Corey Torpie Photography

We loved working with Corey! From the start, she was communicative, and clearly passionate about her work, and we knew she'd be a great photographer for our wedding. When we got our photos, the mix of grouped portraits and mostly candids fit our style completely, and they were such high quality shots! Corey was clearly all over the place, getting shots the entire night, and we are just so happy with the end result. If you like putting your trust in well-deserving and high quality artists, Corey is your person. I'd recommend her to anyone looking in particular for outstanding, genuine and candid shots of your event.

We had the pleasure of having Corey photograph our wedding (and engagement) photos in April! We were blown away by the work she did at a friend's wedding a couple of years back, and sought her services.

Her professionalism matched her sense of serenity in going with the flow of the afternoon and evening. We trusted Corey with capturing the 'moments' of the day that may have gone overlooked with all of the running around and seas of cameras at a wedding, and we were VERY pleasantly surprised to see that she had caught stuff that we- as the guests of honor- completely missed in the hubbub.

A nice mix of formal photos and candids, Corey uses bold colors and contrasts to make her photos pop and create a dynamic effect. We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with her.

Perhaps the most endearing part of this (other than the anticipation before our First Look and having just a relaxed conversation to ease the buildup of nerves) was that Corey was really prompt in getting back to us at every step, including sending along photos that we didn't see in our initial roll and following up with a REALLY sweet gesture of sending us some prints from the day. A true professional, through and through.

Five stars are not enough! Corey's photojournalist approach to wedding photography quickly caught my husband and I's attention and, once a year, Corey offers free high-quality wedding photography to a couple with a tight budget who give back to their communities. We still can't believe she chose us as the lucky 2017 recipients! From our first meeting, we felt at ease with Corey. She answered all our questions, provided practical tips to prepare for the day, and was very responsive to all our communications, pre and post wedding. On the wedding day, she made us feel so comfortable that any jitters we had about being photographed, quickly went away. Our bridal party still talks about how warm and lovely it was to have her around.
As for the pictures, I spent many hours on her blog and Instagram and loved how different it felt from other wedding photographers. She captured all the formal posed pictures, little details of the church and venue, guest pictures during cocktail hour, and so many wonderful candids through out the day. Corey has an amazing ability to capture and edit pictures that convey emotions and a story. Would highly recommend!

Such an incredible photographer. Beautiful candid portraits that really caught the excitement and fun of our wedding-and she somehow made everyone look great! Corey is awesome to work with and really puts you at ease. Cannot say enough good things about her. I'm so glad we were able to have her capture our wedding

My husband and I first discovered Corey's work through APracticalWedding.com, when we learned of her "One Free Wedding" service where she provides free photography to one couple annually who give back to their community.  We're incredibly grateful to have been chosen for the free wedding; regardless, I admire that Corey provides this service to couples who give back and have tight budgets.  She also put us in touch with a videographer who was offering pro bono wedding video.

Corey photographed our wedding in June 2015.  Though the wedding was in New York, where Corey is based, my husband and I live in Virginia.  Corey had no trouble communicating via phone, email, and skype to ensure that we were prepared and had a timeline for the big day.  The morning of the wedding, she and her assistant arrived and fell seamlessly into step.  They had a very calm and cheerful presence and put everyone at ease.

Corey's photography is powerful and emotional.  Her work is documentary-style; though we did take family portraits, she otherwise focused her lens on natural moments.  She captured the feeling and energy of the day and it is a thrill to relive again and again.  

I would absolutely suggest Corey to anyone looking for wedding photography and hope we have another occasion to work with her again.

We knew from the beginning that we wanted a documentary-style photographer for our wedding, and the moment we came across Corey's photographs online we both instantly knew that she would be our dream pick. Corey has a natural eye for beautifully composed yet organic and candid people photographs, which is exactly what we wanted to remember our wedding by, and all those candid moments between our guests that we weren't able to see for ourselves. As we researched photographers we kept coming back to Corey, but assumed that she would be outside of our budget. Fortunately we did eventually reach out, and to our surprise she was not only available, but she also was willing to work with us to offer us a package that fell within our budget, so we immediately said yes.

From our first conversation, Corey was easygoing and took the time to listen to the aesthetic vision we had in mind for our DIY wedding, and helped us hammer out a photography timeline for the day-of through her extremely organized and helpful questionnaires, and through several phone meetings where she reassured us and gave her opinion on what would work best for our day-of timeline (whether or not to do a first look, when to take family portraits and couple portraits, etc.). She also offered a free portrait photography session a few months prior to the day, which was incredibly helpful. Despite us both being a bit camera shy, Corey exudes warmth and kindness and we quickly felt comfortable, forgetting that the camera was even there as if we were catching up with an old friend. The session really helped us feel at ease for our wedding day itself, like a kind of practice round, and the photographs that came out were BEAUTIFUL.

