Essi Photography

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Prices start at $3,900

Elopement pricing

Prices start at $2,000

About Essi Photography

Essi Ala-Kokko

Photographer

Chicago-based wedding and elopement photographer. I like to make my clients take off their shoes or at least get bare and honest about their love in front of my camera. I love to explore the urban environment with you and make your wedding portraits feel real and true to your life in the city. But I also take any chance I get to drag you to the woods or the beach for some barefoot wedding portraits. Aren’t we so lucky to have those right here in the city!

My goal as a photographer is to give you space for intimacy and to be you, to not repeat standard poses, but to encourage you to hold each other the way it feels right. Come explore with me what your portraits can be like!

Services

Engagement session

Reviews

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Candid perfection!
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•Charlotte P.•Oct 23, 2024
Essi Photography was an absolute joy to work with on our wedding day. From our first interaction, her communication was intimate, responsive, and understanding of our vision. The quality of her work was creative in the way she could capture small moments throughout the day. Our photos are everything we wanted them to be, documenting all the special moments and candid photos of our loved ones that we will cherish forever. Essi played a huge role in making our wedding day so special, and we cannot recommend her highly enough.
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•Ellyn J.•May 26, 2024
Oh my goodness. Not enough kind words to say about Essi. BOOK HER!!! If you’re looking for a photographer with a unique style and perspective for your wedding photos, she is your gal! She goes out of her way to create the most perfect images that left us speechless. She’s incredibly professional and her photography is such quality. She also did our engagement and boudoir photographs and we are considering her as our go to photographer from now on. She takes time to get to know you prior to her shoots which shows how much she really cares. She’s the absolute sweetest just to top it off! BOOK ESSI!!
Amazing!
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•Valeree & D.•Mar 7, 2023
Essie completely understood the vision we wanted for our wedding! She was able to pose everyone and move through the day with ease. She made us feel so relaxed and the pictures turned out beautiful!
Hire Essi Now!
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•Christine & D.•Dec 19, 2022
I found Essi after a pretty stressful engagement session with another company. I knew after our first phone conversation and seeing her work, I wanted her to be a part of our special day! Essi has such a great energy and wants to make sure the day truly captures the essence of the couple and we couldn’t be happier with our wedding pictures!! What I love most about her style is that she isn’t just in one lane but let’s the moment and picture dictate the style - light and airy, editorial, moody. She is such a positive, calming force and loved that we met with her and got to know a little bit about us before our wedding. I recommend Essi to anyone who wants amazing pictures from an artist who truly loves her craft!! :)