As someone who likes to take a lot of pictures, hiring the right photographer was perhaps the most…read moreimportant aspect of our wedding to me. After poring over dozens of photographers' portfolios, websites, reviews, and Instagram pages, my fiancee and I, with the help of our wedding planner (Wedding Belles), decided on Leigh Wolfe of Leigh Wolfe Photography. We are very happy with Leigh. We decided on Leigh for a few reasons: 1. Her pictures look great. Her pictures are bright, clear, vivid, and crisp. They have a timeless look to them. She captures events really well. I like the composition and angle of her shots. Other photographers have trendy looks that I'm not keen on (for example, some like to use a "faded" or "filtery" look which I don't want on my wedding photos). 2. She is familiar with our venue, the Atlanta History Center and Swan House. 3. She was recommended by our wedding planner. (We found Leigh independent of our planner as well.) 4. Her packages were within our wedding budget. Before hiring Leigh, we had an initial meeting with her and our wedding planner. We got to know her and take a look at some of her work in person (she brought samples). Leigh has an outgoing, fun, and positive attitude, all of which I think are ideal qualities for a wedding photographer. Her website is a great extension of her personality (https://bit.ly/2VkjKno). You can really get a good feel for her there. Her website and Facebook (http://bit.ly/2H5MEiw) and Instagram (http://bit.ly/2H3E8PH) pages are well done. She uses HoneyBook for proposals, project management, payments, and communication. She's on top of everything and a good communicator. More reasons to have confidence in her. When we made it official with Leigh, we received an unexpected thank you package in the mail. It contained a personal handwritten thank you card from Leigh and various goodies including a bottle of Prosecco. We went with the Signature Collection. It comes with a lot of stuff including 9 hours of wedding day coverage with a 2nd photographer plus a complimentary engagement session, wedding and engagement albums (65 images in a 10x10 wedding album, 25 images in an 8x8 engagement album), a complimentary wedding website and heirloom registry, and more. Leigh helped us decide on our engagement session locations. We wanted to do something in Atlanta and she knows the city well. Our engagement session ended up taking place at Irwin Street Market, the BeltLine, Jackson Street Bridge, and Atlantic Station (where we live). Atlanta means a lot to my fiancee and me and I was really happy with the locations. Our engagement session with Leigh was a lot of fun. She came prepared with her holster of cameras and camera equipment. Shooting with her was a breeze. I just did what I was told. She directed us. She told us where to stand, how to walk, where to look, and how to pose. Her cheerful and energetic personality made the shoot easy. She really put in the work and effort to get us some amazing shots. The engagement session ended up lasting about 3 hours (!) which is longer than the typical session. That was because we went to multiple locations and had to contend with less-than-ideal weather. Also, I asked Leigh if we could go to an extra location so that took additional time. I realize and appreciate that she went above and beyond for our engagement session. We met with Leigh about two weeks after our engagement session to look at all of our engagement photos. This was called the reveal and design session. She had taken about 800 photos and culled them down to 91. From those 91, my fiancee and I chose our favorites, which turned out to be 48 photos. Those 48 photos ended up going into our engagement album which Leigh designed with input from us. Since the Signature Collection we purchased only included 25 photos in our engagement album, we did have to pay for 23 additional photos. I did not hesitate paying because I thought it was worth it. Considering the amount of work and effort she puts in, I think her prices are fair and reasonable. Along with the hard album, we got digital versions of the 48 photos and a video slideshow with music. My fiancee and I love the pictures. They turned out phenomenal, especially considering it was cold, rainy, and windy during our shoot. We couldn't be happier with them. As for the hard album, it's fantastic. It's very high quality with extra thick pages and wonderful textures. The album flows well and it feels good to hold. Leigh even hand-delivered it when it was ready. One thing that really sets Leigh apart from the competition is how personable she is. She has taken a lot of time to meet and get to know us as a couple. Not only is she practical when it comes to photography, but she's also very much about the experience and making her clients feel special. This caters more towards brides, but as a groom, I appreciate her going that extra mile too. We're excited for Leigh to shoot our wedding next year!

I don't have enough wonderful things to say about Leigh! Since the moment I met her she made me…read morefeel like we've known each other forever. She was professional yet so down to Earth which made my {now} husband and I feel comfortable from the start. In addition to making an effort to get to know us on a personal level, her photography skills are out of this world. My husband and I never saw ourselves as "photogenic" people but we loved all of our photos from the the engagement shoot to the wedding day! Leigh captured our Best Day so perfectly. The photo reveal literally brought me to tears. My heart overflows with joy every time I look through the photos (which is often)! I can't have imagined a better person to be there with us through this journey and to have provided us with these photographic memories that will last a lifetime! We love Leigh and are so happy we put our trust in her because she knocked it out of the park!

