Shellie and her assistant were the photographer for my wedding on 11.18.2023. I was very excited to…read morehave her, as the venue highly recommended her, and the work I'd seen of hers seemed to fit mine and my husband's style very well. Photos were the most important part of the wedding for me, outside the ceremony, so we did not choose a cheap or ill recommended photographer.
Pros:
-She was on time, well dressed, and nice.
-She was very open about the daily timelines, likely hood of certain photos, and how photos would turn out due to unexpected (yet very welcomed) rain. Her partner kept the guys going on their timeline, and overall, we were very happy with this.
-She recommended a "photo song" so my husband and I could have a photo with every person at the wedding, which we were grateful for as we were not sure we would get them with everyone before this.
-She ensured that the few specific poses I had wanted, she snapped.
Cons:
-just before she left, I asked how long photos would take. She informed me she would send me a few sneak peaks within a week or so, for Christmas cards, and photos would take 8-10 weeks to receive.
-Sneak peaks never came, despite my having emailed (with no response) on 12.14.23 and again 12.23.23.
-I emailed her on 2.1.24 and 2.27.24 and was informed both times they were finishing up October photos, and mine would be next.
-I emailed again on 4.1.24 and 4.11.24, to which she did not reply until 4.15.24 to let me know I would have my gallery by the end of that week.
-Photos did not take 8-10 weeks as she had told me, but instead took 27 weeks (just over 6 months) to arrive.
-certain photos had been missed. IE: we kissed at the alter, and then again at the end of the aisle, and we have no photos of the kiss at the end of the aisle.
-my husband had a rash the day of the wedding. We were told these would be edited to remove the red on his face, but this wasn't actually done.
Overall, photos turned out lovely. However, with having paid just shy of $2,500, I do wish she had been truthful about her timeline for photos turn around. In the time we waited, I became pregnant, and made it through more than half my pregnancy, before I even saw the photos of the day I married my husband. To say I was disappointed in the timeline, and her lack of honesty about getting sneak peak photos to me prior to Christmas, and all photos on time in general, would be an understatement.