Night wedding photographer · Calgary · Red Deer · the Rockies
When the sun goes down,
I'm the one you call.
Dark, romantic wedding photography in Calgary, Red Deer and the Rockies, for artists, romantics and couples who've never been ordinary.
Not afraid
of the dark.
photography for the night-hearted
Hire me, I'm nice.
I make the light instead of waiting for it.
I'm Sofia. Gothic, queer, interracial, blending beliefs, or simply wildly yourselves: all love, all bodies and all people are welcome here. I've photographed weddings like yours, so you never have to explain your style to me.
Their ceremony couldn't begin until Shabbat ended at sundown.
In an Alberta winter, that meant walking down the aisle by candlelight. Some couples would see a problem. I see the most beautiful light of the year. Your faith, your traditions and your timeline lead; I'll make the light work.
a Jewish ceremony after Shabbat
me, by Svetlana
About Sofia
My mom was raised in Mexico City, where even the dead get a party.
My dream wedding? Mexico City during Día de los Muertos. My dad filled my childhood with film photos and VHS tapes, I worked in a film lab at 13, and I started out photographing the bands my friends played in. Full time since 2012, from Iceland to Scotland to Los Angeles.
Since losing my mom, I know how precious it is to have all your favourite people in one room. I have a soft spot for the moms. Luke, my senior wiener dog, comes on night shoots, and if you're visiting, I know exactly where we're getting appies and cocktails on 17th Ave.
Every July I lead the Wild Roses Festival media team, North America's largest all-female media team.
HIRE THIS
woman.
“You will not be disappointed. You can feel what it was like to be there because of her AMAZING photos.” Gord and Meg
from dusk to dark
Three ways to work together. Every one of them ends after dark.
Weddings
7 to 11 hours, planned around the best light by day and by night. Your whole gallery in 2 weeks.
from $4,500 + GST
Nicturna
Sessions on the new moon and the full moon. Candles, butterflies, smoke and starlight, built around you.
$1,500
Couples & engagements
Just engaged, newly married or twenty years in. Mark the anniversary under the stars, planned around the lunar calendar, out where the sky is truly dark. Never a mini session.
$1,500
Dear wedding couples,
here’s what you can count on.
- i.Your whole gallery in 2 weeks. Not 2 months. Relive it while the flowers are still on the table.
- ii.The flex hour. An extra hour for rehearsal night, golden hour the next evening, or more of the dance floor.
- iii.Planned around the light. Sunset, blue hour and the moon are on your timeline, so the magic is scheduled, not lucky.
- iv.A human tells your story. I choose every image in your gallery myself. Only the person who was there knows which imperfect frame is the truest.
home · calgary in winter
“These dark settings are where Sofia truly shines.”
Cathy and Craig, married under the stars of the Zeidler Dome
“She is known for her night work.”
Kari and Mike, Fairmont Banff Springs
“Her style is artsy and not the regular boring stuff.”
Carolyn
“Like having a best friend taking the pictures instead of a photographer.”
Michelle
As seen in
Avenue Magazine ✦ WedLuxe ✦ Rock n Roll Bride ✦ Today's Bride ✦ Bridal Fantasy ✦ Confetti
Full time since 2012 · 300+ weddings · 4.9 stars from 34 reviews on WeddingWire · Fearless Photographers member
me, headlamp on, mid-lesson
For photographers
Illuminate. Learn to light the dark.
My night photography workshop for photographers who are done being scared of the dark. Off-camera flash, starlight and candlelight, plus exactly how I plan a wedding day around the sun and the moon.
You leave with night images for your own portfolio and the confidence to say yes to after-dark.
$4,500 per seat · small group
Join the waitlistCommercial · events · food · music
Not just weddings. Your brand, after hours.
Event, concert and food photography in Calgary. Festivals, restaurants and on-brand businesses get the same eye I bring to weddings: real moments, dark rooms handled beautifully, and images that feel like being there.
Events and festivals
Wild Roses Festival, Dîner en Blanc, Drop the Mask
Food and drink
Restaurants, menus and hospitality, including the Saddledome suites
Music
The Lumineers, Bryan Adams, Alanis Morissette, Modest Mouse, the CCMAs
Calgary and Red Deer wedding photographer · Night, alternative and LGBTQ2+ weddings across Alberta · No travel fees anywhere in Alberta