Wirken Photography Blog

Just after New Years was the wedding of Laci and Ryan.  A wonderful, down to earth couple that I have not known very long, but that did not matter. Very quickly they let me into  their lives and I was able to shoot their day with no inhibitions. With just one meeting before their wedding [...]

This time last year, Mark and I took a trip to Cabo when I was about 8 months pregnant with Char.  A few weeks ago, we returned with her but this time she got to touch and see it all herself! Mimi takes Char for a walk on the beach… Some people try to sneak [...]

What a fantastic way to wind down the wedding season.   Michelle and Nathan and their families were an absolute joy to document.  I had the couple and Michelle’s family in the studio last night for a viewing and I was so touched how close they all are.  It was wonderful to sit back and watch [...]

Annie and Victor’s wedding wrapped up a really wonderful season of weddings for me.  As I kicked my feet up the day after my last wedding of the year, and thought about the night, I just could not get over how moved I was by several elements from this wedding- particularly Victor’s toast to Annie [...]

There is first time for everything. When Sarah’s mom approached me about documenting her daughter’s Batmitzvah I was excited about the opportunity.   When we met I told her I had never done one before but was willing to give it a go.  See as a photographer on a newspaper you never knew what you [...]