YOUR LOVE STORY, YOUR RULES

A wedding day that feels like you.


For the couples who would rather trade a ballroom for a mountain, a packed timeline for breathing room, and traditions that don't feel like them for a day built entirely around what matters most.


Whether you're planning an elopement for two or gathering your closest people for an intimate wedding, I'll be there to document the whole damn story — the big moments, the quiet ones, the happy tears, the muddy shoes, the dog who absolutely had to be part of it, and everything in between.


Maybe it's an elopement. Maybe it's a wedding.

Maybe it's just the two of you hiking into the woods with your vows tucked into your backpack.


Maybe it's twenty people around a fire.


Maybe your dog walks down the aisle.


Maybe you still want the dress, the flowers, the first dance and the champagne — just without 200 people watching.


There isn't one right way to get married.



I photograph intimate weddings and elopements for couples who want their day to feel intentional, personal, and a little bit wild.

Wedding rings and bridal details photographed by Western Pennsylvania wedding photographer

“We wanted our wedding day to feel like an adventure, not a photoshoot. Cortny completely understood that. She let us slow down, get a little dirty, explore, and just be together. Looking through our photos feels like stepping right back into that day.”

“We wanted our wedding day to feel like an adventure, not a photoshoot. Cortny completely understood that. She let us slow down, get a little dirty, explore, and just be together. Looking through our photos feels like stepping right back into that day.”

For celebrations rooted in love, nature, and connection


THE THINGS YOU'LL REMEMBER


Not just the ceremony. Not just the portraits.


But the way your hands shook before the vows. Your dad seeing you for the first time.


Your friends screaming when you finally kissed. Running through the woods because you suddenly decided you wanted a different view.


Your dog stealing someone's bouquet. The wind blowing your veil completely sideways.

The quiet five minutes when it's finally just the two of you.


Those are the things I'm looking for.


My approach is documentary-inspired and lightly guided when you need it. I'll help you feel comfortable in front of the camera without turning your wedding day into one long photoshoot.

Cortny Jo Photography professional portrait and wedding photographer in Western Pennsylvania

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER SHOULD FEEL LIKE

PART OF THE ADVENTURE.



I'm not the photographer who is going to spend your entire wedding day barking posing instructions at you.


I'm there to help when you need direction, disappear when you don't, keep the timeline moving, find the good light, hype you up when you're nervous, and notice the little things happening around you.



I'm a photographer, but on your wedding day I'm also a little bit of a timeline keeper, location scout, dress-fluffer, boutonniere fixer, dog wrangler, and professional hype woman.




Cortny Jo Photography professional photographer in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Wedding rings and bridal details photographed by Pennsylvania wedding photographer

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAN THIS ALONE


You don't need to arrive with a perfectly planned Pinterest board. If you know exactly what you want, I'll help you make it happen.


If you have no idea what you want, even better.


I'll help you find a location, build a timeline that leaves room to breathe, think through the logistics, and create a day that feels like you — not like a copy of someone else's wedding.

Bride and groom wedding photography in Uniontown Pennsylvania



SO... WHAT DOES YOUR WEDDING LOOK LIKE?




You don't have to have it all figured out.


Tell me what you're dreaming up — even if it's still just a half-formed idea, a location you've been obsessed with, or a

“what if we just…” conversation between the two of you.


We'll figure out the rest together.



[LET'S DREAM THIS UP →]

Bridal portrait by Fayette County Pennsylvania wedding photographer

Give me the good stuff. How did you meet? What are you planning? What matters most to you? Are we hiking somewhere, getting married by the river, bringing the dog, or throwing tradition completely out the window?

TAKE ME SOMEWHERE WILD

Cortny Jo photographer specializing in weddings couples and senior portraits in Southwestern Pennsylvania

When the stars align, I'll waive my photography fee — you cover the travel, and I'll bring the cameras.

Think mountains, rivers, desert, forests, coastlines, and the kind of places that make you stop talking for a minute because they're that damn beautiful.



Current bucket list:

Vermont · Wyoming · Montana · Utah · Colorado · Idaho · New Mexico · Arizona · Oregon · Alaska · Hawaii · Bali · Costa Rica



Have somewhere else in mind? Tell me.


If you're planning an intimate wedding or elopement somewhere on my bucket list, I'd love to come with you.