We did a newborn photo shoot with Kristin and she was warm, friendly and lovely to work with. The…read morephotos that she got of our little family were outstanding, and everything felt very natural--she captured those new days with our baby so perfectly. I highly recommend her if you're looking for someone to document the beautiful little moments in your family.

Kristin took my senior portraits what was almost 10 years ago, and from that first experience with…read moreher so many years back I can say that I was so pleased. I'm not too comfortable in front of a camera, but she helped foster an atmosphere that was relaxed, spontaneous and enjoyable. And I think it's the truth that she is able to capture who you are as an individual, highlighting the uniqueness of who you are. I would recommend Kristin to anyone, I've seen her work from weddings to active sports shots to the mountains of Seattle; you walk away satisfied with the work that she produces and the memories in your hands.

Jessica Keener has done my acting headshots, engagement photos, and wedding photos, and I've gotten…read morework/compliments on all of the above! She is a true professional, and makes you feel 1000% comfortable during your session - I hate taking photos and feel mostly awkward when I have to do it, but never with Jess. She's patient, and her rates are entirely fair for someone so talented. I cannot say enough wonderful things about her - you won't regret going with her for your photos!

Jess Keener shot both our engagement photos and our wedding this past year. She is a phenomenally…read moretalented photographer and wonderful to work with. I would recommend her for your engagement and wedding session, and also if you are a dancer...she is an outstanding dance photographer, which takes an excellent sense of timing and can be really tough to capture. I hate having my picture taken and honestly I am not one of those "photogenic people"...read: I usually look awful in pictures. However, Jess,made it feel easy and actually fun to be photographed. Also, the photos turned out AMAZING. We have them on Facebook and we get compliments on them all the time. Jess is really kind, patient, and fun to work with, and she always responds to emails in a timely manner and had great advice throughout the process (is this outfit OK for engagement photos? What time of day should we take the photos? Would this location work OK? etc.) Her work is always natural and never looks cheesy or staged. She's a master at using the environment around you to her advantage to take great shots. Jess is reasonably priced and does fantastic work. On our wedding day, she brought in a second photographer, Sam Lewis, and he was great to work with as well. I'd give them 10 stars if I could!

Meg is the most amazing photographer. If you are questioning to book with her, don't. My fiance at…read morethe time booked an engagement shoot with her and she made us feel so comfortable. We are very awkward and self conscious humans and she was so engaging and down to earth that really helped us be ourselves. We also booked Meg as our Wedding photographer and I cannot begin to rave about how lovely and encouraging she was the day of my very anxious wedding day. We received back the photos within a very short 3 weeks and they were so incredible. I am a designer as my career who deals with alot of photographers for photo shoots and her editing abilities surpass them all. The way she captures moods and emotion is incredible. If you are considering booking with her, do it and you will not be disappointed.

I can't say enough great things about Meg! Her photography is absolutely amazing, such a great eye!…read moreWe had her for our engagement photos, wedding photos and soon to be maternity/newborn photos. So great to work with, easy going and great at quickly responding back to you. I believe she is the best in the south Seattle area and she is definitely someone I will be referring and using for any photography needs. I can't wait to work wit her again!

This review is long overdue--almost 2 years overdue in fact. But that just goes to show you how…read moreincredible Amy is! Amy was one of our best wedding day decisions. She did a absolutely amazing job capturing the joy and happiness on our wedding day. She effortlessly wrangled my large extended family, and captured every moment on my exhaustive shot list. She was extremely flexible with us, and communicated every step of the way. She did our engagement and wedding photos and both turned out amazing. We had a blast scampering around downtown rooftops at 6am for our engagement photos. We met over coffee, and by the end of our conversation we were in love--with her! By the end of the engagement photo session were were the best of friends! and if we hadn't just gotten married, I probably would have proposed to her on my wedding day! Amy is as good as it gets, so book her!

