If you’re in Philly and looking for a wedding photographer, you definitely DEFINITELY need to check out Allebach Photography.

It’s obvious that Mike & Rachel Allebach so totally get offbeat brides — they just posted the most amazing series of tattooed bride photos on their blog dedicated to philadelphia wedding photography.

Seriously, you gotta see these shots…

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Some of you may remember my last post about Lara Swanson wedding photography in Washington, DC. Well, she’s baaaaack, and this time they’ve got some amazing photos from a recent wedding in DC, with a bad ass couple named Sarah & Michael.

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When I talked to Lara Swanson from Lara Swanson Photography about how she got to the place of becoming an independent wedding photographer in Washington DC, she explained to me that, “I used to work for studios and the reason I stopped was that I never got to know the couple — I went in blind, took photos I thought might be meaningful, and never really made a connection.”

Lara went on explain that, “Now I’m picky with my clients — I don’t take on couples who are going through the motions, taking steps they think they have to take. I take on much fewer clients than I could so that I can devote more time and care to learning about each couple and their wedding.”

This care is evident in both the wedding photos that Lara takes, as well as the articles she writes on her blog. Past posts include explorations of inclusive language in client documentation, as well as a series called Wedding Conscious, Socially Conscious.

But all this would be moot if the nontraditional wedding photography from Lara Swanson Photography wasn’t beautiful. But oh, it is beautiful. Here are a few of my favorite shots …

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Ok, so you’ve all heard of Trash The Dress, the photography fad of doing a shoot with the bride after the wedding where she destroys her wedding dress.

I posted very briefly months ago about why I didn’t like TDD, but I realize that I actually didn’t go into much depth there, and based on a discussion I recently had with a wedding photographer, I realized I probably should say more—

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