Wedding Photography
Digital, Tintype & Film
At Folklore Wedding Company, we tell your love story in its most authentic form through an authentic lens. As photographers and creatives, we offer a range of wedding photography formats, including digital photography, tintypes, 35mm film, and Polaroids to capture each unforgettable moment.
Collaborate with one of the wedding photographers on our talented team to create a bespoke package to perfectly fit your ceremony, vision, and aesthetic.
Our digital photography packages provide timeless storytelling. From documentary to editorial, every image reflects the beauty and genuine emotions of your day. Plus, select packages include a free engagement photo shoot on Salt Spring Island—an early celebration of your love, to help you get comfortable in front of the camera.
Digital Photography
There's something magical about film. With options including warm and grainy 35mm and the candid charm of a Polaroid, our wedding photographers working with film bring a classic vintage look and tactile permanence to your wedding album.
Film Photography
We also offer authentic tintype wedding photography for those looking to create heirloom-quality keepsakes. Using silver and tin, this process dates back to the 1800s, offering a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted portrait that will last for generations.
Tintype Photography
Our portrait booth is an interactive experience for your wedding guests. Treat your friends and family to a professional portrait captured in either digital or authentic tintype photography. Our intimate portrait booth creates unforgettable keepsakes for your loved ones and a lifelong photographic reminder for your wedding album.
Wedding Portrait Booth
At Folklore Wedding Company, we believe your love story deserves to be captured in its most authentic and timeless form. Offering a variety of formats, including digital photography, tintypes, Super 8 film, 35mm film, and Polaroids, we bring a unique blend of artistry to every celebration. Choose from our team of talented photographers, each dedicated to documenting your day with creativity and care. Explore our packages and find the perfect fit for your wedding vision.
Digital Photography
Our digital photography packages offer the perfect blend of modern technology and timeless storytelling. Every image is carefully composed and edited to reflect the natural beauty and authentic emotions of your day. Plus, select packages include a free engagement shoot on Salt Spring Island, the ideal way to celebrate your love while getting comfortable in front of the camera.
Film Photography
There’s something magical about film. Whether it’s the warm grain of 35mm, the nostalgic charm of Polaroids, or the cinematic allure of Super 8, our film photography options bring a touch of old-world romance to your wedding album. These add-ons are perfect for couples who want to incorporate a unique and artistic element into their memories.
Tintype Photography
For those looking to create heirloom-quality keepsakes, we also offer authentic tintype photography. Using silver and tin, this process dates back to the 1800s, offering a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted portrait that will last for generations. Learn more about this truly special offering on our dedicated Tintype Photography page.
Portrait Booth
Our portrait booth is a one-of-a-kind experience for your wedding or event. Guests can step in front of the camera for professional portraits captured in either digital or authentic tintype photography. Whether you’re looking for modern elegance or vintage charm, the portrait booth creates unforgettable keepsakes for your loved ones while adding a unique touch to your celebration.
Sydney Woodward is a photographer, filmmaker, and co-founder of Folklore Wedding Company. His work is rooted in storytelling, capturing both the grand narrative and the quiet, fleeting moments that define a celebration. Blending digital and with the timeless craft of tintype photography, Sydney approaches both photo and video with the same eye for intimacy, atmosphere, and emotional truth. His films carry the same depth as his stills, poetic, grounded, and rich with a sense of place. Whether documenting a multi-day celebration or an island elopement at the edge of the sea, Sydney’s work is guided by curiosity and care, creating imagery that feels lived-in, cinematic, and deeply human.
Sydney Woodward
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investments Start at
$1500
Kimberley Kufaas is a Kwakwaka’wakw photographer based on Northern Vancouver Island whose work is deeply rooted in wild landscapes, rich light, and the feeling of place. Her craft focuses on elopements, adventure portraits, and lifestyle celebrations , where wind-swept rain, forest glow and ocean edge become part of the story.
Kimberley brings a documentary sensibility balanced with emotive composition, creating images that feel timeless, tactile, and deeply connected to community and culture. Whether recording vows beside a cliff or capturing quiet moments in a cedar-lined clearing, her photographs honour your story in its full texture — bold, grounded and entirely of the land.
Kimberley Kufaas
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investments Start at
$2200
Stasia Garraway is a photographer and filmmaker whose work feels like memory honest, tactile, and full of movement. With a background in visual storytelling and a love for natural light, she captures the energy and emotion of each moment with quiet intuition. Stasia’s approach blends documentary realism with an artful eye for detail, creating images and films that feel cinematic yet deeply personal. Whether documenting a windswept coastline, a forest ceremony, or the laughter of a crowded dance floor, her work invites you to relive your day exactly as it was — raw, real, and beautiful in its imperfection.
