Cherise is an excellent photographer with a great vision. We were very happy with our engagement photos as well as our wedding photos! She was very attentive on the day of our wedding not only with the pictures but with making sure my dress, vail and hair was in its right place for the best photos. She took all the photos we asked of her and even took photo requests from our guests even though she had her own timeline to follow. She was kind and courteous to us and our guests, professional at all times! She even stayed late to make sure she was able to photograph our grand exit when we were running behind schedule. Her editing is natural and makes you look your best in photos and not overly photoshopped. We were very happy with the prints she provided to us and her website where she publishes your finished photos was easy to use to download your pictures. Most importantly, beautiful photographs is what you will get with Cherise! We look forward to working with her again in the future! -Anna Van read more

We had our newborn minis done with Cherise. They turned out stunning and she is a professional with newborns. She was so kind and made the session comfortable and easy! I didn't have any theme in mind and the setup/ colors she picked were beautiful. She has a very talented photographer we plan to use her going forward for all our family pictures needs read more

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The quality of photos are OK but the timeliness and communication are awful!! I waited a month to get back 10 photos and paid ALOT of money. I will not return for Santa photos next year. read more

Cherise is a great photographer but terrible at running her business. She doesn't reply to messages and also did a terrible job at keeping her end of the deal for a swap we did. So disappointed! I've been trying to reach her for two months and she finally replied and it takes her weeks to reply to my replies. I will never give her my business again. Especially knowing she's not a woman of her word yet expected our end of the deal to be completed for her convenience. You're welcome Cherise for using us to help you make money. I had to remove her from my social media because I just couldn't deal with trying to chase her down. At this point I don't even care if she didn't reciprocate her end of the deal, good riddance! If you're looking for good customer service with timely responses to your questions, she's definitely not your photographer you should look elsewhere. read more

Our family has used Cherise for many events she has captured my sisters wedding in which she had to travel appropriately 2 hours to come to do and had a happy face on and was enthusiastic the entire time in doing so from me applying the wedding party's makeup all the way in to the evening of dancing ! She also has captured my niece newborn images all the way to current age in which I may add is now 5 in addition. Cherise did some beautiful mothers bday minis for my sons and I the environment that she chose and setting was so fun and we got them done in and out and had so many images ! Our grandmother turned 80 and we weren't so sure what to do and she lives 2 hours up north again Cherise travelled and we did a fun generations shoot all of the kids my husband and our father ! It was fun color coordinated and the results were outstanding !! Thank you Cherise our family Loves all the the lasting memories you have captured and we conjure to refer friends often and spread the word . read more

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Cherise is an amazing photographer. She was really good with my daughter for her smash cake photos. However, she is definitely not good at communicating with customers. When we took the photos she said that it would take 2-3 weeks to get the photos back. When the time came I had to email her and ask her about them. I emailed her multiple times and sent her messages on instagram before she responded. After I had picked the photos that I wanted, I waited a week and still didn't hear anything. I emailed her again and it took her 2 weeks to answer and said that I would be getting them that weekend. After not receiving the photos I emailed her 3 more times on different days with no response. I finally got my photos back with no apology or response on why it took so long to get them back. We had them taken 2/18 and didn't get them back until 4/2. I've worked with lots of photographers and have never had to chase any of them down for my photos. read more

Cherise is a great photographer, but is terrible at communicating and running a business. My good friend had a similar experience and I see Facebook messages that are similar, so I know it is not just me. Cherise does not respond to emails or phone calls. It could take up to a month to get an email response, which is completely unacceptable when you are trying to plan engagement sessions or find out where your pictures are. It started off rocky when it took 3 months to get our engagement pictures. We wanted to use them for our Save the Date, but after several emails, phone calls, and Facebook messages, we just couldn't wait any longer and used a different picture for our Save the Dates. Next, I asked for our guest book in April for our June wedding. After several emails, she assured us we would have it in April. It never came and she showed up with it on the day of our wedding. I had no idea if I would have my guest book the night before our wedding due to her lack of commitment and communication to us. She made every excuse in the book, i.e. My email isn't working, the photo company I use sent the wrong stuff, I never got your email, blah, blah, blah. Because of the lack of communication and commitment, we almost fired her but were afraid we wouldn't find anyone in a couple months. We also told her we would not pay her the remaining of our balance until we received our book and pictures in a timely manner. Everything went smoothly at the wedding, although she did show up about 20 minutes late. She did get our pictures on the website within a few weeks, which was shocking. It took 9 months of communication via email to get the wedding book done because she refused to meet me and get the wedding book done in a couple hours in person. She was supposed to order it in February. Our one year anniversary came and went in June and we still didn't have our wedding book. She never once emailed or called to say the book had been ordered (this was the case for our engagement pictures and our wedding pictures). When I reached out again in June, she assured me I would get the book that Monday since she already sent it. Well a couple Mondays went by and no book. I emailed her 3 times asking for the tracking number so I could follow up. Of course, there wasn't one because she never mailed it. I got no response. Did I mention she updates her Facebook every hour, but can't communicate with paying clients? My husband and I were moving in July so I was worried we would never get our book. I finally emailed her, although I really wanted to post on Facebook, that if I did not receive my book within the week, I would begin posting on every site I could find. No response but the book came 4 days later, post marked the day before. What a joke. She still hasn't made any attempt to reach out to me. I highly recommend not using her if you need pictures in a timely manner. It won't happen. I promise. This same thing happened to my friend, and I wish I never hired her. read more

