Working Together

What to Expect When You Reach Out

Fill out the contact form to get started. What you share helps us understand the shape of your day — the venue, the vision, what matters most. From there, we’ll reach out personally to schedule a no-obligation conversation.

This call is not a sales pitch. It’s a chance to connect — to hear about your celebration, answer your questions honestly, and understand whether what we do is genuinely right for what you’re planning. You’ll leave with clarity, not pressure. If it feels aligned, a custom proposal follows.

After our consultation, you’ll receive a custom quote along with a contract to review at your own pace. Once signed, a retainer officially reserves your date — from that point, your story is one we’re genuinely committed to telling.

The remaining balance is due two weeks prior to your event. Flexible payment installments are available for all packages. All balances must be paid in full before the wedding day.

$2,000 Retainer to Hold Your Date

Once everything is in place, we stay connected as your day approaches. Elopements tend to be more collaborative — thoughtful attention to location scouting, light timing, and the arc of the day. Full wedding days follow the structure already in place, with our role being to move quietly within it.

Approximately one month before your wedding, we’ll share final timeline recommendations — not to add complexity, but to remove it. The goal is a day that feels calm, unhurried, and entirely present.

Love of fate. The quiet practice of meeting life as it arrives — without resistance, without the need to control what cannot be controlled.

Wedding days are layered and human. They carry joy, nerves, tenderness, and sometimes unexpected weight. The hailstorm mid-ceremony. The toast that makes everyone cry. The quiet moment between just the two of you that no one else sees. None of it unfolds the way it was planned. All of it becomes the story.

We ask only that you allow the day to be what it is. Trust what you’ve built. Feel it fully. Stay present. The imperfection is not a deviation from the story — it is the story. And it is the only one you will ever have.

After your celebration, the real craft begins. Every frame is reviewed, shaped, and refined — not for volume, but for truth. The images that make it through are the ones that return the feeling of the day rather than simply documenting it.

Films are edited to reflect the full arc of the celebration — not a highlight reel, but a story with pacing, atmosphere, and emotional depth. The kind of thing you watch years later and feel it all over again.

Photography: 8–12 Weeks  ·  Film: 12–16 Weeks
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Based in Denver, Colorado
Availability Limited — 2026 & 2027
Wedding Planners & Industry Inquiries

Reach me directly at hello@bythewest.co or fill the form — whichever is easier.