Listen up ladies, Tara Welch is the best kept secret in DC wedding photography! I am so lucky I snatched her up when I did and I HIGHLY recommend her if you are in the dc metro area.

In the overwhelming sea of photographers in this area it is easy to be confused about who to hire. Considering how many choices there are I am SO grateful I found Tara. Of all the vendors I hired for my wedding I am most happy about choosing her!

Tara photographed my May wedding, as well as my engagement photos. Her work is stunning and I am so thrilled with the final product. The photos were exactly what I was hoping for and I have gotten many, many compliments on them from my relatives and friends. They are beautiful, artistic, and timeless. Yet, the pictures were not at all generic. She captured both the intensity of the love we felt and the happy, sometimes even silly spirit of our wedding day. From talking with them, that seems to be what my family and friends are so touched by and I have to agree . My hat is really off to her.

As for her demeanor (and this is important) Tara is an absolute pro. She was always on time, reliable, relaxed and flexible. She managed to always be prepared yet able to go with the flow, in order to get the best shot.

These qualities are so, so important in a wedding photographer - after all, they are the person who will be sharing some of the most intimate moments of your big day, more so than most of your friends and family. She kept me calm and cheerful, even when I was feeling jittery and nervous.

Not to mention, Tara is the queen is special touches. At several different points throughout our year working together she made us cookies, sent us special gifts, I mean come on. Who doesn't love that?

Her pricing is very reasonable and fit the tricky budget I had to work with. Considering how inflated DC prices can be that was a huge relief. After seeing our finished wedding photos we realized what an incredible value we had gotten.

My husband and I have already talked about hiring her again in the future. She is an absolute gem. I hope she sticks around for a long time!