I hired Monique to capture my photos of my wedding and I honestly love her. She is all business, very professional and I loved how all my photos came out. Her style is classic and romantic which is exactly what I was looking for. I highly recommend Monique for all of your holiday or event photos! read more

Monique has taken photos for my family twice now. Her work is amazing and she does such a great job of capturing the moments of joy in her pictures. We love the photos and how she edits them! I highly recommend Monique because she delivers beautiful work! read more

I hired her for My Daughter's Grad Pics But, Her Response Time is poor and If you decide to Add a Couple of people to the pkg. she will Cancel you and ask you to find someone else. even after the Day is already booked that you set up. Very Unprofessional Sorry But I DO NOT Recommend her. read more

I was first drawn to Monique's work due to its light, bright, airy, and warm feeling and am so happy to have had her document these important milestones for us. We've now worked with Monique 4 times -- for our engagement session, our wedding, our son's "newborn" (it was a little late) session, and our son's first birthday party -- so it should be abundantly clear that we are more than happy with her and her work! Monique is reliable, easy to communicate with, and flexible as needed. We first met her at Downtown Disneyland for our engagement photos and she helped to get me and my husband in cute poses with clean backgrounds despite the huge crowds! We had some hiccups with our wedding which was rescheduled due to Covid, and she handled those changes with ease. Our wedding was on a Friday evening right after the Daylight Savings time change, so much of the event was after sunset, so she helped me to sort out some of the timing of our events to optimize our photo lighting. We have some amazing outdoor photos during golden hour. There was a very narrow window of time to get a ton of group photos done, and Monique was assertive about getting everyone in place and moving before the sun set. Even the photos taken after sunset are well-lit. For our newborn photoshoot, Monique didn't have direct experience working with newborns but was willing to coordinate with us to find an appropriate set and props. For our son's birthday party, I had never had a photographer on-site for something like that, but Monique worked with me to build a package that worked within my budget and I was so happy to have had her there. I have since learned to store multiple copies of my photos in distinct sources immediately upon receiving them, but when I did have an incident where the photos went "missing," Monique quickly sent me another copy. I wholeheartedly recommend working with Monique for any photo needs! read more

We hired Monique for a somewhat last minute photoshoot and she was very quick to reply and easy to work with! She worked with our schedule and gave us options to pick in terms of date and location. We showed up early on the date of the shoot and she was already there. She spent extra time with us and got right down to business. Our daughter was not feeling well but Monique was very patient and down to earth. We tried a few locations and had plenty of great photos to pick from afterwards. We chose the basic package with 30 photos but had a hard time picking and ended up getting more! Our photos came edited and sent to us within 2 days and we love them! Thank you sooo much Monique!!! read more

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Monique is the most amazing photographer. Her team is amazing, easy to work with, and very professional. She is beyond talented and I have recommended her to everyone I know who is in need of a photographer. I continue to book her for myself as well read more

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Monique is the best! She was our wedding photographer and captured every moment perfectly. She's super organized and very efficient. She was easy to communicate with and so friendly. We loved that she helped us with the actual posing. And none of the poses seemed forced, all very genuine. Monique is an amazing photographer and we LOVE our wedding photos! read more

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We hired Monique about a year ago to do maternity photos that came out amazing. So we hired her again to take photos after the baby was born and so we could send out Christmas cards. Once again, she did an absolutely amazing job and we couldn't be happier!!! She knew how to get Kayley's attention (which is no easy task) and made the experience really fun! She even made sure to get them to us with a quick turnaround time because she was mindful we wanted to get Christmas cards out. Monique, you are seriously the best and your work is amazing! So glad we could find a photographer we could trust, who is passionate about her work, and knows how to capture the most epic moments through the lens! 10 out of 10 will always recommend! read more

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HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Monique took such great photos and they did not disappoint! She was such a joy to work with and very easy going. I loved how she knew how to take shots with the beautiful scenery in the background. She has quick responses in a timely manner, and great communication skills. Anyone that would like to take gorgeous photos with nature? Ask for Monique! You can also check out her portfolio for other samples. read more

