How many people can say they have their dream job? I feel pretty lucky that this statement applies to me. As an extrovert, I get to use my gift of connection to help put my clients at ease in front of my camera. As an artist, I passionately get to document an incredibly important day in the lives of my couples, preserving their story for generations to come. It’s never lost on me how significant and remarkable my work is for others; I’m thankful every day that being a wedding photographer is my calling.

I started my career after I graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2011. I received my BFA in Photography and specifically worked on portraiture and interiors during my years in school. This obviously translated to my eventual wedding work perfectly. Before I made the jump into full time wedding photography, I worked as a studio photographer for the furniture and antique gallery Carlton Hobbs, was an intern photographer for Brooklyn Museum (my photograph was on their landing website for eight years!) a gallery assistant at BRIC Contemporary Art and nannied all over Brooklyn; all while pursuing my dream of getting my wedding photography business off the ground. It was a lot of work, but so worth it.

Now, I now reside in California’s Bay Area, and spend my time between California and New York. I have captured many different types of weddings all over the country, and relish in the diversity I get to experience and document. I am a firm believer in inclusion and enjoy working with clients of all backgrounds, races, gender expressions, sexual orientations and religions. Be who you are - I’m here for it!

One of the things that make me stand out as a wedding vendor is that I donate a portion of my package price to charity. I believe that using a wedding date to pay it forward in even a small way makes a big difference. In 2016 I started the movement Photographers for Orlando in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting; which became a nationwide effort from photographers to support the LGBTQ community and the victims of the shooting. In that moment I realized that I could use my skills as a photographer to support larger causes and haven’t looked back since. My clients are invited to support either the ACLU, End the Backlog or the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation.

 
 

  • I’ve been a vegetarian since 2005!

  • I’m a mom to two little girls, and photographed weddings through each of my pregnancies.

  • In January of 2021, I set up a black and white darkroom in my home and try to shoot a roll of black and white film for fun at every wedding.

  • I entered this world on Friday the 13th and love all things spooky.

  • If you know anything about personality types, I’m an ENFP-T (aka the campaigner) and it is incredibly accurate.

  • Over the years, I’ve photographed rescue dogs to help get them adopted.

  • I currently have forty house plants. My favorites are my monstera, my burro’s-tail, and my yucca cane.

  • I’m really proud that my photos have been published in a handful of places, most notably the New York Times on a few occasions.

  • Phonetically, my last name is SAL - VAGUE - IN. Ellis Island did a number on the original Italian version. Don’t worry, no one gets it right.

  • And finally, I listen to true crime podcasts while I edit. If the letters “SSDGM” mean anything to you, we will get along very well.