PHOTOGRAPHING love, grief, joy, tenderness,
memory, imperfection, forgiveness, & life at WEDDINGS
To build comfort and trust, I like to meet couples in person over drinks or a meal a few months before the wedding. I typically shoot a roll of film over the course of the evening, resulting in a handful of heartfelt portraits from the engagement season and giving couples a sense of what to expect from me as their photographer.
Many couples tend to find that this experience totally upends their expectations of what it will be like to be professionally photographed— in a good way! They find that they can truly just be themselves, and there is nothing we need to fake.
I also attend the welcome/rehearsal dinner of each wedding I photograph, even if a couple does not include rehearsal dinner coverage in their photography collection. Attending the rehearsal dinner helps me begin immersing myself and connecting with your loved ones before the arrival of the wedding day— something I have found to be crucial in making my best, most meaningful work.
On the wedding day, I tend to blend in as if I am another wedding guest who happens to have a couple of old film cameras slung around her neck. A street photographer in the friendly village that is your wedding— intuition over itinerary, presence over perfection.
My primary focus is to make room for my subjects to be themselves and feel the weight of the moment, and then to document it in a way that is authentic and specific to the couple. I avoid conventional, formulaic shots, instead keeping an eye out for the unexpected, the tender, the in-between and the imperfect.
Most of all, I look for what is real. Interludes and crescendos— the essence of this moment. The essence of you.
I offer full-day coverage only, no hard timelines or limits. Just presence, sincerity and connection. Photos of life at weddings, not weddings centered around taking photos.
If this approach resonates with you, I’d love to connect.