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Alyson Levy Photography

Alyson Levy Photography

Portland, OR
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    !@#$ Sent on 08/28/2020
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    Great experience!

    Alyson was so professional and wonderful to work with from start to finish. She is kind, thoughtful, prompt, reliable, and up for anything (including our windy, freezing cold engagement shoot on the sand dunes). I really love how timeless her work is, nothing too trendy with heavy filters and such, just great quality photos. Thank you Alyson!
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    Hannah D. Sent on 09/18/2021
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    Alyson Levy is seriously the best!

    5 out of 5 stars for Alyson! We were first impressed by Alyson's beautiful portfolio, noting she had experience photographing intimate outdoor ceremonies like we were planning. After our initial get-to-know-you call, we had a really positive feeling about working with Alyson. Right off the bat she was responsive, organized, warm, and collaborative. She answered all of our questions, helped us understand all of the necessary points for consideration regarding capturing our wedding, and made us feel really confident and excited about having her with us on our special day. Alyson even went above and beyond by offering to meet us at our location prior to our wedding date to walk and talk through some photography ideas.

    The day of our wedding, Alyson was prompt and professional. She made sure to photograph the meaningful objects and elements we had discussed in advance and had a way of finding the best spots for us to get some really beautiful photos. The final products Alyson delivered to us are just so wonderful - she shared an extensive album and a blog post, exceeding our expectations. We are so pleased with how the images turned out!

    Given her kindness, level of engagement, and skill - both on the day and in post-production, we couldn't feel better about recommending Alyson to anyone who wants to have an excellent experience and perfectly-captured photos.

    Thank you, Alyson!
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    Ben W. Sent on 09/21/2020
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    Simply the best.

    We hired Alyson at the very last minute to do our elopement ceremony. From the very beginning she was warm and kind, and a pleasure to deal with.

    She arrived early on our wedding day, and it was like a friend there to take our photos, she helped us set up, she was unobtrusive throughout the ceremony, and she even stood in as witness as we were unable to have any guests due to Covid 19. Following the wedding she took as to a park to take extra photos, and not once did it feel rushed. Alyson was wonderful at making as feel comfortable.

    The actual photos were amazing! She is a true artist, her attention to detail and light were breathtaking. Her ability to catch the perfect moments, to show us as we really are, and the love we felt that day - made for pictures that make me cry each time I look at them. I come back to them often.

    I cannot recommend her highly enough. She is the consummate professional, and a lovely person to deal with.

    Thank you Alyson!
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    Charlotte B. Sent on 03/12/2021
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    Everything we hoped a photographer would be

    Alyson has a special talent for vividly capturing human emotion with honesty and beauty. In Alyson’s photos of our wedding it is so easy to see joy and personality shining through in the faces of our family and friends as they come together in celebration and love, and that is a priceless gift.

    Alyson was always where she needed to be to get the right shot, like magic, which I think inspired our videographer to do his best shooting as well. Initially my husband was self-conscious about posing for photos, but Alyson was able to put him at ease and get flattering, gorgeous posed photos too.

    Not only was Alyson’s presence comfortable and unobtrusive, but she was kind, professional, and conscientious about honoring the type of people we are, the celebration we wanted to have, and the way we wanted it documented. She was communicative, easy to work with, accommodating, and when our family was scrambling with some last-minute decorations, she even helped set up! Overall a wonderful addition to our wedding day.

    We couldn’t be happier that we chose Alyson as our wedding photographer and recommend her without hesitation.
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    Rebecca Sent on 12/11/2019
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    One of our favorite vendors we had!

    Alyson was absolutely spectacular to have for our wedding. From our first phone call she was so incredibly kind and knowledgable about what she was doing. She was incredibly professional but also very personable. She took a lot of time to make sure she knew what shots we wanted, what we were looking for, and how to make the photos reflect the emotions of the day. We received our photos within a totally reasonable timeframe (honestly way faster than some of our friends said they got theirs back), and they were STUNNING.

