Jessie absolutely killed it with these shots! My fiancée had been planning with her to surprise me…read morewith the engagement, and she had the most beautiful spot in mind to do it. As we were visiting and unfamiliar with the area, she sent coordinates of the remote spot, extremely clear directions with videos on where he'd stop to propose, and was so flexible and on it. As he was so nervous and didn't see the X to mark the spot where to stop but saw another indicator she had given him, she still managed to capture the moment wonderfully. Thank you so much for capturing such a special moment in our lives, Jessie!

Over the years our family has used Jessie several times and you can't go wrong with her. She took…read moremy son's wedding pictures and she, again, did an amazing job. She was here from the very beginning of the day until the very end. She is the best and is so in touch with every event she is photographing. You will love her. Dixie Lucero

Taylor Kent is amazing. I chose the photographer I loved based on readily-available portfolios, and…read moreI wasn't disappointed. She showed up and was the sweetest, friendly, fun, warm, helpful, and like one of the family. I definitely recommend booking with her! Do not hesitate to chose a her as your photographer! You wont regret it! Taylor you made my trip and experience unforgettable lots of love from TEXAS!! -Vargas Family

In 2017, as I was looking to take the next step in my career, I booked a session with Christina to…read morehave some professional photos taken. I am so glad I did! I could not have been happier with the experience of the photo shoot, or with the result. After I booked, Christina spent time talking to me about what I wanted from this shoot - what sort of image was I looking to portray, how I would use the photos, etc. She even helped me to select the most suitable outfits & accessories. On the day of the shoot, I'll be honest I hadn't slept well and I wasn't in the best of moods. But Christina & Nicole (hair & makeup artist) really turned that around! It felt so good to be pampered - having my hair & makeup done by a professional - wow! Nicole took the trouble to adjust my look a bit between outfits, and Christina made sure every shot was *just* right. She gave great directions, helping me to present my best self to the camera and have fun doing it. I felt like a model :) As we went along, she showed me some of the images, and I couldn't believe that was me! She made both physical & digital prints for me, and I've gotten a lot of positive feedback from both professional & personal acquaintances on how professional yet fun these photos are. I really can't recommend Christina Samuelson Photography highly enough - try it! I promise you'll be glad you did.

I knew I wanted to hire Christina when I saw the portraits she'd taken of two business colleagues…read more They looked so stunning and I wanted to look that amazing in a photograph! I hired Christina immediately. She exceeded all my expectations. I knew what I wanted and had thought it out but she also had questions for me on things I hadn't yet thought of. We had everything set up in advance so the day of the shoot went very smoothly despite the uncooperative weather. I've never felt more beautiful in front of the camera, but Christina instantly makes you relax and shine. And the fact that she tells you that you are stunning or gorgeous while she's shooting doesn't hurt. And you can tell she means it when she says it. You feel like a celebrity! I loved that we were able to accomplish everything we set out to do and her delivery was on point! She had a video and delivered all the photographs, both digital and printed. I've been so thrilled with Christina's talent that I have urged friends, clients and colleagues to hire her (and they have). If you are looking for fresh portraits and someone to make you feel the most beautiful you've ever felt in your life, hire Christina. She's genuine, loving and full of great talent. She's patient and kind. She's someone you want to be friends with. Plus you're investing in another small business woman which makes it even better. And no one that I know of will print out photos for you and present them in such a wonderful way. When I need new portraits done (for work or personal), I will hire Christina again in a heartbeat.

Gathering Light Photography traveled to Aruba to shoot our destination wedding and we could not be…read morehappier that they made the trip! Our resort wedding package included a photographer but we were both concerned that we would end up with the same canned beach weddings photos that the resort photographer takes daily and frankly, was not our style. Neither of us are naturally photogenic and knew it would take someone special to help us relax and shake our natural deer in headlights reactions to a camera. When Meghan learned that we were having a private civil ceremony in advance of our beach wedding she graciously offered to join us so we would have memories of that as well. We'd never thought about photography for the civil ceremony and now we can't imagine not having those memories captured. On the ceremony day, they were a warm and calming presence from the time they joined us while getting ready, our first looks, throughout the ceremony and deep into the reception turned dance party. The team worked well with other vendors, coordinating with the resort wedding planner as well as helping to tame an aggressive videographer. While our Aruban venue was beautiful, it also required working around sand, sun, wind (lots and lots of wind), a rapidly setting sun and bathing suit clad onlookers and our photos did not reflect any of the challenges. We were thrilled to get a sneak peek of our photos while still on our honeymoon and had all the photos within just a few weeks. They are incredible! We have so many amazing pictures that we are in danger of becoming those people who uncomfortably plaster the walls of their home with photos of themselves. We could not recommend Meghan and Gathering Light Photography more.

