Derek Cookson Photography

Derek was a great photographer to work with. Very personable and creative

Derek and the Derek Cookson Photography team were simply amazing to work with during our multi day Indian wedding weekend! From the beginning, Derek made it a point to capture the important moments no matter what. He arrived early and stayed late to make sure we got the moments that were important to us and our families. Derek was sure to get plenty of shots of the traditional Hindu rituals that were important to our families throughout the weekend. He understands the value of these important moments and blended into our families so seamlessly. His personality was laid back and he was super easy to work with. He knew exactly how to guide us to pose to help us get the best photos. He was flexible with our timeline when unforeseen circumstances came up and always checked in with us before leaving for the day. He was more than willing to go off site with us for photos before the ceremony. Derek gave us the most wonderful surprise right before our reception- printed Polaroid shots of us in our wedding outfits because as he told us, “I believe that couples should get to enjoy these memories on their wedding day”. I am forever grateful that we picked such a sincere and humble photographer and cannot wait to see how the rest of our photos turn out!

Derek was such an awesome photographer! He was very outgoing and our wedding party loved him! He did a great job of getting as many photos as we could in the amount of time we had. I’m so excited to see the photos and am SO glad we chose Derek to document the best day of our lives! If you are looking for someone who is going to take some stress off rounding up everyone for pictures, making sure they are all posed nicely, and making sure he gets the best shot possible, Derek is your guy!

Patient, personable, kind. I would recommend to anyone!

Derek was our wedding photographer and he truly did an amazing job. I would recommend him without any hesitation. From our engagement photos, to the beautiful guest book he created for us, to shooting our wedding day, everything was perfect. Throughout the day, he reminded me not to worry about a thing, and I truly didn't have to because he was a step ahead of me, a calming force, and an amazingly fun photographer. He made everyone feel at ease and was so accommodating to any requests . He even helped with some logistics the day of; he was the one I called to figure out where the groom was when I arrived at the church (to ensure we wouldn't cross paths), because he was the only one who answered his phone. ;) Anything we threw at him, he was right there making everyone laugh and capturing the moments of our special day. We never felt even a little bit rushed or like we were on a timeline; Derek was with us from when I got ready in the morning until midnight. We have had several friends/family members mention that they LOVED our photographer. Do yourself a favor and book with Derek!!!

Amazing, artistic photographer! Derek has fun with you and helps you feel comfortable in front of the camera. He takes the best photos. We used him for our engagement and wedding photos. He stayed with us from the beginning to the end of our wedding day and captured all of our moments!

I cannot say enough about Derek! His photos are beautiful. Many people at the wedding commented on how personable he was. He made it fun to have our photos taken! His second shooter was awesome as well. We had a great time and a great day and I was so glad Derek was able to caputure it all for us! Would highly recommend!

Derek is an incredible photographer--and everyone LOVES working with him to boot! Our engagement photos were included in our package and were absolutely amazing. He spent extra time making sure he got the perfect shot for our e-pics and on the day of the wedding, he got so many great pics...we didn't even know he was taking them at the time!

He is professional, super friendly and affordable.

Derek was wonderful to work with and we had so much fun with him during our engagement session and our wedding day. I also really appreciated him allowing us to downgrade when we no longer needed a second photographer. The bridal party and our families loved him! I love that he went around at the reception and took photos of our guests. We are excited to see everything and can't wait to share the photos with our friends and family!

Fun, kind, mingled great with our guests. Derek clearly has the eye to achieve the best photos. We got all the shots we could hope for. Helpful with planning timing of the reception events. Engagement photos were included - also fabulous!