At this point, Brian is an institution with our family and friends. He was the wedding photographer at my sister’s wedding in 2016 and at my wedding at the Buttermilk Falls Inn and Spa in September 2023. We’ve recommended him to countless friends and family because he does such an incredible job.

On the day, he is very professional. He has a great handle on the details, is very efficient, and coached us through our awkwardness to get some incredible photos. Outside of the standard first look and family photos, he did a great job at capturing special moments throughout the day and night. We couldn't be happier with how our photos turned out and will continue to recommend Brian to everyone we know!

Brian is a fantastic photographer and the perfect choice for our day. He photographed a wedding a close friend was in and she only had great things to say.

We aren't a couple with a ton of pictures so we were concerned that we wouldn't look "natural" on our big day as we weren't used to be in front of the camera. We met him during our engagement session (which I highly recommend), those photos came out so nicely and it was great get to know each other before the wedding day.

We got rain on our NYC wedding day but Brian had a perfect rain plan in Grand Central and the photos turned out stunning. We even got a few outside that had the best light. All our guests loved him and commented how beautiful the photos came out. He was a fantastic add to our wedding vendor list, highly recommend!

Brian is the BEST decision we made; he’s simply amazing. He brought such a warm personality and this subtle sense of humor that matched our energy perfectly and made us feel so comfortable taking photos. What immediately struck us about Brian during our initial engagement shoot and then on our wedding day was his ability to make us feel completely at ease in front of the camera. He directed us during the more formal shots, providing just the right amount of guidance to make sure we looked our best (we needed it) - while still allowing our personalities to come through. The day of the wedding, he and his partner Fady were the vendors we interacted with the most and the people we were with when all the pre-wedding jitters were first starting to hit. He was so incredibly calm and normal while still maintaining the utmost professionalism…I can’t emphasize how important it is to have that energy on your wedding day.

If all that wasn’t already enough, the final results were nothing short of breathtaking. Brian captured the wedding day so beautifully and took all of our requests seriously. We wanted candid shots of our wedding guests throughout the day, and a “fly on the wall” presence during the ceremony - and he absolutely got that for us. NOBODY likes an intrusive lens in your face, especially on your wedding day. Brian managed to become invisible once the wedding started; nobody recalls seeing him at the ceremony, on the dance floor, or during the speeches…and yet, all the pictures prove he was right there capturing everything, from the most tender of moments to the wildest dance moves.

In short, we could not recommend Brian Hatton enough. He is talented, funny, personable, and professional, and he captured our special day with stunning photos that we will treasure for years to come.

We love Brian's style and are thrilled with our photos! Our wedding day brought some pretty disappointing weather - clouds, wind and finally, rain. Brian used the weather to our advantage! The lighting was beautiful, composition well done and we really love that he captured the mood of the day - which was joy, smiles, fun, happiness and love.

He was very flexible as we had to move all of our ceremony and family photos inside at the last minute. He didn't stress, just rolled with it. We would 100% hire Brian and recommend him

Going into our wedding, photography was my top priority for vendors. I couldn’t have been happier with Brian for our beach wedding in Westhampton. He did a fantastic job with photographing outside on a very sunny day (which is not easy) as well as inside with low light. Great variety of photos and so many we love. We were so pleasantly surprised to see how many fantastic guests photos he got during the reception especially of our grandparents.
I asked Brian to make edits on a few favorite photos and was not only accommodating but also explained the technical aspect of the editing which I really appreciated.

Most of all we loved Brian’s friendly and easy going demeanor. He was fantastic to coordinate with leading up to the wedding and just as wonderful day of. We felt very comfortable shooting with Brian and his team and he got along really well with our videographer as well. Overall, excellent experience with Brian.

We got married in September 2019 at the Roundhouse in Beacon, NY and absolutely love love love the photos that Brian captured during our engagement session and wedding (and our family and friends agree)! We interviewed many talented photographers but we ultimately chose Brian for his natural, true to life, personality-driven, photojournalistic style, and his work went above and beyond our expectations. He was also extremely easy to work and a calming, professional, friendly presence during the chaos of the wedding day. Working with Brian was the best decision we could have possibly made and we couldn't recommend him more!

Brian was simply amazing. Not only did he take awesome candid photos (which was our #1 ask), he took unique, non-cliché staged shots as well (which we didn't even think was possible). To top it all off, he was an absolute pleasure to work with both before and during our wedding. Throughout the latter, he was unbelievably calm and friendly, but also kept things moving to ensure every photo we wanted was taken. My grandma said it best after we showed her the pictures last weekend, "I felt like I just got to relive the entire wedding again." If it wasn't obvious so far in this review, my wife and I could not be happier with all the shots Brian took. Speaking for myself, after checking out the photos for the first time, I favorited (a process that should have had me select only a few) over a third of the hundreds he sent us. Thank you, Brian, for capturing our best night ever!

Booking Brian Hatton was far and away the best choice I could have ever made for a wedding photographer. Brian exceeded all of my expectations and I could not have ever imagined our photos coming out as beautifully as they did. Brian proved to be a calm in the wedding storm, innately professional, and courteous. He was consistently communicative prior to the wedding and has been a pleasure to work with following it, as we've worked to build an album/order prints. On the day of the wedding, Brian was so laid back and flexible, that I genuinely believe it took much of the stress and chaos out of the necessary but extensive posed family photos. Unsurprisingly, Brian also worked seamlessly with all of our other vendors. All in all, if you're looking for an incredibly kind and immeasurably talented photographer, I cannot recommend Brian Hatton highly enough.

Just got our photos back from Brian and could not be more thrilled!!! Brian's photos are true pieces of art-- quote from a friend "Your photographer is a genius!" He somehow was able to capture every meaningful, emotional moment, and also encapsulate the joy and spirit as well. Each angle he chose was just so beautiful. I have not been able to stop looking at the photos. Choosing Brian as our photographer was the best decision we made. He was also such a pleasure to work with. The nicest guy, and so much fun-- our bridal party had a blast shooting with him and he took such natural photos of us! I would recommend Brian to everyone and anyone. I never could have imagined our photos would turn out so beautiful. I want to keep every single one of them forever and show our grandchildren!!

Brian Hatton was one of the best decisions we made in our May 2017 wedding! We are amazed by two things about Brian. First, he listened so well to what we wanted and delivered exactly that. We told him from the outset that we cared most about capturing the people at our wedding. While we liked New York and it’s part of our life, we didn’t want it to be the main focus of our wedding photographs. Brian suggested doing portraits at Gramercy Park, which was the perfect way to show a quiet, daily experience of New York instead of a big touristy one. We also expressed that we wanted to highlight photos of the groom’s sister delivering the homily in our beautiful Catholic church. He gave us a gorgeous set of photos of this touching event, and even managed to do so without capturing a random little girl who was running around the altar (hey, not everything at your wedding will go perfectly, and that’s OK!). When we look at the photos of our wedding alongside the other weddings Brian has shot, they look totally different and unique to us. This tells me that Brian does a great job of listening to couples and delivering photographs that reflect their special ceremonies. Second, we were really amazed by how well Brian captured the personalities of the various people at our wedding. He had never met them before! And still he managed to create images that 100% embodied the beautiful things we love about each of those people who joined us. We can’t even believe how much their personalities shone through in print.

Brian was an utter pleasure to work with. He was super responsive to e-mails and a very calm personality. He did a terrific job efficiently staging group photos and communicated clearly with our guests. He was prompt on the day of, quickly scouted a place in the hotel to do a first look, and he blended into the background the rest of the day. The final products, prints and album, were stunning work and delivered in a timely manner.