Tess and Julia Weddings

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Prices start at $2,400

Elopement pricing

Prices start at $800

About Tess and Julia Weddings

Tess and Julia Weddings

Our names are Tess Mayer & Julia Wang and we are photography duo based in NYC. We met our freshman year at NYU Tisch and since then have run a magazine together, worked as teaching assistants at ICP & NYU, and shot our first wedding our senior year. Our style is a blend of candid documentary and stylized portraiture - we approach your day not as strangers following you around, but as excited guests (who happen to be carrying around cameras and massive lenses) who will most likely cry during your vows. We love small, intimate and relaxed weddings.

Tess, the head photographer, is a full time freelance photographer. She shoots regularly for The New York Times, The Cut, and works for The New York Knicks and the Knicks City Dancers, and used to work at SNL and Interview Magazine. She loves film photography and color darkroom printing. She has three cats–Jared, Jimmy, and Tilly, and a dog, Frances. When she's not photographing or emailing, she's at her ceramics studio. Julia, the secondary photographer, is now a full time lawyer! She still loves photography and finds time to be a second photographer on many weekend weddings. She's also a ceramics enthusiast, and loves her cat, Spicy.

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Services

Services

  • Engagement session
  • Image editing
  • Printing rights
  • Second photographer

Photo formats

  • Digital
  • Film
  • Hybrid

Deliverables

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

Reviews

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  • Most amazing photos and experience!

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    •Robyn J.•Sep 20

    We absolutely LOVE the photos taken by Tess and Julia for our August wedding in Brooklyn. We knew Tess would capture the day from the moment she shared some of her prior work with us. She was communicative and easy to work with. On the day of our wedding, she and Julia arrived on time and ready to go! Tess was thoughtful and creative with the variety of pictures she took, and brought the venue and the entire wedding to life through our photos. She made us feel like naturals, and we love that everything felt loose and fun. We had a great time taking pictures with Tess and Julia beforehand, they captured all of the family pictures we asked for, and then they took the night into their own hands. The candid photos of the night are some of the ones we most cherish. We love reliving the night through these pictures. Highly recommend!!

  • A Joy to Work With!

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    •Ashley & J.•Sep 15

    Tess went above and beyond to document our intimate wedding! We loved how she was able to capture the celebration on so many different mediums - from Polaroid, to digital, to film - and did so seamlessly without missing a shot. She was incredibly responsive to our vision and helped create a smooth and efficient timeline for photographing the various events of the day, from behind-the-scenes getting ready photos to family portraits. Tess was efficient and timely with sharing the final prints following the celebration, and she made it incredibly easy to share with friends and family via a personalized link. Overall, our experience with Tess was incredibly positive and we highly recommend hiring her for any of your photography needs :)

  • Amazing time!

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    •Jasmine•Jun 14, 2025

    We hired Tess to photograph our wedding and the experience was wonderful! When choosing a wedding photographer, you’re choosing someone to spend the day with you at some of the most emotional moments of your wedding day. Tess was an amazing choice for that role. She was kind, easy-going, and became a great friend throughout the day. We met over FaceTime well before the wedding to communicate our photo goals. She asked us to curate a Pinterest board for her and to set some “must have” photos. In addition to standard photos, we also got film photos. Her style throughout the day was to be a “fly-on-the-wall” but to also intermittently direct us to make sure we got the photos we had asked her for. My husband, who’s not much of a “photos guy”, was so impressed when we received the results. We loved working with her!

  • Recommend wholeheartedly!!!

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    •Liza•Feb 9, 2025

    We loved working with Tess from start to finish!!! She was an excellent communicator, a laid-back presence on the day, and a terrific photographer. We recommend her without reservation!

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