The good: Holly is excellent on the day of wedding. She is…read morecalm, cheery, creative, directive, and an excellent communicator. One thing that I appreciated hearing from her is that anytime I needed a break, I could let her know. That gave me a lot of ease and I felt comfortable telling her when I needed a break or when things were too much. She's very intuitive in that way. She let the bridal party take breaks and she checked in with me when needed about what was next. She worked well with other vendors. Her close up photography is outstanding with details...ties, jewelry, vows, you name it. Outstanding and incredible. Overall, communication was decent leading up to the wedding. She reliably responded to emails within 24 hrs business day which I appreciated because many of my vendors weren't that way. The not so good: Holly uses a clunky program to communicate via email with her clients. Even though she reliably responded within 24 hours, searching our emails with her and viewing things like our invoice and our contract was a pain. You have to create usernames and passwords, and reading previous emails with her were a mess to search and read. Her program isn't user/client friendly. I am totally 100% for businesses to document things in writing so I get why she uses the program, but it's just a poor program. The best case in point about this is that the program automatically generated an email to my fiance and I about a due final payment to be paid online. At first we thought this was helpful so we faithfully paid the remaining balance online. But then we got a panicked email from Holly saying our contract says we needed to pay cash or check and that there are huge service fees for paying credit card. It ended up being a huge pain for both us and Holly to figure out...we were irritated (as was she!) About the fact that we were asked to pay online by credit card. When I pay...I don't generally look back at the contract and read the fine print about whether to pay cash or check...not when I'm juggling multiple vendors and multiple contracts and payment due dates. The contract in it of itself is not easily accessible without having to dig In a myriad of emails to find the login for the website and then actually login. Finally, Holly's pricing covers up to 8 hours of photography. At the end of the day I kind of wish I went with a photographer that covered whole day photography instead. We had to pay an extra hefty sum to get Holly to stay and take pictures of our reception and our sparkler exit. The reception pictures we had to pay extra for were golden and so treasured because there were things that went on during our reception that we didn't even know but she captured wonderfully. The sparkler photos were kind of a disappointment and didn't look great (people were too spaced out, the framing of the photos were poor). The extra money we had to pay for Holly to stay a couple extra hours were worth it mostly for the dancing photos and group photos she took, but definitely not the sparkler photos...which kind of made me wonder if it would have been better for us to pay for a photographer that included whole day services. Overall we do recommend Holly as she is a great day of photographer. There are a couple things we wished were different but nothing absolutely groundbreaking. We received our photos about 1-2 months after our date and there were about 1,000 photos! Some of them were duds as expected but some will end up on the wall!

Choosing our photographer was probably the most difficult decision after choosing our venue -- and…read moreI am so glad that we were able to have Holly capture our day! I was drawn to the elegance of her portfolio and her attention to light and emotion, and the photos she took of our day reflect that same artistry. Holly made us feel comfortable and calm, and she captured the story of the day gracefully even under a tightened timeline. She enriched our day with her presence. We are so glad to have these special and gorgeous memories preserved through Holly's thoughtful lens! If you are trying to decide between vendors, hire Holly!

Awesome experience! I booked services through a deal site initally wanting to capture a moment in…read moretime. I was impressed with his prompt email response and appointment set up. I arrived a bit late because of traffic and he was very accommodating. I felt at easy when he explained his photography process and walked me thorough posing. I liked the various backgrounds that he had in his studio. Pricing was reasonable and my photos arrived in the time he quoted when I took pictures. His skill with creating beautiful pictures is amazing. I felt beautiful when I saw my pictures both retouched up and untouched. I saw some of his engagement and wedding photo portfolio. The photos were able to tell a story without any words. I plan to go back for family photos.

