BRAND DEVELOPER. STORYTELLER. COMMUNITY BUILDER. LGBTQ+ WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER.

ALL AROUND SWELL GIVER OF HUGS.

Hi, I’m Steph Grant! My pronouns are She/Her. Things that are important to me: human rights, making others feel included, peace, LGBTQ+elopements, and my chihuahua, Rusty. I’m constantly learning whilst taking others along for the adventure, especially with my religious deconstruction process.


Individual stories are community stories. As creator and founder of Steph Grant Studios, a full-service media agency owned and operated by a powerhouse team of LGBTQ+ creatives, and founder of the Promote Love Movement, a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community raised in religious environments, I do my best to lead by example. I have proudly shared my personal story alongside and through my professional work, awarding me the opportunity to be honored on the Senate floor in CA, speaking engagements and inclusivity productions with Google, partnerships with Fossil as the face of their 2019 Pride Campaign, and a feature in Proud Women, a book highlighting 100+ fierce women in the LGBTQ+ community. I believe that by sharing our stories, together, “we can soften hearts and, ultimately, save lives.”

 
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THE TIMELINE

SOME MEMZ FROM THE PAST DECADE

“I GOT MY FIRST CAMERA AND
TRAVELED TO NYC FOR THE FIRST TIME!


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— JANUARY 2006
“I WAS IN MY VERY FIRST ARTSHOW IN LOS ANGELES, CA WHICH MEANT I GOT MY VERY FIRST HEADSHOT. A WHOLE LOT OF “FIRSTS”.

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— DECEMBER 2006
“STARTED WORKING AT HURLEY HEADQUARTERS IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA.



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— SEPTEMBER 2007
“PHOTOGRAPHED MY FIRST WEDDING. SWORE I’D NEVER DO ANOTHER WEDDING AGAIN!

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— FEBRUARY 2010
“QUIT THE CORPORATE WORLD
AND MOVED FROM MY HOME IN CALIFORNIA TO START FRESH IN TEXAS. MY LAST DAY AT HURLEY!

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— FEBRUARY 2010
“PHOTOGRAPHED FAMILIES, WEDDINGS, BABIES FOR DIRT CHEAP. DESIGNED MENUS, BAND FLYERS, BIZ CARDS, CD COVERS. DELIVERED EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS ON VDAY AND MOTHER’S DAY. ANYTHING SO I COULD TO PAY RENT. DECIDED TO TRY PAINTING TO MAKE SOME EXTRA CASH. SOLD A COUPLE TO A NEW HOTEL (NYLO) IN DALLAS.”
— 2011 - 2012
“GOING VIRAL: OVER THE COURSE OF 2 WEEKS THIS WEDDING BLOG POST REACHED OVER 272,000 PEOPLE, IN MORE THAN 200 COUNTRIES / TERRITORIES, AND HAD OVER 81,000 VIEWS IN JUST ONE DAY ALONE. AFTER THAT I MADE A HUGE DECISION IN MY CAREER TO MARKET MYSELF AS AN LGBTQ+ PHOTOGRAPHER. THE FIRST IN THE INDUSTRY.

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— JUNE 2013
“PHOTOGRAPHED A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF LESBIAN WEDDINGS AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT! - 1st 4 page mag spread in the largest lesbian mag. Interviewed/Featured: Reddit, Mashable, Huffpo, Cosmopolitan, Buzzfeed + more.


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— 2014
“MADE THE DECISION TO START TRYING AT SOCIAL MEDIA. WENT FROM 3K TO 18.7K IN A YEAR!

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— FEBRUARY 2015
“PHASE 1 OF PROMOTE LOVE IS BORN

VISIT PROMOTE LOVE



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— APRIL 2015
“WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING WEDDINGS I ALSO STARTED PHOTOGRAPHING EVENTS, CONFERENCES AND EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE PORTRAITS. DURING THIS TIME I PHOTOGRAPHED NIKE WOMEN’S MARATHON, WOMEN’S FOODSERVICE FORUM AND EVENTS FOR KELLOGG’S.

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— 2015
“THROUGH THESE EVENTS I MET A TON OF BADASS WHO INSPIRE ME GREATLY. I NEVER DREAMT I’D BE PHOTOGRAPHING KAT COLE, WENDY DAVIDSON AND AMANDA HITE ALL PACKED INTO A YEAR!


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— 2016 - 2017
“HONORED ON THE SENATE FLOOR IN CA FOR MY WORK W/ THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY

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— MARCH 2018
“VISTED GOOGLE, PINTEREST AND YOUTUBE HEADQUARTERS.

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— 2018
“CAPTURED SENATOR TONI ATKIN’S INAUGURATION PARTY IN SACRAMENTO, CA.



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— MARCH 2018
“GOT A 2600 SQ FT. LOFT IN DALLAS

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— JUNE 2018
“SPOKE TO 100+ BUSINESS OWNERS IN NYC ON THE TOPIC OF LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION.

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— MAY 2019
“ STEPH GRANT STUDIOS LAUNCHES
VISIT SGS

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— MAY 2019
“FACE OF FOSSIL’S PRIDE CAMPAIGN.
SHARED MY STORY ALONGSIDE JACOB TOBIA, ALYSSA EDWARDS, BLAIR AND DYLAN BURNSIDE.

FULL STORY

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— JUNE 2019
“GOOGLE INCLUSIVITY + REPRESENTATION SHOOT


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— AUGUST 2019
“STEPH GRANT STUDIOS TRAVELS TO 5 CITIES IN SPAIN TO GET TO THE HEART OF THE GALANGAL STORY.



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— NOVEMBER 2019
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— FEBRUARY 2020 - 10 YEARS IN BUSINESS
“ I am launching a brand new website to help unify my work, my reason for existing, and my community. I want to show you more of me. Over the past decade my business has grown but I have lost sight of my hobbies. I’m ready to take that back with the people I’ve met along the way. You can expect to see behind-the-scenes content, pieces of my daily life & listen to my new podcast.

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— FEB 2020 - STEPH GRANT BRAND LAUNCH
 
 
“JOIN STEPH & FRIENDS DURING THEIR CASUAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT KEEPS THEM UP AT NIGHT. WE TACKLE TOPICS LIKE

CHOSEN FAMILY, COMING OUT, LEAVING EVERYTHING BEHIND AND CREATING YOURSELF TO THE NOT SO BRIGHT SIDE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GOING VIRAL. ”
— FEB 2020 - PODCAST LAUNCHES