The Collections
Editorial wedding photography in Wisconsin and the Midwest, since 2010. The studio's collections, the films, and the considerations that surround them — gathered in one place.
The collections differ in scope. The experience does not.
Whichever collection you choose, the studio's approach holds: prime lenses, available light, a posture that listens before it photographs. The composition language is consistent, the finishing is consistent, and the day is photographed the way it actually unfolds — not the templated version of it.
- A personalized timeline and considered shot list
- Fully edited images in color and black and white
- A private online gallery with complimentary downloads
- Full print release and professional printing access
- A second photographer in collections of eight hours and above
- A single lead photographer
- Online gallery with all final images
- Optional engagement session at a preferred rate
- Two photographers, working in tandem
- Engagement session, included
- Eight hours of continuous coverage
- 10 × 10 heirloom album, ten spreads
"A wedding is not a portfolio piece. It is the first page of a long record. We are honored when families choose us to keep it."— James & Katie Stokes
- Two photographers, with an optional assistant
- Engagement session, included
- Ten hours of continuous coverage
- 10 × 10 heirloom album, fifteen spreads
- A fine art print package selected from the gallery
- Two photographers and an assistant
- Engagement session, included
- Twelve hours of coverage, with up to two hours of optional rehearsal dinner
- 10 × 10 heirloom album, twenty spreads
- A parent album set, two 8 × 8 duplicates of the main album
The wedding,in motion.
Some moments live only in motion — the voice in the vow, the laugh that leaves the room, the step toward the aisle. The studio's wedding films keep what stills cannot.
- Half-day highlight film, five to eight minutes
- Ceremony, details, and key moments
- Full ceremony edit, multi-camera
- Private gallery and keepsake drive
- Full-day highlight film, eight to ten minutes
- Full ceremony and full speeches edits
- Dance floor highlights
- A teaser film for sharing, thirty to sixty seconds
- Private gallery and keepsake drive
- Extended highlight film, ten to twelve minutes
- Multi-camera ceremony and speeches
- Drone footage when conditions allow
- Dance floor and candid reception edits
- A teaser film for sharing
- Private gallery and keepsake drive
The studio's associate photographers
Tianna and Rivalee are the studio's associate photographers for 2026 and 2027 — trained in the same composition language, working to the same standard, and finished in the same studio. The associate collections offer entry to the studio's craft tradition at a different scale.
- Six hours of continuous coverage
- Photographed by Tianna or Rivalee
- Online gallery with high-resolution images
- Wedding day timeline assistance
- Eight hours of continuous coverage
- Photographed by Tianna and Rivalee
- Online gallery with high-resolution images
- Full wedding day timeline planning
Bespoke Additions
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Tell us aboutyour day.
The studio photographs a small number of weddings each year. The calendar fills early. Send us the date and we will be in touch within a day.
Begin the ConversationJames & Katie Stokes · James Stokes & Co. Photographers · Est. 2010
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