Prepared for you and your family

Fifteen years
of telling love stories.
Yours is next.

Prepared specifically for you and your family, with full coverage details, gallery examples, and transparent pricing.

Walk into your wedding day confident you chose the right photo and video team to capture your story in a vibrant and authentic way.

Who we are

Nate Messarra

I love capturing stunning images and films that tell joyful love stories.

Over the last 15 years, I've been entrusted to photograph more than 400 weddings. I would be honored to also capture your wedding story, because after the champagne has been toasted and the honeymoon is over, I want you to be able to relive the joy of your wedding day for the rest of your lives.

What sets me and my team apart isn't a list of gear or a style preset, it's time, trust, and presence. We work collaboratively with our clients to craft a photography and filmmaking plan in advance. On the day of, we'll help you feel natural and relaxed, and your images and films will reflect your genuine joy and connection.

Nate's work is thoughtful, artistic, and timeless. His photos aren't just beautiful, they tell a story. He captured everything from the big, emotional moments to the quiet, unexpected ones with stunning detail and care.

— Meghan & Tod Henning

What makes us different

01

Collaborative Approach

Every wedding day is different, and we treat yours that way. We will work closely with you in advance to understand what matters most and use our 400+ weddings of experience to craft a wedding timeline that incorporates your vision and priorities. We'll share honest advice and go the extra mile to lessen stress, serve our couples, and create great photos and films.

02

Authentic & Timeless

Most couples tell us they're worried about looking stiff or awkward in front of the camera. We promise to offer plenty of guidance as we work together to create authentic portraits that capture your personality and love story. With true-to-life editing, your photos will stand the test of time, remaining beautiful and meaningful for decades to come.

03

Strong Leadership

Weddings rarely go exactly to plan, and that's where my 12+ years of experience, and my team's collective 40+ years of capturing weddings, makes a difference. When timelines shift, lighting changes, or unexpected moments unfold, we adapt quickly and problem-solve so that you can stay in the moment and present with your people, knowing the photos and films are in capable hands. And often, you'll never even know those problems existed, which is exactly how it should be.

04

Consistent Quality & A Great Team

The quality of your wedding photos and films shouldn't depend on chance. Our team is built to deliver strong, consistent imagery in any setting, from natural light or dim reception halls to sunny portraits or quiet ceremony moments, so you can trust that your gallery of wedding photos and films will tell the full, vibrant story of your day.

Full event galleries

We've selected several full wedding galleries that align with the vibe, location, or story you've described, and we recommend taking a few minutes to look through them. Most photographers share curated highlights or polished social media posts, which only show their best 1% of work. We share full galleries from start to finish, getting ready, ceremony, portraits, reception, the quiet in-between moments, so you can see how we actually capture a full wedding day, not just the highlights.

Wendy & Harish wedding
Wendy & Harish
Guatemalan & South Asian Hindu Fusion · November 2025
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Donald & Humsini wedding
Donald & Humsini
Outdoor Hindu Fusion · October 2025
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Alexa & Jonathan wedding
Alexa & Jonathan
Balmorhea Events · December 2019
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Grace & Allen wedding
Grace & Allen
Safari Texas Ranch · January 2018
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Our philosophy on time

One of the most important ingredients in great photography is time, both on your wedding day and after.

We offer full day wedding coverage. From an hour before you step into your dress all the way through your grand exit, we will be there to photograph and film all of the important moments of your big day. We'll work with you in advance to craft an ideal timeline so that you can feel less stressed and more present in each moment.

After your wedding, we host a private wedding reveal party at our showroom featuring a slideshow of photos and the wedding highlight film from your day. We love creating a special space for our couples to relive the highlights of their wedding day for the first time together.

And because we believe great wedding photos belong in your home, not just on a hard drive, every collection includes a $100 credit toward ready-to-hang wall art of your favorite images.

A seamless photography & filmmaking team

A seamless photography and filmmaking team, moving as one to tell your full story.

Our photography and filmmaking team have a collective 40+ years capturing weddings, and over the last 8 years we have built our team to move as one. Our filmmakers anticipate moments the way our photographers do, with creativity, attention, and collaboration. The result is a creative record of your day that feels unified, not pieced together.

Our team of talented wedding filmmakers blend movement and moments, voices and music, energy and emotion into a cinematic highlight film that allows you to relive the joy of your wedding day over and over.

We wanted to work with a photographer who would make us feel at ease and look our best. We also wanted to work with someone who could also provide videography services rather than risk two separate vendors who would have never worked together.

— Ali Villagran & Alex Alexander

Your custom collections

Every collection is fully customizable, everything you want, nothing you don't. I've put together three collections below based on our conversation, but we can always modify the collection to fit your needs and desires. Please let me know what you think.

Photo + Film
Photography + filmmaking + engagement session
Engagement Portrait Session — $900
1 hour of coverage
1 location, 1 outfit
100+ portraits
$100 wall art credit
Wedding Day Photography — $6,850
Unlimited wedding day coverage with two photographers, dress to exit
1,000+ high-resolution digital images
Duplicate fine art black & white images
Two-week sneak peek of 50+ wedding photos
Two-month wedding slideshow reveal party
Online gallery + USB drive
$100 wall art credit
Custom photography timeline creation
Wedding Highlight Film Collection — $5,750
Two experienced wedding filmmakers
Unlimited coverage from dress to exit
1-minute teaser trailer, premiered 2 weeks after wedding
6–8 minute wedding highlight film, premiered at wedding reveal party
Available to stream online
Delivered on USB drive
Engagement Portrait Session
$900
Wedding Day Photography
$6,850
Wedding Highlight Film Collection
$5,750
Subtotal
$13,500
– Photography + Filmmaking bundle
–$500
– Preferred planner offer (Planted Events)
–$300
– Decisiveness discount (book by June 30)
–$300
Your Investment
$12,400
The Full Story
Adds heirloom wedding album
Includes everything in Photo + Film + Documentary, plus:
Heirloom Wedding Album 12×12 — $1,800
Collaborative design process
The first 15 spreads included
Leatherette cover with custom embossing
Protective album case
Free shipping
Photo + Film + Documentary Collection
$14,900
Heirloom Wedding Album 12×12
$1,800
Subtotal
$16,700
– Photography + Filmmaking bundle
–$500
– Preferred planner offer (Planted Events)
–$300
– Decisiveness discount (book by June 30)
–$300
– Wedding album with booking
–$100
Your Investment
$15,500

All services are subject to Texas State Sales Tax (8.25%).

Booking offers applied to your collections

The discounts below are already baked into the prices shown above. Here's what each one represents:

–$500
Photography + Filmmaking bundle, applied when both photography and filmmaking are booked together (applies to all collections above)
–$300
Preferred planner booking offer, thank you for choosing Planted Events to be a part of your wedding day team
–$300
Decisiveness discount, secure your date by the end of June
By June 30
–$100
Wedding album bonus, applied when an album is added at the time of booking (included in The Full Story collection)

The next step

Let's bring your wedding story to life.

Thanks for taking the time to share your vision with us. Take your time looking through everything, and let us know if any questions come up. We're happy to hop on another call to walk through the collections together, or you're always welcome at our home showroom, you can flip through our wedding albums, see our wall art options in person, and Nate will mix you a tasty cocktail.