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Chris McGuire Photography is a professional wedding photographer based in Washington, Illinois. Chris serves all of Central Illinois, as well as other areas as far as Chicago and St. Louis. He aims to capture the genuine emotion between newlyweds on their wedding day and employs photojournalistic techniques to accomplish this.

Services Offered

Chris strives to provide the highest level of customer service to engaged couples working with him. He works to help eliminate his clients’ stress on the big day by being as unobtrusive as possible, allowing him to photograph each treasured moment. Each package can be customized by adding extra time, an additional photographer, prints, and more to suit each couple’s needs.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Chris McGuire Photography

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Chris consistently receives high praise from multiple reviewers as a wedding photographer, with several couples expressing their utmost satisfaction with his services. Reviewers commend his professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to capture precious moments while also providing guidance and flexibility during photoshoots. Chris is noted for his calming presence and attention to detail, ensuring that all requests are met and timelines are adhered to. His talent in creating timeless, authentic, and clear images, along with his friendly and patient demeanor, has left couples thrilled with their engagement and wedding photos, making him a highly recommended choice for capturing special moments.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Chris consistently receives high praise from multiple reviewers as a wedding photographer, with several couples expressing their utmost satisfaction with his services. Reviewers commend his professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to capture precious moments while also providing guidance and flexibility during photoshoots. Chris is noted for his calming presence and attention to detail, ensuring that all requests are met and timelines are adhered to. His talent in creating timeless, authentic, and clear images, along with his friendly and patient demeanor, has left couples thrilled with their engagement and wedding photos, making him a highly recommended choice for capturing special moments.

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Taylor Sent on 01/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend as your even photographer!!

My husband and I absolutely loved working with Chris for our wedding photos. Chris was very communicative and helpful through the whole process. Wedding planning and the wedding day in general can be overwhelming, but he was very attentive and had a calming presence. We are beyond grateful for his service and the photos turned out AMAZING!! We love them so much and will highly recommend him to everyone we hear that is getting married. Highly highly recommend for any of your photograph needs. Thanks again, Chris!!
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Jessica Sent on 01/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Photographer Experience We Could Have Asked For!!!

We were fortunate to have Chris photograph our wedding, and I can truly say he was nothing short of phenomenal. Chris was responsive, reliable, and had an amazing ability to make us feel comfortable behind the camera. We did an engagement session with him (which he went above and beyond with flexibility for), and we instantly felt relaxed (which is saying a lot for my husband especially as he had never been behind a lens before!!). He had great suggestions of areas where we could take photos in order to get the vision we wanted for both engagement and wedding day photos, and he was also incredibly helpful in suggesting the best locations at certain times of day. After the engagement shoot, Chris continued to go above and beyond on wedding day. He kept everyone on track, brought such a calm energy to the day (which I really needed on such a wild day), and was everywhere we needed him to be throughout the entire day and night! There were several times throughout the night when I was hoping he’d be able to get a picture with us and a guest, and I looked up and he was there and ready instantly! I also have to give a shout out to his amazing skills with sunset photos – he was able to capture some of me and my husband’s favorite photos at sunset that we’ll cherish forever. Chris really went above and beyond for me and my husband, and gave us the most positive experience we ever could have hoped for on our wedding day. I would hire him again in a heartbeat for anything we might need in the future!!
Jessica
Jessica Sent on 12/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Day Photographer

Chris did an amazing job of capturing the memories of our wedding day. He went above and beyond to find photo shot locations by arriving early to walk around our venue, and implemented all requests and ideas we gave him. He helped us stick to our timeline, while also capturing all the pictures we hoped for. The photos turned out so beautifully, with so many details captured perfectly. I would request Chris as a wedding photographer to anyone getting married soon!
Mariah
Mariah Sent on 11/25/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Chris is the BEST!

Chris was the absolute best! I was indecisive and he was helpful and respectful of my feelings the whole time. He was such a great sport and even crouched into the bushes to get the perfect show. We received our edits quickly and could tell that this is really his element! We are incredibly happy with his work!
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Michelle Sent on 05/22/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Hire him now!!

