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About Me
Averie Ann ~ Founder, Creative Director & Photographer
I’m a maker of beautiful things and a lover of color. I believe in dopamine decor. Walls painted bright and bold. Spaces that make you smile when you wake up.
I’m also a mother to a wildly imaginative eight year old named Auggie, a traveler, a horse lover, and someone who finds joy in transforming everyday life into something extraordinary.
But most of all, I love taking photos. It’s not just my job, it’s my passion. I’m rarely without a camera, and documenting life and fleeting moments has become a daily practice.
I grew up by the sea in Australia, where my love of art and storytelling first began. I later studied photography and visual arts at the University of New South Wales, earning my Bachelor of Fine Arts. During that time I had the privilege of working with the Australian Centre for Photography, which deepened my commitment to photography as both craft and art.
Before weddings, I spent years photographing live music and creative communities. That work taught me how to watch carefully, anticipate emotion, and capture what is real. That same instinct guides how I photograph weddings today. Nothing overly posed. Nothing forced. Just the feeling of it all.
Outside of photography, I live between Jersey City and the Hudson Valley, where I’ve built a life centered around creativity and community. I’m also a certified personal trainer and CrossFit Level 1 trainer, coaching both one-on-one clients and group classes at Kingston Athletics. Movement and community are deeply important to me, and coaching has become another way I connect with people and help them feel strong, confident, and supported.
When I’m not behind the camera or coaching, I love creating spaces filled with color and personality. I paint bright murals throughout my home, style interiors, and design environments that feel joyful and alive. My home was even featured in Apartment Therapy.
With more than fifteen years behind the camera, my photography has been featured in publications including Vogue, Brides, Nouba, and Hello May. I shoot on both digital and film, with a special love for 35mm and Super 8.
It would be an honor to be part of your wedding day and preserve the moments that matter most.
Let’s create something beautiful together.
Artist Statement
I photograph love the way it really looks. Messy. Tender. Unfolding in glances and gestures. Bare feet on grass, hands brushing by accident, the quiet relief of finding your person in a crowded room.
I don’t care much for perfect. I care about what’s true. A father’s eyes welling up. A crooked boutonniere. A bride laughing with her mouth wide open. Those are the things people remember.
My job is to pay attention. To stand in the corner and notice the small things. The things that don’t announce themselves but hold the most weight. I try to disappear a little. Let people be who they are when they think no one’s watching. That’s when the good stuff happens.
I think of photographs as memory anchors. Not centerpieces or showpieces, but quiet holders of feeling. I want my couples to look back and say yes, that’s exactly how it felt.
Weddings can be loud. Chaotic. Sometimes overwhelming. But there’s always softness underneath. My work lives there.
It’s not about me. It never has been. It’s about building something that lasts. Something your children will hold in their hands someday. Something that reminds you, even years from now, that it was real. That you were there. That it mattered.