After hiring Christy professionally for several years, I finally had the opportunity to hire her personally! She shot our new born photos for our son and it was just dreamy. New born photography is an art in itself and watching her move him around and catch all those adorable details was wonderful. I cannot recommend her and her kind, caring, super pro execution enough! (Plus her greenhouse is gorgeous.) read more

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Christy was the perfect photographer for our wedding! We found Christy through a wedding facebook group because we were captivated by her beautiful and artistic photos. Since our first correspondence, we knew she was the perfect fit - she understood the vibe we wanted for our wedding photography (relaxed and grounded), was always a step ahead of us in correspondence, and reminded us of important key milestones throughout planning. Day-of, her expertise shone and she went above and beyond. She took her time reviewing the venue to make sure she knew the perfect photo spots. While capturing pictures, she had the perfect balance of creating a relaxing atmosphere while still providing great direction and guidance to fulfill her artistic vision. She would roll with the punches with photo requests while also making sure we hit all of the important ones. Not only that, but she was a joy to be around - she is funny, caring, and sweet. She delivered a sneak peek at a lighting speed and we are already SO in love with the photos! She is truly a master at her craft and we couldn't recommend her more. read more

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Words can't express how amazing Christy was! She was organized from the beginning , made suggestions but didn't demand or insisit we do it her way. She showed up early and had a fantastic system and made sure that each picture was perfect, whether it was lighting, making sure the bouquet was straight and even made a suggestion when time got away from us to get perfect lighting for the cake pictures. She was my fav vendor!! read more

Me and my fiancé had our engagement photoshoot at El Matador Beach. It was our first time doing a professional shoot and we had zero experience posing for pictures. However, the pictures came out so beautiful!! The whole photoshoot went smoothly. She instructed us on how to pose and what to do! Even for newbies like us, the pictures looked natural. It felt like the pictures came out of a magazine. During the shoot, she wasn't intimidating. She tried to know our story to make our pictures look appropriate for both me and my fiancé. Also, we never felt uneasy around her as she was very friendly and sweet. Btw, Christy is very professional. She responded timely to all my queries. We had many questions yet she was very patient with us. We'd definitely work with her again when we have the chance! read more

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I came across Christy Kendall's Instagram page, and by looking at her work, I knew I had to hire her for my wedding. I wanted someone who we could mesh well with, who was easy-going yet confident in her abilities and someone who would make us feel comfortable in front of the camera. Throughout the process, she spent time discussing her style, my vision, and answered all of my questions to ease my nerves. Christy's presence and directives made us feel confident taking pictures (something my husband and I don't love doing) and she was fun to work with. We had the pleasure of working with Christy for our engagement shoot and our wedding, and the pictures truly captured our vision and were stunning! Our pictures turned out beautiful and really captured the story of our special day--memories that will last a lifetime. read more

Christy Kendall went above and beyond for our wedding photos and video, and I can't recommend her enough. We had to postpone our wedding due to Covid, and she was accommodating and prompt in our communications. Her work is phenomenal, and she is a joy to work with! 5 + STARS! read more

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Christy was an absolute dream to work with. We knew the moment we saw her work on her website that we had found our wedding photographer and had to book her for our big day immediately. We also used her services for our engagement session and were blown away at all the amazing pictures she captured in an hour. We will cherish these photographs forever and are eternally grateful to Christy for being super easy going, quick to respond to my plethora of emails, receptive to my requests and extremely talented at her craft! Thanks again, Christy! read more

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Christy and her team worked with us during a pandemic to be photographer for our wedding. When the day finally came, her associate photographer Heather captured our day perfectly!! The editing on the pictures were beautiful and friendly to my skin tone (which is different than my husband's skin tone). She was able to create such beautiful and timeless pics that completely captured the tiny details on my outfits and decor!! read more

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We found Christy through our venue, The Inn of the Seventh Ray. We are absolutely blown away by the experience we had with Christy. To start, she is extremely friendly and personable. She is very talented, and was able to capture everything we wanted and so much more. Each photo had so much emotion and was really captured beautifully. We received our photos back quickly as well, and were so thrilled with the results. I am so glad Christy photographed our wedding and would highly recommend her! read more

