Lili is an absolutely phenomenal, gifted photographer - along with a wonderful person. Our wedding taught us that both are almost equally important because it's so important that you and your guests feel comfortable with the person photographing you. Lili was a joy to get to know and we came to see her as a friend. And this was a big step for my husband, who - until meeting Lili - was quite shy and uncomfortable in his picture-taking. During our engagement shoot, he became instantly comfortable, and it shows throughout all the photos Lili took for us (engagement, rehearsal dinner and wedding).

This was all a wonderful surprise, because we frankly chose Lili based on her blog (having not met her before). After looking at hundreds of photographers' blogs, she was the only person we contacted because of the beautiful quality of her work and her photojournalistic eye. What we loved about Lili is that her images really reflect the event itself, as opposed to a specific artistic persuasion (there were a few famous photographers we considered until we realized that many of their images looked more or less the same, regardless of the event). Lili is incredibly talented at capturing emotion along with the details and landscape of a wedding. We noticed, looking through her blog, that all her images look beautiful, AND you "get" what that day felt like for the people being photographed.

We expected that our images would be gorgeous, but we were stunned by their beauty, along with how well they captured the tone and feeling of our wedding. You can see all of them through Lili's blog (we're Lauren and Vlad, and we have 2 wedding entries and a rehearsal dinner entry). My dad, who used to be a professional photographer, said how you would usually only see one of these amazing images per wedding - and we had hundreds.

It's also worth noting that most other photographers we looked at in the Monterey Bay/Napa/SF area are over twice as expensive, and not nearly as talented -- I can only imagine this is because Lili took some time off from photography to have a couple of adorable children. I would hire Lili again even if her prices were twice as much, and strongly recommend having her be a part of your special day.