Working with Allison was absolutely amazing! She did our engagement pictures and our wedding, and she was so easy to work/communicate with through the whole process. Her photography is fantastic, she is kind, and is just an absolute pleasure to work with. She makes the whole process feel so organic, as she loves taking candid shots and capturing the moments. Even if you don't know how to do candid things in front of a camera, she is great at guiding you and making you feel comfortable. She is also so fast with sneak peaks and we received all of our photos a month after our wedding! We highly recommend Allison for any wedding or engagement photos! read more

Allison is a gem. Realistic in her expectations of kids and parents, and beautiful in her delivery of photos that allow each person's character to shine. Allison is easy to coordinate with, and consistently responsive. We have chosen her for our family photos for 5+ years. read more

Allison is great, very knowledgeable, very nice, calm and patient. She makes you feel very comfortable during the photo session, and then delivers stunning pictures. The makeup/hair artists that work with her are great as well. I travel 1.5 hrs (each way) to get to her but I don't mind because I want my headshots to be taken by the best. Highly recommended. read more

Allison Mccafferty is an excellent photographer! She was very patient with my 2 year old. She had a lot of wonderful ideas for poses, and the pictures I've seen so far from our photo shoot look so beautiful! I can't wait to see the rest. We will definitely be booking other photo sessions in the near future. Thank you for capturing me and my daughter so beautifully! read more

I've worked with Allison on 2 separate photo sessions and have been beyond happy with both experiences. First it was for my daughters 1yr old pics, along with a few family pics including our dog. Second we worked on an extended family photo (12 adults, and 4 kids under the age of 5) as a 75th birthday gift for my grandmother. Allison was helpful in suggesting an outdoor location for the photo session as well as capturing both posed and action shots. We are so thankful Allison captured these memories for us, and definitely look forward to working with her again in int he future! read more

From the minute I spoke with Allison when researching photographers, I knew she would be the person I would want hanging out with my husband and I during our big day. Allison is extremely talented and just an all-around wonderful person. We met with Allison for an engagement shoot earlier this year and I knew I had made the right decision. Allison makes you feel really comfortable during photo shoots and has the uncanny ability to capture the essence of you and your significant other as a couple. Allison is extremely organized and made sure to get all the important information in terms of what shots we considered our must-haves and executed on those requests the day of the wedding in the most unobtrusive manner. Both of my parents were singing her praises and the praises of her teammate Kelly the next day. In addition to all this, Allison turned around a sneak peek of our wedding less than a week later. I shared the sneak peek on Facebook and people cannot stop commenting on how absolutely beautiful the pictures are. The day flies by and you are left with a few things, the pictures being one of the best ways of capturing those memories. We are so happy we chose Allison to be our photographer and cannot thank her enough for everything she did to make our day so special. We love you! We HIGHLY recommend Allison to any couples looking for a wedding photographer. You will not regret the decision and will end up with amazing pictures and a friend for life. read more

Amazing photography. Creates effortless seeming perfection in her portraits. She offers So many different genres of photography and seemingly does a lot of wedding photos, specializes boudoir shots, etc.... but she did our family photos. Prices were reasonable and portraits were available very fast. Would highly recommend. She was amazing working with the children. read more

My husband and I got married less than a week ago and I just couldn't wait any longer to write a review about Allison. Let us start from the beginning. We discovered Allison through a Google Search. We knew we were getting married at the Jersey Shore and we wanted to hire a local photographer. After reviewing websites of dozens of local photographers, it was quick for us to realize that we liked Allison's photography the best. So first, we hired her for an engagement photo session. The engagement session could not have gone any better. Allison picked the most BEAUTIFUL location for our photos (Barnagat Lighthouse). She was easy to work with as the entire two hour session ended up being so much fun. As if I wasn't pleased enough with how fun the two hours were, the very next morning she emailed me a sneak-peak of about 20 of the photos she took! I knew at that exact moment that Allison was the photographer we wanted to hire for our wedding. Not only was she incredibly talented, but she was also immensely respectful to her clients. We got the entire album of our photos only a week after the session. After spending two hours getting your picture taken, all you want to do is see the final result. Allison recognizes that and strives to get your final, edited photos to you as quickly as possible, which meant a lot to me. So then we hired Allison as our wedding photographer and again, I could not be more pleased with this decision. I am a very organized individual and am a very forward thinker, but Allison (unlike any of my other wedding vendors) was ALWAYS one step or thought ahead of me. She showed us a sample guest book filled with our engagement photos before we were even thinking about guest books (which we decided to buy and use!). She asked me to fill out a wedding day questionnaire before I even knew all of the answers to the questions. She is very thoughtful with her work and it shows in her approach to customer service. Then came wedding day and again it was just perfect. Allison showed up an hour early, which meant she just had an opportunity to take additional photos (something no bride would ever complain about). She ensured I got ever photo on my wish list taken. More importantly, Allison has such a friendly demeanor, she felt more like a wedding guest than a wedding vendor! Then, like with the engagement photos, she posted a sneak peak of our wedding only five days later. I am already so impressed with her work and I am even more impressed with her customer service. I cannot wait to see our finished wedding album but I know from past experience with Allison that it is going to be perfect. I highly highly highly recommend Allison as your engagement and wedding photographer!!! read more

Allison McCarthy is wonderful! I wanted to do a boudoir photo shot as a wedding gift for my husband and I am SO glad that I chose Allison. I had never done anything like this before so I was nervous and I did a TON of research. After a lot of Google searches and reading review after review I decided to go with Allison. Her rate is very reasonable and after emailing back and forth I felt like she was someone I could work with and I am so glad that I decided to go with her. She lives two hours away from me, but it was completely worth the drive. From the minute I got to her house, she made me feel completely comfortable. She has a very professional and beautiful studio in her home, which was important to me because I couldn't do it at my house and keep it a surprise and I didn't want to pay for a hotel room. Her studio is perfect! As soon as I arrived, she had someone do my hair and make up and it turned out beautiful! After that, we began the shoot. I couldn't believe how relaxed I felt. She told me exactly what to do. It was fun!! The whole thing from the time I arrived only took about two hours. When I first saw the photos, I couldn't believe it was me! I had no idea I was capable of taking such great photos... and it's all thanks to Allison! After I selected the photos I wanted, she mailed them to me in a beautiful book. I have been raving about her to all of my friends. For anyone who has never done boudoir photos before (or even if you have) I highly recommend Allison! These photos make a great gift for someone else or yourself! I thought this would be a once in a lifetime thing for me, but it was so much fun, I may have to do it again read more