I had such a great experience working with John Bartenhagen! He shot my wedding and my photos are fantastic!

I loved that John was so responsive each time I reached out! Not only would he respond right back but many times if my questions were complicated he would ask to schedule a FaceTime so we could work out the details!

Once you connect with John, he sets up a virtual meeting to make sure that you understand all he provides and his style of photos will meet your needs. He listens and plans all the details so you know exactly what to expect.

He has an automated contract and payment service that makes both processes one-click simple.

John also includes a engagement sitting with his service so you will have great “Save the Dates.”

John will prompt you for all the details at just the right time which takes the worry off you. He will discuss all the shots you want to capture and who you want more or less ;) pictures of.

We did a walk through the week before at our wedding site and John’s creative eye identified so many great photo opportunities, I knew I was going to have some really great shots and it got me so excited.

At the “first look” I was pretty impressed when I saw John had a photo checklist tool on his phone to make sure every shot was captured.

During the wedding/reception John was there to capture every shot and he did it in such a way that you never noticed him or the lighting stands.

One of the best reasons to select John as your photographer is that within a couple of weeks (quicker than most) he delivers your print ready photos to his site and you can download them all in minutes. There are no additional charges to to download and share them with your guests or you can print them yourself!

Although I can’t say enough about John being the best choice for your wedding photographer and that he will be so easy to work with and deliver incredible photos.

I will highlight that John is one of the nicest and “good hearted”people I have worked with. He is such a kind and caring person… it was a true delight to meet John. I’m so pleased that I will have such great memories of working with him each time I look at our photos!

John was so much fun to work with. Our photos turned out gorgeous and even better than we could have imagined. He did an amazing job instructing us which is helpful for someone like myself who is a little awkward and camera shy. He went above and beyond and I am so grateful and happy we found him!

John was phenomenal! Planning a wedding during COVID times was extremely stressful, but John was more than gracious in his willingness to help ease our stress and remain flexible during the entire process. We were lucky enough to actually go through with the wedding as originally planned, and John's team did a fabulous job. They helped make our day extra special by not only capturing all of the important moments that we will cherish forever, but they also worked with us to create some extra special moments -including photos at sunset, nighttime, and even a bubble exit. Those moments most likely would not have happened and definitely would not have been captured on film without John's team. I highly recommend John for anyone getting married or anyone who simply wants an excellent photographer to capture a special time. He is simply the best there is, and I would advise all future brides to use him.

John was absolutely amazing to work with! We got engaged at Luray Caverns and originally wanted to do out photos there and while that was a long drive John was willing to drive the distance. We changed our minds on that idea and ended up at a winery instead. The engagement shoot was amazing and John took so many great photos that left us so excited for the wedding. Our original date was April 2020, but thanks to COVID that did not happen. John was so helpful and stayed in contact with us until we were able to have our wedding on November 1, 2020. John and his team captured everything I had asked for and more. He did exactly what we wanted and listened to everything we said. His team was also wonderful and getting us what we needed. We got our pictures back in 2 weeks and they were AMAZING!!!! There were over 1000 photos and it was like I was reliving the wedding. I would recommend John to anyone looking to do weddings or even family photos! We will be using him again!!!

I can't recommend John enough! We had our engagement and mini-wedding photos done by him (we downsized this year due to COVID) and have asked him to shoot the big event next year as well. John and his team do an excellent job of making every photoshoot fun and laid back, with high quality photos always in mind, and the result is just gorgeous! We can't wait to work with John again next year.

I can’t say enough good things about John. He is so personable, flexible, and knowledgeable!! His warm personality made us feel so extremely comfortable and like we had been family friends for a long time. He was so patient and accommodating with our families. He was eager to help us get all the right pictures, calmly accepted changes even during the last minute, and put up with all of our families’ demands - and boy did our families have some demands!! He handled it all with such poise and charm and truly accommodated everybody! He also knew his stuff!!!!!! He positioned us perfectly and wisely to get all the right pictures, brought very fancy equipment to produce high quality images, helped us figure out exactly what we wanted, dreamed up some extremely creative shots, recreated very classic poses, and ultimately just read our minds on several occasions. He didn’t miss a single important moment! He just went so far above and beyond to make us happy, even in the middle of a pandemic. I am so so thrilled with the quality of the pictures he created too. He captured so many great and meaningful moments. My mother told me she had a great feeling about John after the first time she spoke to him. She said she loved his personality and approach. When my husband and I met with him later, we knew immediately that she was right!! John is truly passionate about his craft and genuinely and completely cares about the people he works with. He doesn’t just see us as clients, but more so as family. I can’t even begin to express how much that means to us! Overall, I am so grateful to him for being such an important part of our big day, and making it so memorable for us. I can’t wait to work with John again - maybe on our one year anniversary we can finally get those fireworks and sparklers shots!!! Thank you, John for just being so awesome! I Would HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend John Bartenhagen Photography to anybody!!!!! I know we are definitely coming back for all of our special occasions!!!! We wouldn’t trust anyone else!!!!

We hired John Bartenhagen to shoot our wedding photos at the very start of our planning process. He was an integral member of our team, and was very generous with his time and expertise. He worked with us to arrange two engagement photo shoots as well as the normal portrait and event photos of the wedding and ceremony. He participated in walk throughs of the space with us and provided valuable insights into how to stage the wedding to maximize photo quality. After our big day, he turned around our photos quickly and made sure we got the shots and edits we needed to assemble a perfect collection of photographs. John is friendly, smart, fun and talented. We highly recommend him and his team!

Our experience with John was absolutely amazing. Our pictures look stunning and we very much recommend him! John had met us at our venue a few months prior to our wedding to see everything beforehand since he never did a wedding at our venue before, which we felt went completely above and beyond. He is also very creative and artistic- many of the pictures he played around with reflections and mirrors which all look really beautiful and elegant. John captured so many great moments and looking at our pictures makes us so happy.

My husband and I are completely blown away by John and thrilled with our photos! He asked to meet with us at our wedding venue a few months before our wedding date in order to plan out where we wanted to take photos, and to discuss what shots we wanted to capture. He gave recommendations for locations and we loved all of them. We sent John a list of poses/groups of people and locations at the venue where we wanted the pictures to be taken. On the day of the wedding, he and his assistant stuck to the list and made sure we got everything we wanted. They were flexible when hair and makeup ran late and we had less time than we wanted before the ceremony to take photos. On a very overwhelming day, John made us feel comfortable and kept us on track, reminding us when there was a specific photo we wanted to get. He knew when to take a step back and let us chat with our guests, and when to push for a photo. We are so glad we had all of these precious memories captured!

John and his assistant were moving nonstop, making sure they captured everything, while also getting unique photos. One of our guests commented that they'd never seen a photographer work so hard to get a shot. John had such creative ideas for fun photos with our flower girl, wedding party, and even a photo outside at night, with a purple backlight. He turned the photos around quickly and they are truly incredible. We couldn't be happier with our decision to go with John for our wedding!

John and his assistant Elizabeth were absolutely amazing! I first contacted John more than a year before our wedding and he was so helpful to us. His words of advice helped me a lot throughout the planning process. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to weddings and I was so thankful to have him as a resource for advice. The day of, John and Elizabeth arrived early to make sure they were ready to start shooting on time. They made sure I got every picture I wanted, which was a lot, in a timely manner so things could stay on schedule. We've just received our pictures and they are absolutely beautiful. I highly recommend John for all of your photography needs!