I recommend Heather and Ryan to anyone looking for wedding photographers! In addition to taking excellent, vibrant photos, they were incredibly kind, funny, and helpful, and went above and beyond to help us make the wedding run smoothly. I could not be happier with the photos they took! Not only did they have great suggestions for group shots and poses, but they captured so many beautiful candid moments. Their photos are all bright, colorful, and lively. And their turnaround timing is amazing! They sent us 20+ edited "preview" photos less than two days after the wedding, and just recently sent us all completed photos, less than a month after the wedding! We did have a relatively small, short wedding, but that was so much sooner than I expected to have them! Heather and Ryan are also just AWESOME people! They are so calm and professional, but also very funny, warm, and wonderful to be around. They graciously offered to help us anytime they saw we needed assistance. My mom definitely appreciated Heather helping her bustle my extremely poofy dress! They also managed the time we scheduled for photos very well. We never felt rushed, and they made sure they captured every moment that we wanted before they left. We are so happy that Heather and Ryan were a part of our wedding. They were the perfect photographers, and excellent company! I would love to work with them again, and I recommend them wholeheartedly. read more

From the day I met Heather, I was in love with her and knew her and her husband would be the perfect duo to hire as photographers for my wedding. Her energy instantly made me laugh and put me at ease. I left the meeting smiling from ear to ear, telling my husband "I love her! I am so excited for them to share our day with us!" Heather and Ryan were amazing throughout the entire process. They did our engagement shoot for us. They suggested places around the city that I hadn't even thought of, and were super flexible when the unpredictable Seattle rain got in our way. Even though we got caught in a rain storm, they are pure professionals, worked around it, and got the job done. We had such a good time. I was so in love with our engagement shoot! Heather was in contact with me weeks leading up to my wedding. I had a scare with my father, and she was unbelievably supportive, gave me ideas of how we could include him, and constantly checked in on me. I appreciate this level of compassion and it reaffirmed me that the energy I felt from her from the beginning was genuine and she is a solid good person. Her support leading up to and throughout my wedding means the most to me. The day of, they were punctual, on time, and got right to work snapping pictures of my family as we got ready. They made the whole process go smoothly, and always seemed one step ahead of everything. I honestly don't think I would have made it through the day without Heather by my side coaching me (with a few laughs along the way). I was so comfortable with Heather and Ryan that I forgot that they were taking pictures the entire day. I have a complicated family dynamic, and during our family photos, they made sure to get a picture with every combination imaginable (which is difficult, believe me). When I received my photos, I was in love with all of them! Seriously. They were everything I was hoping for and more. Heather and Ryan captured literally every moment of the entire day. The great thing about them is they edit your photos, and give you every single picture so that you are the ones who can decide which photos you like the best, not leave it up to their discretion. I think I got over 2,000 photos back. It was so much fun to relive those moments and is so special to know that I have all of those memories to keep forever. My entire family was so happy with all of the photos. Everyone keeps commenting on "They did such a great job! These are such great photos!". They made us look good, feel good, and capture precise moments that mean the most to us. I am 100% so happy with the work, and friendship, they provided! I consider Heather and Ryan a part of the family now. We had so much fun with them at the wedding. They connected with every attendee and all of my friends and family were raving about them. I now consider Heather a friend, and will definitely be hiring them for photoshoots in the future as our family grows. Hire them for all your photography needs, and you will NOT be disappointed!!! read more

We hired Heather and Ryan for our November 2013 wedding and it was one the best choices we made for our wedding. After doing tons of research about local photographers we landed on HR Northwest Photography. The price vs. the service you receive cannot be beat. First we had our engagement shoot which went great! I, the bride, was pretty nervous at first because I didn't know what to expect doing professional pictures but Heather and Ryan made us both feel so relaxed and at ease. We received a blog post the next day and our pictures came very soon after. Now came our wedding. Ryan was out of town but Heather and Ryan's friend, who was also named Ryan and a professional photographer as well with his own business, filled in. Heather and Ryan once again did an AMAZING job! They made my husband and I feel so relaxed, as well as our bridal party and family. It was almost like we had a wedding coordinator built in because they knew exactly what to do at every moment of the day and evening. The pictures turned out phenomenal! And the turnaround time for when we received our proofs was impeccable. I can't even tell you how many people told us after the wedding how much they loved our photographers and the pictures; they were obsessed with both. If you hire Heather and Ryan you will be making such a great choice! I can't wait to use them in the future. Thank you guys! read more