One of the top things people told me when hiring a photographer for your wedding is to make sure that they are a warm person that you want to be around all day -- and Christy is just that! Not only is she insanely talented (I could not select my favorite shot from her for MONTHS because all the shots she gave me were PERFECT!) but she is also just a very cool, fun person that I loved hanging out and joking with the day of. My husband is very shy and I was worried that we wouldn't get authentic pictures of him, but she made both of us so comfortable that everything looked AMAZING! She worked with us during the horrible Covid delay, was cool around my big dog and understood how important she was to me, was willing to get her feet wet for shots, worked seamlessly with my coordinator and also DJ to get us all of our fun table-group shots, and was all-around awesome. She even let me hire Paul (her super talented Videographer) to only give us footage so I could edit my video myself! Highly, highly recommend! I feel so lucky that I get to have these photos to look back on for the rest of my life! read more

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Where do I even begin? Christy has been an absolute miracle! From accommodating our needs and making the package special to us, to being so accommodating of our postponement due to COVID she was wonderful! The day of the wedding she arrived early for some drone shots (we didn't even have to ask!). Throughout the whole night, her and Atrayu made my husband and I feel so safe and comfortable in front of the camera and we absolutely loved working with them. We got our sneak peaks earlier this week and they absolutely exceeded all of our expectations!! She truly captured the feeling and detail in EVERY photo! We are SO thankful for her and I honestly cannot wait to have her do our pregnancy shoot in the future! Christy and her team are FANTASTIC! read more

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Thank you Christy!! We are so pleased we found you. You were highly recommended through AVM FB page and it was such a pleasure to meet you. Your experience with kids shone through and we love our pics. We can't wait to see you again and we will be recommending you to all our friends read more

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There is not enough space in this box to explain how amazing Christy and her team are. We loved every minute of working with her. From our engagement pictures, to our wedding pictures, and our wedding videos. She is professional, punctual, responds to emails, texts and phone calls. She's a pleasure to work with. Her team was also as professional and pleasant to work with. They took requests for particular pictures we wanted. Atreyu did an INCREDIBLE job on our wedding video. We have watched it over and over again and cry every time.....happy tears, of course!!! This team comes highly recommended!!! read more

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I loved working with Christy! The entire experience having her as my wedding photographer was top notch. Upon first inquiring she was very clear about her packages and options, and even worked with me since I had such a small guest list and only one location. She was always extremely responsive to my questions and last minute notes and thoughts, and helped me a lot in terms of scheduling out the shots for the day. Her demeanor and energy on my big day was wonderful. I felt like I was in such good hands, and trusted her to capture the best moments and all my good angles :) I am beyond thrilled with the quality of our photos and for such a reasonable price. She's a wonderful person and it was especially nice to see how excited she was about shooting our wedding as I was about having her. I definitely recommend Christy! read more

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Christy and her team are incredible to work with! My husband and I got married at the Inn of the Seventh Ray in Topanga and Christy was on their list of preferred vendors. Christy was so kind and communicative from our very first conversation and made the whole process incredibly easy. Her colleague Danielle shot our actual wedding and we felt like we were in capable hands throughout the evening. Our wedding day brought historic rains so our plans required a bit of reworking, but Danielle worked in lockstep with the events team and made sure we got the shots we wanted. The photos turned out so wonderful - from the portraits to the ceremony to the dance floor! The pictures are so warm and capture the magical feeling from the evening. Highly recommend! read more

Christy is a warm, creative, lovely photographer! She was our wedding photographer and provided us with the most beautiful photos, capturing the heart of what made the day so special: all of the people in our lives who we cherish! She is also incredibly organized and helped the day flow seamlessly. I truly don't know what we would have done without her! read more

