Tamika was our engagement and wedding photographer and I cannot rave about her and her assistant,…read moreNicole, enough. My husband and I are not big picture takers, and we knew finding a photographer we could trust and be comfortable around was crucial. Tamika made us feel so comfortable and tailored our wedding day perfectly. Our pictures turned out beautifully and I received so much feedback from our guests about how much they LOVED Tamika and Nicole and I couldn't agree more.

GREAT. We decided on a private backyard wedding and although small we still wanted pictures to…read morepreserve the moment . They did an outstanding job, they worked with our schedule, were flexible with time slots and reasonably priced. The communication leading up to day was thorough.

We were searching for a photographer who wouldn't hold the prints of our Twin sons' senior pictures…read morehostage by rediculous rates - which is a practice I fundamentally disagree with - since they are our kids and we paid for the photo shoot. Christa was fantastic. Even came back to do another shoot at no charge because one of my boys wasn't happy with how his hair looked in the wind on the first shoot. :-) Very pleased and impressed all around - and especially the quality of the photos. Thanks Christa!

Christa Reed is an amazing person and an exceptional photographer. She has a great eye for…read morephotography and ensures your photo shoot is nothing short of amazing. We've had her take our engagement photos, boudoir photos, and our wedding day photos. Every shoot she is very professional but a friend as well. She is very approachable and arrives ready to go. Can't wait to think of more reasons to book her for taking photos.

We're so excited to be the first to review DnK Photography!! It doesn't get any more complicated…read morethan this... Dan and Karin are AMAZING. Their work is AMAZING, their style is AMAZING, the experience you will have with them will be AMAZING. Where do I start...? We have had DnK shoot photos for us about 5 times now and the results have been superb every time! When we first met DnK we were looking for a wedding photographer. We met with about half a dozen photographers in the Twin Cities and DnK were the only ones who seemed to be really enthusiastic about our big day. That was a big plus, of course, but even better than that they went out their way to understand our ideas for the big day even though it was just our initial meeting and we hadn't made any commitments to them yet. My wife and I got a of confidence, very quickly, that they would do a fantastic job for us. The wedding photos turned out perfectly, better than we could have hoped. We had a lot of ideas ourselves but Dan and Karin both came up with really fun and cool ideas on the fly, all of which came out wonderfully. Dan is great at the action shots and coming up with unique ideas in real time as he sees folks interacting and moving around. Karin's portraits and group shots are second to none and her detail shots are sensational. Together they make such a great team and compliment each other really well. We also had the videography option too and that also blew us away. On the big day Dan and Karin were on time (important! :o) and they did a great job or organizing everyone. They kept us on track but at the same time made everyone feel at ease and just helped us enjoy ourselves! (Personally, I don't really like having my photo taken, so the idea of wedding and family photos was enough to make me cut straight to the booze at the reception but DnK managed to take all my nerves away and I really did enjoy myself. It was like magic! Ha!) Immediately after the wedding, on the Monday, we did a "Trash the Dress" shoot at the MN State Fair. Let me tell you - it was a BLAST! Despite it being hot, with hundreds of being constantly surrounding us... it was SO MUCH FUN!! DnK's photos of this shoot were every bit as good as the wedding itself! In fact, in summer several of our photos were used by the Fair as a promo for the event!! How cool!? Since the wedding we have been back again and again. My wife is a musical theatre actress, she has had them shoot her promotional shots for her website and they also shot the photos for a production at The MN History Theatre which have been used two years in a row by the theatre. I could go on and on... but I'll close by saying this: Give DnK a chance, they won't let you down. They will give you incredible value and you will LOVE the results!! Next stop... Pregnancy photos please Dan and Karin! Then baby photos! Then... well, you get the picture... :o)

When looking for a wedding photographer I wanted to find pictures that I connected with. I ran…read moreacross DnK's website. I hadn't seen their advertisements, or website or rankings on wedding sites, so I was a half heartily looking at their pictures, but I fell in love with their photos. That was in 2010, they've been nominated for all sorts of stuff now because they deserve it! As luck would have it, they were available the day we needed! So we met to interview them and I walked out of there and told my fiance at the time - there is no need to interview anyone else. I want them. They were so prepared when we met, but prepared like photographers are, somewhat disorganized, but they knew were everything was but totally on top of it. They were quit the duo to watch. They had their business side down, pricing was prepared, photos were in hand, they knew each others strengths so they let the other focus on their side of the business. We started asking all the "suppose to ask questions" wedding sites suggest you ask, but quickly just started talking. We connected, it was great. What really sold me was I asked "Come on, you have some crazy bridezilla moments, right?" The response was amazing after giggling at the question, "we haven't had any because those are not the types of brides we attract." - they said it much more professional though. The turn around time on the photos was as expected, email response was as expected (note brides - you are not the business's only customer, don't expect an answer for every little question within 24 hrs no matter the business you are talking to), but the quality of our photos by far surpassed expectations. The photo booth was a gem, the candid photos they caught captured the people's personality to a T. Most of all the photos of my husband and I captured our relationship and the mood of the day just perfectly.