    Alyson was so fun to have during the day of the wedding, quickly figuring out how to best capture the personality of the groups. All of our bridal party said they really loved her personality and her photography. We had a lot of fun getting those photos, and I think that comes across really well in the final prints.

    I cannot recommend Alyson more! She is great at what she does and it a blast to work with!
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    Annemieke E. Sent on 07/26/2020
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    Easy to work with and an excellent photographer

    My partner and I decided to elope without much time to plan. I was familiar with Alyson's work from friends who had used her services. Luckily for me, she was available! It was unexpectedly snowing but she was able to find us a lovely outdoor spot to exchange our vows and captured the moment perfectly.
    There was some drama over family members that had not been able to make it and Alyson was able to create beautiful individualized albums for them that downplayed the family that had been able to come, saving me the wrath of my parents.
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    Casey Sent on 03/16/2019
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    Beautiful photos from a friendly professional

    We were delighted to work with Alyson for our summer wedding; she was very responsive and had a detailed meeting with us when were "interviewing" her, then another in advance of our wedding. We agreed to take pictures before the ceremony, and she was very organized and efficient in this process (our families were impressed). During the ceremony and reception, she somehow managed to be everywhere at once, capturing the moments from all angles (she even somehow caught a picture of a random rabbit which ran across the field in front of the ceremony!) Most importantly, her pictures were gorgeous. We couldn't be happier to have worked with Alyson, and would recommend her to any couples in the future!
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    Kelly Sent on 09/05/2018
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    Alyson was great to work with! She traveled from Portland to Denver for our wedding and we couldn't be happier that she did. She made us feel at ease from day one with her professional, but also very easy going demeanor. I'd highly recommend Alyson for any wedding!
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    Robert Sent on 10/12/2017
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    Our photos were incredible and Alyson was a joy to work with!
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    Jim Sent on 10/12/2017
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    Alyson was a dream to work with. As good as it gets. Organized, courteous, and reassuring amid all the chaos of game day. She listened to us carefully, took good notes, and executed our vision to the letter. But first and foremost, our wedding photographs are absolutely astonishing. I don't know how she did it--the lighting conditions were not ideal, the space was challenging, our timeline was chaotic and condensed. But we are thrilled with the results and are *extremely* glad we chose Alyson Levy.
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    Laura Sent on 10/16/2017
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    I was a bridesmaid in a wedding a few years back that Alyson photographed, and after working with her in that setting then seeing her finished products for my friend’s wedding, I KNEW I needed Alyson for my big day! She is very responsive and easy to communicate with throughout the planning process. She is so personable and comfortable to be around, like she is just one of the gang, which is so important on the day-of. She has a lot of wedding experience which comes through on the day-of: I have a rather stressful family dynamic and Alyson was able to read and handle these situations when tensions were high perfectly. Her second shooter was also a perfect personality for the job. As for the photos, just WOW. I did not have ideal weather with wildfire smoke and fog, but Alyson managed to get the most beautiful shots. All of the shots look so natural, not awkward or super posed like so many wedding photos can look like. She truly knows how to “tell the story” and she 100% has “the eye”. I didn’t think I was going to care about “getting ready” photos or “first look” with my Dad photos or any of those details, but when your day goes by so fast it’s truly incredible to have everything captured by Alyson’s artistic eye. The photos exceeded my expectations and then some. Everyone I have shared my photos with has raved. A coworker said, “I’m speechless, these are WAY better than regular wedding photos!” In sum, go with Alyson, and you will not be disappointed!!
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    Jessalin Sent on 10/15/2017
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    Alyson was AH-MAZING! We had a great experience with her and were so so happy with how our engagement and wedding photos turned out. Our engagement photos included our dog and she was very patient with him when he was distracted and not wanting to look towards the camera. She did a great job helping us before the wedding put together a timeline and shot list of the important photos we wanted, as well as being flexible on the day of with adding and subtracting photos. We decided to add a second shooter for the day of and we are so glad we did! The two of them combined were superstars at capturing every special moment of our wedding. We love our engagement and wedding photos and would DEFINITELY recommend Alyson to everyone!
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    Bethany Sent on 11/18/2017
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    A perfect fit doesn't even begin to describe how we feel about Alyson. She is a photography angel and we feel so lucky to have found her! When I started looking for wedding photographers I knew I wanted a combination of artistic photos and traditional wedding shots, and Alyson gave us both. Each and every photo she took was a unique piece of art, and she captured the emotion and feeling of our day completely. Alyson is professional, down-to-earth, and hilarious, and she really knows how to make people relax and look amazing in photos. We were so glad that she took our engagement photos before the wedding. This gave us a chance to get to know her and build a relationship. I knew from looking at her portfolio that I loved her style, but when our engagement pictures arrived I actually teared up over how beautiful and unique they were. From that moment on I knew our wedding pictures would be perfect and they absolutely were. Alyson was by far our favorite vendor to work with and we cannot recommend her highly enough. Alyson, you and your work are both such wonderful gifts, and we are forever appreciative of you!
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    Maggie Sent on 08/18/2017
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    Alyson perfectly captured the best day of our lives, in every fun detail! If you're thinking about booking this incredibly accomplished, professional, organized, fun and friendly photographer, I highly encourage you to do so.

