About this vendor
Sarah McCloskey is a Pittsburgh based Destination wedding photographer who specializes in honest, soulful, and timeless images. She uses a combination of film and digital mediums to capture intentional celebrations, focusing on real moments & beautiful details.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.2022.
Best of Weddings
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We cannot recommend Sarah enough : ) She is not only immensely talented but also the sweetest person. Sarah has a way that makes you feel comfortable and natural in front of the ca...
mera. Our rehearsal and wedding photos are so stunning and special - I am so grateful to have these memories captured in such a perfect way. You will be in the best hands with her!
We booked Sarah as our photographer for our wedding 8/23/25. Sarah was incredibly responsive and professional from our very first inquiry and always communicated next steps thoroug...
hly. She was accommodating and provided so much guidance with our timeline and planning leading up to the wedding. She was thoughtful and curious - she takes the time to get to know you as a couple, what’s important to you and who you are.
Sarah’s work really speaks for itself - she is incredibly talented at her craft. As a person, she was also such a wonderful addition to our wedding day. She has a calm and kind presence. She makes you feel at ease - not the easiest thing to do on such a hectic day. She captured moments effortlessly without making it feel like a photo-op. She allows you to be in the moment but can also provide direction when needed.
We are so incredibly grateful to Sarah and our second shooter Ashley for their presence and work on our wedding day. We will cherish these photos for a lifetime.
We had the best experience working with Sarah. We booked our engagement shoot and planned to take them at Coop de Ville and around the Strip District where Zach and I had our first...
date. We had a lovely time shaking out the pre-photoshoot jitters with a cocktail beforehand and eased into the session feeling relaxed. I loved the way she lightly directed us so that the photos were still natural and candid, but we did have some guidance on how to position ourselves. We were so happy with the engagement session and were absolutely blown away by the wedding day portfolio, as well.
On our wedding day, her presence was so serene, and she and her team captured such sweet and genuine moments. We have the portraits that will be passed down through generations, and we also have the candid moments that perfectly represent all the love and joy that our wedding day contained. We received our portfolios in a timely manner and got a large sneak peek preview just days after the wedding. All in all, we could not recommend working with Sarah enough!
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of working with Sarah on a wedding at Fox Chapel Golf Club. As a wedding planner, what stood out most to me was how seamless and thoughtful sh...
e made the entire experience for my clients—and for me.
Sarah was incredibly organized, ensuring there were no gray areas when it came to capturing the moments that mattered most to the couple. She helped keep the formal family portraits running smoothly, even with a tight timeline, and worked closely with me to optimize the schedule so the day flowed effortlessly.
Her photography is not only beautifully executed but also elevated—she has a true eye for detail and composition. On top of her talent, Sarah brings such a calming, kind presence to the day. I would absolutely recommend working with her.
Sarah was recommended to us by several people and I must say, hiring her as our wedding photographer was the best decision we made! She was such a pleasure to work with, from start...
to finish. She is the epitome of professionalism - communicative, organized, and truly invested in making sure that every detail was photographed. On our wedding day, her patience and kindness stood out in the best way. With all the emotions and moving parts, Sarah had such a calm, grounding presence that instantly put us at ease. She never made us feel rushed or stressed, and she handled everything - from large group photos to quiet, intimate moments - with such grace. What we appreciated most was how she blended into the day so effortlessly, capturing real, authentic moments. Her calm demeanor helped us stay relaxed, and it shows in every photo—they're filled with genuine emotion, laughter, and love. We are beyond grateful to have had Sarah as our wedding photographer to capture beautiful memories that will last a lifetime. Highly, highly recommend!
I've worked with Sarah as a fellow vendor (I'm a florist) and cannot speak highly enough of her eye for aesthetic photo composition and dedication to her craft. Every shot is impec...
cable and gorgeous. She fully understands all the visual elements of the day, from light, to makeup and wardrobe, to florals, to tablescapes--and will capture them all from the very best angles. Hire her for your speciail day!
Sarah is absolutely AMAZING and her product is perfection. She captures your day in the most authentic way. Her photos are so bright and beautiful. She is so easy to work with, get...
s back flexible, and really values getting to know you as a couple. We honestly cannot recommend her enough!!!
As a Wedding Planner, I am always looking for photographers that will exceed my couple's expectations, are great communicators, kind, patient, organized, and know how to manage a w...
edding day timeline with ease. Sarah checks all of those boxes and more. I cannot recommend her enough if you're looking for a wedding photographer, and fully trust that she create beautiful imagery that you will cherish for years to come.
HIRE SARAH!! Sarah was so incredible to work with. From our initial conversation to engagement photos to our wedding and ultimately our printed album, I can't say enough good thing...
s. Not only is she professional and insanely talented at capturing the big and little moments, she's also the sweetest and kindest person to work with. She makes you feel comfortable and captures the most special moments without you even realizing it's happening. I wished I lived locally so I could continue working with Sarah on all of our life event photos!!
