We recently connected with Brittany & Grant Rettig and have shared our conversation below.

Brittany & Grant, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear your thoughts about family businesses.

Rettig Co. Photo & Films. started out with Grant being the sole contributor to what was originally only a “side gig.” Fast forward a few years, and Grant convinced me to get more involved with wedding photographer instead of just going with him to be his assistant. This aligned with the time that Grant had been exploring videography, and he was ready to add that to the business. As a result, we decided to expand the business to a family business so that we could continue to do what makes us happy — serving couples together. We love the time together that this business offers to us, and we hope to continue to expand and pass it to our kids one day!

Brittany & Grant, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Rettig Co. Photo & Films was formerly known as Grant Rettig Photography. Grant initially started Grant Rettig Photography to pursue his love for photography that dated back to his childhood days when he would borrow his parents’ Pentax film camera. His passion for photography began with nature photography, and that passion has multiplied tenfold since then. After being a second shooter for weddings, Grant quickly realized that wedding photography was his true passion. He loves being able to spend a day capturing all of the details and compiling those details into photos and videos to last a lifetime. After Grant and Brittany got married, they felt an entirely new connection to capturing these once-in-a-lifetime moments. Grant’s photography passion had been rubbing off on Brittany throughout their years of dating and being engaged, so she had picked up some photography skills along the way. When Grant decided to pursue videography in addition to photography, Brittany began to take on more of a lead role on the photography side. She had been second shooting for Grant on several occasions, so this was a smooth transition. Now, as husband and wife, Brittany and Grant offer photography and videography services together, and therefore, decided to start Rettig Co. Photo & Films. Brittany and Grant partner with various other photographers and videographers, and therefore have the ability to bring in a second shooter for photo and video should you hire Rettig Co. for all of your wedding and other event needs!

Our goal is to serve clients leading up to their big day, on their wedding day, and then for decades to come. When people choose us, they are choosing to be a part of our family. We always want them to feel that way, and we love watching their stories grow right before our eyes! Whether a couple decides to start a family, allowing us to capture their newborns, birthdays, etc. or if they decide to start a business and need cooperate videography services for their website, we are there. Our connections don’t end after wedding day. We believe in relationships that last a lifetime, and that is something that we really take a lot of pride in.

Where do you think you get most of your clients from?

Word of mouth has been (and we feel it always will be) the best source of new clients! And honestly, that’s what we want! We are passionate about providing a service and experience that people can’t stop talking about!

Can you talk to us about how your side-hustle turned into something more.

For Grant, the side hustle turned into his full time career! When we started feeling like his former full time job was taking away from our clients, we knew we needed to make some adjustments.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.rettigco.com
• Instagram: @rettigco
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rettigcophotoandfilms
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rettigcophotoandfilms/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNoRiG-iOr4h9oYGMADhdlA

Image Credits
Rettig Co. Photo & Films