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John Cain Photography | Dallas TX

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John Cain Photography is a select team of photographers supported by a world-class staff that delivers an unparalleled service experience, in addition to their tailored approach to their photographic expertise. “Bespoke” and “white glove” best describe the service behind the artwork that clients receive from commissioning their team.

Their work is internationally recognized, locally rooted, and always tailored to the specific couple and families whose memories they are trusted capture.

Beyond a high standard for what you might expect from your professional wedding images– fleeting moments captured, timeless portraits, and beautiful details, this team is capable of that and so much more. Discover all of the ways this life-defining season could be remembered for years to come and captured for the generations that follow.

Our photographers and full-time team of professionals are here to take care of your every need. No matter where you live or where your wedding is taking place…

We want to make this entire experience really special.

Because it is.

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BE OUR GUEST

Our studio was intentionally designed with you in mind and it’s our greatest privilege to host you here. Whether you visit with our photographers in the meeting room or relive your wedding day in the viewing room, a hospitable spirit is at the heart of what we do and we excitedly anticipate your arrival.

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4623 West Lovers Lane

Dallas, Texas 75209

Location

JOHN CAIN PHOTOGRAPHY is uniquely located on West Lovers Lane, near where Inwood Road intersects Lovers Lane close by Preston Hollow and the Park Cities of Dallas, Texas.

SPECIFICALLY LOCATED on the North side of Lovers Lane, on the corner of the Lovers Ln & Travida Street, we are two blocks west of two of our favorite restaurants José and Drake’s Hollywood.

Parking

WE RESERVE the front driveway for you. Please feel free to park immediately in front of our green and white striped awning, or along Travida by our front door. Whichever you prefer!

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“We outgrew our old location, and as much as I love Knox Henderson, I wanted to purchase a permanent home for John Cain Photography,” John Cain Sargent says. “Location was everything, and West Lovers Lane has become the perfect fit.”

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PAPERCITY

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“WHEN A COMPANY LISTS its interior influences as “Bruce Budd, Jeffrey Bilhuber, the homes of Bunny Mellon, One Man’s Folly, and Tory Burch’s Manhattan residence,” we know we’ll get along swimmingly. The two-story 1950’s cottage is more a gracious Southern home than a…”

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OUR LEADERSHIP

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” – Aristotle

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Our Principal Photographers share a combined 50+ years of experience, and have each personally photographed more than 500 weddings in their individual 15+ year careers. Their talent and experience inform the brand standard, the recipe, used to train the team at large behind-the-scenes for the method, aesthetic, and performance that results in what you see here.

Our Lead Photographers bring the experience of over 100 #johncainweddings to their expert attention and professionalism.

Every photographer that represents our team is a dedicated employee of the company, and is instructed, trained, and performance-evaluated to execute the quality that John Cain Photography stands for.

AT YOUR SERVICE

A wedding has a million moving pieces. And it takes a small village to make certain that little issues don’t become big problems. At John Cain Photography, we’re problem solvers and moment-makers. And here are the people on our team that do just that.

Photographers

John

Owner & Principal Photographer

John ensures every bride’s confidence, every mother of the bride’s peace of mind, and every groom’s ease and comfort throughout the wedding planning process.

As a Dallas native, he guarantees his entire photography team will present themselves in a refined manner fitting of the excellent service and work we create.
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Stephanie

Principal Photographer & Director of Photography

Stephanie has photographed more than 500 weddings in her career and is dedicated to our brand in Dallas or where any destination wedding takes her.

She confidently leads behind the camera with an editorial eye, always going above and beyond to ensure sentimental moments are perfectly captured while her couples and their families are treated with care. A few of her upcoming destinations include Pebble Beach, Vail and Austin — but when she’s not traveling afar, she’s often found at two of her favorite Dallas venues: Brook Hollow and the DCC.
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Matt

Principal Photographer

Matt photographs weddings and events with a tenured professionalism. A photographic tenure of nearly 20 years inform his method and skill. The heart and soul behind Matt’s perspective lies within fatherhood, fueled by capturing the moments that matter most.

