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Kristen Gardner Photography

Kristen Gardner Photography

Warrenton, VA
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    Taylor N. Sent on 05/09/2024
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    The best photographer!

    Having Kristen as our wedding photographer was one of the best decisions we made for our big day! From the very beginning she was very responsive and extremely attentive to detail. Once she arrived on our wedding day she provided such a calm energy (that a handful of my wedding party noticed as well!) that eliminated all the stress in taking wedding photos! We had a large bridal party and family and she was able to get our photos done quickly with enough time for us to enter cocktail hour! On top of all of that, our pictures turned out beautiful and just the way we envisioned them. She is truly amazing!
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    Theresa C. Sent on 10/11/2023
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    Excellent!

    Kristen was amazing! From my daughter's engagement photos to wedding day photos she was great to work with and the pictures are beautiful!
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    Caroline A. Sent on 11/12/2023
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    The most amazing photos!!!

    JUST BOOK HER!! I cannot compliment her enough. Kristen is amazing. Her photos are stunning and she is so easy to work with. She does such a great job of making you feel comfortable throughout the whole process. We received so many compliments from our engagement photo shoot and our wedding day!! Her editing is beautiful but very natural. It was everything we wanted and more!!!
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    Caroline N. Sent on 03/27/2023
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    Kristen and her assistant are incredible!

    Kristen and Susan photographed our wedding and did an outstanding job! From our engagement session to our wedding, the pictures are amazing and we can’t wait to keep using them. Would definitely recommend!
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    Meghan Sent on 11/15/2022
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    Fantastic Photographer

    Kristen is an amazing photographer! Our wedding day was windy, but she captured everything so beautifully. We stayed on schedule and got all the shots we wanted, including golden hour photos. She was very flexible to work with regarding pricing (some packages include an engagement session, which we didn't do). We are very happy with our experience and would recommend her.
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    Aberle B. Sent on 11/02/2022
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    So easy and so beautiful!!

    Kristen was so lovely to work with! She and her team made the entire day so much fun and captured the beauty of the day SO WELL! I am obsessed with her work! She was so easy to work with and returned the photos in such a fast time. Thank you for helping make my special day so absolutely amazing!!!
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    Lesley Sent on 01/09/2023
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    Amazing Photographer and Person!!

    Kristen was an absolute delight to work with and is an incredibly talented photographer! We worked with Kristen for engagement and wedding photos and are THRILLED with all of our photographs. She captured our engagement pictures and wedding beautifully. Kristen and her secondary photographer were very accommodating, comforting, fun, and all-around lovely individuals to spend time with throughout our wedding day. I highly recommend working with Kristen; my husband and our family and friends are so grateful for her amazing photographs that we will cherish forever!
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    Alexandra P. Sent on 08/03/2022
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    Absolutely STUNNING photos, super friendly, easy to work with! Love her work!!

    Kristen Gardner is absolutely AMAZING. Her work is beautiful, and I could not be more grateful to have had her as our wedding photographer. She was super easy to work with, and made both my husband and I feel comfortable (he can be shy in front of a camera!!). The day of the wedding, she captured every moment so well. I can't wait to hire her for future life moments!!! Highly recommend.
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    Kr Sent on 09/11/2020
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    Outstanding

    Warm, funny, yet somehow invisible, Kristen managed to extract amazing images from our daughter's wedding. She combined film and digital with a superb sense of light which created both nuanced and radiant shots of the ceremony and bride and groom. Really fast turnaround (think next day) for previews and within 2 weeks for final gallery. Recommend highly.
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    E M Sent on 11/30/2020
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    Great experience and photos

    Kristen was friendly and personable. She managed to make a largely unphotogenic couple shine in many lovely photos, and capture wonderful scenes with family. We were very pleased with her choices around location and angle, and hope to work with her again on future photo needs. Logistically, our collaboration was easy and effective, and she turned around the photo album and recommended folder surprisingly quickly. My wife and I recommend her to other couples without reservation.
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    Kelsey M. Sent on 03/22/2022
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    Flexible and Respnsive

    Kristen and Susan were a fantastic pair to work with. They made sure to have attention to detail when it came to the pictures and time. They communicated before the wedding to make sure everything would run smoothly. They even arrived early to account for the crazy snow storm we got. They were amazing!
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    Natalie G. Sent on 09/29/2021
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    The BEST Photographer

    Kristen was hands down the best photographer and vendor we could have asked for. Recommended by a friend, we couldn't possible speak more highly of her. Professional, kind and TALENTED. She was able to capture every single moment we wanted captured, and the images are simply stunning. We will use her to photograph all of life's moments, and we couldn't be happier to have her. She is the best investment you can make in your special day.
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    Tamara B. Sent on 10/09/2021
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    Highly recommend!!