Stasia Garraway
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investments Start at
$3750
Kelly Zantingh is an artist and photographer based on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen people (Victoria, BC) whose work is deeply rooted in analog film, 35mm and 120mm, and the rich, tactile character of grain and light.
Her images emerge from a practice of vulnerability, atmosphere and authenticity, capturing the connections between partners, lovers, and families with quiet intention. Whether wandering coastal trails, forest clearings or island shorelines, Kelly blends artful composition with minimal post-processing so that each photograph feels raw, genuine and deeply of place. If you’re drawn to storytelling that honours texture, time and emotion as much as your love story, Kelly’s lens offers a beautifully grounded reflection of you — unfiltered, poetic, and timeless.
Kelly Zantingh
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investments Start at
$1250
Kate Tutty is a photographer and filmmaker based in Victoria, BC whose craft blends emotive photojournalism with fine-art intention. Her work—captured on digital, 35 mm film and vintage Super 8, holds space for the full spectrum of your story: the bold landscapes, the quiet gestures, and the unexpected intimacy of each moment.
Whether you’re exchanging vows on Vancouver Island or eloping under wild skies, Kate brings a calm, thoughtful presence and a refined editorial sensibility. With her you’ll find a process that feels intentional, relaxed and grounded, rooted not just in how things look, but how they feel. Her images honour connection, movement and memory in equal measure: vivid, real, and timeless.
Kate Tutty
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investments Start at
$3600
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Stephanie Artuso is a photographer and artist based on the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation on Gabriola Island.
Her work is grounded in observing connection—between people, place and moment, with an artist’s eye tuned to the details, the in-between, and the movement that gives time its shape. She works in digital photography as well as instant film keepsakes, bringing a tactile, layered sensibility to weddings and elopements. Whether capturing the laughter of a gathering, the quiet ritual of the morning light, or the sweeping landscape that holds a vow, Stephanie’s imagery is intentional and alive, where the visual story invites you back into your day again and again.
Stephanie Artuso
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$1000
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Our approach combines both documentary and editorial photography. We document the candid, unscripted flow of the day while also creating striking, editorial-style portraits that feel timeless and artful. This balance means you’ll have photographs that tell the raw story of your wedding alongside portraits that could belong in a magazine spread.
Each of our photographers brings their own unique perspective and style to weddings. Some lean more toward a candid, photojournalistic approach, while others have a refined, editorial eye. We encourage you to explore the work of each of our photographers to get a sense of who resonates most with your vision. No matter who you choose, you’ll receive a thoughtful, beautifully curated gallery that reflects the energy and emotion of your day.
Alongside digital coverage, we also offer analog film (35mm & 120mm) for couples who love the nostalgic feel of film, and tintype portraits, a rare, heirloom process dating back to the 1800s. Together, these formats create a wedding gallery that is layered, romantic, and truly one-of-a-kind.
Yes! Many couples choose an engagement session as part of their wedding photography journey. It’s a great way to get comfortable in front of the camera, spend time with your photographer, and capture portraits you can use for invitations, wedding websites, or just as keepsakes.
Some of our photographers even offer complimentary engagement sessions when you book them for your wedding. Others provide engagement shoots as optional add-ons. Either way, we love these sessions because they give us a chance to connect before the wedding day, and they give you beautiful photos that celebrate your engagement season.
Absolutely. While our home base is on Salt Spring Island, our team includes photographers who live all over Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, which allows us to cover weddings across the region without heavy travel costs. We’re also expanding further across British Columbia, so no matter where you’re celebrating, chances are we’ll have someone nearby who can be part of your day.
For weddings outside our home areas, we’re happy to travel. We’ll arrive early to scout locations and prepare so that everything runs smoothly. Travel fees may apply for certain destinations, but we take care of all our own logistics. Whether you’re planning a celebration in Victoria, Tofino, the Okanagan, or even further afield, we’d love to join you and capture your story.
Each of our photographers offers their own wedding packages, which typically include full-day coverage, edited digital galleries, and options for engagement sessions, albums, or film add-ons. Some of our photographers also provide complimentary engagement sessions when you book, while others include extras like additional shooters or film photography.
Because every photographer has their own way of working and structuring packages, the best way to learn more is to visit their individual profiles. There, you’ll find details about their style, what their packages include, and sample galleries from past weddings. This helps you not only understand the investment, but also get a feel for the photographer who’s the best fit for your vision.