A long overdue review, but Sarah was amazing to work with. Her style and our photographs are so timeless. Communication was easy from day one and she made adjustments to her servic...
es to fit the needs of our day, including adding an extra photographer who was great as well. She was a champ through our rain soaked ceremony and handled the unexpected poor weather amazingly, which I’m sure is harder than it looks with all the expensive equipment. I’m also so grateful for all of the pictures she took of our venues and the florals - which will likely serve as my phone and computer backgrounds for the rest of time. I expressed wanting to have photos from each space prior to guests arriving and she was able to be flexible in her timing to capture everything. Sarah also got our sneak peek back to us super quickly and our gallery was delivered in a timely fashion as well. Overall, we loved working with Sarah and are so thankful for talent which has given us photographs we will have forever!
Sarah was incredible to work with and the photographs were stunning!! Sarah made the entire process from our engagement shoot through our wedding easy and very fun. I would abso...
lutely recommend Sarah to capture your wedding!!!
Working with Sarah was one of the best parts of our wedding planning experience, and she helped our actual day to run smoothly as well. We knew we wanted to work with her as soon ...
as we got engaged and we’re so happy that she was available on our wedding date. We love our engagement and wedding photos so much and think of them as family heirlooms. My husband and I were both a little shy to be in front of the camera, but Sarah made us feel relaxed and was so friendly immediately that we felt comfortable right away. It’s hard to pick our favorite photos! She captured so many beautiful portraits and special candid moments that mean so much to us. We can’t wait to work with her in the future! ❤️
We absolutely loved having Sarah as our wedding photographer. I love that she captures more of those candid moments you want to remember from your special day - the hugs, the kids ...
dancing in the back of the church, BTS getting ready for the first look/touch. Looking at our photos fills my heart with the love and memories of the day and that is all we could ask for. I was also nervous that I would feel very aware of having someone taking photos of these special moments, but I didn't even notice Sarah and her assistant most of the time and felt totally comfortable the whole time.
The nicest most talented photographer you will meet. Sarah puts her heart into every picture she takes, you will not be disappointed
Selecting Sarah as our wedding photographer was one of our best decisions! Sarah was communicative from start to finish and brought a calming, friendly and flexible demeanor to our...
wedding day. She has an amazing ability to capture authentic moments and feelings in her photographs, we will cherish our memories forever. Thanks Sarah!
I would absolutely recommend Sarah McCloskey to capture your wedding day! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
We talked and emailed with Sarah several times in between booking her and our engagement session. W...
hen we finally met her at our engagement pictures we felt extremely at home with her. She makes you feel so natural and comfortable in front of the camera.
Sarah picked a wonderful second shooter, Frank, for our wedding day - he was just as nice and personable as Sarah! She is extremely organized and asked us for a list of pictures and family photos a couple weeks beforehand to make sure she captured everything we had envisioned.
Sarah gave us a sneak peak of our day within the first week, which made me even more excited for the full album! The full album exceeded my expectations by far - they were all stunning!
She was on time, easy to communicate with, and her work is consistently beautiful. We would absolutely recommend Sarah to capture all of your special events! We couldn't be happier with the way our day was captured. ♥️
Sarah was the second shooter for my wedding back in 2017 and I will never forget how incredible she was. She was so fun, so relaxing, but also so talented. My photos were taken yea...
rs ago but it looks like they were just done yesterday. I hope to have her update my family pictures soon. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Sarah was amazing to work with for both engagement and wedding photos! She was very professional yet still able to have fun (and manage) our extremely large wedding party. She off...
ered ideas for locations and our pictures turned out better than we could’ve ever imagined. We now have photos that we can display in our home and look back on forever. We were a bit worried about how reception photos would turn out since it was in a very dark ballroom but the detail photos were great! She is very prepared and offers forms to fill out so she can understand what is truly important to the couple on the wedding day. We can’t thank her enough for capturing our special moments with such elegance!
Sarah was great to work with for both out wedding and engagement photos!! Neither my husband or I were super comfortable in front of the camera and Sarah made us feel at ease. We w...
ere so happy with the entire experience. The photos came out great and totally represent us as a couple.
Sarah is amazing to work with. She did our engagement, micro wedding and large wedding photos. She is so easy to work with and makes you feels completely comfortable! The photos yo...
u get back are absolutely amazing. I would 100% recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer!
Sarah photographed our elopement, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about how comfortable and special she made us + the day feel! She did a great job of capturing us in a nat...
ural way. She really listened to our vision, was so supportive, and delivered BEAUTIFUL, timeless photos quickly. I’ll be reaching out for any special occasions moving forward.
Sarah has an incredible talent of taking photos that look classic, romantic, and timeless. She did an awesome job of capturing the many emotions that were felt during our wedding ...
day. Looking at the photos it is like we were there again in those tender moments! Not only is she an incredible photographer but she was a great hype woman as well! Her kind and fun personality made it so easy for my husband and I to feel totally comfortable to be ourselves in the photos. We had such a fun time with her and her co-photographer Anna on our wedding day! I honestly cannot say enough good things about this team.
Sarah did such an amazing job with both our engagement and wedding photography. She was very open and communicating with my husband and I. I would highly recommend her and her te...
am for any wedding/engagement/etc.