Christy took headshots of my 15 year old daughter. Christy was highly recommended to me, and I am now recommending her because of our great experience. I plan to hire her whenever we need photos for any occasion. She made my daughter comfortable, and therefore was able to get the best photos of her. She has a discerning eye that helped us to have more than enough variety of good shots to choose from for her comp card. Christy is super talented, super professional, and delivers what she says that she will. We are very happy with our decision to work with her. Priceless. read more

We took family photos at Malibu Creek State Park with Christy and we loved them! She was flexible in having to reschedule due illness and communicative through the whole booking process. We received the pictures promptly and absolutely love them! We'll definitely use her again read more

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I worked with Christy at a wedding earlier this month (07/01/2021) at the 1909 in Topanga, CA (I'm a wedding DJ). Her professionalism and positive attitude made the event so much more enjoyable. I could tell how much she cared about getting the perfect shots and making the couple happy, and this was evident in how beautiful the photos were at the end! The venue staff and I were running a little behind on the timeline that day which put several events after the time frame Christy was booked for (cake cutting, bouquet toss, and garter toss). However, Christy didn't hesitate to stick around-it was important to her to capture these moments for the couple. After the wedding, I heard nothing but wonderful things from the bride and groom. I could also see how proud and happy they were to share their wedding photos all over social media. I look forward to any opportunities I'll have to work with Christy again in the future! read more

I recently got the chance to work with Christy's second shooter Atreyu for our wedding photos at the Inn and he was great! He made my husband and I feel really comfortable right away and he was always really attentive, making sure our needs were met above everyone else's on our big day. We especially liked how friendly he was, making the experience all more pleasant. And the photos came back within a few days and were amazing! read more

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Wow! Christy did an amazing job capturing our last moments as a family of 3. We booked her for a maternity / family photo type shoot. To start, she was a great communicator prior to the shoot, answering questions in a timely manner and offering plenty of suggestions and help for locations, what to wear, etc. When the shoot came, she was so kind. She is very versatile in knowing not only how to pose a family, but a pregnant woman to get the best shots. She also had so much patience during the shoot with our excited and distractible 2 year old, and was flexible with us. The pricing was very fair in our opinion, especially when comparing to other quotes we got (many of which would have given us less images for more money). The photos came out amazing, and she delivered a good number of photos (versatile in who was in them and where/poses) where you feel you got to see everything. We had a great experiencing shooting with her. Will definitely be contacting her for other life events. read more

Christy was on the list of recommended photographers from our venue, the Inn of the Seventh Ray. As soon as we checked out her website and saw her work, we knew she needed to be our photographer! From our first phone call with her, Christy was enthusiastic, attentive, and responsive. She and her team answered all our questions and made sure we understood the different package options. We were able to coordinate our engagement photo shoot with her while she was visiting the Portland, OR area and had a blast exploring the state park and capturing photos we love. Christy is easy-going and made us feel like we were hanging out with a friend, not awkwardly having our photos taken. When it came time to get serious about the wedding planning, her service of providing a customized wedding day timeline was a huge relief and formed the basis of all the other day-of logistics we coordinated with our venue and vendors. And because she photographs at the Inn so frequently and knows the venue like the back of her hand, we had the perfect lighting and angles for our portraits and candid photos. We now have (literally) hundreds of beautiful photos of us and our families and friends that we can cherish for a lifetime. Thank you Christy! read more

Oh my... I don't even know where to begin! Christy is seriously the best photographer my husband and I could have found and chosen for our big day. I found her work on Instagram and reached out- she was super friendly and responsive throughout the whole process. We didn't actually meet Christy until my wedding day but we were just absolutely IMPRESSED. Her positive and kind energy, her professionalism, her ability to capture the best moments while also working with videographers I had hired separately, everything was just amazing. When my day of coordinator was a little MIA, she helped to keep us on schedule and made the best out of it all. Overall, working with Christy on the wedding day was such a delight. Just when we thought we couldn't be more blown away-- she delivers us all of our wedding photos at such a fast turnaround. We could relive some of the best moments of our life while it was still fresh in our hearts and minds. What a treat! I highly recommend Christy and I hope to work with her in the near future. Thank you again, Christy!! read more

