Photographer. Filmmaker. Friend.

Some stories were never meant to stay still; to remain just a foggy memory. They were meant live in motion—to be remembered. To remember the way your laughter sounded on foreign streets, the way the golden light slipped through the trees that day as you looked up at the clouds–to remember the way your souls met and just knew. If yours feels like that kind of story, then I believe we we’re meant to cross paths. I’m here to chase the beauty in your becoming—and to preserve it with heart, honesty, and wonder, wherever the road may lead.

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Hi, I'm Lilia

I am a destination wedding photographer and videographer fueled by the world around me. My friends call me Lil. And since you’re here, we just became one step closer to becoming friends – so you can call me Lil too.

I now call Charleston, SC my home, but if you know me, I’ve always had trouble staying in one place. So I like to call the road my home. Traveling is what keeps me alive. Want to elope in Italy? Let me come to you.

A few quick things I love: the earth, the moon, the sky, the sun on my skin, my family and friends, traveling, yoga, moving my body, and last but not least, good food.

I can't wait to meet you, xo Lil

a story of my own

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I want you to remember exactly how it felt…

…To be able to re-live every emotion

Joy, anticipation, love…

…And everything in-between

your story

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It’s always been you,

For the past couple years, I’ve always tried to figure out “my why,” my purpose. Why do I love documenting people? I couldn’t articulate it. So I thought a little harder. And in an effort of trying to find it, I lost it and I felt as if I was just going through the motions—clicking a shutter and creating a picture, not a narrative.

Why do I do this? Because I’m good at it? Because it’s my calling? I wanted to dig deeper. I searched and searched until finally at 2 o’clock in the morning it hit me. You are “my why.” The connection I am able to make with you through a photographic and videographic medium is the reason I do what I do. It’s always been you. It’s the human connection.

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It will always be you,

When I learn about what inspires you, it inspires me. It pushes me. With out you, I would have no purpose as an artist. I document you in order to make you feel — to help you remember. When I find out your story, I discover mine. We bring out the deepest of emotions in one another. You are why I’m here — it’s always been you.

Let’s work together