Weddings
Our Approach to Wedding Photography
While we love fancy weddings in gorgeous locations, with incredible details and beautiful people – we know that’s not what makes a wedding wonderful. The guests, your friends & family, your relationships with them, the joy you’re going to feel celebrating, your love for one another, the FUN you will have – that’s what makes a wedding something wonderful to remember (and to photograph)!
We are looking for couples who feel the same. Couples who aren’t going to be afraid to cry on their wedding day, who want to enjoy the day to the max, and who recognize that the wedding is just the BEGINNING of something awesome. We want to work with people who want us to capture the day so you can remember it all 50 years from now – reliving every moment and feeling it all over again!
Wedding FAQs
Do you know what you're doing? Can we trust you?
Great question! Trust is seriously one of the most important factors in choosing a wedding photographer. I mean, skill and experience and consistency are critical - but if you have all that, but don't have trust, it won't matter. When you trust your photographer, and better yet connect with your photographer - the whole experience is so much better. You'll be more relaxed on your wedding day, and we'll get better photos because you'll be concerning yourself with having a good time, not making sure we're doing our job!
To that end... I've been shooting documentary-style weddings since 2002 when I was first trained by Steven E Gross, in Chicago. I started out shooting all black & white film and over the years transitioned to digital - so I understand the craft on a lot of different levels. I've photographed weddings all over the world, in just about every kind of venue, and with so many wonderfully different cultural traditions.
CoCo came along at the end of 2010 after she graduated from RIT with a degree in Photojournalism, and having actually interned at the same Chicago studio right after I moved to Boston! When she moved here she started working for me as an intern & photo assistant, but she quickly became one of my favorite second shooters. Then it became clear that she was totally capable of shooting weddings on her own - and so she became an Associate Photographer in 2013 and she's been documenting weddings gorgeously ever since.
So, we have a LOT of experience! We’ve shot hundreds of weddings and probably millions of photos over the years. We are consistently pushing ourselves to improve and learn every chance we get. We are committed to doing our best at every wedding, and to providing you with photos that you will LOVE!
One of the ways we like to build trust with our couples is to get to know each other as much as we can! So before you book us to document your wedding, we'd love to chat or meet up or Zoom or whatever! We just want to hear all about your plans so far, the things you're super excited about, how you two met and what makes you, YOU! Over the course of working together, we'll do our best to communicate, communicate, communicate! Before the wedding, we'll connect again to go over the plan for the day. We want to make sure we know what you want (like what you REALLY want but maybe can’t articulate) and that you know what to expect - and we want to work together all along the way to make your experience the best it can be!
And if you REALLY want to make sure you can trust us, we HIGHLY recommend scheduling an Engagement Session so we can have a little experience working together, building that trust. Like, for real. You won't regret it!
What is an "Associate"? Who is this CoCo person?
An Associate Photographer is a fully qualified, totally talented person who loves to photograph weddings, but doesn’t really want to own & run their own business. Running a photography business involves a LOT of different pieces – photography (obvi), but also editing, marketing, client communication, accounting, project management, social media, dealing with contracts, IT management, problem-solving, creating systems, staying organized, networking, blah blah blah. It’s A LOT – and not everyone wants to throw their entire lives into becoming an entrepreneur and working on building a business as well as practicing their craft. I’ve had a business for so long that I’ve got a lot of this stuff figured out – but there are also pieces I don’t want to do (color correction, anyone?), so over time I created a little team. And as long as we had a team helping out on the back-end, why not help some other photographers (or CoCo at least) get to shoot weddings without having to deal with the rest of it! So, after some training & quality assurance… Associate Photographers get to shoot weddings for Krista & Co, meet or at least chat with clients before they book, and we handle all the rest!
Unfortunately, CoCo moved to upstate New York, and she has since transitioned out of her role as an Associate Photographer here – and she is MISSED, believe me! Thankfully, CoCo comes back to the area a bunch – so we still get to work together a few times a year! If you want to make sure CoCo can shoot your wedding along with me, our IDEAL Wedding Coverage can include both of us (the Dream Team, if you will)! Woohoo! So for now, there are no Associate Photographers on staff… but who knows what incredible new photographers will come along next!
How much is this going to cost me? And what am I gonna get?
- Our Essential Wedding Coverage includes 8 hours of coverage by Krista & a Second Photographer and starts at $6200.
- Our Ideal Wedding Coverage includes both Krista & CoCo for up to 10 hours, as well as an engagement session and an album credit - this begins at $10,200.
- Intimate Wedding Coverage (for events with 60 or fewer guests) begins at $650/hour (minimum 2 hours).
All wedding coverage includes Image Selection, Color Correction, Online Proofing & Full Resolution Images with a Rights Release. Engagement Sessions, Additional hours, Rehearsal Dinner Coverage, Albums, Canvases, etc. can all be added to your package either when you book, or after. We’re happy to customize a package to suit your unique event, just let us know what you need! Most of our couples end up spending $7000-$12,000.