If you want unique and gorgeous wedding photos: you want Brian. We've received tons of compliments…read moreand I highly recommend picking him for your big day. - Throughout the entire process, Brian was very professional and had an answer to every question. He's experienced, and has a backup plan for every scenario, which made us feel very confident in him. - Brian was very easy going and open to suggestions during our engagement shoot. He made us feel much less awkward than we did going in. - Our wedding day was a blast and Brian and our second shooter (Luke) went with the flow for the sudden weather changes (which made our planned outdoor locations less than ideal) and were quick to adapt for every lighting scenario in our mostly dark venue. They made everyone feel at ease, even this high-strung-but-trying-to-be-chill bride. Brian and Luke got some amazing shots and did some really awesome edits / tricks with lighting which made for some very memorable photos. (We've gotten a lot of compliments!) - We got previews of our photos and the photos themselves very quickly after the wedding (within a month we had all the photos digitally, and only a couple weeks after that we had our little highlight video). And we received a thumb drive in the mail with all our images as well. - The Video Fusion add-on is something I'm so glad we decided to do with Brian. While we didn't want to pay for a full videographer, the video fusion gave us a four minute little highlight reel to capture the joy of the day in such a cool way.

We had a large family Christmas party that was going to include 4 generations all together in one…read moreplace - the activity room at my grandmother's senior living facility. Brian was flexible and accommodating throughout! Family was running late because of snow - no problem, he popped out to see his grandmother for a bit and then came back. The surroundings in the activity room were less than glamorous - no problem, he figured out shots that did not accentuate the flowered carpet. Some family members were having trouble because of the large numbers of people in the activity room - no problem, he took pictures out in the hallway. He even hung out and ate soup after the pictures were done AND agreed to pose in a picture with my aunt (which I took and made the final cut!). Brian delivered a beautiful and thoughtful assortment of pictures that included every single family member multiple times and really captured the mood of the occasion. I am so grateful!

Sarah was a dream come true photographer! We used a different photographer for engagement photos…read moreand hated the awkward poses and how rigid we felt. Luckily we found Sarah with fresh frame by word of mouth. She really listened to what we wanted for our wedding photos and always made sure that we felt comfortable along the way. She was so flexible and caring. The day of our wedding she made taking photos fun and easy! She has an incredible eye at catching the light and finding the right spots to make incredible photos. Our entire bridal party commented that taking photos was not a stiff or awkward, but rather fun and light-hearted. We just received our photos and I am truly amazed. She was able to catch such beautiful moments to make the most perfect memories. Our photos look amazing. The only problem now Is figuring out which to frame!

Jordan is what you are looking for in a photographer. After looking up newborn photographers online…read moreI stumbled across a Reddit article mentioning Jordan Lynn and how amazing she was. After our newborn photoshoot I wanted to take some time and make sure I write a review about how AMAZING the experience was. Our baby was only 8 days old and Jordan was an expert with baby whispering abilities. The gentle and sweet care she took when she handled our son was unreal. Clean and spotless professional studio. 10/10 experience. Thank you so much!

Megan Yanz is THE rock star of photo journalism! She spent 8 whole hours with my family and I for a…read moreday-in-a-life session in May 2014. She took photos of us in our home, at a park, of my kids jumping up and down on their beds, at my kids' sporting events, and even of us preparing lunch. At the end of the day, we were sad to see her leave because we all had so much fun together! But a few weeks after the shoot, Megan returned to our house to show us our photos and holy cow, we were sooo blown away by how she captured the personalities of my husband and I and our 3 kids so perfectly. And she made us look great! She created a slide show in sync with the perfect song and played our day-in-a-life session over and over for us as we giggled, laughed out loud, and cried because she captured our daily lives so perfectly. We were so impressed with Megan's easy demeanor and fantastic photography capabilities that we hired her again in December to tag along with us as we cut down a tree and capture the perfect Christmas card photos! If you're looking for an amazing photographer to capture 'your story', who has a dynamite personality, AND is affordable, you must hire Megan Yanz Photography. You won't be sorry!

