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John Soule Photography is a wedding photography company in Hanover, Maryland that has worked with couples for more than 25 years. Their goal as a team is to focus on you and tell your love story with a professional, sincere approach. Shooting in contemporary, traditional, and photojournalistic styles, they will capture special unplanned moments as they naturally unfold throughout your once-in-a-lifetime event. Images are truly elevated to art. Winners of Couple's Choice Award, Best of Knot and The Knot Hall of Fame every year since 2007.

Experience

John Soule is the owner and photographer behind John Soule Photography. He is an award-winning photographer whose professional experience started in the early 1990s. Capturing fine art landscapes and working as a freelance photojournalist, he learned to blend his talents capturing scenes that would not only preserve the moment in time but also tell a story and bring out emotion. It is this unique documentary-style of photography that has made his work stand out preserving special moments at events.

Services Offered

John limits his services to one event per day in order to give couples his undivided professional attention. He works directly with couples, offering a number of additional special services in order best to preserve those special moments from their big day. Some of his photography services include:

  • Additional hours
  • Engagement sessions
  • High-resolution images
  • Multiple locations
  • Second photographer / third photographer
  • Video
  • Creative wedding portraits
  • Digital files
  • Flush mount
  • Prints
  • Proofs

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files
Prints
Save the Date

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

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Albums
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Photojournalism
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Second Shooter
Video
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Prints
Proofs

Reviews of John Soule Photography

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Reviewers praise John Soule Photography for responsive, professional, and accommodating service throughout planning and on the wedding day. Clients rave about fast turnarounds, beautiful emotion-filled images, helpful posing and timeline guidance, flexible packages with multiple photographers, and reasonable pricing. They also accommodated reshoots after weather issues.

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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.

Reviewers praise John Soule Photography for responsive, professional, and accommodating service throughout planning and on the wedding day. Clients rave about fast turnarounds, beautiful emotion-filled images, helpful posing and timeline guidance, flexible packages with multiple photographers, and reasonable pricing. They also accommodated reshoots after weather issues.

Alex
Alex Sent on 07/29/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Perfect!

From our first meeting with John all the way through the final shots at our wedding, my wife and I were very impressed and could not be happier for choosing John to capture our special day. We met with 4 different photographers before deciding, and John was the only one who really did his homework of our venue and how he wanted to capture our day and presented it to us in a very professional and impressive manner. His communication was top notch, especially with all the changes COVID threw at us. His ideas/suggestions regarding best locations/poses for pics turned out to be perfect as we have already received 6 teaser pics only 2 days after our wedding that look amazing! My wife and I could not be more pleased with John and his team, and I know we will recommend them to friends, and we will use them again for any future professional photography needs! Overall, an A++ experience.
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 09/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing photographers!!!

John and his team were very responsive, accommodating, and friendly from the start of the process all the way to after the wedding! They are all very experienced, amazing photographers that captured every moment of our wedding to the fullest and made a timeline to make sure nothing was missed. We received our pictures back very quickly, especially considering they hand edit each one! We were so happy to work with John and his team and couldn’t have asked for anything more!
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Cee Sent on 03/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent photoshoot experience

We recently completed our engagement photoshoot with John; he was prompt and professional. John had some very helpful posing tips and his friendly demeanor helped to put us at ease. The turnaround time for receiving our photos was amazingly fast! My fiancé and I are looking forward to working with John and his team again for our wedding. We highly recommend John Soule Photography.
Jonelle
Jonelle Sent on 01/14/2024
5 out of 5 rating

I found quality, professionalism, and a warm heart

We previously picked a photographer and we did an engagement shoot and the pictures were horrible. I was not only disappointed but stressed out about not having a photographer for our wedding. When I came across John and took a look at his page, I was anxious to set up a meeting, he immediately set up a zoom call with us. From the first conversation I got the warm and fuzzy feeling that he was the one. My Fiance said he felt very comfortable with him as well. Our engagement shoot was great despite the rain, we still got great pictures. I am so excited for our wedding now that I know we have someone who can capture our special day. All smiles with John and his team!
Wendy
Wendy Sent on 11/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional Work

If I could give 10 stars I would, John Soule Photography is exceptional in every way! The responsiveness to emails and calls, the professionalism from John Soule and his team of photographers but especially the quality of their work. I can't say enough good things about this company. John and Berni were fun to work with, they gave pointers on how to capture the best poses, the engagement pictures all turned out great. Looking forward to working with them again at the wedding.
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Eric Sent on 11/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Anniversary Photo Shoot

John and Bernie are an amazing team! There was an uninvited guest at my wedding in October 2022, Hurricane Ian. Unfortunately, the beautiful bayside sunset pictures my wife and I had planned were no longer able to be done (along with other pictures around the waterfront venue). We decided to book a bridal session with John for one year later (at a fantastic price!), fingers crossed the weather would hold this time, which it did! John and Bernie made the trip back out to our venue for the sunset pictures we were unable to capture last year. Since we didn't have a schedule to adhere to, we were able to take a variety of pictures on the water, on the beach, on the dock, and even on a boat. They made the experience wonderful, and we felt like we were right back in the middle of our celebration, but celebrating in private. The pictures turned out amazing and we cannot wait to finally see our wedding album put together by John. Thank you John!
Alec
Alec Sent on 10/31/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Awesome Photographers!

John and his team did a fantastic job with our wedding photos! We were so excited when he sent us a sneak peak less than 12 hours after the wedding. We chose the package with the included Engagement Photos (which we ended up doing with John and one of his staff on my birthday!) and it was one of the best birthdays I ever had. John also gave amazing advice leading up to the wedding, including helping us adjust our timeline several times. At the wedding itself, things were a little hectic at first because the photographers with the bridal party beforehand were late, which made things feel a bit rushed for a while. However, we our location was in the mountains and didn't always get great cell service. John's team quickly made up for lost time, and took absolutely gorgeous photos. I was also very grateful when I reached out to John recently, after a significant delay on our part (we've gotten pretty bad at checking our joint email once our wedding ended!), to finally get our wedding album. Even though it had been almost a year since the wedding, he was more than happy to work with me and quickly put it in the works. He even sent it via Priority Mail, and it arrived just a few days after I contacted him, with plenty of time for me to surprise my husband with it for our Anniversary the other day. We couldn't be happier with it. I would highly recommend John and his team; our photos were outstanding, and really capture the emotion of each moment. Every time we look at them, it puts us right back at our wedding. Thank you, John!
J
Josie Sent on 10/30/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Easy to work with and three photographers who each attend to specific parts of the wedding

John Soule was easy to work with and made changes to accommodate preferences. There were three photographers who were part of this process and each had their specific focus on the wedding. I don't know anyone else who does that.
L
Lee G. Sent on 10/18/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Great pictures

John's team gave us a lot of great pictures from our wedding day. They were very helpful and flexible, and made the experience run smoothly.
S
Steven Sent on 10/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Great to work with, budget friendly

John was super easy to work with and very accommodating to our schedule. Our engagement photos turned out beautiful and they make me even more excited to see our wedding photos. His prices are also very reasonable.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
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

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
To Tony Visual Events To Tony Visual Events Wedding Videographers

Truly amazing photography, a pro in every sense John Soule delivers great work with a great attitude to boot. Easy to work with and an energy/charisma like no other. We all can not wait until the next chance we have to work together. Always a pleasure!

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John Soule Photography frequently asked questions

John Soule Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
  • Prints
  • Save the Date
John Soule Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
John Soule Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
John Soule Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Second Shooter
  • Video
  • Wedding Portraits
John Soule Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Prints
  • Proofs
John Soule 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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