I wander the world with my camera and an open heart, romantic by nature, married to my greatest love, and endlessly devoted to the idea that happily ever after is real.
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My name is Anastasiia — though many know me as Nastasya, my “stage” name and the way my name is spoken in my native language. I was born and raised in Russia, where I earned my degree in translating and interpreting. Life, however, had bigger plans for me. My journey led me through England and ultimately to the United States, where I found my greatest love — my soulmate. We have been married for six years, building a life filled with laughter, devotion, and the joy of raising our beautiful children together.
Today, our family lives between two worlds: the USA and Ukraine, my husband’s homeland. This unique way of life has shaped how I see love — deep, resilient, intimate, and worth preserving.
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My photography style is relaxed and elegant, I like to call it “Effortless Connection”. I’ll guide you through one gentle action that evolves into another.
Now close your eyes and imagine, slow gentle music (silence simply kills the vibe ) and hear me saying: Walking hand-in-hand → a soft glance → a natural laugh ...A loose embrace → a forehead touch → a quiet moment together...A slow turn → eye contact → a spontaneous smile→ whisper→smell her temple... Feel it? You just had a sample of me guiding. How does it feel?
I aim to capture all the wonderful and silly moments, allowing you to fully enjoy your brilliant day. For me, the best part of a wedding day is the dancing, as everyone gets a bit tipsy and forgets about me and my camera.
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To me, photography is far more than images. It is legacy. It is memory. It is a fleeting moment captured forever for you and the people you love most. I approach this work with intention and heart, knowing that these are moments you will never get back. Every couple is beautifully unique, and I take the time to truly know you — so your story is captured exactly as it feels. The laughter, the tears, the inside jokes, the quiet pauses — I experience it all alongside you. If you cry, I cry with you.
When you book me as your wedding photographer, you are choosing more than beautiful photographs. You are choosing someone who deeply invests in your story — someone devoted to creating an unforgettable experience and a lifetime of images that will always bring you back to how it all felt.
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In my spare time, I love being outdoors, whether walking at the beach with my family or going on long walks in the countryside or simply meeting sunsets sitting in a chair on the side of the rode with a glass on wine holding my husband’s hand and saying how blessed we are to see this sunset again hoping for many more together. Despite photography being my profession, I still genuinely enjoy capturing pictures of my life and those around me. I travel a lot with my family and everywhere we go I also hire a photographer to capture our life in that specific period, so I often appear on the other side of the lens and know how it feel for you.
Meet Anastasiia, your Smokey Mountains photographer
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