Ryan and Heather were amazing! I wish it were that easy to paint a perfect picture but they were so helpful before the wedding and so nice to work with. On our wedding day Heather helped me to relax and smile and enjoy my day. Ryan was with the guys and helped them get ready and capture every moment. They made the night stressless and amazing! The wedding photos turned out better than ever expected and the album took my breath away! I would recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding photographer, boudier session or family pictures! read more

We are so lucky to have found Heather and Ryan as our wedding day photographers. From my meeting with them to our engagement photo session to our wedding day, they were fun, yet professional and were always quick to respond to any correspondence I sent to them. Heather was AMAZING at keeping me calm throughout my wedding day and made sure I was taken care of on my special day. Ryan is hilarious and made me feel relaxed and comfortable as well. They are VERY organized and prompt and even though they run a VERY popular business, they made time to make my hubby and I feel like a king and queen on our day. I just received my sneak peeks and they are PERFECT. They really captured our personality and essence as a couple. They also meshed amazingly well with my family and friends who attended. What made the day even more special is that we will ALWAYS share our anniversary with them. If you choose the AMAZING duo for your wedding photos, you definitely won't regret it !!! read more

Wonderful! When my wife and I were planning for our wedding, my wife's #1 concern was really the photographers. So, we did a lot of research on photographers, interviewed several and we settled on HR Northwest Photography - and we're sure glad we did. HR Northwest Photography did an AWESOME job entire time - from helping us understand what to expect in the planning stages to taking all of the pictures during the wedding. They have charming personalities and can really get people to smile and be happy for pictures - and this is a really important thing! They have great eyes for pictures. We had our wedding ceremony at Mt. Rainier National Park, and they really, really, really did a fantastic job in working with the natural scenery for some awesome pictures. We actually drove up and down the mountain immediately after the ceremony taking pictures at select spots. They did a great job with difficult lighting, which our venue suffered, and they know how to take pictures with fireworks!!! At the end of our reception at night we had all of our guests "play with sparklers" and they nabbed some awesome shots!!! Now we're scanning through 1,846 photos (all organized by them, of course) for getting some portrait pictures and building our wedding album! We are really happy with HR Northwest Photography and would recommend them to any couple who's in need of wedding photographers! Chris & Sabrina Married on 05/30/2013 read more

HR Northwest was the photographers for my wedding on September 29th. All I can say is WOW..PERFECT! They were very professional, on time, funny and put everyone at ease. I didn't even know they were there. I loved that the majority of the pictures were of my guests being themselves. There were the usual family pictures, however the majority were of our guests. I plan on referring my friends to HR Northwest for their weddings. All of the pictures were awesome! My husband said that at his sisters wedding the photographer was pointing them what to do. I loved the HR allowed us to be ourselves. read more

Thank you Heather and Ryan for the beautiful photographs you created of Heather and Deans wedding this month at the Monte Villa Farmhouse! You captured our venue beautifully and captured an amazing bride and groom ! You obviously have a special eye of great photo opportunities. Thank you for sharing these moments. It's always a treat to see amazing professional photographs and we appreciate you sharing these with our venue. Exactly what we need. read more

Heather and Ryan were the best photographers we could of had for our wedding day! They have so much experience in the business and are so easy to work with. They give you the freedom to get all of the pictures you want, along with knowing what pictures you didn't even know you wanted! I would recommend them to any couple looking to capture their incredible celebration. Don't forget to check out their awesome photo booth packages! Our guests loved it, such an incredible time. I will be hiring them again for any photography services I need in the future as well! read more

I cannot say enough good things about Events by Heather & Ryan!! We hired them for our wedding and the amount of time and work they put into it was simply above & beyond anything we could have ever asked for. We hired them for the photography and they ended up being our coordinators also and lined up several vendors that really took care of us. Since the wedding I have hired them several times for work events to where we rented their photo booth. They are awesome at what they do and have quickly become a part of our family. Love Heather & Ryan and look forward to using their services in the future! read more