On the day itself, Corey worked some kind of magic and made all of our family members and guests--even the groom's extremely camera shy father--feel instantly comfortable and at ease, getting natural reactions out of everyone during the family portrait session. Looking back at the photos she captured overall, it was clear that she was there for every moment throughout the evening, but during the night we were barely aware she was there. The photos she captured ran the whole range from detail shots, to portraits, to candids, and they were all incredible. We received a lot of positive feedback from our family about the photos, and it's easy to see why: every facet of the wedding--romantic, wacky, touching--came through in her photos. It's impossible to stress just how much we will value the images she took of our wedding, so the best thing we can say is that if you want candid photos of your wedding, book Corey and we promise that you will feel the same!

What people don't tell you when prepping for your wedding is how much your wedding photographer will do for you (if you hire someone as fantastic as Corey). Of course she will document your day in a way that is equally authentic and gorgeous (hello-have you seen her portfolio?!) What you don't expect-- she will also make sure you are where you need to be on time, help you feel totally at ease, and keep your crazy ass family in line (well my family...I'm sure yours are nothing but lovely people with zero anxiety and no complicated feelings on a super high-stress day).

Seriously, so much of your time on your wedding day is spent with the photographer. Corey is that photographer who you enjoy hanging out with, who isn't going to bark orders at you, and gets you to feel comfortable so that you look like yourself in all these pictures.

My only regret is that we didn't do an engagement session with Corey. There weren't really wonderful portraits of the two of us, but that's more a reflection on what awkward individuals my husband and I are, and our lack of practice posing for pictures before our wedding day.

Bottom line: hire Corey to shoot your wedding, and also hire her for an engagement shoot, even if you think you're not "engagement portrait people."  It's worth it.

Corey photographed our wedding last year at the Greenpoint Loft in...well...Greenpoint.  She did a fantastic job, capturing a nice mix of the more "formal/classic" wedding stuff as well as the candid madcap moments.  Her photos are stylish but not trendy, full of energy, romantic and real.  

As a person, she's very upbeat, rolls with the chaos of a wedding easily, and can coax a smile out of the most reluctant subject.  I generally hate having my picture taken, but didn't mind it with Corey-she was good at making us feel relaxed, walking us through the process, and staying positive + giving practical advice.  I don't know how else to put it - she has a good vibe.  

Great photos, great person to work with, five stars.

I meant to leave this review a while ago, so this is long overdue! I saw some of Corey's work online and knew instantly that she was someone I wanted to shoot my wedding--her photojournalistic style focused on people rather than things, an the fact that every just looked naturally happy & not posed! It was easy to set up an initial meeting, which was conveniently in person at her home office. I used to live in Astoria so I loved how accessible she was! My wedding took place 5 hours upstate in August, so there was some travel involved. I thought Corey was more than fair with the arrangements and extra cost in this.

So onto the big day itself: I chose the package with all-day coverage with 2 photographers. My short review would be that Corey and Lauren [Marsh] were absolutely amazing! Corey went above and beyond day of and even the day before. Corey met up with us mid-morning to start on photos of the girls getting ready while Lauren patiently followed the boys through their morning of video games, swimming in the lake, and lots of drinking before finally actually getting ready. As a result, we have a great dichotomy of pictures that are absolutely genuine. Corey was calm and helped out with tough decisions and helped managed the schedule and was someone I didn't have to worry about at all. She entertained the random photo requests of my relatives, captured all the important moments without great attention, and basically contributed greatly to the memory of a wonderful day that went way too fast.

My wife, Claire, and I were the lucky recipients of Corey's One Free Wedding promotion which she gives out annually to one couple who do non-profit, or community-oriented work in NYC. We were amazingly fortunate to be chosen by Corey, and obviously the fact that she provided her services for free was incredible, but I suspect we would've ended up hiring her regardless of her generosity.

Corey was friendly and professional in all of our interactions, and her day-of manner was unobtrusive and completely non-stressful. In our experience, she brought exactly ZERO additional drama to an already hectic event, and even added a calming presence especially during our group/family shots. The turnaround time on the photos was under her projected schedule, which was also great.

The best thing about Corey shooting your wedding day, is that she will find the moments you never knew existed or didn't expect to ever be captured on film. Her journalistic style is what originally appealed to Claire and I. These are not "perfect" photos in the sense of traditional wedding photography -- there might be a few closed eyes and some truly funny faces captured -- but that's what makes them so much better than others. The majority of wedding photos stale over time; Corey's are the type that only improve every time you look at them.

Claire and I would happily recommend Corey to anyone in need of wedding photography!