Marqui is amazing, artistic and 100 percent reliable. I found her a month before my wedding and she…read moreimmediately made me feel comfortable over the phone. She also gave me hair and nail recommendations. She knows key people in the business. She made a call for me two weeks before my wedding and hooked me up last minute to someone who could do my hair. Marqui came to my home and my partner and I immediately connected with her again in person. She is lovely. I would hire her again in a heartbeat for a solo gig or a large wedding. Her calm demeanor, make-up expertise and the connection we had with her made our wedding day even better. As she worked with me it was clear she was truly an artist. She is very open to ideas and a great listener too. She is also super organized with her communication portal/text messages. I can't say enough!

Marqui was so amazing. When I had someone cancel on me she was able to work me in to her busy…read moreschedule. During the trail she asked a lot of questions to make sure the look was exactly what I wanted for the wedding. On the day of my wedding, she had the exact look down and it turned out perfect. I would highly recommend her to everyone, especially if you are having a Whidbey island wedding.

Amazing experience with Jenn Lee Light! Jenny's photos are amazing and she is so lovely,…read moreprofessional, and creative. We loved the photos she took of our wedding so much that we hired her again for our maternity photo shoot!!

Jen is absolutely incredible! I could not have found a better photographer for our wedding. She…read moretruly cares about the people and events she photographs. She took a lot of time to get to know us before our wedding, which made us confident that she would capture meaningful images. That she did! Our photos are amazing. Her knowledge of light combined with her innate sense of capturing moments on "film" is beyond amazing. She caught such beautiful interactions, candidates, posed photos... everything. Our special day was made even better thanks to Jen. And all of our guests loved her! People were asking how I found such a cool photographer. Some people thought she must have been a personal friend of the family, because her rapport is so warm and energetic. Anyone who has Jen as their photographer will be truly lucky. I cannot recommend her strongly enough!! To find such a gem in a small community like Port Townsend is remarkable. And her prices are fair, straightforward and totally reasonable, as well. I hope I get a chance to enjoy her talents and awesome personality again!

We hired Betsy for the Customized Ceremony Package to act as officiant for our wedding in Sept…read more2019. I would rate Betsy a 1 out of 5 stars. She hardly communicated with us before our wedding, and her communications were not prompt. After we signed the contract with her in April, she sent us the ceremony samples (71 documents in total), and we heard from her only once more before our wedding day. In June, we sent her a draft of the text we chose for our ceremony, asking for feedback, but she did not reply, even to confirm that she received it. We followed up in August to confirm the order of the ceremony on our programs before they went to print. Her reply came, but it was three days after the programs went to print. The actual ceremony, thankfully, went okay. By then, we had handed off communications with Betsy to our day-of-coordinator. Betsy showed up on time, got briefed on ceremony logistics by our coordinator, performed our ceremony reading the draft we had sent her, and witnessed the signing of our marriage license. We opted to file the license ourselves since we could receive copies of the license immediately from the county office, and frankly by this time she hadn't earned our trust that she would file the license in a timely fashion. My wife and I were DIYing our wedding, and those who are planning their own weddings know how extremely stressful the process can be. We had hired Betsy because the services listed on the We Do I Dos website indicated that we would receive assistance and guidance with our ceremony, but we didn't. The services listed on the website that we didn't receive are: -- We can have one additional planning session several weeks before your celebration to finalize your ceremony. (We would have welcomed a discussion about our ceremony plans, but we didn't even get a reply about our draft.) -- We can provide assistance with creating personalized and heartfelt wedding vows. (We didn't receive assistance with the vows, except for receiving the ceremony samples. Much of the text included in these documents was repeated, so it's not like every document was unique.) -- We can guide you in choreographing the processional and with the placement of your attendants. (Nope. No help here. Fortunately we were able to get this done with the help of our day-of-coordinator.) -- You will receive a final draft of your ceremony approx.1 week prior to your wedding for your final approval. (Nope. No final draft received; no confirmation of our draft was made.) In summary, Betsy did perform the essential duties to get us married, but we came away with the feeling that it was just the bare minimum of effort.

