Film photograph of Delaney Hady
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Film photograph of Delaney Hady

NICE TO MEET YA!

I’m a Kansas City-based photographer using both analog and digital mediums. With formal training in fine art photography, my work is defined by humor, light, and tenderness. I blend a photojournalistic approach with editorial photography for those who are deeply in love.

This time in your life is so fleeting. These are once in a lifetime moments where you center your love and share it with the people you care for most. These are days worth remembering in their entirety. When I think of the 150+ weddings that I have photographed over the last 10 years, I think of all the love I have witnessed.

What a gift it has been, becoming so intimately acquainted with joy.

I bring all of myself to every wedding day. I hope you’ll bring all of yourself too, because that’s where the good stuff lives.

Photograph of a couple walking together. Groom is holding the brides dress.

SO WHAT KEEPS YOU IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY?

Just as you’ve invested in the people who matter most to you, I invest in those I photograph. I care deeply about how you're feeling. Not only because it influences the images we create, but because it shapes how you’ll remember this time in your life. It’s about more than just smiles. It’s about the real moments, the quiet emotions, the candid truths. It is not about the photographs. It is about actually experiencing this moment in your life. I simply have the honor to witness it.

“Midwife. Funeral director. Wedding photographer. You meet them once on a delicate day. They quickly slip into the inner circle of a family to perform their role during this rite of passage, and then they are gone.” - John Dolan

Photo of Delaney in a green frame

I’m most passionate about fostering genuine connections with my couples. My goal is to create an immersive environment where moments unfold naturally, allowing me to capture them as they happen. To do this, I intentionally fade into the day, becoming an observer and dear friend. Building trust with my clients is my top priority, and I want them to feel seen and understood. We can giggle like friends, or shed some tears. You lead, I listen.

I believe ALL love is welcome here. You and your loved ones will find a safe place to land.

I am honored to work with all people regardless of gender, sexual orientation/identity, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, disability, or economic background.

I believe a wedding can be whatever you say it is, no traditions needed.

Discrimination of any kind is unacceptable in my business and goes against my core values as a person and business owner.

I believe no wedding, elopement, union, or ceremony must look a certain way to hold value.

Integrity, humor, service, high-quality work, kindness, hope, & creativity are the values I look to as a guiding light in my business.

35mm film photograph of a couple kissing during their wedding ceremony
Bridesmaids praying for the bride before her ceremony

I encourage my couples to embrace their true selves. Whether that’s silly, contemplative, joyous, or even a little cranky, because photographs mean the most when trust is nurtured.

Bride in her wedding dress in front of a vintage yellow car
35mm photograph of a couple in a record store

I invest wholeheartedly in the people I photograph, offering support before, during, and after each session, wedding, or elopement.

photo of a bride dancing with her sisters at her wedding
35mm photo of flowers on a windowsill at The Kansas City Club

My work is a reflection of that dedication. I craft images that speak to the heart of each couple’s unique story.

blurry photo of a bride in her dress and veil
Medium format film photograph of a couple walking up a hill at their venue in St. Louis

Your wedding day isn’t a performance —it’s a moment that holds so much more than just the photos. I want to help you experience a day that allows you to be fully present and open, something I especially love about smaller gatherings. 

My goal is for you to be so immersed in the moment that you forget I’m there, capturing it. As an analog photographer, I take my time, savoring the process. Film encourages me to step back and let the couple in front of me take the lead.

Photo of a bride and her bridesmaids holding photos from Cottage Rose Florals

My couples know I’m for them, and will protect their big moments. They know how personally I take this work. Each of them is a little gift to me. And their photos are like a love letter from me to them. In doing this work, I want to make postcards of your love, sending off to the folks you care most about saying, “We were here, and we are so in love.”

“If I’m being completely honest, Delaney was my favourite part of my wedding day. I can’t thank her enough for capturing the love between my husband and me, for becoming a friend, and for supporting me during this crazy process.”

ANZA + BRANDON

35mm film photo of a couple during their ceremony at Sunflower Hills Farm in St. Louis
Photo of a groom seeing his bride for the first time at The Kansas City Club