well hello!
This job means everything to me and investing in my services means you have a direct connection to my heart - I might as well tell you about it!
I grew up in the woods of Northern Michigan, and I’m most at home with moss beneath my feet and the smell of trees and forest dew. These roots have given me a strong compass and a steady demeanor that guides my work and my personhood.
I’m a book and movie lover (tell me your favorites!). This love of story is so much a part of me and how I approach my work. I’m endlessly inspired by cinema and how it (and all forms of photography) is the most vital art form we share.
I married my middle school sweetheart (seriously) and together we created an amazing human named Nova. She's made my world technicolor and has given me an even greater capacity for witnessing and holding joy for my couples.
This little family and my wonderful parents have given me a rock-solid outlook on love. It is “the quintessence of life” as Einstein once said.
200 weddings and I
still can’t get enough.
My brides always seem to summarize what I do better than I can, so I’ll close with
Jenna's words
From the moment we met Zachera, to well after our wedding day, she has just been the best. She is spunky and fun and creative and professional and literally just ALL the things! When we decided to postpone due to Covid, she was more than accommodating. She even sent us a little gift when the pandemic got really hard. It blew me away that she, as the vendor that was hit so hard, was sending US gifts.
She bustled my dress when my bridesmaids couldn’t figure it out. She taught me how to carry my veil over my arm when I was walking so it wouldn’t get dirty. She literally changed my shoes for me when my dress wouldn’t allow me to reach down to do it myself. I could go on and on.
Zachera is SO much more than a photographer. She was a true angel sent to us by the wedding gods. I have said many times that our wedding day would not have been even close to the same without her.
Oh, and the PICTURES are everything! I have had many people tell me they are the most beautiful wedding photos they have ever seen. Every picture she takes is filled with powerful love and light.
She is not only a special photographer, but a truly special person who you will treasure having by your side on your wedding day.”
"She's so much more than a photographer."
