Richelle has been taking pics of my family and kids fo over 5 years for various holidays. She's excellent with kids and they always feel comfortable taking the pics. Richelle is also excellent with the scenes. I use these for my annual holiday cards and get compliments every year. Highly recommend! read more

Richelle Dante Photography is the only place I go to have my family photos taken. She's super talented and easy going. Her prices are beyond reasonable for her quality work. I often joke that my children have the most beautiful baby book photos thanks to Richelle. read more

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Richelle has been taking my family pictures for several years now and she is the best! I have 3 young animals/kids and they can be terrible to wrangle but Richelle always manages to get these magical pictures where all 3 are looking at the camera and smiling *at the same time*! Anyone with kids know that this is truly an unicorn scenario which is why we keep coming back to Richelle. read more

Richelle captured the most beautiful images of my girls that I will cherish forever. She is so easy to work with, wonderful with kids, and super creative in her sets and themes. She's high quality for an affordable price. I plan to work with her as much as possible in the future! read more

I got these photos taken as a gift for my mom. We took the pictures on Sunday the 4th and the photographer was really nice. She sort of ran out of ideas toward the end of our session so I gave her a break and suggested we ended early since my family felt okay about the pictures already taken. She said she would send the gallery of proofs by the next day or so. Fast forward 4 days, and I figured I misunderstood her about the pictures being available, and she sent me the link to view the gallery. Didn't work. Interestingly enough, I tried a few options to see if maybe the URL was incorrect, and I was able to see other families' photos by accident. Oops. Sorry. I was just lookin for mine. Next day, she sends me the correct link. I decide to get all of the pictures so that my mom could get them as soon as possible... figured I could spend a late night on Photoshop and get a couple printed at Walmart or somewhere so I could hand them to her on Mother's Day. and I ordered a print from the photog at the same time for a hard copy of her favorite picture to be delivered after Mother's Day. Paid everything immediately. 3 days later (8 days total), I still hadn't received any of the proofs yet. Thought it would be easy since I picked all of the pictures and she wouldn't have to dig through the gallery to find any particular ones. I asked the photog when she thought she might have the pictures uploaded. Mother's Day had passed already. I was really nice about it. No response. 2 days later (Day 10), I ask again, and she says Oops she thought she had already shared the link, but she'd send them right now. Cool, I thought. They're already on the computer and she just needs to send me the link. So like a doofus, I waited at my computer. Hours and hours later, she sends me the link. Yay. I forward it to my mom and the rest of my family. By the way, photog, do you know when the printed one that I ordered will be ready? Definitely no longer than a week, she says. Over a week later and still nothing. Email. Call. No answer. Trying to get a gift to my mom here. She's really nice, though. After the session when I first met with her I thought I would ask her if she was available to do my engagement photos. Probably not anymore. The Mother's Day deal she had going on was such a bargain, but I probably wouldn't pay full price for the level of attention we've gotten. read more

Richelle shot our wedding in May of this year and we are so happy with her work. During the wedding planning process, I used many vendors recommended by friends but a photographer was one that none of my friends recommended. i found Richelle and am sooo happy we went with her. We scheduled an engagement shoot to get to know her and feel more comfortable with her. On the day of our wedding, it was great to have her there. I'm not one to enjoy having my photo taken, but she made us feel comfortable for all the staged shots. As for the wedding and reception, I hardly noticed her there! I have been to weddings where I feel the photographer is in everyones face, but that was not the case. Somehow, she managed to get awesome photos of the entire night. I can't believe she got so many great shots. I don't know how I'm going to choose from them! I was hoping for a handful of good ones but we literally have dozens and dozens to choose from. Also, Richelle brought her assistant as a second camera, which is always a great addition. Having two photographers was awesome, especially when getting ready right before. While one was shooting me as I put on my dress, the other was out taking shots of the guys who, of course, were already ready and waiting. We have gotten so many compliments on our pictures. Many people have said, "I might be wanting a referral in a few years..." I would highly recommend Richelle to anyone! I would love to call her up for photos down the road! read more

Richelle has the ability to tell a beautiful story through her photography. Our adoption day photos are a keepsake and will be treasured for ever! read more

We love Richelle! She has done family photos/4 generation photos for us, as well as our Christmas card photos and my daughter's one year pictures. She is very calm and relaxed, very friendly, and brings lots of great props and blankets for the baby. She definitely has the patience required to work with a one year old. She is a master of her craft and knows how to get the lighting just right. I love her style and we recommend her to friends regularly. We will definitely continue using her to capture our special moments! read more

How could i forget to review Richelle Dante photography?! Richelle does all our family photos and has done them for about 3 years. She is a really sweet girl, she's good with kids, she's patient and she's fun. I think those qualities together make a really great photographer. She makes you feel like yourself and the photos show it. I follow her blog and she goes all over the world to help people and documents it in her amazing photos. We recommend her to whoever will listen and she has captured some amazing photos for us that we will always cherish. read more

