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Courtney Potter Studio

Courtney Potter Studio

Raleigh, NC
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    Beyond amazing

    Courtney and the second photographer were fantastic! They showed up on time and were organized and super friendly. To top it off they’re very cost effective! Highly recommend!
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    Teague Sent on 01/22/2017
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    I really liked that Courtney didn't have many staged photos, they all felt like honest moments that she captured. A lot of the wedding photographers have almost identical photos for every wedding they shoot, and I loved her documentary style that showed the personality of the couples. We ultimately hired Courtney because we felt comfortable around her and we really enjoyed hanging out with her, she put us at ease. Choosing a photographer is the biggest decision we made in planning, and we knew Courtney would be trustworthy and give us great photos to keep forever.
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    Amelia Sent on 11/16/2016
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    Courtney was great to work with. She was very organized and thorough on the front end of planning - she has a very comprehensive checklist which helped us think through which shots we wanted to get. She has a fun and awesome personality, so we loved having her around on the day of the wedding. The assistant photographer was also great too, they both had us cracking up all night. We are super happy that we went with Courtney Potter - I highly recommend her and her team!
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    Dana Sent on 09/18/2016
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    We really enjoyed working with Courtney for our wedding! She is incredibly talented!!! She is professional, flexible, responsive, affordable and very down-to-earth. She helped promote our vision for a fun and care-free atmosphere for our wedding. We had a great time working with her! VERY HIGHLY recommended as a wedding photographer!
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    Betsy Sent on 01/11/2017
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    Courtney is by far one of favorite people to work with. She was absolutely amazing to work with from the initial email, to the day of the wedding, to receiving finished product (photos). You certainly get what you pay for, and with so many different options to choose from, you can really select what works best for you. Because of Courtney and her amazing photography skills, I can always cherish that special day for a lifetime. I highly recommend her (and already have) to anyone looking for outside the box photos. She's fabulous!
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    Heidi Sent on 09/25/2016
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    Courtney was so fabulous to work with! My husband and I both felt at ease around her during our engagement session, so we interacted naturally with each other during the shoot and it shows in our beautiful pictures. She’s super easy to get along with and very organized and responsive. She goes above and beyond – for example she drove a long way to check out our ceremony location with us before the wedding to get a sense of the lighting on the big day. Because we had the pleasure of working with Courtney for our engagement session, it was comforting to know that we already knew and trusted the person who would photograph our wedding – and that she would take stellar photos (which she DID!) We also love that she and her assistants encouraged us to be goofy and creative during the photo shoot – but also took time shooting us being candidly sincere and in love. After our friends hired Courtney as their wedding photographer they highly recommended her for our wedding - and now I’m highly recommending her to you!!
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    Caroline Sent on 08/20/2016
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    Courtney did a great job doing the photography for our wedding! She was very professional and always very quick to communicate with us. We live out of state, so weren't able to meet her until our wedding weekend, but she made that as easy as it could have been. She has several photography packages available and gave us honest advice to help us choose the one that seemed best for our needs. She provided a contract that could be signed online and sent us a questionnaire a couple of months before our wedding with specific questions about our photography needs. She made herself available for several phone calls beforehand to discuss our ideas for the wedding and our photography preferences, and answer our questions, and met with us at the wedding venue on the day before to scout out the best locations for portraits etc.

    On the day of the wedding, she was punctual, professional, fun and relaxed, and took some wonderful photos! She fit right in with our group and did a great job getting the formal portraits we wanted before the wedding without it being distracting or awkward during such a busy day. You can tell that she is super well organized and has a system for how to get everything done, and it works! I felt like she helped me calm down on such a hectic day. She and her assistant also did a fantastic job getting a ton of great candid shots during our ceremony and reception. We got the photographs back digitally about 5 weeks later, and I could not have been happier with how they turned out. Courtney and her assistant really captured the feeling of our wedding by getting great shots of so many special moments and details just at the right time. I'm so grateful to have her stunning photos to reminisce with for years to come. We ordered prints and they were delivered to us in a timely manner along with a flash drive with all of our images optimized for print and web. We're very happy with Courtney's work, and would definitely recommend her for any event!
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    Jon Sent on 05/30/2016
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    We used Courtney for our April 2016 wedding and absolutely could not be any happier! From day one she was extremely quick with correspondence and very professional. She put us at ease after our first meeting with her confidence and knowledge about photography.

