Caption (above): Lawrence Kansas based Wedding Photographer, Ailecia Ruscin (she/her).
hey there! i'm so glad you found me!
Since 2010 I've had the awesome opportunity to document close to 350 weddings in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado, New York, Alabama, Arkansas, Nebraska and Illinois. I'm based in Lawrence, KS but I have a Jeep and I love to roadtrip!
This is the paragraph where I like to demystify the wedding photography experience for my clients with an explanation of what's to come if you choose to work with me. In our first consultation (in person or video chat or phone call), we get a chance to meet each other. You learn a little about my photography practices and extensive back-up file management system (if you ask!) and I get an opportunity to meet you, see what makes you two CLICK as a couple. We talk about your aesthetic, photography goals, and locations/outfits for the engagement session. We discuss pricing very openly, and you get an opportunity to ask me all the questions you have! Our next step is the engagement session, this is the first time we get to hang out with camera in hand. This is when we get to know even more about each other. I get to see how you interact, I help with poses, or suggest photo prompts that create a candid moment for me to photograph. This is when I learn that you aren't so much into PDA on camera, or that you love to go for epic poses like dips and lifts (Cue "(I've Had) The Time of my Life." My goal is always to be really in tune with who YOU are and create photo poses that make sense for you. Within a couple days I send you a link to ALL of your proofs from our session and you get an opportunity to pick YOUR favorites for me to edit. (You can also pass that job right back to me! But I know a lot of my clients LOVE to be the ones who pick.) Within 2-4 weeks of receiving your picks from proofs I will send you a link to finished images. If I have your permission, I will also add my favorites to Facebook, so you can easily share them with friends and family. Our next meeting is the final consultation, which we usually schedule within 3 months of the wedding date. At this consultation we write up a full shot list and itinerary for your day. This helps me learn what you want me to focus on, and we decide on a schedule that will work for your needs. The week of the wedding comes and you get a little email from me saying I'm so excited; this is honestly just an email to give you a little peace of mind that YES, absolutely you have nothing to worry about, I'm coming. On the wedding day we have the most glorious 4 to 10 hours together. Your friends and family fall in love with me and give me high fives and at the end we are exploding with love for the entire day's experience. I go home, back-up all your files in many ways and the next day I get a damn massage, because you know your girl is tired! I've just busted my booty to get every single shot and I'm celebrating my crazy work ethic with self love. I encourage you to do the same! Within a week of the wedding I've edited some sneak peeks for facebook, and sent you an email with a link to ALL of your photos. You can immediately download the ones you love and send them to loved ones. Again, you pick your favorites for me to edit, only this time my turn-around is 2-8 weeks for final edits. In the 40-some odd hours of editing, I fix every blemish on your face, whiten teeth, and get the colors perfect for you. Then you get an email from me with a link to your final gallery and soon receive a USB drive in the mail with all of your files, including a letter describing printing rights and that you can hire me to design an album for you. And often, this is only the beginning, in the future I get to photograph you as a couple and as a family with your babies and fur babies. And sometimes we become like really good friends, who want to hang out and stuff later.
So what's next? Check out my availability for next year below, and if I still have your date available, hit me up! Let's meet for coffee or drinks or apps and let's start this new friendship.
2024 BOOKED WEDDING DATES
Mar 2: Lawrence, KS wedding photography at Arterra Event Gallery (Callie & Zack)
Apr 20: Jameson, MO wedding photography at The Farm (HarlieJane & Chaz) 4/20 WEDDING!
May 31: Independence, MO at The Rhapsody (Sarah & Jordyn)
June 1: Lenexa, KS wedding photography at Fire Stables (Ryan & Dalton)
June 10: Lawrence, KS wedding at Baker Wetlands (Mena & Catherine)
June 15: Overland Park KS wedding photography at The Vintage House (Miles & Brendan)
June 22: Bonner Springs, KS wedding photography at The Farms at Wooden Springs (Kelsi & Margeaux)
Aug 17: Lawrence KS wedding photography at Danforth Chapel (Aley & Alisha)
Sept 13: Lawrence KS wedding photography at Cider Gallery (Sierra & Brian)
Oct 5: Topeka KS wedding photography at Topeka Zoo (Lauren & Hunter)
Oct 18: Lawrence KS wedding photography at Cider Gallery (Bailey & Steven)
Oct 19: Lawrence KS wedding photography at The Barn at Randelwood Estates (Zoey & Joey)
Oct 26: Lawrence KS wedding photography at Arterra Event Gallery (Ben & Adri)
2025 BOOKED WEDDING DATES
Apr 1: Lawrence, KS wedding photography at Venue 1235 (Chloe & Sam)
July 18: Lyndon, KS wedding photography at The Ranch House (Aubrie & Owen)
Featured as one of Lawrence's best photographers. Winner of multiple years of: The Best of The Knot, The Knot Hall of Fame, Wedding Wire Couples' Choice Awards, and Best of Lawrence awards.
