There are not enough words to describe how talented Vera is and what a joy she is to work with. Vera photographed our wedding and engagement photos and we will be cherishing them forever! There are so many good things to say about working with Vera. 1) Her pricing is so affordable for the high quality product you receive. She is clearly building her packages and pricing with the clients best interest in mind. She is so generous to offer to bundle engagement sessions in to the wedding package and to make herself available the entire day of the wedding without an extra charge! 2) She is so professional and prompt! We received a preview of a handful of photos the day after our wedding! And received the rest of the photos in under two weeks! She is very responsive during the time leading up to the event and is willing to take all kinds of feedback and work closely with you to make sure the day goes smoothly. 3) PURE TALENT! Vera is an incredible photographer. After spending tons of time researching local wedding photographers, I knew we *had* to have her. The photos she creates are stunning and capture the raw emotion of the day. I adore her photojournalistic approach. Yet she can also capture really dramatic moody shots. She is a wizard when it comes to working with light and will shoot in situations that scare off other photographers. She made every moment of our day look like a fairytale while having to shoot in so many unique lighting situations at our outdoor event. All the while, she made it seem so easy. I love the mixture of classic photos mixed with her own unique style of using prisms and double exposures and more! 4) Vera is an absolute JOY to work with! If you are hesitant about being in front of the camera, work with Vera, she will bring out the best in you! Our engagement session was so fun and light hearted and never felt awkward or stiff, it felt like a lovely day with my honey and a good friend. So easy! The wedding was equally as comfortable. Plus you want her at your event! She charmed all of our guests who interacted with her. She is so fun to have around and so patient and helpful when tricky situations arise. 5) Adaptable and creative! Vera took really unique non-traditional parts of our wedding and fully embraced them! She is so open to ideas we had and so full of her own really wonderful ideas! She will meet you exactly where you are and make all of your wildest photo-dreams come true! 6) Quality AND Quantity!!! We have so many images and we love them all. Not only do I have gorgeous portraits of me and my partner, but I have beautiful photos to cherish of my loved ones, and of all the details of our special day. Not only are they beautiful, but they are high quality and she provides them in color and black and white so you can pick your favorite style. Hopefully it's clear that we couldn't have been happier to work with Vera. I'm going to be gushing about her for years! And I hope I continue to find reasons to work with her for years! read more

Vera took our engagement photos earlier this month. We were looking for a mix of urban and green, and out of the several combinations Vera suggested, we decided on Volunteer Park and Capitol Hill. We were super lucky to get a sunny day in Seattle, and per Vera's suggestion, we ended up also going to a third location, Jose Rizal Bridge, just as the sunset hit. Even though we chose a package that was up to two hours and two locations, Vera spent almost three hours with us between these three locations, and we were super grateful for her time. My fiance and I don't have a lot of pictures together and were feeling awkward getting nice pictures taken of us, but Vera made us feel comfortable, semi-directing us into poses, sometimes letting us loose, or sometimes we'd do a variation of what she'd ask us to do and she'd be like, "Wait, I like that!". It was like walking around Seattle and hanging out with a friend with a really great eye for lighting and backdrop. She sent us three photos as a sneak peek after the shoot, which we totally fell in love with, and a week later, the rest of the gloriously beautiful ~130 photos that made us melt. The lighting, the colors, the overall look, how we looked--we are obsessed with her artistic style. Highly recommend Vera for engagement photos! She has such a great eye, is so friendly, and we are so happy we worked with her. If she was available for our wedding date, we would've loved to have had her!! read more

I hired Vera for my best friend's wedding as a wedding present. I chose her based on the strength of her portfolio; I felt like her pictures really reflected the personalities of her clients, and they were gorgeous, too. I didn't regret it. She was incredibly pleasant to work with. She was really engaged in the process, getting information from my friend ahead of time, figuring out the details, going that extra mile. She had a meeting with them ahead of time to work out what they really needed. She was a joy to work with on the day of, very warm and polite. Guests kept telling me and my friend how much they liked her. She made sure to accommodate the couple's requests for pictures, even when the pictures were going to be complicated to set up (they wanted a picture with all the guests at once). She presented herself very professionally, and even wore their wedding colors! The pictures ended up being great, well worth her rates, which honestly I think are a bit low--I think she's undercharging. For a bride on a budget (or any bride), I would definitely recommend her. She went above and beyond to ensure that we were all happy. I would definitely hire her again. In fact, I'm planning to have her do a portrait session with me and my fiance, since we didn't do engagement pics. read more

