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Elissa I. Davidson Photography

Elissa I. Davidson Photography

Poughkeepsie, NY
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
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    Shannon M. Sent on 11/15/2021
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    Amazing and Professional!

    Elissa and her team are truly amazing and talented! She was so helpful and professional from the beginning. Our photos are breath taking! My husband and I highly recommend her for your big day!
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    Rivka T. Sent on 01/14/2021
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    EID Gave us Everything we Wanted & More!!

    My husband and I got married in the middle of the Pandemic, when NY was first starting to open but things were still uncertain. Elissa generously offered to photograph our wedding in a safe way. She and her team were so easy to work with and helped capture our photos seamlessly. Elissa was always aware of the time, making sure we would get the photos we wanted while also being able to enjoy our wedding. They took care of every detail, moving my hair, removing hair ties from my daughters wrists, getting to know our complicated family dynamic, and just having a wonderful, fun loving attitude throughout our day. I highly recommend you hire EID for any event you need photographed!
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    Kaitlyn Sent on 11/14/2020
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    Absolutely Amazing!

    We can not say enough good things about Elissa or her team. They are absolutely amazing! Right from the jump, we felt so beyond comfortable talking to Elissa. It was as if we had known her for years. We would never have thought a global pandemic would have happened in the middle of wedding planning, but Elissa was so amazing and flexible to work with. After three date changes, we had our micro wedding on 10/10/2020. Her team members Terry and Patty shot our wedding, and the pictures blew us away. They were also the sweetest women ever! We cannot wait to work with Elissa again in the future!
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    Dennis M. Sent on 03/31/2020
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    Elissa is simply the best!

    Elissa was so professional, creative, and FUN! Our wedding planning began a year prior and Elissa kept us in the loop with all arrangements. We planned the entire day with her and went over optimal locations for shooting. I can't even tell you how creative she got with some of these photos! I'm still in awe. She kept our wedding party (a total of 16 people) entertained and got us in our best moments. If there was anyone I could recommend for your wedding, it would be EID Photography. As we show off and brag to our friends about our beautiful photos, everyone I know can't wait to work with her in the future. Out of all the vendors we had to coordinate for our wedding, Elissa was hands-down the best and easiest to work with. From the moment we met her, we were convinced that she was the perfect photography company for our special day and she blew our expectations out of the water.
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    Heather C. Sent on 03/17/2020
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    Dreamy Photos

    From the moment we first met with Elissa, she made us feel comfortable. Elissa and Terri were our wedding photographers. Elissa also shot our engagement photos. She is fantastic at what she does! She is a talented photographer with a fun personality. She works fast and produces beautiful photos. There were so many incredible and special moments that Elissa and Terri captured throughout the day. She was everywhere behind the scenes clicking away, the candid shots were so fun. She was never intrusive or overbearing and she blended into the party. Elissa is a warm and friendly person but professional as well. Her passion and enthusiasm for photography is evident in her work. I am beyond happy with my photos and I would not hesitate to hire her for your special day. 100% recommend!
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    Emily Sent on 10/30/2019
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    Highly recommend EID Photography!

    EID Photography did such a great job at our wedding! Elissa arrived to my house early and was there with her team through the entire wedding. She made everything so easy and quick..making sure I was on time for the ceremony. Elissa makes sure to get every moment and turn it into a memory.

    I highly recommend EID Photography if you're looking for amazing pictures and memories of your wedding.
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    Denise Sent on 10/19/2019
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    Elissa's team captured everything so perfectly

    Elissa and Nicole shot my brother's wedding, and they were such a dream that I came calling when it was my turn. Nicole ran everything so efficiently and perfectly all day, was fun and professional throughout, and took the most amazing photos. We had 3 photographers on the day of (Nicole, Maureen, and John) and they took a million shots. Elissa is so friendly and warm and easy to work with throughout the whole planning process, edited BEAUTIFUL photos, and I consider her a friend after all this. Hire them - they're so worth it!!
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    Ali O. Sent on 10/27/2019
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    The best time captured by beautiful photos

