I say “wedding journalism,” and they tilt their head. Then I explain it, and the value clicks immediately. The product isn’t the hard sell. The category is.

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

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.