Shannon is so talented at what she does! She has taken our family photos even some professional style headshots for my family and me for a few years. I got so lucky when I found her after our family photographer left the business. My family loves her and she does such a great job getting our kids to smile and making sure we look picture-perfect. She is also very speedy! She has offered great advice on choosing the right colors for the location that we have picked. We will be going to Shannon for all our photos for years to come. You will not be disappointed read more

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Amazing quality photos. Shan is personable, thorough, and keeps the shoot fun and engaging. read more

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Shannon has been taking our family photos for years. She is amazing. I'm super awkward in front of a camera but she always manages to make me look and feel great! Her photos never disappoint! She's very professional, quick and affordable. What more could you ask for?! Book her now! read more

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Shan is the best of the best! we have done several family shoots with her and will book her for all our future ones. She makes kids (and camera shy hubbies ) feel so comfortable. She is really skilled at capturing each family's unique personality, too. can't recommend her enough!!! read more

I absolutely adore Shannon and Drew! I met them at a friends wedding that my husband was a groomsmen in, about a year before we got married. I thought that Shannon was so sweet and my husband really liked working with both of them throughout the day/night. So when we started looking for photographers for our wedding, Shannon was at the top of our list. We had a few recommendations that we talked to, but no one stood out to us quite like Shannon did. Her portfolio showed exactly what we were looking for, and the connection we had with her made it an easy decision for us. We first spent the day with them for our engagement shoot, I had a very specific vision of taking pictures in the mustard fields, and the result was better than I could have ever imagined. They were so fun to work with and made us feel really comfortable, Drew even kept up updated on the Giants score as the shoot was going, which was a major plus for my hubby!! Our wedding day was honestly the best day of our life, and Shannon and Drew captured every little detail perfectly. We have a very big family and they were so patient with all of us during the photos after the ceremony. They both have a great eye, and got some great moments on film. They were so great with rolling with the punches and all of our guests really had fun with them and made them a memorable part of our day. The photos were so beautiful and truly captured how in love we are and how much fun our wedding day was. I have since recommended to Shannon to all of my friends that are getting married, and they are all just as happy with her and Drew and we were! read more

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I wasn't really "into" the whole wedding planning thing. That is, until I figured I needed a photographer and met Shannon by chance (by chance, I mean Craigslist ) :) After months of emails, we finally met within 1 month of the big day! Crazy I know! I have to say, Shannon was such an integral part of my day, that I will forever remember her! She has a passion for everything in life and loves to share herself with those around her. She was more than a photographer, she was also an instant friend looking out for me all day long. Her friendly demeanor and vision for capturing a day, combined with her professionalism will continue to support her through her budding career. I am happy to say I found her by chance and was able to be one of her first wedding shoots, and most certainly look forward to her chronicling my future family's life journey in pictures. read more

I am a happy customer! I found Shannon by googling, and then the Knot.com. I was a little nervous about the photographer portion of my wedding planning, because the pictures are the things you keep forever to remember your wedding day. But, Shannon made me feel comfortable from the moment we first met! We booked an Engagement session, and the pictures were AMAZING! I look better than I do in real life... really. We had a great time shooting, and the wedding couldn't come soon enough! The day of the wedding, Shannon & Drew made everything great. Getting ready, I was worried about other stuff (obviously), and she just lightened the room. I wasn't sure what I was expecting from the pictures, but I just followed Shannon's professional opinion... she threw out some suggestions, and we either went with them or didn't (most of the time, we went with them!) At the reception, even after the pictures were done, a few guests came up to me to say how nice my photographers were! The guests said when the photographers were going around the room, they were kind, polite, and FUN! This made my night - I knew this about Shannon & Drew, but the fact that multiple guests took the time to comment, made me happy! Thank you! read more

