‘Hey Lover’
Is a Calgary-based wedding photographer
Hey Lovers! We are Jesse & Elena - a husband & wife team offering documentary wedding photography on digital & film. We also make great videos.
We are creatives and are lovers of all kinds of art that is honest, unexpected, magical and romantic and therefore we find that the most incredible photos happen organically: unplanned and unposed - in those in-between fractions of a second, when you let your guard down. We are for the goofballs, the romantics, the old souls - couples who love 35mm film, taking it slow and soaking in every moment. We are for couples who want to spend as much time being present with family & friends as possible and who don’t want their wedding to feel like a photoshoot - couples who want artful images without having to spend hours of their day being prodded and posed. We are here to document your family history, preserving memories for future nostalgia - we capture more than just memories, but the feelings that go with them.
Less posing = more partying!
(this is us! on our wedding day!)
We broke down wedding photography to a flawless formula: 90% candid + 10% guidance.
The weddings we capture have a theme — our couples want mostly candid images that capture all of the big and small moments that go by in a blur, and then a little guidance when it’s time for portraits.
Our #1 priority is to provide you with authentic snapshots from one of the biggest days of your life - memories and feelings that only happen once, and cannot be recreated or fabricated. Therefore, we capture these impressions upon your life as they happen - without our intervention. Our experience and skill allows us to be in the right place at the right time, so you can remain present and enjoy the day. When it comes to portraits, or being uncomfortable on camera (most people are!) we’re here to provide guidance, make you feel confident, movement prompts and we are constantly cracking jokes to keep things flowing and fun.
Take a deeper look at our work.
More About Weddings
“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”
— Aaron Siskind
We’re taking it back to what wedding videos used to be: real memories on film.
VIDEOGRAPHY
We decided to do things a little differently with our videography approach - we decided to make our videos 100% documentary and not take any extra time from your wedding day for video content. If you’re simply looking for a fabulous video of you and your hunny getting married without any extra fuss - we’re here for you. We bring a “home video” shot on a cinema camera vibe to the table: our videos are made with 20 years ahead in mind, capturing everyone’s moods and expressions - the kind of snapshots you will look back on to remember this milestone day and how it really felt and how people really were.
The best part? You don’t have to double your photography budget to have video of your day - Jesse on video instead of as a second photographer to Elena gives you the best of both worlds. Scroll on to learn more about our unique pricing model.
PRICING
Our pricing model is based around simplicity & transparency
You can order either just photography or photography & videography, the pricing is simply determined by how many hours you book. Every wedding is shot by just us two - this allows us to remain low-profile so we can capture those most vulnerable emotional moments while also avoiding extra unnecessary cost. Our wedding collections start at $3500 and elopements start at $1500.
Reviews
Marissa & Asif
“Elena has the coolest most unique photography aesthetic. She's also a great, calming energy to have on your wedding day. She's super responsive and flexible, and I found she really went out of her way to be organized. I would recommend her in a heartbeat to anyone looking for a reliable and talented wedding photographer!”
Rachel & Eric
“It was such a pleasure working with Elena and Jesse. We hired them to shoot film and digital photography at both of our wedding celebrations. They did an incredible job capturing gorgeous candid photos. Eric and I are in complete awe of the outcome of our wedding photos. They are timeless and natural. We wanted to work with a photographer that would capture who Eric and I really are and who would make us feel at ease. Elena and Jesse did just that. They are so kind and professional. We are grateful to have these photos that we will cherish forever.”
Anita & Anthony
“The day of the wedding, they were both so calm and kind, it made it super easy to relax around them and get great pictures. They were super professional and blended right into the background, getting tons of natural pictures of our guests. We wanted a lot of candids and that's exactly what we got. We absolutely love the photos and the ceremony video, they captured our day so perfectly.”
Tatiana & Oliver
“We hired Elena and Jesse to capture our big day in photos, because we wanted someone who would do our small, intimate, backyard summer wedding justice. They spent the day with us, and we could not have asked for more beautiful, natural, pictures. They understood what we wanted and delivered above and beyond. Everyone who has looked at our photos has said they hands down have never seen wedding pictures that captured such real, raw joy and special moments. No posing or awkwardness. Can’t thank Elena enough for everything she put together. ”
Kind words that make us smile.
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Pro-tip: check out our availability calendar to see if we’re available for your wedding date before filling out the contact form.
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