If you are looking for a photographer for a special day, event, occasion, or just for some family…read morephotos... Look no further. Tracy is so talented and so passionate about what she does! As soon as she is done with taking your photos, she is so diligent about getting them edited and ready so you can see them! I had my engagement photo shoot with her and she gave me a preview of several photos within 2 hours! She's amazing and great to work with and really listens to what you want out of your photos. She is also very creative and hardworking. So if you're looking for a photographer, definitely give Tracy a look! You won't be disappointed. She is affordable and gives you that personal touch to get you great photos to capture great memories. It's hard to find someone so passionate about what they do... But Tracy has that passion and it shows with her business!

What a wonderful photographer! My husband and I did a portrait session and we got exactly what we…read morewanted!! Could not have been happier!! I would definitely recommend for engagement photos, family portraits, wedding photos, etc!

There are two things that you will have forever after your wedding:…read more 1. your spouse 2. your photographs My husband and I are so happy that we hired Anna Guziak as our wedding photographer. First, the planning process with Anna was very easy; she offers a few packages to suit your budget, and she was willing to travel to Chicago to check out our unique first look location prior to the wedding. Upon meeting Anna in person, we knew we hired the right person: she is very warm, kind, and immediately understood what we wanted to capture on our wedding day. The day of the wedding, Anna and her husband Paul very efficiently (it was VERY HOT out) were able to take our first look, bridal party, and family photos. Upon going into the ceremony, both my husband and I completely forgot Anna and Paul were there... they were not in our face, and we got to enjoy our wedding night without feeling like we were always posing for photos. Okay, so here is the kicker... it's not the staged photos that blew our minds (they are perfect and lovely), but the spontaneous and natural photos. Anna captured the moments that no one else saw: the gestures between bride/groom/bridal party, the laughter, the nerves, and most importantly all the joy and love in the room. Every single photo we received was perfect. And we received them within a few weeks from our wedding! I cannot recommend Anna Guziak enough as a wedding photographer. Our photos turned out beautiful, and I am so happy that we will have them forever: we get to relive the best night of our lives for the rest of our lives.

THE BEST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS AROUND!…read more Anna and Paul photographed our wedding at Salvage One April 2016. We cannot recommend them enough!! From start to finish Anna is warm, kind, and so extremely talented. Her and her husband were able to capture all the moments and emotions from the day, so we have an amazing collection of photos to remember forever. They were also our FAVORITE vendors to work with. Paul and Anna were with us all day and the day would not have been the same without them. Not to mention the pictures they were able to capture were absolutely stunning, and she had them sent to us within a few weeks of the event! All our friends and family adore the photos and are excited to order from her easy to use online gallery. We are so happy with our photos from the wedding!!! If you are looking for a great photographer to tell your wedding story Anna Guziak Photography is a perfect choice.

We cannot recommend Alysia enough as a wedding photographer!!! We are not a couple that loves being…read morein front of a camera, but Alysia gave us prompts and guidance to make us feel comfortable and at ease with so many eyes and cameras on us throughout the day. If I had a nickel for every compliment I have received on our engagement photos or our wedding sneak peek photos (which she got to us in just a few days!), I feel like I'd come close to covering the cost of our wedding. In addition to complimenting our photos, our friends and family also complimented the photography/videography team for their respectful approach in capturing the day without barking out orders and directions as I'm sure everyone has witnessed at one wedding or another. Throughout the planning process, Alysia was always available via text, phone call, or email answering questions and offering expert recommendations, providing me reassurance that we were in good hands for the big day. We loved Alysia's guidance throughout the process, her respectful command of our group day-of, and her comfortable direction of us during our (free) engagement shoot and wedding day, not to mention the beautifully edited photos! Alysia met all of our expectations and more and we would recommend her to all of our family and friends. We might have to throw another wedding just to have her capture it again!

