Nicole did an amazing job with our wedding, I would not hesitate to recommend her to any of my…read morefriends or family who are planning their wedding. Nicole was incredibly detail oriented and walked us through all of the decision we had to make for the wedding thoroughly. For many of the decisions that we didn't even think of, Nicole always had some creative ideas that really aligned with the look and feel we were trying to achieve with the event. Also, Nicole's knowledge of all of different vendors in the wedding space was immensely helpful as many of her recommendations were significantly less expensive than the vendors we originally researched. On the day of the wedding, Nicole took care of everything from the very beginning, worked with all the vendors to set everything up, coordinated with everyone in the wedding party, and our wedding was everything we wanted it to be. The amount of stress she removed from the event cannot be measured and we are extremely grateful that we had Nicole to help plan and orchestrate our big day.

As a make up artist, partnering with a team of people for an event can always be a challenge. I've…read moreworked with some pretty 'intense' people over the years and I am happy to say, working with Nicole was a dream. She was in contact with all the vendors well in advance. We all knew where to be, when to be there and how long we had to complete our work. The bride and bridal party was calm, collected and relaxed. And the entire event went off without a hitch. I would gladly work for her again, wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to my dearest friends and would certainly not miss an opportunity to be at one of her events!

We were referred to Jenn Tai by our wedding planners. We spent $4,410 for 6 hours of wedding day…read morecoverage with 1 photographer. Our photographer was Kelly Bowie. From the moment Kelly arrived at our wedding it felt like amateur hour. Even though we met with her in advance of our wedding and sent all the details in writing, she "forgot" pretty much everything we discussed. For example, Kelly forgot to bring the list of family groupings for the family photos. Kelly also forgot that we needed seating for disability accommodations during the family photos and chose a location that required our elderly and disabled guests to walk down a hill and then stand outside in the August heat for almost an hour with no place to sit. Additionally, during the ceremony Kelly's presence was very distracting. We were in a small greenhouse with multiple entrances where she could have easily walked around the guests to get from one point to another but instead she walked down the aisle and in front of our guests multiple times during the ceremony. If it's possible, when we received the photos we were even more disappointed in Jenn Tai Photography. There was a real lack of attention to detail that was visible in the photos and that you expect a professional photographer to be aware of. For example, in several of the photos you can see phones visible in pockets, hand sanitizer clipped to belts, etc. Also, some of the key photos were overexposed and as a result faces or images were so light that detail was lost. We brought a lot of these issues to the attention of the company owner, Jenn, who did her best to address our concerns during post-production editing. Jenn's customer service was great and we know that she worked hard to try to correct the issues. Thank you, Jenn, for doing your best to fix our photos. Overall, we're still not happy with most of our wedding photos, but thanks primarily to Jenn's post-production work we have a small percentage of wedding photos that we love and will cherish.

WOW! There are not enough words to properly explain and gloat about how wonderful our experience…read morewas. Jenn was the highlight of our wedding vendors. We interviewed a handful and felt an instant connection. Not only is she super professional and great at what she does, she makes being photographed fun and easy! She photographed both our engagement photos and our wedding. For our engagement photos she made both of us feel super comfortable not only in front of the camera, but also packing on the PDA at Sculpture Park lol. The photos were fantastic and really did capture who we are as a couple! Fast forward to our wedding. She was super organized, able to keep our family in line (it can be like herding cats) but most importantly, she was super inclusive to all of our family and friends. Our photos are beautiful and candid. Looking at them makes you feel like you were there on the day. We will recommend Jenn to all our friends and family and continue to use her as our family grows! Did I mention she's also hilarious. You'd be doing a disservice to your event not to hire her!

We just got our company holiday party photos back from Renata and WOW! We are so impressed. She…read moredoes a great job of capturing the entire evening, with a blend of candids, posed photos, and great detail shots of the food and venue. Some of our favorites are the shots of someones shoes, or purse, or a beautiful hair clip. Renata manages to convey both the excitement and the secret, quiet moments of an event. It is so fun to look at her photos and realize how many special moments she captured between people. She is extremely professional and somehow manages to blend in with the crowd, and, at the same time, capture pictures of everyone and everything. This is the third event she has done for our company and we continue to be impressed at her quality, pricing, and professionalism.

Renata of Nataworry Photography has been a realiable, professional resource for me, my business and…read moremy clients for nearly 5 years. I have had the pleasure of working with her on individual headshots, parties, product launch events and on-location promos. Extremely professional and friendly, everyone that has come in contact with her either at an event or that i've refered to her has had a wonderful experience. Renata exercises skill and common sence to produce outstanding results.

