I'm a wedding and portrait photographer based in New Jersey. When I'm not photographing the sweetest couples around, you can find me watching the latest episode of Fixer Upper, listening to country music, or going exploring with my love, Ryan. We're always up for a new adventure!

I'm TORI PETRILLO.

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My friend Kelly and I stopped in Alexandria, VA on the way back home from The Gathering Event last week for a headshot swap! The things that happen when you travel with photographer friends, haha.  The very first time I visited Alexandria was with Ryan a few months back, and I immediately fell in love […]

Alexandria, VA | Portrait Session | Kelly

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Senior sessions are quickly turning into one of my FAVORITE kinds of sessions to shoot! I’m absolutely loving them.  The senior ladies that I’ve been photographing are the sweetest and they always come to their sessions with so much excitement…. I love that!!! Rachana and I met this past weekend at Hedden Park for her senior session. […]

Hedden Park | Senior Session | Rachana

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Seniors

Say hello to my beautiful friend, Valerie! Valerie & I met on her very first day as a Freshman at Drew University!  During college, I was on the Orientation Committee (yay for the mighty OC!), and each year every member was assigned a small group of first years to welcome into the Drew Community.  As […]

Drew University | Portrait Session | Valerie

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Portrait Session

Ooh these two!  Alyson + Andrew are the absolute sweetest and a total dream couple. They came down to New Jersey all the way from Boston for their engagement session & engagement party!  They brought their sweet puppy Lacey down with them for some sweet photos too…. how CUTE is she?!  After e-mailing back and […]

Laurelwood Arboretum, NJ | Engagement Session | Alyson + Andrew

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On Monday afternoon my sweet friend Kelly and I drove down to Fredericksburg, VA to join 80 other #babybossladies for The Gathering Event with Hope Taylor & Caroline Logan Raush.  They’re both two of my favorite photographers and I was casually fan girling out in the audience, haha! To say that I was blown away […]

The Gathering Event Recap

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I’ve put together two sample timelines that will make for a smooth, seamless, and FUN wedding day!  The first timeline is for couples who are choosing to do a first look + the second is the traditional approach. Timeline with a First Look 10:00AM: Hair + make-up 12:00PM: Photographers arrive 12:00-12:45PM:  This is when my […]

Guide to the Perfect Wedding Day Timeline

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Ryan and I had the BEST time going away and visiting Martha’s Vineyard and Rhode Island last week! Neither of us had ever been to Martha’s Vineyard before and we absolutely fell in love with the island.  On Tuesday afternoon we hopped on a quick ferry from Rhode Island that took us right into Oak […]

Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Recap

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A lot of effort goes into planning for social media — maybe a little more than you’d think! It’s no secret that I LOVE Instagram.  I’m obsessed with it, really.  I love to curate my feed and I frequently scroll through it to keeps tabs on my colors, balance, perspective, and subject matter.  I’m always playing around with […]

Planoly: Why I Love It

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This beautiful lady is Avanti, and she’s my best friend of almost TEN years now…. what?! We met during the first week of our freshman year of high school and have been two peas in a pod ever since.  Horses have been Avanti’s passion for as long as I’ve known her.  I can remember a few […]

NJ | Portrait Session | Avanti

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Now, I’ve known Ellesa for QUITE a long time — we were actually in the same preschool class!  We’ve taken dance classes together, gone on vacation with each other, & even ended up going to the same prom during high school!  I’ve been able to watch her grow over the years into the sincere, kind, and giving […]

NJ | Sweetheart Session | Ellesa + Kevin

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Sweetheart Session