We had such a great experience with Jaimie for our engagement photos! I was nervous going into the…read moresession since it was my first professional photoshoot, but Jaimie made us feel comfortable immediately and gave amazing guidance throughout the shoot. The whole experience felt fun, natural, and effortless, and our engagement pictures turned out even better than I imagined. Highly recommend for anyone looking for beautiful couple photos!

Edited just now I don't have enough good things to say about…read moreJaimie and her team! My family and I did a Christmas family mini shoot and the quality of the photos is enough to write home about but what stuck out the most the way she made us feel while we were there. My two young boys told us that they had a fantastic time (very surprising for such young little dudes to enjoy taking family photos). Jaimie is extremely professional and timely with everything she delivers. We had our photos back to us in record time! Could not be happier!! The photos speak for themselves!

My fiancée and I booked Southern Portrait & Video for our engagement shoot. I spoke with Jason over…read morethe phone and through email who was a delight to interact with. He assigned Jessica Johnson as our photographer. Jessica reached out to me via text and by phone to get to know me and my fiancée before the shoot. What a personal touch! She also advised me to look at photos online and send them to her for inspiration. We agreed to shoot within Piedmont Park and I'm glad we did! It was gorgeous out, Jessica's personality was amazing and her work was top notch! We haven't received our engagement photos yet, but I'm sure they'll be spectacular because she allowed us to view a few shots as we were shooting. She made us feel very comfortable and was a joy to work with. Once our engagement photos come back, I'm sure we will hire SP&V for our wedding and reception ceremony. Thank you for such an awesome shoot Jessica! -Love Dominique and Clarence

my aunt gifted me a newborn photo session; this was such a positive experience for me. I felt like…read moreSamantha (owner) genuinely wanted to understand my color and vibe vision, and she made sure we were comfortable. Would fully recommend her. We are waiting for our photos to be posted but I know they are stunning.

We searched far and wide on this side of the river for a good photographer and we are so glad we…read morefound Sugarfoot. The studio is located in a quaint little house and has a couple of nice rooms for taking photos. From the very beginning, Samantha was very professional and on top of things. She emailed frequently to confirm our reservation and make sure we were ready for the photoshoot. When we arrived to take photos, we gave her some thoughts on what kind of styles we like and she took it from their. She went from set to set taking dozens of pictures of baby. She had tons of outfits and bows to choose from, and had great ideas on what kinds of photos to take. It was really nice not having to worry about choosing the scenes like we did with our first child. Samantha made the whole process as stress free as possible and was really patient with our baby and with us! There was a whole upstairs as well for our other child to play in with tons of toys. Samantha spent at least a couple of hours taking photos of our baby and went above and beyond to get some great shots. I am pretty picky when it comes to photos but when I saw the final edits, I was really impressed and opted to buy the whole gallery. There wasn't a single photo I didn't like. She captured every little detail, and framed each image perfectly. The other thing that is great about Sugarfoot is that the pricing isn't quite as steep as some of the other photographers around which makes for a great value to get photos done here. Overall we really enjoyed our experience and would do it again in a heart beat!

We met Cindy and Sharon during a pride parade in Atlanta, GA. They drove their car through the…read moreparade, promoting their wedding photography business by offering free engagement photo sessions. My fiancée and I were ecstatic! We were even more ecstatic when we finally got to meet and work with them. Cindy was very easy to communicate with and very open to learning about us and our relationship, which made working together so much more fun and personable! After our shoot, we all went to coffee together and talked about the struggles and blessings of being a part of the LGBTQ+ community. Cindy is a phenomenal photographer (one of our engagement photos even won her an award!!), but she is so much more than that. She is worth giving your money to. She genuinely cares for the people she meets, and that is exactly the kind of photographer we were hoping to find. She has been a dream - thanks Cindy!!

