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We're Natasha and Brian! A husband and wife, elopement and wedding photographer duo. When we're not getting slimed by our own slobbery dog Fern, or helping you plan your dream wedding day, you can probably find us scoping out some new Korean BBQ joint, picking some blueberries at our favorite farms or exploring the dusty corners of our favorite antique emporiums. Serving both East Coast and the PNW, we're your intimate wedding photographers, die hard dog-petters, and donut-eaters.

www.thecardinals.co

  • LGBTQ+-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Film
Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of The Cardinals

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Natasha Shapiro Photography is highly recommended by multiple clients for weddings, with Natasha and Brian being praised as an amazing team. Clients appreciated their professionalism, ability to capture special moments, and making everyone feel comfortable. The photos received were stunning and reflected the emotions and energy of the day. The clear communication and artistic, beautiful results make Natasha Shapiro Photography a top choice for wedding photography services.

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Natasha Shapiro Photography is highly recommended by multiple clients for weddings, with Natasha and Brian being praised as an amazing team. Clients appreciated their professionalism, ability to capture special moments, and making everyone feel comfortable. The photos received were stunning and reflected the emotions and energy of the day. The clear communication and artistic, beautiful results make Natasha Shapiro Photography a top choice for wedding photography services.

Madison
Madison Sent on 12/22/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The best!!!

Photography was one of the most important vendors for our wedding and we could not be happier that we were able to work with Natasha! Natasha is absolutely wonderful and was so easy to work with from the jump. When we did our engagement shoot Natasha made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera and put the nerves of being professionally photographed for the first time at ease. We were obsessed with the photos from the session, making us even more excited for our wedding. Fast forward to our wedding day and Natasha and Brian were the BEST! My husband and I couldn't have asked for two better people to spend our day with. They helped make the day feel seamless, made us laugh, and were overall superstars at helping us navigate the day. We got our photos back earlier this month and could not be more in love. If you are looking for artistic, beautiful photos that truly capture the emotion and vibe of the day, Natasha and Brian are 1000% your people!
Amanda
Amanda Sent on 03/05/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Lucky to find Natasha

I wish Natasha could just follow us around and capture all the special moments in our life!

We got married in Big Indian,NY in February with a super short 4 month engagement in between ( because, why wait?) and were so lucky to have found and landed Natasha!( I literally crossed my fingers when I sent the initial email because I loved her work so much) I was looking for someone a little different than your typical wedding photographer and someone super chill that my (now)husband and I would get along with...TADAAAA! Natasha Shapiro FOR THE WIN!

From our first email with Natasha, we knew she was going to be awesome and totally did not disappoint. Our engagement photos were honestly the best Ive ever seen and I was told that by basically everyone that saw them. We initially had planned to just take the photos in a park nearby our home in NJ, but it rained so Natasha had a us choose another date we were free and we had her suggest some places in NYC. We ended up choosing The Highline on a gorgeous BRIGHT sunny morning in December. We hate taking pictures, but Natasha made it painless and was super patient. She really captured us, in our own special silly way.

Natasha and Brian totally killed the wedding day( good kill). They were on top of all the pictures we needed to take and even brought a cool hanger for my dress picture( I totally didn't think about it!) Natasha made sure I had water to sip because my mouth was getting so dry from taking pictures before the ceremony AND she carried my lip gloss around all day/night. Not to mention, it was FREEZING outside and Natasha and Brian both championed through the cold so that we could have our gorgeous outdoor photos that we wanted! They also tracked down our Florist who was around the property decorating to get our bouquets on time for pictures.

We were so lucky Natasha was our photographer and we have such awesome pictures to remember the most amazing weekend of our lives!...Plus the super awesome bonus engagement shoot ;-)
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Sarah Sent on 10/20/2022
5 out of 5 rating

My best vendor experience

I cannot recommend Natasha enough as your wedding photographer. Not only will you get a great vendor, you will also gain a friend! An incredible person inside and out, she has a true eye for art when it comes to capturing pictures. She made us feel very special - and she absolutely was successful in capturing the essence of us and our relationship - a family member told me that looking at the pictures you can tell the kind of people we are and the love we have, which I think is an invaluable skill as a photographer.

Please hire her, she's the greatest!
J
Jake Sent on 09/20/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Natasha is wonderful!

