GRIEF HAS BEEN THE THROUGH-LINE OF MY LIFE. I lost my dad to his battle with alcoholism at the age of 13 (he was 44). then I LOST MY GRANDPA TO A BATTLE WITH CANCER, and he died on my 16TH BIRTHDAY. there's a lot more story in between those two sentences. but THIS grief, the people i've lost, the life i might have had, or my parents might have had and their parents before them, has all held aN UNFATHOMABLE impact on how i interact with the world. i was dealt a hand that has UNIQUELY SHAPED me, and now SHAPES MY INTENTION, MY art, AND THE PROFOUND IMPORTANCE I PLACE IN DOCUMENTING these MOMENTS FOR YOU AND THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE MOST.

my mom, sister, and i dropped everything IN 2013 AND LEFT our trailer park in illinois TO run off to colorado TO start over. it made all the difference.

i'm a first GENERATION POLISH-AMERICAN, SECOND GENERATION ITALIAN-AMERICAN, from a long line of immigrants turned entrepreneur, AND FROM A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD THAT TAUGHT ME THERE IS MORE TO LIFE BEYOND SURVIVAL. the good is in the every day, and these are the moments we fight for. THIS IS WHAT I PRESERVE, AND WHAT I'LL NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED. 

this work means so much to me. AND I'M so HONORED TO DOCUMENT THIS CHAPTER ALONGSIDE YOU, IF YOU'LL HAVE ME.

♥ STEPH

WHY WEDDINGS?
THE ART OF NOTICING, AND NEVER LETTING GO

"We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one."

all of my favorite photos are 
on film

it started in MY high school darkroom, fostering a place of belonging and safety. today, FILM IS still my truest love of this art form. the medium of my childhood, the one i reach for when I need to hold the people inside the frame, it's in this format that the pictures i create for you will hold the weight they deserve. 

An introvert at heart and guided heavily by empathetic emotions in the whirlwind of a wedding day, I ARRIVE TO YOUR CELEBRATION AS A PARTICIPANT (NOT A DIRECTOR). I FOLLOW EMOTION AND LEAD WITH HEART, WITHOUT PRE-CONCEIVED NOTIONS or traditional expectations, CONSTANTLY reading the room AND THE LIGHT, anticipating as moments unfold naturally. IF I'VE DONE MY JOB WELL, YOU'LL BARELY REMEMBER I WAS THERE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER, AND RATHER A GUEST slingin' A LOTttt OF CAMERAS (PROBABLY 3-5 AND A big ol' BAG FULL OF FILM).

The result allows you to be fully immersed in your day, each other, and the wild, beautiful SENTIMENTAL chaos that is your wedding without pressure or performance, trusting that your day will be honestly, artfully and intentionally time capsuled, true to memory.

A GUEST-WITH-A-LOT-OF-CAMERAS CANDID APPROACH, CENTERED IN SINCERITY 

i've been a film photographer longer than i've been a wedding photographer, and for that, i'll always be grateful. 

FILM WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER