Absolutely the BEST!!! Danette covered my daughter's sweet sixteen in its entirety!!! Each and every moment was captured so beautifully We feel grateful to have been in her hands! Definitely recommend read more

From initial booking to wedding day, working with Danette was such a fun and seamless process for our wedding. Danette is so professional and talented. She was able to suggest certain timelines for photography on wedding day to ensure that we were able to take all of the photos before the ceremony. Danette is a great person to work with and captures the beautiful moments perfectly. She was a NINJA on wedding day - She got all of the memorable moments and captured it perfectly without feeling like she was "in our face" all night! read more

Danette photographed our wedding in Poughkeepsie, NY. From the get go, she was extremely professional and easy to work with. She responded quickly to our emails and never missed a beat. Danette listened to our requests and preferences on photographs and exceeded our expectations. We received our photographs about a month after the wedding and could not be more pleased. Here are some responses we've heard from friends and family after viewing the photographs: "Your wedding pictures are a smilefest!" "These are prob the best wedding photos I've seen. Not kidding. She did great." "I'm looking through your wedding album and I can't wipe the huge smile from my face. What a great day - and what phenomenal pictures!" Hire Danette. It's that simple. You WILL NOT be disappointed. read more

Danette is pretty swell. We are professional photographers ourselves and hired Danette to shoot our engagement and wedding photos. We chose Danette because her work has a quality and a style outside of what you'll find from most other vendors. She was very prompt, professional, and easy to work with. If my wife ever leaves me for a latin man with a guitar and sweet accent that she met in a fancy coffee shop, and then I have to start my life over with a new woman that I met in a ballroom dancing class for singles, I would call Danette and have her capture the second best day of my life. read more

If you're looking for a run of the mill photographer who will get you from point A to point B on your wedding day Danette's not your girl. If you're looking for a photographer that uses earlybird, nashville, or inkwell instagram filters look elsewhere. You choose Danette Pascarella Photography because she's not afraid to throw herself on the floor around your guest who are all on the dance floor jumping up and down to House of Pain's - Jump Around just so she can get a shot of your four year old nephew hanging upside down screaming with laughter. You choose Danette because you don't want safe and average, you want raw emotion, frozen in time! Yes, Danette is everything great you'd expect from a business owner. She's responsive, she's nice, she works with all your requests, she'll modify your timeline until it's perfect, she'll answer an unnecessary amount of emails from brides who speak with wedding brain. She is Superior Service, but that is only a small part of what makes her so awesome. Danette just photographed our wedding this weekend and I cannot not even come close to explaining how hard she worked with her second shooter and assistant... they were everywhere! Since we decided to save some money and not have a videographer at our wedding it was important to me that our photographs told our story. Even though I've only seen two teaser shots from our wedding she's far surpassed how happy I thought they would make me feel. And I have high expectations! I feel like I can relive the day through her images. Danette and her team push the limits for creative wedding photography! Just take a look at her website. If you're able to look through her portfolio without feeling the raw emotion she captures at a wedding then you probably would be happy with that average wedding photographer. But if you see what my husband and I saw in her photographs you will never regret having Danette. read more

I don't know where to begin! When we first met Danette we knew she would be the perfect person to capture those special unforgettable moments of our wedding day! But first up was our engagement pictures Danette was understanding that we were both shy about being photographed in a public setting and that my husband does NOT like his picture taken! She made both of us feel comfortable with the process, we couldn't believe how fast the time went. Time flies when your having fun!!? When we got the photos back I was so happy with them I cried! She captured such great natural moments! When we first met Danette she asked what an ideal photo of us would be? And I said "Us laughing and having fun" and that is 100% what she did! Danette recently just shot our wedding and I can not wait to see all the pictures!! She has sent me some teasers!!! And teasers are what they are.. because they are so good and I can not wait to see them all!!! The emotion that Danette captures in her photographs takes you back to that exact moment in time and I am so happy that we will have these memories to share with our family and friends for a lifetime. You need to have Danette behind her lens on those special memory making moments in your life. She truly loves what she does and gives 100% . Everyone at our wedding loved Danette and had nothing but great things to say! She was organized, calm and patient with our big family portraits and once the reception began we didn't even know Danette and her team was there! Danette is not only great at what she does but she is just as great of a person and we truly felt like she was part of the family :-) My husband actually likes taking pictures now! My apologies for the long review but I just can't say enough about Danette and her team they definitely made our wedding day extra special! read more

