Author: vivian

What’s your style?

Not all wedding photography is created equal. Every couple has their own preferences. Which is your style?

CLASSIC

This style is also known as “formal” photography which includes traditional portraits of the bride and groom, the wedding party, and family groupings, not to mention semistaged portraits such as the first kiss, dances, toast, etc.

PHOTOJOURNALISTIC

Relaxed and informal are the ingredients to capturing a wedding’s real, spontaneous moments. There is no “directing” of guests to pose a certain way making the images truly candid. This doesn’t mean we won’t take the posed family pictures you ask for – it just won’t be the bulk of the images shot that day.

ARTISTIC

Also referred to as “fine art photography,” this style encompasses everything from dramatic lighting, unusual camera angles, and interesting composition. These images aren’t your typical straightforward interpretations of emotions, but rather the kind of creative photography you might discover in a gallery wall or magazine.

Wedding Playlist


So many weddings and so many wedding playlists… after a while we sometimes hope for something out of the norm that really makes our heads sway. So… here are some songs that would really tickle our fancies and make our day whenever and if ever heard at a wedding. Just a little something fun 🙂

Etta James – At Last
Oh Land – Rainbow
Cat Power – Sea of Love
Taken by trees – Lost and Found
Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance
Noah & the Whale – 5 Years Time
Vampire Weekend – Horchata
Jose Gonzalez – Heartbeats
Pinback – Loro
Duke Ellington – Creole Love Call
Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing
Bright Eyes – First Day of My Life
Goldfrapp – Happiness
Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
Kisses – Lovers
The Blow – Parentheses
Flaming Lips – Do You Realize?
The Black Keys – Tighten Up
Angus & Julia Stone – Hush
Camera Obscura – French Navy

Featured: Interview with 7×7 Magazine

When it comes to wedding photography, Vivian Sachs likes to get in on the ground floor, as in the engagement photo session. But these days, engagement photos—the pictures couples commission to announce the big event—have the rep for being outdated and somewhat tacky. Sachs, who specializes in pre-wedding photography that’s more sweet than saccharine, believes it’s time to take a new look at the old tradition.


Recently, 7×7 asked to interview us for our top 10 tips for the perfect engagement photos. We gladly spoke!

View the article here!

point. shoot. okay good.

Many people have asked me what point-and-shoot I can recommend and to be honest I do not own one. But, if I were to have one, it would momentarily be the ones below:


Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
$499.95
10.1 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD


Sigma DP2S
$940.00
14 MP X3 FOVEON CMOS Digital Camera with 24.2mm f/2.8 and 2.5 inch LCD


Leica D-Lux 5
$799.00
10.1 MP Super-Fast F/2.0 Lens High Resolution 24-90mm (Equivalent) 3.8x Zoom Lens 3″ LCD Display Classic Leica Design 720p HD Video O.I.S. Image Stabilization Professional Quality Image Processing Sensitivity Up to 12800 ISO


Nikon COOLPIX S9100
$329.95
12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 18x NIKKOR ED Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080p Video