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Behind the Brush: LeAnne Ramey on Bridal Trials, AI Photos & Why You Should Book Early
Wedding makeup gets a whole lot easier when you stop guessing and actually test what works before the day gets here.
In this episode of Shoot the Vows, we sit down with LeAnne Ramey of LeAnne Ramey Artistry, a professional makeup artist from Utica with about eight and a half years of experience. We get into bridal trials, skin prep, vendor chemistry, and how to make sure your wedding makeup still looks like you, not a version of you somebody else invented.
We're talking about:
💄 LeAnne's background, from getting started in high school theater to building her career as a professional makeup artist.
🗽 How her training through a New York City makeup academy led to opportunities like New York Fashion Week.
📸 Why bridal trials matter so much when you are trying to turn inspiration photos into a real wedding-day look.
⏳ Why doing your trial before an engagement session or bridal shower can work as a true wear test.
🤝 How trials also help you figure out if you actually jive with your artist and the rest of your vendor team.
💋 Touch-up kits, lash tips, and practical wedding-day beauty prep.
✨ Skincare prep, natural makeup, and respectful communication around features like freckles and birthmarks.
If you are planning your wedding makeup right now and want it to feel polished, realistic, and actually like you, this episode will help.
📍 Connect with LeAnne Ramey Artistry:
Website: https:https://www.leannerameyartistry.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leannerameyartistry/
📍 Connect with Shoot the Vows:
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10 Sept 2026
Wedding Budgets 101: with The Wedding Talk
Wedding budgeting gets confusing fast when you are trying to figure out what vendors actually cost and how to make it all work together.
In this episode of Shoot the Vows, we sit down with Lynea D'Aprix of The Wedding Talk, a planner, coordinator, designer, photographer, and videographer based in Oswego, New York. We talk about how to build a wedding budget, how to research vendors within that budget, and how couples can make smarter planning decisions without spiraling every time they open a spreadsheet.
We're talking about:
💸 How to create a wedding budget that actually makes sense.
🔎 How to research vendors within your budget and get a better read on what people are charging.
🎉 Guest experience ideas that help people mingle, including cocktail toppers, truth or dare toppers, and snap-a-pic toppers.
📝 Lynea's Wedding Talk membership, including about 75 videos, written lessons, worksheets, templates, and weekly live meetings.
🤝 Why understanding your planning styles and working together matters more than people realize.
🧠 Why wedding planning is not just one day, it is a long project you are figuring out as a team.
If you are planning a wedding and trying to stay on budget without losing your mind in the process, this episode will help.
📍 Connect with The Wedding Talk:
Website: https://www.theweddingtalk.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_wedding_talk/
Cocktail Toppers Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeddingTalk
The Wedding Talk Membership: theweddingtalkmembership.com
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Website: https://shootthevows.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shootthevows
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shoot-the-vows/id1850468898
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gdQT05rvXeV4dc9cUBSaz
27 Aug 2026
Everything No One Tells You About Your Wedding Ceremony
Your ceremony is not just the part before dinner. It is the part that actually makes the whole thing official.
In this episode of Shoot the Vows, we sit down with Dre from Profound Ceremonies, a wedding officiant and planner who recently moved to Syracuse from Las Vegas and is currently focused on officiant services.
We're talking about:
💍 What an officiant actually does, including the legal side of confirming you are both choosing marriage of your own free will.
📝 How Dre customizes each ceremony through questionnaires and real conversations about your love story, style, and vibe.
🎤 Why the ceremony should actually sound like the couple getting married, not a copy and paste script.
🤍 Private vows, elopements, and why some couples want to keep the most personal part of the day more intimate.
🎉 How a ceremony can be fun, upbeat, traditional, intimate, or straight to the point depending on what fits the couple best.
🧠 Why wedding planning does not have to be chaos when you have experienced pros in your corner.
If you are planning your wedding and trying to figure out how to make the ceremony feel like you instead of just something to get through, this episode will help.
📍 Connect with Profound Ceremonies:
Website: https://www.profoundceremonies.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profoundceremonies/
📍 Connect with Shoot the Vows:
Website: https://shootthevows.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shootthevows
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shoot-the-vows/id1850468898
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5gdQT05rvXeV4dc9cUBSaz
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