    From the very beginning of planning, when she anticipated everything and even helped us come up with a graceful blended families photo plan, we knew we were in good hands. And on the big day, she knocked it out of the park -- setting us up for the greatest couple shots, cueing our officiant out of the way for the first kiss to make for a perfect photo, somehow photographing everything from every angle (how DID she get to the balcony and back during the ceremony and get shots of us in the same conversations with people from both sides?). Pictures from the crazy, fun dancing in a poorly lit room looked just as great as the ones from brightly lit outdoor ceremony. Going through these with each other and with family members, we all keep saying, "Yes! This is exactly how it happened!" Can't recommend Alyson enough.
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    Lisa Sent on 12/10/2017
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    I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing Alyson was. From the first email, she was communicative, friendly, and attentive. She went out of her way to make sure my husband and I got everything we wanted and needed, walked us through the entire process of what to expect from her, how to make sense of such a hectic day, how to play it cool in front of the camera. (Which, trust me, I needed the help.) She even wrangled our insane families. She was with us all day long and captured both wonderful posed photos and beautiful candids. Like, seriously, amazing candids. We get so many compliments on our wedding photos. She just captured our day so perfectly, from beginning to end, from the big moments to the tiny details, and I love going back and looking at our photos over and over again. Best part? On top of the amazing album which she helped us put together, she sent us a custom thumb drive with our names and wedding date engraved so we have all of our digital photos as well. We're so lucky we found her.
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    Paula Sent on 09/21/2016
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    We have had so much fun working with Alyson to date! We have met with her, settled contracts and completed our engagement session with nothing but the best experience. But when our engagement pictures arrived - OVER THE MOON! I had no idea what to expect, but Alyson has such a great eye for the little details and the exceptional lighting without us ever having to do more than be relaxed and enjoy each others company! I have received so many compliments on just our engagement photos - We really are looking forward to working with Alyson on our wedding day and the is nothing more valuable than being so confident in your vendor that you can be yourself!
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    Kristin Sent on 01/02/2017
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    The reviews are true; Alyson is incredible! She recently shot both our engagement and wedding photos and we could not be happier with the results. From start to finish, Alyson is professional, reliable, fun, easy to work with and had the exact style, creativity, and vision we were hoping for. Many of our guests commented on how unintrusive she was throughout the entire ceremony and reception and yet she was all over the place, beautifully capturing all of the big and small moments of the day. Of all the vendors we worked with, Alyson stood out as one of the easiest, best, and most dependable to work with. We feel so lucky and grateful to have found her and are absolutely thrilled with the photos (and photo albums) we have from her!
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    David Sent on 10/15/2016
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    If Alyson's photography looks good to your eye, you should book her without reservation. All the other things you need a photographer to be besides good at taking pictures, she embodies. Excellent communication and flexibility, a very easygoing manner and a high quality product delivered. I'm glad we trusted her with our photography that day.
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    Kathryn Sent on 09/30/2016
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    During the research process for our wedding, we had many people to choose from. And on top of that we were travel across the country from Philadelphia to elope in Portland. Alyson was extremely helpful in making our special day magical. Alyson was very accommodating to the location we had picked where she helped transform our time in Hoyt Arboretum, into a memory of a life time. When we asked her and her assistant to act as our witnesses, they did not hesitate and accepted right away. Alyson really made the experience a blast and we would have her as a photographer anytime.
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    Jessica Sent on 09/13/2016
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    We had a great experience with Alyson from start to finish. I immediately trusted her and her abilities, and it was well deserved! She captured such beauty and emotion from our wedding day, and wrangled unwieldy family photos with grace and professionalism. I can't stop staring at many of our photos - they are so vibrant and multi-dimensional in the feelings and moments embodied in them. I wholeheartedly recommend her!
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    Signe Sent on 10/05/2016
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    Looking for a wedding photographer? Book Alyson and you will be the happiest bride there ever was. I booked Alyson for both my engagement photo shoot and wedding photos; one in Oregon and one in Pennsylvania. She captures photos that are magazine and add quality- her photos have emotion, character, and life. Anyone can take a picture, but Alyson sees the picture before it's taken. She is a true professional!
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    Alyson is magical! I would recommend her to everyone! What drew me to her company when I was looking for a photographer for my wedding was the diversity of people she's photographed and her poetic eye--she clearly was looking at her subjects in creative ways and putting them in creative settings.

