Congrats kndrashltn ! + welcome to our forum community! yes, lots of decisions and plans to make - but that's all part of the fun journey leading to your most wonderful Big Day! You'll find tons of great advice, info + support here, so you're already off to a great start - well done As for using the resort photographer - our advice (based on yrs of experience and brides' feedback) is that you'll be much happier with the results you'll get from one of the numeorus professional photographers in our area. After all the time + energy you spend on planning + creating your perfect wedding, it's pretty important to have the photo record of it showing your wedding story in its' best possible depiction. That takes a professional - who has the experience, training, equipment + most of all.... Interest ...in making that so ! Our brides - who have chosen to spend the extra to hire a professional photographer - are always so happy to have made that excellent choice! Wishing you all the best with your research + planning process, and that you have the perfect wedding of your dreams! Enjoy team MTM asst, Lynda