Wirken Photography Blog

When I first met Cat and her mom, it was an instant connection over love for family, soccer, running, and how to throw a good party.  Brett was just as much an instant friend with his warm presence and love for one of my husband’s favorite things- golf.  I love the clean vitality of these [...]

  I met Gina’s parents before I met her.  They both came into the studio for a meeting and I immediately knew this was going to be a great wedding to photograph and more importantly a great family to document.  I loved how down to earth and grounded they all were.  I loved how they [...]

Brittan and I connected easily the first time we met.  Really, who wouldn’t like this girl?  She is a positive, kind, lovely person to be around.  I specifically like the way she bursts out into this beautiful laughter that becomes contagious.  Reed and I weren’t able to meet until the engagement session, but he was [...]

Kelly and Dan, kindred spirits with  gentle souls. I feel so blessed to be part of their wedding day. Here is Kelly trying to brush the teeth of one of her bridesmaids. Lindsay, Kelly’s best friend since kindergarten, was watching her getting ready for her big day.

  Katie and Alex and I go way back.   Well at least it feels like we do.  From our time spent in New York for their engagement session, to our dinner that night over meatballs, to their wedding a few weeks ago, I have had the chance to really know these two.  They are remarkable [...]

One of the favorite things that I like to do for my clients is to photograph them in their own environment they are most comfortable in.  Photographing them at an uncomplicated place that has meaning to them is important to me.  Making it a simple location helps because in the end it is their relationship [...]

Here at Wirken Photography our goal is to be a family historian to as many people as possible.  We love to feel like one of the family and be included in monumental life events. I had the opportunity to do just that with one of my past wedding clients, Julie and Chris.  They asked me [...]

Here are some photos that I really love from Catherine and Sean’s engagement photos, there are many more of course, but I can’t put them all in the blog.   Sean and Cat made my job easier by being themselves and showing their true personalities during the photo shoot.

When I was thinking about what I would name this post, “Green & Black” came to mind.  I love that while Tori is designing a wedding around a garden theme, and Chris is an avid outdoorsman, the reality is that Tori has this rock and roll hair and Chris drives a black motorcycle.  They are [...]