My full name is Ray Anthony Iavasile, and I accept commissions to artistically photograph “documentary wedding stories” across the country and beyond. I have two showroom locations to meet personally: Villa Park in Orange County, California and Birmingham, Michigan.

I am motivated by a love and passion to photograph what is real: real life, real moments, real emotions, real people. My style is specifically documentary and often called “wedding photojounalism.” Having come from a career in Hollywood behind the camera, I have taken the good and the bad from the movie industry. I don’t want to create something phony or suppositious, but rather, to find the existent and authentic story, reality with all of its beauty and flaws. I have mastered the “art” of telling the story photographically.

I earned my Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Photography from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. My work has been published in several bridal magazines and I am listed in several preferred vendor lists from prominent venues. I have held memberships with PPA, WPPI, WPJA, and ISPWP. I have also been the recipient of the Top Knots Wedding and Event Photography award as well as Wedding Wire’s Brides’ Choice awards.

Beginning just four years ago, I developed a voice and online brand by leveraging social media and developing techniques to empower clients to become the voice of my brand. I live with my husband and fabulous dog, and at times struggle to determine who is my favorite. I love to eat chocolate, run on the beach, and spend too much time writing on my blog. I hope to take the wedding industry by storm. Or learn how to make meatloaf. Whichever comes first.

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I’m single. Always a wedding photographer… rarely a bridesmaid (because all my friends want me to shoot their wedding)… never a bride. I’m waiting for Hollywood to contact me about making a sequel to “The Wedding Planner” –- “The Wedding Photographer.” I would be there. Even though I’ve never planned a wedding myself, I love the atmosphere that surrounds them-so much emotion, so much beauty; every detail meticulously planned out by the bride and hopefully implemented with the help of her wedding consultant (trust me-it helps a lot with the stress factor). The family and friends who are most important in the lives of the couple all in one place to celebrate. And I get to document it all with art. I get to help tell the story that will live on in their memories long after the day is over, the flowers have died and the guests have gone home. I have one of the best jobs in the world. I love it.

When I was in high school I took my first photo class. We made cameras out of shoeboxes. It’s amazing how far we’ve come. Up until six years ago, I enjoyed photography as a hobby. I studied philosophy, theology and math in college; taking art classes for fun—never dreaming I could be paid to be creative. My dad was an electrical engineer; my mom a nurse. It just wasn’t something I thought of. But God had other plans, as He often does, and they were laid out in front of me six years ago. And all I had to do was put one foot in front of another. I’ve been shooting weddings for six years now and love it.

So I might cry at your wedding but I promise I’ll keep shooting and the photos won’t be blurry because I use auto focus. Technology is great these days.

Seriously great photography (but without being too serious), Caroline and Daniel delight in the medium with amazing, treasured images as dynamic and special as clients themselves.

Classically trained artisans, Caroline is educated as a designer who marries the mood of the clients she photographs with individualized concepts for each shoot, while Daniel complements sessions with his own quirky, romantic stylings and caters to the business side of the studio.

When not traveling over 180,000 miles a year taking part in their award winning dog agility team, Tinywater’s fresh and authentic face on photography embodies the fun personalities of clients and delivers energy and charm as addicting as their celebrated talents.

And while celebrated at numerous websites and publications, the fact that loyal, happy clients value Caroline and Daniel’s craft and recommend them to friends and family is worth more to them than popularity. Tinywater’s genuine love for both photography and people allows them to be true to not only themselves, but to who clients truly are: unique works of art.