Hey, I’m Steph (she/her)!!! I shoot film. When I’m not at a wedding, 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.

My approach is centered in never faking it. No buzzwords here: what you need to know is that I look for the light, the emotion, and the people you love most, documenting your true experience. My gift to you at the end of all this is an honest reflection of your wedding weekend as it truly happened, full of real memories without a "photo op" in sight.

FILM WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

Grief has been the guiding 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 only grandparent to his battle with cancer and he died on my 16th birthday. There's a lot more story in between those two sentences, but 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. 

"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 just surviving it. the good is in the every day, and these are the moments we fight for. This is what I aim to preserve, why why I'll never take it for granted. 

This work means so much to me, and I take your trust in me seriously. I'm so honored to document this chapter alongside you, if you'll have me. 

♥ steph

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Steph is a destination wedding DOCUMENTARIAN specializing in documentary style wedding PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOgraphy, with a film-forward and GUEST-WITH-A-CAMERA CANDID APPROACH. Documenting alternative, CREATIVE weddings as they truly happen, across Colorado, the US, UK and Eu, in a multimedia mix of FILM AND DIGITAL STILL IMAGE, and super 8 AND 16mm MOTION PICTURE videoGRAPHY.