HEY, I’m Steph (SHE/HER). i shoot film. When I’m not taking photos of cool people, you’ll find me adventuring in an rpg, curled up with a fantasy book, or in the pit at a neck deep show. It’s a good life.

I TAKE YOUR TRUST IN ME SERIOUSLY. for me, this is all about heart, and if you're here, i'm hoping it is for you, too.

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 A big ol' BAG OF FILM.

FILM WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

WELCOME IN, STAY AWHILE

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.

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

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

Steph is a destination wedding photographer specializing in documentary style wedding PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOgraphy, with a film-forward and GUEST-WITH-A-CAMERA CANDID APPROACH. Documenting alternative, OFFBEAT weddings as they truly happen, across Colorado, the U.S., and Europe, in a multimedia mix of 35mm and 120 film and super 8 video.