Deidre Alston Photography

Deirdre Alston is a documentary wedding photographer known for her truth-forward approach and love of colour, cinema, and emotion. She blends both film and digital mediums to capture each wedding day with honesty and depth.

Her work focuses on movement and subtlety. As a result, her imagery feels natural, immersive, and emotionally rich. With a filmmaker’s eye, she documents moments as they unfold, preserving both the energy and intimacy of the day.

As a documentary wedding photographer, Deirdre balances the light-hearted joy of celebration with the quiet moments of connection. This approach allows her to create photographs that feel both dynamic and deeply personal.

With over eleven years of experience, her work has evolved into a style that feels timeless—images that live on as meaningful, lasting heirlooms.

Behind Deirdre Alston Photo

What draws you to wedding photography?

My first true love was photography. I picked up a film camera at fourteen years old and never looked back. By nineteen I was photographing my first wedding- a day that I will always remember. The day was tailored to the couple so perfectly, and they were only interested in artful candid’s, an approach that I’ve continued to apply to my work throughout the years. That day was extremely formative for me, and it led to me being completely obsessed with the industry and artistry of weddings. The intentionality and romance in film photography highly informs the way I photograph in both digital and film mediums to this day- and I look at each piece of a wedding as a soulful tapestry of my couple’s lives. Being trusted with their memories is the most precious thing to me.

How do you want couples to feel when they revisit their photos?

Obsessed with themselves and their own personal cinematic universe.

Where do you find creative inspiration outside of weddings?

Light. Movies. Music. Taking long walks. Drinking wine with my friends. People watching. Collaging. Collecting ephemera. Building a curated life that feels intentional is the most inspiring thing to me.

What are your favourite moments on a wedding day?
Every single one. Truly– the emotional landscape is so unreal and I feel so privileged to be let in on someone’s most intimate and sacred form of celebration.