Five stars just isn't enough for Angela and Evan. They deserve all of the stars…read more Photography was a huge priority for my husband and I as we planned our wedding, and we simply cannot imagine our wedding experience without Angela and Evan. They are not only artists and professionals, but the kindest, warmest people you will ever meet. From our very early correspondence, when we emailed back and forth and talked on the phone (we live on the East Coast, but got married in Seattle), Angela was thoughtful and dedicated, asking questions that showed she truly understands how wedding photography works. One of the things that makes her such an amazing photographer is the effort she puts into getting to know you before she even gets to the wedding - she walked through our venue with us, talked with me about the flow of the day, and made sure to stay in close touch with our wedding planner as well. Angela is so generous - when we decided at the last minute that we wanted to get engagement photos taken, she recommended a photographer friend on the East Coast for us. Some photographers might have been put out that we were asking for a recommendation, but not Angela. And on the wedding day itself, we were lucky beyond belief to get to work with both Angela and Evan - Angela shot me and my ladies as we got ready, and Evan was with the guys. Both of them were there for our first look, and throughout the rest of our day and night. While I never noticed them taking photos at the time, they somehow managed to capture all of the big and little moments that made our wedding so special to us - I don't know how they did it. It was so special to see them work together, too, as a married couple! My husband and I had booked a standard package, which ended an hour before the end of our reception - but Angela STAYED, out of the goodness of her heart, to capture our sparkler exit, because as she said, "I thought it would be really special for you guys to have those photos." Come on - that made me tear up, and filled my heart with such gratitude. Our wedding ended at 11pm, and we hung out with our guests at a bar until 1am. As we got in a cab to take us to our hotel, I got a text message from Angela with 20 incredible, beautiful photos from the day. Keep in mind - she had left the wedding at 11pm, too. So, after a full day of work, she went home and sent me a teaser of photos because she knew how excited I was to see them. You can't make this kind of stuff up; it's just too good to be true! And the delivery of the rest of the photos was amazing as well. Only a couple weeks later, we got a preview of about 80 more photos, and then the full album delivery about a month later. The quality of the photos is simply unmatched. And on top of all of that - which is already above and beyond what you could expect from a wedding photographer - Angela sent a beautiful goodie box last month with lovely prints and treats for us to enjoy. Again, I teared up. Working with Angela and Evan is one of the best decisions I've ever made - in life, not just in wedding planning. You will love them as much as you love your photos, which is to say: a lot!

When my husband and I began thinking about wedding planning just over a year ago, we knew the most…read moreimportant thing to us was finding a photographer that we loved. We agreed that having great photos of our big day was one of our very highest priorities, so the search was on to comb through all the options to find the photographer for us. After a referral from a family friend, we ended up meeting with Angela and booking with her right away without meeting with anyone else. This ended up being one of the best decisions we made throughout our whole wedding planning process. Angela is an absolutely incredible photographer and an even better human being. Our package included engagement photos in addition to the photos on our wedding day. My husband was pretty apprehensive about having his photo taken and was worried that he wouldn't feel comfortable in front of the camera. Angela is such a pro, she easily made him feel comfortable during the engagement shoot and brought out the best in both of us. From the beginning of working together, she felt like a friend and someone we could be ourselves around, which is so important when documenting your big day. When it came closer to the wedding, Angela went above and beyond to make sure we had the things we needed. Five days before the wedding, I realized to my horror that I hadn't ordered ANY sparklers for our sparkler exit....and it was no longer Summer so it was nearly impossible to find a vendor willing to sell me fireworks. I felt so stupid and, honestly, a little panicked that one of the elements of our day that I had spent so much time thinking about wasn't going to happen. After filling her in on our dilemma, Angela began searching for us and found a bride selling sparklers near me that I could meet and ALSO met a seller herself in Tacoma and brought those sparklers with her to the wedding. Seriously, guys, she's the real deal. When it came time for our wedding she absolutely knocked it out of the park. She was a calming presence throughout the pre-ceremony period, providing gentle and much needed direction so that we stayed on schedule and had time for all the photos we were hoping to get before the ceremony. During the ceremony and reception, she blended in seamlessly, capturing every important moment. We were faced with a large amount of rain during our outdoor ceremony and outdoor reception, but Angela took it in stride and captured absolutely beautiful photos every step of the way. I imagine it isn't easy to shoot under those conditions and with that amount of rain, but she made it look easy. Although the rain was less than ideal, we all chose to embrace the elements and see it as a romantic addition to the day. Angela did the same, and captured the spirit of that perfectly in her photos. After recently reviewing all of our photos from our wedding, we truly couldn't be happier with how everything turned out. As mentioned above, she captured the spirit of the day better than I ever could have imagined and, in the process, made all our friends and family look SO good. Looking through all our photos is like reliving the day, and she documented every candid moment with a level of artistry that exceeded all our expectations. We are so proud to share our photos with our loved ones and, honestly, can't wait for an excuse to work with Angela again.