FIND ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHER ASAP!!!! Cherise is the WORST business owner I have EVER experienced. We did newborn pictures with her and she told me we would get them in 2 weeks. 6 weeks later she would not answer any emails. She did email me 3 times in 1 day asking me to pay then once I paid I never heard from her again. I got my pictures but was not happy with her. Then about a year and a half later my mom bought a deal that she saw on Facebook. We all took family pictures then SHE LOST ALMOST ALL OF OUR IMAGES except for a few. Instead of offering us another shoot she gave us free prints. We did not want to deal with her anymore so we moved on. I have 2 friends who had similar experiences. read more

We couldn't be happier with her work and communication. We are new parents and watching her expertly and sweetly pose and photograph our son was awesome! She has been easy to communicate with and was flexible with us. She is a gifted photographer that has a magic touch with babies. We highly recommend her! read more

Cherise's photography is absolutely stunning. However, I would not recommend using her if you have a time constraint and mind sitting around waiting for a response for weeks at a time. After having to message Cherise multiple times over the course of two months just to try and schedule my session, I finally got a response regarding the date that would work for her. For two weeks prior to the session, I messaged and texted her requesting she confirm the location and answer some additional questions with NO RESPONSE. Mind you, she was posting stuff on social media every single day. Finally, the day of the session came. Myself and my family even took off work for the session, and I never heard back from Cherise. It was as if she had ghosted me. I finally texted her just hours before we were supposed to meet and asked for a refund, which is when she immediately responded and asked to reschedule. I told her no, I want a refund. She refunded me my money the next day with 0 acknowledgement or apology. I wasted 2 months waiting on Cherise, when I could have spent that time finding someone else for our family photos. Such a nightmare. Worst customer service I have EVER received. read more

I found Cherise online and thought she had amazing work and let that alone speak for itself. Unfortunatly, I wish I had researched reviews prior to having our session. Two stars are simply for the shots she captured. In regards to business matters, she falls way below standards. She is quick to respond to initial FB messages; take your booking fee and then pretty much is AWOL. Her email said she will typically contact you a few days before your session (ummm....shouldnt you do this more than just typically?) Needless to say, I did the coorespondence to confirm our appts and assure myself we were still on. She never asked anything about our family (ie: likes, hobbies etc) in an effort to help with a location or props. This was the practice of other photographers we have worked with in the past. Our FB sneak peaks were posted that night as discussed and we were told it would be 2 weeks for our gallery to be posted. A few days after the 2 week mark our gallery was up. After we selected prints, we have still not received an invoice to pay (which means more waiting). After a week of no response from Cherise, I emailed her, FB messaged her and still have had no response. Curious as to what "timely" means to other reviewers. Whats annoying is she continues to post pictures on FB as her messages and emails go unattended to. I agree with the other reviews in that her lack of professionalism is why she is should NOT be trusted as your photographer. Almost a month after our shoot...I have no pictures...and no invoice to pay for them even though I selected them. Wedding photos generally have a turn around of 4-6weeks...so why are my family photos rounding the 4 week mark..with still no word from her!!!??? So sad that a talented photographer loses referals for her poor business ethic!!! Get your customer service and your business in order before booking and taking peoples money. read more

Cherise is awful!!!!!!! We signed up for her first year package. At first when signing up for one of Cherise's photo packages she is sweet and will communicate with you within a matter of minutes. Once you pay and book with her then let the torture and anger begins. Her photos are okay, but save yourself the time and money and choose another photographer. It will take months for you to get your product and to have her respond to you after you have paid her a significant amount of money. Cherise is a terrible communicator and does not know how to run a business at all! It's funny... when she first posts your pictures online for review, you have 13 days or so to view them. If you do not make a selection at that time, she will then remove the photos and will charge you $50 dollar fee to post them back online. Cherise should pay my wife for all of my wife's efforts of trying to get our pictures that we paid good money for and a response back from this lady! Needless to say she will not be taking our son's year picture. Cherise is great at making facebook post. Maybe she should pay a little less attention to facebook and email her clients! read more

I have been using Cherise as our family photographer for over 4 years now and I just love her and her work! She is truly an artist and is so talented at what she does, it's amazing. Not only is her work amazing but she is an absolute pleasure to work with. Anytime I have had a question, whether it be about the location we will be shooting at, ideas for the shoot itself, or even what to wear, she has answered in a timely manner and is always friendly and professional. For example, just last month we had a maternity photo shoot scheduled with her on a weekday evening. We thought we had left with more than enough time to get to the location for the photos but half way into the commute we were stuck in awful traffic and the outlook for making it to the destination in time was not looking good. I called Cherise to let her know and to see if we could meet somewhere different that would be closer so we did not miss our scheduled time. She was so accommodating! She managed to pick a new location and work with a shorter amount of time so that we did not need to reschedule, although rescheduling was definitely an option she gave us. I will be using Cherise for any future photos we want done and recommend her to everyone! read more