Chicago and midwest
Wedding Photographer
As It Felt,
Your wedding deserves to be fully experienced. With a calm, attentive presence, I document your day as it naturally unfolds while offering thoughtful direction when needed. The result is imagery that feels refined, atmospheric, and deeply connected to the experience itself.
A Refined Approach
An Experience Designed Around
You
Your wedding day is meant to be fully experienced—not directed moment by moment. I approach each celebration with a calm, attentive presence, offering guidance when needed while allowing space for genuine moments to unfold naturally. The result is imagery that feels refined, effortless, and deeply connected to the atmosphere and emotion of your day.
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Working with Stephanie was one of the best decisions we made! You can tell she loves photographing people and connection.
- mary and Matt
Featured
Weddings
From iconic city celebrations in Chicago to intimate lakeside weekends along Lake Michigan, each wedding is approached with the same intention—preserving the atmosphere, emotion, and connection that made the day feel entirely its own.
Chicago Wedding at the Warwick Allerton
Detroit Area Wedding at War Memorial
Grand Rapids Wedding at Venue 3Two
Behind the Imagery
The Experience
Connection
Every celebration begins with a thoughtful conversation centered around your vision, priorities, and the experience you want your wedding day to hold. From aesthetics to logistics, this is where we begin building trust, refining the details, and creating an approach that feels fully aligned with you.
Collaborative Planning
Every wedding day is different, which is why I approach planning collaboratively alongside your planner and vendor team. Rather than directing every moment, I provide thoughtful guidance around timing, lighting, and the flow of the photography experience so the day feels effortless, natural, and fully lived in from beginning to end.
Engagement Session
Your engagement session is an opportunity to slow down and document this season of your life with intention. It allows us to build familiarity before the wedding day while creating imagery that feels relaxed, personal, and reflective of your relationship. Together, we’ll choose a location that feels aligned with your story—creating photographs that preserve not only how this chapter looked, but how it felt to live within it.
The Celebration
Your wedding day is meant to be fully experienced—not directed moment by moment. From the anticipation of getting ready to the energy of the dance floor, I move through the celebration with a calm, attentive presence, offering guidance when needed while allowing space for genuine moments to unfold naturally. The result is imagery that feels immersive, refined, and deeply connected to the atmosphere of the day itself.
The Final Collection
Shortly after the wedding day, you’ll receive a curated preview of images—allowing you to revisit the atmosphere and emotion of the celebration while the experience is still unfolding around you. Your full gallery is thoughtfully refined and delivered in the weeks that follow, preserving the day with depth, perspective, and intention.
From there, we’ll collaborate on heirloom artwork designed to hold the story of your wedding in a tangible, lasting way for years to come.
The Investment
Wedding photography is an investment in preserving not only how the day looked, but how it felt to experience it. Collections are thoughtfully designed for couples who value intentional imagery, meaningful presence, and a refined experience from beginning to end.
Wedding collections begin with full-day coverage and include collaborative planning support, a carefully curated final gallery, and heirloom artwork designed to preserve the story well beyond the wedding day itself.
Weddings starting at $6,400
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The
Details
COLLECTIONS
Wedding collections are thoughtfully designed to document the celebration in a way that feels comprehensive, intentional, and unhurried. Most couples choose between 8–10 hours of coverage depending on the flow of the day and overall experience they envision, with full wedding weekend coverage also available for multi-day celebrations and destination gatherings.
Travel
Based in Chicago and serving celebrations throughout the Midwest and beyond, I photograph weddings across Michigan, Illinois, and destination locations nationwide. Travel proposals are customized based on location and the unique needs of each celebration.
Full Galleries
A wedding gallery is about far more than a handful of highlights. I’m always happy to share complete galleries so you can experience how a full wedding day is documented—from the quiet in-between moments to the energy and atmosphere of the celebration itself.
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You can tell Stephanie genuinely cares about people and connection. She made us feel comfortable, present, and completely ourselves throughout the day.
- Alysa and Ben
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Your Experience
Every celebration is approached with intention, care, and a focus on preserving what matters most. Inquire for availability, collection details, and next steps to begin the experience.
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