While on a family vacation in RI, my daughter wanted professional family photos taken…read more First, let me say that we are very pleased with the photos Sara took of our family of 15 on a private beach in July. Ages ranging from 22 months to 80, we were NOT an easy group to work with I assure you. Yet, with Sara's skillful direction, artistic eye, professional expertise, positive attitude, and calm manner, over 100 shots were taken in an hour. Sara created a natural and as stress-free as possible experience for our family. She directed us quickly on posing with her expert eye and overcame the short attention spans of the children. She made us feel comfortable with her good direction and patience to get the best results. Thank you, Sara! We highly recommend Sara Zarrella Photography, an award-winning, nationally published studio. I am grateful that my daughter did the research to find her.

Thank you so much Sara for helping with all the photo planning for our wedding. Being across the…read morecountry from our location had us really putting a focus no only on our relationship with our vendors but their ability to accommodate the time change through the whole process. We can not say enough great things about Dan, our photographer for our engagement shoot and wedding. As someone who hates being in photos he made us both so comfortable, honored any requests and we even shared a lot of laughs in the process. Amanda was our second shooter for our wedding and was such a sweetheart, always checking in on me, helping with my train or holding my bouquet when I needed a break. Thank you both for everything and we can't wait to see all the photos come to life. BOOK THIS TEAM for any of your photo needs and you will be so glad that you did!

Hilary (and her super cute pup) met us at the beach for some family photography with my parents…read more She was able to capture some really gorgeous photos of kids, grandparents, siblings, boyfriends, etc. The lighting is so beautiful and she made us all look great! I'm so happy I splurged to get these beautiful memories recorded of my family. Would definitely recommend getting in touch with her.

Working with Hillary was a dream from beginning to end! She is endlessly creative, accommodating,…read moreinspiring, and just a lovely human being! If you are ever in Newport or in need of a Photographer who knows the BEST SPOTS for taking incredible photos, snap Hillary up! We could not love our photos more and we plan to use her again on our next anniversary trip!

I booked this company for my wedding . He was very accommodating and so easy to work with, got…read moreback to me very quickly and the best part was i was able to make payments . Our video was everything I would imagine and more and the music was perfect. I would definitely recommend aponte for any video needs. melissa and sam stanford

I grew up with Aponte Photography , but never knew he was a professional photographer. We're fb…read morefriends, and he informed me via fb of his business. My boyfriend and I had just talked about getting fall pictures taken the day before he told me he's a photographer. I asked him to come take pictures of my family. He did a phenomenal job, he was able to capture the love that exist in our blended family. He was able to get the world to see through our fall photo shoot, what I've always known, that we were meant for each other. I recommend him for all of your events. We will definitely use him again for our engagement, our wedding and our daughters Quince. Fantastic job. .

Matt and his team were fantastic to work with for our summer wedding at Beavertail state park!…read more Tracy was our photographer and we had the best day! Tracy kept us on time, was the jack of all trades and was so easy to work with. We got the photos back faster than expected and they are so beautiful! We haven't stopped looking at them. We couldn't be happier from our experience working with Blueflash!

We absolutely loved Blueflash for photography, videography & for a photo booth at our wedding. They…read moreuse various different photographers so I can't speak for everyone's work but Matt did a wonderful job capturing our day. I have heard of people having bad experiences with photographers who are either too intense/demanding or too passive when it comes to taking the group shots but I must say Matt was perfectly efficient and politely directive. The videographers were present enough to capture the day fully yet we never felt that there were cameras in our faces. Our video came out so beautiful & looks so professional. A friend even commented that it should be the music video for "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran because of how well done it was. The one hold up we had was picking one of the licensed songs that they had to offer - this isn't a Blueflash concern since I'm glad they are paying for licensed song but the main website they use just didn't have some of the songs we had originally thought of. When I brought this to their attention, they immediately provided a second option for buying our own songs & ultimately newer songs were uploaded to the original website so it all worked out! Britt, who was our main point of contact, was extremely responsive and helpful throughout the entire process. I highly recommend using Blueflash to any future brides & grooms out there!!

I cannot say enough about Paul. He didn't stop from the moment he arrived at bridal prep until he…read more(literally) sat on the floor after the final song was played. He somehow managed to be everywhere he needed to be all at once; every time I looked he was capturing photos of our friends and families. He managed to take all of our formal photos, along with his assistant Mike, in a limited time frame due to the sunset. AND he provided a sneak peek for us by the time we got back to our hotel. I can't wait to see everything!