Our company had a party and since photobooth was such a hit the first time, our HR person got a…read moreLiving Social deal to do photobooth again during our next party. I can't speak to how the setup was, since I wasn't the one doing the arrangement, so I'm purely just speaking about the experience during the party. Also, my HR person told me it's not Meghan that came, let's call her booth lady from here on out. This is the detail of the deal: Gathering Light Photography: A. Photo Booth Rental with Props, Attendant, and DVD. 1. When I first arrived, I was surprised to see the setup. It was in the back to Cap City Tavern in the patio area and the setup was in the back corner. It consists of the camera and booth lady on one side and a black cloth backdrop set up on the opposite side. Problem with this setup is that whomever is taking the picture has no privacy. Sounds silly but it matters when you're trying to get ready to get shot you want. Plus with only two sides, it's not really a booth now, is it? 2. Apparently during set up, the cord/tatter was broken so the booth lady ended up taking pictures manually with her camera. And here's where we run into more issues. 3. A normal DSLR does not allow many rapid fire with the flash, it takes time to "refresh". What that means is when we're trying to take pictures, one or two pictures would be taken, and then we'll have to wait, because the camera isn't ready. And then ok, back to our spot, smile, another picture, another wait. This actually is our smaller party. This "booth" definitely would not have been able to accommodate our normal bigger party. My bf, who's a photographer, mentioned that the camera she had was not a very robust camera for the job, but hey, I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, maybe her skills made up for it. Until I got the pictures.... oh wait for it... 4. The Living Social deal we got was for 3 hours, she was not quite done setting up at 5:30, but at 8:20, we were told she's supposed to be done at 8:30. Which I'm STILL ok with, but between 6:30-8:00, our group was a little preoccupied with drinking/eating. The whole time she's just waiting for someone to come up to take pictures, while she's texting on her phone. Didn't really try to engage anyone who might've been sitting there/walking by. We didn't have a huge group, nor were we having important meetings during the party, some engagement to help the empty booth probably would've been good. I get it though, might've been outside the job description. 5. The prop box. Ooooh poor prop box. It's sad really, I can pretty much list all the dollar store items she brought with her. 1 small white board that has a huge half erased question mark (partly erased, partly can't be cleaned?), one plastic fireman's hat, one purple boa, two or three eye mask, one turkey hat thingy, one black hat with feathers in them, two small tutu (that we used as bibs in pictures), two cardboard cutout with Popsicle sticks that says something "witty" on it, a plastic sword, one tiara, plastic glasses. Pretty much it, I'm sure whatever I missed isn't that memorable. I've been to other photobooth, please improve your prop box to more than dollar store items, it might help inspire people to actually go take different pictures. 6. Oh the pictures, don't even get me started. As mentioned, my bf is a photographer so I'm particular picky, but some things should be pretty obvious. I didn't even go through all of the pictures yet. Some are blurry. Some with hands cut off. HOW? the person is standing RIGHT IN FRONT of you? Pet peeve of mine, but don't chop people's parts off in pictures! Why would you leave two inches of blank space on top but not include the person's hands in the picture? This one group photo has blank space on the right and the person on the left is half cut off. If I wanted to get pictures that looks as if they're taken with a camera phone by a drunk person, I would've taken them myself cuz I can definitely do both AND saved the company a couple hundred bucks. 7. And guess what? You pay for your pictures. It's not included in the deal/booth cost. Comparatively, this is not any cheaper than the last photo booth we had in our last party. All they did was sent us this online thing to look at the pictures, what happened to the DVD that was included int he deal? I can't speak to the wedding photography part, but purely from this photo booth experience, do yourself a favor and hire a real photo booth company. This is not worth your money/ruined experience. P.S. HR person said communication wasn't the best either, had a hard time getting ahold of them.

When I came to visit my son in Montana for Christmas the only thing that I wanted was a family…read morephoto. I was so thrilled that Sam was willing to come to the house on Christmas and photograph our family. It was the best Christmas present ever!!!! There were about 10 of us and our dog. He did a fantastic job and is such a wonderful young man. Give him a call, you won't be disappointed. He was also very speedy with the photos, we had them within days. Thanks again Sam! The photos are in my living room and I walk by them and smile every day!

Josh is absolutely amazing to work with! The quality this man puts out is absolutely stunning! I've…read moreworked with him multiple times already and will continue to! A+ all around.

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Sarah is so easy to work with and she makes incredible food! We have used her many times and will…read morecontinue to do so!

I can't believe Sarah is not overflowing with reviews. She catered our daughter's wedding almost a…read moremonth ago, and we are STILL getting raves from our guests about how excellent the food was. Everything, from the charcuterie, to the roasted vegetable, to the beef tenderloin was absolutely exquisite. Sarah is very professional and easy to work with, responds very quickly to emails or texts, and was very patient with me and my questions. Her staff is very professional and sophisticated also. They were very attentive yet unobtrusive throughout the reception and were super helpful with all the details of a wedding reception beyond even the catering-specific duties. I would hire Sarah and her staff again in a heartbeat and hope to have a chance to work with her again in the future.