I can't begin to describe how incredible Colleen Schmidt is as a wedding photographer and person in general. She did a tremendous job of capturing "real" photos that show our happiness, laughter, and love, and she made sure that my husband and I looked natural and relaxed yet posed in a way that would photograph well. She listened to what was important to us and the style that we wanted our photos to embody - feeling comfortable, capturing candid moments, and bright & cheery photos. We experienced a wide array of weather events on our wedding day - everything from fog to full, bright sun to pouring rain, wet grass, and very high winds. Her photography expertise allowed her to capture us in the moment without being phased for a second by what was out of her control. She had a positive and uplifting attitude throughout our entire wedding day that contributed to us and our whole wedding party having so much taking photos with her - and that fun shows up in the photos!! She is incredibly skilled in knowing how to capture everything from up-close detail shots to wide-angle, all-encompassing portraits. She has a happy, joyful, bubbly personality that was infectious to everyone around, and she did a great job of instructing our large wedding party and different family portrait groups with poise, organization, timeliness, and a sense of calm. As a vendor, she had clear communication and a streamlined, detailed, and organized review process from signing the contract through the final photo delivery and album creation. We also gave her a checklist of the family members and specific reception decorations that we wanted pictures of and she made sure every single item was captured perfectly. Finding and hiring Colleen was easily one of the best decisions that we made throughout our wedding planning process - and I couldn't be happier knowing that we have physical documentation of our wedding day through her photos that we will cherish and look back on with such joy and happiness for the rest of our lives.

We are SO happy with our engagement photos! Colleen has a wonderful personality and is truly passionate about what she does. We just have so much fun with her and we cannot wait for her to be part of our big day!!
UPDATE. Sure enough Colleen did not let us down on our big day! You could tell that she is dedicated to her work and truly cares about each event that she does. We could not be happier with her work, personality and overall demeanor. WE LOVE COLLEEN♥️

Colleen shot both my engagement pictures and my wedding last weekend. She is easily one of the warmest, friendliest people I have ever met and has a way of truly making you feel at ease. I hate having my picture taken, but Colleen works earnestly to ensure you're comfortable and to capture timeless, flattering shots. My family and friends had nothing but great things to say about her, and her second shooter, at our wedding, noting how she managed to be EVERYWHERE but not in your way at all, all at the same time. Colleen is professional, attentive, and goes way beyond the call of duty. She even came to our rehearsal to snag some shots, and played a huge part in keeping me calm the day of the wedding. I am confident I will be just as pleased with our wedding pictures as I was with our engagement pictures.