My husband and I live in Australia and decided to elope in Joshua Tree, California. I found Stephanie's beautiful photography online and she was so prompt and easy to communicate with in organising her for our big day, despite the distance and time difference. She helped refine the brief, delivered beautiful images and captured all the details that made the day special and memorable. Stephanie is an utter delight to work with; easygoing, lovely to be around, and ridiculously talented. Our elopement photos were even published in Vogue Australia! If you are looking to engage a photographer who takes the stress out of the day instead of adding to it, and is a lovely to be around, Stephanie will be right for you. Couldn't recommend her highly enough. https://www.vogue.com.au/brides/trends/inside-a-lowkey-californian-desert-elopement-set-at-joshua-tree/image-gallery/2338fc33712cb1d18f00704d2ca7974a read more

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What?! I can't believe she only has 6 reviews! Well I guess I didn't find her on yelp either but I'm so glad I found her on Instagram!! I feel sooo lucky to have worked with Stephanie for our wedding. She captured over and beyond what I expected and as a designer, I have extremely high expectations. It won't be long until Stephanie will be the highest demanded photographer and would be booked solid. I promise you won't be disappointed and that you need to book her before it's too late. She turns anybody into a model and makes everything so easy. Literally, I want to be her best friend. I know this may all sound over the top but I've been working in the industry for awhile and I wouldn't have picked any other photographer to do my wedding. Scouts honor. Don't believe me? Check out our Martha Stewart feature that she got us! read more

Our venue was stately. My dress was gorgeous. My flowers were whimsical and our food was delish. But by far, the best wedding decision we made (aside from each other ;) ) was choosing Stephanie and Isaac as our photographers. We got married at the Legion of Honor in October, which basically equates to zero clout with San Francisco wedding photographers. They all have many Legion photos in their portfolios, and chic city brides clamoring for their September and October availability. Our budget was doable, and I didn't mind if we didn't get an album, but I did want the raw files at the end of the deal, and I didn't want to pay an extra $2K for them (seriously, that was the rate of an unnamed photog we intv'ed). I didn't see the point of considering out of town photographers where we would have to pay for travel. That is, until we found Stephanie Williams Photography. Stephanie and Isaac were super interested in our venue. They researched before calling us back, which impressed me about how seriously they take their work. We had a great skype intv with them and not only could see spending the most intense day of our lives with them, but also liked their questions and their thoughtful answers to ours. Oh, and they were seriously fair on travel costs and really seemed to have an artistic interest in capturing our big day. Nice :). The week before my wedding weather.com decided to take a nice break from the typical 80's San Francisco epic indian summer we had been experiencing and put some rain in the forecast. Make that lots of rain, 3 days worth, that despite moving around on the forecast throughout my 10 minute interval page refreshes, stood firm on Saturday 10/23/10. Blah. Basically, I lost my sh*t as I had not even considered a rainy wedding and had about 15 SF locations pegged for my day of photos around town, not to mention a courtyard ceremony. In between reloading weather.com and taking out frustration on my escort cards, I put on my big girl pants, bought some golf umbrellas and rain boots and figured that the mere fact that I was now prepared would usher the rain away. Yes, I was prepared, but no, my plan did not work. I had a rainy day wedding... but Stephanie + Isaac absolutely ROCKED IT!!!!! They reassured me that although I would not get the photos I had envisioned, my photos would still be no less than amazing and now more unique and romantic. They were right and the result was no less that mind blowing. Isaac is a photography ninja. Point in case: when he arrived at the bridal suite I was pretty sure I had been doorbell ditched until he climbed out of the fire escape he had hopped onto to not waste those 30 seconds and get some city shots. The man is seriously coordinated and put his physical state in jeopardy multiple times throughout the night and captured some ridiculous shots as a result. Much appreciated. Stephanie's artistic vision is unmatched. The angles, slight nuances and beauty she captures is unbelievable. Everything in my photos is so much more grand and exquisite than even I remember it. She is also so warm and calm. She puts you at ease, poses you perfectly and makes you feel as if you've had all these untapped modeling skills all along. You probably haven't; she is that good. These two get BONUS POINTS for standing in the rain with no camera-free hand for an umbrella, coaxing us to continue and get in more shots. Once the festivities began they virtually disappeared, only to jump out of the shadows, trigger finger pressed on camera, firing away to capture all that transpired. OMG, our flamboyant uncle is dancing with an umbrella? Yup, got it. My immature cousins laughing at the nude statues in the gallery? Savored. My husband and I's day of glow of love, excitement, exhaustion and sheer bliss? Captured in all it's glory.... :) I can honestly say I am glad that it rained on our wedding day - the photos are unbelievable and so incredibly romantic and unique. And I still got my shots on baker beach. http://stephaniewilliamsphotography.com/blog/2010/12/16/kristen-jeff-wedding/ read more