Jane knows what it takes to capture one of the best moments in your life. Anywhere from seeing her…read morefamily pictures to weddings to engagement photos to baby pictures, her work is priceless. Since this is something that we would cherish for the rest of our life, we wanted to go with quality. I recently met up with Jane for her to photograph my wedding and it was such a remarkable experience. From the beginning, Jane gets to really know you and your significant other. You can see her warmth right away when you meet her. She is someone who makes sure you don't feel uncomfortable in any situation and knows to capture those stunning moments while laughing and having fun. On our wedding day, she captured our special moments and each picture told a story and knew how to keep things fun and not stressful at all. I have spoken with others who had her take part in their wedding and they had the same experience. Our wedding day was perfect and Jane had a big part in that and would recommend her to anyone.

Jane is the best! We had hired her to shoot family photos previously so I knew right away when it…read morecame time to tie the knot that she would be the girl for the job. Our pictures capture exactly what I loved about that day and she did it in a way that didn't make us feel awkward or put on the spot. Jane is laid back and super easy to work with. She might not be the cheapest option out there but she makes up for it x1,000 in her beautiful work. I would recommend her to anyone I know.

Jenn Ireland is fantastic. We used her for our engagement, wedding and family photos. She is…read moreprofessional, and makes you feel comfortable in the planning and shooting process. She is easy to communicate with and most importantly the pictures always come out amazing.

Loved having her take our family pictures! She arrived on time, super nice and was relaxed with…read moreworking at a new location and with our toddler son. She was great to work with when we had to reschedule due to rain. Cant wait to see the pictures, I'm sure they will be amazing!

This review is long overdue--almost 2 years overdue in fact. But that just goes to show you how…read moreincredible Amy is! Amy was one of our best wedding day decisions. She did a absolutely amazing job capturing the joy and happiness on our wedding day. She effortlessly wrangled my large extended family, and captured every moment on my exhaustive shot list. She was extremely flexible with us, and communicated every step of the way. She did our engagement and wedding photos and both turned out amazing. We had a blast scampering around downtown rooftops at 6am for our engagement photos. We met over coffee, and by the end of our conversation we were in love--with her! By the end of the engagement photo session were were the best of friends! and if we hadn't just gotten married, I probably would have proposed to her on my wedding day! Amy is as good as it gets, so book her!

