Hiring Julie and her assistant Kate was an incredible decision, and we were delighted with the experience start to finish! A few months before the wedding we had the chance to get comfortable in front of the camera during Julie's complementary engagement shoot, which also gave us the chance to get to know her first. She is a gifted photographer and kind and generous spirit, and we immediately knew we were in great hands. On the day she easily navigated the flow of events, present but never overbearing. She has a way with the kiddos, which resulted in incredible portraits and action shots of the whole family (including four flower children aged five and under). Opting for the 8-hour package meant Julie's second photographer Kate was able to capture moments we otherwise would have missed. We treasure the final photos, which are colorful, dimensional and full of life. Reviewing them felt like reliving the magic of the day, and we've received countless compliments from everyone we've shared them with. 10/10 would recommend! - K & P

There is no question as to whether or not you should book Julie. You should. Period. We wanted very colorful photos and lots of candids and we were directed by two different people in Julie's direction. We ending up doing our engagement photos with her and fell in love instantly. We felt she was really able to capture our personalities and it was so nice to get to know her before our wedding day. It really made it feel as though we were old friends when the wedding day came. On the big day she was so organized and put everyone at ease. Not only did she give us the colorful photos we wanted but she also managed to catch a few artsy shots that we didn't even know we wanted/needed. We know a lot of professional artists and they were all in awe of Julie's photos from our wedding. The only problem we faced was how can we possibly frame 300 photos and fit them all in our house? Not only is Julie talented, she is also very professional, great with communication, and just a joy to be around. I know we will be reaching out to Julie again for all the photo-worth moments in our life.

Deciding to hire Julie for our elopement photos was easily the best decision I made throughout the entire process aside from actually marrying my husband! I ended up finding out about Julie Shuford Photography through a friend, and ultimately decide to book her services because it fit within my budget and the photos on her website looked amazing. To say that it turned out to be SO much more than that is an understatement.

This was my and my husband's first experience with professional photography, so we didn't really know what to expect or what the process would be. Julie was not only very responsive to my overwhelming amount of questions, but really took the time to get to know us prior to our ceremony and made us feel at ease from beginning to end. By the time we actually met her in person, it felt like we were old friends. Everything about hiring Julie for our photos exceeded my expectations, and I truly couldn't be happier with how everything turned out.

Her style of photography is natural while still being sophisticated and beautiful while still being real. Looking through our photos, my husband and I laughed and cried and rejoiced that these photos were so uniquely “us.” Julie was able to capture our special day in such a way that everything was exactly how I remembered it, only more beautiful. We laughed, we cried, and we made amazing memories on our wedding day, and I’m beyond grateful that Julie was there to capture it all. We now have amazing photos of our wondrous day, and I truly couldn’t be happier.

I would recommend Julie to anyone and everyone for any occasion - not only because she’s an beautiful person but because she is a spectacular photographer.