So often, people ask us, “How do you bear the weight of capturing those big moments?” Here’s the truth—those “big” moments announce themselves. They are etched into timelines, unfolding on cue. A ceremony’s crescendo, a dance’s first steps, a toast raised high.
Our real work lies in attuning ourselves to the quiet poetry of the in-between—the stolen glances, the unguarded laughter, the fingertips grazing in passing, and the way the night unravels into a beautifully disheveled hot mess of a party.
Rather than following a script, we allow our intuition and curiosity to take full rein and guide the way- following the bellows of laughter, shamelessly eavesdropping with our cameras on conversations all around us. We feel the room's pulse and hunt for pretty, shiny things and intriguing people to photograph.
We consider ourselves a part of your wedding, experiencing every moment and connecting with people. Our presence is felt as participants — ebbing and flowing alongside everyone else and feeding off the energy around us.
Depending on the scope of your event and our availability, we offer ourselves individually or together as a team. Below, you can have a glimpse of our individual portfolios, and further down, weddings we have photographed together.
One of my past brides, Carrie, told me that on her Grandfather’s deathbed, his last request was to see his wedding album one last time. Everyone gathered around his bed as he flipped through the pages, hearing him reminisce, tears rolling down his face and everyone else's too.
This story has had such a profound effect on me and is a constant reminder of the value and impermanence of hand-held photographs and my role as a photographer. Knowing that my images will be viewed continuously by generations that will surpass me is a strange and beautiful honor that profoundly shapes my approach and process.
My gift, so Im told, is the ability to make people feel special and relaxed in front of the camera. My photo work is about connection, putting people at ease, and guiding them through the painful/scary/vulnerable feeling of being photographed. Trust is crucial, and it takes time to get there, which is why we gift an engagement shoot to every couple who enters our orbit. These sessions are, undoubtedly, the secret sauce of our process.
I shoot on a mix of digital and film cameras. Choosing which cameras I use for each wedding is led by logic, intuition, and mood. And while analog film is trending at the moment, it’s worth noting that I have been shooting on analog since i was 10 years old.
There’s this weird space I’ve found myself in, caring so much about what I do but not taking it all so seriously. It has to do with sussing out what’s actually important and what’s being forced on people by the wedding industry. There’s room to be inspired by others, but when one stops paying attention to what their peers are doing, they tend to find their own stride. That’s true for throwing a wedding, and it’s true for capturing them too.
Attention is our greatest currency, and the quality of attention we give matters deeply. Depending on the people I’m around, my mirroring shifts tone, color, and volume. Subdued when the scene is calm. Hype when the ground beneath erupts, rhyming with the timbre of the room. There’s a rebellious bone in my body, but I love fitting in, and I’m dead aware of what a walking contradiction that makes me. Life is a paradox.
I shoot intuitively on a variety of cameras and find myself constantly experimenting and refining my process. I consider myself someone who is more concerned with the emotional content of a photograph, but I love my technical side too. They sip from each others cups.
a few of the weddings we have photographed together ….
