Our Values & Approach | Drake & Eliza Photography | Louisville Wedding Photographers

We value
the good stuff.

The good stuff isn’t about trends or expectations. It’s not concerned with the show or the fluff. It transcends social status, culture, and ideologies. It connects people, and lies at the core of the human condition.

Love. Love is the good stuff.

The passionate love between a husband and his wife. The protective love a father feels for his daughter. The loyal love we feel for those who have supported us at our lowest points. Love in its many different flavors is ultimately the good stuff in life. It forges meaningful connections between people and we thrive when we feel connected to others. A wedding is the recognition and celebration of the most powerful connection there is, marriage.

We hope you will intentionally choose to be present at your wedding. Focusing on the love you're both feeling for each other and from all those celebrating with you.

Laugh, cry, hug, hold, dance, tell old stories, reminisce, and know that you will remember all of it. Because we’re there. And we’re capturing the good stuff with everything we’ve got, because that’s what really matters.

Our Inspiration

While our wedding was incredibly meaningful to us, we’ve already forgotten so much about that day. As time passes and our memories get foggier, our photos have become more valuable than we could have imagined.

Our wedding photos remind us of how new and exciting it felt to finally be husband and wife, how much our family and friends mean to us, and in turn how much we mean to them. Our appreciation grew even more when we got to flip through them with our son, telling him about each photo he points to.

Knowing how much our couples will cherish theirs as we do ours, and how those images will preserve their story for generations to come, drives us to pour everything we have into documenting their wedding day. We’re committed to capturing all the connections, emotions, and moments we can.

So you can feel it all, forever.

So how do we do this thing?

Eliza and I working as a team is a such a huge part of how we document the day. As husband & wife ourselves, we've been in your shoes. We rely on each other to capture both perspectives to tell a complete story in the end.

As you already know, we value authentic moments of connection over manufactured photos so we keep our presence to a minimum as much as possible. But don't worry, for group portraits we'll always step in and give direction because family portraits, while not as candid in nature, are equally important.

We treat our couples like we would our close friends. When our couples can feel that we truly care for them, their family, and their experience, they trust us, allow us into their space, and can even be a bit vulnerable with us. Trust and vulnerability make all the difference when trying to capture our couples true personalities.

Building that relationship starts right now, as you’re reading this and getting to know us and our work, you’re either feeling a connection and a sense of trust or you're not. If you are, reach out to us through our contact form, we can’t wait to get to know you!

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