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!

Casey and her team were great to work with. Picking a photographer has a lot to do with their…read morestyle meshing with what you are looking for. After viewing her website, she was immediately on our final list. Then we spoke on the phone and the decision was pretty easy. On the day of the wedding, her team was there on time. They worked in tandem with our videographer. They also dealt with our family and friends with courtesy and professionalism when it came to our official photos. We don't have our final photos yet, but she sent us a sneak peek and they are BEAUTIFUL!

After seeing wedding photos from a friend on Facebook, I knew we HAD to have Casey as our wedding…read morephotographer. I contacted her and we met soon after and immediately felt comfortable with her-something that was really important to us. She is so friendly and fun and encouraged us to give her feedback and photo inspiration (thanks, Pinterest!) Her prices are so reasonable, and her attention to detail far exceeded all my photo dreams. Our engagement photos were so much fun! Casey sent us sneak peeks whenever she could, and turned the final photos around so much faster than we expected. She even helped me develop a photo schedule for the day of our wedding, which was so helpful. She shared our excitement as we got closer to the wedding and we had the best time with her on our wedding day. I don't know how she took photos from 2:30-11pm, but she documented our day from start to finish and had a smile on her face the entire time. The photos speak for themselves-we were lucky enough to have the best wedding photographer in Los Angeles. Thanks for everything, Casey! We love you :)

Erin was absolutely wonderful to have take our photos! She made our children so comfortable and…read moreeverything felt so natural. She came prepared for the location not only with ideas but props as well. The photos turned out 100/100 and I couldn't literally decide what ones and ended up printing collages of them all for the walls. Her editing style and notice of detail was everything we wanted for family picture!

Erin is amazing! She captured our daughter and her love for her horse in each picture. This was…read moreno easy task as the horse was being spooky and yet, each picture was more beautiful than the last. She is also ingenious on finding the right places to take pictures. I would recommend her as she is awesome, affordable and is quick on editing and returning the pictures to you!

The good: Holly is excellent on the day of wedding. She is…read morecalm, cheery, creative, directive, and an excellent communicator. One thing that I appreciated hearing from her is that anytime I needed a break, I could let her know. That gave me a lot of ease and I felt comfortable telling her when I needed a break or when things were too much. She's very intuitive in that way. She let the bridal party take breaks and she checked in with me when needed about what was next. She worked well with other vendors. Her close up photography is outstanding with details...ties, jewelry, vows, you name it. Outstanding and incredible. Overall, communication was decent leading up to the wedding. She reliably responded to emails within 24 hrs business day which I appreciated because many of my vendors weren't that way. The not so good: Holly uses a clunky program to communicate via email with her clients. Even though she reliably responded within 24 hours, searching our emails with her and viewing things like our invoice and our contract was a pain. You have to create usernames and passwords, and reading previous emails with her were a mess to search and read. Her program isn't user/client friendly. I am totally 100% for businesses to document things in writing so I get why she uses the program, but it's just a poor program. The best case in point about this is that the program automatically generated an email to my fiance and I about a due final payment to be paid online. At first we thought this was helpful so we faithfully paid the remaining balance online. But then we got a panicked email from Holly saying our contract says we needed to pay cash or check and that there are huge service fees for paying credit card. It ended up being a huge pain for both us and Holly to figure out...we were irritated (as was she!) About the fact that we were asked to pay online by credit card. When I pay...I don't generally look back at the contract and read the fine print about whether to pay cash or check...not when I'm juggling multiple vendors and multiple contracts and payment due dates. The contract in it of itself is not easily accessible without having to dig In a myriad of emails to find the login for the website and then actually login. Finally, Holly's pricing covers up to 8 hours of photography. At the end of the day I kind of wish I went with a photographer that covered whole day photography instead. We had to pay an extra hefty sum to get Holly to stay and take pictures of our reception and our sparkler exit. The reception pictures we had to pay extra for were golden and so treasured because there were things that went on during our reception that we didn't even know but she captured wonderfully. The sparkler photos were kind of a disappointment and didn't look great (people were too spaced out, the framing of the photos were poor). The extra money we had to pay for Holly to stay a couple extra hours were worth it mostly for the dancing photos and group photos she took, but definitely not the sparkler photos...which kind of made me wonder if it would have been better for us to pay for a photographer that included whole day services. Overall we do recommend Holly as she is a great day of photographer. There are a couple things we wished were different but nothing absolutely groundbreaking. We received our photos about 1-2 months after our date and there were about 1,000 photos! Some of them were duds as expected but some will end up on the wall!