    Kristen photographed our wedding in August 2020 and was amazing! She was professional, organized, and so warm and kind leading up to the day as well as on the wedding da itself. She made sure we got all of the group photos we had requested, as well as so many great candid and unstaged photos all in an efficient manner. She did a wonderful job of taking photos while still being subtle and unobtrusive to the flow of the day. The turnaround time on us receiving our full wedding photo album was so impressive and we could not have been more thrilled with how the photos turned out! Kristen and her second shooter, Susan, really have an eye for lighting, background, and the perfect shot and I highly recommend her as a part of your wedding day!
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    Caleb R. Sent on 02/22/2021
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    Kind & Patient Photographer & GREAT Photos

    Kristen was phenomenal to work with. She brought a high degree of professionalism along with her genuine and kind personality. She communicated with us very well in the lead-up to the wedding, and did a great job capturing the event without being obtrusive. She worked well with herding all of our families into one space for the posed pictures, and she has a GREAT eye for candid shots. She also worked very well in tandem with our videographer, Erin Sellers (whom we also highly recommend). In sum, she's everything you'd want out of a photographer on the day of your ceremony: professional, courteous, unobtrusive without missing the moments that matter, and gifted with a keen photographic eye.

    Following the wedding, Kristen continued to be amazing. A friend who could not make it to the ceremony reached out to her before she had even finished the proofs and got a great photo of us to print and send. We love the photo and appreciate Kristen for working with our friend!

    Kristen uses a very convenient website that you can use to download and share the photos and order prints (your family and friends can order prints directly too!). She also provided us and our parents with a lovely printed wedding album that we all love.

    You will not go wrong with Kristen!
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    Despina Sent on 07/28/2021
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    Simply wonderful!

    Our experience working with Kristen was simply wonderful from start to finish. At the onset, she spent a generous amount of time on the phone with us walking through her services and way of operating (so organized!!). This made it very easy for us to make the decision to work with her. Kristen is so warm, friendly and easy to work with. She was very flexible and go with the flow - when we asked her to focus on capturing candids and "in the moment" experiences, she did just that. She sent us a "sneak peek" handful of photos immediately after the wedding as a fun teaser, and upheld her commitment to post our wedding to her blog within 2 weeks, followed by sharing the full album within 1 month. We are so happy with our photos. We highly recommend working with Kristen!
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    A joy to be with on our wedding day!

    Working with Kristen Gardner for our engagement photos and our wedding day was a dream come true! We were referred to her by a friend who described Kristen as "magical and the nicest human on earth" and that is 100 percent true. Her photo's are absolutely beautiful and she really knows how to make you feel comfortable in front of the camera. I am so glad we had someone as wonderful as Kristen by our side to capture our wedding day. She and her work are beautiful!
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    Jen M. Sent on 10/31/2020
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    The most AMAZING and talented photographer!!

    I don't even know where to begin with Kristen. She is AMAZING and you would be silly not to hire her to be your photographer! From the first day chatting with her, we knew she was so organized and would be a perfect fit for our day. She knew exactly what pictures were important to us and it was so easy to pose for pictures with her guidance. It felt so natural with her and the picture portion of the day was so easy! She also got along with everyone (us, our vendors and guests, etc) making the whole day even more enjoyable than it already was! And lastly, our gallery came back within a month (!!) and we are beyond obsessed with the high quality images and experiences she captured. Kristen is a true gem and will help make your wedding day amazing!
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    Jen M. Sent on 09/10/2019
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    Talented, Kind, and Friendly

    There are a variety of things that stuck out to me about Kristen and made my experience with her wonderful. Any individual thing can seem small, but in all they totaled to a bride (me) who felt completely at ease and is in love with the pictures. Leading up - Kristen's communications were clear, her pricing structure was tailored to fit my unique needs, and her responses to any of my questions were timely and well thought out. Day of - Kristen was clearly in command of the photography, and directed a (very) non-photogenic couple in a way that made us comfortable, and turned out beautiful and natural pictures. Additionally, Kristen is kind and thoughtful. I've had multiple family members contact me after the wedding just to tell me how nice she was to them. The pictures - it is clear Kristen captured images that are not only beautiful, but really feel like the captured the spirit of myself and my (new) husband. They aren't cookie cutter, they reflect the couple we are... and I couldn't love them more.
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    Kristin P. Sent on 08/25/2019
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    So enjoyable to work with!

