Elyse and I went to my first high school together, Cedarcrest. I hadn't spoked to her since then, but had been enjoying all her photography endeavors via facebook (of course). When the time came to pick a photographer, I immediately thought of her unique style and how she portrays exactly what I wish to portray in photos of the events of my life. She captures the feeling, not just the moment. We immediately booked her. We have been nothing but pleased. Elyse is fantastic! Professional, and very efficient, but a blast to shoot with. She's open to anything, laughs at our jokes (important!), and has great, subtle but not too subtle, suggestions. When we went to Seattle for our engagement session we had soo much fun. It didn't even feel like there was a camera there at all; Elyse was very unintrusive, but at the same time, communicated her artistic desires. We just wandered around, joking around and having a good time. Our engagement photos just turned out beautiful and totally captured us at that point in our lives. Eight months later Elyse shot our wedding (July). I just saw all the photos today, and they are absolutely gorgeous. I am so impressed in how much she has improved in such a short time. I cannot wait to be able to use the same awesome photographer as I used for my engagement and wedding shots for maternity, newborn, and family shots down the road. I have absolutely no complaints. Thank you so much, Elyse. read more