Super-Megan!
I hired Thomas Beaman for my wedding and had the great privilege of working with Megan Gingrich Abramczyk as my lead photographer, with Thomas as my second shooter. Megan was truly a godsend. We had already worked together on my engagement photos, so by the time my wedding day came around, it felt like we were friends. The day of my wedding started off a little rocky. My sister’s maid-of-honor dress had been snatched at the Atlanta airport two nights before, my DJ canceled 48 hours earlier due to medical issues, and my brother woke up the morning of the wedding with an exploding appendix. No joke. Needless to say, it was a little stressful. My first moment of relief came when the doorbell rang, and I saw beautiful Megan standing on my porch, camera in hand.
Megan is a dynamo photographer, but that’s not even the best thing about her. I felt relieved to see Megan because of the presence she has. Megan takes initiative. She knows what it takes to make an event run smoothly, and she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty, jump into the thick of things, and help in any way she can. She was more than a photographer. She was like an impromptu day-of coordinator. When everything else seemed to be falling apart, it made me feel safe to see Megan at my door. I thought, “It’s okay! Megan’s here! Everything is going to be okay!” And it was!
After taking gorgeous photos of my pre-wedding prep, Megan went to my in-law’s home to take pictures of my husband and his groomsmen. She showed up there to find a group of guys (minus my brother who was in the hospital at this point), red-faced and frustrated, attempting to master their bow ties. They had all but given up when Megan came to their rescue. Without ever having done it before, Megan figured out how to make the ties work. An hour later, when they were trying to pin boutonnieres to leather suspenders, it was Megan who came through for the win once again!
The rest of the wedding went off without a hitch. I was shocked by how quickly Megan developed a rapport with my entire bridal party and family. Despite the earlier stressors and the fact that my brother was in surgery around the time we sat down for dinner, Megan kept us laughing the entire day. I actually had guests coming up to me throughout the event to tell me how much they loved her. Megan and Thomas captured incredible moment after incredible moment and provided me with photos that I’ll cherish forever. They even went above and beyond in offering to photoshop my brother into a family portrait, and to do a complimentary family session with my brother the next time we were all in town. As if that weren’t enough, Megan asked if she could accompany us to the hospital after the reception to capture a moment with my brother, post-surgery. I was simply blown away.
The very next morning, my husband and I left for our honeymoon in Mexico. It hadn’t even been 24 hours since our wedding ended when I received an email from Megan and Thomas with the first sneak-peak at our wedding album, which included several dozen, fully-edited photos. I don’t think either of them sleeps.
To wrap-up this long-winded gush-sesh, I would recommend Megan and Thomas to anyone in need of a professional photographer. And by the way, after our DJ canceled, we ended up using Mixed-Up Productions, which happens to be the company for which Megan’s brother works as a DJ. Total coincidence. They too were just amazing!