About the Artist
CAPTURING
MOMENTS —
TELLING
STORIES
I'm here to help you remember your wedding the way it actually felt: every glance, every unguarded moment.
The Experience
From the first email to the final gallery, every part of working together is built around one thing: making you feel like the most at-ease version of yourselves. The result is a collection of images that feels less like a shoot and more like a memory you already had.
"SHE HAS SUCH A gift FOR CAPTURING THE bonds BETWEEN PEOPLE, NOT JUST MY HUSBAND AND I BUT EVERY FAMILY MEMBER AND FRIEND WHO CAME TO CELEBRATE US"
— Amanda, 2021 Bride
ABOUT
THE ARTIST
I'm Brennan. Photographer and a Charlotte, North Carolina native. Always chasing the moments where you drop your guard and live in the moment.
My approach is documentary at heart, editorial in eye — I bring 15 years of experience to every wedding, but what I'm really after isn't the technically perfect shot. It's the real one: the laugh that catches you off guard, the glance across the room, the exhale of relief once the ceremony's done.
I work with couples at private estates and luxury venues across North Carolina and the East Coast, and I build every wedding day around one goal — that you feel like yourself in front of my camera, not like you're performing for it.
xo,Brennan
WHAT i STAN (AND STAND FOr)
01
OBSESSED with MY HUSBAND, SON + CATS
02
DARK, TWISTY TV DRAMAS ARE SELF-CARE
03
PODCASTS about TRASHY TV>TRASHY TV ITSELF
04
SUSHI or STEAK - NEVER MAKE ME CHOOSE
05
NEVER MET A BOX WINE I DIDN'T LIKE
06
15 YEARS behind THE CAMERA and STILL IN LOVE
FROM the
HIGHLIGHT REEL
A little glimpse of mi vida: the moves, the milestones, and the people who make it all worth it.
UNC, graduataion day
teaching English in Spain
Bringing Willow home
moving to Raleigh
welcoming Maverick
The Rieder Approach
STYLE
Dry humor. Bubbly energy. A wit that shows up in conversation as much as in the work. My photography carries that same personality: playful where the moment calls for it, quietly observant where it doesn't, but always honest
APPROACH
Years spent living abroad taught me to pay attention to a place, not just the people in it. I bring that same instinct to every wedding, capturing the atmosphere of a room, a landscape, a golden-hour light, alongside the relationships unfolding inside it. The result is a gallery that feels like it has a setting, not just subjects.
CLIENTELE
I work best with people who are generous and kind, but that doesn't mean soft. My favorite couples have a backbone: they're honest, they're loyal, and they're not afraid to be a little quirky. If you've ever worried you're 'too much,' you're probably exactly who I'm looking for.
