Stacie McChesney Photography

ed every expectation. Her communication was absolutely exceptional—not only on the wedding day itself but also leading up to it and afterward. She was always so responsive, organized, and thoughtful, which made the entire process seamless and stress-free. On the big day, she brought a sense of calm and joy that eased my wedding day anxiety. Neither my husband nor I are used to being in front of the camera, but Stacie made us feel so comfortable and at ease—it truly felt effortless. She captured every moment perfectly, from the big celebrations to the quiet, intimate details, and we will treasure these memories for a lifetime. Our guests couldn’t stop raving about her professionalism and warmth, and we’ve already started recommending her to everyone we know. Stacie, thank you for making our wedding so magical—we’ll forever be grateful!

nd just brilliant! Our wedding pictures were absolutley spectacular! Do not look any further- she is the BEST!

aphy, she is also an incredible person inside and out. My husband and I are somewhat shy when it comes to having our pictures taken but Stacie made us feel comfortable and confident. Your wedding photos are something you’ll cherish forever, so it was important to me and my husband that we prioritized a good photographer and Stacie far exceeded that expectation. We have so many amazing photos of not only just ourselves but everyone at our wedding which is special to us. We highly recommend Stacie with Vitae Weddings!!

particularly rabid planner or knew exactly what we wanted in our photographs. I had looked and looked for a photographer portfolio to catch my eye -- and Stacie's did just that. Her photographs are beautiful, artistic, and capture emotion with simplicity and authenticity that we really appreciated. We never felt awkward or 'forced'. Everything felt natural and true to ourselves. She was somehow everywhere at once, but so unintrusive. We adore our preview photos, and are so excited to see the rest of the photos. Stacie is also just a really kind, normal person - we met with her by zoom since we do not live locally right now, and immediately knew she'd be a joy to work with. Thanks so much, Stacie! You were such a special part of our wedding.

d book her immediately. From the moment Stacie stepped in the room, she put both of us at ease. Her energy immediately put us in a relaxed mindset, and that allowed us to just be together, have fun, and be present with each other and our loved ones. She had a clear plan of what/where to shoot but also reacted whenever inspiration unexpectedly struck. Stacie was equal parts guide, cheerleader, and secret agent. We're so grateful to have had our dedicated time for portraits with her. She even snuck us away at one point to get golden hour sunset pictures! The extra care she took with us was outstanding. During the reception, she was unobtrusive while capturing amazing moments. Not only was she amazing to us, but also our guests. An unexpected surprise was she gave us a fully edited sneak peek within two days of the event! The small sample alone is incredible. Her style is unlike any other wedding photographs we've seen--it's like they could be in a magazine editorial! We cannot wait to see the rest of the images she captured. Stacie was fantastic to work with leading up to, during, and after the big event. We're thrilled that she was our wedding photographer.

d she deliver!! I can’t even pick a favorite, it was an album full of stunning moments that I’m so excited to share with our families. She has such a calming presence that made us feel comfortable and confident in front of a camera. The entire experience with Stacie was an absolute dream for us!

capture the perfect blend of posed and candid photos. We enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend Vitae Weddings for any event.

rom the initial phone call to any email communications, to delivery of photos was extraordinary and worry-free! She not only has this calming energy, but she replied promptly, was punctual the day of and worked well with the videographer! She reached out to the venues before the wedding to scout locations, so I never had to worry on the day of. She was dressed low-key and professional. Her contract is concise and easy to read. She had a vendor meal which she ate quickly, and she blended right in! I provided an extensive shot list of family portraits I wanted to accomplish, and she was incredibly sensitive to all tricky family dynamics. My mother thanked me several times afterwards. Stacie was everywhere and still invisible when it mattered! She had a great smile and demeanor and several guests commented how wonderful she was! But that is nothing compared to the breath-taking photography she captured! Overall, I received about 1K final, processed high-res files (on time within her 8-week turnaround) with about 40 sneak peek of photos two days following our wedding. It was enough to hold me over (for social media and texting) until I received the remaining photos! My goodness. She is an artist! My visceral reaction to seeing my gallery (which by the way is marvelous and easy to use--even for the most tech-phobe guests) was absolute awe! My husband's only word WOW!! She covered detail shots of the venue, both parties getting ready, ceremony, venue details, arrival to reception, grand entrance, all the dances and speeches, a performance of our daughters, fun table portraits with us running table to table within 2 minutes, late night dancing, cake-cutting and over-all ambience, and details. No babysitting. No chasing. No worries. No stress! Which is EXACTLY what you want in a photographer! She was the first and by far the best vendor I hired, and I would hire her again in a heartbeat! She truly has a gift, and her photography is absolutely STUNNING, and her imagery will last a lifetime! FYI—I'm based in Los Angeles, CA.