    The months leading up to the wedding, she was just as responsive and helpful. Always quick to answer a question and doing so in a warm manner.

    The day of, she captured our wedding perfectly. One of the best compliments everyone shared about Courtney was that she never felt like the she was in the way but she was still able to capture every moment. We feel like we're reliving our special day just by looking at the pictures. Each one was beautiful and captured a special moment.

    Our highest recommendation to use Courtney. She was the ultimate professional, but in the most friendly and personal way. We will definitely use her again in the future.
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    Stephanie Sent on 01/11/2017
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    Courtney Potter is the best there is! She is so talented and captured moments of my wedding day I'll cherish forever. Courtney is also very calming which was wonderful to have around on a hectic day. I highly recommend her to anyone who needs a photographer for any occasion :)
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    Ashley Sent on 08/10/2016
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    Courtney's photography looks very authentic and truly captures the spirit and emotions of what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wedding photography can appear staged. Of course you need some posed portraits, but some of the best photos I've seen from weddings is when the person doesn't realize they are being photographed. Courtney and her second shooter were great to work with! They rolled with whatever was going on and went along with whatever goofy thing we wanted to do. Courtney knew the venue well, and I like where she put us for "the first look." Courtney is incredibly easy to work with and super reliable. As a bride you need to know you can count on people the day of because you have zero time to micro-manage and with Courtney I didn't once worry that something was going to go wrong.
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    Marie Sent on 08/10/2016
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    We are unconventional and wild and completely silly people. You seemed like the best person to be able to capture who we really are. You were amazing to work with. It was so awesome to meet someone who was completely true to themselves right off the bat. Neither Robbie nor I like our picture taken, but with you it didn’t feel formal or stiff, but like a friend was taking pictures of us. It was perfect. You were wonderful to work with. Thank you for jumping in and joining our crazy families for our special day. We wouldn’t have changed anything.
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    Lauren Sent on 01/01/2016
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    We are so happy with our decision to have Courtney Potter as our wedding Photographer. Courtney had been the photographer for a good friend of mine and I loved her wedding photos, which is why I originally reached out to Courtney. Ever since our first interaction, Courtney was extremely professional, responsive, and always interested in our thoughts and opinions. Though we were not able to meet before the wedding weekend (since I live out of NC), I felt comfortable working with Courtney because she was willing to talk over the phone, skype with us, and answer all of our other questions in emails. During the wedding weekend, she was timely and worked well with other vendors (such as our videographer). We were so happy when we received the final photographs just a few weeks ago. The colors were vibrant and they really captured the spirit of our wedding day. We would definitely recommend Courtney Potter!
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    Kasha Sent on 09/06/2016
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    My husband and I hired Courtney as our wedding photographer, and we couldn't be happier with that decision! As you can tell from her portfolio, Courtney is an AMAZING photographer. Part of what drew us to her was not only her obvious talent, but how unique her photos are. She has a knack for catching those fleeting candid moments that happen throughout the big day when you're in too much of a rush to really appreciate them. We found a lot of those Easter eggs in the finished images we received and we love them so much, even more than our posed portraits! Her use of light and framing to create complex, creative images is really astounding and we've gotten tons of compliments on the ones that we've shared with loved ones and online. Courtney is also just a really cool person in general - everyone loved her and were able to relax around her, so she was able to capture everyone acting natural and having fun. I could not recommend her more if you're looking for someone to document your big day!
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    Michelle Sent on 11/12/2015
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    Our wedding photography was one of our top priorities, and we knew that we wanted someone special to capture our wedding day. We wanted a photographer with whom we would be comfortable to be ourselves, and someone who cared more about capturing real moments and emotions over what our centerpieces and decorations would look like.

    In researching and vetting many photographers in the area, we were very much turned off by several photographers who seemed to be more interested our decoration ideas for magazine submissions! When we first met Courtney, we were truly impressed with her story, cool personality, and beautiful photography. She is extremely down-to-earth and genuine; we truly have nothing but great things to say about Courtney.

