Details About My Mission, Beliefs, and Values
Values tell you a lot about a person. They speak to what’s important to them, and give you a sense of who they are at their core. Hiring a stranger to photograph as intimate of a thing as your wedding day is a big ask — and you should feel completely at ease with who they are; ideally, they should share some of your values. That’s why I’m talking about my philosophy as an elopement photographer today, so you can snag a peek at the human behind the camera.
MISSION:
Create honest, timeless, and beautiful wedding photos of couples by encouraging them to be their true selves in order to collaboratively design their most meaningful wedding day possible – photos that tell the authentic story of two people and their one-of-a-kind wedding experience.
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VALUES:
- Be open to growth/new ideas
- Serve others well by being a resource
- All identities celebrated
- Attention to detail
- Feminism always
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MY WEDDING STORY
I think it’s important to know that I not only advocate for my couples to design their dream wedding experience, but my husband and I did the same. Our 18-guest wedding took place in September 2021 and designing the day around what felt right to us was a huge focus, regardless of what “tradition” (or my parents) said. At times it was hard to stick to my guns when faced with their disappointment, but I knew in my heart of hearts that this was the wedding day that truly made me happy more than anything else.
We walked down the aisle together.
Did a 10 minute guided meditation with our officiant before the ceremony.
Skipped a formal wedding party (yes, even eloping couples sometimes do them!).
Wrapped our wedding at 8pm and went out to dinner just the two of us.
It was all perfect, and we did it in the most authentic-to-us way possible. Our #1 priority was to create a day that we would love celebrating every year — and to make sure that vision wasn’t a product of other people’s opinions.
That’s what I want for you.
This is the beauty of intentionally designing your wedding day. It’s not about ditching every single tradition and doing the opposite just for the hell of it. It’s about asking questions about whether any particular tradition is truly serving you, or if doing it another way would be better and more aligned with how you want to experience your wedding. It’s about getting quiet with yourself and asking how you (not your parents, siblings, friends, or internet at large) dream of spending this beautiful and important day.
Knowledge is power. I want you to know where your wedding traditions are from and feel completely comfortable asking whether or not you should follow those footsteps.
If after your reflection, you decide to ditch or change that tradition, great!
If after your reflection, you decide to keep that tradition, great!
The point is to know exactly why you’re doing what you’re doing. Far too many couples don’t. There’s no point to doing something just for the sake of it. It has to mean something.
As long as you’re crafting a wedding day that’s 100% meaningful to you, that’s all that matters.
I hope this post about my philosophy as an elopement photographer gave you some insight into what matters the most to me and how I serve my couples! If I sound like someone you want on your team for your day, I’d love to chat with you and hear all about it.