    Elissa and Terry were a fantastic team for our wedding on 9/28/19. We initially went with EID Photography because of the beautiful pictures & that she was available all day (we felt restricted when some photographers had a 8-hour limit and charged more for extra hours) - but we soon learned that she was a sweet and enthusiastic person and knew our venue so incredibly well. We had the best time with her for both our engagement photos and the entire wedding day, and the pictures came out PERFECT! We got so many comments when we shared photos about how beautiful they were, and we honestly cannot choose which ones we are going to print large and make canvases because there are so many perfect ones. In addition, there are so many amazing dance-floor photos of our guests, which was really special for us as those are the moments you tend to miss at your own wedding! Elissa & Terry even captured our last dance song with all of our family and friends. Looking back at the pictures was truly a special and heartwarming experience and we will treasure the beautiful photos forever.
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    Soyal Sent on 12/26/2018
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    EID Photography is Effervescent, Illuminating and Daring!

    Working with EID Photography has been full of excitement, creativity, and opportunity. My engagement shoot was one of the best actitivities for me and my fiance. Elissa really captured our personalities and our tender moments together. I wanted EID Photography to be the one to capture our big day! I adore working with someone with such energy, imagination, and passion!
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    Marcie R. Sent on 09/16/2019
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    Simply the best ❤️

    There aren’t enough words to describe Elissa’s talent and passion for her work. We had already hired a photographer for our wedding, but after receiving our engagement photos I had serious doubts about our choice. I had seen some of Elissa’s photos online and began following her pages, while completely falling in love with her photos. We knew we had to make a change and by some miracle Elissa had our date available. We arranged for our engagement shoot- which she traveled over 2 hours to get to (and sat in A LOT of traffic (still getting there completely on time) all without one single complaint or negative energy after arriving). We spent many hours laughing, and it was the most comfortable I had ever felt being photographed. We had our proofs within days and I knew we had made the right decision. The day of our wedding Elissa showed up early, got straight to work and made sure everything ran smoothly. She got all the photos we asked for and offered her own ideas for some even more amazing shots. Elissa not only took amazing photos, but she jumped in to help during some mini emergencies keeping everyone calm and happy. Our second shooter Terry spent a lot of time with the groomsmen and they all raved about how fun and creative she was while shooting. Again, not just a photographer- Terry also jumped in to help in any other situation that came up all while still shooting along the way.
    They were the dream team and we couldn’t have been luckier to have them capture the most special moments of our most special day. Elissa has become so much more than just our wedding photographer, she has become our forever friend and I am so excited to have her capture all our special moments as our family one day grows. ❤️
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    Kaitlyn Sent on 10/29/2019
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    Our experience with Elissa was phenomenal. She is always a phone call away and I never had to once worry about my photographer during my wedding.

    Elissa is absolutely amazing! She made our wedding day incredible. Everyone was ranting and raving about how nice she was and about her placement for pictures! She got breathtaking pictures and still got us to our venue for cocktail hour. She listened to everything we asked and beyond. We are going to use Elissa going forward for EVERYTHING! From our engagement shoot to wedding to hopefully Christmas pictures and future children pictures. She is professional and her work is to die for!!
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    Diana D. Sent on 10/19/2019
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    Amazing :)

    Elissa and her team did an amazing job on the photos of our wedding! The photos are awesome! . The talent of their assistants and attention to detail were in the right place at the right time, delivering a series of photos that capture every moment from our perspective, as well as that of our family and guests. Elissa and her team delivered more than 1,000 photos! They are all so beautiful that it is difficult to choose our favorites. Elissa is extremely flexible and is always available for any questions you may have. I highly recommend your services.
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    Kelsey Sent on 10/29/2019
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    Amazing from start to finish

    Elissa & her assistant were amazing ! They made everything so effortless. I had several young children in the wedding party who werent always so cooperative and they managed to get amazing photos with them as well. I also didnt have a videographer but with how the photos turned out I didnt even need one ! I can’t thank Elissa and her team enough !
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    Sydney H. Sent on 05/28/2019
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    Amazing!!!

