When we first started photographing weddings professionally, we were asked by a dear friend and brilliant business mind: what are three words you want to describe and guide your business? And those words were:

Fun. Genuine. Timeless.

Fun spat out of both of our mouths immediately, in unison, because we strongly believe that weddings should be fun! We hope to be a fun, organized, calming, helpful presence all day as we photograph all things big and small.

If you’re hiring a professional who’s work you admire, quality images should be the given. We believe what makes us extra well suited for this job, within this industry, is our genuine love of wedding celebrations and humans, and the fun-loving energy that comes along with it. We really are here to have fun with you and your people, and hope you will feel like we’re just guests with cameras and slightly more comfortable shoes ;)

Genuine speaks mainly to how we actively photograph. We’re not seeking to make you look a certain type of way to fit our wishes, or fit your unique personalities into a box of typical wedding photos. It’s our biggest desire for you to look back on your photos and see exactly who you are, how you felt, and how things genuinely happened. From the jittery getting ready moments to the flurry of happy portraits to the ceremony tears to grandma cutting it up on the dance floor… we just want to tell your story well. Because of this we try to be hands off (but ever present) as much as possible, but will also help make sure you don’t feel lost during portrait time, and definitely know well how to control a group as needed. We can talk this over in more detail when we meet!

Finally, timeless came to our minds when we thought of the final images we deliver. We want to give you a set of images that will stand the test of time as much as we are able. In the age of social media a lot of trends/aesthetics come and go, but it’s our hope that - similar to that photo from your grandparents wedding that is so dear to you - your images will still look great in many years.

You will without a doubt get our best possible work if our eyeballs are not glued to a shot list. When we split from each other a the beginning of every wedding day we say ‘kick ass and tell a great story!’ and from that moment on are doing our best to see and react to what’s happening in front of us. It is our hope that these are the images that will make your heart burst with love, nostalgia, and big laughter for many years to come.

If you’re looking for a photographer to recreate specific poses throughout the day, we’re probably not the ones for you, and that is okay!

We do, however, work with all couples to develop a list for formal family photos so all of those important groups are represented. (And to make things nice and efficient :)) We know how important those photos are.

Unless something very out of the norm, like some kind of emergency, happens - one thousand times yes! When we shot our first wedding together over a decade ago we had so much fun that we never looked back. Also we’ve gotten very good at reading each others nonverbals, which is priceless.

If for some reason Drew is unable to be the second shooter for Alyssa, we will find someone awesome who can step in.

1) Alyssa will email you back within 2 business days and get the conversation started!

2) If you think ‘alright let’s meet these weirdos’ we will set up a time to meet, either physically or virtually. This is mostly a time to get to know each other and swap stories with a solid dose of laughs, and hear all about what has you giddy for your wedding day.

3) Alyssa will email you again within 2 business days with a copy of your contract to look over and information about deposit payment to secure your date! The first signed contract with a deposit takes the date, but we will be very transparent with you if anyone else has inquired for the same date.

4) You will stay in touch with us along the way as you plan and start to set more concrete times for your day! (And set up engagement session details, if you book one!) We are very happy to help weigh in on schedule and amount of time needed from our perspective. Please just treat us like friends who have been to a million weddings, we’d love to help.

5) Roughly 6 weeks out from your date we will send a questionnaire to gather all the details we could possibly need to do the best job possible. After we have this back, we’ll set up a final phone call with Alyssa to talk over schedule + details so that there are no questions left unanswered and everyone is ready to just do the darn thing and party!

6) You get married and we take way too many photos!!! And likely help tear it up on your dance floor.

7) Your images are uploaded and backed up (twice) for safe keeping until they reach their spot at the top of the editing queue. This process takes time, but top notch care and quality should. Final delivery date will depend on time of year and how bookings pan out (it’s rarely the same from year to year) but is usually about 8 weeks. You will be updated along the way!

8) Your final full gallery is uploaded and emailed over! You will be able to download them all (and please, back them up!) and share with friends and family as you please.

I (Alyssa) will go through all the photos we collectively took and gather the group of photos that will be your final, full set. I consider it a big part of my job and service to you to carefully select and weed out any duplicates/super similar/dud images (it happens to all of us!), and make sure you’re getting the best of the bunch. More than enough to tell the story of your day intimately well, but not so many that you feel like you feel overwhelmed. For standard length wedding day coverage this oscillates around 700-750, fully edited images.

I use no filters/presets and edit every image from the ground up. It means my editing process is a little longer than some other photographers’, but it’s of utmost importance to me that your photos, and my work, be as timeless and classic as possible so that they age as gracefully as you will :)

YES. And you should ask absolutely every photographer you’re interested in booking for your wedding this question. It’s so important to see how photographers handle any variety of situations/settings - both shooting and editing. If you aren’t into how we do our thing, we don’t want that for you or us! We’ll send a link to all our galleries for you to peruse and mark some you might specifically be interested in based on your specific venue/locations.

We are connected to a lovely group of super talented local photographers, who are kind-hearted enough to step in for each other when needed, as much as is possible. I’ve done this for others myself! We will do our best to find someone to fill in as quickly as possible, and pass along any schedule/notes/planning details we’ve already discussed so they can jump in as ready as possible to crush it.

In this situation, as long as we aren’t completely incapacitated, we would collect the images from this photographer and edit + process + deliver them like normal.

Needless to say, this all depends on the availability of others, so it’s not a guarantee, but we will absolutely do our best as much as we are capable. In the worst case scenario that no one can be found to cover for us, you will be refunded 100% of any money already paid. (This is covered in our contract with all couples)