The service and quality of Paul's work is beyond superb. There is not one single picture we did not…read morelove. Paul's passion for his work shows through by the suburb quality of his finished product. It is rare to see such enthusiasm. Paul encapsulated our day like we believe no one else would have. He showed exquisite professionalism and was able to work seamlessly with all our vendors and take command when need be. While it wasn't his concern, he guided a very green videographer to ensure that the videographer stayed true to our requests. Even while taking control, he never missed a step or a shot. His ideas and instructions for shots were brilliant and concise, capturing moments both scripted and live with seeming ease and efficiency. During formals he was able to push out a ton in a short time with seeming to lose his cool, despite multiple last-minute requests. My husband is not one for photographs and yet did not get impatient once! During the ceremony and reception, we rarely noticed Paul as he whizzed around capturing some incredible shots. We never had to call him over to get a shot, he seemed to be already right where we needed him. Even when I started crying...he was the only one with a tissue handy! Paul was with me through my bridal prep and was very comfortable to be around. He was both non-intrusive on our moments and intuitive as to when I needed a little help staying on schedule. He gently organized me while being respectful of my attention. He reminded me of a few important things that in the scatter of the day I would have forgotten and been disappointed. Additionally, through the planning process he responded quickly and was the only vendor that I felt I never had to worry about hearing back from. This was critical to our wedding because we planned it from across the country. I only had about 2 meetings face-to-face and each time he accommodated my schedule and unique circumstance. Each meeting we knocked out everything I needed to know and more. Each time I met with him I felt calmer about the whole process and I feel like he was a critical part of my ability to keep my cool. I hope that you are lucky enough to find him. We set a very high bar for our photos and he vaulted over it. On top of everything, he is a reasonable and fair man, helping us to stay within our budget by giving us flexibility in his photography packages. Although it was one of the initial reasons that I met with him; looking back now I wouldn't think twice about paying double (even if I had to skip out of something else to do it!). He got all our photos to us quickly (despite the distance) and he hasn't abandoned us after the wedding either. All there is left to say is...why haven't you hired him yet?

Katie was amazing! I expressed that I wanted to have a lot of fun that day and not be stuck taking…read morea million formal shots. Her documentary style captured so many amazing moments that day while also getting me to take some quick formal photos which also look great. Highly recommend!

We absolutely and unequivocally recommend Katie and Brave Hearts Photography as a wedding…read morephotographer! So much work goes into planning for a wedding, and the day goes by so quickly. Having a photographer capture the setting, the details, the guests, and the special moments between a new husband and wife is so valuable, and we are so glad we trusted this to Katie. We are incredibly impressed with the high quality photographs taken during our wedding, and Katie's professionalism. Working with her was one of the easiest and best vendor decisions of our June wedding! She captured moments and details that we will be able to relive forever, including many that we never even saw in the excitement of the day. She and a second photographer, Cullen, were present for nearly twelve hours, and were there with cameras during every moment of the day. We are so impressed with their attention to detail, kindness, and thorough work! We sent a comprehensive list of photographs that we'd like to have captured, and she and Cullen got all of these and many, many, many more, that we never even thought of. The photographs are absolutely stunning, and so very well done, and it was so much fun to see some go up on her blog within a few days, with a great narrative that we could share with family and friends. They arrived four hours before the ceremony even began, getting shots of the bridal party getting ready, the groomsmen, the landscape and ceremony site, and the guests arrivals. Katie was so kind and fun and easy to be around. She made my husband and I feel very comfortable getting photographed throughout the day. Many times, we didn't even notice the photographers as they captured beautiful and special parts of the day. My family through that she was a friend who offered to photograph our wedding, because of how comfortable she was coordinating the large group after the ceremony. For the entire day, both photographers stayed present, but were unobtrusive. They were with us for close to twelve hours! They remained energetic, happy, professional, and kind throughout the entire day. We have countless wonderful memories and hundreds of photographs to treasure from the day, thank to Katie! A wonderful value and terrific investment!

Todor was amazing. He did family pictures for a very large group and he did amazing! He was patient…read moreand communicated very well. He gave us great options for local locations to get our photos done. My family loved the overall pictures and we all highly recommend Todor service.

I found Todor's work on his website and Google business page, which has extensive reviews. Todor…read morehas done several photo shoots with my kids and I, my extended family, and professional head shots for me. I keep coming back to Todor because of how great he is to work with and the quality of the final product. He makes everyone so comfortable, is full of positive energy, and is highly skilled. He has captured beautiful moments that we will cherish for a lifetime.

Linda is amazing! She made the whole Photoshoot fun for my 4 year old! Her pictures are great and…read morecandid!

From the owner: Professional, Playful, and Passionate Photographer…read more I capture memories! I especially love wedding proposals, family portraits, couples and engagement photos, and working one-on-one with a client to create amazing professional headshots and/or online dating profile pictures. I bring my clients' personalities to life in my photos. My approach is to be a professional, but to bring a sense of play and passion to everything I do. Photo shoots can be stressful and awkward - my goal is to set you at ease so that we can create images you will love. Please look through my portfolio and let me know what photographs catch your eye. I love to experiment, so if you have an idea or theme you want to explore, let's talk and bring that idea to life.

Rayleen is awesome! She was very responsive over email during our initial conversations and was…read moreflexible to accommodate our schedule. She is super friendly and kind and was eager to make our photography session a fun and positive experience for me and my family. The only thing better than the rapport she built with us was her photos. Photography is a numbers game - take a lot of photos to get a few good ones - but there were at least a dozen photos from our session that I'd be happy to hang on our wall. I almost never write Yelp reviews, but wanted to make sure that more people know about Meraki Photo!

Rayleen and Tim are fantastic! As a Wedding Planner its important that there are a great team of…read morevendors to help execute the wedding day- Rayleen and Tim are no exception! They arrived promptly on the wedding day and adapted to the flow as needed. Sometimes things come up and we have to modify the timeline, and they had no problem accommodating any changes! Highly recommend them both!!