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I did my graduation pictures through Monique and I am so happy with the experience from start to finish! She was easy to connect with, had a quick response time, flexible, and so talented in her craft. In terms of pricing, everything was through different packages that you could select from(which is amazing!! It's not some random quote other photographers just throw out). I knew exactly what I would be getting and what the expectations were :) Monique cleared most of my questions for anything and everything-- whether it was prior to the shoot asking about the best time of day to the various poses we did during the shoot, she was always catering to what I felt most comfortable with! After the shoot, I got the previews shortly after and they were amazing even more editing. With the final pictures in the works, the timeframe and experience of working with Monique were nothing short of amazing. She's friendly and her expertise shines through when you get to work with her! I would definitely recommend Monique for all your professional pictures! read more

Monique is the best. I found her on Yelp and emailed her instantly. Her photos are wonderful, just as it is working with her. I was excited to let family and friends know about my big news and needed someone who would take pregnancy announcement photos in a week time. Monique came to the rescue and she did absolutely marvelous! Would definitely hire Monique again!!! read more

100% recommend Monique!!!! We found Monique via Instagram and mutual friends. When I initially booked Monique, she immediately sent over locations for our maternity shoot and a guide on how we should dress. On the day of our shoot, Monique was punctual, professional, friendly and immediately made my husband and I feel comfortable. She assisted us with poses and made us laugh. This was our first professional shoot, other than our wedding, and Monique made us feel like models! Monique is extremely talented and knew how to capture the golden hour light perfectly in our pictures. Overall, Monique is a great communicator, professional photographer and a sweetheart. I cannot wait to book her again in the future!! read more

Monique is such a talented photographer! I love all of my graduation photos!! She was super helpful throughout the whole process and recommended photo shoot locations when I wasn't sure where to take my photos. She is super friendly and made me feel comfortable throughout the entire photo shoot. Monique was also super quick in getting me my final photos. I'm so happy I found her to capture my graduation. I will definitely be contacting her in the future. I recommend reaching out to Monique to capture your memories! read more

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Monique is such an amazing photographer! She was very quick to respond and was helpful in picking out a location for our pictures. There was a permit issue for the location i wanted but Monique went above and beyond to make it happen! During our shoot, she was so nice and made my husband and I feel so natural and comfortable. Our pictures turned out amazing and I'm still in awe every time I see them! So happy I found Monique to take our pictures and will definitely have her take our family photos in the future :) read more

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First time working with Monique and my husband and I were SO impressed! I was actually running late because my lips were chapped and I wanted a color to cover it and I texted her letting her know. She immediately responded saying she had chapstick for me already. So prepared, I love it! The session: We got the simplicity session, family shoot with my baby who's almost turning a year old. Monique was easy to work with, gave us direction (head closer, move the hair out of face, put your hand here). She kept checking in on us since it got chilly towards the end and she was EXTREMELY patient when my son got fussy towards the end. Our sneak preview photos were delivered the same night (lucky us) and I was instantly in love. I love her editing style and the moments she captured will last forever. Her prices are so reasonable and as an owner of a production company, I know that what she is providing her clients with is unbelievable. We'll definitely be working with Monique again for future family photoshoots and you shouldn't look any further and reach out to her now! read more

Had a wonderful experience with Monique! I saw her photos on Instagram and fell in love with the style. One of my best friends was getting married and as a gift, we wanted to give her a photoshoot to capture our friendship. When I saw Monique's photography, I knew my bestie would love it! The day of when we arrived at the location planned, unfortunately it was closed due to Fire hazards. At that time we really didn't know what to do, but Monique thought of a different location super fast and it turned out just as beautiful as our original location! She was also super fun to work with and made us feel very comfortable, which I find quite important. Lastly, her turn around time for photos is fast! The photos were so lovely and really showed us having fun. I'm sure these are memories we will treasure years later, thank you Monique! read more

Monique is very talented. She is extremely professional and our photos looked beautiful. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone that is looking for a photographer. We were lucky to be able to book her for our family photoshoot. read more

We found Monique through Instagram and she was absolutely amazing! She did our family photos with our 3 month old and was very patient, professional and made us feel very comfortable during our shoot. She is very talented and knows how to capture light extremely well. Her packages/pricing were clear and she sent over outfit ideas for us as well. We are very happy with all of our pictures and will definitely be using her again! read more

