A wedding couple shares an intimate moment in a lush garden setting.

A couple shares an intimate moment along a tree-lined garden pathway with soft natural lighting at dusk.

A bride in a flowing white dress sits gracefully on grass under autumn trees by a tranquil lake.

Traditional not trendy

Traditional style wedding photography embraces the aspects of photography that make images timeless. It creates the kind of image that will look stunning in your album or on your wall both tomorrow and fifty years from now when you're looking back on those memories.

While classic posing and formal portraits are a core tenant of traditional style, there is still room for the capture of real emotions, movement, and candid moments. Those types of moments are captured from the shadows, behind the scenes, while the ceremony and the party unfold, and people mingle, laugh, and reconnect.

Marrying (no pun intended) the concept of using traditional aspects of photography while not missing precious moments and memories that deserve to remembered forever takes a delicate hand and the ability to see ahead, watch interactions and relationships carefully, learn who is seeing each other again for the first time in years.

Three bridesmaids in flowing dresses dance and spin playfully on the grass near a stone wall during an outdoor wedding.

A couple dancing at an evening event with twinkling lights in the background and a floral dress.

What does this look like for the photographer?

It means I am front and center during certain parts of the days timeline, and lingering behind the scenes for others. For example during the couples portraits and family formals I am front and center, directing, posing, etc. These are guaranteed classic photos that will be perfect for fireplaces and Christmas cards.

When it comes to couples photos specifically, depending on the couple I do a mix of directed posing and candid capture. Some couples prefer to be directed on each shot, and others would rather be captured in a more documentary way. Most sessions tend to be a mix of the two, but can heavily lean one way or the other. This is why filling out questionnaires and us getting to know each other is so important!

During other parts of the wedding timeline though, I am behind the scenes. The reception is a wonderful time to sit back and just capture the interactions that are unfolding between the guests and the bride and groom. Weddings are often a reunion for many families so documenting that is a valuable memory for the newlyweds.

It's a balancing act. However, I truly believe that the traditional style is forever elegant and refined. That style isn't achieved at the sacrifice of losing emotion and movement though.

A wedding couple poses in front of a stucco wall with a decorative water fountain and green shuttered window.

A romantic wedding couple poses next to a vintage Rolls Royce car with desert landscape in the background.

Small intimate outdoor wedding ceremony on a sunny day surrounded by lush trees and wooden cross-back chairs in a garden setting.

Editing Style

The traditional style of my photography also means the colors lean true to life. How you remember them on your big day. I embrace rich tones and vibrant colors, but colors stay as they are. Greens are still green, blues are still blue, and reds are still red. If your wedding dress has a soft pink tint, I'll do everything in my editing power to make sure that comes across in your images even if the camera loses that for some reason. My goal is for your images to evoke the same feelings you remember from your wedding every time you see them, to keep those memories fresh.

AI usage may be something you've read about photographers using as well. When it comes to culling, this means going through the thousands of images taken and picking the ones you will have in your final gallery, I do this personally, with my own eyes and keyboard clicks. I choose each image, not an AI. For the actual editing process, I also hand edit each image. Adjusting the colors and tones for each one. Making sure the skin tones and clothes colors are accurate to the day. The only part of editing I use AI for is removing nuisances, like light switch covers, fire extinguishers, random pipes, etc. This is something that could be done with other photoshop tools but I believe AI usually makes it look better, and it is much faster.

A beautiful bride in a strapless mermaid wedding gown holds a white bouquet while standing on a brick patio near lush trees.

Is this the right fit for you?

If you value timeless portraits that are usable for walls, Christmas and thank you cards, and are stunning in albums, I'd recommend traditional style wedding photography with us! You'll be getting those classic images paired perfectly with documentation of real and candid moments from your day. It's especially perfect for those who really value refined images for wall art and albums but also want to hold on to all the little memories from the day.