    My wedding was beautiful! And they were so much fun to work with ! They captured every moment perfectly ! I had so much fun ! I honestly would recommend them to anyone getting married they really care and want to make your day as smooth as possible! I have gorgeous photos and I got them so fast! I am so happy i had her and her assistant Nicole ! I live them and they were the best!!!!
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    Krittika Sent on 08/13/2018
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    Best wedding photographer of the Hudson valley! Elissa and her team are so dedicated to capture every detail of your day. She a true expert and professional and makes the most awkward (my husband lol) feel comfortable in the photo sessions. She works with you, plans the day to ensure all your photos are captured and goes above and beyond the entire day. Elissa photographed my indian wedding and I can’t thank her and her parter enough to work so closely with us and our family. She photographed us from getting ready early in the morning till the end of the night with a sparkler send off. She is so organized, on schedule yet adaptable. She has a great vision and eye for photography and is a true story teller.

    Loved working with Elissa, and look forward to continue working with her as we go through more milestones in our life.

    Elissa I. Davidson Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for the great review Krittika!! It was an incredible experience working with you and your family on your wedding day and before as well!
    I look forward to seeing and working with you again in the future!
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    Allie Sent on 08/15/2018
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    From the very beginning when we met Elissa she made us feel so incredibly comfortable with the process that we both knew she was going to be our photographer. From the engagement shoot all the way to the wedding day she did not disappoint. Elissa and Nicole really did a great job capturing our wedding day from start to finish. We are so happy with our photos and how the whole day turned out. Elissa went above and beyond to ensure we could have a drone used during our wedding ceremony to capture images and video from above!! We can't wait to see how our video came out!! If you want to feel comfortable in front of the camera and taken care of this is your photographer. Thank you again!!
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    Stacie Sent on 10/30/2018
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    Best choice we could have made!

    EID Photography was recommended to us by our DJ and we cannot thank him enough for pointing us in Elissa’s direction! EID doesn’t just take pictures, they create art with your photographs. Every meeting with Elissa and her team made us feel like we were spending time with family. After the engagement session, I went into my wedding day feeling completely confident in EID Photography! I’m excited to continue a relationship with Elissa and excited to use EID for life’s big events in our future!
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    Martina Sent on 06/30/2018
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    Elissa is a wonderful photographer, and an overall wonderful person. She really helped to capture our wedding, and she made the whole process so easy and stress-free.

    My husband and I had worked in the wedding industry at a catering hall prior to our own wedding, so we got to know and work with many photographers – Elissa was one of them. She was so nice and easy to work with, and whenever she came to photograph other couples, we saw the joy and passion she brought into capturing each moment of their big day. When we got engaged several years later, we knew we had to have her as our photographer.

    Throughout the wedding planning process, Elissa made everything so easy. She was very organized with the wedding day timeline, and I never felt rushed. She had a great eye for finding spots in our venue to photograph us that we never would have thought of. She took numerous family & friend photos that we wanted, and she made sure we stayed on time and on track. The whole day, we didn't have to worry about a thing - she captured every wonderful moment. We are still in awe of how beautiful our pictures are, and we can't thank her enough for being a part of our wedding day!
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    Jared A. Sent on 10/23/2018
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    EID knocked it out of the park!