Megan Yanz is such a talented photographer, you would be SILLY not to book her for any kind of…read moresession you would want. Her passion is so evident in her photographs, it's incredible. I booked a boudoir session with her and was blown away at the end result. This session is VERY personal, and she makes you feel like a million bucks. Hair and make-up was part of the session fee and it's so worth it. I thought I did my make-up well, but having a professional taking care of that part, is HUGE. I'm glad it wasn't even an option! I felt so confident during the session. Megan makes you feel like you're just hanging out & she's just taking regular pictures of you. Emily did an excellent job with hair and make-up. Without her make-up expertise, my eyes would not have popped as much in those photographs! I've seen the work Meg has done for weddings, engagements, day-in-a-life, boudoir, etc, on her website...WOW. She is definitely one of the first people I'll be calling after getting engaged, to make sure that SHE will be there to capture our wedding pics. :) Check out MYP. She's got a lifetime customer out of me & I will be recommending her to everyone I know. Thanks, Meg!

Katie was AMAZING to work with! The process was so easy and streamlined! She had a shy teen to work…read morewith and somehow managed to bring out all the best qualities in her! I LOVE the photos and will forever be grateful to Katie for making this HS senior's pictures such a fun and memorable experience! We will definitely be going back to her for future family pics! Thanks Katie!!

Katie is the perfect blend of creativity and attention to detail! We were extremely impressed with…read moreher quick turnaround time. The styling website she offers makes it easy to create coordinating outfits without having everyone matching. We highly recommend Katiebee Photography, and we will definitely be back!

My husband and I got married on August 23rd, 2019, and we could not be happier with the suite of…read moreservices Sound By Design provided us with for our special day. They came highly recommended from friends of ours as well as provided DJ services at my sister's wedding two years ago where they also did not disappoint (the dance floor was never once even close to being empty, and the bride and groom were happy to hear every song they asked for played). For our wedding, we used SBD's DJ service, lighting, and photo booth, and each service made for an impeccable night. The lighting was perfectly placed to showcase the cream city brick in The Pritzlaff. The photo booth was a hit with everyone--young and old. We got to take a photo booth album home with us the very same night, complete with notes from guests, which allowed us to capture some of the funny/sweet moments that happened after the photographer left for the night. Our DJ, Nathan Moore, was so on top of every last detail both in our meetings and emails leading up to the event and in coordinating the logistics on the day of. He really listened to and understand our taste in music and played all of the songs we wanted to hear, while also paying attention to the crowd at the moment when discerning which song to play. We both highly recommend Sound By Design for any event that requires any of the services they provide. The entire team is professional yet approachable, responsive in communication, and does everything they can to make sure the night is absolutely perfect for the bride and groom. Thank you to Nathan Moore and the entire SBD staff for playing a vital role in making our day run without a hitch and for providing the entertainment to keep the party going all night!

Shopping for wedding vendors is a stressful experience, and Sound By Design didn't make matters any…read moreeasier for us. We had to wait more than four weeks to get an appointment at a time that worked for our work schedules, though Dylan was very friendly and personable. He asked questions that were more than just the surface queries about music styles and the venue, and we enjoyed the meeting. Having met with other DJs previously, Sound By Design came in a bit higher than the other quotes, but we really liked the overall vibe. We asked if they could match the price of our other leading vendor and received no reply. At all. I fully expected to hear that they don't negotiate their prices insert generic policy language here, I did not expect to be ghosted by the company like a bad Tinder date. For argument's sake, let's say that the interwebs failed and they did not receive the email in which we inquired about negotiating on the price. In that scenario, wouldn't Dylan have reached out after not hearing from us? His line of questioning had us with the impression that the personal connection was important to Sound By Design, but I fear that is just lip service. In the end I went two stars since their lack of answer made a potentially difficult choice that much easier.

