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My philosophy for wedding portraits has changed a LOT over the years. Back in the day (aka like 2019), everyyyyone would carve out like an hour to go do golden hour pictures. I, of course, tried to do things like that but would end up getting them done in 30 minutes (if you’ve shot with […]

Wedding Portraits

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To first look or not first look. We all know the debate about first looks by now. (And if you don’t know what a first look is, it’s just seeing each other before the wedding ceremony) There are some pros to it (get portraits done earlier, more time to be together, higher chance he’ll cry) […]

Wedding First Looks

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Ahhh wedding receptions. Where you finally get to let loose and partyyyy. I’m not gonna get into HOW you should structure your reception (I’m gonna leave that to the planners). But I will go ahead and give a lil advice for how to get some vibey pics. The how to’s on vibey wedding photos. When […]

Wedding Reception Photos: How to get those vibey photos.

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The first person to coin the term “Lose Editorial” was Lensel. And then of course, insta made it seem to be this is a new vibe simply everyyyone wants. But what does loose editorial even mean? Again, according to Lensel, it “takes editorial ideas and makes them less polished, less perfect, and more ‘real’.” To […]

What Does “Loose Editorial” Mean for Wedding Photos?

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This year I traveled more than I probably ever have in my entire life. I went to Copenhagen, Malmö, Paris, London, San Antonio, NYC, 2 Hawaii islands, and of course all over NC. I knew I wanted to travel this year but I never really had specifics and just kinda winged it. This was a […]

2024: A Year of Travel

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NYC + SEattle unscripted WEdding Photographer

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Alyssa is an international wedding and portrait photographer based in NYC