I became a legally licensed and registered business in 2018, but when I was a young child, my dream job was to work as a photographer for National Geographic Magazine. I loved the way the deep tones and richness in the photographs transported me to other continents and submerged me in the vibrant foreign cultures from all over the globe that I dreamt to witness firsthand one day.
Fast forward to... long nights studying to be an Occupational Therapist and  working as a waitress at two restaurants, I bought myself a tiny Panasonic Lumix and a tripod.
I would escape the grind of work and school by taking solo weekend roadtrips to photograph the Pittsburgh city skyline late at night.
 That's when this love affair really started, and I have been telling beautiful stories with my photographs ever since.

We typically book weddings between 12 and 16 months out and take on only a very limited number of full scale wedding bookings each year. Elopements, intimate weddings and portrait sessions are much more flexible since they often take place outside of weekend dates.
Once you have confirmed your wedding date and venue, we should be your next call, along with your DJ and/or videographer. We are happy to provide our clients with a list of recommended vendors we have partnered with in the past to aid you in this process!

This is such a great question!
We've been in the wedding industry now for over half a decade and in that time, we have been blessed to work under true masters of their craft as assistants and associate photographers,  we have invested in thousands of dollars in education and training from industry leaders and we have learned from the struggles of others in our community.
We believe it is so important to know our limits and honor boundaries with our business so that we can serve you to the best of our abilities. What that means is, we only accept 12-15 full-scale weddings each year.
This is our sweet spot where all of our clients get the same undivided attention and care that each of them deserve. This business is more than just numbers to us, its relationships, and we only thrive when we are building and growing by taking the best care of you! 

To reserve your date, we require a signed wedding photography services contract and a non-refundable initial payment of  $1,000. Once this is completed, your wedding date will be reserved especially for your wedding day on our calendars and marked as unavailable to any other interested couples.  We will then customize your payment plan so that you can have complete control over your planning and financing for your wedding.

 In the event that the wedding is canceled, you are eligible to receive a refund of any payments in excess of your first non-refundable initial payment if we are able to rebook your date and replace that lost income. If your date is rescheduled, a new non-refundable initial payment will need to be made and an additional contract for that date will be signed.  Any payments in excess of that non-refundable initial payment may be transferred to your new date. 

During our busy season, it usually takes 8-12 weeks to finalize a wedding collection. We know how excited you are and include  a  detailed and robust preview of your wedding day in a gallery sent to you within 2-3 days after your wedding. We also send this gallery to your fabulous wedding team so that everyone can join in your excitement while all the bliss of being newly married is still fresh!
For a single wedding, we invest approximately 30 hours of time. We edit each image to perfection. You may expect 400-700 photographs based on the level of detail, and number of events throughout your wedding day.
We will spend the wedding day thoughtfully curating a detailed storyline surrounding the events of the day while keeping our eyes out for any special moments between you and your loved ones. This approach allows us to deliver a body of work that allows you to relive your wedding day as if you were reading your favorite book, with no details spared. 
Editing is an art and quality artwork takes time.

Take a deep breath, friends. You came to the right place.

We love to create very intentional portraits of our clients through an approach we like to call "posed candid". I think it's fair to say that very few of us know how to confidently pose ourselves when there is a camera in front of us, so rest assured, you'll be gently guided along with specifics on posing and fun prompts to loosen any nerves, and then we let the magic happen from there. 

We are big on capturing genuine moments, and that means letting you be "you", without too much interference from us. We believe that with a little expert guidance and clear directions, everyone is capable of gorgeous portraits. Our work is a testament to it!

We are pretty passionate about this one!
YES, a thousand times, YES!
We encourage you to be choosy when it comes to your wedding day photographer, and we would rather recommend an amazing colleague that we know you'd jive with than move forward when the relationship isn't there.
 Think about it!
We spend more time with you on the wedding day  than anyone else.
That's such an honor and great responsibility.
We help dry your tears, keep you calm and handle any situation that arises with a steady and practiced hand. We know how to anticipate and take care of and small details that arise throughout the day, and you deserve someone you trust and don't have to question about the finer points. 
When you inquire with us, we will either meet up for coffee or jump on a call to get to know one another. We love to ask questions and hear all about your wedding day plans, hopes and dreams. If the stars align and we connect, it's time to make things official. In our experience, this relationship forms a bond of trust and mutual respect between our clients with us and sets the foundation for a lifetime of friendship even after the candles are blown out and the confetti has been tossed.
We are SO proud of the close relationships we have maintained with our wedding couples and fully intend to love and serve you with the same level of enthusiasm and expertise. It's such a compliment to follow our past couples' stories as they grow their families, celebrate milestones in their careers and call us up to document all the happy things!