2027 Line Up
Susan Stripling
Susan Stripling has been photographing weddings, portraits, and theater for almost eighteen years.
Susan’s work has been published in Inside Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Modern Bride, Town and Country Weddings, the New York Times, New York Post, Rangerfinder, PDN, and in ads and advertorials for Nikon USA, Epson, and Canon USA.
She's won multiple awards at the prestigious Wedding and Portrait Photographers International 16x20 print competition including the Grand Award in Wedding Photojournalism and the Grand Award in Weddings. She holds the prestigious Grand Master Status at WPPI as well. Susan has been an educator for Photo Plus, WPPI, PPA, Mystic Seminars, Portrait Masters, and Creative Live. She has been named one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world by American Photo Magazine.
She is also the founder of The Wedding School, which strives to bring real, honest education to wedding photographers worldwide.
In her spare time, besides spending time with her incredible family, Susan is a voracious reader, lover of all horror movies, and inexplicably sleeps with the lights on.
Andrew Billington
Andrew worked originally in theatre as an actor, then stage manager, but when he picked up a camera in the early 2000s, his career zagged – starting as a documentary photographer in the arts and segueing into weddings (where a heightened story is condensed into one day).
He specialises in candid, relaxed storytelling photography. His photography is colourful and about all the emotions of a wedding day – fun, joy, tears, anticipation and laughter.
Samm Blake
Samm Blake is an Australian photographer based in New York City with over two decades of experience. Known for her skilled and sensitive eye for portraiture and a deep love of film photography, her work blends the honesty of documentary storytelling with the artistry of refined composition. Her images are intimate and full of emotional depth, drawn to capturing the quiet, unspoken moments that hold the most meaning.
Clients describe her calming presence as an ability to read the room, move with quiet confidence, and make people feel truly seen. She is sought after by couples who value intentionality, discretion, and a deeply personal approach.
Specialising in destination weddings, she has photographed celebrations across the globe - from Iceland to Indonesia, the UK to the UAE and beyond - always bringing a unique editorial and artistic sensibility to the wedding world. Her name has appeared on best-of lists by American Photo Magazine, Condé Nast Brides, Over the Moon, and The Wed, and her work has been published in Vogue and other leading publications.
John Gillooley
After years of singing on the stage, we thought it was about time that we had John on the main stage to do more than just sing (what an icon).
John loves shooting colourful, fun weddings with people who just want to have the time of their lives.
Aside from photography, John adores the films of Stanley Kubrick & David Lynch, the music of Tom Waits & Radiohead, the cuisine of India and Mexico, and he loves the sound the ocean makes.
Shaun Doherty
“It’s not what happens to us that determines how we feel.
It’s how we think about what happens that shapes our experience”
So far, Shaun has had two cancer diagnoses, a stem cell transplant & his jaw rebuilt using a bone from his leg, and he was told he was out of treatment options... before the age of 40. Through this process, he has dedicated his time to learning how our minds work.
As a Clinical Hypnotherapist, a 400-hour Breathwork Practitioner, and a certified Three Principles Coach, Shaun has come to see that real transformation never comes from tools, tricks, or hacks.
The power to change is always been within us. Change is a new thought away.