While his roots remain in Dallas, Matt regularly adventures outside of Texas — photographing weddings in destinations like Lyford Cay, Sea Island and Beaver Creek.
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Emily

Lead Photographer & Photography Manager

Emily is Stephanie’s right hand ensuring the quality of our work and preparing each and every one of our photographers for success in reviewing their past work and training for future assignments.  

Traveling is always an adventure for Emily, and she has been known to ‘take the scenic road’ especially if a detour through a National Park is within reason.
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Ryan

Lead Photographer

When he’s not with our team, Ryan can be found likely on the golf course with either a driver or a drone (or both) in hand.

His instinct and eye for photographing sports on the ice (NHL) and on the 50 yard line in addition to his drone navigation make for an invaluable combination when it comes to creating a unique body of images to tell the story of your day from all angles.
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Cate

Lead Photographer

Cate leads from grounded experience both professionally as a photographer and personally as a mother and wife with a family of her own. Her graciousness and calm instinct that she brings to the wedding day comes from the perspective only a mother can know.

Her intuition serves our clients seeking the beauty and meaning behind the moments happening all around her.  
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Kai

Lead Photographer

Kai sets the tone on a wedding day with genuine enthusiasm and an eagerness to please. With an unfading energy through the day, he is equally as attentive to your portraits as the dance floor.

From true beginning to true end Kai’s service experience provides our clients with more than they knew they needed.
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Molly + Scout

Mascots

John Cain is the name, but Molly and Scout are the face of our brand. Though you won’t see them at weddings and events, they come to work with us every day!

Client Care

Brittany

Owner & COO

Brittany ensures our clients have a consistently easy, enjoyable and timeless experience from beginning to end.

She is the expert organizational backbone to our services who is always brainstorming new ways to make our clients feel particularly special and have peace of mind in knowing that we are taking care of them.
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Liz

Director of Client Engagement

From even before your inquire with us, Liz intricately and thoughtfully creates a delightful experience for our couples and their families.

She introduces you to our team, and how we can work alongside your dreams to make your engagement season and wedding truly extraordinary. With global experience, she brings a robust perspective to all we are capable of in making your vision a reality through our artwork.
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Darby

Client Care Manager

Darby specializes in helping you curate your favorites image selection and bringing them to life. We pride ourselves on a very personal approach to converting our digital work into meaningful printed artwork for you that is proudly framed or carefully laid out in an album especially to your liking.

Whether creating a photo album or a gallery wall from your wedding day, or select the best choice for your bridal portrait, she will help you narrow down your favorite images to the very best ones. She makes it extremely simple to view different crop marks, try black & white image options or even see a mock-up of a portrait on your wall.
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Erin

Client Care Manager

Erin meets with you in person or over a screen share to help you commemorate your images.

Whether you are desiring to have an engagement album, create a gallery wall from your wedding day, or select the best choice for your bridal portrait, she will help you narrow down your favorite images to the very best ones. She makes it extremely simple to view different crop marks, try black & white image options or even see a mock-up of a portrait on your wall.
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Jenn

Creative Manager

Jenn is a perfectionist who oversees the editing of your images. Having never missed a deadline and often surprising our clients sooner, she will ensure you receive ALL of your images no later than 4 weeks after your wedding day.

Spoiler Alert: She will also send a sneak peek within 3 days! Under-promising and over-delivering is her specialty.
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Lacey

Studio Manager

Lacey is our first-impression rose. She welcomes you into the studio and ensures your experience with us is comfortable whether in-person or virtual.

She and Rachel tag-team the front lines of our efforts and aim to make every interaction as easy as possible. Their shared goal is that you leave their care feeling a sense of calm and relief for the fast and helpful response to your felt needs.
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Rachel

Studio Manager

Rachel is the conductor of our studio train. She makes sure everyone knows what stop is next and where they’re going to be when. You will love her attentive and precise care.

Her intuitive and thoughtful demeanor stems from a background in counseling, which in the world of weddings frequently proves to be invaluable.
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Arden

Production Manager

Arden connects the work that we create in-camera to the artwork that we produce to remember it by. She sees firsthand that timing really is everything! She ensures your prints are handmade to your exact specifications and carefully inspected for perfection before you receive them.

