Atelier Lumen

Atelier Lumen

Weddings photographed warmly and honestly, for couples who care more about the people than the party.

The work

About

I'm Rosa. I photograph weddings the way I'd want to remember mine.

Which is to say: the light at five o'clock, the grandmother who insisted on dancing, the moment before you walked in when everything went quiet.

I've been doing this for eleven years, from a farmhouse outside Asheville, and I still get nervous on the drive over. I think that's a good sign.

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From couples

Rosa was the first vendor we booked and the last one we said goodbye to. The photographs are the ones we show people when they ask what the day was like.

Lena & Marcus, Black Mountain

She knew our families by name before the ceremony started. Look at the pictures of my dad and you'll see why that matters.

June & Oliver, Charlottesville

We had eleven guests and a picnic table. It felt like the biggest day in the world in the gallery.

Ada & Sam, Roan Mountain

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If this feels like your kind of wedding, write to me.

I photograph around eighteen weddings a year, and I'd rather have a conversation than send a brochure.

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