I could not recommend Olga more... she is amazing!
I got married a month ago, and Olga was our wedding photographer. We worked with her to shoot the wedding as well as our engagement photos. More details below, but to summarize: we are *completely thrilled* to have found her and hired her. She is not only incredibly talented but a joy to work with and extremely accommodating. I never thought I would look so good in photographs, and feel so lucky to have Olga's photos of our special day to look back upon for the rest of our lives.
When my (now) wife and I were searching for wedding photographers months ago, we saw Olga on Yelp and looked through her online samples. We loved what we saw, and her PRICES were substantially lower than other options. We had spoken to a few other skilled photographers in the Seattle area already, but hadn't found someone we felt really excited about. When we finally met Olga, we instantly felt a connection to her. She really wanted to hear about our love story, and she was so sweet to us. We broke protocol and asked Olga to be our photographer on the spot at the first meeting, and I'm so glad we trusted our instincts.
When it came time to do the engagement shoot, Olga was super flexible and accommodating to our schedule. My wife and I had no idea what to do during the shoot beyond a couple of specific shots we wanted, but Olga gave us direction which mostly enabled us to just act natural, and she began capturing these amazing moments and looks between us. I have long thought that I am "not a photogenic person," that maybe 1 in 5 or so photos that are taken of me are ones I like. Olga ultimately produced HUNDREDS of photos of us during the engagement shoot and I was simply shocked at how I loved how I looked. We took photos in downtown Ballard and in Discovery Park on the same chilly spring afternoon, and had a great time working with and talking to Olga. She really is an awesome person. We were expecting to receive our photos in 3-4 weeks, Olga got them to us in half that time, and we were so so thrilled with what she captured.
I will also note that in addition to graciously driving down to downtown Seattle to meet us for our initial consult, she also went out to Vashon Island (where we had our wedding) with us to visit our venue a few months before the wedding. She did not charge us for either of these visits which certainly required her to travel a substantial amount. In my opinion, she SHOULD charge for these types of things, and hopefully she will feel ok charging for it in the future, but it just goes to show you how accommodating and nice she is as a person and as a professional.
Finally, on the day of the wedding, Olga spent the whole day and late into the night with us, capturing so many beautiful moments before the wedding in the dressing rooms, shooting the venue and decor, scouting and shooting our first look on a beach near our venue. She had no problem going with the flow as our schedule (inevitably) kept shifting due to unforeseen challenges. Olga had the best demeanor and attitude we could have asked for, and every single piece comment we heard about Olga from our guests was stellar. She captured some truly gorgeous moments during our ceremony that we will cherish forever. The dinner, the speeches, onto the dancing and the party... every photo she sent us was so special. My wife and I were joking that Olga sent us hundreds of photos that are "frame worthy"... we would have to cover our walls top to bottom if we hung every photo that deserved a frame.
Ultimately, working with Olga was an absolute dream. We recommend her to everyone we know who might need a photographer, and we know she will be the first person we call as we expand our family and look for family photos for Christmas cards, birthdays, whatever. I cannot think of any negative piece of feedback as her clients... she was the best. I give her as high of a recommendation as I could possibly give. You will not regret meeting her and working with her. 11 out of 10 stars :)