    EID Photography nailed it for our wedding. Both Elissa and Terri "got us" and captured the day perfectly, including some on the fly ideas with our bridal parties. Leave enough time between the ceremony and the reception if you can, so you can get all photos done before the party! That said, we never felt interrupted during the ceremony or reception. Final payment is due when they hand you your photos. No nightmare of waiting weeks or months for a finished product! Highly recommend EID!
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    Brooke Sent on 12/23/2017
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    Elissa was absolutely perfect. The pictures came out gorgeous, and she was beyond helpful with everything the day of. My husbands family is 30+ people on each side, and she was so well organized and took control of the pictures that day that we were able to get every combination of pictures that we needed. I truly could not have asked for a better photographer or better experience!! Elissa is the best of the best - highly recommend!!!!!
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    Katie Sent on 12/19/2017
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    This photography experience was better than l could have ever “pictured” for our wedding day. She did such a great job making us feel comfortable for portraits and keeping everything running efficiently. She captured perfect candid shots that perfectly describe the night! She is easy to work with and efficient. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience.
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    Erin Sent on 10/26/2017
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    We met up with Elissa early on in our wedding planning leaving not so sure what we wanted to do about photographers. There had been a couple that I was looking at. Elissa set a clear timeline for us after we told her we wanted to do a first look and all our pictures before hand. She told us what time we would need to be ready for first look, what time to get to the venue and everything...this was EXACTLY what we needed. We met with more photographer after Elissa to immediately decide that we needed to reach back out to Elissa. I reached back out to her to meet up again and sign contracts. We booked just over 10 months before our wedding. Elissa was available when i needed questions answered especially a couple months before when we were tying to figure out time lines with make up and everything else. She called us a few weeks before the wedding to touch base on everything and then again the week of to make sure everyone was on the same page. She met us at the hotel right on time and kept everyone to our timeline. We then headed over to Cornwall Landing to do first look and she made sure my husband was all set so he wouldn't see me before we were ready. She directed everyone where to be and took the right amount of time for everything! Once we got to the venue we did our family pictures and then we were ready for the wedding!! To be honest we were so wrapped up I. The ceremony and reception we didn't even notice her!! Which is a good thing because it meant she wasn't in our way or distracting! She left after cake cutting and people started leaving which is what we previously had discussed since she had more than enough photos and the rest of the time was just some hanging out and dancing! She let us know when she was heading out. We had a sneak peek on instagram about a week and a half. And our flash drive after only 20 days! Elissa we can't thank you enough!!!
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    Luis Sent on 10/30/2017
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    We got married July 15th, 2017. We were referred to Elissa by our wedding planner. Elissa was great! She was on time, professional and just like she says she was a "fly on the wall," capturing all of the important moments without you noticing she was there. We got a second shooter as well and her team was awesome. They had great ideas for the photos and they came out amazing!!! We're very happy with the final product and would highly recommend her. She also did our engagement shoot and we used the photos for our save the dates and will certainly be using her photos for our thank you cards. She is super cool and great to work with. We loved her positive attitude and enthusiasm. She helped make our day special and we are extremely thankful we chose her for our day.
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    Denise Sent on 11/05/2017
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    We found that Elissa and her team were very easy to work with.. .From the moment we met Elissa, she made us feel very comfortable and we knew instantly that she was the one we wanted covering our special day. She did our entire families Christmas pictures even with all 5 little ones which was quite a challenge but she was calm and reassuring and the little ones ended up cooperating quite well and the pictures turned out awesome.! She also covered our engagement pictures and even though the weather turned out to be a rainy day it was a amazing photo shoot that turned out to be incredibly fun! Elissa is extremely flexible and always there for any questions you may have...As our big day got closer and our course the nerves were settling in, she was right there to assure us everything would be as smooth as can be and she was right..She and her staff were very attentive and just a pleasure to work with and have around..Her assistant for our day was incredible with our little ones as they gravitated towards her which definitely made getting those kids pictures a lot easier... We just received all our pictures back and we are so wowed by every single one..Her work is amazing and recently she and her staff were awarded "Best Wedding Photographer in the Hudson Valley"... We would definitely recommend her!!!!
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    Elissa Sent on 12/19/2017
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    Elissa is absolutely amazing. If I could hire her for every upcoming family event, I would! She made sure she knew who everyone was, who needed to be in particular pictures, and made sure myself and the whole wedding party were comfortable the entire time (who else was going to keep us hydrated on a hot summer day?).

    I would recommend Elissa for absolutely any upcoming event!!
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