First off, Shannon and her crew are some of the NICEST, welcoming, FUN, and talented people! Our…read moreengagement pictures were truly amazing, and Shannon even made us a great post card for our save the dates! Harthen Studios really captured our personalities! I can't even begin to tell you all the compliments we got on the pictures!! While we had SOME posed pictures, most of them were "in the moment" - this was important for us because my husband isn't a great "posed picture" kinda guy....and you would have NEVER known otherwise when we got them back. ...and the WEDDING! I can't even begin to tell you how amazing those pictures turned out! (not to mention knowing there was NOTHING to worry about the day of!!) I felt completely at ease knowing how those were going to turn out (I am sure you have heard horror stories from other brides about how the pictures weren't what they had hoped/expected/wanted). I learned about Harthen Studios 3 years ago...they shot my best friends wedding (I LOVED the work!)....and while this sounds completely cliche, I met my husband at that wedding...then when it came time to chose my photographer, there was no question. I would recommend this photographer in a heartbeat, and I know I will use them in the future for family pictures!

I had my wedding two weeks ago. Shannon did a great job!…read moreVery profession, cooperative, caring, and reasonable. Price fit our budget. I would go to her again. I love the pictures!!!

We found Amanda Mae Photography for our August wedding by doing a quick internet search and picking…read morebetween a few different photographer's portfolios. When we got to hers, our minds were quickly made up - her work was everything we were looking for. The booking process was super smooth; we got to chat with her via Skype (as we were out of state) and work through all the little details. She really listened to what we were hoping to get out of the experience and worked with us to create a plan that fit us. We checked in with her in person a few days before the wedding to make sure all the details were set, timings were correct and to go over paper choices. I love speaking with Amanda because she is so professional and obviously a top notch photographer - but talking with her just puts you at ease. She is so warm and friendly, it makes the whole process so totally comfortable. The photos of the wedding itself were incredible. Amanda and her assistant captured all of the standard wedding shots, but all of them are distinctly done with the lightness and ethereal quality I was so hoping would be present. Amanda really did an absolutely stellar job and we could not have been more pleased with the whole experience. I am STILL getting people commenting on our wedding photos and wanting to know about our photographer. (Going on 2 months later!!) We were completely impressed with her skills, her professionalism and just her in general. I am so incredibly glad we booked her, definitely one of the the best decisions we made for our wedding!!

Did a fabulous job for our wedding. Very accommodating and professional. Super easy to work with…read more Made our special day even more memorable with the great pictures they captured. Would definitely recommend and use again in the future for any upcoming photo opportunities.

Alison and I exchanged a lot of emails and I told her how excited I was to work with her and that…read moreto please mark my wedding date on her calendar. We scheduled to meet face to face 3 weeks later since I live in Michigan and I had to make travel plans. In our emails she confirmed with me twice that she had put me in her calendar. Literally hours before I was getting on the flight to meet with her she emails me to tell me that she gave my date to someone else. She knew I was flying in from another state and she knew we were scheduled to meet. I signed up for yelp just to write this review because I really thought you all should know!

I really can't say enough about Alison Bank. She was, hands down, the best decision I made with…read moreregard to my wedding vendors. Here's a list of the great things about Alison, since I'm merely restating what others have written and want to do something snazzy to be different! - Alison is the best at communication. From the first email we shared, I have never waited more than a day for a response. Even when she was on her own honeymoon, she managed to send me a "Ack, I am out of town! But, when I get back I will send you the pricing info! " email. That is so helpful to a bride who is planning at all hours of the night (because, honestly, what bride doesn't plan at 2am?) - Alison is organized and thorough. I got all the information about pricing, albums, expectations and requests up front. Our initial meeting with Alison left us feeling completely comfortable in her hands since she was on top of her game. I never had to worry once we decided to utilize her talents! - Alison makes the pre-wedding and day of wedding run so smoothly. She helped me craft a pristine wedding schedule of events and was an expert at keeping us on track during the actual wedding without being bossy or pushy. She arrived on time and ready to shoot and kept the mood light and worry free! She even reminded me to eat (thanks Alison!) so I wouldn't pass out when walking down the aisle. She brought snacks with her, in case I didn't have any. During the day, she blended into the background and I barely even noticed her stealthily snapping shots during the ceremony and dinner. - Alison got my proofs back to me in a month and boy, are they STUNNING! The final product from our day is exactly what we wanted -- relaxed, candid, bright and thoughtful images of the best day of our lives. She caught every detail, every smile, every bouquet of flowers and edited the group down to 550 of the most beautiful pictures. I've just been skipping through them for the 5th time in a day and I am completely in love. Thrilled doesn't even begin to describe what I am about these pictures! I can't wait to pick out the photos I want for our album and work with Alison to create that heirloom piece. I'm sure her album work is as professional, creative and comprehensive as she has been throughout the wedding process. Bottom Line: Choose Alison Bank - First Comes Love Wedding Photography. You will not be disappointed.

Awesome experience! I booked services through a deal site initally wanting to capture a moment in…read moretime. I was impressed with his prompt email response and appointment set up. I arrived a bit late because of traffic and he was very accommodating. I felt at easy when he explained his photography process and walked me thorough posing. I liked the various backgrounds that he had in his studio. Pricing was reasonable and my photos arrived in the time he quoted when I took pictures. His skill with creating beautiful pictures is amazing. I felt beautiful when I saw my pictures both retouched up and untouched. I saw some of his engagement and wedding photo portfolio. The photos were able to tell a story without any words. I plan to go back for family photos.

