I got married on July 21, 2018 at Pageo Lavender Farm in Turlock. After booking our venue in April…read more2017, my next priority was to find an amazing photographer who could perfectly capture the emotions throughout our wedding day for my husband and I to remember forever. I researched for hours and started emailing the list of potential photographers I had gathered for quotes and more information. Cori responded quickly, was super friendly and reasonably priced. She offered to meet us in person for a free consultation so we could get to know each other more and show us samples of her work. I'm very much an organizer and planner, so when we met Cori and she pulled out some checklists and worksheets to help her keep track of our wishes and also educate us on how she works, I was smitten! A couple months later, we had our engagement photo session with Cori at Sutro Baths in San Francisco. Cori is so nice and personable - my husband and I are shy in front of the camera and she made us feel comfortable right away. A couple weeks later we received an online gallery of our pictures and were in love! Cori was able to capture our happiness and silliness towards each other perfectly in each picture. Leading up to the wedding day, Cori helped me put together a day-of timeline that incorporated a few elements we had to have - a first look, sunset photos, and a first dance with guests holding sparklers. On the wedding day, Cori arrived at the agreed upon time. Everyone liked her right away and she worked very well with our videographer. About 4 weeks later, we received an online gallery with our pictures. I am thrilled with how each one looks and love Cori's style that fit so well with our venue. I will definitely reach out to Cori again for anniversary, family and maternity pictures when those times come in the future!

Before I even knew Cori was a preferred vendor for our wedding venue, we found her website. Both my…read morehusband and I were very picky about a photographer. We loved her photos and the coloring. Somehow, all of her photos sort of look like they're captured on an overcast day, which I love. We first took our engagement photos and we had both never taken photos like that before so I was pretty nervous and shy at first. She helped loosen us up and we loved a lot of the images from that day! We then really looked forward to our wedding day photos. We not only enjoy our photos of ourselves and our guests, we love the detail shots as well. We'd definitely recommend Cori for any occasion. We hope to have her capture our family photos down the line!

Having Aly take my graduation pictures was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Unfortunately…read morewhen the day came I was sick with the flu, nausea and all, but she made sure I was ok and was very patient with me. Which made all the difference because when I say you can't tell I was sick in my pictures, I MEAN IT. They came out amazing! I was so surprised but in a good way!

I always recommend my friends to Aly ! Her work is amazing & she pays attention to detail. You'll…read moreleave your shoot feeling amazing

Beautiful work done by Marissa you will never be disappointed she does weddings family portraits…read morevery nice photos I've had her as a photographer for over 5 years :)

Marissa is amazing!! We got family photos done with her and she made the whole experience enjoyable…read moreand stress free! Her work is very well done and we adore every photo she has given us. She is definitely my families go to photographer and we can't wait to have her capture more memories for my family.

I did not personally hire Marty, he was hired to photograph the dancers at the studio my daughter…read morewas enrolled in. At the time I was supposed to receive the photographs hers were nowhere to be found, ok, maybe it was an oversight. I contacted him and he took a while to get back to me, again, fair enough. When he did get back to me I was met with a very defensive attitude, no reassurance whatsoever. Again, I wanted my photos so I helped as much as I could, gave him a lot of information but I had to chase him for a response. His response left a lot to be desired, he was super rude, and I of course expressed how disappointed I was and started to give the same energy. I asked if he had a studio where he could photograph my daughter since the photos were paid for but ultimately settled for a group photo. He repeated over and over again how he did not receive the order form and how my daughter didn't turn it in, she's FOUR and he knows she had to be around that age. I turned it in to whoever the woman was receiving them. It is NOT my fault that Marty misplaced my order form and did not photograph my daughter when that same woman told him I wanted her photographed. If he did not have time to photograph her, was out of memory, or whatever the case was, he could have told me. It's not about the money, it's the principal. I will NEVER hire Marty myself, I do not like his attitude, service, or even his work, I only bought it to have the memory of my daughter's dance season. If I could give zero stars I would.

Amazing photography! I found out about Marty when I was a guest at a friend's wedding- when I saw…read morethe shots of the wedding I was floored! He did some awesome work with the bride and her veil- GORGEOUS! I had him do my "family" Christmas pictures last year (my family consists of myself, 2 cats and a dog- I am 25) and everyone who received them were so impressed, he did such a great job! I cannot wait to work with him again!!

I booked Brianna as my wedding photographer over a year ago. Working with Brianna and her assistant…read moreon my wedding day was a pleasure! She was so friendly and personable and arrived right on time. She was adaptable to anything I wanted done and gave great direction. But best of all she laughed and joked with us and made my day that much better! I got 2 preview shots the very next day and I am so in love with them, cannot wait to see the rest! Thank you Brianna for capturing the beauty of my wedding!

Brianna was wonderful to work with from the very beginning. She did exactly what we asked and…read moredelivered beautiful images in such a timely manner. She was pleasant, on time and was really great with my kids.

Mariann is absolutely amazing! We booked her for our engagement shoot and wedding. She was very…read morenice and accommodating when we scouted locations for our engagement shoot. My (now)husband and I are not used to having our pictures taken and I was actually dreading having to do it at all. However, thanks to Mariann we had the most wonderful and fun time together! She had lots of pictures ideas ready for us and would help us pose for each one and also allowed us to give input if we wanted to change or add something else. We got our engagement pictures back within 2 weeks which I thought was amazing and our photos were absolutely perfect! I thought we would maybe get one good shot (due to my pickiness about myself not due to Mariann) but I printed well over 20 shots!! When it came time for my wedding I knew I had nothing to worry about. Mariann took the time to make a timeline for the day and was prompt and wonderful throughout the entire day. Don't let the ONE bad review let you think otherwise, Sincerely Me Photography is a fantastic business with an amazing owner. She is kind, funny, and truly wants you to have a good experience while she is shooting with you. I recommend her to everyone I know!

