wedding and elopement Photographers based in Charlottesville Virginia

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A Team You Can Count On

Amanda and Gailan have well over a decade of photography experience between the two of them, and we are proud to be serving Central Virginia. We believe in the power of nature, community, and love to bring people together and strive to showcase that in our work.


We are proud to be an LGBTQ+ friendly wedding vendor and believe that love, no matter who you are, deserves to be expressed and shown off for the world.


When you are ready, please say hi! We cannot wait to meet you.

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Capturing What Matters

We are so glad you are here. A little about us, Lumière de Soi is a woman owned, joy focused, candid moment capturing, cat loving, nature obsessed photography studio serving Charlottesville and Central Virginia. Our studio is proud to be an inclusive space, photographing all bodies and all forms of love. We offer coverage for weddings and elopements as well as portrait services.

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“We’re OBSESSED with all of our images. It’s been a few months since the wedding, and we’re still scrolling through them daily.”

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“Hiring Amanda and Gailan was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. From the moment they arrived, they brought such a calming, joyful energy—like they'd known us forever. They weren’t just photographers; they were artists, friends, and a calming presence . They captured everything perfectly—the big moments, of course, but also those fleeting, emotional in-betweens that you don’t even realize are happening until you see the photos and think, “Wow, that was us.”