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(Iconic wedding venues in two different states, because apparently I contain multitudes or whatever.) You know those wedding venues that you step inside and immediately think, “Oh, okay. So this is going to ruin me in the best way then… got it.” You walk in and can already see it— the way the light is […]
An Illustrative Essay on Observation, Restraint, and the Misunderstanding of Documentary Wedding Photography Instagram called. It wants its buzzword back. “Documentary-style wedding photography” has become one of the most frequently used—and easily least examined—phrases in the industry. Somehow, somewhere, the Internet happened, diluting the phrase down to aesthetic shorthand for “unposed.” Like pointing a camera […]
You know those moments that make you sit back and think, “Oh my god… love IS real. And maybe humanity ISN’T completely doomed”? The same kind of moment where every detail feels like destiny— as if the universe itself signed off on it?
Campbell and Claudia could teach a masterclass in making those moments, with a side course on making strangers on the internet ugly-cry.
Posing people is easy. But I don’t want easy. I want real. Raw. The kind of the raw that just so happens to photograph very f*cking well.
“Let me start off by saying I’m very picky when it comes to photography styles, especially if I am IN the photo. I found Ali on TikTok, and immediately loved her style of capturing split-second moments through prompting (not “posing”) those in front of the camera. I wasted no time filling out the form to […]
“Ali once again brought her magical energy to our day. Her ability to set people at ease and capture special moments is unmatched. She is the best wedding photographer I’ve worked with after being in several weddings this year. She traveled from Nashville to Boston for our wedding and was so communicative and sensitive about […]
it's me, hi!
I’m ali
I photograph weddings with this mantra in mind:
Recognize there would be no extraordinary without the ordinary, and we deserve to remember both.
Through a cinematic lens and always down to party energy, the photos I capture blend documentary and luxury, authenticity and romance. The ordinary becomes the extraordinary during a wedding day, how could I not dedicate my life to capturing that?
Weddings are mind boggling to me because everyday moments somehow turn into pure magic. Your favorite people coming together and sharing a meal, laughing at your moms embarrassing dance moves from the 80’s, ditching the high heels and slapping on the Crocs.