When I researching photographers for our wedding, I immediately fell in love with the way Monique captures romantic daylight photos. Monique was kind, patient, professional throughout our wedding. We had a shift in plans due to covid, but Monique was willing to roll with our changes. She picked out an offsite location to snap first look photos, I would never have known of this hidden gem in Anaheim. She was well prepared and even willing to hold our phones and glasses in her belt pouch. My fiancé and I are not picture people, but she made our first look photos so much fun! We laughed and I truly felt like a special bride while taking pictures and shouting, "I am the bride!" When we received the photos I was so happy to see that she captured the small details of our wedding that I didn't even notice the day of. She took photos of our guests tables, flowers, and party favors. To make the photos even more perfect, she was willing to edit out a wrought iron garden stake that popped up in our bridal party pictures. Thank you Monique! read more

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Monique was great! I found her on instagram and she was extremely responsive from the moment I reached out to her. We booked a family photo session with 11 people, including kids. She was extremely patient and professional with all of us and made the whole experience fun and enjoyable. The whole family felt relaxed and comfortable around her. We are so thankful for Monique and all the pictures turned out lovely. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for professional photos! Thanks Monique! read more

Monique did our first family photoshoot. Photos looks great. She accommodated 3 families in one session. Experience was very pleasant. Her work is amazing. She is professional and great on what she does. We are looking forward to using her again for another family photo session of extended family. read more

I was on Instagram looking for a photographer around Irvine to do a photoshoot for me and my boys, and found Miss Monique! I messaged her and she promptly replied to my email! She was very patient with me and my boys! She did an amazing job! Thank you, Miss Monique! We appreciate you! read more

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We had Monique for my engagement pictures. She went out of her way to get the perfect shots for my Fiancé and I. During our photoshoot it started to rain. She was very professional during the inconvenient (at the time) circumstance. Monique was a trooper and she kept on shooting. It was cold and we were all wet so we had to cut the session about 15 minutes short. She offered us a discount since we had originally booked an hour session but we were too grateful for her time and couldn't accept her offer. We gladly paid in full and couldn't have asked for anyone better. The pictures came out great! She managed to get the fall colors and the rain shots, by surprise, came out amazing! Thank you Monique for your professionalism, courtesy and charisma! Totally recommended for anyone who wants any type of photoshoot done. read more

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I waited to the VERY last minute to take our holiday photos and of course all my usual photographers were booked.. I randomly found Monique on Instagram and she surprisingly had a last session available. I stalked her IG page and loved her work and booked her. I showed her the look I was going for and she absolutely nailed it! She was so good with my little family and especially my 4month old. Monique has found a forever client for every holiday year :) thank you for these beautiful pictures! read more

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We just recently had an engagement session with Monique, and we couldn't have asked for a better experience! Monique was so great to work with and really captured our relationship in an album. We were really blown away when she sent us the previews so quickly. She was patient and encouraging throughout the session, and was really attentive to angles I wasn't too fond of myself. She was quick to respond from the very beginning and even gave us a style guide for choosing our outfits. These pictures turned out incredible and Monique was just absolutely amazing. 100/10 recommend!!! read more

From the moment I found Monique on Instagram (@moniquedaophotography) I knew she was everything I was looking for. She has such a keen eye for what makes a great photo and my husband and I could not have found a better person to work with. Her responsiveness, flexibility and overall customer service skills went above and beyond our expectations and she was able to deliver our beautiful maternity shoot images in no time. Although I live in Santa Clarita and she is located in the Inland Empire, she is worth the distance. If you are looking for someone that is easy to work with, affordable and just crazy talented, my husband and I highly recommend Monique for any special milestones you would like to capture in your life. Thank you so much Monique!!! read more

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Monique is so talented and fun to work with. We invited her to take our family photos. We had a wonderful experience and love all the photos. read more

My girlfriends and I were in the midst of planning a bachelorette getaway for our bride to be and we wanted to gift our bff a photo session because she loves to get her photos taken. We found Monique on instagram and immediately reached out to her for her availability after seeing her portfolio. Our getaway was located in San Diego and we were traveling down from the San Gabriel Valley so we knew we wanted the photo location to be around OC. Monique usually takes her photo during the golden hours but gladly accommodated to our timeline for a morning shoot as we had the whole day planned out and had to stick to a schedule. Unfortunately a recent fire caused our location to be closed to the public on that day but Monique quickly suggested a second location that was still convenient for us as it was headed south. The shoot couldn't have turned out any better! She was so fun and easy to work with. She even sent us a couple preview shots on the same day and we got access to the full album within a week. I would love to work with Monique again in the future. I highly suggest Monique to everyone! read more

