We consulted with SO many photographers for our wedding. We found Irene to be at the top of our affordability range. BUT, her body of work was absolutely amazing. She has an immediately obvious artistic eye, which was something that was very important to us. Aside from her quality, she was also very VERY patient with all our questions, and I cannot say enough about how organized her approach was to the wedding itself. She approaches the photography just as a wedding planner would. The result is that we maximized our time with our friends and family, and the photos are just dazzling. We received our album this week and simply cannot get over how good each and every picture is. It was so hard to choose album photos due to the incredible number of wonderful shots, especially the candid shots. We made a lot of great decisions about our wedding, and absolutely one of the best choices we could have made was getting Irene as our photographer. We loved working with her, and hope to do so again sometime (maybe an anniversary party?)

Words can't describe how amazing working with Irene was! Irene came highly recommended to us from our wedding venue and also from a very close family friend who knew someone who used her. From the day we met her, we knew we wanted her to be our photographer to capture all of our special moments. She was extremely professional, and took the time to get to know us. We just had our engagement photos taken in Old Town Alexandria at the end of September, and we could not be happier! All of the photos were exactly what we wanted and more. Best of all, we had so much fun taking them! Finding a great photographer was extremely important to us since photos are the one thing that we will have forever to remember these moments. Irene is a true professional and we highly recommend her to anyone. A huge thank you to Irene for making us feel so special and taking such beautiful engagement photos of us. We can't wait to work with her again for our wedding!

WOW!!! Thank you, Irene!!!! I just viewed all the pics from our wedding! YOU ARE A BAD ASS!!!!!!! And I mean that with all the respect it comes with. You captured everything we wanted to share with the world. Thank you so much!!!! You are a great photographer...One who can capture moments in time with your lens that will never be erased from the history of our lives.....Generations after us will continue to benefit from your eyes through your lens... Thank you so much. I mean it.....

I can't say enough good things about Irene. From the first moment I contacted a year ago, up until the photos arrived at our doorstep, Irene was a true professional and thought of every detail. She was so easy to work with and very flexible, even calling me a few days before the wedding to offer up a back-up plan for our bride and groom photos because it was calling for rain on our big day. She was so easy to work with on the big day as well.

When we received our photos, we had tears streaming down our faces while we looked at them. They were awesome! She had captured the moments so precisely and beautifully!

IRENE IS AWESOME! My hubby & I booked Irene for engagement & wedding photos. Working with her was our best wedding vendor decision. We selected Irene for her technical expertise & great customer service. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: My hubby is a photography fanatic & has a critical eye for color/contrast & sought out Irene’s service because she accurately captures various skin tones (from very dark to fair & the tones in between, & a white wedding gown) all in the same photo w/out anyone appearing washed out or overly shadowed. CUSTOMER SERVICE: In addition to being technically savvy, Irene has great customer service skills. We asked tons of questions throughout our time with Irene (from our initial meeting through receipt of our wedding photos) & she never made us feel rushed, or unimportant either during a shoot or during our text messages, phone convos, or emails. More importantly, Irene always worked to make us feel comfortable in front of the camera, especially when we felt awkward as the center of attention. Irene also explained her process for photographing us (e.g., potential poses & candids, photo shoot location, lighting, etc.) to ensure we understood the service we purchased from her. She also accommodated our requests regarding time, location, poses, etc. She consistently responded to emails generally within a few hours, & my text messages were returned promptly. BOUDOIR PHOTOS: As a surprise to my hubby & I booked Irene for boudoir photos. I was nervous about the shoot, but Irene eliminated the awkwardness making it possible for me to enjoy the session—she did this by picking up on my hesitation & only suggesting poses I was comfortable with. Irene was punctual to each of our sessions & arrived w/ her camera tools, a smile, & tons of infectious positive energy! Irene embodies friendliness & professionalism. She was a joy to work with. Irene is worth every penny & our photos are GREAT! If you can afford her, do yourself the favor & try to book her!

IRENE IS AWESOME! My hubby & I booked Irene for engagement & wedding photos. Working with her was our best wedding vendor decision. We selected Irene for her technical expertise & great customer service. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: My hubby is a photography fanatic & has a critical eye for color/contrast & sought out Irene’s service because she accurately captures various skin tones (from very dark to fair & the tones in between, & a white wedding gown) all in the same photo w/out anyone appearing washed out or overly shadowed. CUSTOMER SERVICE: In addition to being technically savvy, Irene has great customer service skills. We asked tons of questions throughout our time with Irene (from our initial meeting through receipt of our wedding photos) & she never made us feel rushed, or unimportant either during a shoot or during our text messages, phone convos, or emails. More importantly, Irene always worked to make us feel comfortable in front of the camera, especially when we felt awkward as the center of attention. Irene also explained her process for photographing us (e.g., potential poses & candids, photo shoot location, lighting, etc.) to ensure we understood the service we purchased from her. She also accommodated our requests regarding time, location, poses, etc. She consistently responded to emails generally within a few hours, & my text messages were returned promptly. BOUDOIR PHOTOS: As a surprise to my hubby & I booked Irene for boudoir photos. I was nervous about the shoot, but Irene eliminated the awkwardness making it possible for me to enjoy the session—she did this by picking up on my hesitation & only suggesting poses I was comfortable with. Irene was punctual to each of our sessions & arrived w/ her camera tools, a smile, & tons of infectious positive energy! Irene embodies friendliness & professionalism. She was a joy to work with. Irene is worth every penny & our photos are GREAT! If you can afford her, do yourself the favor & try to book her!

We couldn’t be happier with the pictures that Irene took at our wedding. She took fantastic portraits, candid as well as formal, her photos capture the beauty of our wedding venue (Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle) and she used a variety of techniques that result in a beautiful visual narrative of our wedding day. Many of the guests told us, on the day of the wedding, that they were very impressed with her professionalism and discretion, and after the wedding, with the quality of her pictures.

Irene did an incredible job photographing our wedding. One of the things that impressed us the most was how thorough and detail oriented she is--she met with us to review our experiences and feelings about being photographed, made a special trip to our venue to scope out locations, and met with us again after the wedding to help us choose photos. The quality of her photography is truly outstanding. She is warm and personable and it was a pleasure to have her as a collaborator. We highly recommend her.

The pictures from my wedding came out amazing. She caught every special moment and the quality of all the pictures came out so great. We highly recommend Irene Abdou Photography for any special event that you want to remember forever.

An amazing photographer, flexible, professional, highly skilled, easy to get along with. On the expensive side but worth it if photography is important for you.