My husband and I got married about 5 weeks ago, and could not recommend Heather & Ryan more highly! We interviewed a few different photographers, but knew immediately that we wanted to work with Heather and Ryan. Not only do they do amazing work (the pictures speak for themselves!), but they are so much fun and helped to make our wedding day fun and (dare I say it?) relaxed. Heather did our engagement session, and even at 8 months pregnant, gamely schlepped around the Seattle Arboretum in the rain and got some AMAZING shots. We also laughed a lot and immediately felt very comfortable with her. That comfort and familiarity transferred immediately over to our wedding day. Heather & Ryan came to the hotel where we were getting ready (in separate rooms) and got some wonderful preparation photos. Heather was especially great in helping with some last-minute details. She was enormously helpful in helping my MOH lace up the back of my dress - how many people can say that about their photographers? At the wedding itself, Heather and Ryan worked seamlessly with our videographer, DJ, and the venue - it felt like old home week, since they'd all worked together before! One moment that stands out to me in particular...instead of a garter toss, we did a "Girls' Dance" where all the girls/women (single, married, anyone) danced together to "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." Heather was in the middle of the crowd, taking photos, when the music temporarily cut out due to a technical glitch. There was a temporary "awwww," from the crowd, when suddenly Heather starts singing along at the top of her lungs, leading the rest of us in our own a cappella version and dance until the music kicked back in. Thank goodness for Heather!! Heather and Ryan were incredibly fast in getting our pictures to us, and provided a link to our photos so we can share photos with our friends and family. The pictures are AMAZING, and we can't say enough wonderful things about them, or about the wonderful people who took them!! Do yourself a favor and get Heather and Ryan on your wedding day team!! Thank you so much, H&R!! :-) read more

Heather and Ryan are wonderful! We were so pleased with not only our wedding pictures but also our engagement photos! We were very impressed with the quality, quantity and turn around time. Since our wedding we have used Heather and Ryan for our maternity, newborn and family pictures. read more

Heather and Ryan (and Brad!) were so easy to work with, and their work is stunning. Heather was the first wedding photographer we met with, and after 10 minutes we knew she was the one we wanted to work with. Heather and her husband Ryan photographed our engagement session. They put us at ease when we weren't sure what to expect, and we had a great time. Some of our pictures were up on the blog the next day, and we received all of them very shortly after that so we were able to use them on our Save the Dates. Heather and friend/professional photographer Brad photographed our wedding and we had so much fun working with them throughout the day. They were funny, energetic and all around easy to work with. They had great ideas for different shots, and knew exactly where they needed to be to make sure they captured all of the special moments from our wedding day. We also rented their photo booth which the printer had unfortunately broken earlier that week, but Heather was able to borrow one from a friend so we were still able to have our photo booth. She is always willing to go the extra mile. Our guests absolutely LOVED the photo booth and had a great time with the print outs they got to take home with them. They are absolutely wonderful, a great value and are so quick to get your pictures back to you. I would recommend them to all our friends and family. read more

Heather and Ryan are absolutely amazing. I am extremely picky on both quality and customer service and Heather and Ryan go beyond my expectations in both! My husband and I used them for our engagement, wedding, and now our maternity shoot and loved working with them at every one of them! they are friendly, know how to make you feel comfortable, and don't ever rush you. Definitely would recommend! read more

OMG - Heather and Ryan are the best in the business. They are friendly, personable, wonderful, detail-oriented, loving, and they take a HUGE amount of stress out of your day as you're trying to simply look good in front of the camera. On the wedding day, Heather really took charge and took care of us - offered to get us stuff she thought we needed like water or snacks or whatever...I almost had a bit of a breakdown at one point, I was so stressed. Heather is really like a one-man wrecking crew...she's thoughtful, kind, thinks ahead, and when you purchase their photography services you get WAY more than that with her...Heather is part-photographer, part-planner, part-coordinator, part-whatever you need. She truly is an all-star and alleviated a lot of stress. She's actually a very funny gal with a great sense of humor and you can tell she loves what she does and just wants to make your day as pleasant and stress-free as possible. And Ryan is just a lot of fun to have around. He's got a great eye, he's always wandering around getting shots close up as well as far away, and they balance eachother out with the details. I'm seriously SO glad we went with them. They also took photos of our newborn this past summer and we got such precious imagery of our baby boy from them and such great first professional family photos, I couldn't have asked for more. I think these guys rock, and you really just have to stop choosing from all the photographers out there and just settle on Heather and Ryan. They really do get the job done and more so. Thank you guys both from the bottom of my heart for jobs well done! read more

My husband and I hired Heather and Ryan to photograph our wedding in September 2016 and we couldn't be happier with the results. We felt an immediate rapport with them when we first met over coffee, and we decided to follow our instincts and book their services. They did a tremendous job shooting the usual post-ceremony photos, and the quality of the final photos certainly exceeded our expectations. But what we really appreciate is that they took the time to interact with our guests and take lovely candid shots. We hoped they would feel comfortable enough to be part of the day instead of just observing it, thinking that would lend itself to a wider variety and better quality of shots -- and that's exactly what happened. It was almost overwhelming how many great shots we had to choose from -- constructing an album turned out to be challenging because we wanted to include more photos than we had room for. Not a bad problem to have! We're happy to recommend Heather and Ryan based on the excellent experience we had with them. They didn't just take our pictures, they took care of us. read more