Awesome photos and Lara makes the photo session fun. The photos all came out beautiful and with the…read morestylist makeup person she has makes it fun too. I highly recommend her for your portraits.

I used Lara to take some professional headshots a few weeks ago. The whole process was efficient…read moreand professional and Lara did a great job. I am not a person who photographs well and was dreading having my photos taken. I was surprised that there were so many good shots that Lara was able to get of me. I actually had a hard time choosing the best photos. She delivered them to me promptly and I was really pleased with the result. Highly recommend!

Amazing, highly recommended! Julie was great on multiple fronts. We met her while we were shopping…read morefor venue and she recommended the venue (Stimson-Green mansion) we eventually booked... and her style of photography, my wife's style / decor and venue made it a perfect combination. Very 20s (1920s!). Back to Julie - she was flexible with our schedule and day of delays (multiple wedding party members had new babies). She did ensure we got all the pictures needed. Her style matched perfectly with our aesthetics. She captures the natural action vs. more posed - we had so many funny and emotional pictures from various moments of the day. The second photographer was friendly and great as well. Julie shared some sneak peeks on Instagram and Facebook within a week or so, and got us the full set within 6-7 weeks. She included two sets: low size & resolution versions for sharing with others and a high resolution one for printing. We already printed a bunch (from Costco) including a canvas print - turned out great!

Julie has been an absolute professional the entire time we have been working together. Initially,…read moreshe set up a meeting with my fiancé and me to learn more about us before agreeing to work together which I loved. It gave us the opportunity to get to know one another face-to-face. Once we decided to move forward with working together, she was communicative and responsive to all of our questions. She offered guidance and recommendations to us when considering different aspects of our wedding. We scheduled our engagement shoot with Julie and the weather was questionable. We kept in touch days, and even hours, leading up to our shoot to confirm our plans. We brought our dog along to include in our photos and Julie handled her so well, giving her treats to cooperate and literally took the leash when getting shots of just my fiancé and me. She was creative and we loved the direction she took. Once the photos came back we were in love! She was able to capture us (non-models) and our dog beautifully and we have been happily sharing with family and friends in anticipation of our big day. When the COVID-19 situation became an immediate threat to our wedding plans, Julie was one of the first to reach out and check-in on my fiancé and me and was adamant to work with us on whatever we decided. Eventually we decided to postpone our wedding and she was flexible with us. I cannot wait to have Julie capture our big day!

All I can say is WOW. Amber and Michael are angels sent from photography heaven! My now-husband and…read moreI agree that hiring them to take our wedding photos was the best decision we made in planning our wedding. My husband was referred to Amber when he was looking to have some head shots taken (he's a musician). One of the images she captured of him ended up being the cover of one of his albums! I was so impressed with the photos she took that I was all in when we got engaged and my husband mentioned that Amber and her husband also shoot weddings. Thankfully the stars aligned and they were available to shoot our small wedding ceremony in Discovery Park! Working with Amber and Michael day of the ceremony was a dream. They are two of the most kind, positive, and charming people I have met and their presence really made the day even more special. They were so easy and fun to work with! They appreciated all the little sentimental details we had planned and got photos of absolutely everything. From our rings to my husband's suspenders, from posed photos to candid photos of us and our families. I especially loved all of their creative ideas for our couple portraits. They coached us through poses and angles that I would never have thought of in a million years and the finished product was INCREDIBLE. We had some ideas of what we wanted for our photos but we trusted Amber and Michael's vision 100% and really wanted them to bring their own creativity and expertise to our photos. Boy did they deliver! Our finished photos came back and my jaw just hit the floor. I'll be honest, I cried. There is such a nice range of different ideas and vision in our finished photos. My absolute favorites are the very abstract, beautifully composed collage photos that are works of art. They remind me of impressionistic paintings and could honestly be hung in an art gallery. TL;DR HIRE THESE TWO. Highly, highly recommend French Sessa Photo!!

The passion & talent Amber & Michael have for photos & their clients is off the charts! You can…read moreliterally see it in their work capturing all of the emotion & moments of a wedding. It is story telling at its best. They are easy to work with and heavily invested. Work with them, they will absolutely take care of you!

