I love a good board game, homemade pasta or pizza nights with friends and the particular chaos of running a homestead with my husband and 4 kiddos
I run this business solo, which means the person who answers your inquiry, plans your timeline, shows up on your wedding day, and edits your gallery is the same person — me. I'm also a wife and mom of three (a fourth on the way this December), and most days you'll find me somewhere between editing a gallery, baking bread, or chasing chickens around our homestead. I built this business to feel like an extension of how I actually live: present, a little messy, and genuinely happy.
I'm ALEX MCCRARY, a wedding photographer based in Waverly, Iowa
Years ago, my job was showing up in other people's worst moments, the ones nobody plans for, the ones that change everything in an instant. Then I got married, and in the chaos of planning a wedding on a tight budget, I made a choice I still think about: we didn't hire a photographer. I told myself it didn't matter, that I'd remember it all anyway. I was wrong. So much of that day is just gone now, and there's nothing I can do to get it back.
That's the moment this business actually started. I made a promise to myself that no one else would miss out on the way I did. That every couple I work with would have the real day handed back to them, not just the version they managed to remember. After the ER, I already knew how to stay calm in chaos, read a room fast, and notice the small things most people walk right past. Now I use that same instinct for something I get to be grateful for, instead of something I have to brace for.
I didn't grow up dreaming of being a photographer. I actually used to work in the emergency room.
"I couldn’t have asked for a better photographer… and I’m PICKY.
I’m so happy we decided to put our trust in Alex to capture the most important day of our lives. Our wedding day."
Julia & Peter
"Alex truly made our day SO SPECIAL. She took everything I wanted and made it even better than I could have imagined. She was so calm, cool and collected but also got everything done we needed her to! We just got our sneak peeks back and I am OBSESSED. She made everything so easy, so fun and so STRESS FREE which as a bride on her wedding day, I absolutely needed! I 100000% recommend her. The absolute best in the business!!!"
Lauren & Lee
"Having Alex as our engagement and wedding photographer was the greatest decision during the whole wedding planning process. Her communication was great, timely and well informed. Any questions or concerns I had about the wedding day she helped me by working through it. I highly recommend Alex for all events and settings. She captured our relationship and we are as a couple perfectly. She was able to show my husbands personality as he normally shy in front of the camera."
Brianna & Bryce
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