Leigh was absolutely amazing!! We hired Leigh as our wedding photographer, and she did engagement photos for us as well. She is not only an amazing and sweet person, but her pictures came out AMAZING!! We had a large wedding party (10 bridesmaids, 11 groomsman) and she was so patient and professional with managing such a large group. We had the best time taking pictures with Leigh and her second shooter Alicia, which made the hours of pictures on our wedding day such an enjoyable experience!! We just received sneak peeks from our wedding day and I am blown away with how amazing they look! Our wedding day was extremely windy, and based on the pictures we have seen so far you would not have even known thanks to Leigh and her expert photography skills! We couldn't recommend Leigh enough, and we are so happy we had her to photograph the most important day of our lives!

I can't even fully put into words how amazing Leigh is. Leigh has all the characteristics of a great photographer: organized, punctual, talented, friendly, etc. But Leigh is way more than all of those, she is such a sweet person with a bright light. Leigh made me feel so comfortable and calm the day of the wedding. She was so confident in what she was doing that I didn't even stress what shots she was getting. I just enjoyed my night and when I got my full gallery I was in tears I was so happy. Leigh didn't know my guests personally but somehow managed to capture relationships and sweet moments, some I missed during the wedding. Several guests came to tell me after how much they loved Leigh, not only for her talent but her sweet personality. My only complaint is there are so many gorgeous pictures I don't know how I can fit every one of them on the walls of my house haha. Leigh is amazing and I'm so thankful for the beautiful memories she captured for us on our special day.

Leigh was truly a pleasure to work with, both at our engagement shoot and on our big day! Neither one of us was used to being photographed professionally and she was able to direct us in a way that felt very natural and comfortable. We are so thrilled with the pictures and had a lot of fun in the process! Everyone in our wedding party agreed that Leigh and Katie were fantastic and brought great energy to the wedding festivities!

If there’s one thing I can promise, you will not regret hiring Leigh as your photographer for your special day. Leigh captured each moment of our wedding day so perfectly. From first look, to first kiss, to our sparkler exit as husband and wife. In each picture you can see the love and happiness in our eyes. We get to look back on these photos and someday show our children what a truly magical day it was. Leigh makes you feel relaxed and comfortable in front of the camera, which makes it a lot easier to be your natural self and not feel forced or posed. She is just an all around kind person as well. And she has quick turn around time so you get to swoon over your dreamy pictures sooner! I will definitely hire Leigh to capture all our big life events over and over again. I cannot say thank you enough!!!

I can’t say enough good things about Leigh. Coming from out of town was stressful and she took any extra stress off of my plate by being so amazing. She answered all of my questions, kept us ahead of schedule, and had a granola bar when I was starving! She is amazing and her pictures are everything we could have dreamed of and more.

We used Leigh for our daughter’s wedding. From start to finish she was wonderful! Leigh is quick to respond, very organized, and easy to work with. My daughter is not a fan of photos, but Leigh put her at ease and really captured her personality. After the wedding, my husband said “I hope her pictures are as great as she was!”. Leigh did not disappoint! The photos were ready in just a few weeks and all of them were beautiful. I would not hesitate to use Leigh again. She is a joy!

From the first time that I spoke with Leigh over the phone I knew that she was going to be wonderful to work with. Her pictures speak for themselves but her personality was the icing on the cake! The natural light that Leigh uses for her pictures just enhance all of the beautiful details that she captures. We had our engagement session with Leigh and right away she made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. When she arrived on our wedding day, she was full of energy and positivity. She got our wedding pictures back to us in three weeks, which is amazing! Her work is so beautiful and I cannot recommend her enough. We have gotten so many compliments on how beautiful our wedding photos are.

Leigh is everything you could ever want in a photographer. She is classically trained (a rarity these days) and has so much experience — every single photo she took at my bachelorette party was amazing. We had a small group of women and two entertainers with a lot of movement and action going on, and Leigh was able to take stunning candid *and* posed photos of every person, capturing each personality perfectly through her work. Not only are her images beautiful, but she also made the party much more fun; she always had a smile on her face, was laughing and mingling, and even tried on wigs with us and had a glass of champagne with the girls at my request. :) I'm so excited to have such beautiful memories captured of such a fun, special night.

Leigh is unlike anyone you will ever meet. With her genuinely sweet nature, she is sure to win you over with her caring attention to detail...I know that’s what happened for me! You will feel more as if a true friend is photographing you on what is sure to be one of the most special days of your life! It’s easy to hire someone and expect them to merely take pictures. But Leigh goes above and beyond that. She actually CARES about you and your fiancé, and is there holding your hand ever single step of the way during the wedding planning process to make things as stress free as possible. Heck, we even took trips to AR Workshop together to make signs for the wedding AND we got our daughters together during the summer for a playdate...Like I said before, she will turn into a true friend for you!!

Not only does she possess a wonderful personality, but she also is DYNAMITE WITH HER PHOTOS! SHE DOES NOT MISS A MOMENT! She WILL capture those “candid” moments during your wedding day and she makes everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera. She is quick, efficient, and everyone on my wedding day loved her. My husband was blown away by her professionalism and personality- and my entire family raved about how gorgeous the photos were. She's even written us a handwritten letter to thank US for letting her capture our moments...what a sweet soul! Do yourselves a favor and book Leigh Hayward for your wedding photos and engagement photos. It will be one less thing you’ll need to worry about because trust me, she is going to capture every moment you could ever hope for!!

Leigh was recommended to us by another photographer I found online who was booked for the weekend of our wedding (a friend of hers)… I’m so happy that she was because she really did a fantastic job, and I truly can’t say enough good things about both her personality and her work! We basically planned a destination wedding to Charleston in less than 6 weeks (which is very stressful, as you may imagine), and Leigh went out of her way to make sure she was as helpful and prepared as she could be. I honestly knew I had made the right decision in choosing her from the moment we first spoke on the phone. For example, she had online forms to fill out identifying which photos to make sure were included (ex: family combinations, closeups of items) and requested the names of everyone in each photo combination. It all paid off as I felt comfortable knowing we didn’t miss any shots and she impressed everyone by calling people by their names during the shoot. She also remained SO helpful and positive throughout the whole process and used humor to keep everyone laughing and smiling during the photo shoot after our ceremony. We also had a rather difficult venue to find all the “perfect shots” (Angel Oak Tree) as there were LOTS of people walking around behind us in front of the tree – she was so patient in waiting for people to walk by and even blurred some people out of the photos before she sent them to us.. which was not required but was so appreciated! The edited photos came to us only a few days after the ceremony. Besides her great character, patience, and ability to work so well under less than ideal situations, she really did exceed our expectations in her attention to detail both in the photos and in making sure we had the perfect day. The pictures turned out SO beautiful, I honestly want to print every single one of them and will cherish them forever :) Finally, not only was she extremely talented, personable, kind, detailed, and prompt in her responses to questions while planning and at the venue.. I found her very affordable for either longer/larger weddings or very small weddings like ours (we had 15 people and ended up hiring her for 2 hours) and willing to work with you to find the perfect package. I truly cannot recommend Leigh enough and guarantee if you hire her you will be incredibly grateful you did!