    In the span of about a year of working with Courtney, she has never failed to be swift in her communications, and helpful with recommendations and professional judgment. Courtney and a second photographer were able to capture so many important memories, moments, and emotions (some that we did not even notice in the whirlwind that was the wedding day). We truly enjoyed having her be a part of our wedding day to photograph our wedding memories for a lifetime - we could not have chosen someone better!!
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    Amy Sent on 09/27/2015
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    Courtney was the consummate professional, from start to finish. If you are looking for a photographer who will really capture you and your partner...not just a couple getting married, not an "idea" of you, but YOU, I urge you to consider Courtney as your wedding photographer. Or honestly, as your photographer for any event. She truly has so much creativity and talent for catching the in-between moments that really tell the whole story of the day. A wonderful balance of structure (very responsive, detail and specificity, timeline for shots, etc) and breathing room (if it doesn't fit with the flow day-of, no need to force it), we were thrilled with our experience and couldn't be happier with our photos.
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    Rhea Sent on 07/12/2015
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    When we started planning our wedding and were looking at the Haw River Ballroom as a possible venue, we googled “Haw River Ballroom weddings” and the second link was to one of Courtney's shoots. It was exactly the vision we had for our wedding and we instantly loved her style. We knew that working Courtney we'd get more than a bunch of pictures of us in fancy clothes, but really special photos that we would treasure. So then we met up with Courtney and it turned out she's just a really cool person. We felt really comfortable with her and like we were talking with a friend. Choosing her as our photographer was a really easy decision, and it ended up being one of the best decisions we made through our wedding planning. Our photos are absolutely beautiful, and you can tell how much thought she puts into her work. She really takes it to the next level. As just one example - there's a great photo of me watching my maid of honor give her speech. But it is shot through the crowd, at a really cool angle, and it's just so much more unique and special than if she had just taken a straight on photo of my face. Everyone we share our photos with just raves about them, and I've had a few friends tell me they wish they had known about Courtney before their weddings! AND on top of being a skilled artist, Courtney is great to work with. She is a fun and easy to get along with person, which is important because you want to feel comfortable with your photographer on the big day. She was also really responsive to all of our questions and requests and always professional. Basically, we have only amazingly positive things to say about Courtney and we highly recommend her!
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    Daniel Sent on 07/09/2015
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    Courtney Potter took the most beautiful photos of our wedding that we could possibly have hoped for. She has a true gift for getting exactly the right moment, from exactly the right angle, in exactly the right lighting, and with the most tremendous colors. She captured so many moments and details that my wife and I were able to truly relive the experience when she sent us the results (which came back impressively fast).

    But the whole experience was not just the masterful camerawork. She met with us ahead of time to feel out how we would want to be photographed, and did her research with regard to how we wanted our wedding to be captured. She made us feel comfortable in front of her lens. She sent us an adorable package when she was finished with the photos, and the unboxing of the pictures was an event in itself!

