Hello and Welcome!
We're courtney & Michael
creating together as a husband and wife team
Timeless and romantic, editorial wedding imagery with an emphasis on dreamy light and film like tones is
the focus of our photography.
We specialize in weddings in our home base of New York and the Northeast as well as in Virginia, Newport, Washington DC and destinations around the world.
Having worked with well over 100 couples during our career with our work recognized both nationally and internationally we have built a solid reputation for creating visually exquisite work. We are known for our gorgeous couples, sophisticated weddings and stunning backdrops.
We specialize in weddings in our home base of New York and the Northeast as well as in Virginia, Washington DC and destinations around the world.
Having worked with well over 100 couples during our career with our work recognized both nationally and internationally we have built a solid reputation for creating visually exquisite work. We are known for our gorgeous couples, sophisticated weddings and stunning backdrops.
Combining our creative passions and artistic talents, together we are devoted heart and soul to our work and honored to create timeless collections for our couples.
We want you to feel beautiful and at ease in front of our cameras and to have the time of your lives!
Elevated imagery Romantic light
Natural emotion & Editorial style
We believe
OUR PHILOSOPHY and creative approach
Successful
Wedding Photography
should stand the
test of time!
Combining our creative passions and artistic talents, together we are devoted heart and soul to our work and we are honored to create timeless collections for our clients who quickly become like family.
We want you to feel beautiful and at ease in front of our cameras and to have the time of your lives!
meet your team
award winning wedding Photographers
Courtney is known for portraits described as painterly, classic and ethereal. Her specialties as an artist lie in her creative eye for composition, her mastery of light and in the creative consistency of her work. Her reassuring demeanor and enthusiastic disposition serves her clients with an experience that feels natural and elevated.
Passionate Artisan, Dreamer & Visionary
courtney
principle photographer & editor
Michael's extensive experience and expertise behind the camera, along with his artistic vision and his dedication to storytelling are an incomparable asset to our team.
His mastery of weaving together the emotive components of a couple's story with a polished editorial style perfectly compliment Courtney's skills - making them a powerful and dynamic duo.
Creative Storyteller, Adventurer & Gentleman
Michael
principal photographer & filmmaker
Where it began
On assignment in far corners of the globe
Curious to know how we began our career in photography? How we got started &
How we give back?
Between traveling for weddings and handcrafting work for our clients in our home office in New York we enjoy spending quality time with our families. Whether it's a getaway to the Berkshires, an extended stay in Virginia (our home away from home) or in Italy, a place with so much meaning for us, our families have our heart. We enjoy cooking foods from our travels around the world and catching up with our dearest friends! A perfect day for us would be spent outdoors, exploring with our two little girls, beautifying a new part of our garden until sharing toasts around a bonfire at dusk.
Our most enjoyable places in the world to travel are Italy and France, where we continue to make incredible memories. We are grateful for a career that we love and that has afforded us the opportunity to create together as a husband and wife team. We love working with couples who share the same passion for growing together and for building loving, thriving marriages! We live a creative and fulfilling life of purpose anchored on faith and gratitude!
Family& gratitude!
our life behind the lens
ABOUT US
our story up close
HERE
captivating,
Honest,
Emotive & boldly creative.
Drawing on an extensive experience in documentary photography
for photographs that are
Working powerfully together and/or alongside a small team of associate photographers, we seek the kind of storytelling that leaves us inspired, excited & craving more.
Serving our couples with authenticity
& passion is our commitment to their experience.
Capturing breathtaking beauty is our devotion to our craft.
Alongside our cherished clients, for close to a decade we have created beauty on the most important days of their love stories.
We have sought treasured moments and have created in timeless photographs their family legacy that will be adored for generations to come. This is our honor.
Inspired by beauty, by love and legacy
Our Hearts
A Love NOte To You
Travel has made us stronger artists and storytellers. From the old world charm of Tuscany and the Amalfi coast, the romance of Paris and the Loire Valley to the stunning beaches of Mexico and the Caribbean, no location is too far! Our adventures have taken us all over the world.
Inspired by a lifestyle of world travel
Our tastes
A Love NOte To You
Whether your paths crossed randomly like ours did, or you've known one another since college or happened to meet online, in every way your love story was completely meant to be and an absolute miracle! It deserves to be told with creativity and with beauty.
Artfully Told
Beautifully curated
Your story
A Love NOte To You
We find joy in creating and in seamless teamwork. In partnering with your Planner and vendor team we bring out your vision in stunning editorial photographs that truly capture the style and feeling of your wedding.
and Collaboration
Experience
A Love NOte To You
Dear Bride and Groom to be, your memories are most important to us.
In trusting us, together we will create something truly unique and beautiful!
