About Us

Alex and Anastasiia

so tender is humanity
so vivid are the colors
so kind is human spirit
and wild are the lovers

We wrote this poem when we were daydreaming about what we want to achieve with our art. It extends past our work into our daily intentions – we appreciate the marvelous vastness of human experience, the beautiful life we can live when we allow ourselves to be emotionally authentic and expressive and kindly allow others to do the same.

Everyone has passions that may be difficult to put into words and a mountain to climb that may be invisible to others. Our intention is to memorialize the essence of an existence. To show not only what it looks like but what it feels like to be you, here and now.

We live in Arlington, Virginia, but we do take any chance we get to escape to other lands, close and far. A lot of our personal work is about our travels.

The best concert that we have ever been to was Radiohead. Their music always reminds us that sadness can also be a beautiful thing. Jack Johnson is played on repeat in our home. His songs feel warm and kind, and that’s the reason we named our packages after them. 

Alex

I was born in Russia but lived in the United States for most of my life. I was a photographer ever since I started forming memories, but it wasn’t until I met Anastasiia I realized that I deserve to fully commit to this passion.

What Alex loves about Anastasiia

When Anastasiia approaches an adventure, she does it with the ferocity of someone leaping from a cliff with no possibility of failure.

The promises that she makes are iron clad contracts that are not to be broken. I love the way she looks when she is deep in thought, working hard on something she is passionate about. As if nothing else in the world exists. She also throws the best birthday parties.

Anastasiia

I was born in Ukraine and have recently celebrated my 10-year anniversary of coming to the US. I ‘blame’ my bluntness and forceful nature on my culture, which has also taught me to appreciate what I have at any given point. Like the Schuyler sister I am never satisfied, but my restlessness fuels me to never stop exploring.

What Anastasiia loves about Alex

Alex doesn’t judge. He may disagree with you, he may even not like you, but he will never judge. He has this innate ability to relate to people and understand their experiences, and to accept people as they are. He can make friends anywhere. And he is one of the most fearless people I know.

This couple duo is fire! Seriously, they did an amazing job, helping us plan for the wedding with a very detailed timeline and making the big day super fun! They really care about their craft, their communication is great, they are flexible yet also very organized. They are also great dancers and they will go to great lengths for a shot! My family loved seeing Alex’s dance moves!

ALLISON + BRAD

PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S COTTAGE WEDDING

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