Less than you think. I typically need 15-20 minutes for couples portraits and I'll work them into natural transition points in your day — not carved out of cocktail hour while your guests wonder where you went. After 14 years I've learned that the best portraits happen in the first five minutes when the energy is still real. Anything past that and people start performing.

No. And I'd gently encourage you not to make one either. Shot lists create anxiety. They turn your photographer into a checklist manager instead of a documentarian. I know what matters — the first look, the family combinations, the ring exchange, your dad's face. I've done this over 200 times. What I'm also watching for are the moments you'd never think to put on a list. That's where the real images live.

Some of my best work has happened in rain. Overcast light is superior for portraits — no harsh shadows, no squinting, everything soft and even. I've shot in downpours, snowstorms, and 95-degree heat. Weather doesn't change my approach. It changes the story. And honestly? The weddings where something "goes wrong" tend to produce the most alive photographs.

It depends on the day, but typically 100 images per hour of coverage.You'll get a gallery where every image earns its place and tells the story.

8-10 weeks for a full wedding gallery. I know that feels long. But I edit every image individually — no batch editing. Your gallery should look like your wedding, not like every other wedding I've shot that season. I'll send a few preview images within the first week so you're not waiting in the dark.

Honestly? Most of my weddings are shot solo and nothing gets missed. I'm fast, I anticipate, and I've trained myself to be in the right place before the moment happens. That said — if you're getting ready in separate locations or your guest list is 200+, a second shooter makes sense. I'll tell you if I think you need one. I won't upsell you.

Neither. I don't apply a trend to your wedding. My editing is clean, true to color, and designed to age well. I'm not chasing a look that'll feel dated in three years. Your grandmother's photos from the 1970s still look beautiful because they weren't filtered through a trend. That's the standard.

Yes. I'm based in the Finger Lakes and spend part of the year in Seattle. I've photographed weddings in 19 countries across 14 years. Travel is built into the bigger collections or we can talk about adding it. I genuinely love destination work — different light, different energy, different everything.

Good. Most people are. I'm not looking for photogenic — I'm looking for real. If you're laughing because something is genuinely funny, that's the shot. If you're crying because your dad is walking you down the aisle, that's the shot. You don't need to know what to do with your hands. You need to forget I'm there. That's my job.

Yes — ask me during our call and I'll send you one. I'd rather you see 1000 images from a real wedding than 30 curated portfolio shots. That's where you'll see how I actually work — the in-between moments, the details I chose to notice, the quiet stuff nobody else was photographing.