I ask to be a vendor. Um, I I generally don't like the hey, come to my party and bring your camera like specifically, like you don't want to be the either I'm working or I'm not okay, yeah, that that makes sense.

Speaker 1 2:37

Yeah, I have all these people that are always messaging me and they're like hey, so we're gonna have a party this weekend. And uh, and I already know where it's going, we're going to have a party this weekend and I already know where it's going. They're like do you happen to have a photo booth available that you can just bring along and set it up and you don't even have to be attached to it. We can just set it up and leave it there and people can just take photos. I'm like well, how much are we talking about? I'm like no, if I'm going to go to your party as a guest, I want to be a guest. I don't have to. I don't want to worry about getting there early to make sure that I set up and then staying up late just to make sure that I take downs.

Speaker 2 3:11

Like no, no, no right, if I'm building the haunted house with u-haul boxes, I'm gonna be able to play in it. There's no way I'm gonna build you a haunted house out of u-haul boxes and then just walk away. I'm working or I'm not.

Speaker 1 3:24

Yep, that's the way to go. So photography, and you said that you've been doing it for quite a while- Sure.

Speaker 1 3:31

What are some of? So today we're going to be talking about what we do as vendors at weddings, for example, one of the topics or one of the things that pop up every single time as we as vendors, whenever we're talking to the planners or we're talking to the couples. You know there's a lot of uh stuff that goes on behind the scenes that, of course, the guests are never gonna know. That you know, like nobody knows about this stuff, only vendors.

Speaker 2 3:58

As we're preparing, for the big day. Some dirty secrets for sure yeah.

Speaker 1 4:02

So today's episode is gonna be fun because we're gonna be spilling all the tea on the laundry on what goes on behind the scenes as vendors are getting ready for an event all the dirty skivvies yep, yep, yep. And so have you ever dealt with a planner that is like all over the place and you're like, hey, like I need to know details, like what's going on, like do you know? Or let me ask you do you normally deal with the planner or do you normally deal with the couple?

Speaker 2 4:29

directly? Oh, it depends. If they have a planner, I will instruct the couple. You know how they want me to approach it. Um, if they prefer um me to continue asking questions, emails, texts, all that kind of stuff but usually if they have a planner or coordinator, I know that Emails, texts, all that kind of stuff, but usually if they have a planner or coordinator, I know that they are my contact and I kind of Prefer that because I don't want the bride to be overwhelmed. I want the bride to enjoy the day, even if we have A pretty strict timeline. I'd like them not to be Overwhelmed because you're going to have not only my camera, my assistant's camera, a video team, but every cell phone In the world is going to pop up in your face for like eight hours straight.

Speaker 2 5:12

So if I know when dinner is, I usually instruct them when building a timeline with our discussions. Start with sunset and then work your way back. Sunset is the golden hour, after that you've got dark and then work your way back. Uh, sunset is the golden hour. Uh, after that you've got dark and we're using strobes, so we're getting two different types of photos. Um, so if I have to keep asking you that question during dinner hey, are we going out? Hey, are we going out? Hey, are we going out? Hopefully it's already in the timeline and I can just talk to the planner. Hey, what time are we heading out? Is it before or after dinner? Sunset is 7.30. Are we going out at 7.30 or are we going out at 7? So we're not pestering the couple all night, and I think that's the best way that I figure out to do it. Just ask them ahead of time, keep communication open and if they want my input outside of the planner, or if they prefer, I just go towards the planner and get get directed by them.

Speaker 1 6:09

It's finally have you ever had a conflict where because I know, uh, you know, I've, you know we talk as vendors, we talk to each other all the time. Uh, I've had several vendors that you know that have mentioned like, oh, yeah, you know, like you know, there's an agreement between us and the couple. You know we go over the timeline and also, of course, the planner as well. But then where the planner is wanting to change things last minute, like at the wedding, and you're like, well, I need to clear this with the couple, and you know, like a conflict, almost, like you know, the planner is saying something and you had agreed on something different with the couple, how, how have you ever had a situation like that?