Amy has been amazing to work with so far. We've booked her and one of her other photographers for…read moreour wedding. Her blog is awesome, you can't stop reading once you start. She takes amazing, artistic and inspirational photos, so I just can't wait to see her work for our wedding! Can't believe no one has reviewed her before now, since I found her from referrals and have heard a ton about her from referrals since then. :)

I agree with Cecilia F., Tori's work is very good even before editing!…read more My fiancé and I both crashed our computers and lost many photos and memories of our seven-year long distance relationship. During a scheduled visit to California I thought it would be nice to start fresh with some new photo memories and knock out some engagement photos at the same time. Tori was very accommodating to my many emails and questions, as I am in Minnesota. Her fee, even as a student was shockingly low, especially considering the professional photos displayed on her website. We took photos downtown San Diego and at the beach. Tori scouted out great photo locations before our arrival to use our scheduled time efficiently. My fiancé was not cooperating very well (he hates pictures!), and I was worried our session would be a bust. However, Tori was still was able to capture many precious moment for us, despite his resistance. I am very happy with our photos! I am very impressed by Tori's skill level and I know she will be very successful continuing her professional photography dream! I wish I could bring Tori to MN to do our wedding photos! With the expense of a wedding and moving across the country to CA directly after the wedding, it's just not in our budget, unfortunately!

A Roxy inspired photo shoot on the beach produced stunning and model quality pictures of my 18 year…read moreold daughter. Tory took my daughters senior pictures for a fraction of the price her high school was offering. She was on time, let us pick the location and was a real pleasure to work with. We are absolutely in love with the pictures, some which included her boyfriend. We spent well over an hour just before sunset, and she utilized many different backgrounds. We had a surfboard as a prop which totally added a playful part of my daughters personality (Tori recommended this).. I think my daughter could land a modeling job with some of these photos. Don't hesitate! Call her as she is a local hidden gem that I believe will soon be in high demand. Also, she is a military wife with her husband deployed and she is a delight to work with!

Melissa NAILED IT! I loved her style of photography. We ended up with Melissa through an umbrella…read morevendor and didn't know who we were getting until the week of the wedding. (Living dangerously!!) I was pretty nervous given the control I relinquished, and given that we chose our photography based primarily on budget. I cannot express how impressed we were with her level of polite and gracious control getting everyone in place and making sure my position and stance was right to make me look as flattering as possible. (I'm on the plus-size side of things.) She was early to the venue and calm as a cucumber. I needed that since it is incredibly difficult to remain calm and in the moment on your wedding with total chaos ensuing around you. And that's just her behavior and demeanor... but the pictures!! The photos came back within 72 hours of the event, and were beyond fantastic. She got all the shots we wanted, and did a great job capturing spontaneous moments, and sweet details of the reception and decor. When I had the opportunity to point out important people to her, she did her best to get extra candids of those people, while simultaneously considering lighting and contrast and composition. (I also cut corners by choosing to do my own editing--art school nerd-- but many of the images don't even need it!!) Some of the other things we splurged on for the wedding were a disappointment. Melissa was a budget choice that satisfied as if we had broken the bank!!! Book her while you can, because she'll soon find she can charge whatever she wants. Thank you, Melissa!!

Melissa is amazing and we couldn't be happier with our wedding photos (she did our engagement shoot…read moreas well). From start to finish everything was on point. We recieved endless compliments on both our engagement and wedding photos. I'd recommend Melissa to anyone. She's easy going, uber talented, and makes the process look and feel natural. We're do pleased with the results and are really grateful to have such beautiful photos of our wedding day.

Go with Lauren, you won't be disappointed!…read more We hired Lauren to photograph our non-traditional wedding, and are still completely blown away by her professionalism, communication, and the photographs from the wedding. We had our initial consultation with Lauren via a Zoom call, and could already tell that we wanted to go with her - friendly, knowledgeable and very experienced. Lauren had a many ideas of locations we could go to for our engagement shoot, and was very flexible on our choice of attire. The engagement shoot was extremely helpful for us, as Lauren guided us on how to pose / look nature in these kinds of photos, not to mention the photos turned out amazing! A few days prior to the wedding day, Lauren reached out to confirm we were all set to go - time, location, planning etc. On the wedding day itself, Lauren provided a lot of peace of mind and reassurance that all was going to be just fine. Lauren has a gift for interacting with others in such a natural way, and our guests were so happy to work with her. We just received the final photos from the wedding, and we can absolutely say that she captured every moment we could have possibly wanted and more! Thank you so very much, Lauren!! We are so grateful that you could join us for our wedding!

