PNW Wedding and Elopement Photography
 
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Working with me should feel easy. LET’S START BY BEING FRIENDS.

 
 

I want to understand your story

and what your relationship is all about. What are your quirks? You have a dog? YES, BRING HIM. What makes you laugh so hard it hurts? WHAT- you have a secret handshake? SHOW ME. I want the stuff that is so special and unique to the two of you- because that's the GOOD stuff. That’s the stuff you want to remember. Then when it comes time for photos, it can just be like hanging out with a friend- yeah?!

what I offer

 

 KIND WORDS

“Gina is hands down amazing!!!!!!! She is truly the best at her job and captured the most amazing photos at our wedding for us! I don't know how she does it, but she manages to be your biggest hype girl, extremely calm and collected, fun and is able to make you feel comfortable and beautiful all at the same time. It was honestly like having one of my friends around us all day! We are so excited to have found Gina!! We definitely plan on using Gina in the future to capture all our special moments (you're stuck with us, Gina!)”

-Alyssa + Chris

 
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I hope getting your photos taken by me is literally one of your favorite days.

looking for family photos? right this way.

 Frequently Asked Questions...

  • My first official wedding season was the summer of 2014, prior to that I had spent a summer second shooting under some really amazing photographers who were kind enough to let me tag along and learn the ropes of the wedding photography business. Previous to weddings I did sideline photography for football for a few years in 2012, and then started doing portraits for friends and family. As friends started getting engaged, I started photographing couples which eventually led me to engagements and weddings. I fell in love with it! I always considered myself a story teller of some sort, and this is one of the best stories to tell of all! Every wedding is a little different but they're all special and unique. In addition to photography, I also worked as a professional image routoucher for American Eagle and Nordstrom Headquarters up until a few years ago, so I have a ton of experience in editing, post production, workflow and image style.

  • My hope is that working with me is a lot of fun and easy. I really wear my heart on my sleeve a lot of the time, I talk a lot while I shoot, and together we will constantly be moving. I'm not much of a static poser, I want you to move and interact because that's the easiest way for me to get you look natural. I ask a lot of questions, but that's just because I genuinely want to get to know you and hear more about your story. I treat most of my clients like friends, I joke and laugh and am very relaxed and hope you can be too!

  • YES! I have traveled for weddings and would LOVE to travel more! Last year I got to shoot in Mexico and Morocco! If you can get me there, I am so ready to shoot! Travel fees for weddings include flight + lodging. A few of my DREAM locations are Icelnad, Ireland, Santorini, Hawaii, Patagonia / New Zealand.

  • While my primary focus + schedule consists of weddings and engagement sessions, I do shoot families when I have availability to do so! Shoot me an email and we can chat.

  • I list my starting prices on this site to give you a good idea of what working with me looks like but I have an awesome pricing packet I like to send over that really goes into depth about what I offer and how I can best serve you. I am happy to send it over via email, just get in touch with me on the contact page!

  • While I don't have a set number for images delivered, weddings can expext at least 500 images. Most weddings can expect a lot more than th at. I shoot candidly and continuously. I don't have a minimum or maximum that I deliver, I will send you all of the images that I believe meet my artistic standard and make me feel something! My turnaround time for weddings is currently about a month.