Speaker 2 6:44

Yeah, I understand that. I mean it's a live event, it's a fluid situation. So, even if we've discussed something previously, let's say I meet the couple at a wedding show or something, one of the expos, or we meet online and we meet at a coffee shop and we discuss things and I know they have their heart set on a certain photo or a certain you know uh pose, uh before, after the dance, for example. Um, and the day of you know, there's hair and makeup, there's the dress, there's catering, there's all kinds of uh events that can take longer. You can adjust the timeline, so usually I'll defer to the planner. Again, if the planner says something, they're the director, they're in charge.

Speaker 2 7:24

Um, I might give a little'll defer to the planner again. If the planner says something, they're the director, they're in charge. I might give a little side eye to the bride, like, are we good? Are we still doing this? But generally speaking, I hate to assume. But during a live event I like to say that the planner's in charge and they're the boss. That's why they're hired and generally speaking, it makes the evening go smoother if I just listen to what the planner says. I hope that the bride has her input already with the planner.

Speaker 1 7:55

Yeah, and speaking of you know, like you working directly with the planner and, of course, the other vendors as well, I feel like the photographer and the planner are probably the ones that spend the most time there the day of the wedding. I mean because you have to capture like early on in the day and then, of course, stay up until you know the very end. What does a I guess, just a normal day at a wedding look like for you? What time do you get there?

Speaker 2 8:24

Oh yeah, depends on the venue and depends on the timeline. I would say, like a general event, say you're starting in the morning hair and makeup, getting ready, and during that time we will do details jewelry, dress shoes, all that fun stuff. So let's say they're getting married in a chapel. Let's say San Fernando yeah, that swine flu, you know, downtown San Antonio, san Fernando is a beautiful cathedral but they definitely squeeze in several weddings, several events. There's probably two weddings and then a quince or something like that.

Speaker 2 9:09

If we have an early wedding, then definitely the earlier getting ready is going to be the main thing. So like 8 am start time, because the ceremony is at noon, that kind of a thing. So hair and makeup will get there first and then photo and then maybe a video team and we'll start doing details. We'll start doing the hair and makeup will get there first and then photo and then maybe a video team and we'll start doing details. We'll start doing the hair and makeup we like to document.

Speaker 2 9:35

But I also love doing a little more of an editorial approach, kind of letting hair and makeup do their thing, versus being in their grill the whole time. I think it kind of slows them down if I'm jockeying for the same spot while they're doing touch-ups. Yeah, not um. So I will kind of let hair and makeup mostly finish and then I'll say, hey, I'm gonna stage a few photos. Can you just put your you know your your brush for the rouge? Just kind of leave it right there. Can you pretend to put lipstick on for the photo and we will do a couple stage photos like that.

Speaker 1 10:04

I always wondered how those photos always look so perfect. It makes sense now.

Speaker 2 10:08

Yeah, a lot of them are not live. Live in the sense of yeah, it's a real event, for sure, but it's a hey, just give me a quick five minutes before you finish. And then others. You've got editorial shoots specifically for the hair and makeup artist or the brand of makeup and you do like a styled shoot or something.

Speaker 1 10:30

I like I mean all the stuff that you have. You know, I see you all the time at open houses and the wedding, the wedding shows and things like that, and you're always. I mean the stuff you showcase, I mean it pretty much sells itself. Your work is so good, you so much, yeah no it's, it's incredible, I mean it come.

Speaker 1 10:48

I mean, you've been doing this for such a long time that do you? Do you still find yourself like trying to find a new ways on, on how to approach, I guess, photography in general, or or do you? You're like you know what? I'm pretty set on, my style, and this is this is what I do. People like me because of this uh, half and half.

