About this vendor
When I was a young girl growing up in Lithuania, I fell in love with everything about weddings. I got caught up in the joy, beauty, and emotion, and the sweet connections that happened between family and friends always made me smile. I still feel that way today.
Now I am living my dream as a wedding photographer in Washington D.C., and traveling for destination weddings nationally and abroad.
I am known for my documentary style which keeps me focused on candid moments and true emotions. It’s those kinds of story-telling wedding photos that you will see throughout my portfolio. When you trust me to be your wedding photographer, I want my photos to speak to you about your life, (not just make you look amazing). Of course, I’ll capture gorgeous portraits, group shots, and details to fill in your collection, and I’ll do it all without controlling the flow of your celebration. When you look at your photo years from now I want you to feel the emotions you felt on your wedding day, just like it was yesterday, and remember how comfortable you felt in front of the camera.
If you find yourself drawn to my work, please reach out. I would love to know what captures your heart and makes you smile, and if our calendars align I would be thrilled to be your wedding photographer.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2019 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Reviews
Your trust is our goal. Our community relies on honest reviews to help
you make those big decisions with ease.
5
out of 5.015 reviews
Review photos
Showing slide number 1 out of 3
I would recommend Gabriele ten times over, and consider it one of the best decisions of our wedding day. Her photographic eye is incredible, as well as how vibrantly she edits the ...
photos. We really wanted a photographer who could capture the small, more unseen moments, instead of only posed photos. She truly delivered in every way. In addition, she is so easy to work with. She is kind and good at direction and keeping on schedule. We loved getting an engagement session with her, and as soon as we received those photos, we knew we had made the right decision. We're absolutely thrilled with our pictures and cannot wait to frame them.
We highly recommend Gabriele as a wedding photographer! Her candid, documentary-style photography perfectly aligned with our vision, and she delivered beautifully for both our enga...
gement session and wedding day. Gabriele is kind, patient, and professional, seamlessly collaborating with our wedding planner and capturing everything from intimate moments between us to the energy of the dance floor and candid guest interactions. She managed to be everywhere without ever being intrusive.
Gabriele took incredible photos without disrupting the experience for us or our guests. She also turned the final photos around quickly within a few weeks, which we then shared with our guests—they were thrilled to see such amazing shots of themselves. On top of it all, her rates were very affordable compared to other photographers we considered. We’re so grateful for her work.
Gabriele did such a beautiful job on both our engagement and wedding photos. We were so happy that we chose her to capture our day. She caught so many special moments and we will c...
herish these photos forever. If you're considering hiring Gabriele, I highly recommend you do so! You will be glad you did. Thank you, Gabriele for all of your hard work! You are so talented!
We are so happy with our photos! Gabriele is a talented photographer who perfectly captured our big day. She arrived ahead of time ready to work. All the photos she took, whether c...
andid or posed, looked excellent. She also knew how to pose us for the more romantic shots by helping us get in the right spot with the proper lighting. Her editing was beautiful without feeling overdone or unauthentic. Our experience with her was entirely positive and we highly recommend her. She's a true professional who cares about her work and clients.
Gabriele was the best decision for our wedding! Exactly 4 weeks after the date of our wedding I have already received our beautiful wedding photos that she has made into a stunning...
book for us. From our first meeting Gabriele was so thorough and she could really understand the vision and look I wanted for my wedding day. The photos are just amazing Gabriele is so good at capturing a feeling and a moment through the camera. She cares about her work so much. She has not only talent but passion too. We are so happy with her work and highly recommend for your special day.
Gabriele shot my wedding and put together the most artistic, warm, fun and romantic assortment of photos that we could have hoped for. During the wedding Gabriele was light-hearted...
, accommodating, creative and delightful to have documenting our special day. She captured all moments and even the ones we didn’t saw. Our parents and us also got such a gorgeous portraits. Gabriele delivered online gallery with an easy software, so we are able to share all images to our friends. We are truly recommend her!
We hired Gabriele on a recommendation from a friend and after my own wedding I could not recommend her high enough to anyone looking for a top class wedding photographer. Gabriele ...
was a pleasure to have around for the whole day. While always remaining extremely professional Gabriele worked really good to be sure to never miss an important moment. After the wedding she provided us with a complete visual recap of our day with stunning images using various photographic techniques including excellent images of the ceremony and a mix of posed images of everything else. Having found out in advance exactly what type of photos we like, many of the photos were taken when we didn't even realize she was around and they are the ones that we really love the most! If you are looking for a photographer for your wedding, Gabriele is a perfect choice.
Gabriele recently did our engagement photos, and I cannot give her enough praise. Not only is she a fantastic photographer who clearly knows what she's doing, but she was also incr...
edibly nice to work with and was extremely flexible with our shoot. She made being in front of the camera so easy, we almost forgot the camera was even there. Plus, our pictures are gorgeous! I can't stop looking through them. She took more pictures than I expected and had them done much sooner than I expected as well. Truly recommend her photography services!
We were delighted with Gabriele’s work and her professionalism as our wedding photographer. We booked Gabriele at very short notice due to our spontaneous decision to get married ...
and she was very obliging. We spoke several times by phone and she immediately picked up on our laid back style and she managed to reflect that in our photos. Gabriele has a great way about her that allows her to be unobtrusive whilst she manages to snap away in the background to get the perfect shots. We would highly recommend Gabriele and we would be so happy to use her excellent skill again for family events. We love her wedding photography.
