Couldn't be more happy with our service! Bethany did an amazing job, she meshed so well with us and was a delight to spend time around, and the photos were spectacular and everything we could hope for. We truly can't have imagined a better experience. She made our engagement photos truly seamless and she managed to capture all the love and the little moments for our wedding photos. Highly recommend!

We feel so lucky to have worked with Bethany for our engagement photos and wedding day photos. Bethany is extremely professional and caters to your desires for your special day. She brings a calming presence to an often stressful process of wedding planning and on the actual wedding day. She is genuinely kind, funny, creative, and talented, and we trusted her ENTIRELY to capture our day. As the bride and groom, we had a million thoughts going through our heads on the big day, but we never, ever worried about our photos. Bethany is the person to work with if you want professionalism, attention to detail, genuine love and care, and kick a** photos!!! We are forever grateful to Bethany, and we would recommend her to anyone for their special day :) Thank you, Bethany!!!

Bethany is incredible. She's so easy-going, listens and makes sure she truly understands your vision/desires, and makes the photography process so easy, fun, and comfortable. We had the best day going around with her for our wedding photos, and we LOVE the sneak preview she's shown us so far! 10/10 recommend.

I’m absolutely thrilled to share our experience with Bethany as our wedding photographer! From the very first meeting, her warm and caring nature made us feel comfortable and excited about capturing our special day.

Bethany has an incredible talent for making everyone feel at ease in front of the camera, which allowed us to relax and be ourselves. Her ability to capture the genuine love and emotion of our wedding was truly remarkable.

Bethany is incredibly personable and attentive. She took the time to understand our vision, and went above and beyond to ensure that every shot reflected our love story.

If you're looking for a photographer who genuinely cares and has a knack for capturing the essence of your day, look no further than Bethany. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking a talented and compassionate photographer. She helped us document the magic of our wedding by creating a collection of photos that we will cherish forever.

Where to start... Bethany is simply AMAZING! From the moment that we talked to Bethany, we had this instant connection. We didn't even want to talk to any other photographer, we knew she was the one. And we were completely right: Bethany did our engagement photoshoot and she went all over Chicago with us, having fun, making us laugh, making us enjoy each other and also connect with her as a person.

Bethany is personal, friendly, smart, professional, warm, and everything that you would ever want from someone to capture such special moments from your life. Bethany's result from the engagement photoshoot were amazing, ensuring that we had made the right decision.

For the wedding, we had so many families involved in our pictures, that we gave Bethany a LONG list (70+ pictures) that we wanted to take. Bethany took the challenge and not only she delivered it, but we had even time to spare to take pictures of just the two of us. That just shows how efficient, organized, professional, and amazing she is. She knew how those pictures mattered to us because of how many families were involved in this day, and she made sure to capture all of those moments.

Bethany already shared a preview of the pictures of the big day. The pictures are amazing, and I can't wait to see the final result. More important than the product itself, I gained a new friend, because that is just who Bethany is, a beautiful human being, with a great eye to capture beautiful moments.

I can't wait to celebrate more times with Maypole Studios!

Bethany is THE BEST! Besides being an amazing photographer, she is simply a great human! Bethany was so fun to work with and we loved getting to know Bethany throughout the wedding planning process. We are already looking for reasons to work with her again! Bethany went above and beyond for our engagement shoot and devoted extra time on our wedding day without us even asking. She is so personable, professional, and authentic. It was so easy to communicate with Bethany and she was so helpful in identifying locations for photos and making it a fun experience. Don't hesitate, book Bethany now!!

If you don't hire Bethany as your wedding photographer, it's truly your loss. She was referred to us by friends, and I knew as soon as we met her she would be a great fit. My husband and I are not super comfortable in front of the camera, and the thought of engagement photos made us cringe - but we're SO happy we took her up on the engagement shots already included in our package, if for no other reason than to meet her and get comfortable with each other before the big day. Bethany is warm, kind, down to earth, and brings a calming energy to what can be an otherwise chaotic environment -- not to mention, she is *extraordinarily* talented. She captured the magic of our wedding day, and the personalities of those closest to us. Friends and family have raved about how great she was onsite, and the photos themselves are proof enough. She asked thoughtful questions throughout the planning process, came to our final walk-through to meet our vendors and to work out any kinks, and delivered our photos in under a month (!). We love her. You'll love her. Hire her. And we will definitely be calling her for any future photography needs for life's big moments.

I am so happy we hired Bethany for our Engagement and Wedding photos. Before finding her, I spent a long time looking at photographer portfolios and thought that so many of the poses looked cheesy and staged. Not with Bethany. She captured us looking like real people, with natural facial expressions and body language. For our Engagement photos, she knew exactly where to take us around downtown Chicago for the perfect shots. We had a ton of fun too! For our Wedding in December 2022, she braved the cold to get outside shots of us by the Wrigley Building and the river (go big or go home!) which came out absolutely beautiful. She also captured our first look incredibly well - looking at the picture takes me back to the moment. To sum it up, Bethany is an incredibly kind, calm, funny, and highly skilled photographer who exceeded all my expectations. I highly recommend her!

I am so unbelievably happy we hired Bethany and Maypole Studios.

She is an absolute rock star in the lead up to the event. Very prompt in responses and she took detailed notes on both what we wanted in photos, how we wanted to spend the time, and landmines to avoid (family drama, awkward pairings, things of that nature). She gave great advice about how to utilize time to best get what we wanted, and all of it paid off.

Day of she almost functioned as a coordinator. Bethany is remarkably efficient at getting people into formations, giving adjustments, and managing crowds and groups. She also made sure to check in periodically to make sure we were getting everything we wanted, but was never overbearing.

In terms of the actual product, I've never seen better wedding photos. The edits on our photos were stunning, they weren't overdone and they highlighted our best looks, our guests best looks, and captured each and every magical moment. It almost looks effortless (of course, it is not effortless. She is incredibly skilled and hardworking). She captured every moment we wanted, she captured the vibe we wanted, she took every request we made and elevated it.

Finally, Bethany was a fantastic resource for my wife and I. We had a venue disaster and had to re-book a venue 6 weeks before the date, and Bethany both in emails and person was extraordinarily helpful, calming, and kind. She is a fantastic photographer, but she's an even better person. I have recommender her to friends, and genuinely hope they hire her so I can have my photos taken by her at other events. She is incredible.

Y'all. Hire this woman! My husband and I had such an incredible experience using Maypole Studios' Bethany Fritz as our wedding photographer. We met through family friends and are SO glad we did. Bethany is absolute marvel - her kind and funny personality made us feel instantly at ease, and she is so game to collaborate on creative choices. We're both artists and wanted a photographer who captures candid moments along with everything we created for our ceremony, and Bethany was the perfect person for the role. She also made our engagement session one of a kind by traveling to House on the Rock with us! I would recommend Bethany to ANYONE looking for photos that are unique, gorgeous, creative, and full of joy - she has been nothing but incredible to work with and we are beyond grateful. A+++!