Right: Stephanie kicked off the dance floor with a quick waltz at her Gatzke Orchard wedding.
Below: Is a wedding really complete if someone doesn't end up with their tie around their head?
Bottom: Jeremy and Val enjoy a moment to exchange gifts and memories, including a custom viewmaster with pictures from their relationship.
What is documentary style photography?
I help your guests loosen up, celebrate, and feel at ease in front of the camera. Great documentary photography is honest, candid, and full of life. That’s the energy I bring to your big day.
Documentary is about the story. It’s your sister's laugh as whiskey pours out her nose. It’s your grandfather busting a move on the dance floor with your five year old niece. It’s photographing all those little details you put so much time and care into making for your guests. It’s about remembering those moments between walking down the aisle and walking back up that blurred into a feeling in your memories.
Documentary photography is about telling the story of your day first, and taking pretty photos second.
Above: Alicja and Arnthor walk through the icelandic countryside together. Right: Lauren’s Lebanese family kicked things off right with a traditional celebration that transcends cultures. Far Right: Sean and Terri's Scottish inspired wedding day came with a surprising shower and rainbow to cap off their ceremony. Below left: The very serious conversations that take place at a wedding. Below right: everyone needs a selfie from time to time.
Geoff was such a
wonderful addition to our wedding
day and the days leading up to our wedding.
Not only is he incredibly talented, but he also finds a
way to integrate into the wedding events in such a
beautiful way that he felt like just
one of the guests.
-Melissa
But what about all of the pretty photos?
Geoffrey was unobtrusive…
he knew how to move around everyone,
and shot photos that we didn't even notice him
making until we got the album. As a photographer, I knew
I'd be incredibly picky about who shot our wedding.
I didn't have a second thought once we
started working with Geoffrey.
- Keegan
Don’t worry, we’ll do that too. What we will not do is spend three hours in the midsummer heat taking pictures in every possible pose and position while we drag five to fifteen of your closest friends along to watch.
We are, instead, going to make the most of a couple of select moments on your wedding day—fifteen to thirty minutes, and then let you be on your merry way to spend the rest of your day with your family, your friends, your guests; the reason you are there at your wedding . Your wedding day shouldn’t be about the photography, it should be about the people and community who came together to celebrate your love, I'm just there so you can enjoy those memories forever after.
Top: Guests brave the damp weather at Camp Elphinstone, Gibsons, BC. Midde: I love photographing children at weddings, they are so dynamic and playful, and they bring out the best in the adults around them. Below: Keegan and Kristin celebrated with style in the lovely Terrain at Styers near Philadelphia, PA.
Geoffrey brought calm,
positive energy and was excellent
at helping to keep us on time without making
it stressful. He captured so many amazing
moments, and his photos tell
the story of our day.
-Taryn
Almost three months after
our wedding, I ran into an old friend.
She did not attend the wedding, and I had not seen
her for over five years. The first thing she says to
me: "I LOVED your wedding photos"
- Alex
Ready to chat? So am I.
Click contact below to schedule a call and get the ball rolling. I love grabbing a coffee, looking at a big album in person, and getting to know my couples before the big day. More of a text-based person? I’m happy to send all the information you need via email and text so you can book online, just let me know!
How I approach your wedding.
Your wedding day is a narrative, from preparation, to first looks, to the ceremony and the celebration. I take a storyteller’s approach, framing each moment as part of a greater whole—a story you’ll want to revisit again and again. It’s about capturing each of those details.
Weddings are an occasion for friends and family to come together on your big day, for first introductions and for long-overdue reunions. Sparks are bound to fly. I capture the funny, the tender, the need-to-see-it-to-believe it. And I capture all the little details you planned out to make the day special for everyone, too.
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