Christy went above and beyond for our wedding pictures and her work was worth every penny and more! We chose Christy because of her extensive experience and quality of work and even so we were still blown away by the result. Couldn't recommend her more. read more

I am so thrilled with Christy's work! Not only was Christy wonderful to have around on the big day, but the pictures were PHENOMENAL when I got them a couple weeks later! The outcome is beautiful. I got married this October. Christy had a couple phone calls with me and my fiancé to get to know us and our style before the wedding - really sweet and easy to talk to. I really love how she took just SO MANY photos too! We have a collection so large, it is almost a silent movie of our wedding day....including some of the parts I missed that I now get to see. Very highly recommended! Dream come true :) and I cannot thank her enough. read more

I found christy through a friend. She had done her family photos and they were so beautiful. I booked her before I even saw her instagram page, after that I knew she was the one. I recommended her to other families before she even took our pictures. We booked us in on Valentine's Day and delivered the photos the following Tuesday. Insanely quick turnaround. And the photos are everything I could have hoped for. So perfect, in fact, that I cried a little and I'm not even exaggerating. Christy was so great with my kids also. She had the perfect games to get photos with them to look amazing and get them to cooperate, like a pro. I highly recommend her for any photo events. I wish I had known about her for my wedding. Maybe I'll just redo those too read more

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Christy was such a pleasure to work with and was super adaptable during the crazy pandemic year! Our wedding was originally planned for April 2020 and though we had to postpone TWICE, Christy's flexibility and openness to whatever new plans we came up with made our planning process much easier. We finally got to celebrate in April 2021 and I couldn't have asked for a smoother day! Christy and the accompanying videographer, Atreyu, are easy going, friendly, punctual, and took their time to get some great shots. One thing I really appreciated about Christy's work was the creativity that she brought to our photos and ideas for us to get photos with our entire guest list (which was a small number of about 25 folks because of COVID). We love our photos and are so happy about how everything turned out! read more

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Our experience with Christy was absolutely incredible. She was extremely personable, timely and was very aware and adaptive of our vision for our engagement shoot and wedding day. She got to know us and made us feel comfortable in front of the camera, giving us the time and instruction needed to let our (somewhat awkward) personalities come through, but still look stunning. She is amazing with sunsets and extremely knowledgable of the LA area's geography, and she has a heart of gold that made our wedding day experience the best it could have been. Thanks a million to Christy, and would recommend her to everyone!! read more

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Christy Kendall is an absolute doll. I wasn't going to do a maternity shoot. 1. Didn't feel I had the time and 2. My body wasn't where I wanted it to be and I felt very very very very very self conscious. Christy came to me and made me feel so comfortable and beautiful. I just received the photos back and I could not be happier. The totally fit my vibe AND captured how happy I am to meet this little lady in the coming weeks. read more

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Only go with Christy if you want the best pictures you'll ever see of yourself captured in infamy. Christy has a very special artistic eye that very few photographers possess. The art and beauty Christy manages to capture in her pictures is absolutely amazing. Her attention to detail and her fun personality was truly and delight to work with. Not only did she come up with last minute, extra cool ideas on our wedding, she also had a way of containing our huge families, enough to capture pictures that we will remember forever. We are so so so happy to have worked with Christy and will absolutely be coming back for future events! read more

We booked with Christy and although she was booked for that day the guy she sent (Max) was wonderful! read more

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Christy is an incredible photographer! She exceeded my expectations and then some... She shot my engagement photos and they came out amazingly. I loved the lighting, composition, location etc... Christy is very good at directing people so that they look like models that know what they are doing. I would highly recommend using Christy for any future photography you may need. She is absolutely worth it! I have posted a photo of our shoot in the photos section! read more

Atreyu was my photographer and he was SO easy to be around, had great ideas and didn't mind being bossed around a little ;) If you want the most stunning photos you could possibly imagine then book with Christy Kendall Photography immediately. read more