We originally hired Cindy to do our engagement photo session only, since we were having a…read moredestination wedding. Cindy was patient and persistent in scheduling our photo shoot around our very hectic lives. As a joke, my fiance suggested we do the shoot at a mud run we had entered. Cindy loved the idea and ran with it! The pictures of us, covered in mud, are better than most people's pictures where they are clean and beautiful in Piedmont Park. Because we loved the pictures that Cindy did for our engagement session, we opted to fly her to Mexico with us to shoot our wedding as well! Again, Cindy's shots were amazing. I wish we had known ahead of time what to expect from our Mayan ceremony, but even going in completely unprepared for what was to occur (due to a language barrier) Cindy was still able to get all the important shots! Cindy and Sharon truly became part of our family and we loved having them with us. When we came home, Cindy put together the most amazing album for us. (This may border on TMI but this was my third wedding however it was the first time I got the professional wedding album.) Cindy removes the overwhelming project of sorting through the thousands of great shots and arranges them for you with an artistic eye. The one thing I would recommend is being prepared for the album upgrade, you'll want more than the standard 30 pages as you will have too many amazing photos to choose from. Overall, I would highly recommend C Brown Photography for your special event!

After a terrible experience with another photographer my wife and I were forced to look for a new…read morecompany to capture our special day. We interviewed several people and Christine was the perfect match. We left her office knowing we wanted her to shoot our wedding. We could not have asked for a better experience. She was prompt, worked with all our needs, and took amazing pictures. Her team captured every moment that made our wedding day special. I'm glad we found the perfect photographer and plan on keeping her around for pictures in the future!

Nastija did our newborn photos when our son was just a couple days old. She was very good with our…read morenewborn- gentle, calm, patient. She had many backgrounds and props to use in the shoot. She took several shots and the results were fabulous. Her packages are reasonably priced and the quality of the images, announcements, and photo book were better than we expected! Not to mention, nastija was excellent to work with- very responsive, and willing to accommodate any of our requests. I would highly recommend Nastija and will certainly use her again in the future.

Nastja's work is incredible! She has such a creative eye and wonderful ability to capture the…read moresweetest moments! Outside of her talent she is the nicest and most genuine person to work with. She makes the entire process very comfortable and puts everyone at ease to allow her images to be so natural. We have used for for our maternity and newborn photos and we cannot wait to continue to have her document our family throughout the years! I highly recommend working with Nastja if you have the opportunity, she truly is the best!

Laura Stone is truly a master at her craft and I am so grateful for the amazing photographs she…read moretook at our wedding! Her photography is nothing short of breathtaking. With her artistic eye and natural ability, Laura captured the most poignant and precious moments of our wedding, preserving those memories forever. We first learned about Artstar Photography when reading reviews online, and I was impressed with Laura's perfect-score reviews. More importantly, I absolutely loved her style of photography, mixing artful candid shots with more traditional photographs, and her unique talent for capturing the emotion of her brides, grooms and parents, and the relationships between them. I spent several weeks searching for the right photographer, and found no one with photography more beautiful than Laura's. We were thrilled to find that she was available for our wedding! Knowing that we would spend a fair amount of time with the photographer on our wedding day, it was also important to me to find someone who would make the experience enjoyable to all those involved. Laura is kind, approachable, professional and a true joy to be around. She took the time to get to know me over the phone (as I live out of state). She was very receptive to my phone calls and emails, and extremely helpful in offering her suggestions to my questions about the photography, as well as other details about the wedding. On the big day, Laura and her assistant arrived early to catch the first moments of us getting ready. Patient and gracious, Laura took our last-minute rushing around in stride and managed to capture beautiful moments of that time. She took incredible candid shots during the ceremony, and afterward, quickly took the family portrait shots our parents were hoping to have. Laura effortlessly worked with all members of the wedding party, from the teary toddler flower girl, to the goofing-off groomsmen, to the parents of the bride and groom, taking amazing photographs of every step of the day. Although Laura took nearly a thousand photos that day (literally!), I was pleasantly surprised to find that very little of our time was spent posing for pictures. As a result, we were able to enjoy our guests and the reception. At sunset, Laura snuck away with me and the groom to take some shots against the sinking sun. This was a wonderful time for me and the groom to take a special moment to ourselves, and the pictures were among the most beautiful of the day. Laura stayed until the last song was played and we left the reception through a tunnel of guests and sparklers. She and her assistant worked tirelessly to capture every moment, while blending into the background and allowing us to fully enjoy each special moment of the day. The pictures she took were absolutely beautiful; her work was truly above my highest expectations. After the wedding, Laura stayed in close contact with me to make sure we were happy with all of the shots and the incredible slideshow she created for us. We've gotten so many compliments on the wedding photos, and many have commented that Laura's artful pictures moved them to tears. Laura truly a master at her craft; her work is beyond compare. If you are looking for a photographer who will capture the essence, emotion and beauty of your day, Laura is simply the best you could hope to find. I could not be happier with Laura's work and strongly recommend her and her team.