ng attitude and overall photography knowledge truly make her something special. We are so thrilled to have the most perfect keepsakes from our wedding and are beyond grateful that we got the chance to work with such an incredible vendor! Thank you so so much Stacie!

lanned to interview, but after meeting Stacie I canceled the rest of my interviews. After feeling her energy I knew she was who I wanted around me on my wedding day. She’s so sweet and easy to connect with, and her energy is calm and grounded. It was a no-brainer to follow my intuition and book with her and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. She went above and beyond in helping us logistically and her photos are literally stunning. It’s actually a problem because I can’t figure out which photos to print because there are too many gems to choose from. I can’t emphasize enough just how beautiful her photos are- they have an ethereal quality to them, they make you feel like you’re really there in the moment rather than just being a photograph. She’s the best of the best, you’ll make your life so much easier by choosing her. Stacie, I love you and thank you for everything!!!!

lery is. Stacie has the most amazing way to capture the emotions and feelings throughout the entire event. When we have shared the photos with others we never have a dry eye. She captured the hilarious moments where you think "How did she know that was about to happen?" And she was there at every tender exchange - from guests arriving and the sweet greetings, to the lasts guests sharing their memorable wishes for our future together - she captured all the emotions. I don't know how she managed to be everywhere at once but she was and every important or meaningful exchange was chronicled in the most breathtaking keepsake fashion. She arrived early and stayed late and was so creative with all the suggestions she made to enhance each pose. Stacie has an ability to make everyone feel comfortable and relax in order to capture the authentic moments of what is really happening on that momentous day. There is no way our photos could have been improved or enhanced. We absolutely received an a perfect package capturing our magical day! Thank you Stacie, you are absolutely the most professional best - and a supreme individual all around.

oth so naturally in our photos, every time I look at them I find new favorites to add. I am so in love with my photos. I cannot wait to have Vitae Weddings photograph my wedding. I cannot recommend Stacie/Vitae Weddings enough!

ture a love story in such a stunning and timeless way is admirable and simply… UNMATCHED. I can sit here and fumble for the right words in an attempt to describe her talent but words wouldn’t do it justice, her photos speak for themselves. I have used her photos for our save the dates, thank you cards, Christmas cards, portraits at the wedding, and even managed to create a black & white gallery wall in our house and I still have people asking me who took these incredible shots. I’ve even been told that “these photos look like they are straight out of VOGUE” and I can’t make that up. But Stacie is so accommodating and makes you feel comfortable being yourself which translates in your photos. The day of rehearsal and wedding she was an absolute ROCKSTAR. Stacie took on more than the typical role of a photographer, she was the heart beat of the show and kept us on track and calm, while capturing it all!! She never skipped a beat. Family members and other vendors even noticed her expertise and dedication to making sure our day was captured in the way she promised. I wouldn’t have wanted to do it without her. Her turn around time is also something to be noted. After each session she always sent a sneak peek in what seemed like just a few days and then you would receive the whole album of the session shortly after. Stacie also makes the whole process of accessing/downloading your photos sooo simple. But I could go on and on and on… just do yourself a favor and book Vitae Weddings. We’re forever grateful we did!

ith her kindness and warmth; including our 4 month old and our dog! She did such a wonderful job capturing our little family together at home. The session felt easy and natural instead of overly posed or planned, and the final photos were so beautiful and professional looking! I am amazed at how many great photos she captured (including a great range of baby expressions!) in such a reasonable amount of time that morning, as well as how quickly we received the final photos! We will always treasure these photo memories of such an intense, sleep-deprived, and joyful time in our lives, and wholeheartedly recommend Stacie for all your family photo needs.

e a love story and freeze frame time, is simply unmatched. I had a couple different visions for our engagement pictures and she made it come to life. We got our pictures back and I remember thinking that Stacie was a magician because there was no way my fiancé and I were that cute!! Let's be honest no one wants those dreadful prom looking poses as your engagement pictures and shooting with Stacie was far from that. She really just makes you feel as comfortable as possible and captures the true essence of your relationship. I know one thing I won't be stressing about on our wedding day and thats photos because Stacie has it on lock!!

