I cannot recommend Kate and her photography enough! We had an engagement photo session in January…read morewith her. While we were very nervous to be in the spotlight, Kate made us feel right at home. She got us thinking about ideas, props, location and clothing before the shoot which was very helpful. She is completely gay-friendly, which was also very comforting. We had a few locations in our neighborhood for the shoot; indoor and outdoor. Kate was excellent at making us feel comfortable and gently giving us direction, giving us lots of reason to giggle and be ourselves. She was incredibly professional and the photos are to die for. The turn around time was very quick in receiving our photos; we receive so many compliments on them! Thank you so much Kate for capturing our relationship so beautifully!

It's not just the camera; it's the eyes behind the camera... specifically, Kate's eyes. I wish I…read morecould see the world through them some time. Kate was recommended to the hubby and myself by S&B, whose wedding she had photographed the year before. I can't say enough how much I love the pictures that she's taken of us during our engagement session and of our friends, family, venue, everything (and us!) at our wedding... despite how weird and awkward the hubby and I can be sometimes. ;) I also can't say enough how much I love Kate as our photographer (yes, not just the photos!). She's warm and friendly, and our guests all had nice things to say about her. (My mom also had to point out that she was impressed with how Kate was up, down, and all around, shooting away).

Melissa photographed our family after my baby was born and did an amazing job. Seriously, she…read moresomehow captured two gawky adults as beautiful parents to a beautiful baby (I may be biased but I think the baby is adorable all the time). We look like ourselves! Just much better versions of ourselves, if that makes sense. Melissa was professional but mellow and put us all at ease. Even the baby was happy the whole time. I turn into a neurotic mess when my photo is taken, so it was reassuring to get an email before the photo shoot with suggestions for what to wear and how to style ourselves. She also asked us if there was anything we wanted touched up a little in the final shots, such that the raging zit I had at the time of the shoot is concealed (did I mention I get all stressed out about being photographed?!). We got a link to our photos on her very easy to use website and they really do look great. Email me if you want to see the link so you can get a flavor for her style - candid, not posed. I got a few shots breastfeeding, too, and she did an excellent job sensitively capturing this intimate, treasured exchange between me and my daughter. She also set up a separate link for those shots so I don't further embarrass my mother with my breastfeeding grandstanding. I recommend Melissa highly and wish she'd shot our wedding and all the other neurotic photo shoot moments I've had in my life. She's fabulous!!!!!

Working with Melissa was great. I came to her for professional head shots and she made the process…read morefun and easy. I got my photos in a timely fashion and even got a personalized CD case, which I thought was really cute. I'd definitely recommend Melissa to anyone in need of a photographer!

Katie is an excellent, flexible, & down-to-earth photographer!…read more I asked her to do a photoshoot of my puppy & I just for fun at the park, & it was nothing less than a fun experience for everybody! She gives great direction (I seriously don't know how to pose especially with a puppy) & is very relaxed yet professional. She truly knows what angles are best & chooses/takes the most "flattering" photos. I am very self-conscious, & I have had my fair share of photographers taking pictures of me that just made me feel more insecure. With Katie, however, majority (if not all) of the images she took were impressive & definitely to my liking. She would literally tell me throughout the experience, "Don't worry, I am going to make you look good!" That was honestly so reassuring & made the photoshoot even more pleasurable. The entire session only took about an hour (& that is with a puppy)! She is great at keeping up communication & very accommodating with scheduling & location! I plan to book her again in the future. I highly recommend booking her for your photography needs (especially if you want to have pets involved)!!!

Love love love!! Katie has such great energy, and really…read moreknows how to make you feel so comfortable while she is photographing you. It was my husband and my first REAL photo shoot, with someone giving us things to do. We both enjoyed it so much, and love every single photograph. They all show our personalities, and our love for each other, and our love for our growing baby boy. Thank you again Katie!