Speaker 2 11:11

Yeah, I'm always looking for something new. I think, as a creative, you're always looking to change. Uh, either change it up or try something different, whether it's new gear or a new technique. Um, but uh, overall I would say I I shoot my receptions pretty similarly the past 20 years, whatever it is, um, working for other studios and I'm working for myself. Um, yeah, receptions are generally the same, but maybe I'll add a little more creativity to it and um, but uh, when it comes down time for all, always, always changing and always trying to improve. Every venue is different, every couple is different, so different decor. A colleague 100 years ago said what if we just had stock footage of every venue so that if we forget something, we can refer to a folder and just say, oh, this is the shot of the chapel, the shot of the hall, or this is the table set up. But you can't do that because every day is different.

Speaker 1 12:11

It's different. Yeah, I mean everybody's so unique.

Speaker 2 12:14

Everyone's bouquets are different. The tablescapes, whether they have just a nice centerpiece and flowers or they've got some really intricate detail. Centerpiece and flowers, or they've got some really intricate detail, a lot of, um, uh, fun little tchotchkes, a star wars themed wedding with all the little figures and whatnot. I mean you can't, you can't recreate that and hold it in the folder for the next somebody else?

Speaker 1 12:36

yeah, exactly, which comes to getting back to the drama here do. Have you ever had another photographer steal your work? Have you ever had another photographer steal your work or use your work posing as theirs?

Speaker 2 12:49

Oh, I have not. That I know of. Thankfully, I've heard some horror stories for sure, and if you're on social media as long as I've, I guess 07 was when it kind of kicked off. Sorry, I'm trying to get rid of some bad breath. It's how they get you. Um, before I start, choose some trident kids. Um, this is, uh, it's, it's a sensitive topic for sure, because it does happen. Yeah, and you do have those bad actors. Um, I like to say everybody gets a slap on the wrist once. But this isn't the 60ies where things are just floating around. This isn't the advent of Google. I mean, you know what's going on now. If you play stupid, you really have been under a rock for a while To Jack someone else's images usually as your own Horrible.

Speaker 1 13:39

I hate hearing that.

Speaker 2 13:40

Yeah, and I don't care what level you're at, if you are, you know, speaking in conferences, if you're making a couple million a year or if you're just a weekend warrior, soccer mom nobody wants their work stolen.

Speaker 1 13:53

Yeah, no, especially, I feel like with photography, it's so easy to just grab somebody's image and be like, well, I'm going to be shooting similar to this, so let me just use this image and show it to a couple and be like, yeah, look, shooting similar to this. So let me just use this image and show it to a couple and be like, yeah, look, this is my work. I, I mean, I see it every day and, like you know facebook groups where vendors talk about things, or you know when, when couples are looking for vendors and stuff like that, like people promoting their, their business, and it's like you're like that's not your work like.

Speaker 1 14:19

I've seen your website and what you're showing me right now. This, this is not I mean. If this is your best work, why is this not on your website Exactly?

Speaker 2 14:26

Yeah, funny story. I went to a national conference and this is a big-name national conference. All the big vendors are there, all the print labs, the albums. They're trying to get their products sold to the photographers so that they can sell and in turn resell them to the brides right, and I saw some familiar prints and some familiar images and I thought this print lab just jacked one of my friends.

Speaker 2 14:55

uh work because it's a very specific style, very beautiful, and uh. So I'm staring right at these photos and I thought these photos are amazing. There's no way they duplicated these shots, there's no way they did them themselves, like right afterwards, right. So I called up my friend and I said I'm staring at your photos right now at this booth in the conference and she's like, oh yeah, I know I'm sponsored, yeah, it's OK.

Speaker 1 15:21

Oh OK, oh, OK, well, at that point, yeah, yeah, it's okay. Oh okay, oh, okay, well, at that point, yeah, I'll just shut up and go try in the corner, but look at you watching out for your friend.

Speaker 2 15:28

I was trying to stir up some drama, I guess, and it just didn't happen. You know.