I cannot say how much I loved working with Alysia and S2 Photo + Cinema! I originally got the…read morerecommendation from my sister as she used Alysia and S2 for her wedding. I loved how my sister's pictures had turned out and she raved about Alysia, the team and the whole process. It was an easy choice to make when it came to my wedding and Alysia was one of the first vendors I booked! Overall, the entire process was so easy and calm. Alysia's pre-wedding process was so straightforward and she was great with coming up with suggestions on places to shoot our wedding photos. Alysia and her team were amazing to work with during our ceremony and reception as well. We didn't have to worry about anything and we got the photos and video footage that we wanted. The picture quality and shots are GORGEOUS and I cannot stop looking at the pictures! We also were able to do the film package as a trial for the company and we were blown away by those photos as well. They gave us a bit of nostalgia from our childhoods and were such a different type of photo but absolutely beautiful. I highly recommend adding it onto a photo package! Alysia was so helpful in helping us curate the vibe we were looking for in our wedding photos. She was so creative during our photo shoot and amazing photos resulted from that! Alysia and the team are also so friendly and personable which made taking photos so much fun! One of the photographers even gave me her coat to warm up after we were outside for awhile by the river in some pretty cold temperatures and wind. Overall, all of our photos, digital and film, and our video are absolutely stunning and I could not have asked for better and more beautiful photos (or people) to capture our wedding day! I would recommend Alysia and S2 Photos + Cinema to anyone and everyone!

I found Janelle through Craig's List as she was just starting to move into wedding photography from…read moreportraits so her offer of free photography was tough to refuse. She was super nice, understood what we were looking for, never got in the way and was never pushy. The pictures we've seen are really great and I definitely think she's got a great career in weddings ahead. Flip through her website -- she's worth a call for sure!

We loved the 25th anniversary photos that Michelle took. They made or day extra special. And…read moreMichelle was a delight to work with, professional and friendly. Thanks so much.

Michele and Andy were AMAZING to work with for our wedding! Michele and I worked through the…read morewedding timeline on three occasions, she answered all my simple and complex questions and gave appropriate feedback and suggestions. My husband and I do not take many pictures, but both Andy and Michele made the day so easy and comfortable. They were so much fun and the pictures came out exactly how I wanted them and we got them two weeks after our wedding!! I do not have enough great things to say about them: professional, high energy, thorough. Everything you could ask for on your wedding day!

We couldn't be happier with our Brittania Drew experience. We took family photos with our 8 month…read moreold and Laura was an absolute dream. She immediately put us at ease (the photos show us so relaxed and comfortable) and the pictures look effortless, beautiful and memorable. I can't stress enough how wonderful the whole day and subsequent photos are for us as a family. It is so hard to find family photographers that don't subscribe to posed and stiff photos. Laura provided us with a variety of locations within a forest preserve (seated, standing, walking, wide shots, close-ups) and we didn't ever feel like it was "work" or even know what "type" of picture she was taking at the time. I am so excited to frame our photos and can't wait to work with her again in the future. I am in awe of how amazing everything turned out!