I am one of the Directors for RAW Artists Boston, a multi faceted artist event in the Boston area…read more We showcase a variety of artists including hair, make up, fashion, performance, music, visual art, and vendors. One of the things we provide artists that showcase with us is professional head shots, and pictures of their displays, performances, and items at the shows. Rachel is our lead photographer that oversee's the events. She works with an assistant to ensure that our check list of pictures from the shows of all the artists is completed. Rachel Tine is a very professional and creative artist. As one of our employee staff photographers for our art events, she exceeds our requirements and we love how her photos manage to capture the energy in our events. She takes special care to make sure every single photograph is edited properly. Rachel is always punctual on deadlines and very professional. She's also a really great person and makes our artists feel comfortable when shooting their pictures which is very important to us! Overall, I give Rachel's work 100 stars!

Rachel provided a wonderful service with excellent photos, timely response to questions, referral…read moreto hair and makeup artist, and quick turnaround with my photos ready within a week after the shoot. I requested photos to represent my music album; and chose Rachel, recognizing that her unique style would artistically and tastefully compliment the music in images. I am extremely pleased with her work. I only hope the music can live up to the photos :). She also made the shoot fun and relaxing. I highly recommend Rachel, and would use her again in a heartbeat.

Laura Shachmut is an incredible photographer. She puts so much talent, energy, creativity, and…read moreintelligence into her shoots, the props she brings, the ideas she has. She is focused but easy to be around, with a fun personality and real professionalism. She's great at keeping the kids happy and occupied for these I-can't-believe-she-got-that-on-camera moments and gets some of the best smiles and expressions out of them. I want her to do a photo shoot with me and my husband next. Her prices are so reasonable, too--you get unbelievable value for what you spend, especially for the Boston area. People will think you spent a whole lot more than you did, and I guarantee will ask you for her number. I love that. Like someone else said here, the hardest part is narrowing the images down--any one of them would be your favorite shot from another photographer, but with Laura, it's just soooooo hard to pick. I wish I had more walls!

Laura takes absolutely gorgeous photos - she came to our home for a combined newborn and family…read morephoto shoot, and captured our older children's personalities so perfectly, and got the most beautiful photos of our newborn as well. We loved the photos of our whole family too! Laura is both professional and laid back, so easy to work with, and fantastic with children - she put both of our "big" girls (ages 3 and 2) at ease quickly - and they can be tough nuts to crack. Laura has three children of her own, and I think this plays a huge role in her ability to relate to little ones, and to get them "on board" with smiling and having fun for photos! We love Laura and will definitely work with her again in the future!!

Carly is everything you are looking for in a wedding photographer and more! Her talents and eye for…read morekey moments are unmatched. I lost count of the amount of family and friends who complimented not only her beautiful photographs but her kind, fun, and calming demeanor throughout the day. Carly manages to capture every important moment but not make you feel like you're in the spotlight. We originally hired Carly for our big wedding celebration in late October at a venue on the Cape. Little did we know, life would throw us a curveball and due to family circumstance, added a very emotional and intimate wedding ceremony ~1 month before our big day. Within 30 minutes of texting Carly to ask if she would be available for the smaller ceremony as well, she called me, confirmed a babysitter and promised she'd be there for us. Carly was caring, sensitive and human in a time when we needed it most. She captured moments we will truly cherish forever. Above all, she is a wonderful person to her core. Hiring Carly was the very best wedding decision we made! I will forever sing her praises to anyone who will listen!

Carly captured the most beautiful day of my life with tenderness and true heart. I thank her so…read morevery much. Her style and ability to create portraits out of every moment is truly special. As I looked through the photos, I couldn't believe how beautiful I looked and how well she captured me, the real me in all those moments. My husband and I, (A phrase I'll have to get used to...) are so impressed and touched by every image. Our story: We decided after losing our venue to mini-elope in the Boston Public Gardens. I had contacted Carly a few weeks out but decided to go w/ a friend, at the last minute he had a conflict and we rushed back to Carly hoping she was still available. Luckily she was all ours. The morning of our wedding I was violently sick and the schedule was all thrown off. Poor Carly and my makeup artist were left sitting in the hotel lobby for an hour while I sat in Boston traffic still slightly bent over from the queasiness. We staged in a nice little room in the Boston Park Plaza and Carly made the best of the horrible decor and the props we had brought. When we finally dressed me and set out for the park we had a very good time. Carly picked out a gorgeous tree with pink blossoms for some shots of the tiny wedding party. We played with blankets and paper umbrellas. The ceremony is all a blur with the park swarming with people blessed with one of the few 65 degree day in months. After the bombing I think a wedding in the park was a nice diversion, people clapped as my father and I came into view. Carly's photos captured every moment of the ceremony with a good eye. The reception was a small dinner for 10, so Carly just took pre pics and our little family got to have our private dinner which was best for us. We dashed off for our honeymoon asap. We weren't sure when the pics would be ready as friends have waited months but in just two weeks, one day after getting home we were looking at them and they are beautiful!