My husband and I used Christy Kendall for our wedding at Padua Hills Theatre. Christy was so incredible to work with! She was flexible and organized during the planning. During the wedding, her energetic and fun personality made it so memorable. Our family and guests also enjoyed her presence and personality. We just received a sneak peak of our photos and cannot stop looking at them. She captured such natural and beautiful moments. Each photo makes us cry. I recommend Christy for any event that you would like to remember and cherish. THANK YOU Christy! read more

Christy did a wonderful job with our family photos. They turned out beautiful! We have a toddler and two dogs and she was fantastic at getting great pictures of them. It was not an easy task! She made sure we got all the pictures that we wanted. There are so many pictures that we love and will always treasure. She was so upbeat and friendly and made the whole experience great. She was quick to communicate and book a session. She also edited the photos and got them to us super fast. We loved working with her and definitely recommend her! read more

Christy is THE BEST. My wife and I got married at Inn of the Seventh Ray in Topanga and she was recommended. We got her for the full day with a videographer, Paul, and they were incredible. We spoke with several different photographers before making our choice but when we spoke to Christy we knew we wanted her. She was extremely friendly and bubbly and expressed a mastery of her craft and intimate knowledge of the venue. One thing that really stuck out for us was she said she likes to direct the day once she starts because that way people will be where they need to be, when they need to be, and all the best photos will be taken. She is 100% on that. Got everyone where they needed, got every picture, everything was perfect. She was extremely kind and caring towards us, the bride and groom, the whole day. She started with us getting ready and then getting over to the venue and taking photos outside and then the ceremony and whole evening from there. We have all of our photos and the videos and they're so amazing. We had no doubts at all and are still elated every time we look at them. Thank you Christy. Thank you Paul. You were the true MVPs of our wedding day and we love you for it. Can't wait to have you over to take holiday photos of us and the kitties! read more

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Christy photographed our wedding at Pageo Lavender Farm in Turlock, California, and our engagement photo session, also in Turlock. We found her through the vendor list Pageo provided. At first, I was concerned about the distance -- Christy is located in Southern California, and we are in Central California, more than a four hour drive. But, her portfolio and shooting style, her professionalism, and most of all her enthusiasm won us over. I'm so glad we chose Christy as our photographer! Despite the distance, we were able to make our engagement shoot work and we were so pleased with the pictures! We have some shots that will be special to us for our lifetime. At the wedding, she really grabbed some magical twilight photos! We had a lot of family at the wedding, and it was pretty tricky to get all the shots we wanted. She remained calm throughout, and really strived to get what we wanted. Not only did we appreciate and enjoy working with Christy for the photo shoots, we were super happy with her turn around. We had about 850 photos delivered to us within a couple of weeks! Amazing! The bonus, the icing on the cake, was the video. It was perfect and we absolutely love it! read more

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Christy was amazing! She was on our venue's preferred vendor list, and I could totally see why. She was so friendly and responsive leading up to the wedding, and the day of she made us feel so comfortable. The photos are absolutely beautiful - I've been having a hard time picking the ones for our wedding album because there are just so many that I love! read more

Christy is GREAT! We just received our engagement photos and they are amazing! Not only did she edit them beautifully, she gave us twice as many photos! She is willing to customize her packages to your budget and needs, she is very responsive and professional, she is willing to help with picking out outfits, gives "posing" direction and most importantly makes the photoshoot experience fun! We can't wait to work with her on our wedding day! :) read more

Let it be known that Christy is the kindest, most accommodating, prompt, keen eyed photographer in the biz! She is well educated in her craft. As a bride, it took loads of weight off my shoulders to let her pick location, pose, daylight & timing of everything. Her disposition had me so comfortable all day. She felt more like a friend than a hire on my big day! And to top it all off, she had a sneak peek of a BUNCH of my photos in my inbox not even 24 hours after we said "I do!" Christy, the photos are what sealed our day for years to come. I'm so thankful we chose you to capture the most important day of our lives. read more

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