I’m not a wedding photographer

Wait…. what?

Well,   yes actually I am a professional photographer who sometimes shoots weddings.   But I am not the every Saturday wedding photographer guy.   I’m a commercial photographer who approaches personal photography projects (weddings, bridal, seniors, families) etc the same way I approach a project for an advertising agency client.   All in.  It’s a highly personalized custom project, not my every weekend job.   

well what even is a wedding photographer then??

Now I admit, at first that doesn’t seem like a great opening hook for a wedding client, but I’m going to argue that it is.    See, I’ve shot dozens of weddings.   I’ve directed videography and multi shooter weddings for my own two daughters  (which I was not allowed to shoot because I was doing the father of the bride thing).  

So, while I am a very experienced, highly skilled professional with a huge wedding photography portfolio, I’m not looking for weddings to book.   I talk to people who approach us about shooting their wedding and if it’s a good fit for them and for me, I take it on as a very personalized production project.   I want to be able to approach every wedding as its own unique story to tell, and that’s hard to do if you overbook them.     This way, we avoid the burnout and creative ruts that often go along with specializing in a photography discipline as physically and mentally demanding as being a “wedding photographer.”  Now having said all that, we love to shoot weddings.  

well that sounds like a wedding photographer to me

I guess so?   For us, shooting a wedding  always winds up being a lot of fun, and in limiting the number of weddings I book, I’m able to share in the enthusiasm and passion of the moment along with the guests and families.     Shooting a wedding is equal parts portrait photography, event photography, editorial photography and most importantly, sports photography.    Fortunately all things we do, so as it turns out, we are actually really good at shooting wedding stuff (photography AND video).   Does that make me a wedding photographer after all?   If you think so, the contact information is below  We would love to hear from you!

Not an actual wedding photo.   This is from a studio session, but it sure would look cool on an invitation huh?