Daniel Sheehan is truly an amazing photographer. I have been to many photo sessions in my life,…read morewith the ugly backgrounds and cheesy smiles. I wasn't sure what to expect with a live-action photographer! Our engagement photo shoot was pretty awkward because we both had preconceived ideas of how it was supposed to go. I was expecting more direction, he was just wanting to document US. It was much easier during the wedding because there was so much going on we had no time to think about posing (except for a few mandatory family pics), plus we were happily married and had perma-grins all night. Daniel was able to use his extensive professional experience to deftly capture the best moments of the evening for the nine hours we had him hired for (pre-wedding also). Looking through them now I feel like I am back in the moment reliving the fun and joy. We also asked for all of the RAW photo data as part of our agreement, which he was more than happy to comply with, which is sometimes hard for a photographer to do. http://www.abeautifuldayphotography.com/blog/2014/09/06/jodi-and-eugenes-within-sodo-wedding-photos/

In a nuthsell: Many of our friends and colleagues who weren't at the wedding said that after seeing…read morethe photos, they felt like they WERE there. Daniel was exactly what we were looking for: a professional, courteous, friendly (and award-winning!) photojournalist who could capture our special day in his own way -- sidelong glances, reactions to speeches, unique angles and frames -- without the conventional posing and other wedding day cliches. Very highly recommended.

Loved working with Mary Grace! At first I was worried about having a pro headshot done. I thought…read moreit didn't really fit my "Style." But Mary Grace talked me through some ideas, even some reasons why a headshot is a good idea, and the end result is something I have fully embraced. She makes it easy to get it done, and her attention to little details is the best. I also felt comfortable asking her questions about why and how to portray certain emotions and things through the photograph. Her experience and insight is unbeatable! Thank you so much!

The two big stress points for us going into our wedding was venue and photographer. We got lucky…read moreand nailed down our venue early on, but it took some looking to decide on Joe. I'm incredibly happy that we did as he was not only an excellent photographer, but he was prompt, helpful, and incredibly flexible. We never went more than a day between communications and he guided us through the entire process in the weeks/months leading up to the big day and our engagement shoot. The day of he showed up prompt and looking classy and then the rest of the night he seemed just one of the guests. We had preview photos the very next day and about two weeks later we received a package from him with everything and then some. We still have the mugs in our cabinet.

Couldn't be happier with Joe and Erika. Their professionalism, photo-quality and disposition made…read morefor a seamless and beautifully documented day. I was most impressed with how they juggled our crazy relatives. We had a delicate family situation with some big personalities, and Joe effortlessly walked the line between "getting what we wanted" and not ruffling feathers. He was in command without being commanding, was flexible yet faithful to our requests, and moved us through the picture process with poise and a positive disposition. If you have crazy family, you could not do better. During the ceremony he was a ghost. I can't actually remember him or Erika being present, yet the photos from that moment are equally parts intimate and sweeping. He captured it all--the guests, the wedding party, the vibe and the reception. We had a killer dance party following the festivities, and they were unafraid to get into the mix. Those are my favorite pictures from the night, and Joe and Erika were an unobtrusive team that captured it all. Can't say enough. The price was right, we found a package that fit our needs, and we will treasure the photos our entire lives.

Carmen was a very difficult foster case. She had just had a major surgery to remove tumors from…read moreher ear canals and as a result lost her ears, developed vertigo and contracted rapid eye movements so she shook, wobbled and fell. She was a lovely and wonderful cat but I just couldn't capture her beauty on my own so I emailed Josh. He showed up the next night and spent a couple of hours with us, calmly and patiently waiting for the right moments to shoot . The results were nothing short of glamorous and beautiful. Additionally he has shot my own dork, "Jarvis P. Weasley", whose photos have since propelled him to worldwide fame! ;) Josh is talented,wonderful, patient, caring and has a tremendous amout of zeal for what he does. I couldn't recommend him more!

My cats have never looked so beautiful as they do in the pictures Josh took of them! My boyfriend…read moreand I hired him tor a private session with our six fur kids in San Mateo. He gave us basic pointers of what to do beforehand (like close the doors where the cats can hide under the bed) and the day of the shoot he captured really spectacular pictures of all of them. His calm personality helped even the shy and uncooperative cats open up. The many phone pictures I have taken of my cats through the years just don't compare to the quality and individual personality he captures in the photos. They were all postcard worthy - and I'm not just saying that because I'm partial to my babies, which I of course am. Another really cool thing is that he volunteers and takes gorgeous pictures of cats in need of homes. He had actually met a couple of my cats in years prior to our photo shoot when one was in the shelter (SFACC) and one with a rescue (Wonder Cat Rescue) and he remembered them! I can't say enough good things. Hire a session with Josh for a fun birthday present for a pet-lover, to commemorate a special event like an adoption anniversary, or just because you want good pet pictures. It's indulgent and it's fun, and it's way more affordable than you might think.