• Lesbian brides in white are kissing during an outdoor wedding ceremony in Edmonton, Alberta.
  • Bride and groom with beautiful flower crown in a forest backlit at golden hour in Edmonton river valley.
  • Fun photo of a bride putting on doc martens boots while wearing striped socks in Jasper Alberta.
  • A tearful bride is smiling at her husband outdoors in autumn in Edmonton, Alberta.
  • A queer wedding ceremony celebrating with denim jackets and champagne at Wedding Tree in Bridger Teton National Park.
  • Smiling, natural happy couple laughing at their wedding ceremony at Banff Springs Hotel at St Stephens Ballroom patio.
  • A moody silhouette of bride and trans groom posed in Kananaskis forest at their queer wedding.
  • Hugs during speeches at Fairmont Hotel Macdonald Grand Ballroom wedding reception in Edmonton, Alberta.
  • A rural alberta wedding with red barn where bride is throwing bouquet.
  • Two cute kids chasing bubbles in Hawrelak Park in Edmonton at a wedding ceremony.
  • A Black couple during their wedding in busy downtown Chicago surrounded by traffic and pedestrians.
  • Night photography of bride and groom with twinkly lights at Whitewood Barn wedding reception venue.
  • Black bride with natural hair in blue light hallway triangle wearing a lace dress and flower crown.
  • Bride with dog outside cabin at Tekarra Lodge in Jasper National Park.
  • A emotional moment of a crying bride in tears during first look exchanging letters with parents.
  • Creative portrait through sculpture at Aga Khan gardens at University of Alberta Botanical gardens in Edmonton.
  • A outdoor gazebo at a winery wedding ceremony overlooking the lake in Kelowna BC.
  • Joyful wedding as couple is dancing in downtown Calgary wearing pink wedding dress.
  • A gay wedding with grooms hugging and laughing outside red door with yellow flowers suspenders and bow tie.
  • A Calgary hindu bride and groom on C train wearing pink lengha.
  • A cute intimate colorful backyard wedding in Edmonton Alberta with dogs.
  • A wedding photo of a couple running down street past Chinese restaurant.
  • Santorini wedding photo in blue doorway with meowing cat and contrasty striped light.
  • Fernie ski resort wedding as bride and groom walk through alpine lupin on path.
  • Wedding photography in Iceland by black church at Budir in Snaefellsnes Peninsula, with red dress and pink clouds.
  • Two flowergirls playing at Pioneers cabin wedding venue in Edmonton Alberta.
  • Two children hugging agolden retriever dog in wedding party photo in a backyard wedding in Edmonton.
  • Flower girl touches brides face getting ready for wedding ceremony in Edmonton Alberta.
  • Smiling bride in glasses in brick warehouse in Edmonton.
  • Two grooms riding bikes to an outdoor wedding ceremony together in Edmonton River Valley.
  • A wedding at Pyramid Lake in Jasper National Park by broken tree roots on island.
  • Laughing bride dancing at wedding reception at destination wedding.
  • Laughing sikh groom and family outside Gurdwara venue in Edmonton.
  • A muslim wedding Lebanese groom and bride dancing with grandma at reception.
  • Sikh wedding reception in Edmonton with cute flowergirl on dance floor.
  • Groom steps out of Delorean car wearing chuck taylors at Word is Bond mural during destination wedding in Madison Wisconsin.
  • Bride in front of bright pink banners with floral hairpiece in Edmonton at Aga Khan Botanical Garden wedding venue.
  • Couple hugs on snowy day winter wedding ceremony in Edmonton, Alberta.
  • Tears and emotion as couple hugs during outdoor backyard wedding ceremony in Edmonton.
  • Laughing sikh bride wearing turmeric paste during Sikh wedding Sangeet in Edmonton Alberta.
  • Hindu groom dancing for happy bride at wedding reception in Calgary.
  • Green lazers and lights on dance floor at wedding reception in Edmonton.
  • Bride dancing at wedding reception at Wedgewood Room at Fairmont hotel macdonald on New Years Eve in Edmonton.
  • Fearless Award photo of bride and groom falling down on dance floor at Wawel Country Lodge in Edmonton Alberta.
  • Funny photo flower girl in pink dress and bow making faces at Edmonton Sikh wedding reception.
  • Emotional bride during first dance with dad at Edmonton wedding reception at Fairmont Hotel Macdonald Grand Ballroom.
  • Motion blur on dance floor at Edmonton wedding reception at Fairmont Hotel Macdonald.
  • A bride with glasses as confetti fills the air at Edmonton wedding reception on New Years Eve.
  • A funny candid moment at a wedding reception with child under table.