I've known Shannon for a few years and she's one of the nicest women I know! When my sister got engaged in 2010 I told her she had to meet with Shannon for a consultation. My sisters wedding was in August 2011 and Shannon and Drew did an amazing job at capturing the beauty in their day. A month later I got engaged. I called Shannon right away and said "when are YOU available?" I knew that no matter what I wanted Shannon to photograph our day. She is so talented and knows the perfect lighting to make your pictures look like a fairytale. We were married on 9.29.12 in La Honda. Luckily the weather was perfect and Shannon and Drew were both so professional. They arrived on time (although I wasn't ready yet) and got right to photographing the wedding party and the many details of the venue. I just received our USB with our pictures and I can't stop looking at them. They're amazing. She captured it all. The look, the vibe, the emotion, the crazy dancing. Your wedding day goes by in a flash and all you have after the day is done is your memories and your pictures. Shannon and Drew are an amazing team and their pricing is competitive. I have already given out their information to a few of my engaged (and single) friends for when their special day arrives. I would absolutely recommend Shan Cunningham Photograpy! read more

I hired Shan Cunningham after she was recommended to me by a friend from college. Her pricing was similar to that of other photographers I considered, and her portfolio showed that her photography style was the style that most matched my personal taste. What really set Shan apart though was her personality. As I knew my photographer would be a person around me for many hours on my wedding, I wanted to make sure that I hired someone who I enjoyed being around. Shan reminded me of some of my friends, but was like a friend who just happened to take really good photographs. Shan was very easy to communicate with, both when setting up my engagement photo shoot and working through the details leading up to my wedding. She provided a very thorough worksheet for the day-of the wedding that helped my husband and I make sure that we'd get photos of everything we particularly wanted captured. Her organization helped us really figure out what it is that we wanted remembered from our wedding day. On the day-of the wedding, Shan and her assistant were flexible and easy to work with. My makeup and hair ended up running way ahead of schedule, so I texted her a few hours she was supposed to arrive and Shan adjusted her schedule to start earlier than she planned since my bridal party would be ready early. Once she arrived, she got to work right away, photographing the little details of my dress, accessories, and final getting-ready steps. She and her assistant really made the most of the entire time they were at our wedding. As one of them would photograph a full body image, the other would focus in on the details or get close-ups of our faces. As we moved from location to location, they photographed us moving from place to place. Not a single second was wasted. I just got my photos from Shan last week (less than 4 weeks after my wedding!). I still need to go through the process of selecting prints and putting together a wedding album. Given the example albums Shan showed me at our initial meeting, I have no doubt that I will be more than happy with our final product. Overall, I would definitely recommend Shan's services for wedding photography. read more

You would have to be crazy to use any other photographers than Shannon and Drew! When we started our wedding planning, the photographer was THE most important vendor to me. I'm a very forgetful person, and I had heard time after time that your wedding day just flies by, so it was important to me to hire someone I trusted that would encapsulate the emotion of that day for the rest of our lives. We had just picked out our venue (Jefferson Street Mansion), and Shannon had just put up a blog on a wedding she did there. After my husband and I saw the pictures, we just knew she was the photographer that could capture the moment for us. We met with Shan in a coffee shop in SF, and she immediately made us feel at ease. Shannon is super easy to talk to and makes you feel so comfortable. (SO important with your photographer. Otherwise it would be sort of weird-n-creepy for someone you don't like tell you to kiss while taking your picture!) After that meeting, we booked her as our first vendor. I was very nervous when we took our engagement pictures because I had never done anything like that before. But Shannon was very sweet, and eased us into the process. I'm not sure we were the best models, but she made us feel like we were! Also, Shan was really cool about all our wacky ideas. My husband and I are super-nerds, and we made liquid nitrogen ice cream for part of our engagement shoot. Shan was all for it, and the pictures turned out incredibly! Shan is also a natural pro with lighting. She also knows when to go where in SF to get the best lighting. Our parents just can't get over the pictures and how awesome they are. Our wedding was just last weekend, and we've already seen 2 pictures from Shan, and they are amazing! One of the pics we got from her was from the first look. She really captured the happiness of that moment for the two of us. I know that all the other pictures are going to be equally amazing! Again, you'd be crazy to get any other photographer! Thanks, Shan & Drew! read more

