Each day of this 30 day blog adventure I have been reminded how many wonderful, energetic, fun, inspiring, creative, passionate and caring vendors we know! Alice with Mosca Photo is someone that instantly makes you smile when she enters the room. She truly brightens your day. Alice and Josh compliment each other creating the dream team. This summer I have two weddings lined up with Mosca Photo and I’m excited Mosca Photo is sharing in this post a few photos from [Amber & Ben] and [Lacey & Jonathan] engagement sessions. They are both such amazing couples and are so lucky to have Alice and Josh as their wedding photographers. I am looking forward to blogging about their wedding’s later this year! But for now… Get to know Mosca Photo here…

Champagne: When did you know you wanted to be a professional photographer?

Alice: Oh wow. Great question. I have to credit my father for introducing me to professional Nikon photographic equipment at a very early age. As world travelers, my parents had to have a great way to document every trip and every culture they had the pleasure to visit and live in. Photography was the way. He put a camera in my hands when I was a young teen and I have been hooked ever since! I started off with film, obviously, and dark room developing at home. When professional digital cameras started appearing, I jumped on them and they are now what I use for our wedding photography business. I trained josh to use professional cameras and to express his artistic eye with this awesome medium. The rest is history! I have been a professional wedding photographer for the past 6 years straight and alongside Josh; we work hard, capturing our couples’ wedding day’s essence. We simply LOVE it!

[Meet Amber & Ben]

Champagne: How would you describe your style?

Alice: We are very casual. Very relaxed and fun people. This is reflected in our photography very well, I think. Not much setting up and propping and directing is ever needed when we are on a shoot… the couples who hire us all seem to share our same views and ideas when it comes to photography. We always help people with slight directions if we see a bit of confusion or shyness, but after about 10 minutes with us, everyone always relaxes and opens up! We capture the details, the smiles, the beauty and emotion of our subjects. Casually, unobtrusively and in detail. It seems like the most common comment about us is not being aware of us being around at all, until the guests see the photos! I like that!

Champagne: What’s your favorite part about engagement sessions?

Alice: Oh, we LOVE engagement sessions! They allow us to get to know the couple [and allow the couple to get to know us] way before the wedding comes around. It’s a great way to feel even more comfortable around us when the big day comes! Plus, the cool guest books and save-the-date cards I design from the sessions allow me to stay busy and creative with photography even in the slower months of the winter seasons. We literally miss the busy summer seasons! It’s always a nice feeling being inspired and alert and working on something new and getting to know new people year round!

Champagne: How did you pick how to structure your packages?

Alice: Our “packages” are a flexible starting point for our clients. Based on all of our years of experience in the business, we put together the most commonly asked for options everyone seems to want for sure. Then, we have a rather extensive list of products anyone can add or substitute. We want to make sure, first and foremost, that couples have us shooting for the appropriate amount of time during a wedding. In order for the wedding story to be full of detail and complete, we need a minimum of 5 hours, that is standard for us, though we’d prefer more time, based on those minimum 5 hours of shooting, albums and prints and thank you cards and dvds, etc… are subjective. we welcome all ideas!

[Meet Lacey & Jonathan]

Champagne: What do you think couples should know when picking a wedding photographer?

Alice: Well, I truly feel, unbiased, that photography is the most important part of a wedding. Of course great food and a beautiful dress tops the cake, so to speak, but photography by an inspiring and talented and professional photographer, is the only everlasting part of the day. Albums and prints will be enjoyed for generations to come. Once this notion is assured of, picking a photographer becomes a very subjective endeavor. The professionalism, the experience, the attitude and charisma of the photographer all weigh in equally. A couple needs to fall in love with the photographer’s style, then, upon meeting in person, a couple needs to feel at ease and comfortable with him/her/them. No room for reservations and second guessing and annoyances. Literally, as has been our experience, the couple needs to feel like the photographer[s] are their new best friend

Champagne: What do you do when you’re not doing what you do?

Alice: Haha! Well, we literally do photography full time. It’s not all about shooting; it’s also the back-end stuff. The editing, the social networking, the creating albums, blog posts, new edits and materials to always keep our business fresh and alive. When we don’t shoot weddings, we mostly do two things: we travel so we can photograph new places, and we go to concerts so we can photograph music, musicians and live shows! We are avid music lovers and request photo and press passes to music shows around the Pacific Northwest. We take our cameras, get in the photo pits and shoot away! We have a huge collection of our music/concert photography on our dedicated blog we call “our passions” accessible via our web site. We do love food too! We are self-proclaimed foodies and enjoy great new restaurants or enjoy experimenting at home in our own kitchen. We have two big dogs that keep up company when we hang out at home cooking and relaxing!

Champagne: Having a personality match is part of selecting your photographer, how would you describe your personality?

Alice: I think I may have already mentioned this above, however, I’ll add this: yes, personalities need to match between photographer and client and the way I describe my and josh’s personality is this way: laid-back, organized, fun, creative, funny, supportive, assertive if need be with those guests who need direction during group shots, detail oriented, aware, young and open minded. Would we want to have dinner at a cool restaurant over a glass of wine with the couple we are photographing? If the answer is yes, then they’re the couple for us! A friendly rapport is key.

Champagne: Thank you, Alice for telling us more about Mosca Photo! We are looking forward to working with you later this year! Make sure to check out Mosca Photo’s website and blog!

Check out previous posts from our 30 days of vendors:
Day 5 of 30: Vibrant Table Flowers
Day 4 of 30: Premiere Catering
Day 3 of 30: Paul Rich Studio
Day 2 of 30: Bon Moment Inivitations
Day 1 of 30: Bryan Hoybook Photography
See what the 30 days of vendors is all about!

Cheers,
Mandi & Rachelle

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