Choosing our photographer was probably the most difficult decision after choosing our venue -- and…read moreI am so glad that we were able to have Holly capture our day! I was drawn to the elegance of her portfolio and her attention to light and emotion, and the photos she took of our day reflect that same artistry. Holly made us feel comfortable and calm, and she captured the story of the day gracefully even under a tightened timeline. She enriched our day with her presence. We are so glad to have these special and gorgeous memories preserved through Holly's thoughtful lens! If you are trying to decide between vendors, hire Holly!

One of my best, if not, my best wedding vendor!! (and that's a huge thing because I had some…read moreamazing vendors!) She took awesome pictures and we got the disks back very quickly! She captured every picture we could possibly want plus more...they really told the story of the day. We will continue to use Marci for any photography we need as well as continue to recommend her to everyone!! I am beyond thrilled!

Marci is SO amazing! She photographed my sister's wedding a few years ago, and we knew we needed…read moreher at our wedding, too! She is so much fun to work with, and knows so much about weddings in general, that she is not only an amazing photographer and artist, but also a fantastic resource! She took so many pictures and had so many amazing and creative ideas on the fly, as well as just being fun! After she packed up for the night, she joined us on the dance floor for a dance which was just so fun, too! We got our pictures less than a week after the wedding, which is an amazing turnaround, and they look wonderful! We also really liked that we own the photos, and can do whatever we want with them, just need to give Marci credit, which she totally deserves! We especially loved that we didn't just get photos of us and our party, but she got at least a couple pictures (and good ones) of every single guest. Marci is an amazing photographer and person and we are so happy to have had her there for our special day! She truly captured the spirit of the day, and we will have so many wonderful memories that we can look back on with joy for years to come because of her talent! Thanks so much for helping make our wedding memorable, Marci!

I had the opportunity to work with Kelli from Purple Tree Photography. She was amazing! She made me…read morefeel so comfortable, gave great suggestions on poses that I felt were well suited for me, my personality, and my body type. She made me feel beautiful and confident during the shoot and the photos turned out even more amazing than I could have ever wished for. Can't say enough wonderful things about Kelli, if you're thinking about booking a shoot with her, do it!

Kelli Taylor of Purple Tree photography captures the true essence of the moment. With 2 children…read moreof my own, she gets down at their level, shows them love with her laughter, and encourages them to be themselves. This is the true beauty of her work. She allows them to be natural and creates lasting memories with her photos. I could not more thrilled with the talent of Kelli.

Mary did a fantastic job of capturing my recent headshots. She is the top in her filed offering an…read moreextremely professional studio and final product. She is up to the standards for the industry and has an artistic eye for obtaining the best shots. She made me feel confident throughout the shoot and I loved my pictures, which is a first for me in my many years as a professional singer seeking headshots. Not all photographers are the same and finding someone who knows the industry for performing artists is not always easy. I absolutely recommend her work for any professional seeking new headshots.

I had no idea the science and art that goes into a beautiful headshot but thank goodness Mary does!…read more She was fantastic to work with; patient and kind, but persistent in her quest. Truly a professional, she knows exactly what to look for and how to get the shot. Just beautiful results!

I adore Jaclyn Michele Photography. Jaclyn is professional, personable, and has an extremely…read morecreative eye. The best part about the photo shoot was the ease in the air. I have been to numerous photo shoots where the atmosphere is stuffy and uncomfortable. This was the farthest thing from that. On top of that, When I called the night before requesting we visit numerous locations on opposite sides of town, she had no problem at all and made accomodations accordingly. The prices are amazing and there is a variety of options when it comes to packages and what the pictures are held in. Overall, this was the best experience thus far and I plan on returning for all major life events that come my way! I am especially excited to get pregnancy and newborn photos done. ~Rachel (Sterling Heights, MI)