I booked Gabriele for a family session, because my close friend referred her to us. The pictures turned so nice that we decided to do an engagement session. She picked such a nice ...
place during the sunset, we received pictures in one week and we got 130 absolute amazing pictures. As we know from other friends who hired another photographer, they received jus 30 images and they had to pay extra for more pictures… Me and my fiancee are so happy to found her and we definitely recommend Gabriele!
Gabriele was very kind and accommodating. I chose her because I thought her portfolio was quality and she was the only one of the local photographers I contacted to respond to my i...
nquiries with a quote like I requested. She helped me construct a beautiful surprise proposal. My fiancee and I really enjoyed working with her and the photos turned out fabulously. Thank you again, Gabriele!
The quality of the photos was absolutely spectacular! Gabriele is a delight to work with and makes you feel so comfortable. Both my husband and I have large families and she worked...
the crowd well. We loved the pictures she sent and how speedy she was getting them back to us. We feel and look beautiful, which is just how it should be for your wedding! She did our engagements, bridals, first-look, and wedding day photoshoots, but I like how she puts everything in a story from the beggining till the end. Also she captured every single detail which was very important to us, because my friend who’s getting starting as a wedding planner will have so many beautiful pictures. I’m glad that we found her, I will decently reccomend her to my friends!
Friend of mine recommend for us Gabriele Stonyte Photography. I loved her photography style so I booked her, praying that my wedding pics would come out decent since I don't think ...
I photograph very well in pictures.
I have nothing but wonderful things to say about my experience with Gabriele. She is super nice and very laid back. My husband and I were so nervous to be in front of the camera but she managed to make us more relax and feel comfortable. She is punctual, if not early actually and that's important to us. We also were lucky to receive our weeding pics within less than 3 weeks!! I was expecting to get our pictures back within 5-8 weeks but we received them early! I think she read my mind and knew how I was impatiently waiting for them. lol Our wedding pictures turned out beautiful! Gabriele went over and beyond our expectations. We love them so much that we wish we can blow them all up into big canvas size pictures! Gabriele is truly a talented photographer and we are very happy that we booked her for our wedding. We look forward to working with her again in the near future. Thanks again, Gabriele for capturing these beautiful photos for us.
Gabriele is an amazing photographer that captured memories that we will be able to enjoy for years to come. When we first found Gabriele, it was a few weeks before our wedding, aft...
er our previous photographers had suddenly canceled on us. Shocked and in the middle of panic, we were referred to her by a family member who found her work through a professional reference. We immediately fell in love with her style; both the color and black and white photos in her portfolio. After reaching out, we received a response almost immediately, and it set the tone for our whole interaction with Gabriele. She was polite, professional, and willing to work with us given our situation. She offered us a very fair price that we found affordable.
Fast-forward to the day of, and still, we can only praise her professionalism. She showed up on time and ready to work. She caught moments that we wanted and many that we didn't think of. She has an amazing eye for candid shots.
We ran into a slight hiccup during our First Look. There was a small disagreement about the location of the first look due to lighting issues. We had to emphasize that we really wanted our First Look in one location, while Gabriele suggested another. We understood that she was concerned that the spot we wanted had a lot of extra shadows, and they could have a negative impact on the shots, but we had to be firm about our decision as this is what we had previously communicated to be the plan. The final product turned out perfect. Whether she was able to manage shots within the light or did some magic in the post-event touch-ups, we'll never know, but the pictures are perfect!
From ceremony to reception, she took so many gorgeous pictures. We knew she was there but looking back we can't remember when or where. That's exactly how I want to remember it. The pictures were taken, but the photographer was not disruptive at all!
There are signs that Gabriele is still perfecting her craft. The day of the wedding she was a bit soft-spoken, making it difficult to hear and understand her when she communicated what she wanted us to do. We found that we were sometimes posing ourselves or trying to find spots that would best work for the photos. We wanted to see her more comfortable with us as clients. We would have liked for her to lead that part of the photo session more, as sometimes clients can be a little chatty and all over the place. She is an excellent photographer who needs to work a little more on communicating her own vision for the photographs, in that moment. Sometimes that means showing more control over the crowd.
As stated before, the final product was a collection of beautiful and timely photographs. It only took her 11 days to get us the preview of our gallery, highlighting a few dozen images from the wedding. The very next day we had our full gallery available to us. Gabriele even followed-up and asked if we had any changes or edits that we wanted. Within 3 days we had the edits and they look amazing. The gallery was simple to use and included downloadable high-res and web-res format photos. Sharing and downloading on any device was so easy.
In the end, we have nothing but great things to say about Gabriele and her photography! A fantastically beautiful final product that is worth every penny. We would definitely recommend her to anyone considering using her for her services.
Gabriele's talent is evident, as is her professionalism and passion for her craft. She is currently apprenticing with another photographer, but seems to be rapidly developing her ...
own technical command and authentic style. Her pricing is very reasonable, she is reliable, and quickly delivers. We love the pictures she took for our wedding, and many of our guests commented specifically on how great she was. We enthusiastically recommend her for anyone looking for a photographer.
Contact
DC, VA, MD and Worldwide!
- Wedding Vendors/
- Wedding Photographers/
- Virginia Wedding Photographers/
- Falls Church Wedding Photographers/