FAQ

What do you do with my photos and video content?

Per our Terms & Conditions, our team may use your submitted content for social media posts including but not limited to our Instagram feed, Pinterest, Facebook channels, on Reels and TikToks, your main feature on Fawn & Sable, etc. Not all of the content you submit will get used. We only utilize the photos of weddings and engagements that we have selected to feature. If we passed on your event, your images are promptly removed from our files.

If someone reached out to me on social media about a potential feature, does that mean I will automatically be chosen?

Not always. At times our recruiting team will reach out to brides who look like they may fit the Fawn & Sable bride image. Our team goes off of what they see in a few photos, and unfortunately, social media only gives a quick snapshot of your event. This is why we request brides (or their photographer or wedding planner) complete a submission form and submit 30-50 images. Events are reviewed by the team based on what we see of your completed submission and whether it meets our criteria. We love to see a variety of photos and prefer to see your event unfold from start to finish in the images.

Why wasn’t my wedding or engagement featured?

We love celebrating love, but sometimes submitted content may not be featured for a variety of reasons. For example, if we have significant difficulty accessing your pictures or your pictures are not submitted in hi-resolution, then no matter how amazing your event was, we may not be able to feature your big day. Quality and amount of photos tend to be two key reasons why we have to pass on brides. Other reasons may include: content that does not match our criteria, too many photos of children, photos that are deemed inappropriate, offensive or provocative, the submission is missing the vendor list which is mandatory, content that seems redundant to other brides we’ve posted lately, vendor team was not made aware and unwilling to move forward with the submission, bride has exclusivity with another publication, limited variety in photos (e.g. only pictures of the bride and groom kissing versus significant details of décor, food, invitation suite, wedding party), or bride exhibited rudeness in their communication with us.

See our Submissions guide for more information on photos to send in your submission.

If I submit my engagement, does that mean my wedding will also be featured?

While we love seeing a bride’s entire journey to the alter, we cannot guarantee that all submitted content will be featured. If we have featured your engagement on our site, it does not guarantee we will feature your wedding as well. See “Why wasn’t my wedding or engagement featured?” question above. 

How many weeks until I see my post go live?

We value quality over quantity and we are NOT a repost-and-go publication. At this time, because we only feature one bride each week and our timelines are between 3-6 months. We reserve the right to alter our post schedule at any time. Tuesdays are the days our features go live each week on the website, with a corresponding post on our Instagram and Facebook. We publish in the order in which submissions have been received.

Do you require exclusivity?

No, at this time we do not require exclusivity. That means a bride (or her photographer or wedding planner) is free to submit their engagement or wedding to us regardless if they have been published elsewhere. Be careful to check first with other publications you’ve been featured with to find out if they are exclusive, because if they have rules on how long they are exclusive, that may mean they will not allow you to be featured on our website. For example, a wedding publication you were featured in has a 3-month exclusivity clause. That means they want to be the only place to show off your wedding for three months. Once that time has passed, you are then free to appear on other publications, in addition to that one. Some publications have exclusivity for months, others require as many as five years! So please check before submitting to us.

How will I know if I have been chosen to be featured?

You can always send us an email following up at info@fawnandsable.com.

I was chosen for a feature, but how will I know when it will be published so I could share with my friends and family?

We alert a bride or bride-to-be on the Sunday before their post goes live. Posts get published every Tuesday. We are working 3-6 months out and publish in the order in which submissions have been received. But if you have questions in the meantime, you can always shoot us an email at info@fawnandsable.com.

Why do I need to tell my photographer and/or wedding planner that I’m submitting?

The photographer owns the rights to most photographs, in addition to the bride. But every photographer is different in how they approach wedding submissions. Some vendors prefer to do the submissions on behalf of the couple, and it may be written in their contract. Others prefer the bride handle that. Sometimes, brides are unaware that their vendor team has a network within the publishing industry and that they want to work exclusively with certain publications.

Do you feature staged shoots?

At this time we are looking for real brides to share their real stories. We find that real people inspire real brides.