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Being a great wedding photographer requires much more than taking a great photo. You will spend more time with your photographer than just about any other vendor on the day of your wedding, as will your family. It’s important that your photographer be someone you feel comfortable with, and someone who will make your families and friends feel relaxed and keep the photos a fun, seamless part of the celebration.

I take great care in doing both…to provide beautiful, romantic and emotional images and to provide a lovely experience for my clients from the moment they first inquire, to the wedding day, to delivering their album and beyond.

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Christina Sent on 03/23/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Laurie Bailey is EXCEPTIONA! 100% recommend

Laurie Bailey is an absolutely phenomenal photographer and I would 100% recommend her. My husband and I could not be more happy that she was our photographer for our engagement shoot and wedding day. First, she takes stunning photos (check out her instagram!); I love her style and how she seeks to capture the genuine & authentic emotion in her pictures. Second, she is SUCH a professional -- from end to end, she impressed us and made us in her organization, responsiveness, and attention to detail. She also has incredible energy and a positive upbeat attitude that makes you just want to smile. Third, she treats her clients so well -- she made us comfortable in front of a camera and I trusted her completely to execute on our wedding day. She went above and beyond in her customer service for us. I'm incredibly grateful for Laurie and I promise that using her will be one of the BEST decisions you make!
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Rachel Sent on 09/28/2016
5 out of 5 rating
I just can't say enough good things about Laurie. We had her shoot our engagement photos in October 2015, and our wedding at Calamigos Ranch in May 2016. Every single shot she turned over was just incredible. She and her second photographer were there with us on the day from start to finish; and beyond taking gorgeous photos, they made us feel comfortable and let us have fun with it! The portraits were beyond beautiful, but what I really loved was the way she was able to capture the special moments of our wedding...even the ones that we were too busy to see. We love Laurie! Hiring her was one of the best decisions we've ever made; and after all this, we truly consider her to be a friend - Laurie is truly gifted with a camera, and is also just one of the sweetest, most down-to-earth people you'll ever meet. Hire her!
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User2722509 Sent on 08/13/2016
5 out of 5 rating
One of the best decisions I made in preparing for our wedding was to hire Laurie Bailey as our photographer! She is amazing and I cannot recommend her enough. I booked her for my wedding immediately after talking to her only once, as it was clear from the moment we talked and from her picture portfolio that no one else would be able to capture our wedding day the way she could. She's the consummate professional, well-organized, and seems to know instinctively how to connect with a couple and their vision. While she knew exactly which shots she wanted to take on our wedding day, her close attention to detail made for so many photos that captured some very key organic moments. I trusted her completely throughout the entire process, and having recently received our photos just confirms that she is the best there is! Thank you, Laurie!
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Sydney Sent on 05/20/2016
5 out of 5 rating
I knew I wanted Laurie to be my wedding photographer long before I was engaged. No, I was not one of those brides who bought her dress before she was even in a relationship. I was however, someone who had taken a photography class taught by Laurie, and it was then, that I was introduced to her work. She is a passionate, brilliant, artistic, compassionate storyteller.

Laurie was the first vendor we booked -- before we had solidified a date, simply because we knew she is the best of the best and we knew we needed to get to her first. Not only does she deliver an experience where you feel treated like royalty, where you become the queens and kings of the day, her true gift comes when you first view your photos and you wonder how she could have possible captured those moments.

Your wedding lasts a few hours -- for some it's a weekend long event. Your photos last forever. Entrusting Laurie and her team is the best investment you can make into the start of your happily ever after.
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Lorin Sent on 10/11/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Amazing, amazing, amazing. Laurie is wonderful and easy going and fun and flexible but also keeps things moving on time without you even knowing it. Her relaxed attitude is contagious and everyone felt happy and calm while trying to get all of the important pictures out of the way. We didn't want to spend hours taking pictures and she made sure to keep it to a minimum while still getting amazing shots. She is truly the best!!!! We cannot thank her enough!!!!
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Amber Sent on 09/14/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Laurie Bailey and Jen were hands down our favorite wedding vendors. They were professional, friendly, fun and on time. We loved having Laurie with us all day. She helped keep us laughing and relaxed throughout our entire wedding day especially at times when we were nervous. We hired a photographer but feel like we got so much more than a photographer. We now consider her a friend. We feel truly lucky to have had Laurie capture our special day.

We knew immediately when we saw Laurie's photography style that we wanted that look for our wedding but when we talked and met with her we knew we wanted her to be our wedding photographer.

We got the pictures back a few weeks ago (Within 2 months of our wedding) and were blown away with how beautiful the pictures were. She captured so many stunning moments. She helped answer all of our questions in a timely manner, helped keep us on time and schedule on our wedding day and helped wrangle all of our family members for photos. She got all the photos we wanted on our list and more. She is so knowledgeable about photography and easy to work with.

We have already recommended Laurie to a few of our friends that are getting married next year. Several of our friends and family members mentioned to us after the wedding how awesome they thought she was.

We would hire Laurie again for any other big events/lifetime events in the future.

We will always treasure our wedding photos from Laurie.
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User2200426 Sent on 06/27/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Laurie is amazing. She took our engagement photos and wedding photos. We loved both. We wanted to use the engagement photos for a Save the Date that needed to be sent shortly after the shoot. She was able to turn the photos around very quickly so we could use them. Laurie and her second photographer for our wedding were both so professional and knew the perfect shots to get. They made me and my husband feel so comfortable. They also made sure we got all the pictures we wanted with guests while barely realizing they were there. Laurie sent us our pictures about 5 weeks after our wedding. It felt like no time passed at all and we had our photos. Her photography style is truly fantastic and she is just so amazing and easy to work with. I highly recommend Laurie Bailey Photography if you want amazing photos to capture the best day of your life.
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Alexis Sent on 06/07/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Laurie's an amazing photographer!!! Our absolute favorite vendor and someone we loved having around us all day at our wedding. So many of our guests noted what an incredible photographer we had just based on how well she managed the family photos, how she lugged her equipment everywhere to get every single shot we wanted and how she blended instead of distracted at the ceremony. Also, her second photographer got sick and she managed to find another at the last minute who was also a total pro. We can't wait to show our friends and family how phenomenal our photos turned out. Laurie is truly an incredible and extremely talented photographer and a down to earth person I was so happy to have around me to put me at ease on our wedding day. We were also really happy we did an engagement photo shoot with her. The photos were fantastic which made us comfortable and confident the wedding photos would turn out amazing, plus we had a lot of fun!
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Laurie Bailey Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Negatives
Laurie Bailey Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Negatives
Laurie Bailey Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
Laurie Bailey Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Laurie Bailey Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
Laurie Bailey 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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