My son is stationed in Charleston in the Navy, and my daughter and I had come down from Ohio to…read morevisit him. We hadn't had a family photo taken in quite some time, so spur of the moment I tried to find a photographer for a Charleston photo shoot. The minute I saw Melissa's examples on her website, I knew she was the one I wanted to use. Due to my son's military schedule, we had to do some juggling to find a date and time that worked, but she was super accommodating. We wanted a "Charleston" backdrop, so we met at White Point gardens, took many photos there, as well as throughout downtown Charleston, and along the seawall at the battery. Melissa was great to work with, and made you feel immediately at ease. She had a lot of great suggestions, and really worked hard to get us a variety of photos so we'd have many to choose from. I also really liked that we would be given access to all the photos that she took, and weren't locked into a specific set amount. We are thrilled with the results, and would highly recommend her! Don't hesitate to give her a call, you won't be disappointed!!

We are so excited for our pictures. Melissa did a great job. We had a small elopement and I had a…read morevision of taking pictures at different downtown Charleston spots. Everything was just as I had imagined. We had our dog with us and she was able to capture his personality as well. Melissa was very professional and laid back, perfect for me. She listened to us and captured forever moments. If you are having your wedding in the Charleston area, contact Melissa.

My husband and I hired Sam to take senior pictures of our son. She came highly recommended by…read moreneighbors and friends and I can see why! She knew how to get our son to open up, relax and have fun during the photo shoot. I haven't been able to capture our kids "true" smile in a long time because he hates when I take his picture! lol! Sam not only captured his smile, she captured the life behind his eyes. The pictures brought me to tears! Very well done! She was so easy to work with from scheduling to pricing to the shoot itself and finally the turn around of amazing pictures. I cannot say enough about this beautiful young talent! Thank you so much Sam for this memory I get to keep forever!

I wanted to provide an update so there is no confusion to consumers. I take all of my Yelp reviews…read morevery seriously, whether they are positive or negative. Dates are very important when reading this review. The photos were taken on March 15th and were not delivered until March 29th. The following are 3 extracts copied from Ms. Becker's contract and explanations as to how Ms. Becker violated each of them. The contract with Sam Shot the Bride states in the Copyright Law & Model Release paragraph, "The Photographer grants the Client's permission to make copies of the images under the following conditions. The images taken by the Photographer are for personal use by the Client and their friends and relatives." This statement is very clear. It refers to the images TAKEN. We were never allowed to even view any of the other photos beyond the 27 Ms. Becker selected. My wife and I emailed with Ms. Becker repeatedly in an attempt to get her to honor her contract, but she refused. On April 4th, my wife attempted to schedule a call with Ms. Becker at her convenience, but she refused. Today is only June 4th, still not even 3 months after the session, as she claims, and barely over 2 months after the photos were delivered. The contract states in the Re-shoots/Refunds paragraph, "The $250.00 session fee is not refundable a week from when the images have been delivered." We expressed concerns with the photos on April 3rd (and many days thereafter), which is only 5 days later and actually only 3 business days later. We did not reach out almost 2 weeks later, as she claims. The contract states in the Archive of Session Images paragraph, "After six (6) months, all images will be purged from the Photographer's hard-drive, except as needed for promotional purposes, to be determined by photographer at photographer's sole discretion." Ms. Becker's response above clearly indicates she has already deleted all of our photos, well before the contractual obligation of six (6) months. The only person that needs to reread her contract is Ms. Becker herself. As Ms. Becker stated, she did attempt to seek support from the local police after my original Yelp post. She tried to claim harassment, slander and defamation. The police department have a complete copy of our email dialogue as well as this post and have informed Ms. Becker there is nothing slanderous, hostile, threatening, or harassing in anything I have stated. This is a completely honest post about my experience with her service. The police delivered her Trespass Notice to me and shared with me that anyone can issue a Trespass Notice to anyone, without any reasoning. I reciprocated simply because Ms. Becker has not demonstrated clear understanding of the law and anyone who does not understand the law may have lawless tendencies. Despite this education from the local police, and without any sound professional response, Ms. Becker continues to make public statements both here and in other forums that my family and I have harassed her, threatened her, and made slanderous comments about her. I have not made one false statement about my experience and have never made any comments about Ms. Becker personally. Regardless, she continues to attempt to distract readers from the real issues by attempting to tarnish my personal reputation. I have stated the facts, and only the facts. In summary, there are far too many professional photographers in the world to choose from. I am sure most of them provide a very high quality service, but this is clearly not the case with Sam Shot the Bride. If you're anything like me, family is of the utmost importance making family photos something you cherish. Do your research and hopefully you will not have to experience what my family and I have endured.

