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Photography, Ben Wagner Photography | Venue, Hotel Ballard | Wedding Coordinator, Natalie Selle, Your Perfect Bridesmaid | Catering, Stoneburner | DJ, Orion Entertainment | Dessert, A La Mode Pies | Floral, Curly Flowers Designs | Rentals, Cort Party Rental | Hair and Makeup, Michelle Wight Hotel Ballard Wedding Photography The thing you need to know about Helen and Kevin is that they […]
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Photography, Ben Wagner Photography | Venue, Hotel Ballard | Wedding Coordinator, Natalie Selle, Your Perfect Bridesmaid | Catering, Stoneburner | DJ, Orion Entertainment | Dessert, A La Mode Pies | Floral, Curly Flowers Designs | Rentals, Cort Party Rental | Hair and Makeup, Michelle Wight Hotel Ballard Wedding Photography The thing you need to know about Helen and Kevin is that they […]
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Photography, Ben Wagner Photography | Venue, Hotel Ballard | Wedding Coordinator, Natalie Selle, Your Perfect Bridesmaid | Catering, Stoneburner | DJ, Orion Entertainment | Dessert, A La Mode Pies | Floral, Curly Flowers Designs | Rentals, Cort Party Rental | Hair and Makeup, Michelle Wight Hotel Ballard Wedding Photography The thing you need to know about Helen and Kevin is that they […]
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At the close of every year I sit down and review my body of work — the wedding photographs created in the calendar year — to reconnect with why I photograph weddings the way I do. And as I review my 2025 corpus, what stays with me are the moments no one realized were happening […]
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I built my Seattle Wedding Photography business on the Fujifilm X System. I felt, and still feel, that Fuji’s X series of cameras provides a fantastic balance of performance and price. The current generation of bodies have caught up to the competition when it comes to autofocus performance1 , and the price point for Fuji’s […]
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Woodinville Wedding Photographer: Document, Don’t Direct A few years ago when I was just starting out I photographed a wedding where the bride and groom opted for a “walking up the aisle” first look, having been separate the entire morning. I was standing in the aisle with an 85mm lens locked onto the groom to […]
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When I began shooting weddings, I knew I didn't want to take those same photos that everyone else makes. I wanted to make photos that were more real. My goal is not just to make pretty pictures of your wedding day. My job is to tell the story of your wedding day: the laughter, the hugs, the tears.
This is why my work is mostly undirected, unposed, and as candid as possible. Sure I can help you when we take a few portraits, but ultimately, I want to capture the day as it really happened. Spontaneous hugs and funny faces and tears of joy. Unrepeatable moments that only ever happen once.
I don't work from a long check list of shots, and I don't need to have every moment of the wedding day scripted. Because being intentionally unintentional allows me to observe reality as it happens and allows you to be in the moment of your once in a life-time day. Because being in the moment, creates moments.
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Authenticity over Posed Perfection
Meet Ben – Candid Seattle Wedding Photographer
