Your wedding day will be one in a million. You're marrying one in a million. Your relationship is entirely unique, never seen before, never to be replicated. You may pull from history and tradition and trend to create a mosaic of what's important to you as a couple, or you may throw it all out the window and create a celebration from scratch that reflects your ideals, aspirations, and values. The best weddings I get to participate in (and I don't use superlatives lightly), deeply reflect the individuality and values of each couple. I kid you not, no two are alike!
I would love to join you on your path to creating the day that reflects your relationship and your love story. My work usually begins months before a wedding day with getting to know the details of what you plan for your big day.
it's all about
the Experience
It's so important to me to know as much as I can so I I can do the best job capturing and portraying you, your families and loved ones, and all of the elements and details that go into your wedding day. Documenting a day that will never be recreated exactly is a tremendous responsibility and I'm so honored to be entrusted with it.
We'll work together to create a timeline that accommodates photography of everything that's important to you, so all you have to do is show up and enjoy yourself! I firmly believe you look best in photos where you're truly enjoying yourself.
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ELOPEMENTS
AVERAGE INVESTMENT $2700
Average Investment $4,500
PORTRAITS
AVERAGE INVESTMENT $900
From $2950
From $2450
From $375
WEDDINGS
FAQ
DO YOU TRAVEL FOR WEDDINGS?
YES! While most of my travel takes me throughout Western Washington, Seattle & the Puget Sound, I love new adventures and would be happy to join you in any city, state, or country to document your special day.
WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT DO YOU USE?
My gear includes professional-grade Nikon bodies, a variety of lenses + external lighting equipment. Be forewarned I can get real nerdy if you bring up this topic in person, but I'm happy to talk about the details of my equipment if you really wanna know!
HOW MANY HOURS OF COVERAGE WILL WE NEED?
Every wedding is unique in locale, elements, + timing, therefore the amount of coverage that you need may vary from someone else's needs. I offer three collections with different hourly coverage, which you can customize further by adding additional hours of coverage and options ! Having said that, my preferred amount of coverage and my most frequently booked collection includes 8 hours. Eight hours gives me the perfect amount of time to thoroughly tell the story of your wedding day without feeling rushed, left with too much downtime, or missing important details/moments.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF AN ENGAGEMENT SESSION?
An engagement session is a great idea for so many reasons! Not only does the session allow all three of us to bond and get to know each other in preparation for your wedding day, but it gives you a chance to warm up to me taking your pictures, which most couples have never done before. Another perk of doing an engagement session is that I get to see how you two interact which gives me a better idea of how best to work with you on your wedding day. And lastly, engagement photos are a great way to document this special stage in your lives together! So whether you're into a formal sunset session outdoors or in the city, or a cozy, intimate shoot in your own home, I encourage every couple that I work with to consider participating in an engagement session.
HOW WILL WE RECEIVE OUR FINAL IMAGES?
All weddings + portrait sessions are delivered through an online gallery for easy viewing, sharing with friends + family, and downloading. Portrait sessions take about 2 weeks to be processed and weddings can take up to 8 - 12 weeks. Curious to see a full engagement session or wedding gallery? Be sure to mention it in your initial inquiry and I'd be happy to share!
DO YOU OFFER ALBUMS OR PRINTED IMAGES?
There's nothing like seeing an image in tangible printed form, off the computer screen. I offer heirloom albums, framed and unframed prints, & canvases all produced through a professional lab, which ensures the highest quality materials and accurate colors. What I think people don't often realize is that a high quality professional print will last for decades without fading, whereas a cheap print from a drugstore will often be badly faded and UV damaged within a year.
HOW DO WE BOOK YOU FOR OUR WEDDING?
Once you have secured a date + venue we can move forward with booking! To reserve your day with me I require a signed contract and retainer. Shoot me a message to get started!
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Adrien is truly a Pacific Northwest gem! Like the laidback, unfussy beauty of the region, Adrien is truly a calming spirit and can find the beauty is the most ordinary of views. As two introverts who are quite uncomfortable in front of a camera, we were not particularly looking forward to being posed and forcing smiles - but Adrien truly made us feel so comfortable and at ease, we really almost forgot about everything else and just enjoyed the moment together. She listens to feedback and will go out of her way to capture what's important to you - but will also spend the time to help you figure out what IS important to you, which was so helpful to us when we really didn't know what to expect! She made herself available for everything from help with offering a photographer's opinion on which wedding dress to choose when I was stuck, visiting the venue before the wedding to get ideas and make a plan, and general advice on how the ceremony usually goes and help with layout. Working with her was really one of the highlights of our wedding - and it goes without saying her photos are phenomenal! She really caught the joy and beauty of our day!
Adrien was absolutely wonderful to work with and she takes beautiful photos! She is extremely thoughtful, fast in delivery of photos, accommodating of your needs, and a very, very talented photographer. She captured our day perfectly, with enough posed shots with plenty of fun candids that really allow the personalities of the couple to shine though in pictures. She is an excellent resource on the big day - she definitely helped speed things along when everything was running behind schedule, and she got the pictures she needed in a timely manner so we could relax (as much as possible!) before the ceremony. I highly recommend doing an engagement session with her so you get a sense of how the big day will go down, not to mention the pictures last a lifetime! I can't wait to proudly display our wedding photos on our walls!
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Adrien was a dream to work with and I will treasure our wedding photos for a lifetime! Not only is she a very talented photographer, she knows exactly how to make you feel comfortable in front of the camera and she kept us all on schedule for the wedding day which was greatly appreciated since I didn't hire an official wedding planner or day of coordinator. I would recommend her a thousand times over!
