There was one thing I knew I DIDNT want for my wedding - bad photos to remember it by. Looking for the perfect photographer was exhausting and stressful... I didn’t want to get stuck with someone who produced cheesy, posed pictures. We almost settled, until we found Tobin. His work speaks for itself, his photos are beautiful and full of emotion. My now-husband and I are so aweful in front of the camera and very awkward. Tobin does an amazing job at not only capturing moments, but creating moments to capture. That is a true talent. He really helped us create natural, emotion-filled scenes that turned into gorgeous pictures that we now have forever. To be honest, we really splurged on Tobin as we had a tight budget. But let me tell you, weddings go by so fast and I am SO grateful to have beautiful photos to remember it all... they are truly priceless. Worth. Every. Penny. Thank you so much Tobin!

My husband and I got married in August and we were blessed to have Tobin as our photographer! When we first began looking for photographers we were completely in the dark. We researched on all the different wedding websites and we were so overwhelmed by the number of talented artists. We found Tobin through our wedding venue - he had done a wedding there a few years ago and they showed us the beautiful album he made for them. We reached out to him and one other photographer to compare prices and do a video call (we live in Virginia and got married in California). The other photographer was talented, kind and affordable, but once we met Tobin, we had no doubts that he was the one for us. He is warm, fun, and completely devoted to his craft. My husband and I are complete dorks and it was magical to meet someone who saw our love and could share in our humor. We did an engagement shoot a few months later and it confirmed our beliefs that Tobin was the perfect person to capture our love. The engagement photos turned out magnificently, and we had so much fun going to new places to find some special shots.
On the day of our wedding, Tobin was attentive and helpful, and was so flexible with everything we wanted to do. He showed us how devoted he was to capturing the perfect shot - he stood on tables and chairs, got down in the dirt, and wasn't afraid to get into some pretty precarious positions. I loved his energy and enthusiasm, and our entire wedding party was able to relax knowing that he wasn't going to push us around or take up all our time with stiff, posed photos. He made us feel like the most beautiful and brilliant couple, and we were just so happy to share this perfect day with him.
After the wedding, we patiently waited about 8 weeks to see our photos for the first time, and it was 100% worth the wait. All of his creative risks and his vision paid off - when we first saw our photos we were blown away. I knew we looked good, but he helped us to look like models! Seeing the pictures was like experiencing our wedding all over again, and we are so lucky to have found someone like Tobin to capture our spirit, our hard work, and our favorite moments.

Wonderful Wonderful man, photographer, (and maybe secret comedian??) We just had our wedding and he was just the epitome of professionalism and passion for his craft. I wish I had more events that needed a photographer so I could hire him all the time.

Tobin is a great dude and super easy and fun to work with. Pictures came out great!!

Tobin is an absolutely incredible photographer! I must have gone through the galleries of a hundred photographers before I chose Tobin Photography. His style and eye for beautiful shots drew me in and his promptness with corresponding with me, as opposed to others, had me sold. He has a way of putting you at ease with his great sense of humor while always maintaining professionalism. He is truly talented in how he incorporates creativity with the technical skills versus the “spray and pray” methods of some photographers. We were blown away by our photos, which were available within weeks. The images looked straight out of a magazine! Some of my friends commented that they wished their photographer had been as good as ours. We had an amazing experience working with Tobin and you will not be disappointed.

I cannot say enough good things about Tobin. He made our wedding! We instantaneously connected on our initial phone call and he was easy to work with throughout our entire process. Tobin is authentic, honest and funny. He has an innate ability to make everyone feel so comfortable and let down their guards. His sense of humor is off the hook and as the first person we interacted with on our wedding day, he helped set the stage for an amazing wedding by putting everyone in a great mood (including the tough cookies) and capturing some phenomenal moments on film. I'll never forget Tobin running down the hill with his bad back to take that shot of us walking down the hill with all of our guests trailing behind. Tobin gave us and our guests 100% of himself. We could not have been more pleased to work with anyone on our wedding day and the photos and albums very much reflect the essence of our magical day. We were even surprised when Tobin sent us a photo montage set to music that we would have picked ourselves. The montage was even more impressive than our wedding video.

Tobin caught my attention during wedding planning when I stumbled upon his wedding website on social media. I loved his natural and effortless style of photography. My husband, at the time fiancé, and I decided we had to fly in this photographer from California to Florida for our wedding. Our pre-wedding discussions were helpful in communicating our desires but also, Tobin shared a wealth of information with us to ensure that our pictures on the day would be well executed. On the day he was on-time at 8am and was full of positive energy. Somehow he was able to keep that energy up throughout the day and all the way till midnight, which is when our wedding ended. One of my most memorable moments happened on the dance floor when the crowd needed a bit of motivation to dance, Tobin started dancing and got everyone to dance around him, at this point he danced and took photographs! The photos from our wedding day were beautiful and I was grateful that all these special moments were frozen in time. When I see our wedding pictures, now 8 years after our wedding day, it transports me back to that moment everytime.

Choosing Tobin to photograph our wedding was one of the best decisions we made! He was invested in capturing our wedding from day one, with phone calls, emails and handwritten notes prepping us for our big day and figuring out exactly what we wanted. The day of, Tobin put a smile on everyone's faces and was a joy to work with. We couldn't have been happier with the final product as well as with every detail along the way. I would highly recommend Tobin Photography!

From the moment I contacted Tobin I trusted him to deliver 100%. His responses were timely and conclusive. I never questioned if he understood what was needed of him. Conveying the timeline and details of the wedding to him became joyful as Tobin’s own understanding of how each event is unique and magical was apparent. He only added to the power of the plan - and his insights and suggestions were always 100% spot on.

As a wedding planner I value presence and professionalism as well as connection to Spirit - the overarching energy that guides the entire event and defines why we are here in support of our client - The Couple getting married. Tobin is all of this and more. He is a beautiful combination of professionalism and wit, confidence and trust, openness and compassion. I fell in love with him instantly!

Then there are his photography skills. Stunning. Breathtaking. Honest. Emotional. Never have I seen the consistency in a gallery of Special Life event photographs as I have with what Tobin produces. It is obvious he invests everything into connecting with his clients through his camera to bring forth the powerful tale of their love.

As a wedding planner and consumer of fine art I recommend Tobin Poppenberg as your Wedding Photographer EVERY TIME.

Sarah Trapkus
Humboldt Weddings
2005 - 2015

When I first saw Tobin's profile on The Knot, one sentence in one of his reviews caught my eye and stayed with me; "You'll want to invite him to Thanksgiving dinner!" And let me just say, there is a reason his reviews are all so positive. Working with Tobin is a dream come true! From the second he walked in the door to the gaggle of bridesmaids and glam squad bustling around, he blended seamlessly. He made us laugh (terrific Spanish accent and Jim Gaffigan impression!), he posed us and used examples that made all of us feel at ease AND glamorous, and felt like one of the girls. I completely trusted him and felt like he "got" us, and our relationships with our family and wedding party, so the pictures felt natural and warm. And the pictures! They are unbelievable. I've had lots of requests for Tobin's info for future weddings, and so many compliments like "these look like magazine shots!" and "he perfectly captured the mood of your day". You will not be sorry!!! Oh, and years later our wedding photos are still the best of any of our friends'. Just sayin'!