I met Vera when she came on as an assistant photographer at the gallery and event space I managed in Seattle. In a few short months, it became clear that she was incredibly talented and our photographers commented on how professional and creative she was. It wasn't long before she was lead shooting and was one of our most requested photographers. Rewind to about 3 years later after a relocation to LA and an impending wedding. The only photographer that I trusted to capture our celebration was her. First, our photos are breathtaking. They aren't posed or cliche, they are our most special, intimate moments artfully and thoughtfully captured. Besides our finished product, Vera was an absolute pleasure to work with all the way through. She's responsive and overall just a consummate pro. And she is fun! There's never any rush with her to get a certain shot, there's never pressure. You can just be you, and she does the rest. I've worked with lots of artists and photographers and rarely do you find someone who is so creative AND so easy to work with. A few months ago we were lucky enough to catch her while she was in LA and once again we're rewarded with a super fun shoot and epic photos. Vera, you're a gem of a human and an incredible artist. read more

I wish I could give Vera 10 stars. She is absolutely fantastic and incredibly talented. We initially hired Vera to do our engagement photos. We loved them so much that we hired her for our wedding and she flew to California for our big day. My husband and I were both nervous about being in front of the camera, but she made the whole thing feel so easy and natural. Our puppy, who was 6 months old at the time, and very rambunctious, was in our engagement photos and Vera did such a good job capturing her energy as well as ours. On our wedding day, Vera was absolutely flawless. I was nervous and anxious and Vera was a calming force. She ran the show and made sure we were in the right place at the right time. She was constantly snapping photos but it didn't feel intrusive or invasive. It was like she was another guest at our party! She has a vision and she goes with it. We have some great classic wedding shots along with some incredible shots that have an artsy flair. At one point Vera was laying flat on the ground snapping photos so that she could get a great angle. I would recommend Vera to absolutely everyone! She goes the extra mile and was such a joy to work with. read more

Vera took our engagement photos. Neither one of us enjoy having our picture taken, so we were nervous about looking bizarre or cheesy. Vera immediately put us at ease. After talking together, we asked Vera for something moody and a bit editorial, and she delivered. Some of the things that we appreciated the most: - she provided us with a Pinterest of outfit ideas so that our outfits would complement each other but not blend together - she was very familiar with different areas and made suggestions that empowered us to choose the best location - on site, she was relaxed and helped us to pose without looking too "posed" - there's a 15 inch height difference between us, and I was worried about us looking too "distant" from each other in the pictures. Vera was able to position us so that we didn't look miles apart! - great turn around time, and a ton of photos to choose from! We also received our photos in both color and black and white, which was a pleasant surprise. It was great working with Vera and we happily recommend her. read more

Vera is incredible! She is responsive, timely, fun to work with and talented! We hired her for our wedding last year and had a blast working with her! She takes amazing photos and helps you stay within your timeline. We ran behind schedule, which gave us less time for photos, but she helped keep the stress at bay and still got us amazing photos! The candid photos she captured at our wedding were incredible too, she really knows how to capture those special moments and the joy of the day. Our wedding was indoors and had a lot of low-light that can by tricky to take photos in, but it didn't affect the quality of our photos one bit! After the wedding she provided us with tons of incredible photos to choose from, and in a timely manner! I loved getting preview/teaser photos shortly after the wedding, and a digital gallery as well as a USB drive later on. She is a wonderful person to hire for any of your special occasions! read more

Vera is AMAZING!! My fiance and I hired her last summer to do our engagement session and our wedding this coming summer. My fiance was nervous and is not much for having photos of him taken. Vera made it a point to make him comfortable and have fun with it. She was more than happy to go to multiple locations to get the downtown Tacoma and Point Defiance scenery we wanted. It didn't feel like we were just with some wedding photographer, it felt like we were hanging out with a friend. She is affordable in pricing and more than happy to go above and beyond for her clients. I was stunned when we received our engagement photos! She was able to capture the love and playfulness in our relationship. I can't wait for our wedding day, which she covers the FULL day! I have already recommended her quite a few times and would do so to anyone looking for a photographer for their special day. Vera Pash Photo is the best!! read more

Vera is a creative who sees the world in a way others can only imagine. She brings that world to life through her meticulous understanding of lighting and a resolute knowledge of camera intricacies. Every time I've hired her, I am consistency blown away by her ability to make even the most timid feel at ease and capture their features in a way that is honest and flattering. Vera cares about her subjects and listens to them, she is willing to push boundaries while still staying grounded. Her innovative style, professional demeanor and warm presence make her one of my favorite photographers to work with. She is a incredibly talented and passionate photographer who is very accommodating, considerate and is down for any creative challenge. Not only does she have the experience necessary, she has the ambition and drive to create something truly unique and one of a kind. read more

We rarely have the opportunity to have our extended family together and really wanted to focus on capturing our babies while they're little. Vera was so incredibly gracious with accommodating a split session for us when it became clear some family wouldn't make the scheduled date on time. She was available, clear, and communicative pre-session, during session, and post-session. Every single one of us was thrilled with the results from our moody weather shoot on the WA coast in Oct! From the almost immediate sneak peeks to on-time delivery of the full gallery, from the easy booking communication to the final friendly and personal e-mail, everything Vera provided was professional and simultaneously easygoing. Technically speaking she's a magician behind the lens...the final results are stunning, ethereal, and captivating! read more

