Who is South of June?
Hey I’m Aysia & here’s a piece of my heart.
I have been documenting humans in love for over a decade. Starting in college and growing my then-budding business to a now team of associates who work together to document love all over the country (other countries too) is something I am endlessly thankful I get to do. The couples we’ve been able to work with, the stories we’ve been a part of, and the memories we’ve been able to capture are all a gift and truly something that makes my little world go round.
Our Mission:
We’re not here to show up with a camera, put you in a few predictable, stiff poses and go home. We want to laugh with you, to learn about you and what makes your love story unique. It's so easy to forget to romanticize life, to forget that every high and low, every laugh and every cry is a piece of your story that you'll tell you your friends and family one day. The least we can do, to honor our own hearts, is to be intentional about holding tightly onto those memories. That's what we’re here for. All we ask for in return is your trust. Be vulnerable with us, allow us to step inside of your world enough to see what your love is made of. We want to document your experience, to weave life and art together in a way that rings true to who you are, both together and as individuals. There's a lot for us to talk about and lot for us to learn about you before we can translate your love into tangible memories. If you feel a connection, if any part of what you've read here hits home in a way that makes you curious about what might be in store for you here, then let’s talk!
How it works.
While you have the choice to work directly with me or with a member of my team, a question I get often is “Can we see some of your team’s work?” And the answer is YES. As a matter of fact, if you’ve looked through the website (or our Instagram) up to this point, you’ve already seen it! I very intentionally interweave my own personal photography and my team’s together indistinguishably to further communicate that by booking South of June, you are getting a photographer who will capture your day with the same intention, style, and mission as what you see here. Whether its me (Aysia) or one of my talented and trusted associates, you can be sure you won’t notice the difference. Let the photos you see here speak for themselves! Trust that I’ve done the work, have shot hundreds of weddings, worked with countless photographers, and have the decade+ of experience to know exactly what kind of team I’ve built.
If you choose the associate route: Once you’ve booked, I will assign one of my associates to your wedding. At the 3 month mark, I will connect you via email with the specific photographer who will be there to capture your day. All images will then be culled (sorted) and edited by me personally before you receive your final gallery!
I married my twin flame on September 5, 2022. After 7+ years at the time of photographing weddings and other people’s stories, seeing all of it from the clifftop elopements to the the backyard weddings, to the classic venue ceremony, all we cared about was keeping US, our promises to each other, and our experience on that day at the center of it all. It took me reminding myself a few times that all the bells and whistles, the tradition & expectation, and yes, the opinions of everyone else are separate to us and our decisions for how we wanted the day that we’d remember forever to look. Looking back, I’m so glad we did just that. Our friends and family remember the day as fondly as we hoped they would and we cherish the memory of that time and season in our lives.