Capturing every story,
embracing every journey.
Warm, filmic photography for the people who live a little louder — weddings, families, seniors, brands and performers, shot like the people we’d want as friends.
Photographs that feel like a really good day with people who get you.
We’re not here to pose you within an inch of your life. We get to know you first — your people, your in-jokes, the way you actually laugh — and then we make pictures that look like that. Warm, a little nostalgic, unmistakably yours.
“Worth the price” means you get the whole human, not a stranger’s idea of you.
Real friendships
A session for every chapter.
Six ways we tell your story — each one built around who you are, not a template. Investment starts where you’d expect from work this personal; full pricing comes with your inquiry.
Weddings
From courthouse to all-night dance floor — every love, fully celebrated.
From $2,800
Engagements
The giddy in-between — a relaxed shoot to remember how this felt.
From $450
Senior Portraits
The end of one era, the start of another — shot like the main character you are.
From $375
Family Sessions
Chosen family or born-into — the messy, real, hug-everyone kind of photos.
From $375
Branding
Headshots & lifestyle sets that actually look like you run the place.
From $550
Performers
Drag, music, burlesque, theatre — press kits & portraits with real edge.
From $400Not sure which fits? Tell us what you’re dreaming up — we’ll build the right session around it.
A few of our favorite faces.
A small, rotating sampler. Full client galleries — weddings, seniors, families and more — drop in here.
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You deserve to be photographed by someone who’s genuinely glad you exist.
— Mason & Katie, Vintage Lulu
Hi, we’re Mason & Katie.
We’re a married, trans & queer-owned photography team in Madison, Wisconsin — and we built Vintage Lulu around a simple idea: the best photos come from people who actually like each other.
So before we ever pick up a camera, we get to know you. We’ll laugh too much, find the light, and make the kind of warm, filmic images you’ll still love decades from now. Most of our couples and families become friends — that’s the part we love most.
- LGBTQIA+ & allies
- All bodies, all love
- Madison-based, travel-ready
- Real friendships
Mason & Katie Rider Owners & photographers · Vintage Lulu
What it feels like to be seen.
“We’ve never felt so at ease in front of a camera. As a queer couple, that safety meant everything — and the photos are unreal.”
Jordan & SamWedding · Madison
“Mason and Katie felt like old friends by the end of the session. My senior photos look like the most confident version of me.”
Avery T.Senior portraits
“Worth every penny. Our family is loud and chaotic and they captured all of it — warm, real, and so us.”
The Okafor FamilyFall family session
Tell us about your story.
Fill this out and you’ll hear back from Mason or Katie personally — usually within a day or two. No pressure, no scripts. Just a real conversation about what you’re dreaming up.
- A friendly reply with availability & full pricing
- A full gallery from a session like yours
- Zero obligation — we want it to be the right fit too
Based in Madison, happy to travel.
We’re proudly Madison, Wisconsin — lakeside golden hours, leafy neighborhoods, and that perfect Midwest light. We shoot all over Dane County and beyond; ask us about travel for your day.
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County & surrounding areas