Natasha was exactly the type of photographer we wanted for our super small elopement. She was very responsive, always professional, and just got us. She understood what we were looking for and made the session super fun and relaxed. Thanks so much, Natasha! Hope to work with you again in the future!
C
Cristi Sent on 10/16/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Wedding Photographer!

My husband and I live near NYC, but planned our wedding to take place on the shores of Lake George, where I’ve spent summers since childhood. We knew that setting everything up over a distance would make it all a little trickier. Finding a photographer could’ve been frustrating, but we were fortunate enough to stumble across Natasha’s website. It turned out that she was happy to make the trip upstate to shoot our wedding, and was so easy to work with and accommodating that it really made taking our photos a pleasure. Even my husband, who hates having his picture taken, was thrilled with how amazing they turned out. We can’t recommend Natasha highly enough!
Haley
Haley Sent on 02/20/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Calm, cool & organized!

Natasha and Brian were such a great team to work with for our wedding. We really wanted to feel comfortable about the flow of the day and the vibe of the photos and they were ready to guide us from the beginning to end! Natasha took special care to share resources and get to know family dynamics etc so that we would all feel good about the day. I loved that they captured such special shots that we will cherish for the rest of time! Thank you guys!!
L
Lucy Sent on 09/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection

Absolutely amazing! Natasha was available for all my questions, big and small. She was positive and reassuring in every milestone. Having such a small wedding I was worried I wouldn't get that dream album and I was so wrong. Her attention to detail, design eye and passion for her work is apparent. It is obvious that Natasha loves LOVE and helped create a memory we will keep forever
R
Rebekah Sent on 11/30/2018
5 out of 5 rating

So easy to work with!

I'd like to start by mentioning that I had won my photo shoot with Natasha and therefore she made no money off of her time or skills. With that being said, this women went above and beyond and treated us no different than a paying client. Natasha had suggested a mountain top sunrise shoot. My significant other and I were both a bit skeptical but ended up being beyond happy with the results. Natasha drove through the night to meet us in the Adirondacks, an hour or so before sunrise so we could hike a mountain in the dark during the northern New York fall. In other words it was about 35 degrees. Yikes. I had never done a photo shoot before and was incredibly stiff and uncomfortable. Thank goodness I was working with a professional that coached both my boyfriend and I and by looking at the pictures you'd think we had done this many times. The pictures turned out beautiful and natural with some posed pictures that didn't look at all posed and some super adorable candids. And did I mention Natasha did all of this on only a few hours of sleep? All in all, I was incredibly impressed with not only her skills as a photographer but also her drive to work with her clients and give them more than what they had expected. Thank you Natasha! We will most definitely be using your services again in the future!
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Desiree Sent on 11/23/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Moody splendor

All you need to do is take a stroll through her galleries to see the magic this beautiful human makes. We had a pretty random, quickly put together elopement(thanks corona) & the most important thing I could think of for the day was " I have to find the right photographer to document this". Natasha (& Brian) hiked up a mountain in the mud and rain, in 38 degree weather for us, and managed to capture the moodiest, most wonderful photos. I particularly loved her work because I felt like she captured little stories, not just pictures. When I tell you my make up was a little runny, my hair was coming undone, and my husband and I were soggy & shivering, you're probably thinking 'what a nightmare'. That’s how you know just how incredible your photographer is... When you get the photos back and somehow the hot mess that was a perfectly imperfect day suddenly becomes a dramatic documentary. We couldn’t be happier with the whole gallery. She was super responsive and communicative, punctual, and most of all, so sweet and personable. We both felt very comfortable which helped us in the awkward "I dont know what to do for these photos" thing we all go through. I cant say enough nice things, i'd go on and on; but this review would be ridiculously long. All I can say is thank you so very much. 1000/10.
S
Samantha Sent on 08/28/2018
5 out of 5 rating
I interviewed quite a few photographers for my wedding and Natasha immediately stood out in our initial conversations. She was the only photographer who was not only talented, but also had a very positive, calming energy. I really needed that on my big day!

My makeup appointment fell behind schedule and without asking, Natasha assured me that she could improvise and ended up producing the most beautiful shots of my bridal party. All the shots were stunning--she made me look like I wasn't a bridezilla! Having her there was like having an extra maid of honor, so grateful I found her when I did.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
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The Cardinals frequently asked questions

The Cardinals includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
The Cardinals includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
The Cardinals offers the following photography styles:
  • Film
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
The Cardinals offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
The Cardinals offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
The Cardinals is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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