BEHIND THE LENS with alabama wedding photographer
Meet Sarah
I've cried at over a hundred weddings.
Still not sorry about it.
I'm Sarah — a wife, mom of four, and the kind of person who still gets a little emotional at ceremonies, even after ten years and over a hundred weddings.
I started photographing weddings because I couldn't stop thinking about how fast it all goes. One day you're standing at the altar, and before you know it, the flowers are gone, the dress is in a bag, and the only thing left is what was captured. That realization has never stopped driving how seriously I take this job.
I believe photographs are one of the only things we leave behind that actually tell the truth. Not the highlight reel — the real thing. The way your grandmother held your hand before you walked down the aisle. The look on your partner's face before they even realized anyone was watching. Those are the moments I'm after. The ones that don't announce themselves.
I'm based in Auburn, Alabama, in a 120-year-old house with a garden I'm perpetually behind on. I photograph weddings and families across the Southeast — from Atlanta and Savannah to the coastlines of 30A — and occasionally wherever else couples invite me.
Over a decade in, I still show up to every wedding like it's the only one that matters. Because for you, it is.
My APPROACH IS SIMPLY THIS:
FINE ART IMAGES WITH SPACE TO BREATHE
My style is natural light, true-to-color, and grounded in real moments — not manufactured ones. I'm not going to make you pose until it feels awkward, and I'm not going to miss your dad's face when he sees you for the first time because I was fussing with a detail shot.
What I will do is show up prepared, stay calm when things run late (they always run late), and quietly move through your day capturing the parts you'll actually want to remember.
I draw a lot of inspiration from European photography — the looseness of it, the light, the way it lets people just be rather than perform. That's what I'm always chasing: images that feel less like a photoshoot and more like a memory.
SARAH ELSEWHERE
WHERE TO
FIND ME
Spending time with my family.
Drinking floral infused lattes at the nearest local coffee shop
At the beach as often as possible.
Baking sourdough loaves and trying out new recipes
Getting my hands dirty in the garden... my self-care.
IN ORDER TO BE
ONE MUST ALWAYS BE
irreplaceable,
different.
— COCO CHANEL
Is this you?
You want a wedding that actually feels like you — and photos you'll still love in twenty years. You care about good light and real moments more than you care about having every shot perfectly orchestrated. You're not the couple who needs 47 formal portraits — you'd rather have a handful of stunning ones and a gallery full of moments that actually happened.
You want a photographer who's going to take care of you — someone who's done this enough times to handle whatever the day throws at her, and who genuinely cares about how your photos turn out.
If that sounds right, I'd love to hear about your wedding.
You're not trying to have the most Instagram-worthy wedding in Alabama.
Sarah AT A GLANCE
Salty Air
La Costa del Sol
European Style
Floral Lattes
A GOOD BOOK
French Pastries
FAMILY
Slow Mornings
Polaroids
GARDENS
Tacos & Olipop Soda
Any of that resonate with you? Let's talk.