"ALY IS SIMPLY THE BEST! SHE PRODUCED THE MOST AMAZING WEDDING PHOTOS THAT WERE EXACTLY WHAT WE DREAMED OF. EVERY EXPERIENCE FROM BEGINNING TO END WITH HER WAS SO EASY AND SIMPLY. SHE IS SO ACCOMMODATING AND THE THOUGHT SHE PUTS INTO HER WORK IS SO UNIQUE TO THE STYLE OF YOU AS A COUPLE!"
HEY LOVE! I'M ALY!
YOUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
I'M MORE THAN JUST YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER
We all know photography for your wedding day is SO important! But I believe it's more than just showing up and taking some photos. I actually have a relationship with my couples! I know, most of you might not think that is not important. To me it is! I am able to serve you better if I know what kind of person you are. Are you an introvert while your partner is a goofball? WONDERFUL! Are both of you super close to your family and only want them at your ceremony? PERFECT! I believe weddings should be personal and who you are! Not a ballroom kinda person? Cool me either! Working with me is so much different than hiring your
friend that has photography as a hobby or someone in a big company who just shows up. I am the photographer who help you with all the questions you have with you, meets 1 month before your big day to check in, tears up at your ceremony, and hugs you at the end of your day. I make sure I understand why you love each other, why you chose your ceremony & reception location, and why you decide to hire me. I believe your wedding day should represent your relationship as a whole! You want to get married in the mountains? Hell yeah! On the beach?
LETS GET YOU MARRIED!!!
The start to your legacy happened when y'all first met. I know that sounds kind of like a very long time ago but now is the time to finally start giving the documentation that it deserves! A lot of times couples don't think a legacy matters. But for real y'all this is a big deal! The start of your legacy starts now.
Your visual Legacy
leg•a•cy
: "something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past"
I eloped in 2022!
Why we decided to Elope
I after being in the wedding industry for 10+ years, having a small wedding in my in-laws backyard felt right. This is where things get emotional! January 2022, my mother-in-law was in hospice care. This is ranked one of the most difficult times in our life. We told mum that we wanted to get married in February, but didn't realize that her ovarian cancer was getting progressively worse. We just thought that she might be healthy enough to be there. After the holidays ended, we visited her often, and noticed very quickly that she was declining rapidly. Me and Sam stayed in Raleigh for about two weeks to be with her, and to grieve after. I had to ask Sam, my fiancé, "do you think we should have our wedding still?" "Yes" Sam said. "We told Mum that it was going to be February 5! I think she will be there".
I planned everything in less than a month! Everything from my dress being hemmed, finding a hair and make up artist, and booking a really nice hotel for us to stay in. I was really stressed out! And I didn't even want to think about how stressed I would be if it was a giant wedding. We had the ceremony in the backyard, at my in-laws house. We felt Mum there. I loved having my closest family members there with me where I could just look out at them and smile at them individually. We made reservations at a restaurant in downtown Raleigh called Sitti. Lebanese food! The food was so good at dinner on top of the drinks! Everyone still talks about it to this day! After dinner, all of us "young folks" decided to go out in downtown Raleigh! We bar hopped until 2am!
Most couples will book 6 to 8 months ahead of time. The biggest recommendation that I can say is to actually book me a year ahead of time if possible! I hate to turn away a couple just because they weren't able to contact me promptly!
check my AVAILABILITY
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I know you probably have so many questions! Planning a small wedding is really hard when the Internet is filled with big weddings only! Ask me all your questions! Photo Related or not.
LET'S Chat
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Yay! The next step is for you to sign and pay your non-refunable retainer! Both are required to guarantee that you are officially booked!
Time to book!
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Schedule your free Consultation call
What's Next?
words from couples
- All Day Package
- Engagement Session
- 20-page 10x10 linen wedding album
- Online viewing/ordering gallery with high resolution
EVER-LASTING LOVE
$6000
AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN High Enough
$4300
- Half Day Package
- 8 hours of coverage
- 15-page 8x8 linen wedding album
- Online viewing/ordering gallery with high resolution
Most Popular package!
L-O-V-E
$3600
- Mini Package
- 6 hours of coverage
- Online viewing/ordering gallery with high resolution
- Quick and Fun Package
- 3 hours of coverage
- Online viewing/ordering gallery
SIGN, SEALED, AND DELIVERED
$2800
Courthouse Elopement - $950
Engagement Session - $700
Additional Coverage - $500/hour
Day After Session - $950
8x8 Album, 40 Pages - $650
10x10 Album, 70 Pages - $1100
A LA CARTE
Don't forget to ask about destination packages!
Album prices vary depending on the size and amount of pages.**
I require a 40% retainer fee when you sign with me! This is not refundable once you officially have it your date and contract sign with me! This and your contract is required for you to officially lock me in as your photographer.
WHAT IS THE RETAINER FEE?
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I email you a link to view your gallery! The link will expire after a year. I will send you a reminder before that happens!
HOW DO I RECEIVE MY IMAGES
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Your print release allows you to print the files you receive from your online gallery anywhere you would like. Although I recommend printing through your gallery to ensure high quality paper and coloring, you have a legal release to print however you please.
WHAT IS A COPYRIGHT AND CAN I PRINT MY IMAGES ANWHERE I WANT?
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I send you a sneak peek within a week of your wedding, and the rest 90 days after your wedding day.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SEE OUR PHOTOS?
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High resolution images are the ones that are great for printing that 16 x 14 canvas above your fireplace! Low Resolution is only for web or mobile sharing. They are definitely not for printing! They will be super pixelated and low in quality if you tried.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN HIGH RESOLUTION & LOW RESOLUTION?
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After your wedding day is done and you've received your photos, a lot of people just keep them on their phones. This is NOT what you want to do when you spend so much money on your wedding photographer! My biggest priority when capture your wedding day is to tell a story! The best way for you to share the story with your family, grandkids, friends, or anyone that comes over to your house is to have it printed and displayed in an absolutely beautiful wedding album. 20 years from now when you have kids, your going to hand them a USB or a link to a website and they're not gonna know what to do with it. Albums, prints, canvases, photos printed and put into a frame are absolutely the best way for you to show your family and your kids exactly what your wedding day was like. They are so timeless and absolutely classic and will last you a lifetime! It is an investment and I know that it's very hard to spend even more money after your wedding day! With this in mind a lot of my packages actually include an album with majority of the wedding collections that I offer. Another thing that I see happen with a lot of couples is that they say "oh we will just get a book printed on Shutterfly and I'll design it myself!”. I promise you this never happens. A lot of time to go back to your normal life and you say oh I'll do it next month! I'll hand design every single album and make sure it's printed at a top quality design lab for you to be able to tell your wedding story over and over again.
I BELIEVE PHOTOGRAPHY IS A TOP PRIORITY
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