I don't even know where to begin when speaking of Kristen and her team.
My wedding was a "destination" wedding for me, my husband and most of our family and friends. We chose to have it so far away to keep it intimate, with only our closest friends and family in attendance. Almost all of my wedding planning and research was done online. I would spend hours and days online obsessing over one detail or another. My biggest and longest obsession was the photography. I felt like the pictures taken and memories created would truly be the only thing I could actually take back from our day and I was willing to make an investment to ensure we had beautiful images that would last a lifetime. I looked at hundreds of photography blogs, websites, reviews and nothing seemed to click. And then I found Kristen here on wedding wire. What stuck me the most about her reviews was how EVERYONE felt like they had hired a friend, or a wedding planner or as I like to call her, "The Bride Whisperer" :)
I looked at her website and blog and I was blown over by the beauty and emotion she seemed to capture in every picture. I literally had to have her!!
Her first email struck me on so many levels because I told her I was on a pretty tight budget and her response blew me away...
"I can definitely put your mind at ease on the photography - but I absolutely understand having a budget to stay within. We can start with a reasonable collection that will give you the coverage hours you're looking for, and if you're able to - closer to the event - we can always add things you may want. It doesn't take 10 hours for me to take gorgeous photos of you and Casey, your beautiful event and everything that you'll want to remember! I've heard time and time again - a good photographer can make a modest event look like one of the most fantastic events ever, while a poor photographer can make a million dollar wedding look like a budget event." I never felt any pressure to book the grandest package. As a matter of fact, when I was booking there were 2 other brides also interested in my day. She assured me that clients were booked on a first come first serve basis not on who could afford the biggest package.
Long story even longer...Kristen immediately responded to all my emails and calls right away. Booking and making payments was super easy. After a few phone calls and meeting her for the first time in my underwear, (I also booked a boudoir shoot as a wedding gift to my husband) she was the only thing, other than the man, that I had no stress about on my wedding day.
She and her team are professional, kind, gracious, talented and super fun. You don't realize that other than your new spouse most of your day will be spent with your photagrapher, and I couldn't be happier that it was Kristen, Reema, and Alyssa! Kristen had a way of organizing everyone and getting everything together with complete grace and poise. While she seemed to be everywhere with everything I could have ever possibly needed, she was also completely invisible when it was appropriate. My family and friends loved her!
I just recently saw a blog post of some of our pictures and they literally took my breath away! Each picture brings me back to that exact moment and I can feel every emotion I was feeling that instant! She is incredible!!
My wedding day was truly the best day of my life so far and I'm over the moon that I had Kristen Weaver Photography there to capture every memory for me!!