Kelly Maughan Photography did an absolutely amazing job shooting our wedding, and my husband and I could not be happier with our pictures. Early in the planning process, I had actually hired another wedding photographer, and through a series of unfortunate events, ended up deciding it was in our best interests to go in another direction, and I am so thankful we did! It really ended up being a blessing in disguise because we found Kelly and she saved the day for us! I had the utmost confidence in Kelly that she would preserve the memories of the night with artistic, gorgeous shots.
From the moment my husband and I interviewed Kelly, we felt very comfortable with her, and I think that showed through our photos, because our true emotions were captured - our smiles reached our eyes, our faces lit up, and we weren't just smiling to the camera on command. Not only does Kelly create wonderful pictures, but her customer service is impeccable! I know what poor customer service can do for one's confidence in a vendor, but we were blown away by Kelly's wonderful work ethic and communication. After our first photographer debacle, it was so very refreshing to have someone respond to my emails in such a timely manner – Kelly usually responded to me within the hour! The day of our engagement shoot, Kelly sent us 2 sneak peek images within hours of us shooting – it took us 5 weeks to even see one shot from our e-pics session with our first photographer. In the package we chose from Kelly, it included her services for our rehearsal dinner. My in-laws had already arranged for a photographer for that night before we booked Kelly, so Kelly was flexible and shot my bridal shower instead. I know it meant so much to my sister, who planned my shower, to have those professional photos of the day.
On our wedding day, Kelly was with us from the beginning of me getting ready at the hotel with my bridesmaids, to late into the night at our reception. She made me so comfortable from the very beginning. She and Callie, her second shooter (who was great too!), felt like girlfriends hanging out with us as we got ready, not like vendors we hired to work our wedding. We never felt like they were getting in the way, or being bossy. They got all these amazing shots without us even noticing them the whole night long. With our large group shots with the bridal party, Kelly and Callie were so patient, and didn't order us around with a lot of directions. They naturally were able to get us how they wanted without dragging out the process.
As far as value, because Kelly is still establishing herself as a wedding photographer, you can get amazing pictures and amazing customer service for an amazing price. I know Kelly Maughan Photography has a very bright future, so her low prices won't last long. We consider ourselves lucky to have found such a great talent just starting out.
All in all, my husband and I believe hiring Kelly Maughan Photography was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. After it is all said and done, the photographs of your wedding are one of the few things left of the experience after the cake has been cut and the bouquet has been tossed, and we are so proud to have such wonderful documentation to show our family and friends for years to come.