The first thing I did after contacting my family after I got engaged was I called Shannon!! I told her tell me when YOU are available and will plan around that, haha .. that is basically what we did! I had known Shannon for a few years before I got engaged and really before she started her business and just followed her and her work and fell in love with it. I had been following her Facebook posts and blog in the year or two before I got engaged and knew I wanted her to photograph my wedding (not even knowing when that would ever be!) She had very good packages and was so accommodating in the pre meetings .. was always so good in checking in on how I was doing, as the busy bride - was so sweet. Our package included engagement pictures which was a great addition .. it was nice also because it gave my husband a chance to meet her as well. She was SO good and funny with him which is what he needed as he was the typical guy who didn't like getting pictures made. She was so dedicated to getting all of our request and desired shots fulfilled. For the wedding she was more than prepared, such a relief for a bride! Everything was captured beautifully and creatively. Her hubby Drew was there and did the pics with the guys which he fit right in with them so I feel like those pics are so natural because it wasn't like they had this awkward photographer hanging around. Your photographer is around you for so much of your wedding and it is so important to have someone you get along with .. I was blessed with a friend as my photographer. However, as I read other reviews I realize so many other brides feel they had someone they connected with as a friend also and that is what makes her so special! ... and oh yea also that she is so artistic and professional too ;) read more

My mom recommended I check out Shannon Cunningham for my upcoming wedding June 23, 2012. After looking at book after book of professional photographers leading up to the wedding, I found no one I really liked. I finally went on to Shannon Cunningham's website and fell in love instantly. From that moment on I knew she was the right photographer for me. Her work captured the love and joy between couples and families. I really felt the emotion behind her photos. After my first meeting with Shannon, I was elated to find not only an incredibly talented photographer, but just a really amazing woman. I felt an instant connection. She was of the utmost professionlism, she was patient with myself and my large family. She was considerate of the tiny details I asked about. She was flexible and creative. I have been married 5 months now and those photos are the only thing I was able to keep after all the wedding bliss was over. I still love looking through them as if it were my first time. I have every frame in my house filled with engagment photos and wedding photos. She captured the love and laughter my husband and I share. She made us feel at ease in front of the camera. She captured some of the most precious moments of our lives and I get the blessing of going back to them time and again. She is an absolute treasure for any bride looking for not just a photographer, but a real artist of her craft. She turned our wedding photos into our wedding fairytale. read more

Shannon made my entire wedding experience so amazing. Not only is she a great photographer, but she has a great personality (Drew, too!), making both of them so enjoyable to be around on my wedding day. My family and friends just loved her! She was conscious of my timeline and what we wanted. She went above and beyond, and was just an absolute joy! read more

Shannon was supposed to be the second shooter with the main photographer being her friend, Rachel Blackwell. Well, Rachel had a baby 6 days before our wedding, so Shannon morphed into our main photographer. I wasn't worried for a second - Shannon was super professional and very quick at taking pictures - which we appreciated. She even put up with our ridiculous number of family pictures and our guests who wanted individual pictures with myself and my husband. I love that she didn't have to take a ton of pictures just to get one good one - all of the pictures were amazing and we were so lucky to have her step in last minute - a potential disaster (not having a photographer!) turned into us having two great photographers at our wedding. read more

Shannon was awesome! She is passionate about what she does and was excited to be a part of our day. I would recommend her to anyone looking for an involved photog who actually cares about her clients. read more

I cannot not say enough about this amazing photographer. She is incredibly talented, professional and so sweet. Our friends used Shannon for their wedding and we were blown away by their beautiful engagement/wedding pics. I just knew I had to have her photograph our wedding. I wanted to have our engagement pictures at my brother- in-laws ranch near our home in Sonoma County. Shannon drove over 2 hours each way to the location and shot the most amazing pictures. This just proves how special and selfless she is. Our wedding day was the best day of our lives and Shannon did not disappoint. Shannon and her assistant were on time...actually way early. They got every shot I asked for and more. When it came to the family/friends photo's after the ceremony, Shannon took complete control and let my husband and I relax and not have to coordinate anything! This was not an easy task either....we had over a page of people we needed photos with! Shannon made my husband and I feel so comfortable and she brought such a positive energy to our special day. Not to mention our photos were a dream come true. They looked like they came straight out of a Bridal magazine. She captured all the love and happiness of our wedding day. Many people have asked me for her info after seeing our wedding pictures! I would recommend her to any future bride! If you want stunning wedding pictures and an amazing person shooting them.....call Shannon!!! Her pricing is great and she has packages that can fit anyone's budget. read more