What is revealed when you're surrounded by everyone you love?
How I Level Up Wedding Photography
ARTISTIC PORTRAIT WORK
You're set up in a perfect location with great light so the technical side stays sharp, but the interaction between you stays funny and real.
I BLEND INTO
ANY PARTY
I stay out of the way during the quiet moments, then I'm right there for the rowdier ones, so guests feel comfortable asking for photos and being themselves on camera.
YOU'RE A COLLABORATOR
I want to hear what you're excited about and come up with custom ideas ahead of time, not the same stock shots you've seen a million times.
INSPIRED
BY FILM
Old lenses retrofitted to modern digital cameras, film-era processing techniques — just slightly old world, never over-filtered or washed out.
ABOUT CASSIDY
I'VE PHOTOGRAPHED WEDDINGS SINCE I WAS 19, FASCINATED BY HOW PEOPLE INTERACT WHEN THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY EVERYONE THEY LOVE. I LOVE WATCHING A GUEST CRY UNEXPECTEDLY, OR CATCHING YOUR SERIOUS UNCLE LAUGH UPROARIOUSLY. WEDDINGS BRING OUT AN OPENNESS YOU DON'T OFTEN GET TO WITNESS.
I PAY ATTENTION TO HOW YOU ARE TOGETHER—WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH, HOW YOU LOOK AT EACH OTHER, HOW YOU NATURALLY SHOW AFFECTION. AN INTUITIVE PROCESS IS MORE THAN POSES YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME, FROM TRADITIONAL TO FAR BEYOND. I'VE PHOTOGRAPHED AMAZING LGBT+ COUPLES BEFORE THAT WAS EVEN LEGAL, CAN YOU IMAGINE? I INVITE YOUR UNIQUE DYNAMIC IN WHATEVER SHAPE IT TAKES.
The ART
I LOVE PHOTOS THAT ARE COLORFUL AND POLITELY DRAMATIC, WHICH IS ALSO HOW FRIENDS DESCRIBE ME.
I WANT TO EVOKE A FEELING, NOT JUST DOCUMENT ONE. THE SURROUNDINGS, THE WAY PEOPLE MOVE THROUGH THE BACKGROUND, THE SPLIT-SECOND EXPRESSION—IT ALL ADDS UP.
IN AN OUTSOURCED, AI-DRIVEN WORLD, I STILL EDIT EVERY PHOTO BY HAND, SO I CAN ADD A LIGHT VINTAGE FEEL OR A TIMELESS BLACK AND WHITE TREATMENT THAT ENHANCES A VIBE.
WHETHER IT'S SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL OR AN ESTATE WEDDING, YOUR GALLERY SHOULD HAVE RANGE—SOME BEAUTIFUL, SOME FUNNY, SOME THAT MAKE YOU THINK, "HOW THE HELL DID HE CATCH THAT?"
I MOST WANT TO GIVE YOU A FEELING OR A MOMENT YOU COULDN'T HAVE SEEN. YOU CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE AT YOUR OWN WEDDING. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED, BUT I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT YOU MISSEDAND WHEN TO DRAW SOMETHING OUT OF THE CROWD.
THE PROCESS
YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO POSE, OR PERFORM FOR THE CAMERA—THOUGH I USUALLY KNOW WHEN YOU SECRETLY WANT TO. THINK OF ME AS A FRIEND YOU INVITED WHO'S REALLY GOOD WITH A CAMERA. I'LL STEP IN WHEN YOU NEED DIRECTION, THEN GET OUT OF THE WAY.
THERE'S BEHIND-THE-SCENES MAGIC IN PUTTING PEOPLE AT EASE AND HANDLING SMALL CHAOS. NEARLY 20 YEARS IN, PEOPLE STILL SURPRISE ME—THAT'S WHAT KEEPS THIS FUN.
A PRETTY ALBUM IS GREAT, BUT ISN'T ENOUGH. SO MUCH WILL HAPPEN THAT YOU'LL BE TOO BUSY HAVING FUN TO NOTICE—AND I LOVE THAT YOU'LL GET TO SEE IT LATER.AND WHEN TO DRAW SOMETHING OUT OF THE CROWD.
WEDDINGS / FULL GALLERY
The Whole Story
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