Amy has been amazing to work with so far. We've booked her and one of her other photographers for…read moreour wedding. Her blog is awesome, you can't stop reading once you start. She takes amazing, artistic and inspirational photos, so I just can't wait to see her work for our wedding! Can't believe no one has reviewed her before now, since I found her from referrals and have heard a ton about her from referrals since then. :)

Melissa NAILED IT! I loved her style of photography. We ended up with Melissa through an umbrella…read morevendor and didn't know who we were getting until the week of the wedding. (Living dangerously!!) I was pretty nervous given the control I relinquished, and given that we chose our photography based primarily on budget. I cannot express how impressed we were with her level of polite and gracious control getting everyone in place and making sure my position and stance was right to make me look as flattering as possible. (I'm on the plus-size side of things.) She was early to the venue and calm as a cucumber. I needed that since it is incredibly difficult to remain calm and in the moment on your wedding with total chaos ensuing around you. And that's just her behavior and demeanor... but the pictures!! The photos came back within 72 hours of the event, and were beyond fantastic. She got all the shots we wanted, and did a great job capturing spontaneous moments, and sweet details of the reception and decor. When I had the opportunity to point out important people to her, she did her best to get extra candids of those people, while simultaneously considering lighting and contrast and composition. (I also cut corners by choosing to do my own editing--art school nerd-- but many of the images don't even need it!!) Some of the other things we splurged on for the wedding were a disappointment. Melissa was a budget choice that satisfied as if we had broken the bank!!! Book her while you can, because she'll soon find she can charge whatever she wants. Thank you, Melissa!!

Melissa is amazing and we couldn't be happier with our wedding photos (she did our engagement shoot…read moreas well). From start to finish everything was on point. We recieved endless compliments on both our engagement and wedding photos. I'd recommend Melissa to anyone. She's easy going, uber talented, and makes the process look and feel natural. We're do pleased with the results and are really grateful to have such beautiful photos of our wedding day.

Wedding date / location: August 22, 2015 / Fairmont Olympic…read moreHotel - Seattle Type of Event / Final Total Wedding Cost: High-end / luxury / 93k spent on wedding total Final Photo Cost (day of services, plus two hours extra, plus extra formal shoot at a later date): $3150 My husband and I chose Marissa Rick as our wedding photographer based on her outstanding portfolio, the initial connection I felt with her and the video packages she offered / videographer she works with. I planned our entire wedding and hired all vendors from Las Vegas, where we live. Marissa was super accommodating with a Skype meeting so we could get to know each other. This really helped me with finalizing our photography vendor decision. The package we chose included an ice breaker shoot which ended up being like an engagement shoot. This was super helpful in getting to know her shooting style and temperament. Marissa is very outgoing and fun to be around. She made my husband feel super comfortable, which he was worried about, not having spent a lot of time in front of the camera and of course she made me feel comfortable too. The images she took in the ice breaker shoot really captured the essence of our relationship. We get scores of compliments on them. As for the wedding day Marissa was a gem. We traveled around Seattle doing photos with the wedding party in several locations and Marissa had great suggestions for every shot. I literally just had to be there and look pretty. At the wedding, I know she was constantly there taking pics but I never noticed her taking the pics, which I thinks is good. I would recommend Marissa to anyone based on the quality of her work, her customer service and personality.

We heard about Marissa through a friend, and hired her to take photos of our newborn. She showed…read moreup on time, and when the natural lighting in the house wasn't just right, went back out to her car and brought in a full lighting set - our living room looked like a professional studio! Once we got a first look at the pictures, we immediately purchased a package for 3 more additional sessions. The photos are fun, creative, and high quality. Marissa is a pleasure to work with. She's been very flexible in scheduling and location selections, and has worked really well with our son, Ryder. It's also been a blast to see him featured on her website and in her blog postings. I'd recommend her for anyone looking to have a little fun with their family, wedding, graducation, or any occasion photos!

I feel like I got pretty lucky when it came to choosing the vendors for my wedding on November 7th…read more- though I suffer an indecisive streak, I was able to decide on everyone fairly quickly and get them all on board soon after. Stephanie and her husband Ryan, of Ahava Studios, were the absolute first vendors I picked. I shopped around and looked at the work of other photographers, but to me their work is - and was, for our event - just perfect. Stephanie is super easy to work with, really communicative and understanding, and just an all-around sweet gal who might make you want to hound her into being friends with you when everything is said and done... or was that just me? I met her husband and associate shooter, Ryan, for the first time at the actual event and I cannot say enough good things about him either. Our final slideshow and gallery were delivered in an incredibly timely manner and even though Stephanie set up an auto-response saying she was on vacation, homegirl STILL answered any question I had via email, at pretty much any time. She has great ideas and is exceptionally talented at catching the little details of your day. I plan to book Stephanie and her associates any time I need a photographer!

