Aanna was a pleasure to work with for our surprise engagement, our actual engagement shoot and…read morefinally our wedding day. Her photo-journalistic style perfectly captured every special moment for my fiance now husband and I. She was also able to make both my husband and I look natural and relaxed throughout our entire e-session and wedding day, which was a plus because after a few photos, my fake smile usually prevails! And last but not least, she was amazing with the kids! Can you tell me anyone else who can get 5 under 5 year old to look amazing in a photo?? She can! Definitely recommend Aanna if you want an engaging, talent photographer who you can feel relaxed and yourself in, and in turn, she can make you (and your family) shine!

Aanna was an absolutely INCREDIBLE wedding photographer. She made us laugh all. day. long. and…read morecaptured our day exactly as we remember it. She was thorough in her work, directive, but has such a light and fun personality that makes everyone feel warm and happy. I truly cannot say enough great things about her. She even gave us a sneak preview album (188 photos!) a week after our wedding that we got to look at on our honeymoon which was INCREDIBLE!!! Love her, would recommend 10/10!

It's not hard to find a photographer nowadays, but I would argue that it still incredibly hard to…read morefind an artisan who cares like Rod Evans. Not only is he incredibly skilled and knowledgeable about his craft, he is a genuinely nice and down-to-earth individual who makes sure that your experience from start to finish is memorable and fun. Rod is a joy to work with and he can make anyone laugh and feel at ease. For example, when my 70+ year old grandma from Vietnam came to visit, we decided that we should celebrate her and my dad's first reunion in over 20 years with photos. To preface all this, I'd like to note a couple things: 1) my family has never really sat down for family portraits, 2) my grandma knows at most 10 words in English, and 3) we thought we were just going to take a simple picture and that would be it. We were blown away at our session with Rod. He worked with all of us, encouraging us into poses that best fit our personalities, without even knowing us all that much. He even got my grandma to laugh! To this day, though she is back in Vietnam now, she still cherishes the portraits that Rod took of our family. Of course, the photographs and the prints that Evans Gallery makes are top notch, but I would argue that they are bonuses in addition to the exceptional service and experience that Rod provides. I would strongly encourage any one who is looking for one-of-a-kind photographic art and an experience to remember to give Rod a call. Come for the photos, stay for the experience!

Rod has taken pictures of my family and my sons several times. He did an outstanding job. They…read morewere not your run-of-the-mill family pictures, we've been through those in the past. He's creative and made our pictures unique. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone who is looking for exceptional pictures of themselves or their family.

We had a great experience working with Chef Jeni for office Christmas party. She met with us in…read moreadvance and made recommendations but also listened to what we wanted. We were able to make changes to our planned menu with ease and communicating with Chef Jeni was a breeze. The night of our event, she arrived early to set up the food and make sure we were comfortable with everything. The best part was the clean up. We just had to leave the dishes, containers, and utensils in the bins she provided and they picked them up. Actually the best part was the feedback we received from our guests. They raved about the food and asked repeatedly who the caterer was.

The new Summit Events Hall (formerly Knights of Columbus) is a beautiful historic building in Sioux…read moreFalls. As a wedding photographer, this unique location is so exciting because it's offers so much more than any other location in Sioux Falls or the area. It's got it's own character, is beautiful on it's own and can be touched up with your own flare. Perfect for weddings, corporate events and parties! Congrats on this lovely space!

I've only gotten a sneak peek at our wedding photos so far... But the few I've seen are…read morespectacularly beautiful!! Luke and Savannah are too adorable, and it was such a pleasure working with them!

Brianna has done several sessions for our family and she has been beyond amazing each time! She…read moretakes her time and is so patient with our children! We are so happy to have found her and can't wait to do more sessions with her! Thanks so much Brianna!!!

Please note, I was banned from her Facebook page before I was even given the opportunity to write a…read morereview. That's no way to treat a paying customer. Brianna appears to have promising talent behind the camera and came highly recommended by other photographers, but her attitude and professionalism left something to be desired. If you have a problem with your session, don't expect her to make it right. Brianna offered to do our family vacation photographs after I asked for photographer recommendations in a private photography group. She booked the trip based on my paid session. Then she booked her accommodations 6-7 hours away, drove all night for our shoot (which she was 30 minutes late for) and was unprepared for posing, getting the attention of small children and the layout/location. There was also a miscommunication about time to file delivery so in my eyes the files were a week late. When the files did arrive, the teaser images that were posted on Facebook were not included. When I contacted her about my dissatisfaction with the whole process and the missing images, she replied that "photographers are hard to please" and then ignored my request for a resolution for a week. We also have an ongoing disagreement about the color difference in the teaser images and the final delivered images. The teaser images are golden and lighter than the other final images to such a degree that trying to hang them in a grouping wouldn't look right. She also did not take the time to edit out random people and trash cans from behind us on the beach. This is something I can do, but shouldn't have to in a paid session. In short, I paid a lot of money to have images that I now can't use because of color differences and the bad taste that has been left in my mouth from the whole experience. 9/18/2015 Update: I have not responded to Brianna's messages about this because she felt no need to respond to my messages when we were having issues. It wasn't until I posted asking for advice about the situation in a Facebook group (without mentioning her name) that her mentor contacted me and acted as a go between for Brianna and I. After that, Brianna did in fact do a handful of re-edits but I had to contact her yet again because the file size was very small. Brianna did send me a larger size of one group family image that I wanted for my Dad when asked, but after all I had been through with this situation I knew I wouldn't print any others anyway and just let it go. As far as my children being difficult and her choice of accommodations, I stand by my original review. I told her up front my children were difficult to photograph, and I understand that 2.5 year old twins are difficult in general so it's probably a good idea to sleep the night before you shoot them and also have a plan for getting their attention beyond "hey look right here!" Additionally, since I posted this review I've been contacted by others who felt similarly about their session so just beware.

Great concept, flawless execution, great result!…read more I saw this start-up business mentioned somewhere and clicked thru to their website. Very nicely done -- classy and professional. Solid first impression. I decided to give them a try and I booked a picnic on their website. Sabena contacted me quickly to range a date, time, me location and was very interested in making our experience as good as possible. She's bright, helpful, and very creative. She had wonderful ideas to make the event a special surprise for my wife. Bottom line -- We loved it. A word of advice to my "brothers" out there: DO THIS!!! Trust me -- your wife will love it! You can read Kaye's Facebook post below. (I think she liked it!) FROM KAYE: Yesterday I was surprised by a lovely and intimate picnic at the Japanese Gardens at Terrace Park arranged by my husband with the help of QBIC LUXURY PICNICS. What an great idea by a delightful couple! It was AMAZING!!

A wonderful experience. I did a surprise picnic for our 57…read moreanniversary. Everything was perfect. worth every penny.

Everyone that performs, attends, works at or runs this place is incredibly sweet…read more A very welcoming and intimate club setting where you can get some delicious food, good drinks and great laughs. Come see Alan Richardson tonight!