About
Hi, I’m Andy Wickstrom.
Before MountainWed, I spent more than a decade working as a graphic designer in Chicago. Then my wife and I traded city life for five years on the road in a small travel trailer, exploring the country, climbing whenever we could, and running DesignEgg, a nonprofit project that provided creative support to artists and organizations.
Photography started as a way to document where we were, but it quickly became something more: a way to connect with people, share stories, and pay closer attention to the places around us.
A few years into that chapter, a friend asked me to photograph their elopement on a glacier near Squamish, British Columbia. We flew in at sunrise, had 45 minutes on the ice, and they spent the rest of their wedding day rock climbing.
That experience stuck with me. It showed me how personal a wedding can feel when it is built around who you actually are.
That is the work I have been drawn to ever since: helping couples create something meaningful, rooted in place, and a little off-script. I bring a designer’s eye, a love of wild landscapes, and a calm, practical approach to making people feel comfortable in front of the camera.
These days, my wife and I live in Asheville with our daughters, Bergen and Holland. I am still happiest outside, exploring somewhere new and making photographs that feel honest, creative, and specific to the people in them.
