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Based in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Inspire Me Imagery provides couples with a unique, organic, and artistic alternative to traditional wedding photography. Owner John Kotlowski founded the company to provide couples with photographers he would trust at his own wedding. The entire business is modeled around giving couples the same service, planning, and creativity that is invaluable to the owner. The artists involved with Inspire Me Imagery aspire to impress not only couples with their work but also themselves. Their passion for the craft leads to moments captured with contemporary photojournalism techniques, and portraits with a vintage look reminiscent of the film era.

Services Offered

With this dedication to customer satisfaction, the photographers book one event per day so they can focus on their couple. Inspire Me Imagery can provide a second photographer, travel for destination weddings, shoot at multiple locations on the wedding day, and continue shooting for additional hours, if necessary. The photographers at Inspire Me Imagery are available for wedding day event coverage, bridal sessions, wedding portraits, boudoir shoots, engagement shoots, and trash-the-dress sessions. Final forms of the images can be viewed as:

  • Prints
  • Digital files
  • Flush mount albums
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files

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

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Film
Natural
Photojournalism
Vintage

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
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

Reviews of Inspire Me Imagery

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Tmb Sent on 10/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Exceeded expectations!

I can’t recommend Inspire Me Imagery enough. John photographed both our wedding day and the celebration we had two days later, and he completely exceeded my expectations.

What really stood out about John compared to other photographers I searched through is his authentic style. So many photographers focus on creating perfect Instagram shots, but John captures something much deeper - the genuine emotion, and the true joy of the day. Looking through our photos, I can actually feel those moments again.

Looking forward to using him again for future events!
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 04/13/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent Experience!

Working with John and LB was 10/10. His work, attached to this review, speaks for itself! He helped with my timeline in planning, got all of the shots I asked for, and was incredibly professional and fun to work with. I cannot recommend this vendor enough!
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Bess Sent on 02/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Inspire Me Imagery was a dream to work with!

Working with Inspire Me Imagery for our wedding was as wonderful as I could have hoped. LB was incredible in all of the prep conversations. By the time the wedding week happened, we were already super relaxed and knew we were in good hands.

My husband and I eloped a few days before our official wedding day, and LB was our witness at City Hall. (Our wedding package included an engagement shoot, so we used that slot for this elopement.) It will be so special to us that LB will forever be listed as the witness for our City Hall wedding. Then the three of us had so much fun wandering around downtown Manhattan taking photos!

For our big wedding with family and friends, it was incredible to have this team from Inspire Me, who really held our hands through the whole process. LB and her second photographer Justin were both fabulous. They captured the perfect balance between the straightforward portraits we needed, with the silly happy candids we wanted! From the portraits, to the photo booth, to the reception candids, the team felt like such an integral part of the whole experience.

During the post-wedding editing, LB was incredibly gracious and patient with the our requests regarding certain photos! We appreciate everything she did for us, and feel super confident recommending them.
Jessica
Jessica Sent on 01/24/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The team you want on your big day 💘


My sister got married about a year ago and used Inspire me imagery, we had such a great experience it was a no brainer when I was planning my wedding!

Lauren and her crew could not have been anymore amazing! I felt completely comfortable with her and took her lead on everything, the result were some pretty amazing photos we’ll be able to cherish forever! Shout out to Mediha and Jyoti for being a great addition to team! All smiles and there to lend a helping hand wherever needed 🫶The day started out a little shaky as most wedding days do(our wedding party was late to the venue) but once we got going we had the best time! Everyone was relaxed and having a great time, this crew captured some truly amazing and memorable moments! We’re struggling on which photos to hang up there’s so many good ones! Thank you Lauren for making our day even more special and for capturing some great moments for us to cherish! Hire these guys you will not regret it!
Jamie
Jamie Sent on 09/06/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Best decision we made for our wedding!

If I could give 10 stars, I would! John and Lauren were amazing to work with since our engagement shoot. My father was a wedding photographer at one point, and my standards were incredibly high for what I wanted. We were not disappointed. I didn’t realize that John would literally have to help hold my dress or hold my arm to help me in heels over the cobblestone at our venue. He was right next to me during the most intimate moments of my wedding day and was such a calming presence. He and Lauren also found such unique and creative shots on the day of to capture the uniqueness of our venue (The Art Factory – Paterson). They listened to everything we had suggested and made really thoughtful suggestions of their own. We wanted a mix of traditional and very non-traditional wedding photos, and we were so pleased with some of the shots. They were flexible with our large families and large bridal parties, and I could go on for another four paragraphs about how wonderful they were to work with from start to finish. Check out their work, and you won’t be disappointed!
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Gina Sent on 07/28/2022
5 out of 5 rating

An Amazing Experience!

Lauren was absolutely wonderful to work with from the first time we connected. She truly made this process so easy and simple for my fiancé and I. Lauren captured all of our special moments on our special day and we are so glad we got to work with her. She bent over backwards before and during the wedding to find scenic spots surrounding our venue and got some really great shots of us! We will definitely be reaching out to Lauren for our upcoming occasions. Thank you!
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Kate Sent on 12/13/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The best!

We can’t recommend John and Inspire Me Imagery enough. John took the time to set up calls prior to our booking to make sure we were a good fit, understand who we are as people, as well as a couple (interests, hobbies etc.) and learn what our expectations were for the day. On the day of our wedding John was both an amazing and creative photographer, and a friend. John’s calm demeanor and 'go with the flow' attitude provided a source of comfort and support within a crazy (sometimes stressful) day. The photos are stunning and captured not only the entire event (things we didn’t even remember happening), but also who we are as individuals and a couple. We HIGHLY recommend Inspire Me Imagery and can't thank John enough!!!

Nicole
Nicole Sent on 11/27/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!

1000/10. John shot our engagement pictures and wedding and we couldn't be happier. Not to mention they were saints when we had to reschedule from 2020 --> 2021 due to covid-19. Lauren was our 2nd shooter and was also wonderful to work with! HIGHLY RECOMMEND. John stayed way later than he needed to the night of our wedding and captured the most amazing last minute shots. He was kind, thoughtful with his shots, and made us feel so comfortable. Bonus: great with grumpy little dogs :)
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Nicole Sent on 10/17/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Such great people

I cant wait to find another excuse to use them ! John and LB were amazing. They were so much fun to work with and made sure everything went as smoothly as possible. They werent pushy about shots. Everything felt as natural as possible.
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Sydney Sent on 09/01/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful photographers

Our family friends recommended John and Inspire Me Imagery for our wedding photographers and we were so happy they did! John was very responsive and helpful in planning out our day. We were lucky to work with John twice- once at our small wedding in 2020, and again at our reception in July 2021. My husband and I are very awkward and John made the whole process easy and comfortable. We loved working with him and Justin at our larger wedding. They set up a time line for our day before the wedding so our bridal party and family knew when to be ready for formal pictures. They were not intrusive when taking pictures at the ceremony and the reception, but they captured all the most special moments for us of the day! We highly recommend them to anyone looking for a company and photographers that take beautiful posed and candid pictures as well as having an easy-going, comfortable nature to make the whole picture taking process be stressful and easy on the day of your wedding!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 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

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Inspire Me Imagery frequently asked questions

Inspire Me Imagery includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Inspire Me Imagery includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Inspire Me Imagery offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Film
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Vintage
Inspire Me Imagery offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Inspire Me Imagery offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
Inspire Me Imagery 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.
Inspire Me Imagery currently offers 1 special WeddingWire promotion for wedding services.
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