    I was lucky when Alyson was available for our date since we only had two months to plan our small wedding. Our initial phone conversation helped me think even beyond the photos--Alyson has so much wedding experience (all different shapes and sizes and flavours) that we talked about many other details and timelines. This graciousness with her time continued on our wedding day. She arrived early and stayed late! She had also scouted out interesting locations for photos near where we were getting ready and near the ceremony/reception. Her kindness and professionalism and creativity continued beyond the wedding day as she created such a beautiful wedding album for us.

    Beyond all the details, everyone at our wedding had such a wonderful time working with Alyson. I'm so happy that she was part of our wedding day.
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    Mero Sent on 07/28/2016
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    If you are looking for the absolute best wedding photographer, look no further! Alyson is truly amazing. From our first meeting with her through her follow up emails and call making sure we were completely satisfied with our wedding albums, Alyson was everything we could have possibly asked for. We are from out of town, and Alyson was very flexible and accommodating to our schedules. She was extremely organized and made sure we covered all of the photo combinations that we wanted. This made our wedding day much less stressful and ensured that we had all the pictures we wanted. Prior to our wedding, she even drove out to our venue, which was nearly two hours away, so that she could scope out the best spots to take photos. She was an absolute delight to work with on the day of the wedding, and she was the perfect combination of fun and professional. She was also very easy to work with when it came to assembling our albums. And of course, the pictures were beautiful! Alyson truly has an artistic touch, and she really listened to what kind of photos we wanted. We could not have been happier with the final product. Her work is stunning! Her prices also seemed very reasonable, and she was flexible with giving us exactly what we wanted as part of our package. She even came for a quick pre-ceremony event and, once again, took amazing photos! All around, we could not be happier, and we would highly recommend Alyson to anyone. If we could give her more than 5 stars, we would... You will be happy that you chose Alyson!
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    Joelle Sent on 02/07/2016
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    Several of our friends had used Alyson for photographing their weddings and various family events and had only wonderful things to say about her. Now I know why. We hired Alyson to photograph our wedding and she was a pleasure to work with from beginning to end. Communication with her was easy and she was always quick to respond to any questions I had. She had the perfect blend of being down-to-earth and also very professional. On the big day, Alyson made sure we were able to get all of the pre-wedding photos that we wanted and did a great job working with us and our family. Within several days after the wedding, Alyson emailed us links to the photo booth shots, which were so much fun. And not long after that, she was able to share the rest of the photos, which were beautiful and really captured the magic of the night. We had considered using several different photographers, and in the end, we are so happy that we chose to work with Alyson. We highly recommend her and would happily hire her again for another special event.
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