Absolutely love Chris' work!! He shot our engagement and wedding photos last year and did an amazing job. Every step of the way he was professional, responsive, prompt, and wonderful to work with. He expertly guided us through the photoshoots and gave us his advice on what we could accomplish in our timeline. By the time of the wedding, I had full trust in him that he would capture all the important shots and he absolutely delivered! I love how true to life his photos look...I grew the flowers for our wedding so it was really important to me that the photos reflected how they looked in real life.. and they definitely do! Chris doesn't waste time on hideous filters/weird brown tones that make the pictures look dark for no reason, which is one of the reasons I hired him. His photos are beautiful and timeless! It's been 7 months since our wedding and I'm still thrilled with the photos. I would happily recommend Chris to anyone getting married and I would hire him again if I ever needed a professional photographer!
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Chris Sent on 11/18/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The Only Choice for Wedding Photos!

I am OVER THE MOON with the incredible job that Chris did photographing our wedding. I will be one of many glowing reviews of Chris, but I can't help but glow over the photos he takes. Chris understands all the important moments that you need and want captured on your wedding day, and then he goes above and beyond to make those moments art that you will treasure for the rest of time. Some of my favorite photos are ones that I had no clue he was taking (or how he took them!). He does so much more the photograph your wedding - he captures the exact feelings, moments, looks, and memories of the most special day of your life. He captures all the important people and all the big moments as they are at their very best. Getting our wedding photos back was like reliving our wedding day over and over again - and that is one of the greatest gifts. Chris is an absolute treasure and the best in his field at capturing the most beautiful moments and turning them into living memorials. I cannot say enough about what a joy he was to work with and how thrilled we are with our wedding photos!
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Nicole Sent on 10/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing work from a true professional photographer.

We cannot recommend Chris enough! Chris did both our engagement session and our wedding. We recently got our wedding pictures back and we seriously love all 1,064 of them! He captured every little detail and it was truly like reliving our special day! All of the feelings and emotions of the day were captured perfectly. We’re not sure how we’re going to pick out which ones to put in our album and hang in our home. We definitely understand the “ninja” reference so many others have made in the reviews… there were so many pictures that made us say, “how did he get that? I don’t even remember seeing him!”

We were looking for a photographer that took high quality, crystal clear, timeless photos. We got that and so much more with Chris. He was so professional, easy going, and helpful. He made sure he knew exactly what we wanted before our wedding and made sure to capture all of our requests and more. We were so thankful to have such a professional photographer capture all the memories from our special day that we will relive for years to come. We would choose Chris as our photographer again and again. Thank you, Chris!
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E M Sent on 07/16/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent Choice!

Chris captivated our engagement pictures and wedding beautifully. He is exquisitely thorough when reviewing the big day's timeline, including the most important shots. He provides an excellent panel of images in a timely manner after the event.
Isabella
Isabella Sent on 05/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding photographer

Chris was amazing he did our Engagement photos and our wedding photos. When I tell you he’s amazing it’s because he’s such a kind hearted person, very understanding and very patient with me when it came to my big day decisions. Chris was always there for me with any questions I had since this was my first wedding I had many and he was always there to answer them for me. He was also very understanding to any changes so made before and during my wedding. He was the only photographer I had with over a few hundred guests and he was capturing every moment I hoped! I highly recommend Chris for any photo sessions he’s very nice and professional.
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Peter Sent on 02/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding photographer

Chris did an excellent job, he was exactly where we wanted him to be at all times and took some amazing photos!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

5 Endorsements
With This Ring With This Ring Wedding Officiants

Having worked with Chris over numerous weddings and years, and getting to know him through our local groups, I would never hesitate to recommend him. His images are beautiful, and you'll feel relaxed and comfortable with him.

Loft 310 Loft 310 Rooftop Weddings

Chris is an amazing talent. He is hands down our first choice as an event photographer. Always stunning work.

Floral Creations by Sharon Floral Creations by Sharon Wedding Florists

Chris McGuire is a fantastic photographer and highly recommend him to capture your special day. He is very professional and is very creative in getting the best possible photos.

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Chris McGuire Photography frequently asked questions

Chris McGuire Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Digital Files
Chris McGuire Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
Chris McGuire Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
Chris McGuire Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Chris McGuire Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Chris McGuire Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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