Allison Slater Photography

Allison and her team were an absolute dream to work with. From the moment I contacted her, Allison was nothing but prompt, responsive, helpful, and just kind. She answered my unending stream of questions, and made planning our Arizona wedding from Virginia a very easy and enjoyable process! She was not only extremely flexible in the creation of our perfect day, but also offered suggestions and her expertise, which was always greatly appreciated. Besides being insanely talented and accomplished, the coolest thing about Allison is her genuine personality. She offered a fun yet organized presence on the day of our wedding, and made us feel at ease and as though we were just pals spending a perfect day together! I will never be able to adequately express my gratitude for the moments that were created and captured, but am eternally grateful for the images that we have to remember them by. We ended our day feeling completely fulfilled and enchanted by the pure magic and Allison and her team helped us create!

We are beyond happy with our experience using Allison as our elopement photographer and officiant.
Allison was extremely organized, professional, and positive from day one. Allison put a lot of effort into her research on locations, permits, hair and makeup, flowers, etc. for our elopement day. This made our whole experience stress free, giving us the opportunity to truly enjoy each other and the experiences throughout the day. We were a little nervous about getting photographed and feeling awkward; but Allison somehow made it feel very natural and we quickly forgot about the pressure of being photographed. We feel so grateful to find a photographer who was willing to wake up at the crack of dawn for a sunrise ceremony, brave the crazy Kauai weather changes, and adventure up a mountain for sunset to complete the perfect vision of our wedding day. We are so in love with our photographs and will cherish them and the memories of that day for the rest of our lives. We highly recommend Allison to any couple who want to make their wedding day as special and stress free as ours was.

Allison is so thorough, so kind and so talented. We booked her for our engagement photos this summer and we are thrilled with how they turned out. She's done some major location scouting and offers so much insight on a variety of magical spots. I was nervous about us looking awkward but NOPE she made us feel comfortable and the photos came out beautifully. If you're looking for something special and someone special to help you achieve it, she's your gal. I highly recommend her!

I’ve known Allison since grade school. Although she eventually moved out of state, I’ve followed her along on social media and truly enjoyed watching her business grow. Before I met my husband and had no ambitions on getting married myself, I still found myself in awe looking at her photos.
Several months before my husband and I were engaged, I showed him her instagram page and he was genuinely impressed. Normally when I’d show him something wedding related… especially before we were engaged… he wasn’t interested. Can’t say I blame him.
Later on when we were (finally) engaged, we originally wanted to have a traditional wedding.
After a many weeks of no sleep and becoming very overwhelmed, we decided to put our plans on hold. Until…. I came across a breathtaking elopement photo Allison shared from Sedona. In that moment I decided that’s what we were doing. I told my husband and he obviously was all for it!
From the moment I reached out to Allison about doing our elopement, everything was such a breath of fresh air.
From locking down the location (Dolomites, Italy) to mapping everything out, she made things effortless and exciting. When we finally got together in person, she was professional but very easy going and fun to be around. She was creative when coming up with ways to make us laugh and not feel awkward for some of those more intimate shots. Although it was the three of us that day, she was also intentional about giving us moments where it felt like it really was just the two of us.
We recently got our entire album of photos and we are over the moon happy with them. Our family and friends have said they look like they belong in wedding magazines. The icing on the cake has been having those who originally were not in support of us eloping, turn around and say if they could go back in time, they would have done what we did…. ;)
Do NOT hesitate when it comes to choosing Allison as your photographer. You’ll walk away with an experience of a life time, and a new best friend. Thank you Allison. We miss you already!

If you are interested in having an adventure elopement, look no further! Allison was so great to work with from start to finish. My husband and I both come from very traditional families, and it was really hard knowing that in “following our hearts”, we were disappointing our families. But at the end of the day, we are SO GLAD WE DID. Allison provided us with SO much helpful information and support throughout the whole process. You can tell she’s done this many times, in that she has a system and plan for everything. I remember reading her website and feeling like she really understood the experience of a couple choosing to elope. I also really loved the process of finding our location, answering questions about my partner and I, and feeling present and intentional about planning our day. I’ll never forget the feeling I had pulling up to our ceremony site, after the very remote and bumpy journey, like we were truly in the privacy of nature and in front of one of the most BEAUTIFUL VIEWS I’ve ever seen in my life. My partner and I looked at each other and said, “Yep, no regrets.” And I know that it would not have been possible without Allison. She is so warm, genuine, and strikes the perfect balance of taking charge and giving space. We are so happy with our photos and most importantly, the memories of our adventure.

After finding Allison's website, I knew I wouldn't find anyone better! Working with Allison was even better than expected. Allison helped me find the perfect location and captured the most beautiful shots for our engagement pictures. They were everything I could have hoped for! Allison did such a great job and made us feel comfortable and gave us an enjoyable experience during our session. I would definitely hire Allison again in the future and recommend her for anyone looking for pictures you will be able to cherish for a lifetime!!

