CARRIE!!!! I absolutely ADORE YOU. You and your team are SO amazing.. Carrie was suggested to us from our wedding venue, the homestead at Wilshire Ranch, and as soon as I saw her work, I instantly knew I wanted to work with her. When first contacted her, her prices were a little out of our budget, knowing it would be high though since wedding photography and video is normally high, especially if their work is good. I informed her of our price range and she was willing to help cater to our budget. I was ecstatic since she had been my number one choice since the moment I saw her work. In her package she includes, wedding day photos of course and also an engagement shoot. With the engagement shoot we were able to get to know her a little as well as her get to know us. We fell even more in love with her. Her personality is so personable, really made us feel like her friend since most know, being photographed isn't always the most comfortable. She made us laugh, smile, comfortable, and warm (we shot our engagement session in the mountains with 40 degree weather!!) didn't even notice how cold I was though. Our big day, she arrived right on time and began to work her magic!! She was so attentive, kept our group in Check when things started to get rowdy, and with my family and friends, it gets rowdy hahah... she was so kind about everything though and you can tell she was working so hard to make sure everything was perfect. I am so beyond thankful to have found carrie and her team to photograph and video our very special day. We will be able to look back on the memories forever all thanks to her and the amazing team. Seriously LOVE LOVE LOVE you carrie!!! FOREVER THANK YOU. Ps, I plan on using you if I ever need anything photographed in the future. Big hugs!! read more

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One star, because I can't give 0. Honestly, biggest mistake I made while planning my wedding was hiring this photographer. Like others said before, she seems amazing at first, until we put our deposit down. She disappeared. Sent our contact over a week later, then again no responses after that. EXTREMELY hard to get ahold of. Almost made me think she wouldn't show up on my wedding day. Day of, dressed unprofessional, had an attitude with videographer and family. It was such a beautiful venue and photos were only taken in 3 spots. One being the freaking dirt parking lot! My dressed was covered in dirt before my reception. Photos also look mostly unedited, not in a good way. Sadly, she was one of the venues recommended photographers. read more

CARRIE I LOVE YOU!!! Her and husband did such an incredible job from working around our schedule to giving us more than we ever even thought to ask. She kept everything in time with what was agreed upon and my husband and I couldn't be happier with the results, the professionalism and the fun that we had and received. So thank you so much!! read more

LOVE this woman! I called Carrie Vines to have my son's senior photos taken. Carrie expertly and with careful consideration met with my son and I and really got to know him. I appreciated this very much. He did two sessions with her and I was absolutely floored by the fantastic results. 100% worth the money. The photographs came out wonderful and I could not be more pleased! Thank you Carrie, I'll be calling you again soon. read more

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I would be very careful choosing to go with this photographer. She seems sooo great at first! But as soon as an issue arises she is very slow with responding to you. If you love her work then go for it! But if you aren't crazy about it, I would choose someone else. I ended up cancelling my services with her because I jumped into booking my wedding photographer too hastily and after a lot of consideration chose to go with a different style of photography, and as soon as I wanted to cancel, she was very stand offish! And came across unprofessional. Also after a lot of searching, she has a very high retainer fee compared to many photographers. I was booked with her for only a week and she kept 50% of the retainer fee. I completely understand she needed to turn away business. But I don't assume she was getting that many potential clients for my wedding day that is almost 2 years away. So it came off a little greedy on her part. But I understand legality. Moral of the story, know that she is what you really want and read though her contract carefully. read more

Very great photographer! I would definitely recommend Carrie for shooting. She is very personable, creative, knows what she's doing and pictures come out super sharp! She is very professional and I would definitely come again and again for shoots. She did me and my fiance's maternity and infant shoot. It was amazing!! read more

Carrie & her staff are AMAZING! I had the best time working with them at a HUGE wedding we did together last September! Not only did she take awesome pictures and video, but she is the MOST upbeat photographer i've EVER worked with! We worked VERY WELL together. She is DEFINITELY the first photographer i think of when i'm referring someone! Can't WAIT to work together again soon! I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend her & her staff! read more

Carrie and Sam are fantastic! My fiance and I have such a wonderful time working with them. Packages are priced very good for the time and attention they give you! Everything is personal, and fun. Time is never rushed, she does an amazing job of capturing your personalities! Our engagement photos turned out amazing, I can't wait to see our wedding pictures... and when we have a little one one day... we'll be back! read more

Who knew a photo shoot can be so much fun? Carrie is AWESOME! She's not the typical photographer that will ask one to pose and smile. She has a unique eye and demonstrates her passion for photography, one can not help but to smile even more in her presence. I loved how Carrie made me feel at easy with myself throughout the session. Her techniques and tips are amazing! I am fortunate to have found such a great photographer who captured these precious moments. THANK YOU!!!! read more