We had only disappointment and frustration with Mariann. We received her services as a gift and…read morescheduled our appointment. She first said she would scout out locations but then said she wouldn't be able to after all. My wife asked what the important criteria for a site were and then did research to figure out some good options. She sent Mariann a list of several options, with the details and pros/cons of each. Still, no site was selected. Mariann -- whom we still hadn't met -- then started sending us messages containing her private medical information, e.g., what her medical conditions were and what medications she could/couldn't take. A few days in advance, we asked if she needed to cancel the shoot due to her physical problems, and she said no. Then she did cancel at the last minute (the night before), including yet more private medical details. It made us feel uncomfortable to hear private medical drama from someone we didn't know, someone we were trying to have a professional relationship with. With two little kids and two adults to wrangle, the last minute cancelation was pretty inconvenient, but we tried to be understanding and scheduled a new date. Then, a couple weeks later, when it was time to actually have the shoot, she suggested we meet at a random nearby intersection (like when Google Maps shows you the geographical midpoint of a region, as opposed to any particular place), which showed again that she had put little to no thought or research into this, even though my wife helped her research locations much more than should have been necessary. The day of the shoot, she emailed and texted us many times, seeming to have a lot of trouble with basic geography and complaining about not knowing the area. The HOUR OF the shoot, we received half-a-dozen texts about the location, literally as we were trying to drive there (!). When we got to the location, my wife was almost in tears from frustration. Mariann walked up behind us as we were getting out kids out of the car and overheard us saying we just wanted to get this overwith. Having overheard this brief exchange, she completely freaked out and said she did not want to take our photographs anymore! After messing with our kids' schedule (not the photographer's fault, but shooting at sunset, when young children are typically having dinner and getting ready for bed, is a challenge for parents), forcing them into dresses, etc., we begged her to please take the pictures. We had to grovel and beg her in front of our kids not to storm off! After tons of attitude and threats, she finally agreed, but clearly either her professionalism or skills didn't show up. She didn't have any of the finesse you would expect from a family photographer in terms of getting good shots of the kids. She didn't take any initiative to work with them to get their attention or cooperation. After all the extended drama about the location (not sure why, since she easily could have picked one of the many places my wife recommended...) we ended up just wandering around without a good plan of where to take the pictures. We could see that the kids were getting very cranky, and the photographer had no plan or skill for wrangling them, so we ended the shoot after about an hour, thinking that any good shots should have happened by now. It was a very unpleasant experience. We hoped that at least it would all be worth it when we saw some good photos of our kids, but when we got them we were again disappointed. The kids' features were washed out, so badly that it was like their faces were pure white, and it was hard to even see where the face ended and the neck began. They looked really weird, not like themselves. We didn't get one good family shot, which isn't surprising, since she wasn't even telling us when to look or doing anything else to work with the kids. We were really disappointed by this experience. Mariann was unprofessional, caused us to waste our time, and frustrated us greatly; ending up with a lousy product to show for it. Find someone else. UPDATE: She emailed after seeing this review to attack us in her typically unprofessional way. She's also trying to have this review taken down because she doesn't like it. Too bad, this is the truth, so be warned.

We don't even know how to put it in words how truly amazing Aly is! My husband and I are so…read moregrateful to have had her capture our most special day When shopping around for photographers it can get a little crazy, but Aly put our minds at ease and walked us through every step. She has the most amazing vibe and we knew right away she was the perfect match for us! Day of wedding was a complete blur, and it's true when they say it goes by so quick...Aly captured moments that we didn't even know were happening, moments that captured the true essence of our love. She made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. She would give direction when needed, but also let us play with the moment and the photos came out AMAZING Seriously you guys! Aly is everything you'll want and NEED for your wedding day! Whenever we look at our photos (which is A LOT...lol) it reminds me to be grateful and celebrate with the people I love, I'm not sure you could ask anymore from your wedding photographer Thank you Aly! -The Apodacas

When I began my search for wedding photographers, I contacted Jolee Henley about shooting our…read moreOctober 2020 wedding. She was already booked so she referred me to Allie, and I am forever grateful! After our initial contact, Allie really took the time to get to know my husband and I, our ideas, and our style. She even spent some time FaceTiming me to select outfits for our engagement photos. The day of our engagement photos was wonderful. Allie made my husband and I feel so comfortable, as well as my two young stepsons. Leading up to the wedding, Allie answered so many of my questions, helped me with a day of schedule, and really took an interest in the planning process and our life in general. Just as with the engagement shoot, the wedding was everything we could have asked for. Allie made getting a ton of shots in a short time so easy and again, made us all feel really comfortable. She also brought two other photographers to assist and they were great! I am still amazed looking at our wedding photos! Words cannot express how happy we are with the photos Allie captured on our big day. To anyone looking for wedding, family, maternity, or newborn photographers, I HIGHLY recommend Allie Borba.

Allie has taken our family, newborn (twice), and maternity photos for the last 4 years. She has…read morealso asked me to do 'photo walk' shoots where she had me model for a group of photographers that she works with/mentors! She is incredible! In addition to that, she is kind, patient, beyond competent in her craft/industry, very fairly priced (you get the level/quality/that you pay for!), and insanely talented and artistic. As long as she is working, she will be our go-to photographer.