Gabrielle Desmarchais

As a wedding photographer, Gabrielle Desmarchais says she likes to focus on “the texture and grain of the couple’s chemistry, and on the blurry edges of collected memories. My years studying film and literature have no doubt had an impact on the way I look at photographic narration and storytelling.”

With every capture, Desmarchais creates artful and captivating images that convey an emotion and tell a story, but that also maintain some mystery. “The light plays a huge part in my photos,” she says. “Sometimes, it is soft and enveloping; at other times it is magical and ethereal.”

Needless to say, the years Desmarchais spent traveling have had a tremendous impact on the way she seeks, perceives and captures beauty. “Whenever I can, I try to get my couples outside and interacting with natural landscapes,” she says. “After all, few things mirror the strength, fragility and singularity of love with the precision and grandiosity of a stunning landscape.”

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