I'm Tegan; I like things clean and classic. I think your wedding photos deserve to be as epic as your love.
I view life through a romantic lens, which I think is a pretty good trait for a wedding photographer. I am the perpetual glass-half-full person, the one who still cries at father-daughter dances after 15 years of photographing weddings.
Authenticity is vital to me both as a person and a photographer; it shapes my world and colors every photograph I take. I think of myself as Two-Parts Realist, One-Part Incurable Dreamer.
(The realist in me loves true crime shows as much as the incurable dreamer loves rom-coms)
ABOUT
I believe in celebrating the moments you feel the most like yourself.
I believe that we are at our most authentic when we’re lit up by the people we love.
It’s that feeling you get when you realize deeply how loved you are. It’s the feeling of Christmas morning with your family, a birthday dinner with life-long friends, and the butterflies you had before your first kiss. Soon, it will be the feeling you have on the day you marry your love.
That kind of feeling is impossible to fake; a photographer cannot prompt it. But, it can be captured if you care about showing people how their story unfolds while they live fully in the moment, and that’s what makes this photographer’s heart soar.
All wedding collections include two photographers. I work with a hand-selected group of second photographers (and all-around amazing people...one of them is my husband) to best tell the complete story of your day.
I'd rather be
Napping
PERSONALITY TYPE
INTJ-A
favorite Dessert
Gelato
Drink of choice
Margarita
binge show
Game of Thrones
SECRET TALENT
Brain Games
guilty pleasure
Hallmark Movies
take my money
Restoration Hardware
best quality
Always Learning
listening to
Podcasts
next vacation
Iceland
weekend plans
Home Reno
binge show
Game of Thrones
secret talent
Brain Games
guilty pleasure
Hallmark Movies
Take my money
Restoration Hardware
Best quality
Always Learning
Listening to
Podcasts
next vacation
Iceland
weekend plans
Home Reno
a few more things you should know:
Clean lines, beautiful details; nothing inspires me more than great design. My academic background is in architecture and design, so I draw inspiration from every aspect of shape, line, and form. I carry that obsession ever so slightly into my passion for home renovations. (I dream in HGTV).
"Less is More"
no 2
I’ve traveled to 12 countries, and I believe in shared wanderlust; the couple that adventures together stays together. I believe that the experience of planning a marriage is more beautiful than a wedding. And, I believe that there’s no place like home after adventuring together.
Experiences
Over Things
no 3
He’s my high school sweetheart, my best friend, my puzzle piece. Not even a little ashamed to admit that I’m head over heels with our life, from adventures across the ocean to adventures in home repair. We’re in it to win it, from raising our daughter to show the world the awesome, empowered soul she is to spending time with our extended families. When we are together, I feel like I am home.
My family means everything to me
No 1
Your photos do not belong on your phone.
we believe
Photos belong in the places you live, and you love. They belong on your walls that welcome you home every single day and may greet children someday. They belong in albums displayed on your coffee table for friends and family to thumb through, reminiscing about “what a great day that was.”
Photos of people you love should be taped to your mirrors, so you see their faces every.single.day.
Let’s leave the phone for what it does best; texting to say, “I’m on my way home. XOXO”
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