WEDDINGS
Your wedding is a celebration meant to be fully experienced. We blend thoughtful direction with a natural, candid approach, creating beautiful portraits while preserving the genuine emotion, meaningful details, and in-between moments that make your day uniquely yours. The result is timeless photographs and heartfelt films that bring you back to how it all felt.
Natural, Luminous & Refined Wedding Photography & Videography. For couples celebrating in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands.
Beautifully Guided. Naturally Documented.
Together with my husband, Chad, we approach every wedding with a balance of thoughtful direction and candid storytelling. We’ll help you feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera, guide you into natural, beautiful portraits, and step back when the moment is better left to unfold on its own.
With more than a decade of experience, we know when to offer direction and when to simply observe, allowing you to enjoy your celebration while we preserve the emotion, connection, and in-between moments happening around you.
As a husband-and-wife photography and videography team, we work seamlessly together with one cohesive approach, so your photographs and film feel like two parts of the same story.
On your wedding day, we’ll guide you through beautiful, natural portraits while staying attentive to everything unfolding around you. From emotional exchanges and joyful celebrations to the quiet, in-between moments you may not even see happening, we’ll document your day with a balance of direction and observation so your final gallery feels beautiful, genuine, and complete.
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The Experience
The Experience
As your wedding approaches, we’ll help create a custom photography timeline built around what matters most to you. We’ll plan for beautiful light, meaningful portraits, family photographs, and the details you’ve thoughtfully chosen, while leaving room for you to enjoy your celebration. We’ll help you feel prepared and confident going into your wedding day.
wedding planning
Your engagement session is a chance to slow down, have fun together, and get comfortable in front of the camera before your wedding day. We’ll guide you throughout the session while creating a mix of beautiful portraits and natural moments that feel like you. Whether we’re exploring the scenery of Ohiopyle State Park or photographing your engagement at Mellon Park in Pittsburgh, we’ll help you choose a location that feels beautiful and true to you.
Engagement session
Experience your wedding all over again through a film that preserves the movement, emotion, and moments that photographs alone cannot. From the way you look at each other to the sound of your vows, your wedding film brings the story of your day to life in a completely different way.
Because photography and videography are captured together by our husband-and-wife team, your film is seamlessly woven into your wedding experience, allowing moments to unfold naturally while preserving your day in a way that feels genuine, timeless, and true to you.
Explore some of our recent wedding films below.
Wedding Highlight Films
Long after the wedding day has passed, your photographs become part of your family’s story. An heirloom album allows you to relive the moments, emotions, and people who surrounded you on one of the most meaningful days of your life. Carefully designed and handcrafted, these albums turn your memories into something tangible—something you can hold, share with loved ones, and pass down for generations.
Your First Family Heirloom
Heirloom Albums
Heirloom Albums
"Carmen and Chad truly went above and beyond. Their passion, professionalism, and talent exceeded every expectation, and we’re so thankful to have had them capture one of the most important days of our lives."
-Chelsee, Bride
KIND WORDS
"Hiring Carmen May Photography was the best decision we made for our wedding day. Our friends, families, myself and my husband could not hold them in higher regards. I try to convince my husband daily we need more pictures just so we can work with them again!"
-Emilee, Bride
"Carmen from the start was very easy to work with. She responded quick and promptly to my first inquiry which is so appreciated...Carmen was above and beyond...I plan on working with Carmen May Photography for many more of the milestones and little moments in our lives."
-Christa Bride
After you fill out the contact form, your experience begins with a personalized consultation where we’ll talk through your vision, wedding day plans, and what matters most to you. From there, you’ll receive several custom collections with thoughtfully recommended photography and videography options tailored to your celebration.
consultation call & Custom collections
The full service experience
The Full Service Experience
Your engagement session is a relaxed opportunity to experience what it’s like to be photographed by us before your wedding day. With gentle direction, you’ll become more comfortable in front of the camera while creating beautiful images to use throughout your celebration, from save-the-dates and your wedding website to welcome details and more.
Engagement session
As your wedding day approaches, we’ll refine the details together—your timeline, portrait plans, lighting, and the meaningful moments you want captured. With years of experience photographing weddings, we’ll provide thoughtful guidance so your day flows naturally while the moments that matter most are documented with intention and care.
planning
When your wedding day arrives, you can be fully present knowing the photography details have already been thoughtfully planned. We’ll guide you when needed and step back when moments are better left to unfold naturally, documenting everything from the quiet anticipation of getting ready to the celebration on the dance floor with an attentive, unobtrusive approach.
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After your wedding, you’ll receive a beautifully curated online gallery that preserves the heart and story of your celebration. For couples who want to enjoy their photographs beyond the screen, we offer handcrafted heirloom albums and custom framed artwork designed to preserve these memories for generations.
Gallery Delivery & Heirlooms
Every wedding collection starts with photography and can be tailored to your celebration. Collections may include videography, an engagement session, and a handcrafted heirloom album to preserve your photographs beyond the screen. Each collection is designed around what matters most to you, creating a seamless and supported experience from planning through final delivery.
Wedding Photography
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Let's Work Together
From the first conversation to your final gallery, we’re here to make the photography and videography experience feel easy, personal, and beautifully considered. We’ll help you prepare for the moments we can plan while staying attentive to all the ones we can’t.
• Photography and videography by a husband-and-wife team
• A relaxed, guided engagement session
• Personalized planning and custom timeline guidance
• Sneak peek images shortly after your wedding
• A beautifully curated online gallery for sharing and downloading
• Handcrafted heirloom albums and custom artwork available
Recent Work
Jen & John
The Woods at Eisler Farms
Kristen & John
Fernstone Retreat
Morgan & Mark
Phipps Conservatory
Erin & Cason
The Grayson House
Skyler & Alex
Pinerock Farm
Kyrie & Dan
Deep Creek Lake Engagement
We photograph weddings throughout Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, from elegant city celebrations to beautiful mountain venues. Our work includes weddings at Nemacolin, The Pennsylvanian, The Grayson House, The George Washington Hotel, Pine Rock Farm, Fernstone Retreat, and many more.
Carley & Mitchell
The University Club at Pitt
Shelby & Bryson
Mellon Park Engagement
Chelsee & Alex
Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe
Autumn & Ezekiel
Yinzer Valley Farms
Trinity & Patrick
The Pennsylvanian
Kelly & Jon
PNC Park wedding
Hanna & Brian
George Washington Hotel
Autumn & Dan
Buhl Mansion
Sarah & Chris
Proposal/Engagement
About
We’re Carmen and Chad, the husband-and-wife team behind Carmen May Photography. With more than a decade of experience photographing weddings together, we bring a balance of thoughtful direction and attentive storytelling to every celebration, helping you feel comfortable and confident while preserving the moments that make your day uniquely yours.
Carmen leads the photography experience, while Chad works alongside her as a second photographer or videographer. Together, we work seamlessly from planning through the wedding day, creating timeless photographs and heartfelt films that allow you to relive your celebration for years to come.
Carmen & Chad
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