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What’s it like to work with you?

I’ll offer you direction, but I won’t pose you stiffly. It is my job to make you comfortable, and in order to achieve this, I put a lot of thought and heart into each client experience. I photograph real people, not models. Real people with real bodies & real anxieties. If you feel a little awkward about the idea of getting photographed, I understand, it will be ok.  

What’s your approach to weddings?

I am there to capture the event as it unfolds. I am interested in real connections, and honest beauty. I am not interested in forcing you, and your wedding, into a template. What I am passionately interested in is putting a frame around your own relationships, in order to reflect that beauty back to you. 

I am constantly but quietly moving, because subtle changes in perspective are paramount. I try to stay out of the way, observe, and document exquisite moments. I know how to read a room, and am highly sensitive to (but not at all fazed by) family dynamics. Happy to step in and direct when group family portraits are requested. Otherwise, I am there to artfully document. My job is to translate the unique celebration, that you and your beloveds are creating, into visual form.  My job is also — and I think this can be overlooked — to ensure this does not take away from your own joyful experience of your wedding day!

What are your rates and offerings? 

Elopements begin at $1,800. Weddings $5,000. For a full day celebration, with a gathering the night before, and a second photographer, you may spend $8000.

All weddings & elopements include a high-quality photo album. I don’t love the practice of upselling, so my packages include what I’ve learned is most desired, and are priced accordingly. That said, I understand that weddings are not one size fits all. I am flexible and open to mixing them up to fit your needs. 

Family + portrait sessions vary as well.  I offer pregnancy, newborn, family, and couples sessions. As well as creative portraits for musicians, artists, healers, writers, etc.  

Portrait sessions are sliding scale $500-$800

Family sessions are sliding scale $750-$1250 and always include a photo book thoughtfully designed by me, for you. Because family photos belong on our walls, & in our hands, not lost on old hard drives.  

Typically, these are 1.5 - 2 hr sessions at an outdoor location, or in your home.

When will we receive our images?

Sure, I could rush edit you “sneak peeks” for you to quickly flip through on your phone, while still recovering from the emotion-explosion of your wedding, but imagine this instead. .

The first time you see your wedding photos will be in a book, carefully edited and designed for you. Right after, I will send the link to your full online gallery so you can download, share, order more prints, etc. Expect your album about 6-9 weeks after your wedding. I promise it will be worth the wait. If for some reason digital previews are very important to you, let me know! Again, I’m pretty open.

Do you use digital, or film cameras?

Both! I am a hybrid digital & film photographer. I feel both have their strengths, and I see every camera as a different tool for my tool belt (or in this case bag). I rely on experience and instinct to know when to reach for which tool. That said, if you feel especially drawn to the look of certain cameras, I would love to know. Happy to nerd out about cameras with you! My current favorites are my old Polaroid land camera and my medium format Hasselblad.

How long have you been a photographer?

A long time. In 5th grade I got my first point and shoot camera, and fell in love. I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, with my only exposure to photography being my grandma’s tower of National Geographic magazines, so it wasn’t until college that I took an actual photo class, and stepped into a dark room. I was so smitten, I immediately switched my major. I quickly found myself photographing my sister’s wedding, barefoot (both her and myself) on a beach. That was over 20 years ago, and this work of visual storytelling still feels engaging and inspiring to me.