FAQs
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Our approach is documentary first, which means we spend the day noticing rather than directing. Our work leans editorial and emotional, focused on the in-between moments and the guest experience, not stiff poses. We want your gallery to feel like the day actually felt.
Most couples who work with us invest around $6,000 for full wedding coverage. Our collections begin at $4,500, and pricing depends on hours of coverage and whether you’d like a second photographer or added time for portraits around the city. We’re always happy to talk through what fits your day. Read through our guide to learn more.
Our most-booked collection includes up to 8 hours of coverage, two photographers, both digital and 35mm film, a sneak peek within 48 hours, your full online gallery within 8 weeks, and personal printing rights. Coverage can be extended for larger celebrations or longer days. You can read more on our investment page.
You’ll have a sneak peek within 48 hours of your wedding, usually a small set you can share while everything still feels fresh. Your full gallery arrives within 8 weeks, delivered online where you can download, share, and order prints directly.
Yes. We’re based in Seattle and photograph weddings throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. Along the Southern California coast we regularly work in Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego, and we love the occasional Northern California wedding among the redwoods. From Pioneer Square to Laguna Beach, we’re at home across the West Coast.
Most couples book us 12 to 18 months before their wedding, and peak-season Saturdays fill earliest. If you have a date in mind, it’s worth reaching out early to check availability.
Roughly 75 or more images per hour of coverage, so an 8 hour day typically lands around 700 photos. That said, we don’t cap it. We deliver all of our favorites from your day, and some weddings simply have more worth keeping than others.
Of course. A portfolio only shows so much. Once you inquire, we’re happy to send full galleries so you can see how an entire day comes together before you decide.
Yes, and it’s one of the things that sets us apart. Every wedding is photographed by a team built from within our own brand. Whenever possible, your day is covered by a lead photographer and a second photographer drawn from the same trained group, so you’re paired with people who share one aesthetic and one standard of care. For couples who book an associate photographer, that associate leads the day with the same documentary approach, matched to you for style and energy. It’s one team, one aesthetic, one experience, no matter who’s holding the camera.
Absolutely. We photograph everything from intimate ceremonies to celebrations of 200 or more guests. We work seamlessly with your planner and vendors so the day runs smoothly and every guest moment is captured.
Yes. Some of our favorite days have been the small ones. Elopement coverage starts at $2,500 and includes up to 2 hours with 1 photographer, which suits courthouse ceremonies and intimate celebrations well. Longer coverage is available if you’re planning a full day around a smaller guest count.
Yes. We include 35mm film in our lead photographer collections, woven throughout your gallery alongside digital. Film adds a depth and texture that digital doesn’t quite reach and we love the nostalgia.
A second photographer lets us be in 2 places at once. It matters most when you’re getting ready in separate locations, when we want 2 angles on the walk down the aisle, and for the candids and details happening around the room while the main moments unfold.
For most full wedding days, we recommend it, and it’s included in our most booked collection.
You don’t need to. That’s our job.
We shoot documentary first, which means most of your day is captured as it happens rather than staged. When we do guide you, it’s into a moment rather than a pose: walk this way, hold each other close, touch foreheads and close your eyes – you’re welcome to sway together if you’d like. What comes out of that is something that actually happened between you, not a performance of it.
Most couples come in unsure of what to do with their hands. By the end of the day they’ve forgotten we’re there. Look through our galleries and see if you can tell who was nervous at the start.
Taylor picked up a camera as a teenager and second shot a first wedding at 18. By 2012 she was photographing weddings as a lead photographer, and in 2017 tmInspired went full time. Over 200 weddings later, she now leads a team of associate photographers trained under the tmInspired name, so every wedding we document carries the same approach and the same standard of care.
We focus on photography, but our combined photo and video coverage is available through Ochoa Films, which is run by Taylor’s husband. Booking both together costs less than booking separately, and our teams already know how to move around each other on a wedding day.
You’ll hear back from us within 24 hours with a real reply, including whether your date is available and where our collections begin. From there we’ll walk you through what comes next, whether that’s a quick call or continuing over email, whatever feels easiest for you.
Nope. There are plenty of “200+ must-have wedding photos” lists out there, but most of it is common sense. We’ve photographed hundreds of weddings, and the shot list lives in our heads at this point, closer to muscle memory. Working from a checklist pulls our attention away from the day as it actually unfolds, and that’s usually when the spontaneous moments happen. If it’s inspo for a vibe check, sure, send it over! But if you want to recreate specific photos, we would rather guide you into poses that work best for you, your love story, and your venue.
What we do want to know are the details that are extra special to you: a charm tucked into a bouquet, a first look with a parent or grandparent, a surprise planned during your first dance. Those go into the custom timeline we build for your day so we’re in position when they happen.
We send a family shot list questionnaire a few months before your wedding. The list covers immediate family, including grandparents, parents, siblings, and chosen family. Extended family and larger groups can be added, though the longer the list gets, the more time it takes on the day.
Pro tip: cut out the chaos. Have anyone with strong feelings about the list sign off on it ahead of time so nobody is making changes the morning of.
From there we decide together whether family photos happen before or after the ceremony, and who can help gather people. It all goes onto your timeline, organized to flow as seamlessly as possible. Read our tips for stress free family photos.
We’ll be the loudest cheerleaders for the vendors we’ve come to know and trust, and we always enjoy meeting new ones.
The best weddings happen when every vendor is working as one team toward the same day. If you’re looking for a florist, hair and makeup artist, DJ, or anyone else, we keep a running list on our recommended vendors page. No kickbacks, just people we’d hire ourselves.
Yes. You can order directly through your gallery, and our professional lab ships high quality prints, cards, and albums straight to your door. Learn more about our albums here.
There’s something about holding a print in your hands, or having a framed portrait on your wall, that a phone screen never quite replaces.
We also have landscapes and other work available through our Print Shop.
Black and white pulls the viewer’s eye straight to the face and often draws out more emotion. In most cases, if an image appears in black and white, you’ll find something similar in color too.
When lighting or colors are competing with the moment itself, we’ll go black and white so the memory stands on its own.
Temporary things like a blemish or a bruise, absolutely. We don’t alter bodies. We’re advocates for the way people actually look.
If there’s something you’re self conscious about, tell us before the wedding and we’ll keep it in mind while we’re shooting.
No. The finished gallery is the product, and the editing is part of how the images become what they are.
We deliver all of our favorites and never hold back a photo we think you should have. If you feel like a key moment is missing, just ask. If we have it, it’s yours.
We shoot Canon R6 Mark II bodies with a range of prime and zoom lenses. Our standard ceremony setup is 2 bodies, one with a 24 to 70mm and one with a 70 to 200mm. Our lead collections also include 35mm film woven throughout the day.
If you like specifics, we’re happy to talk specifics.
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