I call it an interview, but that's not quite the right word—it's more like a conversation, really.

I walked into the Unbridal Show with two very different sets of eyes: one belonging to a 2026 bride, the other to a brand-new business owner wondering if she belonged in the same room as these established vendors.

Your photographer captures what your wedding looked like. Your videographer records what it sounded like. But who captures what it meant? Wedding journalism is an emerging field that preserves your celebration through interviews, storytelling, and custom publications designed to last for generations.

You've probably never seen "wedding journalist" on a vendor checklist. So once you discover this whole concept and decide you need one, the obvious question follows: what's the damage?

On the ancient practice of writing about love, and its modern application in wedding journalism.