Bride and groom kissing beside a dark wooden fence in an open field at Carolina Country Weddings
Your wedding daythe way it actually felt
documentary wedding photography in North Carolina

Gibsonville North Carolina Wedding Photographer

Your wedding day is going to move fast. Not fast like stressful. Fast like you blink and you're dancing, and somewhere in between you said the most important words of your life and can't quite remember how it felt to stand there.

That's the part I'm here for. I won't slow your day down or pull you away from it. I'll be there, paying close attention, so that years from now you can look at these photographs and actually go back.

Couple kissing on a garden path at Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem
Bride and groom under her veil in front of a tall industrial window
Newlyweds walking back up the church aisle with arms raised
Alison Tapp, North Carolina wedding photographer based in Gibsonville Alison looking back over her shoulder while walking with her husband on their wedding day in 2018

Hey, I'm Alison

Your wedding photographer

I've been doing this since 2011, and weddings have always felt like the most important kind of documentation there is. It's not just your wedding. It's the beginning of your family, and I don't take that lightly.

That's me on my own wedding day in 2018. I've been on your side of the camera, so I know a thing or two about this day.

Every collection includes timeline support, so the day can flow and you can stop thinking about it and be in it.

More about me

★★★★★ Alison was far and beyond our favorite vendor. My husband and I are not typically comfortable in front of a camera, but Alison made us feel so comfortable, and the photos truly show just how happy we were. Catie & Andrew

What working together looks like

Proposal under a row of brick archways, one knee down

Before the day

We talk. Timelines and shot lists, yes, but also what you want to feel when you look at these photographs ten years from now. I want to understand what matters to you both.

Bride and groom holding hands around a barn door before the ceremony

On the day

I stay close but out of the way. I don't redirect your people or manufacture moments. I pay attention, and I move fast when I need to.

Bride and groom kissing outside a red brick building

After

A full gallery of photographs that feel like your day, not a version of it staged for a camera.

Bride and groom embracing under a tree with red fall leaves
★★★★★ She was wonderful to deal with for planning. She went above and beyond helping my wife with timing. Crystal & Greg
Black and white photograph of a groom with his eyes closed, overcome with emotion during the ceremony

Some photographers are choreographers. I'm more of a witness.

I show up calm, prepared, and completely focused on what's actually happening in front of me. The laugh during your first look that you didn't plan. The way your grandmother held your hand before you walked in. The chaos of getting ready, and how beautiful it was anyway.

Portraits and details

Time set aside for the two of you, your people, and everything you spent months choosing.

Bride and groom walking together on a white sand beach Wedding rings resting on black and white instant photos from the reception Bride with her bridesmaids in burgundy dresses in front of a white farmhouse
Garden bouquet of zinnias and cosmos resting on an upholstered chair Bride and groom close together in a string-lit venue Bridal shoes, perfume and the ring in its box laid out on wood

Albums and heirlooms

A gallery lives on a screen. An album lives on your coffee table, gets pulled out every anniversary, and someday ends up in your kids' hands.

About six weeks after the wedding, we'll sit down together at the studio for your reveal. You'll see a highlight of your day, your custom album design and your wall art options, and choose what you want to keep.

Albums and wall art are delivered to your door.

Leather wedding album with an inset cover photograph resting on a leather ottoman
Hands holding open a wedding album to a spread of the couple and their bouquet Tan leather wedding album in its presentation box beside the wedding rings

Wedding coverage

From$2,800

Every wedding is different, so your coverage should be too. Every collection includes:

  • Timeline support
  • A second photographer
  • A six week turnaround

Some collections also include an engagement session or an heirloom album. Reach out and we'll talk through what makes sense for your day.

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Bride in a blush gown standing in front of a white farmhouse

How many hours does your wedding need?

Eight questions. You'll get your timeline and the collection that fits, with pricing.

Build my timeline

Full wedding galleries

★★★★★ She wasn't invasive with her picture taking and I even forgot she was there sometimes. Jennifer & Jeremiah

Wedding questions

How much does wedding photography cost?
Wedding collections start at $2,800. Every collection includes timeline support, a second photographer and a six week turnaround, and some also include an engagement session or an heirloom album.
How many hours of coverage do I need?
It depends on your timeline. The eight-question timeline builder gives you a suggested timeline and the collection that fits, with pricing.
Do you help with the wedding day timeline?
Yes. Timeline support is included in every collection.
Is a second photographer included?
Yes. Every collection includes a second photographer.
How long until we get our photographs?
Six weeks. Every collection includes a six week turnaround.
Do you offer wedding albums?
Yes. Some collections include an heirloom album, and albums and wall art can be added to any collection.
We're not comfortable in front of a camera. Is that okay?
That's completely normal. I'll guide you when you need it and step back when you don't, so you can focus on each other and your people.
Where do you photograph weddings?
I'm based in Gibsonville and photograph weddings across North Carolina and surrounding states.
Bride twirling her dress on a golf course lawn in golden evening light
Let's talk about your day

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