When the last dance is danced and the candles have all dwindled out
what will be left will be a priceless collection of the most unforgettable day of your lives.
Let's Create Something Beautiful
Together
A Love NOte To You
— János Arany
no impossibilities.
There are
and in love
In dreams
Our couples choose us because of our beautiful style, our experience and our expertise. Gently guiding you for a comfortable and relaxed experience, our approach brings forth your personalities and your natural emotions. In partnering with us for your wedding you are in passionate and skilled hands as we create stunning images of you and your loved ones that will remind you of how good you looked and how you felt.
Offering Wedding coverage in both film + digital.
Our approach is defined by classic storytelling and editorial imagery.
Blush wood
award winning wedding Photographers
The heart and soul behind what we do is rooted in our passion for helping our clients craft their visual legacies.
Our creative approach focuses on elevated imagery with special attention to romantic light, natural emotion and an artistic, editorial style.
To meet and exceed the highest quality and expectations of our work, we serve an exclusive number of clients annually. We believe that your wedding deserves a caliber of service that is centered on understanding your dreams and your vision for your wedding.
The heart and soul behind what we do is rooted in our passion for helping our clients craft their visual legacies.
To meet and exceed the highest quality and expectations of our work, we serve an exclusive number of clients annually. We believe that your wedding deserves a caliber of service that is centered on understanding your dreams and your vision for your wedding.
& Timeless Artistry
Elegance
OUR PHILOSOPHY and creative approach
Romantic
Love Stories
&
Dreamy
Light
Sophisticated Timeless Gatherings
Ethereal
Elegance
&
History
We're Inspired by
what creatively drives us
FILM
Why we now offer film photography
The craftsmanship and artistry that film photography brings to weddings, the stunning tones and timeless aesthetic of film as well as it's luxury and exclusivity is what we desire for our clients and for our work. Having developed a successful career traveling all over the world shooting documentary photography and the past eight years of the most exquisite weddings of our careers, we wanted something more for our work, something different in a sea of the same.
Where digital images are quick and beautifully effortless, film photography requires intentionality and unique artistic skill. A mastery of the camera and the instincts of the artists behind the lens is why film photography is unique, luxurious and particularly coveted on a Wedding day. In addition to crafting images in 35mm and Medium format film, we will continue to photograph digitally to provide our couples with both a sophisticated digital and film collection. Our clients deserve our most stunning creative efforts and our greatest ideas.
What sets us apart?
"Your wedding day is one of the most planned and highly curated days of your lives.
There are no do-overs!"
insights & inspiration
In capturing a wedding with cohesive beauty and story throughout, in stylizing details and in making critical decisions for backgrounds and lighting, a quick instinct, experience and confidence is required for the best and most successful outcomes. There are no do-overs!
With years of hard work under our belts and becoming one of the best in our field, we have all the key components to be a valuable asset that you deserve on your team.
While we enjoy immersing ourselves into the flow of our creative spaces, we understand and appreciate that "soft skills" as well as a little dab of Type A attention-to- detail and directing really do matter. To do our best technical artistic work, we want to be exceptionally immersed in each of our couple's vision and available for them and their planning team along the way. We absolutely love what we do and love the couples and families we work with.
Growing, Expanding and Creating our most stunning work to date!
where we are
2024
Refocused our business and reset our creative goals.
redefined our goals
2022
Welcomed an adorable new edition to our family!
Grew our family
2021
Officially moved life to New York. Then Covid happened...
we relocated
2020
Covering Weddings throughout the East Coast & New York.
Reached a peak
2019
Left job to work
Blush Wood
full time.
Leaped into full time
2017
Blush Wood Studios
was established in
Virginia!
the beginnings
2016
We shot our very 1st Wedding!
Michael & Courtney were married!
where it all started
2015
Our Story From The Beginning
Blush wood at a glance
Our couples appreciate impeccable style, art, fashion and architecture.
They enjoy a great celebration and see their Wedding day as an opportunity to share their tastes and love with the people they cherish the most. Our couples are positive, generous and kind. They value quality and sophistication and desire an unforgettable wedding with breathtaking photography and service. They see their lives as a beautiful adventure!
Our couples desire a timeless style and want magazine worthy images that tell their story.
appreciate a refined aesthetic and enjoy a REALLY great PARTY
our couples
— Stephanie & David
Choosing Blush Wood as our Wedding photographers was one of the best decisions we made. Courtney & Michael
are true artists!
— János Arany
no impossibilities.
There are
and in love
In dreams
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Once in a lifetime images
captured for your legacy.
We would love to connect with you and hear all about your upcoming Wedding.
Together, let's create timeless elegance
and unmatched beauty.