My [now] husband and I spent weeks trying to figure out how we wanted to say “I do.”
It was really important to us to make it true to who we are and really took time to plan our special day.
Long story short, we ended up having 3 special days. Our “legal” wedding day at our local courthouse, our elopement and exchanging of vows with Allison in Utah and then a wedding celebration with friends and family back home.
My husband and I spent hours scrolling and looking at options for a photographer that could capture our exchanging of vows with our families in Zion National Park.
We ended up landing on Allison Slater’s website and fell in love with her work.
From day 1 of reaching out to Allison for more info to receiving our entire photo gallery, it was such a interactive and unforgettable experience.
She was in constant communication with us from location selection to vendor recommendations, she covered it all in the time leading up to our elopement.
On our elopement day, Allison came to the AirBnb where I was getting ready, and I felt like we had known each other for forever.
She was so kind and personable. You could instantly tell that she is passionate about her work. She instantly put my nerves at ease and made sure our day played out exactly as we had planned.
We recently received our entire gallery and we are blown away.
Sharing our photos with our friends and family have made my heart so happy. She truly captured our day so that our memories will last a lifetime.

What an amazing experience we had with this surprise engagement!! Allison was so perfect for this surprise and was willing to work with me in everything! The pictures were stunning! And I could not have asked for a better person to capture the most precious moment!

I cannot more highly recommend Allison and her work. Where to begin... My fiancé and I had an incredible shoot with her at the Imperial Dunes in CA! Allison's manner is incredible and her work really stunning. We are so thrilled with the pictures and with the genuinely fun time we had out there on the dunes. She's imaginative and really thorough, and after this experience, we fully intend on using her services for our wedding and any other event we may need a photographer for going forward! I can't recommend her highly enough! P.S., we had car trouble and she ensured we made it home safe. People like her are hard to come by. Thank you Allison for everything!

I can not talk highly enough about Allison - she made our day easy and effortless which was what we had always hoped for. From our first phone call with a vision to our final photo of the night Alison was our right hand lady who guided us what could be a stressful season of life.

I would tell ANYONE who is looking for a photographer for their wedding to reach out ASAP (because she is a busy lady). I mean look at this magic!!

We really enjoyed our photo shoot with Allison! She was very helpful in keeping the mood light and fun so our pictures turned out more natural. The finished product was breathtaking. Allison is fun to be around and work with. She help make our engagement photos a memory we will cherish forever!

Allison did an amazing job capturing all the special moments of our wedding! She was communicative during the entire engagement and very fun to be around during the wedding while photographing us! Allison even provided us several "sneak peak" photos of our day within the following week which we loved! :) Would absolutely recommend her to anyone!

Allison was not only an incredibly talented photographer, she is sweet, kind, helpful and has a huge personality. she cares about her business and making her customers happy to the point where you feel like you are friends! she is so knowledgeable and well informed about where to plan elopement’s! We booked the two day adventure elopement package with her , and for the second day she suggested a place I’d never heard of. I tried googling it and searching on Instagram and found NOTHING! We decided to trust the process and Allison- and went along for this crazy adventure and she took us to a location unheard of that was truly breath taking in every way possible!!! Trust Allison and book your wedding or any special occasion with her because she will not disappoint you! I wish I could bring Allison on every trip I plan now!

The weird thing about your wedding day is you don’t get to ever relive it. You only have the memories, and the pictures, to capture every beautiful moment you experienced that day. When you think about wedding pictures, you imagine the ones where you both are perfectly posed and look flawless. And then you get your pictures back from Allison, and you realize it’s about every other picture then those beautiful ones. It’s about the candid smile and hug you gave your new mother-in-law, or the look on your dads face at your first look, or the laugh you and your husband shared during your first dance. Then you think back and realize you didn’t even know those pictures were being taken. That’s what makes Allison incomparable to the rest; she captures both the posed and candied perfect moments. My husband and I had the pleasure of having two photoshoots with Allison. We decided to do our wedding pictures earlier than our wedding, so we didn’t have to spend the extra time on the actual day of our wedding. Not a conventional idea, but Allison made us feel so comfortable with the idea. The pictures came out beyond our wildest expectations, and we had a ton of FUN hanging out with Allison. She completely took away the “awkwardness” of the whole photoshoot thing. We also got the pleasure of having Allison at our elopement in Yellowstone National Park. She absolutely blew these pictures out of the (national lol) park. She made everyone SO comfortable, and fit into my family like she was one of us. Everyone in our family said something along the lines of “wow! Those pictures came out amazing! Normally I hate myself in pictures, but she did I really good job, I actually like myself in these pictures!” I think it’s so important to touch on how genuine Allison is as a person. She is one of the coolest, understanding and down to earth humans I’ve ever met. I’m so grateful for her photography skills, and for her as a person. If you’re considering using Allison, do it!!!! You’ll only regret NOT using her!