Wedding Photography in Chicago Suburbs

Rebecca

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5.0

Shannon from the jump has just understood my now husband and I. She helped guide our day and came up with some unique ideas to get different photos with our guests during our wedding. Her assistant was also great as well. While they had the typical wedding photos planned, she helped us think outside of the box for special pictures we wanted and nailed everyone of them! Would highly recommend her!

I had the absolute pleasure of working with this photographer, and I couldn’t be happier with the experience. From the very first message, communication was smooth, professional, and genuinely warm. During the photoshoot, she created such a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere that it was easy for me to feel confident and natural in front of the camera. Her guidance, attention to detail, and ability to capture real emotions truly impressed me. The final photos exceeded all my expectations — beautifully edited, authentic, and full of life. Every picture tells a story, and her talent, passion, and artistic vision shine through in every shot. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for high-quality work and a wonderful experience. I would definitely love to work with her again in the future!

We had an excellent experience all around, from the second I reached out to her until we received our pictures. She was amazing with our crazy families. I highly recommend her

Mark

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5.0

I had heard about Rachael through some old college friends and looked at her Instagram page when we had gotten engaged. I knew right away seeing the quality of her photos, pricing, and everything that came with it was totally worth it to check her out! She was the only photographer we called, and we booked her right after our phone call because we were so impressed and happy with her with personality, attitude, etc. Rachael was so attentive and was always asking for our feedback on things. We had our engagement session and we were both a little nervous because we had no idea how to "be on camera" and Rachael made it so comfortable and easy! It felt like the hour flew by! Then came our wedding month and Rachael was so amazing and was amazing at answering my last-minute texts and finalizing our schedule for the day. I thought I was organized, but holy cow this girl is organized! She came in our wedding day and was so relaxed and it just made me feel so much better. She had a place for everyone, was so good about knowing everyone's names and making sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be and what time. Our wedding day was so beyond amazing because of Rachael and her team. I would recommend her to anyone I know! I can't stop looking at our wedding photos and how wonderful they are. I can't wait to use Rachael in the future for our photography needs. If you need a wedding photographer, look no other than to Rachael because she will be the best vendor you hire!!!

Lauren

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5.0

One of the best decisions we made for our wedding!!! We hired John about a month and a half prior to our intimate wedding ceremony. Thankfully he was able to accommodate us! His knowledge and attention to detail was beyond what we expected. From the different areas on our venue to including different depths, angles, and lighting - he was amazing! Touching base on sunset, he was a pro at knowing what time sunset hour and how much time we needed to shoot. He asked us what our vision was and after seeing his portfolio, we told him to let his imagination run wild. He did not disappoint. We literally want to print every single photo! He was so personable throughout the process as well, he made it easy in the midst of chaos. Thank you!!!!

We worked with Jason and his wife Stephanie for our wedding on 9/28. We had actually seen Stephanie's photos first but could not be more thrilled that we had Jason there as well. They showed up 30 minutes early and immediately started to work. I had a few small requests for photos and they took absolutely every vision that I had and made them so much more amazing than I could have dreamed. They truly seem to love their jobs and it shows in their work. We received the most beautiful preview just a few days after our event.. and it consisted of about 90 photos. Each more beautiful than the last. We are endlessly grateful to have had them capture our day. One hundred percent recommend Jason and Stephanie for any life event.

Kathy

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5.0

We couldn’t be happier with our wedding photos! The team was professional, easy to work with, and made us feel comfortable the whole day. Beautiful pictures and excellent service — highly recommend!

Hailey

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5.0

Not only a great photographer but an amazing person as well. Ever since booking with Sheena for our wedding over a year out she was consistently in communication with us to prep for the big day as well as answering any questions I had about the logistics of the day leading up to it. The day of the wedding I was stressed with the timing of things and she kept me calm and assured that it would all be okay and made it work whenever we were cutting it close with time. I really appreciated the energy she had when I was stressing. Andrea also accompanied Sheena and was just as great. I definitely recommend booking Sheena’s 2nd shooter too because it’s a life saver when you’re tight on time and want to maintain your intended wedding schedule. Both women were super on top of getting all the shots I wanted and even jumped in to help outside of their photographer duties which was much appreciated. When my venue hadn’t lit all my candles minutes before cocktail hour they immediately started helping light candles and when my venue didn’t have a plate and silverware at our cake cutting table they sprinted to find some. Couldn’t be more grateful to have them there on our big day. When we had our engagement shoot with Sheena we were blown away by how amazing the pictures turned out and how she captured the sunset. I had a vision in mind and she made it come to life. All of our family and friends were astounded by how amazing those pictures were and we can’t wait to see all of our wedding photos and are already wowed by the sneak peaks she posted of our day!

Aimée

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

Essence was incredible to work with for our wedding. We used the photography, videography, Photo Booth services as well as the groomsmen formal wear. This is such a well run and professional vendor who anticipate all your questions and have great communication. We liked that there was a backup photographer or videographer available just in case. Filling out the wedding worksheet made it great to have a plan together for the day off. Then our meeting the week of our wedding with our photographer Kari confirmed and reviewed these details. Kari, Joe, and Kenneth were an awesome team for our ceremony and reception and even braved the elements while it rained during our planned photo time. Absolute pros!

She makes magic. I booked Odalys for my graduation pictures, and honesty i was so nervous. I’ve always felt like I don’t look good in pictures or never know how to pose. But she guided through everything and made be feel so comfortable and somehow capture the best version of me. The photos came out beautiful. If you are thinking about booking her, just do it. You won’t regret it. She is amazing!