Fantastic photographer. We asked Danette to take photos of our dogs and our newborn son. She did an amazing job and was able to capture everything that we hoped for and wanted. I recommend checking out her website to see what she can do for weddings, engagement photos and children/baby photos. read more

Danette was absolutely wonderful to work with. She was a pro from day one, paying particular attention to what we wanted to capture and she brought a unique vision and flair to all of our pictures. We are still getting compliments on our images, and we couldn't be happier with our photos, and the entire experience. She was, by far, the best photographer we could have had. read more

Danette was our photographer for our wedding and we couldn't have been happier with her and the photos she took. We went with her because her portfolio on her webpage was such a creative and fun style, unlike typical stuffy posed portraits. From the start, she was professional and gave a clear outline of everything we could expect. She was very responsive and accessible to us throughout the whole process, answering any questions we had promptly. Danette is also very personable and easy to get along with, which was very helpful in making everyone more comfortable. When the wedding arrived, she made everything relaxed and worked around what we had asked her for. Again, she was very professional but laid back, which kept us relaxed and resulted in amazing photos. She worked in the background -- we wouldn't even know she was there and then here and there she'd show us an incredible photo that we had no idea she was even taking! The pictures themselves were exactly what we were looking for, she is truly talented at what she does! As part of her package, we got from her a USB with all of our photos as well as prints of all of the photos in a personalized box. (Along with a cute tote!) She really is such a fantastic photographer -- she really doesn't disappoint! We couldn't have made a better choice considering these are pictures that will last a lifetime! read more

We hired Danette for our wedding and engagement shoots and couldn't be happier! The photos came out great and Danette was an absolute pleasure to work with. So much praise to give, where to start... 1) She may be the most genuine vendor we hired throughout our entire wedding process. No other vendor seemed to really truly care about us and seem genuinely committed to making sure we had a great wedding beyond just making sure we had amazing photos. 2) Danette really puts you at ease. This was a huge plus for us as my wife is a huge introvert and gets uncomfortable fast when attention is placed on her. During our photo shoots there was no stress or rushing, just walking through the park with a friend that happens to take wonderful pictures of you. Professional enough to give you full confidence in her abilities and friendly enough to make sure you never feel intimidated or uncomfortable. Just a perfect balance. 3) The photos were amazing. Not much to add here, we've been getting tons of compliments from our friends and family though and we are super pleased with the quality. My wife is extremely nit picky having done a lot of photography herself so that's saying something. 4) Communication is always prompt and friendly. We were never left waiting and she was very flexible with accommodating whatever we wanted. She's very thorough and for our wedding day went over our entire schedule with us and made sure we were all on the same page so we had no surprises the day of. All in all I can't recommend Danette enough! read more