Betsy officiated our wedding 10/28/2018. She was very professional and on-time. Recommend !read more

We got married at St. Paul's Church in Port Gamble on October 29, 2016. We used the church as our…read moreceremony site only. The church was absolutely beautiful and the perfect size our wedding. I was a little worried in the beginning because we invited 190 people and the church only seats 150 people - it ended up working out though because we only had about 140 guests come to the wedding. We received lots of compliments on the church and people kept asking us how we found it. The staff were great to work with. We lived about 2 hours away from the venue so most of our communication was over email. When we decided to make a trip up there to meet with our reception site, the staff at Port Gamble Weddings were very accommodating to let us into the church and take some pics for our florist. It was really nice because the venue provided a day of coordinator to help with timing and that kind of stuff. Eric Ayala was our day of coordinator and I must say, he was a calming presence on what can be a very stressful day. He was so kind, calm and professional. He was also there at the rehearsal the day before and was just as kind then. I would definitely recommend this church to anyone looking for a nice church without all of the hassle of using other churches.

Melissa's photos of our wedding were beyond what we could have imagined. She captured all the…read moreemotions of our day perfectly. Looking through our gallery, we were amazed at all the different shots because during the ceremony, we hardly noticed her, yet she caught every angle. Melissa was professional, helpful and fit in easily with our guests of all ages. We absolutely loved her & her work.

We absolutely adore Melissa! She instantly felt like a longtime friend and helped us feel so…read morecomfortable being in front of the lens when she came to shoot our elopement photos. She's sweet, genuine, encouraging, and ambitious. We were really bad about setting a specific timeline for the day-of until the week before and Melissa was understanding and flexible with whatever needed to happen even with last-minute planning. She took nice family portraits for us and we had a blast taking our couples shots with her down on the beach. I'm a naturalist nerd and delighted in the fact that she is too, as we kept pausing to exclaim over beach-combing finds and incorporating things like sand dollars and peeling madrona bark into our photos. She did an excellent job balancing our requests for certain backdrops and types of shots with her own professional suggestions, and we couldn't be happier with how the photos turned out! She was extremely prompt with the turn-around. Sneak peeks the day after (!) and our whole portfolio just 2.5 weeks after! Wow! If you want someone who's a down-to-earth person AND a fabulous photographer, we highly recommend Melissa! We'd hire her again in a heartbeat.

Excellent choice for individual or group photos, also family photos! Very fast delivery as well.read more

I had the honor of working with Joni Girvan to capture my maternity shoot! My experience was the…read morebest I've had in the industry. Simply put, Joni does outstanding work. What makes her quality of work exceptional is first and foremost her skill, her genuine investment in her client's goals, and her overall down-to-earth and kind demeanor. Forever we will remember some of the most special moments of our lives because she knew exactly how to capture them. We would definitely work with her again, no questions asked.

Cindy was our photographer for our engagement shoot and wedding day, and my gosh-- did we get lucky…read morefinding her!!! She was everything we needed, and then some! Incredibly organized, put together, and on top of things- she really helped hold our wedding day together. She captured every moment and did an amazing job making sure everything and everyone looked good in each photo. She is easy to talk to, bounce ideas off of, and helped us feel at ease/natural on camera. I am so grateful to have all our precious memories preserved, and can't say enough good things about her

Cindy Marie did an extended family photo shoot that included small boys. She did a wonderful job…read morekeeping keeping everyone engaged and taking photos that captured personalities and family dynamics! The photos came out amazing and really captured us as a family!

We used Kim for a family photo shoot and she was just great!…read more I had called around to a number of photographers because we were looking for something specific. The other companies just seemed too rigid for our needs, and I was getting frustrated. A friend of mine used Kim for her wedding photos (which turned out beautifully ) and she suggested I call Kim to see if she handle family photography... so I did. She was SUPER nice, and willing to accommodate our needs. We decided to go ahead and book her, and to do the photos at her studio on Camano Island. When we arrived I was pleasantly surprised by how pretty the setting was. Kim was incredibly nice (she even charmed my cranky uncle). She handled all of us like a pro! I couldnt believe how pretty the pictures turned out, we are SO pleased with them! We would use Kim again in a heartbeat.