My husband and I got married on May 19, 2017 and used Drew Noel as our photographer. We chose him for his artistic and candid style. The only reason we waited so long to review him wais because I told my husband that I wanted to wait 6 months to let our emotions subside before we reviewed our vendors. This was a flat out lie. I waited until now because I had been planning to give my husband a boudoir album, shot by Drew on the morning of my wedding, on his birthday at the end of September. I wanted to make sure that my entire experience with Drew was included in this (probably super long) review.
Not only is Drew an incredibly talented photographer and true artist, but he is also a lovely person and a pleasure to work with. His assistant was also fabulous and they were very in sync. I never had any experience shooting for a boudoir album but. Drew gave me totally amazing and professional verbal guidance throughout. He was polite, kind, and patient. When I worked with him to create my album, he was very easy to communicate with and recommended some of the most amazing shots to use, all while listening to my opinion. It was a team effort. Drew also posted all of the photos he took that morning to a private site so that we could download every single one (and he took oh so many!!!). My husband LOVED his present, to say the least, and this album and those photos are images that my husband can have forever.
Now, on to the wedding!
Although the wedding day is awfully stressful, Drew was calm and collected and was a comfort to have around. He never stopped shooting the entire morning. He got every photo we could have wanted and more. During the reception, he captured everyone at least once, which we were delighted about. Unless he needed to speak to us to get a specific photo, we hardly saw him, as though he and his assistant were flies on the wall. They were perfect. When we walked around the property with them, the four of us, Drew took some of the most incredible photos we have ever seen, and feel so blessed to be the focus of them.
The thing that we liked most about Drew is that everything about him was genuine. Nothing seemed forced. He was very passionate about what he was doing and enjoyed being there, and that came through in his work and how he interacted with us and our guests. We spent more time with him than any other vendor or guest on our wedding day and we have zero regrets. IIf it isn't clear, Drew was by far our favorite vendor and we are so lucky to have hired him. He is worth every penny we spent. We are in the process of creating our wedding album with him now and we can't wait to get it. read more