Poppy is fine art wedding photography, shot on film, quiet and unposed.
Made for the couples who care how the day will feel to look back on, at home in Philadelphia and anywhere the right wedding leads.
You already know the wedding you want. A real day with the people you love, moving at its own pace, one you actually get to be inside of. And you want the photographs to feel like that too.
As seen in
The photographs you'll be so glad you didn't cut from the budget.
The photographs come back the way real film looks, soft and saturated and quietly alive. Color that stays rich for decades. Skin that looks like skin. Light you can almost feel on your arms.
Every gallery is shaped by your day, your light, and the people in it, so what you keep could only ever be yours.
And it is all made to be printed. June helps you choose an album, or the handful of frames worth printing large, so the best of the day ends up somewhere you'll actually see it.
Meet June
Your wedding, in the hands of an artist
You've been thoughtful about every part of this day, and you want photographs made with the same care. Poppy is the work of June Whitaker, a fine art wedding photographer based in Philadelphia and photographing celebrations throughout the Brandywine Valley and far beyond it.
Her approach is quietly observant, with gentle direction when it's needed. From the first email to the final gallery, working with June feels calm, personal, and considered—and that ease finds its way into the photographs.
Kind Notes from Our Clients
In their words
“Booking June was one of the best decisions we made. We didn't want to skip photos of ourselves, but I was dreading the camera part all day, and she was so low-key I stopped noticing.
— Eloise & Sam
“I've looked at our gallery probably a hundred times. We didn't want anything stiff or posed, and that's exactly what we got, just us and our people looking like ourselves.
— Julien & Camille
“Working with June felt like being photographed by a dear friend—one with an impeccable eye for light and emotion."
— Sophie D.
"She was so easy to have around, my grandparents adored her, and she quietly handled everything even when we ran an hour behind."
— Marianne & Theo
“Booking June was one of the best decisions we made. We didn't want to skip photos of ourselves, but I was dreading the camera part all day, and she was so low-key I stopped noticing.
— Eloise & Sam
“I've looked at our gallery probably a hundred times. We didn't want anything stiff or posed, and that's exactly what we got, just us and our people looking like ourselves.
— Julien & Camille
"She was so easy to have around, my grandparents adored her, and she quietly handled everything even when we ran an hour behind."
— Marianne & Theo
“Working with June felt like being photographed by a dear friend—one with an impeccable eye for light and emotion."
— Sophie D.
The Offerings
Weddings
Full-day and multi-day coverage, from the quiet of getting ready through the last slow song after dinner.
INTIMATE CELEBRATIONS
For celebrations with a smaller guest list and no smaller sense of occasion—close to home or halfway around the world.
Engagements
A relaxed afternoon together before the wedding, with just enough direction to feel at ease in front of the camera.
Featured Weddings
Come spend a whole day inside a few of these.
WINTERTHUR, BRANDYWINE VALLEY
Eloise & Sam
An autumn wedding at a du Pont estate, long tables on the lawn and a first look in the gardens.
A STONE FARMHOUSE IN PROVENCE
Nora & Elliott
Twenty of their favorite people, a farmhouse, and a whole weekend with nowhere to be.
A VINEYARD OUTSIDE FLORENCE
Marianne & Theo
A Tuscan hillside, a ceremony in the olive grove, and an Italian dinner nobody wanted to end.
Inquiries Open
If your day is coming, I'd love to hear about it.
A quick note is the perfect place to start. Share where you’re marrying, what you’re imagining, and a little about the two of you.
June accepts a limited number of weddings each year so every celebration receives the time and attention it deserves.
Free Guide
The Unrushed Wedding Day
A sample timeline you can shape your own day around, paced so the whole day feels calm and unhurried. So you're present for it, and the photographs feel that way too.