When my fiance was booking his ticket to come to Michigan from London, I was in a panic to book…read moreappointments. We wanted to take engagement photos but weren't sure about which photographer to choose. On a whim, we called Michael Sackett after finding him on The Knot. He was very easy to talk to, explained things very well, and had an opening. I visited him in his Troy studio to confirm I made the right decision in choosing him to shoot our engagement portraits and I was not disappointed. Michael's studio in Troy is comfortable, quirky, and fun. Located in an old church, he has a beautiful display of his work for his clients to peruse. Being an Indian bride whose family really wanted a photographer with experience with our culture, I practically drooled over the huge print of the Indian couple right outside his studio door. We discussed locations and decided on a few. He was relaxed with the payment process and was always available for me to call and email (maybe more than he would have liked, what can I say? I'm a nervous bride). We arrived yesterday to take our portraits not sure what to expect. For some reason, I thought I would be extremely comfortable with the process. Instead of being some starlet in front of the camera, I froze. I was very stiff and so was my fiance in several photographs but Michael eased us into it and asked us to just behave together as we normally would. I was nervous about how I looked but he reassured me that everything would turn out great. By the time we got to our second location, we were much more relaxed and calm and when I saw the sneak preview of our photographs today, we looked naturally blissful. The whole experience was amazing and easy. I am a control freak but I was happy to let go of control with Michael because from the beginning of our appointment to the end of our session, there was trust there between the three of us. I can't wait to see our engagement portraits and hope to use him as our wedding photographer (fingers crossed).

I can't say enough wonderful things about Elisha!…read more She was such a pleasure to work with during a photo shoot for my business and I'm forever grateful for her kindness and understanding throughout the whole shoot! The photos are ALL gorgeous and have helped me build my brand! Thank YOU!

Elisha and Michael are absolutely fantastic. My husband and I live in Washington, DC so trying to…read morefind a photographer for our wedding in Michigan was a tad stressful. Elisha and Michael are so easygoing and put us at ease not only the day of our wedding, but throughout the entire process. Elisha came out to the wedding venue a week before to find the best spots to take photos, Michael was able to take photos of my husband's golf outing the morning of the wedding. These two went above and beyond to capture our day, and they did it perfectly. If you're considering hiring Elisha and Michael, DO IT! You won't regret it and in the end you'll have a bunch of amazing photos to remember your big day.

I highly recommend JR Magat. I am also a professional photographer so when searching for a wedding…read morephotographer the bar was extremely high. We sought a wedding photographer who had a unique sense of style, great usage of light and composition and experience in urban and natural settings. Additionally, we were looking for a photographer who was flexible and could produce non-traditional wedding shots to match a non-traditional wedding format. After looking through a lot of websites, we decided to go with JR. The experience could not have been better. JR arrived early to the venue to scout, was fun to work with and worked so long into the night we had to tell him to go home. JR brought his wife as a second shooter. Despite being a less experienced photographer, we were also impressed by her pictures, her warmth and professionalism. JR's has phenomenal attention to detail, and is a talented editor as evidenced by his post production work. JR not only captured the moment, he captured emotion and great beauty with his lens.

I would not recommend JR as a wedding photographer. After waiting 4 months for my pictures, I am…read moresad and disappointed. My experience with this photographer is that he wasn't attentive to the brides needs, he didn't communicate via email in an efficient manner on many occasions, he provided poor customer service and he broke his contract. In regards to my needs on my wedding day, I would expect any photographer to take control and have some sort of direction, but he didn't. As a bride, you want photo's for memories, but unfortunately, I barely have any photos of my side of the family from beginning to end on our wedding day. JR primarily took photos of my husband and I, and focused on my husband's side of the family, which is unacceptable since our wedding was small and intimate. He also does not appear to be creative editing or does not edit at all. In regards to him breaking his contract, his contract states that we would receive our edited photos within 90 days after our wedding, but after a couple emails from me, we finally received them 127 days later after our wedding. Although JR captured several special moments in his photographs, they do not encompass all the opportunities he should have provided as a professional wedding photographer. For any bride, you want or hope to have a great experience with the vendors you choose for your wedding day. My only regret is choosing JR since many of the special moments caught in photographs cannot be recaptured.