Blue Fancy (BF), unfortunately, did not meet our expectations. I don't think it's necessary to go…read moreinto detail listing all of the things that went poorly, and I, of course, want to give them credit for the things that did go well. Context: we are both from Wisconsin, but are currently living out of state with stressful, time-consuming jobs, which is why we wanted to hire a planner. Our budget was lower than what I'm guessing BF is typically used to working with (less than $60,000), so I'm not sure if that was a factor. We got married in Fond du Lac and most of BF's contacts/experience is in the Milwaukee area. We had a backyard wedding at our family members' homes (a small ceremony at one location and a larger reception at a second location) over a holiday weekend. We hired BF 1.5 years prior to our wedding date leaving plenty of time. Pros: -BF was very helpful with providing structure (a to-do list, timeline) and recommending vendors. -They were insightful when finalizing the rental company contract in terms of backyard wedding details that we would not have thought of. For example, generator needs, water hookups, etc. -Day of set-up. They provided us with 3 team members, which was incredibly helpful with setting up chairs, tables, a few decorations, etc. Cons: -All together, we had a total of 3 planners. Our first planner quit and our second planner had to take a step back due to a serious personal matter. This resulted in poor communication, confusion, and stress. It was often unclear who was taking lead on what and we felt the team did not have the bandwidth to actually manage our wedding. We constantly felt like we had to double-check everything and take care of things ourselves because it was unclear who was doing what and we did not want things to fall through the cracks. Despite this, things did fall through the cracks. For example, we did not finalize our catering contract until 1 month prior to the wedding, which ended up being $8,000 more than we originally agreed because we had no other choice. Additionally, the band that BF recommended pulled out 6 weeks prior our wedding. This was not their fault and they found a replacement within one week, but this was still stressful . -They seemed to take a 'copy and paste' approach as in they just replicated what they did for previous weddings instead of really listening to what was truly important to us. More of a you fit us instead of we fit you. For example, although they provided recommendations for vendors, we ended up having to find some on our own because their recommendations did not align with our preferences/budget. Examples: photographer, videographer, and hair & make-up team. When we mentioned wanting a videographer within a certain budget, we were told this was unrealistic and received no help. We did find a videographer within our budget and he did a great job! So happy we found him. -Poor attention to detail. This was pretty concerning and prevalent throughout the process. A couple of examples: (1) they neglected trash removal and only had solutions for the Milwaukee area when we brought it to their attention. We ended up coming up with a creative solution on our own; (2) at the rehearsal dinner, the lead planner did not know the location of where to tell the hair and make-up team to go the following morning (day of). In sum, we're hoping our experience was abnormal. Nonetheless, we never received an apology, acknowledgment, or a thank you for using their service or any sort of contact after the wedding, which we find unprofessional. We were extremely sympathetic to the series of events that were out of their control, but ultimately, the way it was handled was subpar and the planning process/day of execution was stressful. We wish them the best and hope things are improving.

My husband and I are still both VERY happy that we hired Blue Fancy Events for our wedding and are…read moreforever grateful to have had Jan as our planner for our 150+ person wedding in Lake Geneva, WI. Out of all of the money we spent on this wedding, the one thing that honestly was the most worth it was hiring Jan/Blue fancy as our full service planner. ..We were a covid wedding (8.8.20) that had to be postponed to this year (8.21.21h and Jan took SUCH good care of us (mostly me, who had questions and meltdowns frequently) through it all. She did all of the heavy lifting with the vendors, came with me to my rentals and florals appointment for support, texted and called me whenever I needed her for advice or a question, reminded us of payments and even scheduled appts for us with our vendors and decorated/helped clean up our wedding amazingly with her team day of! Jan was just a great person to have around during this past crazy year and a half and I'm so thankful to have had her as our planner. She made me feel so comfortable right from the start and I felt like she was a friend. If you're on the fence about getting a planner and you're in WI, hire blue fancy and ask for Jan!! You will not regret it! Thank you Jan!

Yes!!! The coveted First Review! I have worked with Black…read moreSheep Photography several times to get pictures of the foster dogs in my home. I believe the best thing you can do for a dog looking for a forever home is get a great photo of them. That is one of the biggest things they have to show the rest of the world while on their search! Lynn graciously gives her time to help many of the animals in the city get those great photos. And, they always turn out Amazing! I love that I have beautiful photos of my foster dogs to keep with me when they move on to their new homes. She is extrememly friendly and laid back, which leaves everyone more relaxed and makes for Great Photos. I would recomment Black Sheep Photography above anyone in the city! Get over to the Facebook page and check out some of her great work. Thank You Lynn for Everything, the dogs Thank You too!!

I've run into Lynn numerous times in the dog rescue world! She's an amazing advocate and does some…read moreof the best dog photos I've seen. Her studio in Riverwest is a ton of fun, she sells things in the studio prints, greeting cards, jewelry, randomness, things benefiting local rescue. Best of all she takes walk-ins and has very reasonable prices. It'd make for a fun day in Riverwest, grab some food across the street, head over to Black Sheep and get some photos done. If you're like me you are always complaining that there are no good pictures of you and your friends-This is the solution. She's great at capturing the uniqueness in things and she's very down to earth and fun.