Let me start by saying that Vera has photographed me at two VERY different points in my life. The first time she photographed me, she made me feel comfortable in front of the camera, a first for me at 19. Not only was I comfortable, looking at her photos showed me a side of myself I had never seen. She photographed me beautifully and artistically and made me look like a creative beauty. The next time I was photographed by Vera, I had a giant, pregnant belly and a husband and son to photograph. Vera made my chaotic family seem serene. I cherish the photographs that she took of me during my pregnancy and at a time when most women hate their appearance, I think Vera took some of the best photos of me I have ever seen. She is accommodating and her work speaks for itself in a way that my words could never match! read more

Vera has a natural way about her that, arguably, makes her the easiest photographer I've ever worked with. She made my husband and I feel completely at ease, able to joke around and adore each other without too much prompting. Our photos turned out fantastically! The book we were able to put together from her photos for our wedding was beautiful and our guests loved it. Vera has the ability to see past just the image she gets to create the emotion and express the moment as she felt it. This wonderful lady also is flexible with times, as we had to both push our timeline out a little the day of our shoot. But the locations she chose were wonderful and even though she hadn't met us she still managed to capture my husband and I together wonderfully. We hope to work with you again in the future Vera!! read more

Vera Pash was the photographer for my wedding in October of 2014. I cannot rate her highly enough. She was an angle through the whole process, wanting every detail about me and my husband-to-be, so that she could capture our day in the best way possible. And let me tell you - she nailed it! She kept the entire day running smoothly and even helped with moving the troops from place to place. I honestly couldn't have done any of it without her. And on top of all of that - she took some of the most beautiful photos of me and my husband. I don't think any photos capture our love and inner beauty the way that she has. I will treasure these photos forever. Thank you Vera for making my day so special and for allowing me to re-live it day after day through your images. read more

Vera is amazing! From the minute my husband and I met her and felt how comfortable she made us feel we knew we had a photographer for life! I love how she thinks outside the box with ideas, how open she is to my suggestions, and how I don't feel rushed during our photo shoots. She has no person cap like most local photographers have or select places she will only work. Our first session was in Downtown Tacoma and in our loft. She was able to capture our personalities within the first five minutes of meeting us and it showed with every photo she took. We went from being a couple who has never had professional pictures done to one that gets them done every three months. Try her... I promise you will be a customer/friend for life. read more

I have relied on Vera for years to take our family pictures because she just doesn't click, but rather creates magic with her unparalleled talent! Most recently, we had an amazing time taking photos with her artistic eye, capturing not only "awkward us" but also the amazing views of Seattle in the summer. We were absolutely over the moon with every image from our photo shoot! Vera is so detail-oriented and mindful of the end outcome that we are hoping to get. And most importantly, she makes it fun and easy! If you are looking for some RAD photographs full of dramatic colors and tons of fun, look no further. If I haven't said it enough, I am a fan and highly recommended Vera for amazing photos and even more amazing memories! read more

Vera did a session for me to update my online dating profile photos. Vera is such a pro and takes such great pictures. The thing I appreciated the most was how what I anticipated to be an awkward photo session turned into an afternoon with someone who felt more like a friend than a hired pro. She had great ideas on location and looks and even which pics would have the best impact. My gal pals were really impressed with the pics and really enjoyed picking the best ones and I'll just say it has had the desired impact on goal. In the end I feel I paid a very low price for an extremely high end photographer. I'd suggest her to anyone that needs fantastic looking pictures. Cheers Vera. read more

I'm a small business owner who has worked with Vera several times in the last six months. We make a product that is very difficult to shoot (semi-transparent, small and with a high reflective index), but Vera has generated fantastic photos for us and we keep going back to her for more of them! Vera has also done an outstanding job working with my wife on a separate project to document the clothing she makes. This has involved a series of portraits in urban settings and my wife has been very pleased with the results. Throughout our interactions, Vera has been professional and passionate about delivering high quality photos that meet our needs. I recommend her highly! read more

I had contacted Vera to shoot our Engagement party in Seattle. I am from the East coast so I was relying on reviews and her website to make a decision to use her to capture the day. From the beginning, she was very responsive, took the time to understand exactly what we were looking for and was very flexible. On the day, Vera arrived on time and scoped the location to test the lighting - she made sure she got a mix of candid photos and posed shots. I cannot emphasize enough how great her pictures turned out. We got an excellent selection and they were delivered on time as promised. She is wonderful to work with and I highly recommend her! read more

Vera helped my wife and I with our pre-wedding photoshoot around some gorgeous places in Seattle. Vera has become an awesome friend ever since and displayed thorough professionalism throughout the shoot. She was very patient and the portraits came out very well and well above our satisfaction levels. What we really liked about Vera is also the fact that she does everything to get to know about you before she accepts a project and executes it to perfection. We loved that personal touch and connection with Vera. Overall, we'd definitely recommend Vera to anyone who wants gorgeous photos taken of themselves and their families. read more