Suzie may have been our favorite vendor at our wedding - super down to earth and fun to be around - it was like having an extra friend helping me get ready for the day! We really love candid/action shots and she captured so many beautiful and also hilarious moments, as well as making sure she got all the important groups for photos too! Also, she is SUPER prepared - has everything from Tide sticks to safety pins and was ready to help when we needed it! We couldn't recommend her more. Thanks Suzie!

Planning our wedding day photography with Suzanne and Alan was simple. They were on top of everything and made the day go smoothly. Meeting them the day of felt like we had already met, as they were both warm, friendly and prepared for everything! Working with them from start to finish was a blast and we all had a lot of fun. The images they captured are perfect and the memories we made together will always be cherished. They were positive and always had smiles on their faces. They are more than just photographers to us, they have become our friends! We highly recommend them both for any event, especially in capturing a wedding!

Susie and Alan were fantastic. They took both my engagement and wedding photos. They were a great team and so easy to work with. Susie has great management skills so the family portraits and important photographs went smoothly and easily. Not to mention her wedding toolbox! Bobby pins, fashion tape, and a sewing kit, you name it, she has it. The photos in both cases were perfect and exactly what we wanted. The guests and we loved the photos and more than a few have already appeared on relative’s walls. I would highly recommend Susie and her fantastic second, Alan for any photos you need.

Susie is fantastic. From the moment we booked her we knew we were in great hands. Firstly, her work is amazing. We have so many beautiful photos from our wedding day and she was able to capture so many wonderful, candid moments. Leading up to the wedding she helped us with any random questions I had from color schemes to other vendor recommendations. On the day of the wedding she was more than a photographer; she was prepared with bobby pins, a helpful hand to bustle my dress, and even sewing supplies to help me sew myself into my dress when my buttons popped open!

Suzanne Simmons Photography is the best wedding photographer in Portland Maine or Southern Maine, hands down. I first saw Suzanne's work 10 years ago at my sister's wedding. I remembered her kindness, attention to detail, professionalism, and humor while on site, and just as important - how GORGEOUS my sister's photos were after editing.
She captures light unlike any other photographer in Maine that I found, and especially in the Portland Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - it can be hard to get the lighting just right to communicate the space well.
Well clearly SHE DID - I am in love with the photos, the gifs, and the fact that her husband (and second shooter) helped put the boutonnieres on the groomsmen!
I also can not speak more highly of her process. Everything is clearly communicated along every step, she has an amazing online portal where all payments and contracts, and eventually photos are stored for viewing.
You will want to book her quickly, as I know she can book up! If I ever win the lottery I will pay for her to be my personal paparazzi ;)
THANK YOU SUZANNE!

Suzanne was a pleasure to work with! Her positive attitude was a blessing amidst the whirlwind of the wedding day, and her ninja-like style of photography captured many great candid moments. Her formal portrait sessions were organized and efficient. Easy to work with and delivered great results. I recommend working with Susie!

Susie was absolutely incredible on our wedding day. She was so sweet and helped calm my nerves (and there were a lot of them). She was extremely responsive and helpful in the 15+ months before the wedding, when we hired her. You hardly even realized she was there during the wedding. We got our photos not even 3 weeks after the wedding, and they were absolutely stunning. She really captured us perfectly as a couple. I cannot recommend her enough to be a part of anyone's special day. She is truly amazing!

When you are thinking about who to choose for your big day, you should know that wedding photographers do more than just take pictures. With the nature of the day and how quick and hectic it can be, the last thing you want to try to do is remember which pictures are important to you. I could not be happier with the quality of work from Suzanne. Not only did she take absolutely beautiful pictures, she commanded the day with grace and ease. She was laid back and fun when need be, and also assertive when crowd control was needed. Before the wedding, she worked with me to determine the most important pictures to make sure to take, and throughout the day she checked them one by one off her list. She also keeps an arsenal of emergency wedding day supplies – she trimmed loose threads from my bridal party’s dresses, made sure to have band aids for blisters, she knew how to bustle my dress and did it quickly, and when my husband stepped on my dress ripping the back, she sprinted over and fixed it up in no time! In addition to her professionalism the day of, I also contacted her a little over a year in advance, and throughout that year I would have a random question here and then. She always got back to me quickly with an answer, and was very willing to accommodate when needed. I really cannot stress enough how wonderful Suzanne was. One final plus side to Suzanne was the time she was willing to spend on the wedding day. When you dig down, many others offer packages starting at 6 hours or less. I would not recommend this! Some of my absolute favorite pictures span from the first hour to the last, and I was so happy to have her the whole day.

Susie was the MVP of our wedding! We knew the moment we first skyped with her that she would be the perfect fit for us. She arrived incredibly prepared for anything and everything, she even had umbrellas which came in VERY handy for our rainy wedding day. We were both so impressed with how we didn't notice Susie AT ALL during our ceremony. Seriously, she was like a fly on the wall, but she managed to get the most intimate, beautiful pictures of our wedding. We were amazed. I recently spoke to a friend who was unable to attend our wedding, but saw the photos, and here's what she had to say: "Your photographer was incredible!!! I felt like I was actually there with you as I scrolled through your pictures!!!" We couldn't have asked for anything more in a photographer, and we highly recommend Susie to any couple who is looking for a fun, go-with-the-flow photographer who is truly a photojournalist. Thanks so much Susie!!!

We were so impressed with Susie! I planned a long distance wedding in Southwest Harbor,ME while moving from my home in NJ to my new home in VT. Susie was so accommodating through the whole emailing process. I was nervous being a freelance photographer myself , that I wouldn't be able to meet my wedding photographer before the big day but, once she arrived on site, I knew I had made the right decision. Every little snag that came up Susie was on it! We even took a ride with her before the ceremony to Acadia National Park to get some scenic shots, spending that extra time with her as a couple was so much fun! She's so easy to get along with and has a mini "toolbox" so to speak of experience. We were so glad to have her be apart of our big day. Thank you Susie for everything! You're truly the best :)