Speaker 1 15:31

I love that. The thing is like I'm very protective of my stuff. You know, like as a photo booth, you know we take photos. They're a lot more casual than you know like an actual photographer, but I'm very protective, you know. So when I see you know newer photo booth companies out there, you know promoting their, their new business, and they're not even using their images, yeah, to me it's like okay, so did you borrow those photos from, from the, the, the owner, or did you just grab them thinking that nobody's gonna find out? I mean, I know just like you. You know like you go to conferences. I go to photo booth conferences all the time so I know p photo booth owners in so many different parts of the united states, mexico, in other countries. So I, you know, we create those connections, you become friends with them so you know their work.

Speaker 1 16:23

There was one photo of my company where it was a picture of me. I was in the shot and it was one of my 360 photo booths and we have a lot of confetti. It's a really, really cool photo. So, as part of the Facebook group of photo booth owners, it was so funny Because almost every week I would get a message from somebody in another part of the country and they're like marco, this company is using your photo, this company is using you and they would send me, like the, the screenshots of of their websites or their instagram and stuff, and it it just happens. You know, people just google oh, let me google a 360 photo booth and that photo popped up and they used it as their own. So it was.

Speaker 1 17:03

It was fun at one point, like he messaging them, and be like, hey, you know, like that's my photo, but now I'm just like whatever like you know, like if you're using that photo and then you don't deliver the same type of service like people are gonna know, you know that you're, you're faking your, your social media, you know material or content and you're not really delivering the services.

Speaker 2 17:26

I think it can get old after a while. You know, especially if you're just a top-tier shooter and everybody knows your work, and then you continue to see it out there and maybe you send a cease and desist, right? Or you send an email, you get a lawyer, all that fun stuff, but after a while it kind of drags you down and it makes your work time, and not your couch time, a lot harder, a lot longer than it needs to be. Like we mentioned off-camera before, if I'm not on my couch in my underwear, I'm working. So if I'm answering your emails. Or if we're talking about weddings, if I'm responding to emails, if someone stole my work and I'm responding to that, that's work. So if I'm not watching Archer or something, if I'm not chilling, doing absolutely nothing, vegging out, getting brain dead, I want to be left alone. For give me 45 minutes.

Speaker 1 18:26

Yeah, let me recharge um those salsa verde doritos, man, they'll get you oh my goodness, speaking of doritos, you got some speaking of food right here so here we go for our couples that are listening out there.

Vendor Meals and Etiquette in Weddings

Speaker 1 18:41

You know we always try to. You know we have, of course, you know we always talk to you guys throughout the process of, you know, the, the booking and and come. You know, leading up to the big day. One of the topics that's always, you know, controversial amongst vendors is food man, the famous vendor meal man. What a topic. So the vendor meal.

Speaker 1 19:04

You know I always hear some vendors complaining like, hey, we didn't even get fed, we didn't get food, blah, blah always here and then I hear some other vendors like oh my god, we love working weddings because those vendor meals are amazing, and blah blah blah. So what's your opinion on vendor meals? Should the couples provide a vendor meal for every vendor at a wedding? Are there only certain vendors that should get it? What are your thoughts on that?

Speaker 2 19:28

This is a topic, a tale as old as time man. This topic starts battles. Borders have been built I mean families, marry to avoid this. This is man. This will start some drama, for sure, but man, in my humble little opinion, yes, I think it's customary and, again, all of this can be hashed out, discussed beforehand. So if you're just not talking to your couple, um, but also the couple they just don't know, to ask uh, generally speaking, this is a once in a lifetime event. Um, you're not replacing your deck every 10 years. You know, you're not getting your oil changed every couple thousand miles. Uh, you get married, you get your album and you're done. You go off and have babies and buy a ranch in the middle of nowhere and that's it. But yeah, for a live event, especially photo video, dj, there we go, maybe even the planner.

Speaker 2 20:37

It's generally customary to feed them along with your guests. I think when I talk to couples, I don't demand food. I don't need food. I don't request a certain style or a certain dish, whatever. I don't have allergies. That kind of thing I'm allergic to. An honest day's work is what I'm allergic to.

