Where to begin?! How about with a copy of the email I sent Julie (of Royce Studio) after my husband and I spent hours pouring over our wedding photos!
"Dear Julie,
Wow. I am in so much awe of your talent and so incredibly grateful for you and your work. [Husband] and I spent about two hours going through the pictures last night and I kept catching myself saying "Good one, Julie!" The pictures are all so good. And I love the formal shots way more than I ever expected myself to! (I didn't realize how anxious I would look during the ceremony! Geesh! So thank God for the formal ones) The trolley pictures are amazing. The Con Agra pictures are even better. [Husband] kept saying, "How'd she get over there to get that picture?!" It's very obvious how hard you worked and how much thought, care, and skill went in to our wedding photos. We are forever grateful. After two glasses of wine and an especially good photo last night, I said to [Husband], "these photos are so good, I want to be Julie's friend forever!" I'll tone it down a notch and say that I hope you take our family photos one day when we (hopefully) live back in Omaha.
I wish you so much wellness. I am so grateful to have found you and Royce.
The best of luck and blessings to you and Royce,
[Clearly ecstatic Bride]"
Now, some background. I found Royce about 12 months before our wedding and loved everything about her. Even though Royce's prices are spot on, I was feeling anxious about money, and knew of a friend of a friend who would take pictures for about next to nothing. So, I said thanks but no thanks, and signed up with another photog. Over the next few months, communications between me and new photog broke down and I went running back to Royce. Best. Decision. Ever. Royce was booked for the day, but she connected us with her associate, Julie. Oh, Julie. How we love you, Julie!
Julie is all of the following things: professional, friendly, SO NICE, helpful, and when she needs to be, appropriately pushy. One of the things that stands out to me about Julie is just after I had put my wedding dress on, Julie put the camera down, came over, and adjusted my bodice. Not her job, right? But she knew it was off and needed to be fixed to look just right. That move immediately made me feel like I was in great hands. And, I was.
Throughout the day, Julie was everywhere. She got people where they needed to be and took so, so many (ahem, 1400) creative, fun, and genuine pictures. She also was great at letting me know when my smile was getting fake.
I could go on forever, but the point is, Julie was perfect. I am so grateful to her and Royce, and if you're reading this, trust me, your search for your wedding photog is over. read more