How do you start out a review about a photographer who did nothing less than perfection when it…read morecomes to documenting your wedding day? How about this... If you want truly incredible wedding photographs that are not just timeless but artistic, you won't hire anyone but Stephanie at Ahava Studios! I hired Stephanie to shoot our wedding, as well as to do a boudoir shoot a few months before the wedding. I was nervous about doing the shoot in the days leading up to it, after expressing my feelings to Stephanie she seemed to know just what to say to calm me down and reassure me, of I guess myself and how I am documenting one of the most exciting times in my life. I was doing the shoot to have Stephanie create a beautiful photo book of pictures as a gift for my husband on our wedding day. She arrived to the shoot with a bottle with champagne in hand, which not only helped to relax my nerves, but it made the experience feel fancy! What girl doesn't love someone bringing her champagne!? Stephanie made me feel so comfortable during the shoot, and even sent me a couple sneak peaks of pictures that night! The photo book turned out better than I could have imagined, and my husband absolutely loves it. Then for the big day! I think that every bride in the back of their mind is somewhat worried about particular photo ops being missed. I mean there is so much going on at a wedding how can one person be in so many places at once? Stephanie somehow managed to do it, and do it beautifully. There were moments throughout the event (such as right after the ceremony) that I literately thought to myself, I didn't even see our photographer anywhere around, I really really hope that she got shots of this, or that. I honestly don't remember hardly seeing her at all throughout the day. But when we got our pictures, you would have thought she'd been my personal shadow for hours. She captured everything, plus more than we could have hoped for. From everyone getting ready, to guest arriving, the entire ceremony, the reception, us leaving the venue, plus all the family & wedding party pictures. She was like a one woman photography wonder, I really don't know how she did it all. Something that I really want to emphasis, what an artistic eye Stephanie has. She has an eye for the best angles, back drops, props to use. She took the most incredible pictures of all the details, such as our wedding rings, my wedding shoes, our toasting glasses, the cake....so unique. Something that I think turns a lot of people off to a photographer, is the price. You see this number that seems so outrageous to you for pictures, that you just go onto looking for the next photographer who's price seems more, "reasonable". My husband was one of those people. Totally turned off by the price. That is until we got our pictures. Not only were the services provided to us worth every penny that we paid, but after seeing how great everything turned out & how happy we were, we would have paid even more. You really get what you pay for, and Ahava Studios delivers every cent worth. Thank you so much for all the time & effort you put into shooting our wedding. We couldn't have been happier with our photos and look forward to doing more business in the future! Zack & Katrina Wright

We had a great photography experience with Linda Yen! I wanted to have some photos taken after we…read moregot engaged (to use for Christmas photos, etc.) but we weren't sure about a venue that would capture "us". Linda suggested a few ideas and the whole experience went flawlessly. She knew what questions to ask and then was very creative with her recommendations. She sent us a contract, we completed it and returned it. She also sent some great suggestions for the day of our shoot (what to wear, make-up tips, etc.). The day arrived and we went confidently and felt comfortable that we had done our due diligence on our end. During the photo shoot, Linda made us feel so comfortable. We actually hate having our pictures taken (especially my fiance, David). But it went so smoothly and quickly that we both were so thrilled with the experience. The pictures came out so natural and captured "us". I can't recommend her enough.

Linda did a family photo session for us and the pictures turned out beautifully. She suggested the…read morebest time and place to take pictures but was flexible with our needs since we have 2 kids. Pictures were professional quality and didn't look posed. We get compliments on them all the time. Her low rate even included ALL of the digital prints on a cd! I wish I could redo my wedding photos again with Linda!