I walked into Katie and Stan’s apartment and everyone was gathered around the kitchen island waiting the final few minutes before heading up to the roof for their ceremony. Everyone was just beaming.

That’s what celebrating love is. It’s beaming even while you’re waiting for everything to get started.

Katie had shopped for flowers at the farmer’s market that morning with her parents and Stan was showing his family around NYC as they were visiting from out of town (and his little sister was making some really cool core memories as their flower girl).

They walked themselves down the aisle and their good friend married them. You can see it in the photos, their love and admiration for one another is real, tender, and sweet.

They valued getting to spend time with their closest family and friends, eating, drinking, and karaoking!

Their vision for their wedding day was for their photos to candidly show their relationship with one another and those they love most.

While also giving off funky vibes. And when I look at these photos, I think they give off funky vintage vibes! I love the blurs, the double exposure and the old hollywood flash photos.

The best way to get intimate fun photos in my opinion, is to embrace your wedding photographer as a guest/friend at your wedding. I’ll take care of the professional parts of being your vendor, but when you view me as a friend and let your guard down, it allows us so many opportunities to make magical photos! And that’s what Katie and Stan did. They invited me to eat with their family and friends and let me do my artistic creative thing all while chatting with me and sharing about life! It was laid back and 100% them.

Well hey there! Your scrolling and googling has landed you here, at Stine Creative Photography in New York City! I’m Stacie, the photographer, and I wanted to informally introduce myself and my photography business! I’ve made a list of the absolute essentials you need to know before booking with me:

1. As a photographer, I’m all about taking both styled and documentary/candid photos that celebrate the season you’re in, and as a human, I’m all about making you feel seen. I make photos that make you feel Seen and Celebrated. I specialize in NYC lifestyle photos, candid in-home Vogue inspired sessions, and Non-Traditional Micro Weddings and Elopements.

2. Musically, I am in my Maisie Peters, Olivia Rodrigo, Stephen Sanchez Era, but I need Samara Joy on a rainy day.

3. My style as a photo editor is warmer, moodier, and orangier. My style as a woman, is vintage modern and I often hear that I give Mrs. Maisel vibes.

4. If you’re looking for a photographer who treats her craft artistically and you like a more documentary/lifestyle vibe, we are for each other. Scroll to the top of this page and click “Let’s Book It” so we can discuss the photo session you’re envisioning!

5. My favorite TV shows currently are Mrs. Maisel, Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Bridgerton (I know, whyyyy do I like it so much?), Abbot Elementary, Not Dead Yet. What are yours? I always ask my clients what kind of pop culture they’re into. It might sound silly, but when we nerd out and can can connect our fandoms, I find we build trust faster.

6. My husband, Brett, and I started working weddings together this year. He, as an officiant, and me, as a photographer. Together we are the married people who marry people! And it has been so fun to love and tell couples’ stories together.

7. This year, I started offering social media video highlights for my clients on top of their wedding photos. If you want a 60 second highlight video of your wedding day (and trust me, you do), let’s add that onto your wedding package!