Classical wedding photography is just that, classical, timeless with an editorial twist. As well as capturing those fun, decisive, documentary moments on your wedding day, I also enjoy setting up a few "wow" images.

With my background in fashion photography, some of my classical wedding photos are carefully posed and lit to perfection. They have appeared in several publications, the latest are in the issue of Entertain & Celebrate's Fall Harvest, 2023 and Wedding Wire Real Weddings, January 2024

"We received our flash drive...WOW, WHOA, AMAZING, PERFECT are all words that describe how we feel about the pictures. You and Gael did an amazing job capturing our perfect day so we can relive it over and over for years to come. ...Truly magnifique!...." ___ Elizabeth & Trevor

"Sally Carpenter and her team of professionals exceeded our expectations in every way. Sally combines matchless artistry with consummate professionalism. Her photography is captivating. With a gorgeous palette (including stunning black and white photography), imaginative lighting, and inspired framing, her photography reflects many depths of love and joy. The plan was to have an intimate, simple, and fun wedding weekend, with a small group of family and friends.... Sally was sensitive to our choices and fit naturally into each event. It was clear that she allowed the personalities and caring to shine through. Her photos tell the story beautifully. Sally does her homework. She listens attentively. She carefully planned her shots for each setting, and when the weather dictated a change, she also demonstrated impressive agility. There is nothing like a confident and creative photographer to keep stresses to a minimum! Sally Carpenter has a true gift and is a delight to work with. She brings imagination, practicality, expertise, and devotion to her craft. Her photos were delivered promptly and, just days after the wedding, she published her blog – which we shared with friends and family. They were wowed, and responded that her blog was the next best thing to being there. We will cherish Sally’s photos for years, as they bring back the joys of the weekend. I wholeheartedly recommend her services." __Katheen, (mother of the bride)

Wedding photography has certainly changed over the years and when I first started out photographing weddings, we used film and captured those rich vibrant colors with the dramatic lights and darks. With digital wedding photography, the styes and editing techniques are endless and we can accomplish almost anything from the desaturated, bright and airy photos that some couples prefer to the more film quality style as shown in my dramatic/cinematic wedding gallery.

However, some weddings lend themselves perfectly to the bright and airy style, beaches, bright venues and winter weddings in the snow, while others are best photographed in a more cinematic way, opulent ballrooms, sunset ceremonies, city weddings, Indian weddings and the like. You've spent a lot of time and thought on the colors you chose for your wedding day and most couples want that color theme captured in those true colors.

In most cases we combine several styles in your wedding photography. An example of this would be an outdoor ceremony on the beach....photographed in a bright and airy style, the indoor details and reception, photographed in the classical or cinematic style to show the beautiful true colors and we are always looking for those candid and photojournalist moments throughout the entire wedding day. Those that tell your wedding day sorry, not just posed traditional photos.

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