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East Elm Photography

East Elm Photography

Sun Prairie, WI
4.9 out of 5 rating, 76 Reviews
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    Chelsie A. Sent on 08/02/2022
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    Our favorite wedding vendor!

    East Elm was great to work with from the start! Aaron made our engagement photos fun and they turned out beautiful. He was very intuitive and accommodating on wedding day. We could trust him to get the shots we wanted. We are so happy we went with East Elm!
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    Karissa B. Sent on 08/27/2021
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    Stunning Photography

    My husband and I couldn't be happier to have chosen East Elm as our wedding photographer. Aaron was accommodating and a pleasure to work with—from driving an hour to meet us for engagement photos to adhering to our tight wedding day timeline, we were so pleased! Our photos arrived in a beautiful package and are absolutely stunning — I couldn't love them more and would recommend East Elm to anyone.
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    Kayla Sent on 03/26/2022
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    Absolutely STUNNING photos!

    Aaron was a phenomenal photographer to work with during engagement photos and on our wedding day! He brought a calm & inviting energy with constant new ideas for gorgeous shots. We felt completely comfortable during photos with Aaron and we've receive tons of compliments from our wedding party & family about how great he was! We could not be happier with how our photos turned out and would highly highly recommend East Elm! P.S. We chose a package that included the album and it is absolutely breathtaking!!!
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    Khadeejah Sent on 11/10/2020
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    Absolutely amazing

    Took amazing engagement pictures!! 10/10 would definitely recommend. However, unfortunately I was not able to use them for my wedding bc of covid-19 :/.
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    Mari H. Sent on 11/13/2019
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    East Elm Photography is truly the best!

    Aaron and Melissa of East Elm Photography were incredible to work with for our wedding! We highly recommend them for any and all of your photography needs. They captured the most beautiful and unique photos that we will forever cherish. They responded so quickly to all of our questions, walked us through the entire process and made the overall experience stress-free and so much fun. We have gotten so many compliments from family and friends on how amazing our engagement and wedding photos are. Their passion for photography and for their clients really shines through the amazing work that they produce. East Elm Photography is truly the best and we can’t thank them enough!
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    Megan Sent on 11/12/2019
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    Wonderful Photographers!

    My (now) husband and I initially chose East Elm Photography because we fell in love with their style while browsing for photographers. Little did we know that in addition to beautiful pictures we would get to work with some truly amazing people. From the beginning Aaron and Melissa were a pleasure to work with, they were easy to correspond with, and addressed all of our questions. Both my husband and I are uncomfortable in front of the camera but Aaron was able to make us laugh and even made it fun during both our engagement session and wedding. Unfortunately, our engagement session was very cold and our wedding was cold and rainy. Despite the conditions Aaron was game to get outside and capture beautiful pictures which I am very thankful for! We love all of the details that East Elm was able to capture throughout our day- it was a pleasure re-living the memories and even discovering a few that we missed the day of. We highly recommend East Elm Photography to any couple who would like amazing pictures taken by wonderful people. My husband and I look forward to East Elm Photography documenting all of our big moments to come!
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    Abigail F. Sent on 10/31/2019
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    Amazing photos, amazing company!

    Our photos turned out amazing, and Melissa was so laid back and easy to be around, yet she was so on top of it and captured all the shots we wanted. Would absolutely recommend East Elm!
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    Kayla M. Sent on 09/26/2019
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    You will be so happy with East Elm!

    Melissa and Aaron at East Elm are friendly, professional, highly responsive and so, so talented! They do so many weddings, and if you go to their website or Instagram, you will see that each and every wedding is photographed so beautifully. Their style is unlike many others, and they know how to capture the most special details. They are also pleasant people to work with, and made us feel so comfortable during our engagement photo session and wedding day. You will not be disappointed with East Elm!
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    Megan R. Sent on 09/24/2019
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    Highly Recommend!

    We had Aaron as our Main Photographer with East Elm Photographer. We loved our time with Aaron, he was just our style and willing to do anything to get some amazing shots on our special day. He was laid back, and gave us some really special photos of our day that we would not have gotten otherwise. Thank you so much again and we cannot wait to recommend you to future couples needing a Photographer.
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    Rebecca Sent on 08/26/2019
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    The sweetest couple

    Melissa and Aaron are both amazing! We had Aaron for our engagement shoot and he was so much fun and took amazing photos for us. Melissa we had for our wedding and she was the sweetest! Also both were very helpful in directing everyone how to pose. Can’t wait to see the wedding photos!
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    Hannah B. Sent on 08/19/2019
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    Natural, Fun, Artistic Photography for our Nature Wedding!

    If you are looking for artistic and beautiful photos, this is your team to make it happen. We worked with Aaron and I cannot say enough good things about both our engagement photo and wedding day experience. You want someone to put you at ease, have fun and feel natural around to capture the best versions of yourself and your marriage - this expectation was exceeded by a thousand! Return of photos, communication, professionalism and quality of work is exceptional and affordable. We could not say better things about our experience. Outstanding job! We will be knocking their door down for future photos of our family to come
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    Stacy H. Sent on 09/04/2019
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    Best ever!

    East Elm Photography is absolutely amazing! Melissa did our engagement photos (which were stunning) and was there for our beautiful intimate wedding we had. She was so so so kind, everyone loved her and I couldn't imagine her not being our photographer! I was literally crying when we saw all of our wedding photos. Our photos are breathtaking! Our pictures mean so much to us and we have Melissa to thank. She was there to get so many sweet moments that we will forever cherish.
    We are so lucky to have worked with you and we hope to use you for our family in the future!
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    Caley Sent on 11/14/2019
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    I would recommend East Elm!