Speaker 2 21:06

I think a lot of folks, in their contracts, for example, will demand to eat what the guests eat, and I love that. I would love some prime rib too, like I want to eat what what grammy and grandpa are chowing down over there for sure, um, I don't love, but I accept it because I'm very. I know I'm a vendor. You know I've been a bar back before. Bar back I'm not even. You know I'm uh high on the scale, you know I, I know where I am in life. Uh, to quote the great eminem, of course you gotta stop living up here, start living down here. You enjoy life so much better if you just chill. Yeah, where you are, man, um, and uh, I picture like eminem in some robe, like on ghostbusters oh my gosh. Um, I don't want to picture that, though it's a whole different topic.

Speaker 2 22:01

Um, but yeah, so, generally speaking, again, um to uh, to have your, your vendors, fed, um, and to feed them while the bride and groomer are eating as well. Uh, a lot of folks, or even planners, for example, will say we don't feed vendors until the end and, in my humble experience, once the bride and groom are done eating, they will start walking around and saying hello to everybody, start doing a little hellos and how are yous? And high fives and whatnot and the vendors are eating. So in my experience, I want to get my food knocked out, fill my belly, whether I'm being fed the catering meal or if they've told me hey, the catering is just way too expensive. We can't give you a plate because it's 80 bucks, 100 bucks whatever it is 200 bucks per person.

Speaker 2 22:59

So if I know ahead of time, man, I will pull over and grab some chicken nuggies, um, on the way over, just so I know I've got something. Um, I'll grab a subway on the way over. I'll do something. A little little hoagie sandwich, right, I will make sure that I'm fed, that I'm going to go a cliff bar and a drink or something, yeah, but I will tell brides that when you are off again, respectfully as possible, all the hugs invited.

Speaker 2 23:30

A quote, unquote vendor meal. When a planner or a caterer uses that term, that generally means a sandwich and an apple and a cookie. Yeah, and it might cost just as much as what you're feeding your guests. So prime rib costs $80. And then a sandwich, where I can get it at the gas station for $250. Isn't it costing another $80? Or whatever the price is. Don't quote me on that. Um, so, respectfully, I would rather just pick my own soggy sandwich, uh, at the gas station or or wherever. Um, I'll jack some homeless dudes lunch for sure. Give me that. I need some nutrition, um, so, yeah, I, I will politely inform the couple.

Speaker 2 24:19

I appreciate you feeding us, but a vendor meal, a vendor meal, is not what we're asking for. We're asking for just generally it's just time to eat time, time to recharge, time to be left alone for like five or ten minutes. Um, because it is a creative gig and you got to keep your head in the game. You're always thinking about lighting and shadows and do I have enough battery left? Ceremony to family photos is kind of a longer part of the event and then all of a sudden you get to the reception and the reception is one thing after the other. It's entrance, dinner, dancing, bouquet and garter cake, maybe a dollar dance, all these things kind of happen every half hour and you may not have that time to run back to your bag, change batteries, change lenses. So, like that, dinner time is kind of a key component to the timeline of give me a minute to woosah. Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 1 25:17

Okay, all right, I like that. Yeah, so, and the reason why we're talking about this is because you know our couples.

Speaker 1 25:22

like you said, you know this is a once in a lifetime event, so sometimes they don't know what they don't know you know, and sometimes you know this is where where planners come into place, you know, where they kind of explain to, to to the couples. You know what, what needs to be done, which, which you know. Another topic it's like do we tip the vendors? You know, like couples don't know, well, how much should we tip and who should we tip. You know, do we have to tip every single vendor? Do we have to feed every single vendor?

