I know right now you might be thinking “Will this ever end? Will my kids ever leave the house? Will I be home-schooling them forever?” Let me just say, it will end! Corona will pass, we will be back to work, your kids will be out of the house and life will go back to […]

They were standing underneath the Magnolia trees. In the middle of a pandemic, Alex and Rafi stood underneath a beautiful sea of pink as they promised to love one another for the rest of time. With their families watching from their kitchen tables and living room coaches, Alex was holding a floral bouquet she arranged […]

“Aunt Yael when are you getting married?” My eldest niece asked me for the third time of the weekend “I just can’t wait to be a flower girl!” My nieces are more excited about my future wedding (whenever that may be) than I am. All they want is to wear pretty dresses and throw petals […]

I looked around at the crowd of guests standing with their beers and glasses of wines. Everyone was smiling. Grandparents rapped in warm, fuzzy blankets sitting up front with the others cuddled close behind them in their coats. Jordan stood under the arch way in his stylish blue suit. His bright big smile could warm […]

The father of the bride is usually the most underestimated and untapped resource on your wedding planning team. Trust me when I say, your dad wants to help, as much as he can! You are his little girl for crying out loud! Of course he wants to help! What kind of tasks can you give […]

Let’s be real, weddings are expensive. I know that, you know that and your guests know that! I am here to tell you that not everyone you invite to your wedding needs a plus one. Yup! I said it! Not everyone needs a plus one. Here are the  The Married Ones: Many of your guests […]

Spending your special day with the ones you love is important. I know! I know how much your closest friends mean to you, how much you want everyone to be there standing next to you as you say “I do.” But what happens when your fiance has one or two more friends they want to […]

I forgot. I am embarrassed to admit it, but I forgot. I forgot what it feels like to have my sisters there with me every single day. I forgot what it sounds like to live my life along side them and share anything and everything that comes to mind. I forgot how much I counted […]

Thank you, thank you, thank you… and a million more times, thank you!🎉🎉 Pop the champagne because we are celebrating!! 🍾 I am so excited to announce that Yael Pachino Photography LLC has received the “WeddingWire’s Couples Choice Awards” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐for the second year in a row and I couldn’t have done it with out all […]

“We just don’t know what we are doing in front of the camera like at all!”  “That’s why I’m here!” This is a conversation I have almost every single time I sit down with a couple for their wedding consultation. I get it. I know it’s hard. I know we are the generation that created […]