Straughan Photography

For all the brides who are Type A, have blended families, value flexibility and excellent communication, and / or simply want peace of mind that your wedding photos will be perfect, hire Chrystina. On my wedding day, she was the MVP I didn’t know I needed. I researched 20+ photographers and had 3 “finalist” virtual meetings to decide who to select. She blew our other 2 finalists out of the competition real fast. She immediately demonstrated professionalism, organization, kindness, humor, and she is assertive in a way that I felt I could trust her to get the 65+ relatives in our immediate family + wedding party photographed. Upon request, she was able to swap a bridal session for a rehearsal dinner shoot, and it was perfect. I was married at a family residence, and she captured angles like no one in my family has ever noticed. The unintentional, natural tendency of my husband and I in photos is to look and feel soooo awkward. I’ve never had a better photographer to explain exactly how to pose, rest my hand, tilt my head, etc. to look so effortless and beautiful until I met Chrystina! Seriously, if you’ve read this far, just go ahead and book her now!

**INCREDIBLE. FASCINATING. DILIGENT. PERSEVERING** Not only is Chrystina an incredible and fascinating person to work with, but the diligent and persevering ethic that she puts into her craft does not go unnoticed. Due to the Pandemic, Our Wedding became an event that took two years to properly plan and ensure it was 'the right time' to bring our family, friends and loved ones together. To say the least, selecting the perfect photographer to capture every memory of our day was essential! My want in a photographer and their work was simple... bright, clean and crisp. And although you will see this in many pieces of work produced by photographers, capturing the perfect pose with the perfect light, in addition adding a multitude of various personalities and walks of life (humans and animals), there is much more than an 'easy shot or perfect light' that needs to be considered. Chrystina embodied all of it! It was a no brainer choice and I am beyond pleased with all of the moments captured and work she has produced from my Special Day. I have seen many other Brides and Couples post about what she does during her event shootings and it is all true. She is in everything! Making sure not only her work is being completed, but that everything else is also being done and falling perfectly in place. From the veil, the dress bustle, to creating a diversion for a fur baby, she does it all! Straughan Photography is the perfect choice for any event and will be my #1 choice for all of my future events!

Chrystina was amazing!!! Couldn’t have asked for a better photographer! The photos turned out great, and we got them a week after the wedding (also got a few the day after the wedding through social media)!! She’s quick to respond, super friendly, funny, easy to work with, and makes you and everybody else at ease taking photos. She goes above and beyond for sure. We were chasing sunset for photos between the ceremony and reception, and she did not waste any minute of it to make sure we get shots at 3 different spots that would really capture the gorgeous sunset with the background, and the results were incredible. She definitely exceeded expectations. She even helped with other things.. getting my dress and veil on, doing the bustle after the ceremony, and other wedding details outside of photography. My sister, who was also my MOH, and I have talked about which vendors we loved the most, and we agree that it’s Chrystina, and my day-of-coordinator Amanda. I think both of them really helped make our wedding fun, memorable and everything we wanted it to be. Everything goes by so quickly that day that you miss so much stuff happening around you and even with you, and she captured so many of them, which is so priceless. Would highly recommend her to anybody. Thank you so much, Chrystina.