Gena and her team are amazing! I contacted her at the end of the year and she went out of her…read moreway to help us and make our wedding day so special! She went above and beyond to fit us in and we felt so comfortable with her and her team! A genuine class act.

TOTAL SCAMMER! Save yourself the aggravation of ruining your special day with this company…read more Completely unprofessional. Takes your money and then disappears like a magic act. She will attempt to dispute this to save her company's name, but she had plenty of opportunity to do that prior to it even getting to this point. You might as well save your money and coordinate the wedding yourself because they will do NOTHING to assist you throughout the process, but will do everything to take your money and remind you of the non-refundable refund policy. They make the contract and can't even keep up with their own terms and obligations that they established, then when you call them out, they wash their hands with you and focus on the next person to scam and take their money. What a shame! If you want a memory you'll never forget, send her a check and she'll certainly give you one. We will remember this for years to come. Very dishonest and uncoordinated person. What a shame! I guess we will cut our loses and try to salvage what's left of our special day. In the midst of a pandemic you think people would have a sense of community and decency. You won't find that here ... Better start looking elsewhere, save yourself the heart ache on this one.

I have worked with Tara every single year for the last decade and each shoot has been more magical…read morethan the last. She makes the experience fun and exciting - especially when you're someone who is shy in front of a camera like myself! She is not your traditional light and airy Charleston photographer and that is what I love most about her work! It stands out! There is a distinct moody look to her work that makes every shot jump out. Her turnaround time for editing is quick! I appreciate that she gives sneak peaks because I'm always excited after each shoot and want to share something immediately. Her rates are affordable for what you're getting in Charleston without worrying about selling a limb to pay for it. And she's worth every penny. It's so hard to choose what photo I want for the packages and usually end up buying the whole thing. I've used her for fantasy shoots, creative portraits, family sessions, and pet portraits and will continue to use her for all future projects.

Great experience. Love the photos. Loads of photographers in Charleston, hard to find…read morelicensed/insured legitimate, Pink Chair Photography has good reviews on Google, booked for that reason.

What a great experience! Amy is an excellent photographer! She helped me every step of the way with…read moreher suggestions on wardrobe, hair and makeup, and posing. My photos turned out better than I could have ever imagined!!!! And the price was affordable! So very pleased with Pink Chair Photography!!!

Really great photoshoot experience with an excellent and experienced photographer who knows what…read moreshe's doing. Couldn't ask for more. Thanks Lea !

Lea took our family beach photos at Wild Dunes. She…read moreimmediately made us all feel comfortable with her warm personality. She was very accommodating to our needs. We had 3 families being photographed individually as well as our group family photos. With Lea's photography expertise, her professionalism and patience, we got many beautiful photos.

Enjoyed the pictures from the Yelp Goes Gatsby Party. The photobooth was fun and everyone helping…read morewith the pictures was very nice.

Great photographer. He volunteered to take pictures at the Yelp Goes Gatsby event and everything…read moreturned out fantastic. Would highly recommend.

I wanted some nice photos on this vacation so I searched on yelp. Although Catherine did not have…read moremany reviews she was the most professional photographer I spoke with and was the most prompt. She was friendly and gave me ideas of location and was genuinely excited for her work. I love meeting new people through my travels. I had a lot of fun in my hour session and the result was beautiful!

Catherine shot our proposal like a crazy talented sly ninja. From a distance and completely unknown…read moreto my lady friend she captured the best moments of the day! She's fantastic to work with - nothing but good things to say!