    I really recommend using East Elm Photography!! We are very happy with our pictures! Aaron was our photographer for the engagement and wedding photos and he did an amazing job! He not only had his own great ideas for pictures, but was really open to any of our ideas! I felt that they really cared about capturing all the most important moments. We never had to worry! Highly recommend them!
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    Sadie Sent on 06/29/2019
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    Stunning Work

    Got so many compliments on our engagement and wedding photos! Extremely happy with our choice!
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    Janell Sent on 04/17/2019
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    Amazing work!

    Melissa and Aaron did amazing work! From our first meeting in a little coffee shop, to our big day surrounded by all of our friends and family, the two of them worked diligently to make our dreams come true. They were professional, timely, organized and answered all of my crazy bride emails! These two do phenomenal work, we loved every single photo!
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    Lauren Sent on 09/01/2018
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    Melissa was great to work with. Neither my husband nor I had a vision for where/how we wanted to have our pictures taken, so we turned the wheel over to Melissa, and the results were amazing. She captured the beauty in every moment throughout the day, and she even suggested a spot down the road for portraits. I'm obsessed with my wedding pictures. Thank you, East Elm!
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    Natasha Sent on 07/30/2018
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    We could not be happier with our engagement and wedding photos from East Elm Photography! During our very first meeting, Aaron struck us as a confident photographer, which became evident during our sessions; he had a creative vision, was efficient and put us at ease all at the same time! Four months later and we are still gushing over how beautiful our photos turned out. Thank you East Elm Photography for being a part of our wedding day, and we look forward to having you capture more special moments for us in the future!
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    Elizabeth Sent on 12/21/2017
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    I don't even know where to start! Melissa was absolutely amazing throughout the entire process. I'm extremely organized and was worried about so many things but she always reassured me and made sure I knew it would be an amazing day no matter what!! Our pictures are so much better than we even imagined them being. My husband and I were literally oohing, ahhing, gasping, or laughing at every single photo. We were so glad she was able to celebrate with us and document our special day. At the reception, she was even helping with putting bags away and fixing a sign that fell down. She is absolutely amazing!! If you have already booked East Elm, rest assured that it will be the best day ever and try not to worry! If you haven't booked them yet, you need to contact them - now! Photos are one of the only things you will have after your wedding so investing in them and finding someone who loves their job and produces amazing work is SO worth it! Thank you again, Melissa! You are absolutely the best!!!!
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    Kelly Sent on 05/10/2018
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    We had a great time working with Aaron and Melissa for both our engagement and wedding photos. Aaron did a phenomenal job as our photographer, and captured every detail of our wedding day. Both Aaron and Melissa are very attentive and willing to go above and beyond to help answer your questions and to make the day run smoothly. We are so happy with the results of these photos, and look forward to cherishing them for years to come!
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    Lindsey Sent on 10/10/2017
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    You know when you see photos of someone else's wedding and think, "wow, I want to work with THAT photographer!" That's how I came to find East Elm Photography--in fact, I didn't finalize my wedding date until I knew they were available! What an amazing experience it has been from the very beginning stages of planning to getting our wedding photos back. We worked with Melissa--it was SO apparent that she absolutely loves what she does and it shows in her artistic take on scenes. I knew from the beginning that she'd be able to tell our story from engagement photos on to our wedding. And boy, she did. We just got our wedding photos back this morning and I literally cannot stop looking at them. She captured the joy and happiness that my husband and I, our families, and our guests were feeling. She made us so comfortable in front of the camera. I 100% recommend East Elm Photography from the bottom of my heart. Matt and I cannot wait to work with Melissa and Aaron again when we look forward to the future (family photos, etc!).
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    Kendalle Sent on 09/01/2017
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    So accommodating! Aaron is the best to work with! East Elm does gorgeous work and makes the process so fun!
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    Kate Sent on 06/13/2017
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    East Elm Photography..by far the best wedding photographer in Madison & surrounding areas! We couldn't be more pleased with our beautiful wedding photos. Melissa captured our special day and is incredibly sweet and so personable. So thankful we chose them as our wedding photographers! Your wedding pictures are what you take away and have forever after all the planning and how fast the day goes. It is so worth spending the extra money!! Thank you, East Elm!
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    Emily Sent on 10/24/2016
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    Aaron and Melissa are the most amazing and professional photographers! They got our entire wedding party smiling including sassy ring bearers and family members that do not smile. They were a blast to work with and the pictures are fantastic. I highly recommend hiring at least one of them for your big day, but if you can...hire them both! :)
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    East Elm Photography was fantastic! We booked with them based on their portfolio and outstanding reviews. We first met Aaron and Melissa to talk about what we were thinking, and we immediately hit it off. Melissa did both our engagement photos and our wedding, and both turned out amazing! She was so easy to work with, very flexible and very responsive to our requests. Melissa has an eye for how to pose people to create beautiful photographs--we got so many great shots that were perfect down to the last detail. We've gotten many, many compliments on our photos, and can't thank East Elm and Melissa enough!
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    East Elm did a great job capturing our day! They did our engagement photos in Milwaukee, as well as our wedding day in southern Wisconsin. Aaron was very discrete, and many times you didn't even realize he was capturing wonderful candid moments that we were able to look back on and relive the day! Our photos turned out great, and I would highly recommend East Elm to anyone!
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