Shea McGrath Photography Reviews
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4.9 out of 5 rating
15 Reviews
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Alexandra M. Sent on 11/10/20225 out of 5 rating
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Amazing photographer! Stunning photos!
I chose Shea on the recommendation of my wedding planner, and was entranced by her beautiful photos. We had her do our engagement and wedding pictures and they have been magical, true to life, vivid and captured the joy and beauty of both occasions. Our engagement pics were done in Rocky Mountain National Park, in February, at sunrise. Shea was a trooper as we all froze our butts off, but the results were simply stunning. Hands down one of the coldest experiences of my life, but people tell me it looks like we came out of a magazine. Our wedding day was thankfully warmer, and Shea captured the simple beauty of the day along with some epic shots as well. 1000% would hire her and her husband again to shoot any special occasions. Thank you for capturing our celebration in such a magical way!!-
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Hannah M. Sent on 08/07/20225 out of 5 rating
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Perfect Choice!
Shea was the absolute perfect photographer for our elopement! She was warm and friendly throughout the day, took our requests and made excellent professional recommendations. We were blown away by our previews and now that the full album is in we are over the moon!! She did an incredible job capturing the details, scenery, and emotions of the day and we couldn't have asked for more! -
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Brynn L. Sent on 10/14/20205 out of 5 rating
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#1 MVP of Our Wedding
Hiring Shea was the best decision we made! She is low-key, accommodating, and incredibly helpful. Before we’d even signed the contract, she had already started researching and brainstorming ideas with us. She found both our ceremony venue AND our reception venue, which was invaluable when planning from out of state. We’ve only seen a few sneak peeks of our wedding photos and we are already blown away— she perfectly captured our wedding day exactly how we hoped! -
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Brenna C. Sent on 08/23/20195 out of 5 rating
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Truly amazing photographer!
Shea was a wonderful addition to our wedding day! She was kind and thorough in her communication with us before the wedding. While we were looking for a photographer, Shea sent us past wedding galleries. Even looking at other couples’ wedding photos, I was getting emotional. That’s when I knew she would be our photographer! A survey she provided us allowed us to guide our wedding day to fit our preferences. Shea made our first look special with her gentle presence, capturing the strong emotions of that moment. Following that, we took wedding party photos. Shea and her husband (and second photographer), Jacob, were fun and genuine in their attitudes. We were all laughing and smiling the entire time. No awkward photos or fake smiles for us! The ceremony photos were stunning, they exude emotion. Shea did a spectacular job organizing our formal family photos. If you have ever taken formal photos with grandma, cousins, etc., you know how crazy that can get! Shea was sweet while being direct. All we had to worry about was smiling with our new families. Our reception was a blast and you can see that in the photos. Shea occasionally checked in with us throughout the night, however, she was able to photograph our special day without constant direction. She helped us have a truly stress-free night! Following the wedding, Shea was surprisingly quick at getting us our sneak peek photos and then our full gallery. I am thankful we were able to find such a great photographer to capture the most special day of our lives. -
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User2546134 Sent on 03/02/20165 out of 5 rating
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She is extremely flexible and willing to please her clients. I was committed to having snow in my pictures for the engagement photos. She woke up at 5 am to drive to the mountains for the sunrise in 2-7 degree weather. She is great at what you do, but she makes you feel super comfortable and at easy. Couldn't ask for a better photographer. -
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Michelle Sent on 09/30/20165 out of 5 rating
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Shea is an AMAZING photographer!! From the beginning she was extremely professional, friendly, and helpful. She responded to emails very quickly and was helpful creating a timeline and making sure she knew exactly what we wanted for photos. On our wedding day she was organized, prompt, and captured absolutely beautiful photos of our day. She was so easy to work with and easily wrangled our rather large families into all the photos we wanted in way less time than we thought it would take. We ended up having more time for her to take couples portraits of us, which we appreciated very much. We got our photos back very quickly and we love all of them. Our friends and family are impressed with the photos and we are very happy we hired her! We highly recommend her as a wedding photographer, thanks Shea! -
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User2573956 Sent on 04/11/20165 out of 5 rating
