For the intentional and meaningful life moments you never want to forget
I use a documentary-style approach because I love capturing moments that feel honest and fully experienced by the people in it.
I care about capturing your humanity, your relationship, your community, and how you intentionally chose to celebrate life.
I’ve been blessed with the best couples who resonate with this sentiment and kindly invited me to capture their love as-is. These are their real memories, and I hope they inspire you to daydream about what your experience could be like ❤︎
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Proposals and Engagements
You’re either planning to propose or have already said yes to spending the rest of your life with your best friend. This is a moment you’ve probably imagined so many times in your head (‘: Let's make sure it’s planned with intention and care, so your future selves can have the best experience remembering how it felt to finally hit this milestone ❤︎
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Elopements and Intimate Weddings
For couples who looked at a big wedding and thought: that's not us. The ones who chose intimacy over spectacle, meaning over tradition, and each other over everyone else's expectations. That’s how I want to treat my own wedding, so I absolutely love supporting couples who also get it!!
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Honeymoon and Anniversary
For couples who want to celebrate their marriage with a new experience, or want to remember who they still are to each other no matter how much things have changed. It’s a beautiful thing to go through so much growth as partners and have photos to honor different chapters of your life (‘:
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Maternity and Family
I can empathize how parenthood is one of the most transformative seasons of your life, but it also moves fast. So a gentle reminder: you don't have to feel 100% "put together" for these photos. You just have to try and show up the best you can, because one day you’ll be grateful to have photos of you experiencing the miracle of pregnancy and bringing a child into this world. From newborns to toddlers to young teenagers: I’m here to help document your family’s journey ❤︎
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Milestone events
No matter what the celebration is for, it’s meant to be with your favorite people (‘: They're the ones who love you most, who are happy to show up for you, who genuinely want to experience something meaningful with you, and vice versa. It’s always worth documenting when you can get everyone you love in the same room at the same time!
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Just because
You don't need a special occasion to deserve nice photos together! Sometimes you're just deeply happy with the person you chose, and want to create something cute so you can update the wallpaper on your phone or print them out to use for a gift.
If any of this resonates
— even a little —
I'd love to hear from you.
Or email directly: hello@aokierika.com