Speaker 1 25:49

So I feel like this is something you know, where, of course, yeah, you can do your own research, but I feel like maybe, like the planner can kind of help with that. You know where they can educate the the their couples on oh, yeah, yeah, you know you're supposed to, or you know it's nice to tip. You know every vendor, or you know the main vendors that are there like almost the entire day or whatever. So so, yeah, just, you know things that you don't know as couples out there, make sure you ask, you know, ask your, ask your, your planner. You know there's a lot of facebook groups out there. There's, uh, there's a, there's books, there's, you know, like podcasts, like this, where where you know, we, we try to to give you guys an idea of some of the stuff that you don't necessarily know, uh, but yes, vendor meals was definitely one of my. That's always a topic at every wedding that we do. Like you know, you always talk to the vendors and the food is always one of them.

Speaker 2 26:45

Absolutely. You talk to the vendors and it can get heated. And you go on Facebook after a long, long October November. There's no vacation time in October November. You're working Never. If you're not working for yourself, you're working for somebody else, and you know. This goes on and on and that topic can get heated. Um, like I've said, uh, uh, uh, fist can be thrown. Um, and of course, you've got these folks at midnight and they're hangry and they've driven home and they've dropped their bags off. And again, they've been doing this, however long, and the one part of their gig was nobody fed me.

Speaker 1 27:24

I had to stop at McDonald's at four in the morning I love my food, and then after hours. I guess there's only a few things you can get McDonald's Whataburger Taco.

Speaker 2 27:34

Palenque. I think that Cane's is open late. Really, we got a Cane's down here.

Speaker 1 27:39

Oh, wow so there's another option.

Speaker 2 27:41

Taco Cabana is no longer 24 hours. It's like 9 o'clock. What Are we like, 85 years old?

Speaker 1 27:47

That is insane To me. I mean, I'm a Taco Palenque person and Taco Palenque is 24 hours.

Speaker 2 27:52

Oh good. So yeah, so that's my go-to every time after an event I will say I live in the hood and the Hole in the Wall. Restaurants are amazing. But yeah, they're family-owned.

Speaker 1 28:03

They close early, so they close at?

Speaker 2 28:04

you know. Hopefully they close at 11, if not 10, 9, 8, 30, you know. But if they're open until 11, and I have a gig that lets out early, I will call ahead and I will say you know who I am. I'm coming. I want the white boy special. I'll be there in 15. I like that, oh, and I'm on there and I get the brown paper bag and they know it's me. It's ready to go. I get handshakes and hugs. I'm like I know, I know I'm here.

Speaker 1 28:30

That's so funny.

Speaker 2 28:31

I'm going to keep you all in business one more day.

Speaker 1 28:34

Oh my God. All right, ryan, we're running out of time, but I want you to let our listeners know where can they find you on social media or your website, or a phone number, something that they can get in touch with you in case that they need a fabulous photographer for their big day.

Speaker 2 28:50

Photographer is a way to put it. For sure, you can put me down on your Instagram Ryan Hamilton Photography. The same thing on Facebook, I think it's like r hamilton photo. There's some dude somewhere else that stole it before me, I guess. Uh, my website is uh, ryanhamiltonphotocom and you've got my weddings, my portraits. I do some maternity. Um, I do a little booty as well. That's Boudoir.

Speaker 2 29:19

I was just going to ask. I know I'm a dude in the industry, I get it, but a link to my work is on there. But yeah, ryanhamiltonphotocom Packages, prices, albums, all that fun stuff, everyone's happy and excited, puppy dogs and ice cream, you know all right, so we'll make sure you.

Speaker 1 29:40

We put your information down as well in the blog. Um, for the episode and the show notes. So make sure you follow ryan and ryan. This is your open invitation. Uh, to come back whenever. Sounds good we would love to have you again.

Speaker 2 29:52

I would love to do a deep dive.

Speaker 1 29:54

Yeah, for sure, yeah I think there's some, some other good topics that we can definitely discuss, and I think I have one in mind um, yeah, so so we'll definitely have you back to our listeners.

Speaker 1 30:03

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Speaker 2 30:27

Slide into them DMs.

Speaker 1 30:28

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