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Lauren & Gavin (cont).
Working with Adrien Craven Photography was an exceptional experience. She was professional, efficient, extremely talented, and understood everything that we were looking for in our wedding day photography. We wanted the personality of our wedding and us, to shine through the photos and she exceeded our expectations. She is a great photographer and I would recommend her to anyone getting married!
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I didn't know what to expect hiring a professional photographer, as I had never done so before, but Adrien made the experience unforgettable. Before the wedding she was organized, prepared, and calmed all my anxieties. On the day of the wedding, she made me feel like the most beautiful bride in the world. Our friends raved about how kind Adrien was, and how much fun it was that she was able to "fit right in" to our friend group. After the wedding, she delivered stunning pictures in a timely matter. She so clearly conveyed our style and personality through her photos and really captured the beauty of the day. Adrien is awesome and we would highly recommend her!!! Don't consider booking anyone else besides Adrien!!!
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Melisha & Albert
Helpful in so many ways other [than] taking gorgeous, amazing and unforgettable photos!
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This woman is incredibly talented. I came across Adrien in early February as I was researching photographers. I reached out to multiple photographers hoping that someone whose work I loved would work with my budget. Adrien responded right away and we met for coffee, I must say it was meant to be! She was very genuine and seemed to really understand my vision. She even brought me a gift and we hadn't even booked her yet! Needless to say we chose her to shoot our day as well as our engagement photos. I couldn't be happier with our decision... she was always willing to give suggestions as well as help with a timeline. Not only was she great beforehand but our engagement pictures turned out fantastic... All my friends rave about her. She is an incredible photographer and a very sweet and genuine person, I will absolutely be returning for any photography needs in the future as well as encouraging any friends/family/acquaintances that need it to check out her stuff! I can't say thank you enough Adrien!!
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Adrien Craven was the best wedding decision I made, by far (besides the husband choice of course)... My husband and I were hoping to get maybe one or two good photos that we could hang on our wall; instead, Adrien gave us hundreds of consistently gorgeous photos to choose from. She knows how to capture light in such a way that gives her pictures a magical glow you can’t help but love and stare at for hours. Like many brides, my wedding day flashed before my eyes quicker than I could keep up with. That being said, I remember the exact moment I heard that Adrien had arrived, because I shouted “OH NO!” so loud people probably thought I burned my face with the curling iron... The day was already in a state of chaos, she had no direction from me whatsoever, people were scattered everywhere, and yet there she was… perfectly calm, smiling back at me, like she didn’t even notice the giant tornado blazing past her. Somehow, she managed to get amazing pictures of every person and detail of our beautiful day and we couldn’t be happier with the results.
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Continued: "On top of which, she had the unlucky chore of dealing with a not so photogenic bride, and I’m not being modest. I have a long history of always making a weird face right as the camera flashes (a running joke amongst my friends and family), but Adrien made me appear absolutely glamorous. When I expressed my concerns about my natural tendency towards “double-chiness”, she gave me a few quick tips that instantly solved the problem. It’s been five months, and I still look through my wedding pictures every single day thinking to myself “is that really me? I look incredible!” Adrien is so relaxed, organized, and professional; it relieved some serious wedding anxiety to have her there.
We couldn’t be more pleased with the investment we made with Adrien as our photographer, because she turned our special day into a magical memory that we could cherish forever."
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Top reasons to pick Adrien to be your wedding photographer:
1) You are getting married and want amazing pictures to cherish forever. 2) You want to have fun and feel 100% confident and relaxed throughout the planning process and entire wedding day. 3) You have good really good taste ;)
Seriously though, from the first day she joined the team, Adrien was professional, creative, and extremely reassuring. She was knowledgeable about our venue (in West Seattle) and photogenic spots in the area, helped us plan out a reasonable photo schedule to accommodate our ginormous wedding party, and worked seamlessly with us and our planner and venue. On the day of the wedding, she was unflappably calm, upbeat, and helped everyone feel totally comfortable. We had several hurdles including me supplying her with a super last-minute list of "oh by the way could we try to get these photos in???" (my bad sorry), bouquets being forgotten at one point, balloons tangling in the wind, etc, but Adrien kept everyone laughing and having fun and our photos absolutely reflect that.
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She was never intrusive and never tried to get anyone into awkward poses. Instead, she captured all the details of our day in breathtaking color and vivid detail, from big moments to our favorite silly/intimate candids. Her love for weddings and for her work absolutely shines through in her demeanor and in the quality of her work. Nearly everyone who attended the wedding commented to me during the day about how much they enjoyed her enthusiasm and tireless energy, and we've gotten so many requests for prints of her gorgeous photos. (I've even had random people message me on facebook/instagram just to compliment me on my wedding photos!! They really are THAT good!) We will treasure the photos forever, and choosing Adrien was one of the best decisions we made in the entire wedding process.
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Adrien captures magic!
From our engagement shoot, to our wedding and rehearsal dinner to family photos, Adrien has captured the most special moments in our life. She has far exceeded our expectations and edited the photos with an artful eye. Of all of the wedding decisions we made, the best one was to hire her as our photographer. The pictures are timeless and will be my most prized possession for years.
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We saw Adrien's work where we got married and knew we had to have her shoot our wedding. She was a dream to work with and captured our special day and us perfectly. The images of us on the Pier at Lake Crescent are unbelievable. A year later we also had her shoot our new baby and she captured him and us just as we are. She is beyond professional, a great talent and makes you so comfortable when shooting. We would recommend her to anyone and hope to use her again!
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I'm so excited to hear about your story & your vision for your wedding day!
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