Sarah was amazing to work with! She helped capture our perfect day with the most gorgeous photos. We're waiting on our full album of photos, but she showed us some previews and we'...
re OBSESSED and absolutely over the moon to have all those memories captured so beautifully. I recommend using Sarah for all of your engagement and wedding photo needs!
Sarah was hands down the best choice we made for our wedding. She made us feel so comfortable during our wedding day. She brought the most awesome second shooter! She made my day s...
tress free and provided the perfect amount of direction throughout our photos. Could seriously not recommend her enough!
Where do we even begin?! Sarah was absolutely phenomenal to work with!
Planning a wedding/getting married during a pandemic (and in quarantine) is definitely not an ideal situati...
on, and heart-wrenching to say the least. After months of uncertainty, we decided to still get married on our original wedding date and hope for the best.
Thankfully, Sarah was nothing short of supportive, flexible, and communicative throughout all the chaos and changing times.
From the multiple engagement shoot reschedulings to the time she left our reception, she was friendly, professional, and super easy to work with. Her photographer questionnaire made it easy fo us to stay organized. Our photos are amazing and we have so many (almost too many) to choose from.
We can’t thank Sarah enough for being part of our big day and we would definitely recommend her to brides in the future!
Sarah was a lifesaver! Our original wedding day plans had drastically changed due to COVID, and we were unfortunately left without a photographer a few weeks before our wedding dat...
e. With super short notice, Sarah stepped into the role with ease. We were also planning our wedding from out-of-state, and she was so timely with getting back to me which was very much appreciated. She even helped put together the perfect day-of timeline! We couldn't be happier with how our pictures turned out - absolutely love them! We have received so many compliments from family and friends as well. She was so easy to work with the day of the wedding, and despite meeting her for the first time that day, we felt so comfortable taking pictures. I am so pleased with how everything turned out and highly recommend Sarah as a photographer!
Sarah was an absolute dream to work with on our wedding day and I honestly could not recommend her more! Not only was she completely professional throughout the entire wedding plan...
ning process, she made it seamlessly comfortable to work with on the day of the wedding which was worth it’s weight in gold. She even worked with on us on 3 reschedules due to the pandemic and made this extremely stressful situation a lot less overwhelming with her flexibility. Everyone that has seen her photos from my wedding remarks on how absolutely beautiful they are and comments on how naturally she captured the love that we share. You will not regret working with Sarah for any of your photography needs and you will have the most breath taking photos to remember your most cherished day. I plan to work with Sarah in the future and would hire her again in a heart beat. I recommend her services to all of my friends/family and would give her 6 stars if I could! She books up quickly (rightfully so) and you should schedule your wedding/event with her immediately!
Sarah was INCREDIBLE. In such a crazy and unpredictable year she was there for us the every step of the way. Last minute her assistant could not come so she brought her lovely husb...
and who was just as great. Everything was amazing and our pictures are stunning yet still natural. She was everything I wanted for a wedding photographer and more. I would truly recommend her to anyone.
Sarah is amazing! She did our engagement photos in September, and we both LOVE how they turned out. She is professional, kind and made the experience fun and easy-going. I’ve recei...
ved a ton of compliments from family & friends on the way she edited our engagement photos and how they look. We can’t wait for her to capture our wedding next September!
Working with Sarah was a pleasure, and her photos turned out beautifully. She was prompt, professional and kind. We love showcasing her work in our new home.
Sarah did an absolutely amazing job with our engagement shoot as well as our wedding photos! She is so easy going and sweet and has an amazing eye for detail and lighting! Our frie...
nds and family told us our photos looked like they could be in a wedding magazine! They were so clear and perfectly balanced, but natural and light/airy feeling. A few weeks before our wedding date, Sarah reviewed our timeline of events and helped us identify any special details that we might want photographed and asked us to provide info for group shots. Sarah was great at communicating throughout the whole wedding planning process and helped put our anxiety at ease! She is compassionate and professional and has such a warm and friendly personality. We couldn’t be happier with how our photos turned out! I highly recommend Sarah as your wedding or event photographer!
Sarah was incredible to work with! She was organized, so kind, and took the most amazing pictures. We would choose her as our photographer again in a second! Her photography is exa...
ctly the feel we wanted, and she made us feel comfortable on our wedding day. She returned pictures to us quickly, and was always on-time on our wedding day. She made everyone look wonderful and captured moments we cherish!
What can I say... Sarah is PHENOMENAL!! We wanted light and airy photos for our engagement session, and she nailed it! I am not a very photogenic person but you would never guess w...
ith how easy Sarah made it to feel natural and comfortable. She is down to earth, accommodating, and great to work with! Her style is EXACTLY what we wanted and for a reasonable price! Highly recommend checking out her blog to see her talent for yourself. We are so happy to have chosen Sarah as our photographer. Her work is amazing!!
Sarah and Tyler are amazing! They made our wedding day perfect. Everything from getting ready, a surprise first look, the ceremony, portraits, and the reception went extremely smoo...
thly. I cannot express how truly thankful I am that I chose them to do my wedding photography. You will not be disappointed with them!
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