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I searched for months for a good photographer for my wedding. I began to get a little discouraged by the outrageous cost of photographers, and the feeling that I was just another customer and couldn't connect with them. I wanted someone who would make my finance and I feel comfortable and capture our special day in an organized and creative manner. I found Shea and met up with her for coffee. My mom and I totally fell in love with her! She was so sweet and helpful, and really took the time to get to know me, and also worked within my budget. She was always so easy to contact whenever I had questions, and sent me a photo form so that she could be completely organized and ready for the day. She also sent me a care package for last minute wedding prep including a customized bag with my fiance and my name on it. The day of the wedding she was so calm, organized, assertive, and helpful! She worked so hard to get all the shots I wanted. We are now getting our photos from her and we absolutely LOVE them!! She is so creative and captured our memories so well! I would highly recommend her to anyone! She's amazing and talented! -
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User2545383 Sent on 03/01/20165 out of 5 rating
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Not only does Shea have a real passion and talent for photography, she has such a fun and bubbly personality! Her excitement is so contagious! I'm so glad to have met her and I'm in awe with her work. I highly recommend her and would give more stars if I could! -
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User2326768 Sent on 09/21/20155 out of 5 rating
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Shea was so wonderful to work with on our wedding day! She was easy to communicate with from day one and made us feel at ease in front of the camera. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a talented and creative wedding photographer! -
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Lisa Sent on 12/05/20145 out of 5 rating
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Shea has been absolutely the best part of wedding planning thus far. Photography was one of my top priorities and she has far exceeded my expectations on all levels. She is so energetic, so easy to communicate with, and I am absolutely stunned by her work. I would recommend her again and again to anyone in the Des Moines or Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Area. I wish she lived closer! -
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Casey Sent on 04/07/20155 out of 5 rating
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Shea McGrath is hands down, THE BOMB!! From the moment that we first met with her for our consultation ... we just knew she was the one that would take our special day and capture it the way we wanted!
Working with Shea was like having your best friend, someone who knows you better than anyone, on the other side of the camera lens. From the first meeting, up to the time of the event, the communication with her was as if we had been friends for a lifetime. Our friendship and communication continues .... way past the event date!
Her professionalism and quality of work is unrivaled. Anyone can pick up a camera and consider themselves a 'photographer'. What Shea does with hers, is ..... well ... I don't quite know how to put it into words!! If 'capturing the perfect moment' is what you are looking for, then look no further .... thousands of perfect moments are in our collection, thanks to Shea. As hectic and crazy as 'the big day' is, there were so many things that happened around us that we would have no clue of, had it not been for the amazing work of our photographer.
Almost six months has passed since our wedding day, and not a day goes by that I do not get some sort of compliment or praise regarding one of our wedding photos, whether it be on facebook or from the many of my beautiful wife in my office :)
Shea McGrath Photography will have our business for as long as she has a camera in her hands!
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Valerie A. Sent on 10/11/20145 out of 5 rating
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Shea was very easy to work with! She made sure to ask what we wanted to see and captured it all. We loved her work ethic and ambition. We are still impressed by how she got on her stomach to take a picture of our feet? Beautiful job Shea!! Valerie and Corey Stevenson -
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User1831438 Sent on 09/26/20145 out of 5 rating
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When it came to wedding plans, photography was one of my picky-est details. I researched FOREVER and emailed SO MANY different photographers. I was incredibly impressed with Shea's work and her pricing was very reasonable for our photographing needs.
She was insanely cool and easy to work with, and i felt completely cool trusting her with our wedding photos, not being worried she wasn't getting the shots i desired.
AND THEN CAME THE PHOTOS.
Blam........we got them to view online when we came back from our honeymoon and were just so impressed. i still get people coming up to me who are friends of ours who adore our photos.
It's all Shea. She's incredible.
Book her.
NOW.
Stop looking else where...
She really does amazing at capturing moments, has a unique eye and works with light beautifully. For being someone who is extremely picky about photography, i couldn't have been more impressed.
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Marlise Sent on 03/13/20145 out of 5 rating
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I wanted a photographer who could, not only capture detail shots, but also capture the looks and moments that I as a bride might have missed. Most photographers can take excellent pictures. Only the special few can capture the heart of a moment. Shea was absolutely amazing in her attention to detail, her ability to capture unique moments, and her openness to suggestions. I highly recommend Shea to anyone looking for a photographer who can truly capture the essence of a special moment. -
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User2315177 Sent on 09/14/20153.7 out of 5 rating
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Shea was great. The photos are wonderful. More direction from her would have been great instead of everyone having to ask for photos. After my list of photo ideas was done she put down her camera and asked what else I wanted. A little more help form her would have been great.
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