Wedding photography is where it all started for us over 16 years ago! Making a decision on who you want to capture one of the most important days of your life is a big deal!
So let me tell you about our approach. We don't just capture your story, but we create a family heirloom that marks the very start of your new family. We are the very best at a hybrid approach... talented at capturing all of the organic, traditional elements of your wedding day while providing stunning, emotional portraits with beautiful light and timeless moments. Our superpower is the ability to use light to create mood and emotion in combination with the ability to anticipate and react to all of those important moments. Along the way, we will have alot of fun and you can be at ease that we got this!
Photographs that capture genuine moments will be the most cherished images from your wedding day. It might be the image of your dad trying to fight back the tears right before he walks you down the aisle or the expression that your groom shows when he sees you in your wedding dress for the very first time. These are the images that will stir your heart over and over again when you look back through the photographs from your wedding day.
Timeless NEVER goes out of style!
Every photo that we capture will be fully retouched by an expert retoucher so that the final image is picture perfect. However, we won't use unnatural filters so that the final look will be amazing today, tomorrow, and 20 years from now and the colors will be true to your wedding day.
I photographed my first wedding in 2005. Photographing weddings was my first love and I am deeply honored when I’m commissioned to document your wedding day.
A retainer of $1000 and a signed contract is required to reserve your day so that no other bookings can be taken. The remainder is due six weeks before the wedding. Dates are book on a first come, first serve basis. I’ll send you an email reminder when your payment is due.
I will send you a link to a personal online client portal where you will be able to view all of the important information you need including your contract, invoices, and a wedding questionnaire that will help guide you through your wedding day and help us serve you better as your photographer.
There is no sitting fee if you choose to do an engagement session. It’s a perfect opportunity for us to get to know each other! Most people have never been professionally photographed and feel a little nervous. The wedding day has enough pressures as it is, so the engagement session is a great time for me to help you feel comfortable in front of the camera and it’s the best way to get to know each other since we will be together for a long period of time on your wedding day. If you choose to skip the opportunity to have engagement portrait session, we will offer you a print credit that can be used towards Fine Art Prints or Wall Art with an image(s) from your wedding day
We photograph weddings all over the Midwest and really love to travel too! Reasonable travel fees apply to areas beyond a 120-mile radius.
We want to record your wedding day in a way that tells a story filled with love, emotion, and real moments. This can’t be captured with a list of “posed pictures” so the only list that we really need is a guide to what formal family portraits that you want on your wedding day. After you formally book our services, we will send you an online form that will help you with that process.
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