TL;DR. Why Danette is the perfect choice for your wedding photographer: 1) extremely talented; 2) highly polished professional; 3) absolutely delightful person. I feel so lucky she was part of our day and would recommend her to anyone. Danette Pascarella is everything we hoped for in a wedding photographer and more. From our first phone call with her, we could tell she was a lovely person who is passionate about her work, and we loved her work, so we decided to take the leap. In the run-up to the wedding, Danette went above and beyond in corresponding with us and making time to get to know our personalities and our backstory. But where she really shone was on the day of the wedding. As someone who doesn't love having my photo taken, I'd been imagining that the photography part of the wedding would be something of a chore for me (the bride), a necessary evil. Instead, it was one of the most fun and joyful parts of the day. I loved having Danette there to photograph small, intimate moments like each of us getting ready and the "first look," the moment when we first saw each other all dressed up. Danette even helped me with some dress zipper issues and created a lovely moment with me and my mom that might not have happened without her there. Then it was time for the photos of us as a couple, and Danette made it so much fun and so effortless that it was one of the most relaxing parts of the day. I felt like I was just getting to roam around our venue joking and making out with my soon-to-be-husband and I barely noticed we were also getting our photos taken. We felt like Danette and her assistant were friends hanging out with us even as they snapped away. She made us smile, she made us laugh, and she seemed to really "get" us and be having as much fun as we were. After that, we did the group formals and Danette and her assistant breezed through them efficiently and speedily. Following that was the ceremony and I never even saw her there. We connected briefly after the ceremony for some shots, but after that, I was enjoying the dinner and dance party and barely noticed her presence except when she very briefly pulled us out of the party for an outdoor night shot. I wondered whether she had gotten enough photos, since I'd seen so little of her. So about a month and a half later, when she sent us the link to our complete photos, I was absolutely blown away. Not only had she gotten tons of beautiful photos at every stage of the day, but she'd captured so many wonderful moments that I didn't even know had happened or had already forgotten about. The journalistic style of her photography is so vibrant and full of life--I had more than one person who wasn't able to attend tell me that, after seeing the photos, they felt like they were actually there for the wedding. And when my now-husband and I look at the photos, they totally take us back to the emotions and experiences of the day. Danette captured our families and friends so lovingly and beautifully, and she caught so many incredible little moments. But if you want the more traditional stuff, she's excellent at that, too--I couldn't believe how great everyone looked in the family formals, where it's so hard to get a big group of people in synch. Everything Danette offers, she does in such a wonderful, classy way, like the gorgeous box of prints she sent us. Even the USB stick we got the final files on is a lovely keepsake. I can't recommend Danette highly enough. I have only had one wedding (and hope to keep it that way), but it's hard for me to imagine any wedding photographer giving a couple a more wonderful experience than Danette gave us. read more

We didn't hesitate for a second to reach out to Danette -- all the work of hers that we had seen made her the only choice for someone to capture our special day in her special way. Even with that, she exceeded our expectations. She's reliable, she's decisive, she's flexible, she's supportive, she's creative and (perhaps most importantly on a unavoidably stressful day) she's fun! We wholeheartedly recommend Danette for anyone aiming to capture the essence of their special moment. Book her early... read more

Danette is amazing! !! She took our engagement and wedding pictures. All the pictures are beautiful. She really captured us (and our silliness). We received our pictures in a surprise beautiful box. The pictures really make me feel like I'm back there. The lighting and colors that she played with turned out great. The amount of photos of everyone was right on point. I'm so glad she was part of our wedding !!! read more

We could not have been happier with Danette as our wedding photographer. Not only are her pictures amazing, she is absolutely wonderful to work with. From meetings to our engagement session to the wedding day, they were all awesome experiences. Danette has great ideas and does not hesitate to try something new. We absolutely love our wedding photos, it is certainly going to be tough to choose which ones to display. If you are looking for a photographer, we definitely recommend Danette. read more

Danette was a wonderful photographer and a wonderful person to work with!!! There aren't enough words to express how great she really was! After reviewing and meeting with different photographers, I met with danette and just had a good feeling about her!! I loved her personality and I loved her portfolio! She took photos that captured moments and weren't posed, which is what I was looking for. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding photographer!!' She worked long hours, and got our photos back to us in almost no time at all!! She went above and beyond! She made sure she got all of the shots we wanted and she spent the time to get to know us. We can now not only call her a great photographer who we would recommended to anyone but also a friend! Can't wait to use her for baby photos! read more

Danette is an incredible photographer! My husband and I had the honor and pleasure of working with such a talented professional for our engagement photo shoot, our wedding day, and the "day after" wedding shoot. She is very responsive, demonstrates unsurpassed creativity, and produces amazing photographs. When we booked her, we knew the work would come out great, but we had no idea just how much her work would blow our minds. When choosing a photographer, keep in mind that not only do you want someone that will produce amazing work, but because you spend a significant amount of time with them, you want someone you'll have fun working with! Danette is this person- we always had fun while working with her and we got all of the shots we wanted. We can't gush enough about how much we loved having her as our photographer! read more

Danette truly lives and breathes photography. She moves from her heart and that is the best you could ask for. When weather threatened our engagement session, it was her enthusiasm and willingness to just play and see what happens that got my spirits up - and what do you know - the sky opened up and she caught an amazing shot of us with a heart-shaped cloud in the sky!!! She is magical. She's so fun and easy to work with and you will be guaranteed to have the most amazing photos. She's not your traditional photographer and there's a true artistic quality to her shots, not like those boring, stuffy, cliche' shots that we are all so used to seeing. Danette has my highest recommendation. read more