speechless. Our engagement pictures & wedding pictures were everything we could have asked for. Her style is so romantic & natural, it captured the day perfectly. I’m so happy we found her & I 100% recommend!!!!

by a shot. She truly loves what she does. At our wedding, Bret came to hang out and photograph the groomsmen. We couldn’t have asked for a better fit. He took some great shots, let the boys be boys, and was enjoyable to hang out with. They both worked their tails off all night. Multiple guests told us, “Y’all are so lucky. Your photographers took so many pictures the entire time. You will have so many awesome pictures from your wedding.” We can’t agree more. We look forward to shooting with Stacie and Bret as our lives progress and our family grows! Love, Jillian & Steven

e helped us break out of our shells and the end results were breathtaking. She captured the most magical moments from our engagements to bridals, to the wedding night. By the end of it all, she felt like family!! I would recommend her to any one!

enuine and authentic about her work! I couldn’t be more happy with this company.

gs running smoothly when we lost track of our coordinator. The results of her and her partner, Callie’s work is incredible. It’s obvious how passionate this team is about their work and they were just an absolute pleasure to work with! We get so many compliments and several people ask who our photographers were. Highly recommend!! 💕

Everyone we've shown them to comments that they're some of the best engagement pics they've seen. Can't wait to have her around on our wedding day :)

ed a much-needed calming presence during a high stress time right before the ceremony. And the pictures came out beautifully! Before I met Stacie, I was a little worried that our venue did not provide the same amazing landscape opportunities like those featured in some of my favorite pieces by her online (note: our venue was small with more of a backyard wedding feel), but she quickly identified the best spots and angles in the house and captured the light in the most creative ways. We are obsessed with the results! Highly highly recommend!

e pictures blew our mind and I would recommend her services to anyone looking for above and beyond photography!

nuine and made me feel at ease and comfortable on what can otherwise be an extremely stressful day. Their photos are just absolutely beautiful and manage to capture everyone's real personality, even the wallflowers in our family who tend to stick on the sidelines. Their photos (and they themselves) are so authentic; I can't recommend them enough.

es to choose from. We couldn't be happier with the quality and quantity! Stacie and her husband are extremely professional, friendly, and a joy to work with. We would absolutely work with them again and we highly recommend.

an of few words and on our wedding night as we were talking about the day he just said "Stacie was great. There was so much going on & she had such a calming energy." We didn't feel rushed AND we were able to get all the shots while still having enough time to join the cocktail hour for a bit, which was important to us. The whole day was a blur, but I remember the photo session because it felt so relaxed. It was probably one of, if not, my favorite part of the day.

ality phenomenal, they also don't look like a boring photostock wedding photo, they're truly unique. Vitae Weddings is so amazing to work with. Stacie even helped with our timeline and did a great job at wrangling everyone. 10 out of 10 would recommend.

l, and all of our family and friends still compliment our engagement photos. Stacie helped me feel so comfortable during the boudoir shoot. She really knows the right angles, lighting, etc. and it was like working with a friend. Incredibly helpful, professional and knowledgeable. We can’t recommend Vitae enough! We will cherish our photos forever, and can’t wait to work with them again.

As our wedding approached, Stacie was excellent at communicating with us and even asked if she and her husband (and our second photographer), Brett, could meet us at our rehearsal the day before the wedding. On the day of the wedding, Stacie and Brett were wonderful! Not only did they make us feel comfortable, we genuinely had so much fun with them throughout the day. They were both so kind, helpful, and a complete joy to be around. We truly felt like we hit the jackpot with the Vitae team and are so gracious they were a part of our long-awaited special day! We received our sneak peek pictures within two weeks, and we received all of our photos within 3-months. To say we love our pictures is an understatement. They are stunning! The Vitae team is Professional, warm, creative, and immensely talented! We couldn't have asked for a better experience. Thank you, Stacie, Brett, and Callie!

photos, and we are so happy with the results! Thanks again for capturing our special moment in the best way possible! It was extremely personable from the moment we started working with them.

o get even though it was their first time at the venue (you would have never known that). They gave us useful feedback throughout and guided us just enough while also giving us space to bring ourselves to the photos. And importantly, the photos turned out INCREDIBLE! We truly cannot recommend Vitae Photography enough!!

