After all the planning is done, the vows have been read, the cake has been eaten and you've danced your heart out, the only thing you're left to remember it all with is the photographs.

That’s exactly why I focus so strongly on not only creating beautiful portraits of you and your partner but also on documenting all the moments big and small.

One of my biggest goals on wedding day is to capture as many candids of your guests as I possibly can! From your parents and besties to guests I don’t even know their relationship to you, I do my absolute best to make sure almost everyone is photographed at least once. One of my favorite pieces of feed back from clients is how much they love the candid photos of moments they didn’t even know were happening.

I want you to be able to look back years later and remember who all was there, what it looked like and most importantly, what it felt like.

Yes, the formal family photos are what you will most likely print and give out as gifts but my hope is that 40 years later the photos that will bring you the most joy are the moments I was able to capture of you with your nearest and dearest. From your friends laughing over cocktails to you dancing with a loved one, those feel the most special for the future.

I approach the wedding day in a super intuitive way. I read the room, document like a fly on the wall (a lot of times you won’t even know I was around) but also step in when I see an opportunity to pose a group together or see a perfect moment that needs to be captured. I love getting to know my clients before wedding day rolls around so that I know that I’m capturing the wedding day in a way that feels true to you as a couple.

A basic outline of how it all works:

• After you inquire, we’ll meet on a phone or video call to chat more about your plans so that I can follow up with the best quotes for your needs.

• Once we’re booked, you officially have me as part of your wedding team which means I’m here for any questions you might have. Most people haven’t planned a wedding before and lucky for you I’ve been in this industry for 14 years!

• Doing an engagement session with me isn’t necessary (however it does come complimentary with a few of my packages!) but it is a great way for us to get to know each other a bit better before wedding day. It’s also a wonderful way to get photos done in locations that would be hard to get to on wedding day or to even include your pets! (My personal favorite!)

• 6-4 weeks out from your wedding day, we have our final planning meeting! Either on the phone, video or in person. We’ll connect about timeline (either I’ll help you plan it out or I’ll look it over and give any expert feedback that’s needed) and all other photo specific details.

• On wedding day, I’ll be there with you usually for a good majority of the day. I’ll be there documenting everything as it unfolds but I’m also there to help guide things along, manage time and handle and family and guests dynamics you might need a hand with. Your photographer is typically the vendor that spends the most time with you on wedding day so we often end up wearing a lot of hats. I’ve done everything from direct bus drivers through Lower Wacker to sewing the strap of a brides dress that broke. I’ve literally seen it all in this industry and if you’re my client I’ve got your back! Not only am I there to capture your day but I’m also there to make sure things stay relaxed a fun.

• About 48 hours after your wedding day you can expect 15-25 edited teaser images!

• About 8 weeks after your wedding day you can expect your full gallery!

All that being said, wedding photography is a funny business:

In the way that you, the prospective client - hire someone (who is usually a total stranger to you beforehand) to spend the majority of one of the most special days of your life with. You let us in to witness a lot of moments and emotions.

The biggest piece of advice I can give is to live in the moment on wedding day. The more vulnerable and authentic you’re willing to be, the more honest your pictures will feel. That’s why it’s so important to find a photographer that you feel comfortable with, that you can trust and honestly could see yourself kind of being friends with. Over the past decade that I’ve been documenting weddings, I’ve become good friends with a lot of my past clients because we’ve been able to create that bond. Often when I tell people that I’m a wedding photographer their first question is “omg do you have crazy bridezilla stories?” and my answer is always, sincerely, no. I’m so lucky to work with my kind of people. If you feel that connection to my work please reach out so that we can chat more and see if we’re a good fit to work together!