We had the pleasure of working with Steph for our engagement photos and wedding. She helped capture all of the beautiful moments and people on the happiest day of our lives. She is so talented - we couldn't have gone with a better photographer. We particularly love that during both sessions she encouraged us to be ourselves and relax rather than doing lots of planned poses. We highly recommend Steph, you will absolutely love her too!

Honestly, there should be a 6 star rating for Steph! She is the epitome of an amazing photographer. She is kind, professional, upbeat, engaging, flexible, and TALENTED! She captures love and nature in a fluid way, which is EXACTLY what we were searching for. We figured anyone could take a photo of us smiling and kissing, but it takes real talent to find someone who can capture love and nature in such a beautiful way. For our engagement photos we went on a hike in 20 degree weather and had the BEST time. Steph made us laugh the whole day and the photos were incredible. The wedding was equally as amazing. It was also awesome watching her work with a new team of videographers, again she was professional, kind, and flexible...all of the things you want around on your wedding day! After the wedding I was worried I wouldn't look good in the photos (normal self-concious girl, I guess), and Steph brought me out of that mindset with her kind words and her TALENT! She loves to send sneak peeks and I swear she sent the most amazing photos at all of the right times. When I told her how grateful I was that she captured those photos in such a beautiful way, she lifted me up with her positive energy and kind words. My husband even said, "did you really think Steph would let you look bad?" He was right!!! She makes you look amazing and you don't even realize she is doing it! We love Steph and would recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer for any event! We will definitely be using her in the future. Thank you Steph!

Stephanie was amazing! Seriously, there aren't enough words to describe her amazingness! We got married on June 13th during all this crazy uncertainty and she remained calm and optimistic the entire planning time. Her calm and relaxed demeanor made our experience run so smoothly. Not only did she take our photos, she went above and beyond during the planning process. She help us find the spot for our ceremony, scouted locations, found our first look spot, and was available when I had random questions. During the first look and the ceremony, we didn't notice she was there or taking photos which made our day so much more intimate. She made it so easy to just be ourselves and feel comfortable. I cannot recommend her enough. She truly is an amazing human being!

We hired Steph for both our engagement photos and wedding photos. She was amazing, we decided that she was our favorite wedding vendor! Having her do the engagement photos was really nice, not only because they came out great, but it was nice to feel comfortable with her on our big day instead of her being another new face. Steph is super friendly and enjoyable to be around. I thought the engagement shoot was going to be awkward, but it actually turned out to be pretty fun. She balances being laid back and directive very well. She also is extremely quick when she takes photos. I was dreading the family photos and bridal party photos, but she was extremely directive without being bossy and we were done in minutes. Even more importantly, she is an amazing photographer and our photos came out great. I would strongly recommend Shines Photography for your wedding!

Where do I start with Stephanie?! She is an absolute DREAM to work with!! We originally hired Steph to take our engagement photos and instantly fell in love with her fun, laid-back and positive personality! She oozes passion, kindness, talent & creativity. Steph immediately took an interest in REALLY getting to know us. Talking to Steph is like talking to a long lost friend! I’m pretty sure our initial “quick” meeting extended much longer than either of us anticipated, but she never once made us feel rushed or badly for asking a million silly questions. Going into the shoot we were both nervous & totally clueless about what to do in front of the camera. Steph’s professional yet laid-back & fun personality instantly had us feeling comfortable & even having fun during the shoot!!

Then we got our photos, many within hours! All I can say is WOW!! Somehow, barely knowing us, she was able to capture US better than I could have ever imagined! Our love, our personalities, our feelings...she captured them perfectly! We now have those memories to share with our current & future family forever. What a special gift!! Not just the photos, but our newfound friendship with this incredible human being too!

After our initial experience with Steph we couldn’t imagine anyone else shooting our big day. To our surprise, not only was she willing to travel cross country...she was STOKED to do so! She wasn’t just the top notch photographer we had come to know, she quickly became a bridesmaid, wedding planner, problem solver, nerve calmer, and family appeaser all at once. She is simply amazing and we are so blessed to have found a photographer and friend for life.

Oh I don't even know where to begin!! We actually scheduled our wedding date around Steph's availability...that's how excited we we're to have her as our photographer for our big day. Our wedding was in the Napa/Sonoma area...it was an intimate immediate family only event. We booked two airbnb's (unseen) one for the ceremony and one for the dinner. When we arrived to our airbnb which was the ceremony location - I was actually disappointed and unsure if we wanted to do it there as I had no idea where on the property we would have it (thinking photo-wise.) I should have known the moment Steph arrived, she would take me and go look at the property and choose the most gorgeous location that I never would have even thought of! I will attach a photo so you can see how gorgeous this spot was - right under a big, beautiful tree! Steph captured SO many moments throughout the day that were SO special. I don't know how she did it but I feel like she was in every single place at once and seriously got everything I could have possibly wanted and WAY more on camera for us. Between my brother, sister and I, we have 6 kids - they were all running wild all day and Steph was INCREDIBLE with every single one of them and caught the BEST photos of each child's personality. We also had our dogs there and this amazing human took photos of our puppies. She's seriously just unreal. She came to the winery with us and took amazing photos there - then my Husband had an idea to go to the racetrack and get some pictures there on a time crunch as he races at this particular location. Steph of course, zero hesitations hopped in her car and was excited to take photos at a place that was special to us. As I mentioned above - it was an intimate family only wedding and Steph was exactly that...family. It was incredible how well she blended in with everyone and the entire family LOVED her. She is one in a billion and we can never have another photographer...this girl is the one for our family!! Xo

Working with Stephanie was such a treat, it was like having a friend there rather than someone we'd hired. She made us laugh, we made her laugh. She's low key and provides a beautiful product with a lot of attention to detail in the little trinkets she included as well. Thanks Steph!!

Stephanie was a dream to work with! I was a little nervous about finding the perfect photographer for our big day and she absolutely blew it out of the water! She is so easy to work with and really captured the most perfect moments through out our day and she is so incredibly passionate about what she does. After the wedding we got so many fun sneak peaks and a really fast turnaround for our photos. I cant imagine using any other photographer, we will definitely be using her for future events!

Our officiant recommended Steph to us and we are so glad she did! Steph was incredible to work with from beginning to end. Very laid back and so talented. I hate taking pictures and she really made us all feel so comfortable. We didn't want to spend a lot of time taking pictures as we wanted to enjoy our event. Steph really listened to this request. She was efficient with her time and I can't believe how many amazing pictures we were able to get! My favorite part was she sent me sneak peaks almost every day starting the morning after our wedding! Our wedding was 8/11/17 and I had gotten all of our photos back within a month. I promise you will not be disappointed. I couldn't be happier.

Stephanie is by far the most amazing photographer anyone could ask for. Her photos are incredible. She is so easy to work with and gives very clear instructions. There wasn't a second of confusion with her. She is extremely professional and you can tell how much love she puts into every shot she takes. I can't believe how beautiful my photos are. I am so happy I went with her I will always suggest her as photographer to anyone. Plus, she handled my husband very well (who tends to mess with who ever he can, as often as he can) so she has bonus points in my eyes. Thank you so much Stephanie.