Hudson Valley Wedding Photographer | New York Weddings

Documentary Wedding Photography — Capturing Beauty and Truth on Your Wedding Day


I’m a Hudson Valley Wedding Photographer based in Rhinebeck, New York, photographing weddings across the Hudson Valley, Catskills, Northwestern Connecticut, the Berkshires, and New York City for couples who value authenticity, design, and meaningful experiences.

LOVE HAPPENS

Documentary Wedding Photography for All Couples
Rooted in Story. Refined in Style.

Weddings are made of fleeting moments — a squeeze of the hand, a quiet breath before walking down the aisle, the way your people gather around you when it matters most.

My approach is documentary at heart, with an editorial eye shaped by a background in design and visual storytelling. I won’t turn your day into a photoshoot. Instead, I create space for you to be present while I observe, anticipate, and capture what unfolds naturally.

The result is imagery that feels honest, artful, and deeply personal — photographs that hold both the energy of the celebration and the subtle in-between moments you might otherwise miss.

Two men sit close together, one kissing the other’s cheek—both smiling, captured by a Hudson Valley wedding photographer.

COUPLES

A black-and-white photo of a bride and groom with foreheads touching and eyes closed, outdoors with flowers in the background.

WEDDINGS

Two joyful brides walk hand in hand, smiling, captured by New York Elopement Photography after their wedding ceremony.

ELOPEMENTS

New York Wedding Photographer featured in Junebug Weddings
Hudson Valley Wedding Photographer featured in Over The Moon Publication
Hudson Valley Wedding Photographer featured in Brides Magazine
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New York Photographer featured in New York Magazine
Gay wedding featured in Out Magazine - Hudson River Photographer

New York Wedding Photographer

For Couples Who Want to Feel Like Themselves

A black and white photo of a couple at a Jewish wedding, with the groom and bride in traditional attire, wrapping in a tallit. An older woman, likely the mother, is smiling in the background.

New York Wedding Photographer

Most of my clients are NYC-based couples who choose the Hudson Valley for their weddings because of its landscape, architecture, and sense of escape. They care about great food, thoughtful design, and time spent with the people they love.

They are often planning celebrations that feel:

— Elegant but relaxed
— Personal rather than performative
— Design-aware without being overly staged
— Joyful, emotional, and a little bit unconventional

If you want to be fully present on your wedding day — not managing a production — you’re in the right place.


Hudson Valley Wedding Photographer | Where I Photograph Weddings Most Often

Hudson Valley wedding photographer Diane Stredicke captures ceremony Chatham, New York

The people you love.
The places that matter.
A day that feels like yours.

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