I knew as soon as I saw Heather's work that I wanted her to shoot my wedding. Not only is she…read moreextremely talented but she is a joy to work with. She listened to us and worked with us on what we wanted to do (and what we didn't). I highly recommend her!

Heather Saunders made my wedding day absolutely PERFECT. I could not have asked for a more…read moreprofessional, friendly, personable photographer. Since our wedding, she has photographed my pregnancy and all milestones of our daughter. I would HIGHLY recommend her for any and every event. LOVE LOVE LOVE her

I did one of Bryana's packages in March of 2023 and was blown away by her attention to detail and…read morecommitment to executing my vision for the shoot. I knew working together was going to be fun from our first consultation call when I outlined the looks/moods I was going for and she chimed in with suggestions that elevated all of my ideas. The studio we shot in was BEAUTIFUL with a lot of different spaces to create different looks. The make up artist she worked with was friendly, professional did my face better than I could have on my own. Finally, to top it all off my phones were ready well ahead of schedule and she quickly made whichever edits I asked for. Her packages were competitively priced compared to other boudoir packages in the area and I believe I got a lot more bang for my buck.

I had a shoot back in May of last year. I waited to post my review because I really just had to…read moreprocess my entire experience. This service is not for everyone. I went hoping for some sensual shots to use for my album release promotion. What I got was something reminiscent of mall glamour shots. I believe her services are too pricey for the quality offered in the end. There were over 90 shots, none of which I loved, but 14 I liked enough to try and salvage the shoot. In my package I paid for 7 and inquired about getting the extra 7. She snapped on me and told me to read my contract and that I was never promised any photos and that she doesn't give photos only products. She tried to just give me 7 shots printed in a book. Then she actually read the contract herself and realized I was entitled to 7 digital files. Now for the extra photos. I was already unhappy because I paid extra for a "video" which looked like one of my toddlers was holding the camera because she does not own any video equipment like a stabilizer. No lighting present at the shoot either, just good old fashioned sunlight. And nothing present to personalize the shoot. Same rug, same couch, same everything for each client. I was not interested in receiving the book. I didn't love the photos. I tried to take personal responsibility, like maybe I've got issues, but some are just poorly shot, missed moments, bad shadows. In the final edits of the 7 she decided she should give me, there where pronounced nipples and pubic hair left in the shot that caused my first promotional cover for my album to be rejected from the online store for nudity. I asked her to make things fair, to even the scale and make me feel like I didn't waste my time and $$$ just send me the raw files for the 14 pictures I liked. I'll get them edited myself. Easy right? Left click, email, boom! But no. Miss thang got big mad. And I don't know why? You can't please everyone. You did not please me. I offered a FREE way to settle this dispute but pride got in the way. Even ignored my lawyer's requests. So here I am warning anyone that takes their career seriously. Skip this stop. She's good for a sexy photo for ya man, but if you need anything to use in high resolution for professional campaigns it's a big NO from me.

Huge kudos to Marty Abrin for beautiful pictures from my daughter's wedding. Now that the event is…read moreover, we will all relive that special night through Marty's pictures. I love the variety and extra smiles the pictures bring to me. Love the black and white ones! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Lisa Gottlieb

Marty from Artistic Touch has been the wedding photographer for two of my cousins and one of my…read moreuncles. I think some of my cousin's friends have used him as well. Clearly we like him if we keep inviting him back! The pictures from all of their weddings were phenomenal. There are the traditional posed pictures, but Marty got a ton of candid shots as well that really illustrate how fun these weddings were. Yes, I want a picture of the entire bridal party at the church looking poised and elegant, but what I really want is a picture of the beautiful bride laughing and dancing with the adorable flower girl. And that is where Artistic Touch really delivers.