1828 Collective Reviews
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Evelyn S. Sent on 04/22/2022Hire 1828 Collective Now!
Do not hesitate to hire McKenna for your photography needs! She is full of energy and will make you feel so comfortable in front of the camera! One thing I love about her is she is always up for an adventure to get the perfect shots! She braved a windy flurry for our engagement pictures and also a foot of unexpected snow on our wedding day! I was worried about some of my vendors backing out but one person I knew would make it is McKenna! From the moment she heard snow she was actually MORE excited.
The quality of her work is amazing! Her background in graphic design shows through in her editing skills. She absolutely captured the beauty and love of our day and also made sure we had some fun, real moments on camera as well! I hope to have the opportunity to hire McKenna again in the future and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer in the Carolinas! -
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Emily C. Sent on 02/27/2023Amazing photographer!
McKenna and Bliss were amazing. Would recommend them to anyone! Absolutely love our photos. -
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Bethany N. Sent on 02/14/2023Incredibly talented and an absolute pleasure to work with!
I cannot express how incredibly thankful we were for choosing McKenna to capture our big day. McKenna was so friendly and charismatic from the start and she fit right into the craziness and chaos of our life without missing a beat. She was flexible and super communicative, especially when it rained on the day of our engagement photos, which really helped to calm our nerves and make the session comfortable and fun. She stepped right into the flow of things on our wedding day and kept everyone on schedule and in good spirits. The photos came back better than I could've imagined and our guests haven't stopped talking about them. To say that McKenna is talented would be an understatement and I'll certainly be asking her to capture the rest of our big life moments! -
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Katie Sent on 08/16/2022
Amazing to work with and AMAZING photos
McKenna and her team were absolutely amazing. I was the bride who did not want to stand around and take a million photos. When I tell you that they got in, got the job done and got us to the party, It was wham bam thank you ma’am and we got some AMAZING shots. These photos are pure artistry, I can’t believe it’s me in them. They are nothing less than spectacular and she didn’t miss a beat from the entire day. -
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Damien S. Sent on 08/09/2022The Perfect Wedding Photographer Experience
Selecting a wedding photographer is a very important decision, I should know, I’m a California wedding photographer myself! Usually, when a wedding photographer selects another photographer to photograph their wedding, they go to one of their photographer friends. However, when you are getting married in a completely different (I live in California, my at the time fiancé lives in North Carolina) state where you have no photographer friends it becomes a different matter. We kept our guest list small (mainly because when we started planning COVID was a major thing.), our expenses low except for the most important aspects, and bringing one of my photography acquaintances/friends along was not going to be a thing…
Selecting the wedding photographer for my wife and I was my task. And when I say I reviewed a lot of photographer’s work, I reviewed a “LOT” of photographer’s work!!!
I chose McKenna because she was the best, not a I’ll settle for, or a she will do, but she was the best! I like to joke around and say I selected the female version of myself lol! But really, I saw a lot of me in her and the way she works. McKenna‘s use of venue and surrounding areas was exemplary! It immediately shows that she does her due diligence.
McKenna is very talented, very responsive, and extremely easy to work with. She gives direction extremely well which makes it easy for her clients to understand what it is she’s looking for. And again, I know, I do a lot of the same thing myself. It’s one thing to be the photographer, it’s another thing to be the photographer’s client. And as HER client I felt that her direction was very easy and intuitive to follow. Additionally, she had an assistant photographer with her who was very friendly, very professional, and just as easy to work with! When her assistant wasn’t taking pictures, she would check on my wife make sure she’s okay, bring her and I water if needed, and was just overall wonderful! This dynamic duo many times anticipated our needs before we even knew we had them!
We are extremely happy with our engagement pictures (we had a small snafu but that was on our behalf, McKenna was amazing!), and EXTREMELY happy and beyond blown away with our AMAZING wedding pictures!!!
When we’re back in North Carolina visiting family, and we’re in need of some amazing pictures, McKenna is definitely the top of our list to call! Additionally, when I have clients who need a photographer in North Carolina, McKenna will definitely be my go to referral.
I cannot think of enough good things to say about McKenna, and I don’t think they’re actually enough words to represent how happy we are with our selection!
Thank you McKenna for all that you have done. We are eternally grateful!!!
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Ashley S. Sent on 07/19/2022
Fun and professional!
McKenna is an absolute must for you’re wedding day or any photo session honestly. She did our vow renewal shoot and I’m so obsessed with our photos! She is incredible at making you feel comfortable in your own skin and she is your biggest fan! I can’t recommend her enough. You won’t regret hiring her. Don’t think about it, just do it!! -
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Katherine V. Sent on 08/15/2022Talented photographer, wonderful person!
We were disappointed by many of our vendors on our wedding day (a story for another time), but McKenna was an absolute bright spot! She was wonderful to work with - she remembered the priorities we discussed before our wedding day, and was great at rolling with all of the unexpected parts of our day. The images she produced are absolutely stunning! We're so happy we decided to work with her. Overall, her aesthetic is beautiful, and she is kind and thoughtful to work with. Highly recommended! -
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Mary K. Sent on 08/18/2022Love, love, love!
