Meet Your

Photographer

Cover Photo by Oak & Iron Photography

I’m Tom, and I love weddings.

Weddings are one night only events. You’ve gathered your friends, your family, all your people from every slice of your life to join you and celebrate. You want a photographer there who will feel like a guest, and capture every moment of you & your loved ones having the night of your lives. Let’s celebrate!

If you’re looking for a photographer who values people over pageantry, community & connection over pomp & circumstance, and will focus on helping you actually enjoy your wedding day, I’d love to chat with you.

My wife Lindsey & I live in Raleigh, NC with our two young daughters, although we have immediate family and best friends spread across North America, so we are frequently on the go. We spend a portion of each summer in my native New England, and I travel back to New England frequently for weddings. Before Raleigh, we lived in Austin, TX, for nearly a decade, where I played guitar in several bands and ate Tex-Mex as much as humanly possible.

How I Became a Photographer

  • Lindsey & I marred in 2016 and we loved our wedding photographer (shoutout https://samhugh.com/) so much that I eventually followed in his footsteps.

  • I’ve been a photographer for over 4 years and I’ve photographed over 100 weddings. Photographing weddings truly is my life’s work.

  • In my past work lives, I’ve been a guitarist, an HR manager, a corporate trainer at big companies, and a very unsuccessful Sears appliance salesman.

What Inspires Me

  • Couples & families who value and focus on the experience of their guests.

  • Couples & guests who honor the occasion with their full presence.

  • Beautiful light helps, but I pride myself on being able to create great photos in all lighting conditions.

  • My favorite part of almost every wedding is the dance floor, where celebration abounds, inhibitions are gone, and everyone is having the time of their damn lives.