Have you ever looked at someone's wedding photos and wondered if their photographer was drunk? Or,…read moreif their photographer was working with a point and shoot camera from 1994? Or, if it was the groom's cousin's girlfriend's sister who agreed to take pictures for free?
Have you ever looked at someone's wedding photos and thought-- "Man, they're going to regret that choice!"?
Well, maybe I am a jerk, but I have had all of these thoughts before and I knew that I did not want any of the above for our wedding. Instead, I wanted to invest in photographers who were experienced, professional, creative and utilizing top notch equipment.
Enter Ayres Photogrphy.
I'm not sure how I came across their work, but once I found their blog, I knew that I wanted them to shoot our wedding. With each blog post, I saw a story. Their pictures allowed me to understand the story of the couple, their love, and their wedding day. I immediately contacted Jenn and Ben Ayres to set up an appointment. After being welcomed into their home, seeing more of their work, and talking to this warm husband and wife team, I felt no reason to contact any other photographers. Their creative photo-journalistic style was exactly what we were looking for... and, as an added bonus, they really could not have been any nicer!
After making the decision to work with them, we scheduled engagement photos. While older generations might not understand the need for this (I can still hear my mom questioning the necessity), I cannot recommend doing an engagement session enough. Most importantly, our photos came out beautifully and really capture a special time in our lives. Beyond that, the engagement session helped us get to know Jenn and Ben better and also allow us to become more comfortable in front of the camera which was quite valuable for our wedding day! They were patient, fun and open to any ideas that we wanted to try out.
After being so pleased with the engagement shots, we couldn't wait to see what our wedding photos might be like. However, little did we know that we would be getting married in the midst of the November Storm!
Because Jenn and Ben live in one of the areas that got hit the hardest (oh and did I mention she was 8 months pregnant?!!), they had every reason to bail on our wedding. Yet, they amazingly dug themselves out, broke travel bans, and drove many hours to get to us in time! When Jenn promised that they'd be there NO MATTER WHAT when we signed the contract, she truly meant it... and words can't express what that meant to us.
Even after crazy weather and several hours of travel, they still managed to capture our day from beginning to end perfectly. We have the most beautifully composed, skillfully captured, detailed, funny, touching, personal photos from our day. Jenn and Ben went above and beyond for us and it made every penny spent on them absolutely worth it.
5 stars and beyond!