Steph was our wedding photographer for our July 2016 wedding, and she was absolutely wonderful!!
First and foremost, Steph takes beautiful photos. She has an eye for lighting and framing, and a knack for capturing candid moments. We've all seen stiff, staged-looking wedding photos, and Steph masterfully avoids that stuff; she struck the perfect balance between capturing "documentary style," natural moments of our wedding, and capturing all of the more formal group/family portraits where she directed people on where to stand, where to look, etc.
Second, Steph is a professional in every way. She takes her business seriously, and even though she has probably shot hundreds of weddings, it feels like she treats every wedding as a unique event. She has really nice (and very cute) promotional materials, she answers phone calls and emails promptly, and she has a professionally-drafted contract that she has you sign (it may sound odd that this is a plus, but when someone uses a professionally-drafted contract rather than a cut-and-paste document from off the internet, it inspires confidence that he or she is a legit business person). On the day of our wedding, Steph and her wonderful second-shooter, John, arrived early, gamely braved the horrible heat, and skillfully captured beautiful first-look photos, family/group portraits, ceremony photos, and reception photos. Also, Steph's turn-around time to get photos to us was really fast; I think we had to wait, like, a week to receive our engagement photos, and 3-4 weeks for our wedding photos (and she sent us a "sneak peek" of about a dozen photos two days after our wedding, just because she's wonderful). We really appreciated how diligently Steph worked and how quickly she was able to get us our photos, because we were DYING to see them!
Third, Steph is incredibly sweet. She is the kind of person that you'd enjoy just hanging out with, and this sets you at ease (because, let's face it, as a bride or groom, you're stressed out to begin with, and having someone take photos of you is an awkward thing). As an example, halfway through our engagement photo shoot, we were hit with a freak rainstorm and had to run for cover - not only did Steph snap some hilarious photos of us running for cover (which turned out to be some of our favorite engagement photos), but she also offered to drive all the way out to Griffith Park a second time to finish the engagement photo shoot the following week.
We found the entire wedding-planning process to be stressful and horrible in general, but we honestly felt like we lucked out in finding Steph. She went above and beyond our expectations, and we could not recommend her highly enough!! read more