We could not love our engagement and wedding pictures more! From our first meeting with McKenna she got our vibe and made us both feel comfortable. We don't love pictures of ourselves but McKenna's shots captured our personalities and love for each other and made us feel so good. The only trouble is narrowing down which shots we want to get printed to display in our house! You will not go wrong with 1828 Collective and McKenna! -
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Sarah D. Sent on 08/16/2022Wonderful!
McKenna did an amazing job photographing our wedding! She was great to work with and her photos are beautiful! -
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Jessie C. Sent on 06/06/2022
Best wedding decision we made!
McKenna is by far the best photographer out there and an even better person. Her talent is insane, and her professionalism and passion for what she does is amazing! She made us feel so comfortable during our engagement photos, and had so much fun with us! Our wedding day was 10xs better because she was the one guiding it all, and helping us bring the fun! She got every single extra shot on my silly shot list (I was being extra) , and helped me deal with all my family drama on the day of! 😅 If you’re second guessing, don’t! She truly was the best decision we made when it came to our wedding vendors!! Our photos are absolutely perfect and we’ll treasure them forever! -
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Allie K. Sent on 08/16/2022Mckenna is wonderful
I have had the pleasure of knowing McKenna for a few years. She has been a critical part in capturing my ever changing life, and I would not want it any other way! Any one in search of a professional photographer who captures every sweet moment all while being a center for calmness in chaos, this is your girl!!! -
Lizzy Sent on 08/12/2021
Comfortable
McKenna was so easy to work with, making the wedding planning process, at least I’m terms of the photography, so easy. Everything you need to do for payment and contracts is all through a professional site and so easy to use. Even more importantly, she showed up early on the wedding day, and helped get the guys back on track when they were hanging out in their athletic attire about 10 minutes before their photos were supposed to start! McKenna and her team were fun, sweet, and directed me when I didn’t know what to do with my hands! The pictures thrned out better than I could have imagined and the best part is, we were able to download them in high quality straight from her site to our computers so we will have them forever and can print them on our own! I can’t say enough great things about her! -
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Karlee M. Sent on 08/10/2021Hire for your wedding!
I promise you will not regret hiring 1828 collective for your wedding. My husband and I really enjoyed working with McKenna and she made the wedding day seem easy and fun! She captured all of the special moments and the pictures are to die for. We have gotten TONS of compliments about how wonderful the pictures were! Absolutely would recommend! -
Sarah Sent on 07/19/2022
the absolute BEST
McKenna was INCREDIBLE to work with for our engagement photos as well as our vow renewal. She not only takes beautiful photos but she is encouraging, efficient, and made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera. She responds quickly and she was flexible with both a venue and date change due to COVID. I cannot imagine how our big day would have gone had McKenna not been part of it. I would recommend her to anyone without any hesitation! -
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Olivia W. Sent on 09/17/2021McKenna is awesome!
My husband and I could not be happier with 1828 Collective. McKenna is extremely professional and a delight to work with! Our engagement and wedding photos turned out beautiful - highly recommended! -
Lauren K. Sent on 08/05/2021
So happy I found 1828 for our wedding!!
McKenna was such a wonderful person to work with! My husband and I are generally camera shy but she was able to coach us into great poses and make me feel confident while taking pictures. She went out of her way traveling across the state to come take our “save the date” photos to make sure we knew her style and got to know her before our big day. I would highly recommend her - she was prompt with communication and just did a phenomenal job! -
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Kristen Sent on 01/31/20211828 Collective is an AMAZING photographer!
McKenna and Zack were both great! They were so energetic and fun getting all aspects of our wedding photographed! They did absolutely amazing! The pictures turned out absolutely perfect, the exact style we were looking for! I would 110% recommend them to anyone! Love this couple! -
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Jennifer N. Sent on 11/15/2020
So thankful for 1828 Collective!
When the pandemic pushed us to downsize to a small backyard wedding a MONTH before the date we had picked, we figured no one would be able to photograph the ceremony under such short notice. Enter McKenna, who saved the day! She was so easy to work with, both beforehand and on the day itself. We were really looking for candid shots, and Mckenna was so good at hanging in the background and capturing my family enjoying ourselves as we all hung out in the backyard. And we were so, so pleased with the results (some of which she gave the day of!) We will treasure her work for the years to come. We HIGHLY recommend 1828 Collective! -
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Ariel Sent on 10/27/2020The Absolute BEST!!
McKenna was the best photographer we could have chosen to capture our wedding day! From the beginning, she was incredibly responsive and very flexible. She even helped come up with a timeline to make the most of our event! She is fun, super sweet, and incredibly talented. Once we received our preview pictures, we were blown away. We knew she would do a brilliant job, but she went above and beyond our expectations. I cannot say enough positive things about McKenna!1828 Collective's reply:
Thank you Ariel! You and Jess made my job easy by being so laidback and fun. Thank you again for choosing me to capture your love story!
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