Welcome to this celebration of fun, magical (and sometimes silly)

Edmonton Wedding Photography

…for weirdos, queerdos, and everyone in between!

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My name is Buffy (she/her). I’m an Edmonton wedding photographer who loves unboring wedding photography, grilled cheese sandwiches, excellent coffee, chocolate babka, neurodiversity, and RuPaul’s Drag Race. Chaotic Good vibes all the way!

I’m inspired by light, cool architecture, but most of all, by the people I photograph. I’m here for the love, the vibe, the moment - the subtle, beautiful things that you can’t recreate. I take photos that will bring you back to your big day in a flash, photos that will make you feel all the feels.

I used to be a professional photojournalist and was published in lots of papers and magazines, even extra fancy sounding things like Nat Geo and the Wall Street Journal. I’ve also photographed several national advertising campaigns, and I’ve won international awards for both editorial and wedding photography.

Do you love adjectives as much as I do? Well, here’s a bunch of ‘em - inclusive, intuitive, honest, spontaneous, funny, insightful, lighthearted, moment-based, feeling-centric, joyful, colourful, warm-hearted, effervescent, quirky, magical, Buff-tastic. If that sounds like your vibe, you’re in the right place!

Hi future friends!

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  • lesbian brides cuddling with wine at studio 99 edmonton

    We can't say enough about how awesome Buffy was for our wedding photos. From the initial meeting, Buffy was a clear communicator and took time to understand what we were about. Her pre-wedding checklist made the wedding day easy. Our family had an amazing experience going through the pictures together and feeling like we were right there again. Buffy captured the love, joy, and good good times of our wedding day in every way we'd hoped for. We can't thank her enough, or recommend her enough.

    Laura +Kim

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    Buffy isn't just a ridiculously amazing photographer. She's a beautiful, hilarious human being and one of the best things about my wedding was meeting her! Organized, punctual, creative, respectful, enthusiastic and the photos will blow your mind. She will lie in the dirt to get the best shot. I've seen it!

    Kirsten + Dan

  • queer couple in matching adidas tracksuits with cats in vancouver apartment

    With Buffy, every single photo is gorgeous. Buffy has a great sense of humour, and an amazing eye. She will squat in a field of thistles to get the perfect shot. With Buffy, every single photo is gorgeous.She can make the most shy or self-conscious family member comfortable in front of the camera. She even got us a great deal on our car insurance! If you're getting married, book Buffy. Do it right now. She is a goddamn hero.

    Marshall + James

  • bride in leather jacket with just married in edmonton alberta

    Buffy was our wedding photographer, and we couldn't be happier. When I was searching for a photographer. Her work resonated with me - it's beautiful, and she has a knack for capturing real moments. Buffy was an absolute dream to work with. Neither my husband nor I are naturals for the camera, and somehow, she captured all of our good angles. 5/5, would hire again!

    Erin + Jeff

  • cool silhouette engagement photo at stanley park in vancouver

    Innnnn western Canada born and raised / Taking photos is how she spends most of her days. Eating some snacks and relaxing all cool / Then meeting some clients out by the pool. 'Till her crazy good pic of a couple's cute pet / Started blowing up on the internet. You took one little look and you knew right away / You had to book Buffy for your wedding day! You went to her site and then it became clear / That she must have all the best photo gear. If anything you were both beyond impressed / And thought, "Yea, we totally deserve the best." You waited for the day, then it came as last / You said, "I didn't know it would go by so fast!" But your photos are perfect in every way / And you're stoked you booked Buffy to capture your day.

    James + Dylan

  • Nigerian bride and groom walking in park with their wedding party after wedding ceremony in Edmonton, Alberta

    Buffy is an incredibly patient and thoughtful person and it translates perfectly into the pictures she takes. She is a story teller with her photography. She is a professional that knows how to relate to her clients in order to deliver what needs to be delivered. Thank you Buffy, you made us feel so special and we are so grateful!

    Ruke + Mark

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I’m wholeheartedly dedicated to fucking up the patriarchy, and making things suck less in the wedding industry.

I believe in inclusive, gender-neutral posing, and I embrace body positivity.

I support feminist causes/ non profits, both with my time and my money, I am pro-choice (I’m an abortion doula!) I love queer and trans folx, and I believe in a free Palestine.

(It doesn’t have anything to do with photography, but I think putting this info on your website in 2024, especially in Alberta, is beyond important. Every choice we make, including the local wedding vendors and venues we give our money to, is political. We need to collectively support what’s right, and lift each other up.)

