our photographers

If you're coming to our wedding, and you like to take pictures, then we invite you to bring your camera.

In our goals for our wedding, we want pictures, but we don't think it's ethical to spend so much on a professional photographer: a person we pay to attend our wedding. We are not against wedding photographers, but we like the idea of having our most valued photographs taken by people who love and know us. You all will know what the important shots are, whether candid or posed.

If you're not a picture-taker, we completely respect that. We don't need everyone there with a camera. We think of graduations, and we remember those in the audience who took pictures of their loved ones on the important day. That's what we'd like. So, don't feel obligated to take pictures if you aren't naturally inclined that way. We don't want our guests to "work" at our wedding; we simply want those of you who are naturally picture-takers to do your thing at our wedding.

A photograph that is taken by a person who loves us will be more special to us than one taken by a person who is paid to take it. This is one way we will reduce the cost of the day while adding value to the experience.

Please let us know by email or a comment here if you plan to bring your camera. Letting us know you're coming with a camera will help us plan some of the details for the day. We're looking for a few folks who will shoot photos as we set up, during the ceremony, and at the reception. If you'll drop your photos onto a CD, we'll be able to use them as screensavers on our computers and print them for a wedding album or framed pictures around our home.