TCWEP - The Twin Cities Wedding & Event Professionals is an organization geared toward professionals working in the wedding and event industry. They offer a chill and substantive networking opportunity for everyone from florists, officiants, wedding photographers, pianists, and more!

Canon EOS R5 Mark II Camera
Lenses: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L
Canon RF 70-200mm IS USM f/2.8 L
Canon RF 50mm f/1.2 L
Canon RF 135mm f/1.2 L
Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 L 

Memory Storage: ProGrade Digital
Lighting: I recommend Profoto A10, Godox AD200 Pro Pocket Flash, and MagMod Magbox Pro 42” Octa Softbox (Get the Kit to start)

I recommend purchasing your Canon, MagMod, and Godox equipment from Adorama.

Honeybook CRM (client relations manager, contracts, workflow): Take 40% off your first year! Keep track of your clients from booking to presenting the final product.

Vanessa Joy: Photo Insiders Mastermind. premium - intensive mentorship program, designed for dedicated wedding photographers to build six-figure businesses through personalized coaching, proven systems, community support, and strategies for booking more weddings, raising prices, and mastering business operations, including her new AI tools and marketing tactics like delivering sneak peeks to wow clients. **Mention YOU HEARD ABOUT IT FROM HEATHER HANSON

PPA - Professional Photographers of America (Referring member name: Heather Hanson, St. Louis Park, MN) This organization provides resources specifically for photographers interested in furthering their craft professionally.

TCPPA - Local chapter, the Twin Cities Professional Photographers Association focuses on education for studio, portrait and event photography. They host workshop events once a month and bring in nationally recognized photographers who talk about techniques,