A visual diary of your love.  Documentary style art for your own Nostalgia Tour.  Intimate weddings in Jackson Hole and the PNW, or anywhere your story takes us. 

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ELAYNA RANAE  photo           film
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Weddings and Elopements

Colorado Film Photographer

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Last year I had a heavy focus on shooting analog at weddings. This led me to the opportunity to shoot a wedding at Camp Hale in Colorado entirely on film as an associate photographer for Sarah Kay Photography. Everything you see here is a mixture of 35mm and medium format.

Why Film?

Film has a place in my heart and my couples hearts for a few reasons.

For couples who want a film wedding photographer, part of it is the nostalgia. Most of us had our childhoods and our parents lives documented on film, and so seeing our own memories on that same format brings out a deep sense of nostalgia and happiness. Another reason for film is the tangible aspect. Unlike digital, pixels recording light in 0s and 1s, film uses a physical chemical process to capture light. When I shoot film at a wedding, I not only digitize the photos for online viewing, but I also give my couples a little glass heirloom box of prints and the original film negatives. It is a way to make sure your photos don’t have a collect digital dust online and creates a space to frequently pull out your memories to look at them again. The third reason is the obvious being in that film is just beautiful. Every film stock is unique in its own way. And every film camera captures moments slightly different. But film is and will always be a timeless and beautiful way to document your most important memories.

Your Colorado Wedding on Film

For couples looking for a Colorado film wedding photographer, choose me to document your memories in a way that is grounded and will let you relive your nostalgia. Serving intimate weddings and elopements for 2027 now. I would adore to shoot your wedding on film and will come to you wherever you may be.

My approach is intuitive and grounded. I am not necessarily a high energy hype woman you find on viral reels, but I will be a grounding and calming presence on your wedding day. I have dozens of receipts in 5 star reviews from couples who chose me for that. I LOVE people and I love this job. I don't take the weight of documenting your relationships lightly and it is why I believe that intentional observation and care make me good at what I do.

Hi, I’m Elayna!! A Utah based, Jackson Hole grown, PNW road tripping photographer and videographer. Something my couples and I completely align on is the value and importance of real life. It's the real stuff that makes the best art. Real moments and emotions and memories are what make the most meaningful photographs, and that real stuff deserves to be photographed and romanticized just as much as any epic shot may be.

Documentary, intuitive art for your real life moments.

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