2026 feels like a milestone for me. This year marks ten years since I officially started my own wedding photography business, after spending seven years working for other photographers and quietly learning the craft from the inside out.
In 2016, with encouragement and support from my husband, I finally took the leap. Starting my own business felt scary and uncertain, but I also felt ready. Ready to build something meaningful. Ready to pour everything I had into photography, not just as a job, but as a lifelong pursuit. From the very beginning, I committed to growing every year, creatively and professionally. Looking back now, I do not think I ever truly paused. I kept moving forward, always wanting to do better, to see more clearly, and to photograph more honestly.
Ten years in, I am just as driven as I was at the start. But what surprises me most is that I also feel like I am beginning again.
I am at a point in my career where I want to move the needle, but in a way that feels genuine and deeply aligned with who I am now. I want to create photographs that bring me back to a specific moment in time. Images that feel real, emotional, and lived in. I have always believed in beautiful light and effortless portraiture, and that will always be part of my work. But today, I care even more about truth. About photographs that feel human.
In the wedding photography industry, it is easy to get caught up in comparison. Trends shift quickly. Styles get labeled. People try to categorize your work before truly seeing it. Over the years, I have learned that the most meaningful work happens when I stop trying to fit into any box and instead focus on creating imagery that feels honest.
My strength as a wedding photographer lies in observation and restraint. I pay attention to what unfolds naturally. I look for quiet connections, fleeting expressions, and moments that might otherwise go unnoticed. I guide when needed, but I also give space. I want my couples to feel like themselves, not like they are performing for the camera.
The photographs that matter most to me are the ones that grow more valuable with time. Images that do not just show how a wedding looked, but how it felt. Photos that bring people back to the emotion of the day years later, allowing them to remember not only the setting, but the atmosphere, the relationships, and the energy in the room.
After photographing weddings in New York City and beyond for over a decade, I still feel deeply connected to this work. I am still learning. Still refining. Still chasing something real.