My boudoir shoot with Carrie was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life! Not too ironic since the shoot was perfectly named "Beautiful You." Carrie made me feel so comfortable as I was understandably nervous. She was caring, fun, and beyond professional explaining the poses and reasons why behind them. I absolutely loved her thought process and the vision she had for the shoot. It was a mix of organic, artistic and movement. I received my photos very quickly and I was blown away! The images she was able to capture were absolutely beautiful! I couldn't even believe it was me! I walked away from that experience feeling more strong and beautiful than I ever have in my life. Something I will have forever. Not just the amazing pictures, but a feeling that the experience imprinted on me. Carrie, you are beyond talented and I thank you for the amazing experience! read more

AMAZING photographer!!! Carrie is absolutely the BEST! She is not only professional, she is fun, compassionate, talented and kind-hearted. My husband and I LOVED our wedding photo session with Carrie and her husband, Sam. It was very endearing to witness their love for each other as they work together shooting our wedding. The final product, by far, exceeded my expectations. Carrie nailed it! We have the most beautiful photos we get to cherish for the rest of our lives. I intend to use Carrie in the future, she is now our photographer! You will not be disappointed if you choose Carrie to capture your beautiful moments in life. read more

Carrie and her whole team are AMAZING!! If you're thinking about hiring her, don't! Do it! Hiring her was, hands down, one of the best decisions we made!!! Not only is she professional and caring, she is just so good at what she does! Her team is great, and we had such a good time with them all!!! She photographed our wedding and engagement session (which was included). We will be using her in the future even though we live halfway across the states! I also recommend her to anyone I know getting married. Thanks, Carrie! read more

My husband and I took our 4 month old twin daughters to Carrie's studio for a family session and OMG, she is amazing! Carrie is one of the most down to earth and funny person ever! Not only is she just a cool person to be around, her pictures are breath taking! She does everything she can to get the absolute best shot! Carrie is extremely patient and we never felt rushed! These pictures were sooo important to us as it was our first family portrait. Couldn't have been to a better photographer! She will definitely be our family photographer for years to come! Don't settle for less than perfect pictures! Carries is truly the best! And this is coming from a perfectionist!! read more

We hired Carrie for our wedding day 5.2013 at the Newland barn in Huntington Beach. Carrie and Sam are a great team, cute couple and definitely know how to take amazing photos. I was thrilled to see they got some many different angels throughout our wedding day especial during on our 10 minute ceremony! I can't thank Carrie enough. She was so patient and kept me giving me directions on what to do how I looked during the photo shoots that definitely kept me calm and assured me she knows what she is doing. If you want a professional photographer to take the time to get to know you and what you want... hire Carrie. read more

The reason I am giving 1 star is because I can't give anything less. I can honestly say our experience with her has been a nightmare. It has been over 3 years now and we still do not have a completed wedding album. For starters, her and her husband have lost a portion of our photos that we specifically set up for them to take at our wedding. Their solution to that was to steal still shots from our videographer. Unacceptable! Next we had to have a friend take pictures of the cocktail hour because they neglected to bring a photographer capable of doing that. Next we had to deal with her and her husband arguing throughout our wedding photo shoot. After 3 years of listening to excuses were delivered a wedding album that has our name spelled wrong on the front page. Please don't let this happen to you. Have someone else take your pictures. Good luck getting her to return an email or a phone call. Once she gets paid and hands of a crap product she is all done. read more

Carrie has been our go to family photographer for the past seven years. She works very well with our kids and always brings out their natural smile. Carrie, Sam and the family have always been great to us as well if they are out as part as her team for the day. I cannot recommend her enough. read more

My husband and I hired Carrie last April, 2012 for our engagement session and wedding that took place at the Newland Barn in Huntington Beach, CA on July 28. We were referred by friends who use her quite often for family portraits. We met with Carrie and her husband Sam the day of our engagement session for lunch so we could get to know each other better. Carrie listened to our ideas and what our goals were for our engagement session and wedding day. We proceeded down to fun zone in Balboa for our session and had THE best time. Carrie knew how to make my husband and I open up so we could get the best photographs possible. She spent OVER the time allotted for the engagement session and went above and beyond to get a variety of different shots at many different locations around Balboa. Carrie was a huge help leading up to the wedding, providing ideas to make our wedding day go smoothly. She even previewed the venue ahead of time to make sure she knew what to expect on the big day. The day of the wedding, Carrie showed up to photograph the girls and I get ready, while Sam stayed with the groom and groomsmen to document the events leading up to the ceremony. They were both just a joy to be around and captured some really magical moments. The wedding went off without a hitch and every detail of my wedding was captured the way I wanted! I would recommend the fusion video as if you aren't hiring a videographer, this is a great alternative! I am so thrilled with the end result and will use her again for future family portraits and other events. read more

Carrie does great work and made us feel so comfortable on the day of the photo shoot. My husband has a hard time taking pictures and she put him at ease. She did great woth our son and captured his personality. We absolutly love our photos and she will be our go to family photographer! read more

Go with Carrie! You will be so happy and fulfilled that you did! She has such a talent and vision for the photos! She truly captures such beauty and love in her work. Carrie has been so helpful, so friendly and a joy to do business with! She captured my kiddos the way I only dreamed for! Thank you Carrie for these beautiful, priceless pictures! They are so dear to my husband and I. Jacque A. read more