nice to meet you.

I absolutely love this job of mine! I came to this realization just before graduating from the University of Cincinnati with my Fine Art degree. (👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻UC!) The very first time I shot a wedding was while I was interning with a wedding photographer during my undergrad. From that moment on, I knew this was my calling. I live and breathe for wedding photography, my couples I get to capture, and this business. It brings my soul to life and I feel inspired, moved, and touched after each and every wedding and couple session, that I have the honor of being a part of. 
That's what it's all about for me. I want to capture you two together in your truest form. My shoots are fun and intimate. Your experience with me is what's so important. I once heard another photographer say "I don't want to be just another vendor at your wedding, and I don't want you to be just another date on my calendar" and those are some fierce words I like to live by. I want to become your friend. I want you to know I have your back and that I am going to go above and beyond for you. Not just at our shoot or on your wedding day but throughout the entire process.

& you can pretty much always find me doing one of the following:
-Chugging an iced chai tea (that’s right, chugging. Not sipping)
-Watching Wicked, Gilmore Girls, Sex & The City, Friends, or Harry Potter
-chasing my little toddler
-cuddling my cute kitties, Missy, Ash, & Tilly
-doing life with the most supportive husband ever. I would not be able to get even half of what I am able to accomplish done without him! 

I'M CLAIRE.

You are not a dollar sign. 

I know from my own experience as a bride to be that wedding photography and the whole wedding industry is expensive as hell and I understand that my prices are not cheap. However, I can assure you that there is a reason why they are worth every penny.
I am always very responsive to your needs and respond to every message, email, or text very quickly. I am there for you when you have questions or need advice leading up to the day of your wedding. The day of the wedding I am your hype girl. I make good use of time and get what you want without spending 3672891 years doing it so that you and your lover can get back to your party with your family and friends. I mean you did spend a lot of money on it, so you should be able to enjoy it as much as you can. I get the shots but am not disrespectful or intrusive to your guests space. After the wedding, you have sneak peaks within 48 hours, and your full gallery delivery within 3-4 weeks. That’s right! I’m not playin’. I work my ass off so that you can have the best and fastest service in the game. 

But it’s not just that. I really care about your photos! I want you to have the most perfect pictures that tell the perfect story of what was your wedding day. I am super passionate about what I do and my relationships with the couples that bring me into their lives. I believe your love story is a special one and deserves to be told with as much love and care as it began with. 

So let me do that for you. Let me tell your love story the way it deserves to be told. 

& you can pretty much always find me doing one of the following:
-Chugging an iced chai tea (that’s right, chugging. Not sipping…too dang good to drink slow…)
-Watching either Wicked, Gilmore Girls, Friends, or Harry Potter 
-Chasing my sweet and fun toddler around
-cuddling my cute kitties, Missy, Ash, & Tilly
-doing life with the most supportive husband ever (He’s not part of the biz {yet} but without him by my side in life, I would not be able to get even half of what I am able to accomplish done. )