This photographer's shots of Disney Cruise weddings prove that they are the most magical way to get married
- Jess Collins has been photographing weddings professionally since 2011, her main focus being destination weddings.
- More specifically, Collins has been capturing Disney cruise weddings.
- "They make dreams come true," Collins told INSIDER of how Disney does weddings.
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In 2011, Ontario-based photographer Jess Collins took her first professional wedding gig shooting her sister-in-law's wedding in Cambridge, Canada. It was then she realized just how much she loved photographing weddings, soon carving out a niche for herself shooting destination weddings, specifically. Her couples have taken her everywhere from Scotland to Jamaica.
A longtime Disney lover, among her favorite destination weddings to shoot are those taking place on Disney cruise ships. Her first Disney cruise wedding was on the Disney Dream in December 2016. She's since photographed two more, with at least four more lined up for 2019, she told INSIDER.
"They make dreams come true, let me tell you," Collins told INSIDER about how Disney does weddings.
Here are three Disney cruise weddings Collins has shot, proving just how magical they really are.
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Collins grew up loving the Disney brand herself. "It’s a real part of who I am," she told INSIDER.
Today, she visits Disney World with her husband and two kids every year, and is even an annual pass holder.
Her first Disney cruise wedding as a photographer was Danusia Rogacki and Brendan Riordan's aboard the Disney Dream cruise in December 2016.
Collins and Rogacki shared a mutual friend, and when they met and quickly bonded over their mutual love of Disney, Collins was hired.
The cruise was four nights altogether, and Collins brought her family.
When Collins shoots a destination wedding, the couple covers all of her travel costs (including airfare, room and board, travel insurance, etc.) plus a photo package fee for the wedding itself. Pricing can really range, she told INSIDER, but a basic photo package on her website starts at $3,000 (plus the aforementioned travel expenses).
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