Carmen did both our engagement photography and our wedding photography, and she is truly the best of the best. My husband is pretty photo shy and was anxious during both the engagement shoot and the various wedding photographs we had to take. Despite this, everything came our beautifully. Carmen is excellent at coaching and posing you so you can get beautiful, natural looking photos that you will love forever. I am so thankful to have worked with her and her team, and she helped put me and my husband at ease. When I’m feeling more confident, she will be my pick for boudoir photography for sure!

When looking for wedding photographers, I wanted someone who could really capture the moment of the day and tell a story through photographs. It was my Mom who passed along Carmen's name from a friend and I was thrilled to see the level quality and artistry in her portfolio of work; it was exactly what I was looking for. After speaking with Carmen on the phone I felt very confident that she was the right fit for us and booked her right away. She and her assistant were so wonderful to work with! They were both very warm and thoughtful every step of the way. All of our guests commented on how great they were and enjoyed taking pictures with them. The photographs were one of the most important things for me and I couldn't have been happier with the final shots, they were everything I had wanted and more. Looking through the photos felt like reliving the day all over again, all expressions of happiness, joy and love were captured to perfection. We were sent a link to a page with the photos laid out and organized into sections. We were able to send the link to friends and family to share the images.

Carmen is truly THAT nice and THAT good

The first thing you learn about Carmen, is that Carmen loves love. She is over the moon about how you found each other and how wonderful it is that you are making this next step.

Initially, I thought she might be too nice. I have some obscene groomsmen. Could she hang with my boys while we got ready? Or would we feel like we had to act proper? That question got answered at the engagement photo session. Carmen can hang.

Engagement photos - In general it is a good idea to have an engagement photo session. Think of it as a practice session to build a relationship with your photographer. You don’t want to find out she says “now give me a smile superman” on your wedding day (Carmen doesn’t). We learned that Carmen is extremely patient and very good at describing to you what she is looking for in the shot. We also learned that Carmen has a fun side.

One of Carmen’s best traits is that she has amazing people skills. We decided to take our family photos before the ceremony. In general, the act of taking photos makes people nervous and tense. Now add in the stress of a countdown until the actual ceremony and you have a ticking time bomb. This is where Carmen excels. She took command of the 30 people milling around waiting for their turn. This meant she code switched from respectful, patient tone with the slow grandparents, to a “teacher voice” for dumb groomsmen goofing off, and to a baby voice to get the crying flower girls to smile. That was impressive.

Once the photos were ready, Carmen planed a beautiful reveal party at her studio. She provided wine, cheese, snack food and we watched a slide show of the top photos. We then spent a couple hours designing our wedding album. She took so many amazing photos! The whole time we traded stories about how magical our wedding night was. Not only were her photos amazing but the reveal experience was so much fun.