I tell all my couples that wedding days are just SO MUCH FUN - like, if any one of the many things that happen on a wedding day were to happen in one day, it'd be one of the best days ever. But you get all of them - getting ready with your best friends, marrying your favorite person, jamming in the party bus after the ceremony, listening to tear-filled toasts, demolishing the dance floor - that's all DAY ONE of forever together.
My job?
Preserving all of that JOY with photos while prioritizing your wedding day experience FIRST.
A photographer not prioritizing photos? To that, I challenge you with this: won't the best photos happen if you are able to be fully present & emotion filled? (Yes!)
I've been told by everyone I photograph that I have a calming presence. This is part of my experience-first philosophy! I promise to be positive in every situation.
Hot take đ Even if you request "trendy" photos with motion blur or direct flash, I will always make sure you ALSO have timeless, well lit portraits in your gallery.
âMy wife and I cannot recommend Gabriella enough! We met Gabriella at my best friends wedding a few years ago when she was their photographer and loved her! Since then, weâve been able to establish a wonderful relationship with Gabriella as she did our engagement photos (which were STUNNING) and helped us with all things planning for the wedding! Gabriella was so helpful in creating the timeline for our wedding, sharing vendor recommendations, and honestly just overall calming any nerves we had leading up to the wedding!
Gabriella goes above and beyond her job as a photographer. When she first photographed my best friendâs wedding, Gabriella actually helped myself and the other bridesmaids with getting dressed/last minute touch ups. Gabriella and I also had bonded about our love of all things Taylor Swift. When she shot our engagement photos, Gabriella blasted Taylor the entire time to help us feel even more comfortable behind the camera! Unfortunately, my wife broke her ankle badly right before the wedding, and was in a boot and on a scooter on the day of. Not only did Gabriella adapt, she also offered a complimentary session once my wife is healed! On the wedding day, Gabriella and her team were so supportive and flexible given my wifeâs injury and her ability to take photos. They literally carried her scooter on a golf cart across the venue grounds so we could get ~the shot~! Just a couple examples of how above and beyond she and her team went throughout our entire experience working with her.
On our wedding day, we were honestly as excited to see Gabriella as we were our guests- she felt like a friend at that point, and she gives off the kindest, warmest and most positive vibe. Her team on the day of was wonderful- Gabriella, Sarah, and Sam documented the day so beautifully and were prepared and calm, cool, and collected throughout the entire day! Our package included mobile videos taken throughout the day which were SO perfect to document little moments and look back on and share with friends and family! We also have an anniversary session with Gabriella included with we are so excited about!! We have and will continue to recommend Gabriella to anyone and everyone!â
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We searched high and low for a wedding photographer. We were worried about the lights at our venue in particular and wanted to make sure the photographer we chose understood our vision. My fiancĂ© (now husband!) photographs as a hobby and asked a few photographers about appature and the kind of lenses they used. Some didnât love that. Not only did Gabriella answer my inquisitive fiancĂ© eloquently, she listened to everything we had in mind for the day, and brought more fresh thinking to the table. Gabriella offered suggestions to ensure the day went smoothly and even helped create special moments between the two of us. For example, it was her idea for us to read letters aloud to one another during bride & groom portraits, which proved to be a really memorable part of our day. After we initially spoke to Gabriella, she created a detailed timeline. But she didnât stop there - she went through and made adjustments often to ensure it always reflected our latest plans. Come wedding day, Gabriella was cool, calm and collected. I fall into the Type A Bride category and together with my husband, we fall into the Uncomfortable in Front of a Camera category, but Gabriella made us and our family feel at ease all day long. We only received our âsneak peeksâ thus far, but her photos are a testament to her attention to detail, artistic vision and poised disposition. We canât wait to see the rest, and canât recommend Gabriella enough.
Grace & Samantha
DAVID & ALEXA
Gabriella was absolutely everything we could ask for and more in a wedding photographer! Gabriella photographed our wedding on 12/2/2023 and did our engagement photos the year prior. Both experiences were excellent and from the start. Gabriella was professional, organized, timely and enthusiastic. She provided us with suggestions and her professional expertise throughout the process and really kept our priorities at the forefront of the timeline (i.e. beautiful, fun photos while maximizing time with each other and our guests). On wedding day, Gabriella was organized, helpful and made me (the bride) feel calm and comfortable with how the timeline was moving. She did a great job wrangling our large families and bridal party for group photos and got our bridal party photos done in record time! Our portraits were beautiful and also done quickly which was important to us to be able to attend cocktail hour with our guests. After the wedding, Gabriella got our sneak peeks to us within three days of the wedding which was amazing and we (and everyone we show) are absolutely in love with the photos. Not only is Gabriella an extremely professional and talented photographer, she is first and foremost an incredibly kind and awesome human being. I had been in 9 weddings prior to my own and knew that I wanted our photographer to be someone that had not only great work, but a great personality as well. Gabriella was excited about our wedding from day one and even sent us an introductory gift when we signed on with her. She made us feel both calm and excited throughout the process and it felt like talking to a friend when planning with her. After the wedding, we had several comments from both our parents and bridal party about how wonderful the photos were and how kind and great Gabriella was on the day of. Direct quote from a bridesmaid: "These photos are gorgeous and she was also SO NICE- you found a gem!" So, if you are looking for a "gem" of a photographer, look no further than Gabriella!
JENNY & RYAN
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