When my fiance was booking his ticket to come to Michigan from London, I was in a panic to book…read moreappointments. We wanted to take engagement photos but weren't sure about which photographer to choose. On a whim, we called Michael Sackett after finding him on The Knot. He was very easy to talk to, explained things very well, and had an opening. I visited him in his Troy studio to confirm I made the right decision in choosing him to shoot our engagement portraits and I was not disappointed. Michael's studio in Troy is comfortable, quirky, and fun. Located in an old church, he has a beautiful display of his work for his clients to peruse. Being an Indian bride whose family really wanted a photographer with experience with our culture, I practically drooled over the huge print of the Indian couple right outside his studio door. We discussed locations and decided on a few. He was relaxed with the payment process and was always available for me to call and email (maybe more than he would have liked, what can I say? I'm a nervous bride). We arrived yesterday to take our portraits not sure what to expect. For some reason, I thought I would be extremely comfortable with the process. Instead of being some starlet in front of the camera, I froze. I was very stiff and so was my fiance in several photographs but Michael eased us into it and asked us to just behave together as we normally would. I was nervous about how I looked but he reassured me that everything would turn out great. By the time we got to our second location, we were much more relaxed and calm and when I saw the sneak preview of our photographs today, we looked naturally blissful. The whole experience was amazing and easy. I am a control freak but I was happy to let go of control with Michael because from the beginning of our appointment to the end of our session, there was trust there between the three of us. I can't wait to see our engagement portraits and hope to use him as our wedding photographer (fingers crossed).

Melissa Squires/A Girl in Love Photography shot our engagement and wedding pictures last year and…read morewe had a great experience with her! She is so lovely to work with and made us feel comfortable in front of the camera. We loved spending time with Melissa and her presence felt more like that of a friend than of a wedding vendor. She was very responsive over email (we conducted most of our wedding planning long distance) and was also so receptive to our suggestions/requests. Our photographs were wonderful and we couldn't have picked a better photographer to capture our wedding day.

AGIL and Melissa in specific captured us and our wedding perfectly. She was flexible and open to…read moreideas (I kept throwing new ideas her way and she kept rolling with them) as well as professional. I was a little stressed out, and she told me a funny dirty joke to calm me down. It worked. I would recommend her to anyone.

I was a neighbor of Julie at Wally Spice and babysat her boys when I was a teenager, and always…read moreadmired her work. When I became engaged to my husband, there was no question who I would ask to be our wedding photographer - I had seen her phenomenal work throughout the years and wouldn't trust my big day with anyone else. Julie did not disappoint. She even flew out to Washington DC to take our engagement pictures (on a weekend it reached 90+ degrees nonetheless) and captured some amazing shots. She really has a sense of the best angles to take with each setting and directs you in a way that still looks completely natural in the pictures. The pictures from our wedding were even more fabulous. We did a photo shoot at my parents' house, an urban shoot in downtown Detroit and Belle Isle, and of course more at the ceremony/reception venue. We have fantastic shots from each of the photo shoots, and had a terribly hard time choosing which to put in an album out of all the pictures we had (it literally took us over a year to select all the pictures!). All around, Julie's photos are gorgeous - I'm so glad we didn't look anywhere else for a wedding photographer! Not only are the pictures great, but she is wonderful to work with; very easy going, flexible, but also has some great suggestions based on her experience. She also does great portraits - we did a photo shoot of our dog (yes, we are THOSE kind of people) and I can't tell you how cute our baby looks (and I also can't tell you how Julie worked her magic and got her to stay still - every picture we have taken of her ourselves is a blurry mess!). Fantastic photography business - I would not recommend anyone else.

Julie did an amazing job shooting our wedding! The photos are fantastic and she was friendly and…read morefun to work with. Aaron and Jeff assisted her for the day, and both of them were great as well. They had warned us ahead of time that some of the things they asked us to do would seem weird, but would look cool after the fact, and they were right. Honestly, I had a really good time just chatting and hanging out with them in between shoots and whatnot, which is just an added bonus on top of the amazing job they did. Julie also took some photos of our dog. I wasn't so sure how well that would go: she's a fidgety little thing and unless she's sleeping, I've never got a photo of her that wasn't blurry. Julie's shots came out great though!

Jess + Nate = a)…read moreincredible photography b) professional, personable and organized c) a pair that is a pleasure to work with d) some of the best in the biz e) all of the above The answer is of course "e" - all of the above! It's true... I am blown away by the pictures that this dynamic duo captured from my sister's wedding! Sure... Jess + Nate may be expensive, but they are worth it if you're looking for top notch portraits or wedding pics. Luckily my parents splurged and hired these incredible photographers for my sister's big day. Aubrey and David will now have amazing pictures and a video that captures their special day for the rest of their lives.

Jess and Nate are wonderful photographers. Professional and experienced. I used them for my…read moredaughter's senior pictures. The photo shoot was so fun for her. They took studio shots and then shots on the streets of Downtown Ann Arbor. The pictures turned out beautifully and are unique. I highly suggest them for your photograph needs. They are extremely helpful in the decision-making process, since all the pictures were fabulous! They are just top notch I cannot say enough about them and their work.