My fiancé and I searched every photography company on the web--reading every review. We settled on HR Northwest photography because their level of experience, equipment and the fact that we would be dealing with real people... not a big corporation. We scheduled Heather and Ryan to photograph our December wedding. Heather met us at UW to take our engagement photos and did a tremendous job! Then, less than 30 days after soliciting their services, tragedy struck our family and we were forced to cancel the entire wedding. As I am sure any bride can imagine, it was devastating on both accounts. Thank you to HR Northwest Photography for being both compassionate and understanding with the termination of our contract during such a difficult time. I will continue to sing your praise and send service your way. read more

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Events by Heather & Ryan for our wedding and engagement photography, and cannot say enough about how amazing everything was. Unfortunately, we didn't get the opportunity to meet Ryan, but I knew Heather was going to be fabulous from the moment we met her. She is so much fun to work with; upbeat and funny, she keeps the mood light and puts everyone at ease. Our engagement session was a blast, and the wedding photography was perfect. Their rates are very good, and a great value for all that is included! We loved meeting and working with Ivy on our wedding day as well! Thank you, thank you, thank you! We look forward to having Heather (and hopefully Ryan too!) capture more life moments for us! read more

Heather and Ryan are the best!! They are a phenomenal team who take amazing photos for an affordable price. They were our wedding and engagement photographers, and I have since done another photoshoot with them because I like them so much. Right before our wedding day, Ryan had a medical emergency that meant he would have to miss our wedding which would naturally give any couple reason to panic. But, before I even heard about the situation Heather had quickly found another photographer to step in for him (funnily enough, also named Ryan!) and he was fabulous too! If it hadn't been for the replacement, I would never have known that Heather was dealing with such a scary situation during our wedding because she was such a professional the entire time. The photos turned out amazing and they also get them back to you much more quickly than the industry norm. They also give you ALL the photos, not just the ones they think are good because sometimes the ones clients like aren't necessarily the same ones that they would have picked. In addition to the multitude of beautiful photos, we have some hilarious "blooper" ones too(e.g. me making weird faces I had no idea I was making), which we love! I highly recommend Heather and Ryan as photographers for your wedding, family portraits, or any other kind of photoshoot. They are friendly, laid back (in personality but definitely not lax in their work quality!), easy to be around, and know how make everyone look their best. I have no doubt we'll be having them take more photos for us in the future. read more

I would NEVER have them take pictures of my family again. They come to a site with no ideas. We spend a lot of time standing around doing nothing. I had to come up with all the pictures that I wanted. They would spend hours and get maybe one good family picture out of 20. There were times I wouldn't even get all my pictures. I had to call to get the ones I was missing. Which is hard calling them since the mail box is full so you can NEVER leave a message. They don't reply to e mails. And when you ask for some of your money back they come up with a lot of reasons why they forgot to send it. We are STILL Waiting for our money back. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMENDED THEM TO ANYONE. read more

We met with Heather and Ryan months before our wedding and felt like they were a great match for what we were looking for. I personally really enjoyed talking to Heather especially and was very excited to have her be my photographer on our wedding day. What they really sold us on was that they were married and we would be getting two professional photographers versus one photographer and a random assistant. Another thing I was very adamant about was having a photographer that would feel confident in directing our large families were to go for pictures and keep things in a timely and organized manner. I felt like I was reassured of that. I'm giving two stars because I felt that we were not given what we had signed up for. In fact, I'm pretty upset about the lack of communication and feel a bit taken advantage of. On the day of my wedding, as I'm getting ready, in walks a lady who was super pumped up and full of energy. I was wondering, who is this? Am I forgetting a face? Come to find out, this was Ryan's second photographer. I was expecting Heather. I even asked Ryan, "Is Heather going to be here?" And all I got was, "Ivy is going to be my second shooter today." What?!? I had been told something completely different-I thought I was getting HEATHER and RYAN! Neither myself or my wedding coordinator was told this information and the way Ryan brushed off my question was very upsetting. During family photos I felt like I had to keep things going and make sure we had all our family photos we wanted (we had filled out a list of family photos we wanted and I was a very relaxed bride...this was my one time I felt like I had to take charge or else we wouldn't get the photos with family we wanted). The photos were fine. I don't feel like there was much thought or creativity with them though. I really thought from all the reviews I read and from meeting them that I would be more than happy with having them as photographers, but sadly that isn't the case. I would have definitely appreciated communication about a change from what they told us we would be getting. Pretty upsetting to have that surprise on your wedding day. They are nice, but, this is the one vendor we hired that I'm not happy with. read more