15 January 2025 David The Screaming Chair

Why I love photographing imperfect weddings

There’s no story in perfection

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Authentic Wedding Photographer

Perfection doesn’t tell a story

There are too many weddings that look curated, staged, soulless.
Images that are too clean, too polished, too perfect.

But a real wedding? It’s none of that.

A real wedding is alive.
It spills over.
It shakes.
It laughs and cries — sometimes both at once.

And that’s exactly what I aim to capture in my work as a wedding photographer.

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Imperfect moments make unforgettable memories

The strongest memories — the ones that truly stick —
they’re rarely the ones you planned.

It’s the laughter that bursts out at the wrong time.
The slightly wrinkled dress.
The grandmother dancing when no one expected it.
The friend who breaks down mid-speech instead of being funny.

And you — the couple — lost in a bubble of truth, far from everything else.

Those moments are raw. Honest.
And most of all, they’re yours.

They’re what make your wedding you.

And they’re exactly what I want to give back to you.

Why I love photographing imperfect weddings

As a wedding photographer, I chase intensity — not control

I’m not here to photograph decor.
Or to follow a script.

I’m here to catch the fire just beneath the surface.

Your eyes. Your hands. Your silences.

That exact moment when the makeup starts to smudge —
but love is spilling over.

Where nothing’s perfect, but everything is real.

That’s what I’m after.

Not what the blogs call “the perfect wedding.”
But what you truly feel.

And what you’ll feel again when you look at your photos — twenty years from now.

Why I love photographing imperfect weddings

You have the right to be yourself — that’s where it all begins

There’s no “right” way to get married.

No required setting. No dress code written in stone.

There’s just you.
The way you love.
The way you vibrate, laugh, cry, feel.

And that’s more than enough.

The couples I work with are often the ones who don’t fit the mold.

The ones who want a day that’s real — that looks like them.

The ones who don’t care about rules, but want something that hits deep. That breathes. That leaves a mark.

If that’s what you’re after…
then we’ll get along just fine.

A wedding is a break in the everyday

For one day (or two… or three),
everything pauses.

You live fully.
You dare.
You love without filters.

And that’s the kind of intensity I want to capture.

With images that say what words sometimes can’t.
Images filled with light, with movement, with truth.

Not polished memories.
But fragments of you.


Final thought: don’t chase perfection — live the moment

A “perfect” wedding will never move you as much as a real one.

What you’ll hold onto are the unexpected moments.
The emotions that overflow.
The clumsy but honest gestures.

That’s why I photograph.
And that’s why I love this job.

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