Documentary Atlanta Wedding Photographer

Photography For Couples Who Would Rather FEEL Than Pose

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SERVING NONTRADITIONAL LOCAL & DESTINATION WEDDINGS • ATLANTA • NORTH GEORGIA • ATHENS • ASHEVILLE

SERVING LOCAL & DESTINATION WEDDINGS & ELOPEMENTS

Imagine a wedding photography experience that feels like a big exhale.

No “what do I do with my hands?!”, no ‘shoulds’, no rushing through a shot list.

(ew, David)

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bride covered in colorful powder at wedding reception photographed by atlanta wedding photographer

Where you get to be fully present, enjoy the hell out of your party, & know the rest will fall into place.

And, where you get the
most true-to-you images.

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The kind you need on your bedside table so it’s the last thing you see before you close your eyes.

The kind you need on the not-so-perfect days, to remind you you’re building this life together (& you’re actually pretty wild for each other)

Documentary wedding photography means you don't have to think about the camera.

No checklist, no choreography. I work around your day — not the other way around. What you get is an honest record of how it actually felt: the chaos, the tenderness, the stuff you won't remember because it went by so fast.

I'm Raven — Atlanta wedding photographer, 17+ years in, 250+ weddings deep, and still genuinely obsessed with this job.

Ways to work together

Weddings

Your best party with no interruptions. From $5000

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Elopements

We're building an adventure together. From $3500

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Getting married somewhere other than Atlanta?

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I felt like our day was unique and special and perfect for us. Never once did I feel like this was just another wedding for you.

Holly & Andrew

newlyweds smile together overlooking water with bride's veil floating behind them

I’m very good with words and I have none. You’re a miracle worker and I love these so so very unbelievably much I can’t even express.

Melissa & Sam

I have to say I am absolutely speechless at how fantastic these photographs are. You captured everything just as we envisioned it and we could not be happier.

Paul & Maranda

Piedmont Park wedding portraits of bride and groom walking down hill

I'm OBSESSED! Thank you!!!

Meg & Rob

The candids and the posed family pictures both looked amazing, and our families were also so excited to see them.

Clara & Sahil

Bride is escorted by parents up the aisle during ceremony, surrounded by guests, outside

Your relaxed and laid back style was exactly what we were looking for. We loved working with you.

Paul & Maranda

Testimonials

What actually matters at weddings is your love & your people:

View

Ivy & Gabe's

Story

the "i'm so excited to be married to you" in your eye contact

That extra tender moment from the person you least expected

The shocked face when your cousin drops that dance move

& the kind of joy that reminds you that this kinda stuff IS THE WHOLE POINT.

And your only job?

Is to live in it.

newlyweds kiss in front of guests at Canton House

Create Inside jokes

bride and groom hug parents during Chinese tea ceremony in Duluth GA home

Be Celebrated

And have a day that lights you up.

bride and groom play video game style powerpoint on stage at Canton House

View
Fiona & Tiger’s
Story

I'll be there documenting your day how it happened: full of layers and meaning.

So you have images that bring you straight back, even decades later.

('cuz the rumors are true, it really does go by in a blur!)

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I felt like our day was unique and special and perfect for us. Never once did I feel like this was just another wedding for you.

Holly & Andrew

As people (and queer folks) who aren't immediately comfortable with posing/having our picture taken, getting to work with Raven was such a gift.

Caroline & Conor

Raven is a wonderful person with an energy that made us feel relaxed and okay to be ourselves; catching all of the action without making you feel that a camera is following you around.

Sarah & Tristan

Taking the pictures was an effortless experience, so we were able to just be in the moment and completely enjoy our wedding!

Clara & Sahil

Raven is a great photographer, capturing my husband and I so effortlessly and catching epic candid moments of us and our guests.

Sarah & Tristan

It’s about time we met

Hey, I'm Raven.

Rabble rouser, lover of puns, & Atlanta-based wedding photographer, all about making boundary-pushing, images full of story.

I got into documentary photography because I kept watching couples spend their whole wedding day performing it instead of getting to live.

That bothered me. So I built a whole approach around helping you forget I'm there — and still catching everything.

More About Raven

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Most photographers will control & pose the hell out of your day.

And hey, for some couples, that works.

But if you'd rather I catch your partner holding you steady, your dads bonding over a corny joke, your college friend sneaking you a drink — that's what I'm here for.

The tiny expressions that say everything. The in-between. The day as it actually happened for you, impossible to repeat or fake or copy.

WHAT NOW?

If any of this rings true and you want to see your story unfold exactly as it is, with all the beautiful, chaotic, unscripted magic, we might be an incredible fit.

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