Jon Stojan
Lavishly Lux Studio, a luxury wedding photography and videography collective, is nearing its 10th year of celebrating love and human connection through the art of visual storytelling. Since its foundation in 2015, the company has become a trusted partner for couples seeking to remember their most cherished moments, as it has captured authentic moments with grace, style, and sophistication, turning love into timeless visual treasures.
As it rose through the ranks of luxury wedding photography, Lavishly Lux has grown far beyond its roots. Since 2019, couples across the USA could enjoy authentic representations of their union through a dedicated team of associate photographers in multiple cities, including Atlanta, Austin, Houston, San Francisco, and the DMV area. Now that it approaches its 10th anniversary, it promises to continue documenting “wherever love takes them.”
Besides having an experienced team accessible to clients across the country, the company has earned a reputation for its accommodating and friendly service. Weddings are personal, intimate events as unique as the identities of those who celebrate them; hence, the studio is committed to practices of inclusivity, accommodation, respect, and personalization.
Owner and principal Dallas photographer Misha Wynn’s promise to capture candid moments of love and connection is made through the personalized touch she brings to each frame. With an all-woman team, the studio can honor every couple’s special day, from the most minute details to the finished gallery. While helping brides put on their shoes or touching up a bridesmaid’s hair, the team catches glimpses of the intimate love between the wedding party and expertly translates it through the lens.
Unscripted, authentic images of love and art can only be captured by those who are part of the ceremony rather than someone holding a camera in a random corner. So, as part of their principle of respect, the collective joins in on the fun, dancing with guests as they simultaneously practice their craft.
The studio’s respect for the nuances of each ceremony has led to its success in cultural wedding photography. Whether a fusion wedding that celebrates the union of different cultures or a destination wedding in Mexico and the Caribbean, Lavishly Lux specializes in visualizing the diversity of love and beauty both by honoring the ceremonies themselves and honoring their inherent joy.
For instance, Misha and her team recognize the subtleties of shooting for a spectrum of people, “Light bounces off darker skin tones differently than lighter skin tones, and simply being conscious of that fact makes our photography better for everyone,” Misha explains. The team’s depth of experience photographing a range of different cultures that require a variety of lighting techniques makes them perfectly suited for every celebration of love. Their versatility, awareness, and experience stand beyond a still frame.
The collective also offers videography services that capture the living, breathing moments of connection that weddings seek to celebrate. The team manages to represent the diversity of love at each wedding through the meticulously executed, all-encompassing process that makes Lavishly Lux a luxury studio.
Beginning with initial meetings with the couple and their wedding planner, they document every client’s exact needs to ensure that the momentous day is beautifully immortalized. Once the arrangements are made, the collective goes the extra mile to recommend vendors, assist with engagement and bridal session planning, suggest the perfect locations, and help with attire. Six weeks before the session, the team checks in to craft a detailed timeline of the ceremony and its operations, including descriptions of their and the wedding party’s activities on the day. The team will then be expertly prepared to carry out the couple’s vision during the wedding, and clients can expect the full gallery to be ready two months from the day of the ceremony, although selected highlights and reels are sent over sooner.
This planning period is important for both the team and their clients because, as most happy couples may realize as they approach their date, weddings are quite complex. Especially with fully booked venues and family members that have traveled from around the country and around the globe to join in on the celebrations of their eternal flame, truly capturing every moment and ensuring that every guest is represented in the wedding’s memory is of the utmost importance. And Lavishly Lux fulfills that wish every time.
It’s Misha’s creative edge that distinguishes the collective over other studios in the region. Recognized as a premier Black-owned wedding business by WeddingWire, Southern Bride, Brides Magazine, and more, Misha’s drive to authentically capture love breaks through in every image she produces. “I want you to feel the same emotions you feel looking back on my pictures as you had on the day itself. I want to capture the way that love feels,” she states.
Reflecting on nearly a decade of cherishing the boundary-breaking love of others through photography, Misha concludes, “I am so humbled that people think of our team during the most important day of our life. It feels surreal that so many couples trust us with moments that are as precious as a wedding union. That, especially, means more to me than anything.” Expertly skilled at seeing, being part of, and capturing authentic love in all its forms, from vows to group dances, from San Francisco to Jamaica, Lavishly Lux Studio is excited to continue ten more years of celebrating love around the world.