When I was at the beginning phases of wedding planning I had received some great advise from…read moresomeone and it was was to make a top three must have list for you and have your fiancée make a top three list for him and stick with it. One of my top three was to invest in a high end photographer so we would have our day documented in a beautiful way so that we could carry the memory of us and our special family with us forever! I felt it was worth the investment! After doing much research I found our photographer, Poly Mendes! I was so excited when she agreed to work with us! I was planning from afar so we chatted with the lovely Poly via Skype as we were not able to meet in person before the wedding. We knew without a doubt that we were making the right choice and we didn't have to worry, at all! I can honestly say it was one of my favorite parts of my whole wedding having Poly be our photographer! She made us all feel so comfortable and made friends with us all too! Poly has some big fans within my family: After the wedding my brother says when I get married I want her to be the photographer at my wedding and my grandma said if she's ever in Duluth, MN have her call me and I would love to get together with her and take her around town! It was an experience we'll never forget. She is sweet and captures the littlest things that made your day, your day! You'll also have little moments that you'll treasure besides the dreamy photos she captures; she happened to see several monarch butterflies floating along the shoreline at our lake location and pointed them out to us and told us the significance of them which is very meaningful to us to this day! I'm blown away by her talent and grace. She's a gem and someone you will not be disappointed in, I promise!

I'm a wedding and event planner in Minneapolis and just had the pleasure of working with Poly for…read moreour personal Christmas Shoot. I've worked with a lot of photographers and it was truly one of the best photographer experiences I've ever had. There are endless positive comments I could share about Poly but here are my key highlights: * Poly made us feel SO comfortable during the entire photo session. She is so warm, welcoming and so easy to be around. This is an easy thing to underestimate but a photographer's ability to make you feel comfortable like she does is EVERYTHING. It helps ease any awkwardness if getting photographed and helps bring out your natural personality that will shine in photos. * We aren't naturals in front of the camera by any means and she was so incredible about giving us direction to help capture the moments we wanted, which was hugely beneficial to us. She would even give out little "woofs" to try and get our dog to look at the camera, ha! * She wants to ensure you're happy with the photos and how you looks so she even asked what our favorite "sides" were and gave us a sneak at the photos so we could correct anything we wanted which I REALLY appreciated! * She has a beautiful editing & photography style that gives you timeless photos you'll be happy with for a lifetime. She did a fantastic job of capturing natural light and all the pretty little details. * Did I mention she's absolutely adorable and has a personality to match?! She was so fun to shoot with. I would recommend Poly a million times over for any wedding, event, family shoot, or anything for importance you'd like photographed! Thanks for being so sweet & amazing, Poly! xo

Brio means liveliness or vigor…read more The pictures we recieved from Brio Images were just that, full of live and captured our wedding day with complete vigor and vivacity. Katie and Meghan were excelent to work with. My husband and I joke that we left wishing feeling like friends of them. They were professional, timely and had a great attitude about everything involving our wedding. The pictures we recieved are really what recieve the five star rating from me. We have heard over and over again, "Your pictures look like they are out of a magazine," or "these are the best wedding pictures we have ever seen." They are right. Our wedding pictures were exactly what we wanted. Photojournalistic, real, fun, and captured each moment of a day that only happens once. Wedding pictures are such an important part of the wedding experience. Using Brio Images as your wedding day photographers assures you that you will get what you are asking for... and more!

Katie at Brio Art was exceptional in both her photography skill and her professionalism. We are…read morenot only impressed with the photos she took of our day, but also how well she was able to organize/facilitate the whole process. (Which was especially impressive to accomplish with such a large wedding party). We would recommend Katie to any of our friends and family. She was the easiest decision we made when planning our wedding, and we could not be happier that our paths crossed.

Lynn did an amazing job with both my kids senior pictures. She made my son, a reluctant subject…read morefeel calm and comfortable and made sure my picky daughter got exactly the shots she wanted.

Lynne is absolutely incredible! From start to finish, Lynne was professional, warm, and so easy to…read morework with. She has an amazing eye for detail and a true gift for making you feel comfortable in front of the camera. The photos turned out stunning--natural, beautifully lit, and perfectly capturing the moment. Communication was seamless, turnaround time was quick, and the quality exceeded expectations. If you're looking for a photographer who truly cares and delivers exceptional results, I can't recommend Lynne Laumann Photography enough!