My bride and I feel incredibly fortunate that we had already been introduced to Maureen prior to…read moregetting engaged. She shot our close friends' wedding and I was in their enormous wedding party. She handled all (18!) of us with calm assurance. The resulting photos were incredible. We actually ended up using one of the photos of us from that wedding as our engagement photo. I'm a professional event planner and have worked with many excellent photographers. What I really appreciated about Maureen's work was her ability to capture really touching candids - and really fun "formals". We decided against interviewing lots of photographers and booked Maureen after one meeting. It was a perk that she gave an LGBT community discount. We set up a Pinterest board shared with Maureen and proceeded to pin all kinds of wedding photos that we liked (including weddings at your venue). We threw in a few really fun and quirky shots that really fit our fall theme. The day of the wedding her and her assistant magically made those moments happen. We brought huge bins of pressed autumn oak leaves which she put to great use - including a fun montage throwing leaves with our nephews, a stunning photo of us laying on a bed of leaves and an incredible candid of us laughing as leaves rain down on us. Maureen's photos speak for themselves - but you also get a real professional who manages to be everywhere yet not ever in the way. Oh, and she uploaded a few images to Facebook that night, emailed a dozen more the next day and uploaded the rest of the images (over 850!) just 2.5 weeks after the wedding! After all the horror stories I've heard about couples waiting months (or longer) it was awesome to receive the images so quickly. She, with our permission, also uploaded many of them to her Facebook page making it really easy to share them with friends and family. If you're looking for a really great, creative and fun to work with photographer - you should definitely book Maureen Cotton.

Maureen Cotton was always going to photograph our wedding. For the sake of full disclosure, I need…read moreto point out right up front that she's been a close friend of my wife's for many years, and has become a friend of mine as well. Thank goodness she was, too. If we didn't know her, we might not have found her, and that would have been a huge loss. Other folks have talked plenty about how easy Maureen is to work with, and it's all true. She manages to walk the very fine line between friendly and professional, she has unfailing energy, and a can-do attitude. You know how the Marines talk about Improvising, Adapting and Overcoming? She has exactly that mindset. But here's the ONE most important thing when selecting a photographer. Her photos make us look good. Each picture tells a story. Some are epic, some are intimate, some are joyous or thoughtful or profound. There's the one of the two of us in front of a window that looks like a French new-wave movie (seriously, she made me look like Yves Montand, it was great!). There's the one of me and my Best Man locked in serious discussion before the wedding that's so dramatic my father-in-law refers to it as a "Jack and Bobby" shot. There's the one from our engagement shoot that sits near the door of our apartment, a photo we look at every time we come home, that I won't describe because I can't do it justice. Suffice to say it exactly captures the way I feel about the woman I love. And that is the great intangible about Maureen Cotton's art. She didn't just capture the moments of one of the best days of our life. She captured, perfectly, the way I felt during them. The smartest thing I did in regards to my wedding was convince Becky to marry me. The second smartest thing I did was agree when she said she wanted her dear friend, now our dear friend, Maureen Cotton to photograph it.

We truly loved working with Lauren Killian Photography from our our very first conversation, we…read morefelt comfortable and confident that we were in great hands. Communication was always easy, thoughtful, and responsive, which made the entire process feel seamless and stress-free. On the wedding day, they were calm, fun and so easy to be around - helping everyone relax and enjoy the moment while still keeping everything on track. They captured not only the big, emotional moments, but also the candid laughter and meaningful details that made the day feel so uniquely ours. The photos are absolutely beautiful and bring back all the joy and emotion every time we look at them. We are so grateful we chose Lauren and would recommend her without hesitation to anyone looking for a photographer who truly cares and delivers stunning work. Truly the BEST1

Lauren was the photographer at my nieces wedding. She was so great. I intrusive while getting…read moreeverything on film! She's great and so is the guy she brought!!