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Mothwing Photography

Wedding photos that celebrate who you are, and portraits that celebrate who you want to be. Color, light, laughter, movement. Lexington, Kentucky.

01/01/2025

Every new year deserves a new canvas ♥️ What will your backdrop be, my darlings?

12/16/2024

Something fascinating about creatives is that eventually we forget how precious our work is. For Emily, I imagine a basket is routine. A collection of thoughtful hours. An experiment. A pleasure, but not earth-shattering. Florists eventually learn that their flowers can be a bit manhandled. Painters paint over finished works that seem perfect to any other eyes. Emily sets her armful of baskets on my studio floor as if they aren’t woven of grown gold and the fibers of an ancestral art.

But for me! Imagine having the pleasure of photographing these works of art, as well as the artist who conceived them! And, even beyond that, to find a friend. Now I can look at her work and not only appreciate her mastery, but I have the gift of being so incredibly proud of her at every turn.

I’m so thankful that my own work has brought me closer to so many craftspeople, artists, and small business owners. What an amazing group, those who are weaving their own destiny in this world, committing to a life of curiosity and creation. To support a small business is to support the spirit of possibility, the joy of craft, and the power of community.

In a world that often feels too big, small businesses are a quiet magic that connects us all. They’re born from dreams, nurtured by careful hands, and sustained by hearts full of passion. How lucky I am - how lucky we all are - to know so many talented souls who pour their inventiveness into this world. A basket weaver, a potter, a leather worker, a coffee shop owner, a florist, a graphic designer, a musician, a chef. These are not easy jobs, not simple roads in a world that seems determined to go big.

I’ll be here, keeping my heart closer to home. It's there in the studio with Emily. It's in a local coffee shop. It's at the art fair. It's wandering the farmers market stalls and picking out apples. It's the community that makes life remarkable, don't you think? ♥️

03/08/2024

Sometimes, your angel of a wedding officiant gets so emotional that he forgets to have you exchange rings. Luckily, any moment is a good moment to give symbols of love. Moments after they walked back down the aisle, with the cheers of their guests still echoing in the air, Lynsey and Joe finally slipped rings on each other's fingers. Honestly, planned perfection is rarely this sweet, and seldom results in so much laughter or so many elated tears.

08/23/2023

I’d like us to take a moment to celebrate Allyson in this suit, and with this light, and without a fu***ng bra (or shirt, for that matter), and also with hair that speaks to her own wildness and wonderfulness and to the artistry of

06/29/2023

It's been nearly a year, but I'm still not fully recovered from how extraordinary Brittni looked on her wedding day 🌿 In fact, I suspect my permanent heart eyes are a chronic condition.

10/07/2022

Safety and trust are the least talked about aspects of love, I think. But to me, they are the most sacred gifts we can give to our partners.

I see that safety and care written in every line of this photo. Carter and Adam each so clearly finding center in each other in the midst of their sweet whirlwind of their wedding day, which was still yet located in the sweet whirlwind of life.

09/25/2022

Two dear souls speaking love
without needing to say a word.

09/22/2022

Interpretations of a pause ~

You all keep me dreaming. What better gift could I ever ask for? I hope I keep you dreaming, too.

09/20/2022

Summer’s fade 🌾

08/25/2022

When I’m photographing, you become the most real thing in my world. It’s basically a love story because in that moment I’m captivated by everything that is you. During a session, you might laugh at how many compliments I’m giving, but never doubt that I mean every single one. You *are* radiant. You *are* gorgeous. You are making my heart grow three sizes. You are exquisitely you, and every moment that I see that courageous person shedding their shrink-wrapped socially-acceptable shell, the more elated I feel.

It's heady stuff, really. I am your conductor, creating space for a solo, I am a painter, finding the most incredible color in this palette. I am on a first date with you, discovering just how amazing you are when you open up a little. Is that an exaggeration? Only so far as it’s a hard feeling to describe. I don’t need wild posing, and props don’t matter to me. I just want a moment of honesty with you — a pause, a connection, and a moment where your story becomes un-shuttered.

Every session, that’s the gift you give me. I genuinely walk away from every shoot with my moon shoes on, because I feel honored to have gotten a peek at the galaxy of you — complex, tangled, lovely, and full of stars.

08/19/2022

You deserve a celebration of self.

You deserve to celebrate who you are now.

You deserve to celebrate who you will become.

You even deserve to celebrate who you were.

The journey is really hard, really often. Don't forget to celebrate along the way.

💌

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3110 Lexington Rd
Louisville, KY
40206

Website

http://www.mothwingphoto.com/

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