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Monique was amazing! She is kind and patient which was a must for our big group! She is wonderfully creative and a very skilled photographer, yet she listened to our suggestions and was completely open to anything that we wanted to do! We received our proofs quickly and loved them! Monique was on time for our appt, which was also a biggie since we had children involved and they are never good at waiting! I would highly recommend her and am so happy that we found her! We will definitely be calling her again! read more

Monique did a great job. She was on time and professional and worked with my creative vision. I highly recommend her for your next family photo session. Turn around time to get photos was also a quick turn around time and touch up perfectly. Thanks Monique read more

Monique did a great job. She was so easy to work with, was on time and very professional. I highly recommend her for your family photos. Turn around time was also so quick. Love our pictures! read more

We recently got our family pictures done with Monique and it was such a great experience! First off, I have a very sick grandpa that has his good days and his bad (hence why we wanted to get family pictures done soon...) Monique was just so professional and extremely kind to work with our less than perfect schedule (my grandpa was unexpectedly hospitalized). For that alone, I will be forever grateful because not for one second did I feel like a burden or a "bad customer". The shoot itself was so easy going and fun. She is also super timely with getting the photos back to you and very easy to keep in contact with. I highly recommend her for family pictures! Thank you Monique!!!! read more

I am absolutely thrilled with the results from our engagement shoot! Monique did a great job of recommending the perfect beach and capturing the light to be so playful and soft! We requested for the vibe to be fun and upbeat and all the photos turned out better than we could've even hoped. I would definitely recommend!!! read more

Monique was so easy to work with. My friends and I booked an hour long session with her to surprise our bride to be on her bachelorette. Monique was extremely considerate of our timeline and agreed to shoot us outside of her desired golden hour. Due to a recent fire our location of choice was closed. But Monique quickly thought of a second location that was still convenient for us as it was headed in the same direction we were going. We had so much fun with Monique! She also provided teaser photos on the same day! Our bride to be was thrilled she was able to post about it on Instagram. Monique also created a cute interactive video on her instastory! It really put a smile on our faces. read more

I found Monique through Yelp and checked out her Instagram and instantly fell in love with her work! We booked a family session for our Holiday Cards and it was so seamless. Monique is very prompt with responding to emails and made our family feel so comfortable while shooting. Monique was so patient with my kids (5 and 8 yo) and made the session so fun for them. Highly recommend and looking forward to our next session! Thank you, Monique! read more

Five stars for a passionate, creative photographer! I've had a few portrait sessions with her and the results were incredible! I'm not a professional model, but her tips on how to pose or where to look definitely makes me feel more comfortable in front of the camera. I've had photographers that promise me I'll have my photos within a month and end up never giving me my photos, but Monique will always have photos for you on time as she promises. She is exceptionally talented. Booking her for your photo session is a must! read more

Monique is very talented, patient and very professional photographer. My girlfriend and I hired her to take outdoor portraits at Lake Elsinore poppy fields and they came out amazing. I would recommend her services to all my friends and would use her again. read more

Absolutely love Monique Dao Photography! Had a photo shoot with her awhile back and loved everything about it. Super easy to work with, positive attitude throughout the whole shoot, Knows how to make you feel comfortable and keeps things fun! She has a eye for things and knows how to capture her vision through her photos! I would highly recommend to get your photos done by her! It was such a great experience I will most definitely be rebooking! And the pictures turn out amazing! read more

Monique was so wonderful! She responded to me right away and scheduled our session very quickly. The day of the session my son wasn't too cooperative and she was still able to capture beautiful photos. The same night she sent me some sneak peak photos and was told I would the rest in 1 week. She sent me the pictures in less then 4 days!! I was so happy with the entire process ! read more

Monique is incredibly professional and definitely has a knack for making you feel comfortable in front of the camera. I had her take some casual, lifestyle images of my boyfriend, myself and our pup. They turned out absolutely incredible, and normally I'm the type that takes 300 photos to get one good one - Ha! But literally every picture Monique took was stunning. She has a great eye for lighting and capturing little moments. Needless to say, she's incredibly talented and I'll be using her in the future! read more