I wasn't going to settle on 4 things.
The man
The venue
The dress
The PHOTOS.
From our engagement shoot we already felt electrified by the photos Amanda gave and just the way she gently prompts and encourages, cracks jokes. Her sense of adventure shines in the photos she takes. Do yourself a favor, DO NOT SETTLE FOR LESS than the best, and Amanda Basteen is the epitome of what you'd want from your wedding photographer.

We cannot say enough amazing things about Amanda. We chose her because her portfolio stood out immediately—it wasn’t just the typical “stand and pose” wedding photos, and that made all the difference for us. My husband and I both don’t love having our pictures taken, but Amanda made us feel completely comfortable from start to finish.
She even came to my dream location for our engagement photos, which meant so much to us. Her communication was always prompt and clear, every question we had was answered quickly, and she made the entire process feel effortless. On our wedding day, she jumped in wherever she could to help and truly went above and beyond.
And the turnaround time—wow. We had photos back while we were still on our honeymoon! We are absolutely in love with our photos and are so grateful we chose Amanda. We can’t wait to find an excuse to hire her again!

Working with Amanda was absolutely amazing! She did our engagement and wedding photos, and we are in love with them! Engagement and wedding photos can be a bit awkward from having to kiss in front of a camera and stranger for an extended amount of time, but Amanda put us at ease with her personable and professional approach. I would highly recommend her to any bride to be!

Amanda was the perfect photographer for our wedding! I knew from the minute I saw her work at a friend's wedding she was exactly who I wanted for my own! Our pictures are so romantic and she did an excellent job at making us feel so comfortable and relaxed. The weather the day of our wedding was not ideal but that did not stop Amanda from getting great shots! She has such a creative eye. Our wedding party and family commented on how efficient she was which they all appreciated! We were able to capture all our our special moments and feel present in our day. Amanda got our pictures back to us extremely fast! We loved everything about having Amanda as our photographer!

My husband and I booked Amanda for our engagement and destination wedding photographer, and we have absolutely no regrets! Before our engagement session, Michael and I were not a fan of getting pictures taken. Amanda made it so easy and fun, and guided us through the process! For our destination wedding, Amanda had issues with her flights being cancelled last minute and we are so thankful that she went out of her way and worked hard to make it there on different flights. While in Hawaii, we had a photoshoot the day before our wedding on the Road to Hana which was a blast! Amanda was extremely flexible the day of our wedding, and was so fast to edit our pictures. We got our whole wedding album back within a week! We are obsessed with all of our pictures and the memories we have because of them. We will be booking Amanda for all of our future photo sessions and cannot thank her enough for all she did for us! We couldn't be happier!

When my partner and I got engaged, the one thing I wanted to invest on for our wedding was our photographer. I scrolled through countless hashtags on Instagram; every time I clicked on a photo I loved, it ALWAYS brought me back to Amanda's page. That's when I knew I wanted her to be the one capturing our wedding. I reached out to her and she replied so quickly! Any time I had questions, she responded within hours! If communication is important to you, you won't have to worry about that with Amanda. I had inquired about a date, and she confirmed it was the last date open of that month (I think it was meant to be). Keep in mind, we haven't booked our venue yet! At that time, we were short on the required deposit, but Amanda worked with us and we were able to book her. I was so thankful for that. I knew we had made the right choice. Amanda did our engagements photos and it turned out perfect. We're not very comfortable in front of the camera, but you can't even tell in our pictures! Amanda made everything so easy, she told us how to pose and what to do. The next day, we received our engagement photos. I was SHOCKED at how fast she got it done! They were all gorgeous and I couldn't stop looking at them.

On the day of our wedding, Amanda was not only our photographer, but she was our coordinator too. The coordinator I had booked ended up with Covid and couldn't make it, but Amanda basically took over that job, and we didn't even ask her to (tearing up as I type this). She made sure everything was going as scheduled, and we actually were ahead of schedule. She made suggestions to start our reception early, and I'm so glad we did. Because of this, we were able to take the most beautiful sunset pictures!! I can't forget about her toughing out all the bugs with us. The next day, she provided us sneak peeks and again, I could not stop staring at them.

I won't go into much detail on how talented Amanda is - her work speaks for itself. If I could give more than a 5 star, I would.

Amanda, I don't know how to thank you enough. You made our day so incredibly stress-free and amazing, and I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures. I already know they're going to be PERFECT. (I'll probably write another review after we get them, haha!)

Wow!! We booked Amanda for our engagement/ wedding day and it was the best thing we did!! Amanda is very talented and has the best eye for capturing the most perfect photos. On top of her amazing work and gorgeous photos, she is so fun to work with!! We were so nervous for our engagement session, as we don’t take a ton of pictures together, but the hour flew by and she made us feel so comfortable and made the experiment so fun and personable. We couldn’t wait to see her again for our wedding day! She responded within hours to any questions we had and helped me with my wedding timeline, which was more than I could have asked for! With both our engagement session and wedding she was quick to have everything edited and on her blog within a few days! If you need a good, professional photographer that makes your big day feel so fun, comfortable and exciting then Amanda is your girl!! We were so fortunate to have her and have received so many compliments ❤️

Looking for a photographer that makes your already awkward poses look natural and beautiful? Looking for someone who is flexible, fast to respond, and has the artistic eye to capture your most important days? Amanda is 10000% your girl!!! She made what I thought was going to be the most stressful day (our wedding) something that an anxiety ridden girl like myself would look back and laugh at with the knowledge of how seamless Amanda made it! She is fun, personable, and made our wedding day experience absolutely wonderful. Highly recommend to anyone who is nervous in front of the camera or is not the most photogenic - she definitely catches your good angles and makes you look like a natural. I can say from personal experience 😉
Professional, wonderful and timely. What more could you ask for?

I am so happy that we had Amanda to take both our engagement and wedding photos. Just tell her what you want, and she will do it - we wanted lanterns in our engagement photos but she had the idea of taking them in a wild flower field, and they turned out better than I ever could have imagined. Definitely a true artist behind the camera. The best qualities about Amanda though are her punctuality and her personality. She is quick to respond to emails and messages and got our FULL wedding gallery to us just a few days after the wedding. And her personality is helpful and fun and kind-spirited. She did well at capturing difficult family photos and is willing to fix them to make them perfect after the fact as well. We just love the way that she captured our day in such a way that we can always remember the true love and beauty of the day. We definitely recommend Amanda Basteen Photography!

Amanda is so fun to work with and is an amazing photographer!! She is so quick to respond to any and all questions you have and gets all of your pictures back to you within just a few days!! She even sends some sneak peaks while she is working on your full gallery which I absolutely loved. Amanda took both our engagement and wedding photos and captured both so beautifully. I was so excited that she was available on our wedding day and absolutely love all of our photos! I can’t recommend her enough!!