Lauren was such an amazing person to work with! From our initial coffee meeting through the big…read moreday, she was incredibly friendly, very responsive and made the awkwardness of taking thousands of photos melt away. She had us laughing and feeling very comfortable in front of the camera and was willing to work with our schedule to get a beautiful fall engagement photo shoot. She even had a recommendation for a videographer who turned out to be amazing, and the two of them worked so well together the day of the wedding. Lauren and her team were like ninjas onsite that day, I know they were there capturing everything but I never felt them hovering or in the way. Lauren took charge of the day and made sure we got all of our requested shots as well as the ones we didn't know we wanted - I know I will forever get to re-live that entire day through her photos. Your wedding is the biggest party you're ever going to throw and I wouldn't trust anyone other than Lauren and her team to capture it!

Sara and Ryan are really great photographers!! We've had them over twice now to photograph our baby…read moreand we're so thrilled with the outcome. They are really great at capturing all kinds of funny expressions, they have two cameras going and keep snapping shots. Also, they are great people! Easy to communicate with, very creative and nice so it's easy for everyone to get comfortable around them, including the subjects (or objects) being photographed. We also got a couple of shots of our dogs, which are awesome.... It is really hard to get professional shots of animals because where do you take them? Not to the mall photographer.... to the Petsmart photo day? I don't think so .... So Sara and Ryan are also great if you want professional shots of your pets.... since they are nice and trustworthy, the animal get comfortable around them really fast so the photos come out great! I'll be uploading a couple to show you what I mean :) Anyway! We won't hesitate to call them again if we need professional photographers in the future.... baby's birthday will probably be next :) If you're looking for nice, professional & personable photographers, look no further .... you've come to the right place ;-)

I never write reviews. Ever. These two are just that good…read more Sara and Ryan photographed our wedding this past June in Laguna Beach, California. My now wife and I are originally from back east, and never really felt at home in the O.C. The vibe out there is, well...not for us. When we started searching for our photographer, we came across many high-end companies dropping names and peddling their celebrity wedding shots. This was the exact opposite of what we wanted for our small, intimate event. We finally stumbled across www.saraplusryan.com (our photos are posted on their blog) and knew instantly they would get it. And us. We video chatted one time, had dinner another, and it was settled. On the big day, they arrived early and made us feel at ease while we got ready. We had a "first look" session before the ceremony that, to my surprise, wasn't awkward AT ALL. I was worried we'd look stiff and posed, but these two make you feel so comfortable you forget all that and just enjoy the moment with your partner. They flew through the obligatory (read: boring) family portraits in no time, which we personally appreciated. Though I'm sure they'd tailor time spent on certain shots to whatever the couple wanted. During the ceremony, they captured so many emotions in such unique ways. And at the reception, you literally don't realize they're even there. This made for incredibly candid, genuine shots of many intimate moments with our families and friends. After the toast, it was time for them to go. I almost asked them to stay for dinner, at least the 1st course! We received our photos in no time (2 weeks, maybe) via an email system that was very convenient to download, order prints and share with others. Going through them the first time, we were floored. Their style is one of photojournalism- capturing moments as they arise with unique perspectives and small, creative touches that make it seem like you're there when it's happening. It told the story of our day without words. They are truly talented. We couldn't be happier with Sara and Ryan's services, and will cherish the memories they gave us forever. If you're a couple looking for a down-to-earth, reasonably priced, crazy talented photographer who will make you feel comfortable and do a job that exceeds your expectations, go with S+R. You won't be disappointed!