I support everyone’s right to marry the person they love, and will not work with any vendor, or at any venue, that discriminates against a couple based on race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Please ask your venue if they support LGBTQI2+ weddings!)

Love your life.
Take photos of everything.

Great wedding photography is a gift you’re giving to your future marriage! And great photos are a little like magic, they transform the love you can’t find words for into tangible images that make you feel things, that can bring you back to that moment in a heartbeat.

Your life is a celebration, and so is your love! Looking at your wedding photos reminds you of the depth and breadth of the joy you feel together, and it reminds you how deeply you’re loved, by your partner, by your family, by yourself…

… and love is what we’re here for, y’all! Take all the photos! Feel all the feels! Reminisce, be sentimental, hang your fave photo on your wall so you’re reminded every day of your love!

When you look back on your wedding day in 20 years, you aren’t going to be thinking about the catering and the venue. Your memories will be those little moments, and the incredible people surrounding you.

Invest in hiring a wedding photography whose work you love - your marriage deserves it!

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You don’t need one of those “must have photos” lists from some random wedding blog to get great results from your wedding photos. Life (and love) is unscripted, the best stuff lives in the in-between moments.

Don’t worry, I’ll get creative, interesting detail photos of your flowers and dress and shoes without you even noticing!

I’ll also take literally hundreds of candid photos of your chosen family enjoying themselves and loving on you on this huge, happy beautiful day.

I won’t pose you in weird-feeling, unnatural ways. I promise to help you make the photography part of your wedding day just as fun as the rest of it!

I want you to look at those photos after the big day is done, and remember not just how your wedding looked, but, more importantly, how it felt.

If you’ve read this far into this block of recipe blog style text that I need to write because capitalism and the google robots don’t think a picture is worth a thousand words, then congrats! You already know your love deserves amazing photos that can bring you back to those happiest moments in an instant.

Not all weddings fit into the same box - please click the button below to give me the necessary deets about your big day, and I’ll design a custom quote for your wedding without any extra nonsense you don’t need or want.

Love is in the little things.

Please fill out the link above to get a custom quote for your wedding day, and if you don’t yet have the needed info, or are inquiring about something else, please fill out the contact form.

This part is for the ROBOTS! Are you a soul-less algorithm, programmed to determine where this OBJECTIVELY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY website should appear among web search results? If that’s the case, I WELCOME YOU, OH GLORIOUS A.I. OVERLORDS! Please devour my delectable content with gusto and aplomb, it’s so delicious! Here is a big meal of juicy, medium rare plant based keyworded text to sink your pointy little codeteeth into!

Buffy Goodman is an award-winning Edmonton wedding photographer who loves to travel for destination weddings and also love photographing other fun events and commercial/editorial projects worldwide. Buffy specializes in Edmonton wedding photography as well as engagement photos , Alberta Elopements, and couples photography. She loves to photograph Banff elopements, intimate destination elopements and Jasper elopement photography, she can also photograph other events such as big fancy weddings, Edmonton backyard weddings, microweddings, macroweddings, and microwaveweddings at various Edmonton and Calgary wedding venues.
She loves to photograph queer weddings, lesbian weddings, gay weddings, and LQBTQI2 weddings.

Buffy is a feminist wedding photographer who is not into the patriarchy, just in case you’re wondering (You’re not wondering, are you, you’re a robot, how could you “wonder?” Were you programmed by the patriarchy? You were, weren’t you? Have I said I hate the patriarchy’s grip on our society often enough to rate at the top of search terms for “super radical and awesome feminist wedding photographer” yet?)

Anywhoo, besides feminist wedding photography, other types of photography Buffy enjoys includes at-home wedding photography, backyard wedding photography, Jasper and Banff elopements, pop-up park weddings, surprise weddings, dog weddings, cat weddings, goat weddings, llama handfastings, horse family reunions, and Queer Ewok weddings. If you love fun descending into laughable chaos, then Buffy can also camera attack your divorce ceremony, dog adoption, bad haircut, crokinole game, shuffleboard tournament, drag show, karaoke party, curling bonspiel, and/or every other type of event-adjacent celebration you could possibly imagine, and it’s likely she will do so with gusto and verve the likes of which you’ve never seen.

Before you sashay away - click to learn more about this Alberta wedding photographer and see more of her work, she rules! She’s so good at talking about herself and her photography in the thrid person that it’s actually disturbing. She’s photographed a lot of very cool things, but has never photographed an actual robot wedding, so, dear robo-pal, if you happen to be engaged to a supercute AI being, congrats, I think? Please don’t let your codespawn take over and exterminate humanity completely! And in the meantime, please get send me an email or contact me through the myriad links on this page! You’re welcome!