Bride in wedding dress gazing out a sunlit window, creating a serene and reflective mood.

Portraits 15 July 2025

The half hour before

Getting-ready pictures that are not about the dress.

The half hour before a ceremony is the only part of a wedding day where nobody is performing. It is also the part most often photographed as a checklist.

Intimate black and white portrait of a bride and groom on their wedding day.

Stay by the window

Find the light in the room, stand near it, and wait. Everything eventually comes to the window.

My mother has not stopped crying about the third one.

No posed shoes. No ring on a book.

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