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The short review: The BEST wedding decision we made was hiring Stephanie for our destination event! If you're hesitating, don't. She is incredible. The long review: Weddings stress me out, and I'm even just talking about attending other people's! So you can only imagine what planning my own was like. We were struggling to find a good photographer with our aesthetic that could accommodate our budget and was available on Thanksgiving weekend. By some amazing luck, a friend suggested we check out This Modern Romance and give Stephanie a call. With only a few months to spare before the big date, Stephanie was not only receptive but wonderfully calm and professional, putting at ease any worry about this ever-important decision. After scanning a few of her other albums, we clearly saw that she knows what she is doing. The booking process was easy, communication was friendly, and she took care of pretty much everything related to her travel and lodging (along with that of her second-shooter). We just received our photos and we are IN LOVE! I mean completely, head-over-heels obsessed with every single shot she captured. Not only are the photos GORGEOUS (totally magazine-worthy) but the feel of the entire collection recalls exactly how we experienced the wedding. An amazing plus: we keep being surprised at the little moments she captured, because we honestly don't remember her "hovering" or "crowding" at any point. She was so discreet (even our guests agree!) so the photos have a genuine sense of unposed authenticity. My husband keeps laughing at me for clutching the computer and exclaiming "these are exactly what I was hoping for!" but it's true: we couldn't have chosen better! read more

The most important part of your wedding day is saying "I do", the second most important part is hiring Stephanie from This Modern Romance to photograph the big day. Stephanie was, hands down, one of the best decisions we made during out wedding planning process. We were lucky enough to book her for both our engagement photos and our wedding day. She took the time to get to know each of us so that when the big day came around, she already felt like family. When you take a look at her photos, you'll notice her timeless style and beautiful compositions. Whether it was our bridal portraits, venue photos, or family shots, Stephanie was able to capture every angle of our wedding. The whole process was seamless, from booking, to payments, to planning out the timeline of the wedding day, to receiving our edited photos. A five star review just simply isn't enough. read more

Stephanie, without any reservations, is in the elite ranks of Orange County photographers. She is easily up there with the best of the best: go on and browse both through the site listed here on Yelp as well as her other one at http://thismodernromance.com and I have no doubts that you will be blown away by every single shot. For my money, one of the things that particularly sets Stephanie apart from the rest is her exercise of INCREDIBLE quality control. While it is obvious that she always goes for the romantic, broad-stroke shots that are emotionally appealing, she always, ALWAYS stops at just the right line when it comes to editing. NOTHING is over-filtered and, as a result, you get truly timeless images. What this means to you is that they will look classic and artistic for years to come and are guaranteed to become heirloom memories. Trust me, you don't want to be looking at some cheeseball filter on your one-year anniversary and be slightly embarrassed to admit to yourself that you wasted some good money for trendy, but dated shots. With Stephanie, you will be happy. Your children will be happy. Even your children's children will still be looking at these shots years down the line and thinking "damn, those two were in love!" I have to admit that I've been tracking Stephanie's progress for years out of professional curiosity. I check in on her site every few months to see what's going on and I'm a fan on her Facebook page which means I get to see all the uploaded shots as she posts them online. When I helped my brother book her for his wedding four years ago she was already very good, but since then she has leaped far in front of the pack of her fellow shutterbugs. Her prices for wedding packages have also (obviously) gone up, but she is so darn worth it. Also, she is doing a lot more fashion work and becoming more daring and artsy with each shoot which means, if you're booking her for a wedding or portraits, you're getting a true artisan who's continually pushing boundaries and is only getting better with each shoot. So, long story short, my hat is off to you, Stephanie, and I hope to see more and more breathtaking work in the very short future. And, dear reader, if you're looking to book a photographer, Stephanie should definitely be on the short list of top contenders. read more

Stephanie and Isaac were awesome. Out of all the photographers we met they had the best vibe and a great attitude. Super great to work with and open to ideas, they really helped capture some great moments. read more

Stephanie and Isaac captured the character of our wedding and our guests in the most beautiful ways. It has been almost two years since our wedding and I still get a huge grin on my face every time I see our wedding photographs. My husband thought all wedding related money should be spent on food and a nice venue. It took a long time to convince him that this money was worth it. Not only did he come around but he thinks that hiring Stephanie and Isaac was one of the best wedding related decisions that we made. Neither of us could imagine more beautiful pictures of our wedding or of our friends. We are both shy in front of a camera and they put us at ease and took spectacular pictures. Stephanie and Isaac are incredibly talented! We highly recommend them! read more