Aubrey blew us away in more ways than i can list. To start i need to give some background on our wedding as it was a bit unique. We (only about 12 people were invited) hiked in 3 hours to an alpine Lake, enjoyed the lake and lunch for a while, found a location to hold our wedding (we had never been to the lake before), got our suits and dresses on, held the ceremony and then hiked back down the mountain. From our campsite in the morning until climbing into our tents at night Aubrey came along with us on our journey capturing the day as it unrolled.
The photos: Aubrey has an amazing eye for capturing the moment. Her photos convey the emotions of the people she is photographing. By looking at the photos you can sense the joy, laugh at the jokes, and feel the swirl of the wedding dress. She does this without disturbing the precious moments so that you can enjoy your time and not worry if the shot is right. She also tends to disappear into the background as if there is no one else around taking the photos - this helps the moments she captures to be truly genuine and full of natural emotion. In the few events we wanted a more scripted photo Aubrey magically appeared and helped us frame the photo and even gave us techniques to help us laugh, smile, and blush.
The fun: This trip was very intimate as we had to spend a lot of time together. Aubrey is an awesome and fun person to talk with, hike with, and share a trail side snack. She also can lay down a fast pace down the trail - even with her camera bag. By the time we made it to our wedding destination it felt like she was part of the wedding party - having fun with us on the hike, but when an epic photo location came up she might run ahead or have us pause while she captured the moment. By the time we made it out of the mountains Aubrey had become part of our wedding group and we were happy to have her out to a celebratory dinner. With the wrong photographer our day could have had a damper put on it, instead Aubrey helped us to enjoy the day even more than we would have without her.
Planning: Aubrey helped us plan out our shot list as well as the best time of day for our ceremony for awesome pictures. I tend to over detail things and went overboard on the shot list. She was able to talk me out of most of my shots as they would have scripted the day too much and prevented her from capturing the natural fun we had. She made sure she understood what we wanted out of our photos and took care of the rest. For this particular trip Aubrey also had to plan travel to meet us in the wilderness. She proposed a few different travel options at different price points and once we had decided on an option she took care of the rest. She found our campsite and was ready to go when we agreed and never needed any pushing - she just knew what to do when it needed to get done.
The outcome: Both my wife and I have large families that we wanted to share our wedding day with who could not make the hike. We held a second party just to celebrate with our extended families. We used Aubreys photos to bring the day to life for our family. This was extra special for us because the photos captured the emotions of the day and really helped our family feel apart of our special day. More than once we were asked if our photos were taken in a studio and if the scenery was real. Aubrey was able to make us look like stars on our wedding day and leave our family speechless!
Aubrey was amazing to work with and we could not be happier with the moments she captured. read more