I don't even know how to start this review. Brittania Drew is great. Our first meeting was via…read morephone- we had 3 photographers lined up to have calls with and the energy and enthusiasm that Laura and Stephen showed was unmatched. We immediately felt that right connection and moved forward with the process! Next step: engagement photos. For timing, the initial phone call was in June and we wanted a more fall-ish vibe to our engagement photos, so we waited until the end of September to do them. It ended up being about 95 degrees out. I did a trial with my hair and makeup artist that day, and with all things beauty related, we ended up running late. So Stephen and Laura waited for us, on a 95 degree day, in the middle of a field. We finally pulled up, about 40 minutes late and super apologetic, and they acted like we were 30 seconds late- not even a glimpse of grump or inconvenience. We did some photos, did a quick outfit change, then did some more into the sunset. I should mention that from the time we signed our contract in June to the time we took our engagement photos in September, I had been back and forth over whether or not to add video to our package. I've always read that it ends up being a big regret- and I just wasn't sure!! So Laura and Stephen offered to chat with us after the shoot to see if we could make it work. Because we had been running late, they had to get home to take care of their son, but invited us to their house to discuss- what a nice gesture (especially when we were the jerks for being late)! We went over and they were able to slice and dice our photography package so our photography addition didn't kill our budget. We were at their house for a little over an hour and the photo/video conversation was probably 5% of it. They were just great hosts and it was wonderful to get to know them a little better! We left knowing we made the right choice in who we hired... until we got the pictures back. Then we ABSOLUTELY knew we made the right choice. The pictures came back with quick turnaround and every one seemed to be better than the last. We thought we did pretty good for our first time in front of the camera- turns out it's the people behind the camera that work all the magic. We have a few back and forth a between the engagement shoot and the weeks leading up to the wedding- mostly just any changes or updates to timing. The week before the wedding we had our final call with them where we nailed down the final timeline and the things most important to us to photograph. They had a worksheet we had filled out to assist with this that was super helpful. It also included the family photos we wanted to have taken. They were, as always, calm and friendly during the final call- and we were so excited for the big day! So the day comes and Laura and Stephen are there on time, with bells on, and we are, of course, late (however long you think is enough for hair and makeup, add an hour!). As soon as we got there, I felt rushed because of the lateness but Laura and Stephen kept me calm and insisted we still had plenty of time to remain true to our timeline. Phew. They took my dress and rings and went off to make magic with them. Once she returned, Laura stuck around to get the pictures of the girls helping me dress, final make up touches, and shaking out the nerves. Stephen went off to photograph/video the groomsmen. I won't bore you with the details of the whole day but Laura and Stephen were there shooting for a whole 6 hours of it! They left as the party started (we decided we didn't need photos of everyone getting drunk- that's what the photo booth was for), and my husband and I danced into the night. As the wedding date passed and we enjoyed our honeymoon, smaller details of the day started to escape us. We were so excited to get our pictures back to remember every detail. It took about a month and every single photo is so worth the wait. The photography part seems to go by so fast, but they manage to capture every photo you could want! We made an event out of going through all the photos- it was like reliving the day! We remembered the emotions we felt in those photos- and we laughed and cried all over again. Can you ask for anything more from your photographer? We haven't received the video yet, but my expectations have been set! I cannot wait to see it, and I imagine it will be as wonderful as everything else they do. I'll be sure to update if not. :) Laura and Stephen were a dream to work with and I'm so glad we found them!!! Stop looking, you found them too!

There are no words to express how grateful we were to have worked with Stephanie on our big day! We…read moregot to know her a bit when we did our engagement photos, where she helped us become more comfortable with the camera and of her. Charlie and I are not very photo happy folks, so we had no idea what we were doing most of the time. But Stephanie never missed a beat! I was able to email over a mood board to showcase some of the shots that I was thinking of having and she quite literally scroll through them and brought them to light. She communicated so well when we had questions and needed recommendations on timing, how we should structure our day, and how to accommodate our furbabies into our day. We have THE BEST time with her, and can't wait for more special occasions to be able to use her services again. (Can we do a wedding 2.0? Just kidding! But maybe maternity photos? Ha!)

I cannot recommend Stephanie enough! From start to finish, she was absolutely incredible to work…read morewith. Not only did she capture the most stunning, beautiful photos that we will cherish forever, but she also made the entire process so smooth and enjoyable. Her communication was excellent every step of the way, and she was incredibly organized with her spreadsheets and documents, which gave me so much peace of mind. On top of her professionalism, Stephanie has the most wonderful personality--so friendly, bubbly, and genuinely fun to be around. She made us feel completely comfortable in front of the camera and went above and beyond to ensure we got every single photo we asked for (and then some!). If you're looking for someone who is both talented and an absolute joy to work with, look no further than Stephanie. She truly exceeded all expectations, and I feel so lucky to have had her as our photographer.