There are plenty of buzzwords you'll see when looking at wedding photographers: reportage, editorial, documentary, fine art, etc. If you're wondering where I fit in, it's a little bit of all of those.
Weddings are more than a generic shot list. They're a circus of emotions, hilarious, touching, sweet and silly moments, and I strive to capture them in a way that will help you to remember that feeling years on. Weddings are more than shoes arranged on windowsills or dozens of group shots with your half cousins you see once at Christmas and thank them for the scented toiletries set that's destined for the charity shop on December 27th... But I digress.
Weddings are the reassuring squeeze of a hand, the way your face scrunches when you laugh at a bad joke, the beaming smile from across the room that makes you fuzzy, or your niece idly exploring her nasal cavities during speeches. They're also sometimes unpredictable and exhausting. But you'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.
These are the slices of nostalgia that make us feel something. The bottom line being, your photos should look like YOUR photos, not a clone of everyone else's.
I always say you might not know the real weight of a photograph until weeks, months, or even years later - which is why it's even more important to document things authentically in an age of filters and warped reality on social media. It's also why connecting with you and your guests is so important. If you can be unabashedly yourselves around me, I'll be able to pick up on things others might otherwise miss. The tiny quirks between you only a friend would notice, all the in-jokes and antics of the people that mean the most to you.
