Arianne Kelley

Arianne Kelley — Chicago, 2024

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My Approach

I do not create content for algorithms. I create work that will matter in five, ten, twenty years. Images and films that feel like discovering something precious from the past.

Creating future heirlooms

The sound of someone walking through the front door. Hair lifting in the wind with the window rolled down. Shoes left behind so the dancing can continue.

Those are the things that vanish. That is what my work is about. The real story lives in the mundane moments and the people inside them.

I studied philosophy and journalism and spent years traveling. Now based in Chicago, I work between wedding films and brand storytelling for people who value substance over spectacle. I know firsthand that we rarely notice what mattered until we cannot return to it.

For weddings, I document the day as it unfolds using vintage Hi8 cameras and focusing on memory. The footage becomes an artifact, something you will return to for years to come.

Portraits are beautiful, but that is not where memory lives.

Boat entrance on Hi-8
Riley and Seth wedding
Documentary moment
Engagement session
Cake cutting on Hi-8
Hi-8 scenery detail
Riley and Seth wedding
Personal work
Reception detail
Documentary moment
Riley and Seth wedding
Dock detail on Hi-8
Engagement session
Documentary moment
Riley and Seth wedding
Scenery wide shot
Riley and Seth wedding
Boat entrance on Hi-8
Riley and Seth wedding
Documentary moment
Engagement session
Cake cutting on Hi-8
Hi-8 scenery detail
Riley and Seth wedding
Personal work
Reception detail
Documentary moment
Riley and Seth wedding
Dock detail on Hi-8
Engagement session
Documentary moment
Riley and Seth wedding
Scenery wide shot
Riley and Seth wedding

I take on a limited number of weddings each year so I can stay present and intentional with each one.

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