Even though we've grown significantly, I've been intentional to always know each of our amazing clients personally. They each have my cell phone number, and we've shared thousands of texts and vision calls to ensure each wedding is crafted specifically to each couple's vision.
Beyond the wedding world, I have a Master of Fine Arts in Photography and teach other creatives how to pursue their craft. I've held a camera in my hand for over 20 years, previously worked as a corporate marketing director, and am a wife and homeschool mom to my two beautiful children, pursuing Jesus every day.
hello. I'm andrea.
welcome
When I started Amative Creative in 2016, I had the goal to grow the brand into a luxury photo & video team that would be able to serve clients all over the world. Today, we've more than achieved that goal, with over 300 glorious weddings, documenting in 7 countries and a dozen states, with a professional team of 20+ creatives dedicated to serving our clients with excellence.
Andrea, the team, and your vision work together to achieve your dreams. When you open up your life, and trust us to capture your most important memories, it’s so humbling and personal to us.
We always tear up at least once at weddings. (more like 10 times) There's nothing greater than watching this chapter of love play out right before our eyes, and forever captured by us for generations to see. Every team member will tell you that being able to celebrate with you and witness core memories taking place is truly a breathtaking privilege for us that we do not take lightly.
"Amative" (am-ah-tiv) comes from the same root as amorous, and means to be prone to love. So it's no surprise that there's nothing we like more than telling a good love story! (our 3-circle logo even represents weddings rings united by God's Love - hallmark-level sappy, we know)
The most important thing to us on your wedding day is to create meaningful, emotional, and powerful images that truly capture your journey and where your love has taken you so far. We are a team of creatives driven to curate a truly personal and luxury experience.
Amative
we are
Your wedding day may just be a day, but we are with you for life. Our photos are on your walls, and we never delete digitals... just in case.
Amative for Life
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We've been blessed to work with incredible couples with amazing hearts. Good people deserve great imagery & memories.
gorgeous from
the Inside Out
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Whether you met each other in high school, or maybe it was love at first sight 6 months ago, our couples have a story all their own.
a strong love story
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Amative Couples go together. Whether it's opposites attract, or great minds think alike, you might be an Amative Couple if you click.
a United Couple
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Amative Couples
The Amative
Experience
We are not just your wedding photographers & videographers. We are your personal storytellers. We preserve your precious memories, tell your unique love story, and keep it alive for years to come. When you walk through your home, you'll see the timeline of your love hanging on the walls in stunning imagery. The end product of the work we produce, holds the lasting memories of your biggest moments, past, present, and future.
When you reach out to us, you will immediately receive access to our full pricing information. Within 12 hours, Andrea will personally text or call to follow up and help answer any questions you may have, and set up an in-person or virtual meeting to talk through your wedding vision, personality, and style. We're so excited to join you on this journey, and are honored you have considered us to be your vision makers..
our "style" & point of view
From Andrea, to our future brides
If you’ve spent any time at all looking at wedding imagery trying to find the "look" that most appeals to you, then you’ve most likely come across these stylistic editing terms…
Light and Airy...
Dark and Moody...
True to Life...?
And while you may understand the differences somewhat, there's a lot that goes into the aesthetics of each one. The lighting on your wedding day, the prominent colors people wear, the time of the year and seasonal color changes, and even the time of day can all play a dramatic role in how a particular editing style looks.
First of all, you may have noticed while cruising through our website that we actually have a mix of all of these editing types. Check out the different real wedding galleries on our portfolio page to really see the differences. And while we may have several photographers who shoot on behalf of our brand, I (Andrea) am the one who will personally be perfecting your editing style and communicating with you from start to finish.
And here's the biggest thing about the different editing styles: I love them all. I find beauty and perfection in each one for different reasons. I edit in different ways because each wedding, person, season, and day has a unique look. And honestly, different editing styles accentuate different things, and can make or break the image.
our editing styles
choosing your style
It’s for this reason that I spend a lot of time initially picking the edit to use for a whole gallery. When we first start to discuss your photos, I will try to get a sense of your individual style. I'll send you a questionnaire that helps me know your preferences, and I always send a sample to make sure we’re all on the same page. Then, once the style is chosen, I go through the whole gallery and adjust each image to fit your unique aesthetic.
I honestly believe there isn’t a one-style-fits-all aspect to photographing a wedding day… and there are even a dozen ways to edit something “light and airy” or “dark and moody.” Different adjustments accentuate different details, colors, and lighting. And it's in those little details that truly makes the magic happen!
When you decide to choose us to capture your wedding day, rest assured knowing that I will be customizing your images to truly fit who YOU are, and not just match our personal "brand color" scheme. Your wedding day should reflect who you are; it's not about us. It's 100% about you marrying your best friend and capturing that as genuinely, and beautifully as possible.
let's begin!
We Beleive
In True Love
1 Corinthians 13
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Every Year
Giving back
We believe in paying it forward. That's why 10% of everything we make goes back to local charities and ministries that benefit those impacted by poverty, sex-trafficking, domestic violence, hunger, and other humanitarian efforts. Thank you for your support and allowing us to keep helping!
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FEATURED ARTICLES
Real Wedding on Virginia Bride Magazine
Real Wedding on Tidewater & Tulle
Featured Article in Virginia Living Magazine
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Faq
Frequently Asked Questions
There are no travel fees anywhere in the state of Virginia or DC. Many locations in the surrounding states are also free of charge. For many destinations we also offer no cost or minimal fees for travel. Please inquire about your specific location for more!
Depending on the season, most photo galleries receive a preview gallery the same week as the wedding, and the full gallery is delivered 8-12 weeks after the final edit style has been selected by the couple.
No! We believe you should always have access to your memories, so unless the gallery provider we use goes out of business, we will never tell you that we're deleting your gallery, and you will always have access to your photos. There is also no limit on how many photos you can download, and no additional fees for family using your gallery.
Absolutely. We're happy to share our COI with your venue, and also provide them with Additional Insured details on our $2M policy, if required. Many venues require this! Our drone pilots also carry the required commercial Part 107 Licenses from the FAA.
Of course! We have a great network of photographers around the world, and we're happy to help coordinate a session at almost any destination without travel fees. Local photographers will know the best photo ops, and we will personally edit the photos to match your custom edit style.
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employment & internships
Join the Team!
Whether you're a student looking for an internship, or a seasoned professional wanting to join a dynamic team of creative, like-minded artists. Amative Creative welcomes everyone to apply to join our seasonal internship roles & longterm career opportunities! Use the link below to apply.
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