This time last year, I was in Morocco.
We were constantly surrounded by color and texture, and on one of the final days of our trip, we wandered into a small shop filled with handwoven rugs in every size, shape, and palette imaginable. I knew immediately that one of them needed to come home with me.
The truth is, I could have bought something that served the same purpose from Target. But my home is a reflection of my life. I wanted something that truly memorialized that experience. That rug now lives in our kitchen. It’s walked on daily by little feet and paws, and every time I see it, I remember where it came from and how it made me feel.
That’s how we think about photographs.
Why Weddings Deserve Intentional Photography
Weddings are special because they are rare. Not because of the flowers or the venue or the dress, but because they are one of the only days in your life when all of your loved ones are gathered in one room to celebrate a decision you’ve made. Not an ending. Not an accomplishment. Not something earned after years of work. A beginning.
A day like that deserves to be documented with feeling and intention.
If we had to choose a photographer for our own wedding today, it wouldn’t be someone with the trendiest TikTok presence or the most viral reels. It would be someone who understands the value of relationship. Someone willing to learn the names of your people. Someone who listens closely to what matters most to you about your day, and photographs from that place.
This is where film photography matters to us.
What Film Photography Allows Us to Do Differently
Shooting film allows us to turn what you share into action. We aren’t spraying and praying that we caught something meaningful. We are intentionally framing and capturing moments based on what you’ve told us is important. That approach naturally slows us down.
One thing you’ll notice about us on wedding days is that we are often looking with our actual eyes just as much as we are looking through the camera. Presence matters. It allows us to anticipate moments instead of reacting to them, and to create images that stand the test of time because they were made with care, not urgency.
Is Film Photography Risky for Weddings?
People sometimes say that shooting film is risky. What if you miss a moment?
What if we told you that’s okay?
What if we told you that your own presence on your wedding day, instead of your constant wondering whether something is being captured, is actually more important to how you’ll remember it?
Not everything is meant to be photographed. Some moments are meant to be lived fully. Others deserve just one quiet click of the shutter at exactly the right second.
Why Film Wedding Photography Costs More
Film is more expensive. At the time of writing, each exposure costs us roughly three dollars every time the shutter closes. That cost forces intention. It means we make each shot count. What you won’t see us do is jumping around a situation with a camera to our face and “spraying and praying.” Instead, we take the time to see and notice a full scene and then make intentional decisions about where we will place ourselves, which cameras, lenses, and film stocks we will use, and allow you to be present in the moment instead of performing for us.
Is Film Photography Worth It for Your Wedding?
You don’t have to have a wedding. But since you are choosing to have one, why not memorialize it in the most thoughtful way possible?
Film has a tangible quality that can’t be replicated by digital imagery. While we photograph weddings with both film and digital cameras for balance, backup, and changing light conditions, the images our clients are most drawn to, and the ones we return to ourselves, are made with real grains of silver, not pixels.
When you print them, we want you to see the fine grain and rich color that made up your day as it actually was. Not as it was heavily edited later. We want your photographs to feel like something you live with, not something that lives on a screen.
If you care about how your wedding feels, not just how it looks, film is worth it. I’m opening space this winter for a handful of portrait and engagement sessions. These are slow, intentional, film-forward shoots designed to become heirlooms. Inquire if that feels like you.
