THE CREATIVE TELLING OF STORIES OF TWO
Every love story is technically two people
But the best ones have their own shorthand, too.
The spot on their hip that your hand naturally gravitates to. The way you stand closer than is realistically necessary any chance you get. The Look (you know the one) that says, “Okay yep, we’re leaving,” before either of you even opens your mouth.
That’s the stuff I’m after.
I care way less about the *conventional romance stuff* and way more about the split-second when you forget I’m even there, when you’re too busy being yourselves to remember you’re “supposed to” be doing anything at all.
A reading-the-room kind of editorial wedding photography
WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY SIGNATURE APPROACH
In order to do that every bit of justice it deserves, I don’t chase the glaringly obvious moments that you’ll find in your average editorial wedding photography.
Instead, I pay attention to what’s already good, to how your romance plays out in real time: what led up to it, what happened right after, the moments that don’t read as important until you see them back and realize they were actually everything.
Grand gestures? Sure. Love ‘em as much as the next gal. I mean, you’ll never see me stand between a champagne tower or a dip kiss that requires you to channel all of your core strength.
But there’s just *something* about the everyday choosing.
Choosing to exist alongside a whole other human, for the rest of your lives. Choosing to make their goals and dreams your business, in the best way. Choosing to build a whole life that fits the two of you, specifically.
Think photography isn’t a collaborative process? Think again.
HOW WE MAKE STYLE- AND STORY-FORWARD EDITORIAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY A REALITY
You thought you were hiring a photographer. (You are.)
But you’re also bringing your whole dynamic as a couple into this— your backstory, your love languages and tiny tells, who keeps who calm, who cries first, and who pretends not to.
I can’t manufacture any of that. I don’t want to, either.
While I can (and will) provide creative prompts to help tell your story right, the best parts of my particular brand of editorial wedding photography are the in-betweens, the unspokens, the way you instinctively recalibrate toward each other without thinking twice about it.
VERIFIED OBSESSED
“Our experience working with Sara was nothing short of amazing.”
“Sara is genuine and down to earth which made us feel as though we could relax, let down our guard, and just be ourselves. And then we got our photos back… they were so much better than we ever could’ve imagined. We received a ton of photos that allowed us to really re-live our wedding day and to see so many moments that had flowed right by us that day.”
-KASSIE & THOMAS
how this whole love thing works
(the part where i get involved, anyway)
no. 08
best day of your lives 2.0
I’m not naive enough to think the day your final gallery hits your inbox can compete with the day you said ‘I do.’ But I’m also not going to pretend it doesn’t at least come close. About 6-8 weeks after your wedding day, you receive your story of two, told from start to finish.
no. 07
hard launch!!!
You get married. You cry, you laugh, you forget I’m there, you remember I’m there. I read the room and catch some of life’s sweetest moments playing out over the span of a single day, all while you stay very much in it.
no. 06
last minute everything
About six weeks before your wedding, we meet for one last call to make sure we’re on the same page about all things wedding day. We confirm timeline, solidify details, and answer those last-minute questions that you’ve been keeping to yourself.
no. 05
the serendipity-approved plan
This is where my ‘Type A in business, Type B in life’ M.O. really gets its day in the sun. While you receive both a questionnaire and a shared photography planning document to accompany your own planning process, you go into it knowing that all of that exists for one reason: so you can actually live your wedding day, when it comes.
no. 04
practice being obsessed with each other
You fill out a short storytelling questionnaire to help me get to know the two of you better. I send a personalized game plan, complete with customized location choices and session concepts. Then we meet for your session, where you act totally normal, and I make it look totally iconic.
no. 02
vibe check
We meet for a consultation call (the calm, cool kind). You’ll tell me about the vision and the vibe and the venue, and we’ll make sure we feel like a good fit.
no. 01
make the first move
You send an inquiry, complete with all of the lovey-dovey details that make you two a Two Together™. I open it immediately and reply within twenty-four hours (because I have about as much chill about your love story as you do which is, effectively, none).
no. 03
make it legally binding
The proposal lands in your inbox, and you make a mad dash to sign your contract and pay your retainer. With that, you’re officially off the (wedding photographer) market.
Couples and engagement sessions require a $100 retainer to secure booking, while 25% of your total wedding investment seals the deal.
You send an inquiry, complete with all of the lovey-dovey details that make you two a Two Together™. I open it immediately and reply within twenty-four hours (because I have about as much chill about your love story as you do which is, effectively, none).
no. 01
make the first move
We meet for a consultation call (the calm, cool kind). You’ll tell me about the vision and the vibe and the venue, and we’ll make sure we feel like a good fit.
no. 02
vibe check
The proposal lands in your inbox, and you make a mad dash to sign your contract and pay your retainer.
Couples and engagement sessions require a $100 retainer to secure booking, while 25% of your total wedding investment seals the deal.
no. 03
make it legally binding
You fill out a short storytelling questionnaire to help me get to know the two of you better. I send a personalized game plan, complete with customized location choices and session concepts. Then we meet for your session, where you act totally normal, and I make it look totally iconic.
no. 04
practice being obsessed with each other
This is where my ‘Type A in business, Type B in life’ M.O. really gets its day in the sun. While you receive both a questionnaire and a shared photography planning document to accompany your own planning process, you go into it knowing that all of that exists for one reason: so you can actually live your wedding day, when it comes.
no. 05
the serendipity-approved plan
no. 06
last minute everything
About six weeks before your wedding, we meet for one last call to make sure we’re on the same page about all things wedding day. We confirm timeline, solidify details, and answer those last-minute questions that you’ve been keeping to yourself.
no. 07
hard launch!!!
You get married. You cry, you laugh, you forget I’m there, you remember I’m there. I read the room and catch some of life’s sweetest moments playing out over the span of a single day, all while you stay very much in it.
no. 08
best day of your lives 2.0
I’m not naive enough to think the day your final gallery hits your inbox can compete with the day you said ‘I do.’ But I’m also not going to pretend it doesn’t at least come close. About 6-8 weeks after your wedding day, you receive your story of two, told from start to finish.
