Empowering You Photography


Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Prices start at $5,000

Elopement pricing

Prices start at $500


About Empowering You Photography

Emily Pastrana

photographer

I'm Emily - a Pittsburgh-based wedding photographer set on capturing intimate, joyful, authentic, & emotional photos. I want you to look back on your wedding photos not just love the way they look, but I want you to remember what the moment felt like. My hope is for you to feel the way your loved one hugged you as they gave you away, to laugh as you look back at the best man giving his speech...every captured moment has a feeling. I will do my best to stop those moments in time for you to experience forever. I am witty, goofy, sarcastic, open-minded, & honest. I will be your ultimate third wheel.

Most of my couples walk away asking if they can be our "real life friends" after the wedding. My husband and I shoot together, so two people who are madly in love will be capturing YOUR love. With us as your wedding photographers, it will be a breeze. And you'll get two new "real life friends."

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Services

Services

  • Engagement session
  • Image editing
  • Online proofing
  • Printing rights
  • Same-day edits
  • Second photographer

Photo formats

  • Digital

Deliverables

  • Digital files
  • Digital rights
  • Same/next-day sneak-peek images

Reviews

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28 reviews

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  • Captured Every Moment Perfectly!

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    Kristin D.Nov 9, 2025

    Emily was absolutely amazing! The photos are truly stunning and perfectly captured every moment we hoped for—and so many beautiful candid ones we didn’t even realize were happening. Emily and David made us feel so comfortable and special throughout the day, bringing such great energy and positivity to every shot. From start to finish, she was incredibly easy to work with—organized, professional, and quick to respond whenever we had questions. We were also blown away by how quickly we received our photos after the wedding! We couldn’t be happier with our photos or our experience and would recommend Empowering You to anyone looking for a photographer who genuinely cares about making your day unforgettable. We will continue to go back to Empowering You Photography for all of our future photo needs!

  • BEST DECISION EVER

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    Rachel M.Oct 26, 2025

    If I could give more than five stars i absolutely would! Choosing Emily as our wedding photographer was hands down the best decision we made! From our very first call, she made us feel completely at ease. She has the best energy and made our wedding day so much fun! On top of that, she is the kindest and most thoughtful person 3 She captured our day so beautifully and so authentically. The laughter, the happy tears, the little in-between moments — she caught it all with such care and heart. She delivered everything SO quickly and perfectly edited. We’ll treasure these photos forever and can’t thank Emily enough for giving us the gift of reliving our favorite day over and over again. We can’t wait to use Emily again for all of our big life moments to come!!

  • The best photographer in the business!

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    GinaSep 2, 2025

    Choosing Emily as our wedding photographer was one of the best decisions we made for our big day. Her work speaks for itself on her instagram page and website, but what you may not see online is how absolutely wonderful Emily is. She truly made our day so special. I felt like THAT bride on our wedding day, and Em was the ultimate hype woman. She made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera, and we had so much fun taking photos together. She had great communication with us and our worked with our wedding coordinator to create a seamless timeline. She made sure to keep our day about us and not about other people’s opinions or requests. I cannot say enough good things about Em! If you haven’t booked with her for your wedding, do it now!!!!

  • Emily is amazing and so talented!

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    Blaire P.Jul 2, 2025

    Emily from Empowering You Photography was absolutely wonderful! She was so much fun and easy-going, and she worked incredibly well with all of our guests, even the slightly difficult ones. Emily has an amazing eye for photography, and our pictures turned out to be truly beautiful. We love every single shot she captured and were so impressed with the variety of different types of pictures from our wedding. There are plenty of romantic pictures, fun candid shots, creative artsy pictures, classic portraits, and stunning detail shots. She really did an amazing job making us, our guests, and our venue look our absolute best—and we were comfortable the entire time. We would highly recommend her for any wedding or important event!


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