About

Hello, I'm Clara

I'm Clara, a wedding and event photographer in Asheville. I have been photographing people for twelve years and weddings for eight.

Clara Wren holding her camera

I started out photographing my friends' bands in tiny venues with terrible light. It taught me to wait, to watch and to never ask anyone to do it again for the camera.

That is still how I work. I want your photographs to look like your day felt, not like a magazine shoot that happened to you.

When I am not at a wedding, I am usually on a trail with my dog, Biscuit, or in the darkroom I built in our garden shed.

Based in
Asheville, North Carolina
Photographing weddings since
2018
Weddings a year
No more than 25
Always in my bag
Two cameras, spare batteries and safety pins

How I work

What you can count on

  • Mostly unposed

    A few family photos and a short portrait walk. The rest of the day I stay out of the way and pay attention.

  • Honest color

    Skin that looks like skin and skies that look like the sky that day. Photos that will still feel right in thirty years.

  • Calm on the day

    Timelines slip and it rains sometimes. I have seen most of it before, and I will help you not worry about it.

A black and white portrait in soft window light

Your date

Tell me about your day

Dates fill a year or more ahead. Send a note, and I will let you know if yours is still open.

Check your date

Now booking 2027 and a few late 2026 dates.