RIchelle did our newborn photos of my daughter, my sister's wedding and a session of family photos- I guess you could say we trust her with the most important moments in our life! Her prices are so reasonable, her work is fantastic and she is a nice person, what a combo!! I would not hesitate to hire her for any function or event where photography is needed. She has a wide array of props for photos and is very patient at getting the right shot. read more

Highly recommend Richelle! She is so patient and sweet, and is fabulous with the camera! She is responsive and reliable, and she made us feel so relaxed when she was taking our pictures. We are looking forward to our next shoot with her! read more

Richelle did both of our Engagement and Wedding Shoots. 7 months later, we're still getting comments about how beautiful our photographs are and questions asking who did our photography. She did such a great job, my sister hired her to do a family beach shoot right after our wedding...those pics are amazing as well. She makes it easy to have a fun time while taking photographs. Highly recommended... read more

Richelle Dante has been photographing my family for the past 7 years. Our first shoot with her was for our sons first birthday, and those are photos I still cherish to this day! She is great with kids, so it makes it less stressful as the parent, knowing that each time we have her take our family photos, she does all the work getting our kids to cooperate and go along with whatever it is she needs them to do to get the shot. We have many photos on our wall taken by Richelle and I look forward to our new photos every year! read more

I've had a few sessions with Richelle Dante and all my experiences have been great. I mean, I've had uncooperative kids, but Richelle always works around them and gets great shots. She sets up great minis and has the BEST Santa shoots ever. I highly recommend her. read more

After an awful experience with another OC photographer at our son's 6 month shoot. I decided to look for another family photographer. I googled OC Photographers )looking for photo shoots done at Disneyland) I found Richelle. As anyone with a baby/toddler knows how difficult it can be to shoot around nap time, etc. she was very understanding and luckily our little guy handled his photoshoot well at "The happiest place on earth." She was so dedicated, working and editing our photos while she was vacationing in London. (Thanks Richelle!) The photos turned out great and we are very happy with the outcome! Pricing is also very affordable. I can't wait to have Richelle take our next family photo! read more

Richelle was our wedding photographer and we couldn't have asked for a better one. From the beginning she was extremely professional and willing to answer any questions we sent her way. Her prices were very reasonable and she offers a variety of packages to suit anyone's needs. The photos turned out phenomenal - Richelle truly has an artistic eye and we loved the great variety of candid shots that came out along with the more traditional portraits. She was genuine, courteous, personable, and put us at ease to help calm our pre-wedding jitters. The engagement photo shoot was a great chance to spend more time with her before the wedding and get a better sense of her work style. I loved that she was always looking for a different setting to create a unique backdrop for the photos, and we ended up with some really neat shots that I would have never imagined. On top of all that, she is just a really nice person, and who doesn't like to work with nice people? :) I highly recommend her! read more

Love Richelle! So happy I found her to do my son's newborn pictures. We liked her so much we had her do his 6 month, 1 year, and 2 year shoot as well. We had a very rough 2 year shoot (son wanted nothing to do with it) and she still managed to get some amazing pictures in between fits :). I have nothing but good things to say about her and family and friends who have used her feel the same. She has great ideas for props and locations and will come to your own home which is super convenient with a newborn! read more

We hired Richelle to be our wedding photographer for our wedding in October 2012. As soon as I met her and saw the other wedding shoots she had done in the past, I was sold! She has a great "artsy" vibe and her photos reflect that. She is open to any suggestions you have as the client and also throws her own ideas in, which makes a great combination! She is a sweet gal and is fun to get coffee with and chat about photos, weddings, life, you name it :). We were very happy with how our photos turned out, thank you Richelle! read more

where, oh where do i begin? until our engagement photo shoot, i did not realize just how HUGELY important it is for a couple to feel comfortable with their wedding photographer. after a photo shoot with richelle, i wouldn't doubt that most--if not all--couples and families come away thinking they must've been richelle's FAVORITE. c'mon, we can't ALL be her favorites...right? and yet she has this uncanny ability to make you feel special, put you at ease, get you laughing, and make even the most socially awkward people have a good time...and all this while capturing some of the most amazing photos ever! bottom line, you'll be hard-pressed to find a super talented wedding/family/lifestyle photographer who is as "real", unpretentious, and fun as richelle is! read more

Richelle's work decorates our entire home! We found her when looking for a photographer to do a newborn shoot for our daughter and she was amazing. Came to our house, and got tons of great photos even with a less than cooperative baby. Ever since then she has been our family photographer - we used her again at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and now our second daughter is 2 years old and we've used her for all of her milestones as well. I'm always amazed at how she's able to get so many great shots even when it seems like the shoot isn't going well or the kids aren't cooperating. She is very patient and will jump and dance and do whatever it takes to get the kids to look at the camera and smile. She has great recommendations for locations and she's flexible enough to work in any lighting. At our most recent shoot we had a 3 year old, 1 year old, and a chihuahua (the whole family!) and she managed to get a terrific shot of all of us - all looking - all smiles... and if she can do that, well... she can do anything! I've recommended her to dozens of friends and everyone who has used her raves about her. read more