    Kristen and Ali were AMAZING!! I wish I could give them 10 stars! They were patient, flexible, fun to be around, and made taking pictures in 100 degree weather relatively painless - keeping us inside or in the shade as much as possible. They checked in with us throughout the day/night to make sure they were getting all the right shots, and when time got tight they helped us figure out which family pictures were essential, and which we could nix - since we wanted time to enjoy the cocktail hour some.

    We haven't gotten all of the pictures back yet, but the ones we've seen are bright, natural, and fun - exactly what we wanted for our summer wedding. My entire bridal party GUSHED over how enjoyable it was to work with Kristen - and I truly cannot recommend her enough for those in the area!!
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    Abbey Sent on 11/24/2019
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    Working with Kristen was a dream!

    Stop looking right now and hire Kristen!! Working in the wedding industry myself, I knew how important photography was for our wedding day and Kristen exceeded every expectation I had, hands down. From our first phone call, I instantly felt a connection and knew I could trust her to capture everything we wanted. She truly knocked it out of the park. From our engagement shoot to day of the wedding, she was so positive and professional. Hiring her was truly one of the best decisions we made. I feel so lucky to be able to look back on her photos and re-live the best day of our lives!
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    Blaire C. Sent on 11/24/2019
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    Kindest and most talked photographer

    Kristen Gardner and her team are the absolute best...and I am not just saying that. Kristen is the sweetest and kindest person you will meet and just puts everyone at ease. There were some timing issues with my ceremony the day of because of bus issues and traffic. Kristen instantly was so professional and helped me not to worry. The pictures turned out beautifully. I actually have no words for how well she captured the day. You will not be disappointed if you go with Kristen Gardner Photography. She is truly amazing.
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    Cameron Sent on 01/18/2018
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    Kirsten Gardner is simply amazing. Before selecting a wedding photographer, my fiancé and I reviewed her work and thought everything looking beautiful but we were still worried about how the process would go, having never had professional photos done. Within about the first five minutes of meeting Kristen, that all went out the window. She is a very kind and genuine person. Any nerves we had were eased and we could not wait to work with her come wedding day! And on the wedding day, she was a dream. Everyone felt incredibly comfortable around her. She had fun with us but she was also super-efficient in capturing all of the group, bridal party, and family portraits. My husband and I were able to be natural, with Kristen gently guiding and capturing perfect memories. And the results were just stunning. I look at the pictures and relive the day over and over. We are so thankful for her. Cannot recommend Kristen more and we cannot wait to work with her again in the future!
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    Megan Sent on 10/20/2017
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    Wow, I cannot thank Kristen Gardner enough for capturing our wedding day (and engagement photos) so perfectly!!! She exceeded absolutely ALL of our expectations and we now have such amazing photos to cherish for years to come! She is so sweet and has such a natural talent for photography and knows all of the right photos to take (& with perfect lighting!) :) She seriously couldn't have made things any easier for us throughout our whole wedding planning process. If I can help any future brides out there, I would just say to look no further, you have found an EXCELLENT photographer in Kristen...& you will not be disappointed!!!
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    Kristen was by far one of the best vendors we selected for our event. Besides being one of the kindest and most dedicated people you will meet, her pictures are breathtaking in the way she captures the emotions, colors and general feeling of the day. She not only made us look fabulous, but every pictures brought back a breathtaking memory. There are so many fabulous ones we would have to create a multiple albums to document it all! We have already asked Kristen to help us with some family portraits and I would use her time and time again. She really gets it and understands what you want to remember about your big day. It is very clear how much love and affection she puts into each one of her photos. She is a true artist. If there was an option to rate her more than five stars I would.
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    I found out who I was going to marry in October 2017, but I knew that Kristen would be my wedding photographer long before that! I have been following her work for the last decade. She is truly amazing. You can feel confident that Kristen will go out of her way to capture every single image that is important to you. Her skills behind the camera are UNMATCHED; however, even better than that, Kristen has a natural ability to make everyone in your wedding party feel unbelievably comfortable. We spent the entire day laughing and having a blast, which is evident in every single shot. We are so happy that we were lucky enough to have Kristen as our photographer!
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