Tess and Julia Weddings

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Prices start at $2,800

Elopement pricing

Prices start at $1,000

About Tess and Julia Weddings

Tess Mayer

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 is a full-time freelance photographer living in NYC whose clients include The New York Times, Vice and The Atlantic. She has previously worked at SNL and Interview Magazine. She has two cats, Jared and Jimmy, and a dog, Frances. (personal information protected by Zola) Julia is a documentary photographer and aspiring immigration lawyer. She is mostly fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, and hopes to one day master French and Arabic. She is usually on the bus somewhere between NYC and NJ. (personal information protected by Zola)

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Services

Services

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

Photo formats

  • Digital
  • Hybrid

Deliverables

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

Reviews

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5.0 (3 reviews)

  • A joy to work with - highly recommend!

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    •Sam + Elisabeth•a year ago

    Tess was incredible to work with! She was communicative from the start, she captured all the moments that we asked and many more, and she worked well with our day-of coordinator. She was friendly and joyful, bringing a great spirit to the day! She gave us direction when we asked for it and captured organic moments. Every time we wanted a picture during the reception she was right there to take one. We definitely recommend Tess & Julia Weddings for your wedding photography!

  • Low-Stress, No-Hassle, Perfect Photos

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    •Maral & Austin•3 years ago

    We knew Tess personally and contacted her about photographing our wedding because we were fans of her professional work. It was one of the best choices of our no-frills wedding. We chose to get married at the courthouse in downtown Brooklyn on a Friday morning with family and then have a separate party in Williamsburg the following night with family and friends. With Tess, we were able to put all the photography stuff on auto-pilot and never worry about it. The planning process was extremely easy. Once we got her price (which was more than reasonable and a really good value) and paid half for a deposit, she blocked off the two days she would join us. Other than planning to take an extra hour or two after the Friday ceremony, that was all the preparation that went into it. She may have scouted the area in person or via map or just known the area. Either way, she was really in control with a plan once we got there. On the day of the ceremony, Tess came to the courthouse and basically just worked her magic. We were able to go on with whatever we had to do and Tess just moved around and through us taking photos opportunistically. She got some action shots of us in the waiting room and signing the papers and some portraits with our flowers and family. Tess's major strength is finding amazing scenes in the moment, and you don't even know they're happening. She has an amazing eye for pictures. And best of all, she captured them with us being able to go on with our day, barely noticing her darting around us. She of course photographed the little ceremony in the courthouse and then we took about an hour in the big hallway for family portraits. She was fast at organizing us and snapping through all the necessary combinations of people. Very efficient. Then we went outside with a smaller group and went to a few nice locations nearby. On the steps of a municipal building, crossing the street to a little park, and then the subway. It was fast, it was efficient, and we didn't even know until later how amazing the photos really were. They are not average photos. They are unique and artistic and beautiful. Once again Tess found the little scenes happening in front of us. She really has a great eye for framing and light. We didn't know just how cool they were until we saw them later. We then took a 30 minute subway ride getting some classic New York shots. On the second day, Tess arrived at the location of our party, and once again it was stress-free. She spent 2-3 hours weaving through the crowd capturing action shots of talking, eating, drinking, dancing, and also was very good at putting groups together every now and then and taking group portraits. It was the least hassling part of the party. Maybe a week or two later she sent us a link to the photos. She sifted through all of them (somehow), got rid of the bad ones, and touched up the good ones. We were able to download the folders of photos so we could share with our friends. Later, we ended up printing some glossy pictures of our favorite artsy shots from outside the courthouse and on the subway to put up in our apartment. And from time to time we print some little ones for little frames too. Whenever we want, we can tap into our repository and remember the great weekend. All in all, there were 500-600 photos that amazingly captured everything we would've wanted without us worrying if anyone was there to capture it.

  • Tess and Julia are a Dream Team

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    •Raphael & Larisa•3 years ago

    Working with Tess and Julia was one of the highlights of the whole wedding-planning process. They're consummate professionals, absolutely lovely, and will take beautiful photos of your wedding. Once we had met with them for the first time, we knew we didn't have to stress about wedding photography. They're incredibly organized and responsive and prompt. They formulated a whole game plan for the day, including strategizing on how to manage the complex politics of family photos, and they executed the strategy seamlessly at the wedding. They're also just genuinely good and fun people, and it was a pleasure having them at the wedding. And, of course, we love the photos! They got great shots of every part of the event. On our recommendation, friends of ours hired Tess and Julia for their wedding, and they were also thrilled with their work. They really are the best.

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