I'm here to be more than just your photographer
I’m here to make your day stress free
I’m here to help you feel comfortable
I’m here to tell your story
Hey there, I'm Aurelia!
I’m a climate/weather scientist turned wedding and elopement photographer! I am a self-taught photographer who focuses on genuine, candid images for the adventurers in love. I think I’m very funny and I don’t take life too seriously. I love to make people laugh with jokes, sarcastic comments, and memes. I also love singing along to every musical and T-Swift song!
I’ve always been creative. From creating my own SNL skits in high school to playing classical piano. I absolutely love photographing people and capturing that real, candid moment. I will be there to capture all the tears shed and I might cry with you. I will be there to capture your partner’s reaction as you walk down the aisle. I will be there to capture all the laughs during toasts.
I strive to make everything stress free for my couples and to ensure they feel comfortable and cared for on their wedding day. If you feel nervous about your photos together, no worries. I’ve got your back. I have many tips and tricks to help bring out the emotions shared between you and your partner. I want you to look at your photos and remember the special moments that happened. I genuinely care about my couple’s stories and what makes them unique. Be yourself, everyone else is taken.Â
So, let’s grab a coffee or beer and do the damn thing!Â
things I love
did we just become best friends? yeap
The Office
Game of Thrones – disclaimer, hated season 8. Bran is NOT my King
Camping – I’ve camped in California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Maine, North Carolina, New York, and Virginia
Listening to true crime podcasts – sword and scale, last podcast on the left, casefile
Getting kisses from dogs
Memes – gooby pls
Harry Potter – Half-Blood Prince is my favorite
Quoting vines – Look at all those chickens
Ice cream – mint chocolate chip all the way
Singing Hamilton – YES I’VE SEEN IT
Jamming out to Taylor Swift
Parks and RecreationÂ
LOTR extended version
Quoting Spongebob
Comfy beds
Sending ugly selfies – It’s seriously a special talent
Watching bad movies – The Room is my all-time fav
Staying up late for snow
30 Rock – Tina Fey is B A E
Star Wars – Attack of the clones is by far the worst one
Audiobooks
Thunderstorms
My why
I was always interested in photography; however, I never thought my artistic passions could lead to a career. I absolutely love being outside during storms. I used to track them and take photos of lightning, tornadoes, blizzards, sunsets, etc. My interest in the weather is how I got started into photography!
I ended up attending school for atmospheric sciences and climatology (weather and climate). I graduated from undergrad and didn't know what to do, so I went to graduate school. Straight out of graduate school, I got a job at the state climate office. I thought it was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life; however, I always felt out of place and like I wasn't as passionate about it as others were in my field.
My passion for photography never went away and I was always doing photography on the side. I was working full time as a researcher and part-time as a photographer for a few years. It wasn't until my now fiance said, "you're staying up until 1 a.m. editing photos? You would never do that for research" that I realized how unhappy I was. So, I turned down job offers and quit all research to dive into photography full time! Now, I finally LOVE my job and I cannot wait to keep up this adventure!