Champagne-Stained Nights and Tentlight Dreams: The Coastal Weddings I’m Manifesting
I keep dreaming of champagne-stained nights under cafe lights, where the sound of the ocean hums under the laughter of friends and the clinking of glasses. Tented receptions on the California coast. Intimate, windswept vows in Oregon. Barefoot flower girls running down the cliffs of Ireland. Old money meets no shoes—that’s the energy.
I want the kind of weddings that feel like poetry. The kind where people cry freely. Where the florals are wildly intentional and the dinner tastes like a memory. Where the couple is madly in love and madly themselves. Think Charleston porches, Montauk rooftops, Italian villas, wild Atlantic wind.
If you’re planning something like this—or if your Pinterest board looks like a Nancy Meyers film got drunk on mezcal and 35mm film—I want to photograph it.
Let Me Set the Scene…
• A wedding on the cliffs in Big Sur, with fog rolling in and everyone barefoot for the ceremony.
• A sailboat elopement off the coast of Amalfi, followed by Aperol spritzes and dancing at golden hour.
• An intimate backyard wedding in Charleston, under the oaks with handwritten vows and passed oysters.
• A foggy, overcast morning on the Oregon coast, where the bride wears a vintage veil and no one cares if their shoes get wet.
• A celebration on Martha’s Vineyard that feels like that dreamy episode of Forever—linen shirts, sea breeze, people who love each other so much it shows in every quiet look.
• A house party-style reception in Montauk, like if The Summer I Turned Pretty cast grew up and got married with a film photographer in the bushes.
• A soulful vow renewal on the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, with wind-whipped hair and tears that nobody apologizes for.
• A weekend wedding in a California vineyard, all candlelight, jazz, and old Hollywood softness.
• A high-fashion, barefoot ceremony on a private beach in Tulum or the French Riviera—unstructured and impossibly beautiful.
• A micro wedding in Wilmington, North Carolina (because let’s not forget—I live where people vacation), with marsh views and moonlight kisses.
This Is Who I Photograph Best
Couples who:
• don’t care about perfection, but care deeply about presence.
• feel most alive barefoot or dancing under the stars.
• want the photos to feel like stills from a movie they actually lived.
• have great taste but also know that the real luxury is being surrounded by your people.
• value storytelling over stiff posing, feeling over formality, truth over trends.
If You’re Planning a Wedding in One of These Places…
• Charleston, SC
• Wilmington, NC
• Montauk / NYC coastline
• Oregon Coast
• California Coast / Big Sur / Santa Barbara
• Ireland / Cliffs of Moher
• Italy / Amalfi Coast / Lake Como
• Martha’s Vineyard / Cape Cod
• Tulum / French Riviera
…I’m your girl.
I’ll travel light, shoot on film, get misty-eyed at your vows, and hand over images that feel like nostalgia the moment you see them.
Let’s Make This Happen
If you’re planning the wedding of my dreams (or something close), reach out.
I offer travel-inclusive wedding photography, and I’m actively booking 2025–2026 destination weddings.
