My goal in photographing a wedding is to tell the full story of the day, from the early morning setup until the last revelers have left the dance floor. As a photojournalist, I not only cover the ceremony, cake cutting, and dancing, but also the many moments in between that can easily go unnoticed, but carry the essence and emotion of that day. I remain as unobtrustive as possible while consistently being in the right place at the right time to capture all of these moments. Though I place my emphasis on a photojournalistic approach, I also capture traditional, posed portraits, working with couples and their families to ensure that all the desired groupings of guests and family members are carefully documented.

It is truly an honor to know that my photographs will be passed down through the family - that children and grandchildren will someday look at them and have a sense of what it felt like to be present on the day their parents or grandparents began their lives together. For this reason, I strive to make images that will endure - images that come from the heart, in themselves poems and works of art. I feel fortunate to have heard from the couples I've worked with that my photographs bear frequent revisiting - that more small details emerge over time and continue to tell their stories. This is what good photography should do.