ot and for our wedding and are SO HAPPY we did!! They were worth every last penny. Seriously, the best investment we made for our wedding. Their body of work is absolutely stunning and professionally they complement one another so beautifully. Having two equally talented and artistic photographers really makes this team stand out. With many other photographers we looked into hiring there was a head photographer and an assistant. We loved that Stacie and Callie were equally skilled and also had different strengths that played off of each other. The result was a series of photos that were absolute magic! Something else we loved about Vitae was the beautiful candid portraits they produced of not just us as a couple but also of our guests. We thought this was so sweet and such a beautiful way to remember all the amazing people who made our day so special. They are also masters of lighting and captured so many moments with perfect rays of sun streaking through at just the right angles. Again, pure magic! Stacie and Callie were incredibly responsive, on-time, and flexible/accommodating. They were supportive of our vision and helpful when it came to troubleshooting. They are both very calm, which really helped us on our big day to stay relaxed and enjoy the moment. They also genuinely love weddings, which shows in their work and made them so pleasant to work with. Their photographs truly speak for themselves (they are true artists), but I will gladly say I feel they offer something unique to the wedding industry. We would hire them over and over again!! Thank you Stacie and Callie for such a wonderful experience! We will cherish the beautiful moments you captured so thoughtfully for the rest of our lives!!

ofessionalism, and just how great it was to have them as part of our wedding. As someone who's usually not comfortable with posing for photos and always self-conscious when someone's in the room taking them, I cannot stress enough how great Stacie and Callie are at putting you at ease. You're placing a lot of trust in anyone to photograph your wedding. From the first time we talked with them, through our engagement session, that trust was 100% there with Vitae. By the big day, we had zero doubt that they would capture those big moments perfectly. And, of course, they were.

When we got the photos back we were blown away, as was our families. They captured the special day so well and the joy in everyone’s faces. We loved that they not only did the planned photos - family photos, couple photos, etc. but they took some awesome candid ones that just captured the moment so well. They really are amazing photographers and we recommend them 100%.

ut all of the best photo locations on the property and after meeting with them for the first time in person, we knew they were truly wonderful, professional, and phenomenal photographers.

raveling to our little corner of Upper Michigan, and I'm so glad they did! The photos are GORGEOUS and full of joy and love. We feel so lucky to have had them capture our special day.

then helping guide us through on the actual day, we could not have had a better experience. We felt so comfortable having both of them with us throughout our wedding day, capturing all of our beautiful moments. Our photos are so incredible and when we look at them, we feel transported back to the most special day of our lives. Thank you Callie & Stacie!!

we enjoy our time with Vitae, they made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and the photographs of our engagement session and our wedding are beautiful! Hiring Vitae was the best decision we made! Capturing the memory and feel of your wedding is so important. Stacie and Callie have a gift of telling the story and capturing the essence of your wedding through their lenses and making the photographs STUNNING. We will be forever grateful to them for the most gorgeous memories that we get to cherish forever!

nt, we had wonderful first look photos, great photos during the ceremony, fantastic photos on the forest after the ceremony, and stunning photos by the lake at sunset...not to mention all of the photos taken in between those events. They make taking photos fun, professional, but also fun to be around. They had my bride and I laughing and smiling the entire time they were taking pictures. It was a spectacular day captured forever, thanks to Vitae Weddings!

ral way and our pictures truly reflect that! The sunset photos and sunlight beaming through the trees is stunning! They are amazing photographers and the sweetest down-to-earth women! Thank you a Stacie & Callie for capturing all the beautiful moments from our special day!

is also very sweet and was able to hustle to get the job done in the short amount of time we had at the chapel. She really made the most of capturing beautiful moments in a natural yet creative, journalistic style. We are so happy with the quality and style of these photos and are so grateful they turned out so beautiful. A huge THANK YOU to Callie of Vitae Weddings!!!

r engagement session and wedding day. I absolutely hate having my photo taken but I barely even noticed her during the day and even when we did portraits, to my surprise, they were actually fun and I enjoyed having a quiet break with my new wife:). I credit Stacie for knowing how to put us at ease. I would highly recommend Vitae to anyone!

erfectly capture candid moments in an intimate setting as well as just hang with our small party! Needless to say, we were ecstatic when we got our pics and can rave on and on about our experience. My husband and I are not a huge fan of the camera, but even without having an engagement shoot before, they put us at total ease and were so kind and professional. Stacie and Callie also shot my sister’s wedding several years ago so goes to show how much my family loves their photographs! They are very experienced and I even leaned on their input when organizing our itinerary. Hands down recommend! They are incredible.

comfortable and stress-free for us! Every photo looks so magical and beautiful, perfectly capturing how we felt that day. So grateful to have had them as our photographers, and to have photos that we can truly cherish for the rest of our lives. Wouldn't have had it any other way!