New York City wedding photographer, mother, partner, and someone who believes the most meaningful photographs are often the ones we never thought to ask for.
meet Amy Anaiz
New York City wedding photographer, mother, partner, and someone who believes the most meaningful photographs are often the ones we never thought to ask for.
The relationships.
The history.
The little things that might go unnoticed if no one is paying attention.
The way a familiar song can bring your parents back to the people they were when they first fell in love. The way your grandmother reaches for your hand. The laughter that happens when everyone forgets there's a camera in the room.
These are the moments I've always noticed.
For more than 20 years, I've had the privilege of documenting people during some of the most significant moments of their lives.
I love the beauty of a wedding. The fashion, the architecture, the florals, the way a room comes together after months of thoughtful decisions. I love finding the right light, creating a portrait that feels like it belongs in a magazine, and making something beautiful out of a fleeting moment.
But what has always mattered most to me is what's happening between people.
Because years from now, when you look at your wedding photographs, I want you to remember more than how beautiful everything looked.
I want you to remember what it felt like to be surrounded by everyone you love.
I've always been drawn to the people.
They've taught me to pay closer attention. To recognize how much meaning can live in an ordinary moment. To understand that the photographs we treasure most aren't always the ones we planned.
Sometimes it's a photograph of someone laughing at the dinner table. Your father looking at you when you aren't paying attention. Your grandmother holding your hand just a little longer.
At the time, these moments might seem small.
But life has a way of changing how we see them.
I know what it means to wish you had one more photograph. One more moment to revisit. One more glimpse of someone exactly as you remember them.
Because I know what these photographs can come to mean.
In 2021, I lost my father. The following year, Jean and I welcomed our twins, Micah and Amilia. We brought our son home while saying goodbye to our daughter.
Two years later, we welcomed our youngest son, Shiloh. His arrival brought a new kind of joy to our family, one that didn't erase what we'd lost, but reminded us that love continues to grow alongside grief.
Motherhood has given me a deeper appreciation for the everyday moments. Watching my boys grow, seeing their personalities unfold, and recognizing how quickly the little things become memories.
I share this because those experiences have changed the way I see the world, and inevitably, the way I photograph it.
My story has shaped the way I tell yours.
New York City has always been home.
It's where I've built a career doing what I love, found love with my partner Jean, and started our family. It's where I've experienced some of my greatest joys and learned how to live alongside unimaginable loss.