    I really can't say enough about the consummate professionalism and incredible results that come along with Courtney Potter. I would recommend her with no reservations.
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    Lara Sent on 03/02/2015
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    I know that that was a lot of stars- but it was meant. We wanted a photographer to catch the essence of our friends and loved ones at our wedding - the smiles on peoples' faces and love in our hearts. After looking at a few websites, I spoke with Courtney and felt like she was someone we would want to spend our day with. She seemed more interested in telling a story than taking posed photos which was important to us. In the end she did just what we wanted, captured the "us" in our wedding.
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    Katie Sent on 12/08/2014
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    It was such a pleasure to work with Courtney! She did an amazing job with our wedding photos. She was always there to answer our questions and provide helpful recommendations, and we really appreciated her professionalism. She paid attention to what we wanted and took the time to understand our vision for our wedding photos. The quality of work she gave us was outstanding, and both our engagement and wedding photos were delivered ahead of her predicted schedule. Highly recommended!
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    The ONE thing that surprised me the most and will stick MOST with me is this: Across every single solitary part of the wedding planning process (from caterers to flowers to churches), Courtney was the most consistent, clear, responsive, and timely out of EVERYONE. Honestly, sometimes when we were feeling down about a lack of responsiveness from some other area of wedding planning we’d be like, “Let’s ask Courtney a question!” Boom. Super helpful answer the very next day. Sometimes it wasn’t even about pictures. Courtney answered our question about where family could get their hair done in town! Does that normally come with a photo package? I dunno. But it did with Courtney!
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    My partner and I loved working with Courtney! Our wedding wasn't very typical or traditional, and Courtney did such an amazing job of capturing the essence of our celebration with her documentary style. Leading up to the wedding I got super stressed, and it was a joy to work with someone who was relaxed, fun to be with, and SO WELL-PREPARED (she has a system people, and it works!). She coordinated with us way in advance of the wedding so that all our major photography decisions were made ahead of time, but then we still had flexibility to switch things up when not everything went as planned. Besides being great to work with, Courtney is a PHENOMENAL photographer! She is fearless (and ninja-like) in her ability to get those money shots without actually being in the action. Our photos are absolutely gorgeous. They're so vivid and so genuinely US. It was a truly magical day for us, and because of Courtney we'll always be able to relive it, no matter how much time and space go by.
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    We got a great recommendation for Courtney from a close friend who is also a photographer. Once we checked out her photos we were really impressed and excited to meet and learn more. We loved the way she was so personal and open with us, and how she was so genuine in wanting to get to know us as. We also loved her documentary style and her attention to quirky details in the photos that we saw of other weddings. All of our interactions and meetings made everything feel natural and easy on the day of the wedding!
    Whenever there are so many moving parts and people, events can be really intimidating. Courtney really helped things run smoothly by having us make a detailed schedule for photos so that everyone knew when to be where. It was great that she was on board with the schedule we came up with, and then she stuck with it and made it happen! We were pleasantly surprised about her ability to be both totally in control and serious in giving direction, and also silly and fun at so many points during the day. She walked that balance so well!
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    Allie Sent on 10/13/2014
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    Fellow brides - if you are looking for a photographer that is professional, incredibly talented, extremely responsive and a wonderful personality to boot, look no further. Courtney is one of those photographers who "gets it". She knows good customer service and she aims to deliver what YOU are looking for as her client. She worked with us to put together a custom package to fit our needs. We were blown away by the product and service we received - we never thought we'd be able to afford a photojournalism style of photography with our budget, but it's exactly what we got with Courtney and we could not be happier. Her photos are so high quality, and she was able to get shots we absolutely love and will cherish forever. She got along really well with my bridesmaids and my family - we barely knew she was there, she was so good at blending in. I highly recommend you consider booking with Courtney for your big day! You won't regret it!
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    Ashton Sent on 09/03/2014
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    Courtney was a dream to work with. She is friendly and exhibits the utmost professionalism. As a photographer myself, a great wedding photographer was one of my top priorities and I truly believe I found the best. She was on point with style and capturing real moments in a refreshing way that didn't look like over-lit, staged wedding photography. She was willing to work with us every step of the way, even when we moved our date up by several months! Our family, friends, wedding party and guests all raved about her interactions with them and the photos they got to see later. Absolutely no reports of "awkward/demanding/annoying wedding photographer" that I've heard people complain of. Courtney is also incredibly timely--we had our photos back in 3 weeks. I've had friends waiting months for their photos. Here is what I told her in an email recently:

    "We are still just so enthralled by the magic of our day, captured by YOU. Amazing...I brag all the time not only about the quality of our photos, but also about the speedy rate of return. Unbelievable. Thank you, thank you, thank you a thousand times over for being so awesome and producing such great work--and Kallyn [her assistant] too."

    I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that Courtney Potter Weddings is the BEST and you should choose her too!
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    Katy Sent on 05/21/2014
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    We are so lucky and so grateful for all Courtney did to work with us. She always made everything so easy and truly felt like "one of us" from the beginning :). From the most practical perspective, she went out of her way to meet our budget needs and she made both of us, who are not the most at-ease in front of a camera, feel so comfortable the entire time. However, her service was so much more than that. When we met with her, it was like sitting down to coffee with a friend. At our wedding, we had so much fun with her-our families loved her. She was always so receptive to ideas and questions and took the most beautiful photos of our wedding that make me laugh and cry at the same time. Every time I look at them, I know I'll remember exactly how I felt that day. Thank you, Courtney-you really made our photo dreams come true!
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