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When we first met Brian and Allison about a year before our wedding, we had no idea how quickly we would grow into incredible friends that have become a staple of our major life events. From our first meeting, there was an instant connection. A eagerness and openness to learning about us as a couple, how we functioned, our personalities and comfort levels that not only put us at ease, but had us chuckling and sharing stories with old friends. This approach translated fully into one of our favorite aspects of our wedding weekend - our photos! Not only did they capture fun, intimate, heartfelt and surprising moments - they participated in our day as seamless counterparts. They put our families and friends at ease and captured those once-in-a-lifetime moments of us and our friends and family, that we look back on so fondly. Since our wedding, whether it's birthdays, work events, family gatherings or even corporate headshots, our events are not complete without Brian and Allison being a part of it. I can't say enough about how fabulous, kind, funny, and special these friends are - and know you will absolutely feel the same ... and look like superstars to boot!
-Jeff Consoletti, EP LA PRIDE, CEO JJLA & OUTLOUD
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Why do we love being a LGBTQ+ wedding photographer?
“Because Love wins! It always does! As Californians we were overjoyed when Proposition 8 was ruled as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in June of 2013. Soon after, we began photographing Los Angeles gay weddings. We would be hard pressed to find another type of wedding with so many tears and so much emotion. Our couples have been waiting for their wedding day for a long time!! Same sex marriage couples often have amazing love stories. We want to hear it all because it leads to more connected wedding photography experience. No matter where you are located, we strongly encourage you to check our availability and tell us your story. It’s very important to us to understand your love, the ups and downs and how you came to being married. To date, we have photographed gay weddings in Los Angeles, Mexico, Hawaii and beyond.
For the last several years we have supported the Human Rights Campaign with donations at their annual gala. For more information, head over to the HRC website.”
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What makes photographing gay weddings unique compared to traditional weddings?
“What we treasure most about LGBTQ+ weddings is the profound resilience and deep love of our couples. Most have navigated significant challenges - waiting years for legal recognition, overcoming prejudice, or creating chosen families when blood relatives weren't supportive. This journey often infuses their weddings with an extraordinary depth of emotion and a powerful sense of triumph. There's something uniquely touching about photographing a union that represents not just the love between two people, but also their perseverance and the hard-won right to celebrate openly. And let’s talk about their friends. These people were there for them through this journey, and as such, bring an extra level of connection and enthusiasm to these events.
As same-sex wedding photographers, we love that many of our clients forego wedding traditions, often creating ones of their own, We've documented grooms carrying bouquets, couples getting ready together (which is so intimate and a highlight to shoot), guys wearing veils and women wearing suits, redefined ceremonies and more. All of this is a joy to photograph, allowing us to further connect with you and better capture your unique story and the special significance of your celebration.”
How do you help LGBTQ+ couples who may be less comfortable in front of the camera or with public displays of affection?
“"We understand that many LGBTQ+ couples may have spent significant time being cautious about showing affection in public and may be self-conscious in front of the camera. This is completely natural and something we address with thoughtfulness and care. Creating trust is our goal, and starts with our first meeting and continues throughout the planning, until the wedding day. Many couples have found than engagement session prior to the wedding can be an empowering, confidence building experience, which we highly recommend. We're experts at providing gentle direction that feels natural rather than posed, allowing your authentic connection to shine through. Deeply mindful of consent and personal boundaries, we’ll never pressure you into displays of affection that are forced or don't feel genuine. We often create safe spaces, away from family and onlookers, where you can be yourselves. Many of our same-sex wedding couples comment that their experience with us was a painless and exhilarating highlight, resulting in cherished artwork that will celebrate their love forever. We would love to do the same for you.”
Callaway Gable was the very first booking we made for our wedding. We didn’t have a venue locked down, we didn’t have a planner… just a date. But after seeing their incredible work at a dear friend’s Los Angeles wedding the year before ours, we knew we needed them with us at our Provincetown wedding and as expected, they did not disappoint. Allison and Brian’s photography is staggeringly beautiful, and they went above and beyond to deliver jaw droppingly gorgeous shots. One moment that stands out in particular — they had never been to Provincetown before and spent the night before our wedding scoping out locations to shoot us the day of, including a jetty a few minutes away from our wedding venue. They made a plan to whisk us there directly following the ceremony to get some sunset photos of us there, and we really had to trust them since it involved leaving the venue for about 30 minutes, and not only did they get us back in time, but the photos they took there really feel like the centerpiece of the whole wedding. What’s more, they were so nurturing and supportive, taking constant photos but always being conscious of us trying to live in the moment at our wedding. We can’t imagine our big day without them, and the photos speak for themselves. If you want your wedding pictures to look like a GQ or Vanity Fair cover shoot, there’s nobody better.
-Des and Chris, Provincetown Wedding