As a mom, Arden deeply understands and connects with the lifelong value of our work where all of the little things really do add up to mean a great deal.
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Deanna Ross
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The Best Choice

This is one part of your wedding you don't want to make mistakes. With John Cain, you've made the best choice.

- Deanna, Mother of the Bride

Louise Brazitis
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Their work is exquisite

Our experience with your team was amazing from our initial meeting to engagement photos and the actual wedding day! We had the unique experience of planning and pivoting wedding plans due to the pandemic, and we could not be more grateful for your support and optimism despite the challenging circumstances related to COVID. We loved having the team with us on our wedding day photographing our special day. Their work is exquisite, and we will cherish our wedding photos forever. They captured beautiful images of every detail as well as great candids of us and our family and friends. Thank you so much for everything!

- Louise Brazitis, Bride

Shelby Selligmann
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First Class Service

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! FIRST CLASS SERVICE, EXCELLENT STYLING OF PHOTOS, AND BEAUTIFUL CONTENT AND QUALITY OF PHOTOS...HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

- Shelby Selligmann, Bride

Anthony Lukefahr
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A great fit on all fronts

John and his team are highly professional and on top of the entire experience from start to finish. We could not have asked for a better photographer. He was a great fit on all fronts: professional, put us at ease, communicative, and amazing photo quality.

- Anthony Lukefahr, Groom

Sarah Stiles
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Genuine Passion

Our experience with John Cain Photography exceeded our expectations! Throughout the entire process, we appreciated your attention to detail & planning, all of your personal touches, and especially your genuine passion which truly shines through! I commented to you at the end of the night how much I enjoyed your energy & the joy you exuded while you captured all of the special moments—it made me smile! I think your genuine love for what you do is what makes your photography so special and enables you to capture all of the special moments that become such treasured family memories. Thanks so much—we loved working with you & your team!

- Sarah Stiles, Mother of the Bride

Erica Wechsler
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Whole experience was wonderful

You made us feel so at ease taking pictures. The whole experience was wonderful to the engagements pictures, Bridal’s and then the viewing sessions.

- Erica Wechsler, Bride

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OUR VALUES

INITIATIVE

You’ll notice a difference from the very first call – which often happens mere minutes after you inquire. If it’s in our power to do it, we are already working on it for you.

Our #1 goal is to serve you and your families well. We do that through intuitive and thoughtful communication and by first seeking to understand what is most important to you. Only then will we design a photography proposal that includes what you most want and what you really need.

From there, we’ll guide you every step of the way. You’ll never have to wonder what you’re supposed to do next or when you should schedule another appointment. Instead, we’ll prompt you along the way, walking through the timeline moment-by-moment and discussing logistics long before the actual day.

With us, you’ll always know where things stand.

EXCELLENCE

Our brand is more than a logo. It’s the way we do business. A business we’ve thoughtfully designed around you.

“No” and “I don’t know.” are not part of the vocabulary here. Instead, we always come from a place of “yes”. Our solution-oriented approach means that no matter who from our team is involved in your wedding day, you’ll always receive great photographs and a consistently excellent experience.

We look for opportunities to make your day the most special. Every member of our team is trained to provide you with intuitive service, to dress in attire that matches your event, and to make lens selections that perfectly capture the moment without intruding into the memory. We handle your entire engagement season and wedding day like fine crystal.

After all, your wedding is irreplaceable.
And we treat it as such.

HERITAGE

For us, the richest part of a wedding is seeing a tight-knit family come together to celebrate past, present and future generations.

We hope to give you photographs that do more than just reflect the pretty details you’ve worked so hard on. We hope they give you, your children and grandchildren a place of origin. We hope they capture a culminating celebration for older generations.

And we hope to give you photos that you proudly move from one home to the next as your lives change and grow. We dream how your parents and grandparents feel when they see you married, and how future generations will be given an iconic lasting memory of you through our work.

At the end of the day, our images reflect your legacy… and ours.

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