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Heather Dodge Photography

Heather Dodge Photography

Charlottesville, VA
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    Emily L. Sent on 05/06/2024
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    Pictures we will treasure for a lifetime!

    We LOVE Heather! From our engagement shoot through the wedding, she captured photographs that we ADORE and will treasure forever. She was so fun to work with, gave great directions, and was incredibly organized. We loved getting the sneak peaks quickly after the engagement shoot and the wedding - they got us that more excited for the full gallery of shots. Her style was exactly what we were looking for - bright, airy, and happy. Now we have the hard job of selecting which photos to print and put in albums. Hire her right away - you won't regret it!
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    Ginna R. Sent on 05/15/2024
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    Heather Got It All!

    Somehow, Heather was everywhere and captured every memorable moment without being intrusive in any way or interrupting the flow of events. Her beautiful photos accurately captured the warmth, poignancy, and joy of my daughter's wedding day. The posed portraits are wonderful, but I'm especially pleased with the candids. It will take us days to decide which photos to include in albums because there are a ridiculous number of great ones! To top it off, Heather is a lovely person who is committed to her craft and highly motivated to meet the expectations of her clients.
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    Cayla Sent on 08/10/2023
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    The photographer is the most important vendor, and Heather is the BEST!

    Heather is hands down one of the best photographers. Not only are her photos amazing, she went above and beyond the day of our wedding to make it a special day for us, doing things that she did not have to do as a photographer. Working with Heather feels like working with a friend and she made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. She is amazing and we would use her again in a heartbeat!
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    Lisa Sent on 06/27/2023
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    Heather is incredible!!

    Heather is an incredibly talented photographer, you should hire her now for your wedding!! She is kind and patient with her clients, and is efficient and very talented. We have so many cherished memories that we now have saved forever because of her. I am so happy with how the photos came out, and she was a pleasure to work with. Highly recommend her services!!
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    Rebecca O. Sent on 10/07/2022
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    Best wedding photographer EVER!

    HEATHER IS THE BEST! Working with her was easily the best decision we made in the wedding planning process. She made taking photos effortless-- she created an environment in which my husband and I were excited to take photos (which usually isn't the case!). She is incredibly responsive, goes above and beyond (providing help in other aspects of the planning process), and worked very well with our other vendors. Her photos are STUNNING, and she provided the entire suite of photos within TWO WEEKS! Plus, she shared photos from the wedding on the DAY OF! Hire Heather -- you won't regret it!
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    Andrea M. Sent on 09/14/2020
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    All Around Amazing Photographer

    If you are looking for the perfect photographer to capture your big day, look no further! I honestly cannot write enough great things about Heather - she was absolutely wonderful to work with!

    Heather was extremely responsive, flexible, and accommodating. She was professional but laid back. Almost immediately, she knew how to make my husband and I feel comfortable for our first (engagement) shoot with her. Heather provided us various recommendations along the way, she helped me establish a workable timeline for the wedding, and she checked-in with me often to ensure I was not stressing out (especially while planning a COVID wedding). Heather always went above and beyond for us, and she took the time to truly get to know us as a couple. I feel like that shows through our photos! It also does not hurt that she loves animals and was thrilled when we wanted to incorporate our pup in our engagement session and wedding 😊

    You can tell Heather has done her research and that photography is her passion. If I could go back and plan my wedding again, I would not hesitate to choose Heather as our photographer every single time.
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    Maria G. Sent on 05/11/2022
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    10/10 for Heather!

    Heather is a fantastic photographer to work with! She is so chill and takes amazing photographs. Heather offers engagement photos for her couples, which were a super fun way to get to know her and get used to being in front of the camera. On wedding day, she made everything SO quick and easy so that we were actually able to enjoy cocktail hour and seeing our guests, while still capturing tons of amazing pictures. She turns around a "sneak peak" album really quickly as well. Her second shooter was also so sweet and really fun to work with. 10/10 for sure!
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    Zarah A. Sent on 11/16/2021
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    Book Heather!

    The number of praises I can sing about Heather as our wedding photographer = infinite. Heather was amazing! Not only was she a great photographer and took amazing pictures, her second shooter was just as great in keeping us relaxed, comfortable, and excited for the day. From our initial contact with Heather, to our engagement shoot, to wedding day, we were so glad we chose her. She was always communicative and gave great tips to feel more like ourselves in front of the camera. Our wedding day was a bit misty and rainy and you cannot even tell from the pictures. I've only gotten sneak peeks so far but they are vibrant, airy, light and beautiful. I'm so excited to receive my full gallery, because I know Heather did great. She even helped my mom with a wardrobe emergency during the wedding day! If Heather is available for your big day, do not hesitate to book her!
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    Adam P. Sent on 09/26/2021
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    Wonderful Experience, Beautiful Photos

    Heather was a joy to work with throughout the process of planning our wedding, which included *two* pandemic-induced postponements. She was very responsive and had lots of really helpful resources to get us prepared for the wedding and for capturing our memories the way we wanted. Getting to know Heather at our engagement shoot really helped us feel comfortable come our wedding day, and she quickly put us at ease with her calming demeanor. She made the whole process fun and relaxing. Our wedding day was a blur but Heather and her second were right there all day, guiding us as needed for beautiful portraits and then disappearing into the background to capture a ton of wonderful candid shots. The greatest treat was when Heather showed us around a dozen highlights from our wedding portraits before the reception even ended! Then she put them into a slideshow on a tablet she brought we we could share them with our guests. I think seeing those highlights really helped my wife feel as beautiful as she looked, and that was more valuable than any gift we could have received. The photographs were all wonderful and really captured the aesthetic and energy of the whole day, and she caught all of the little moments we might have otherwise have forgotten in the blur. We had a bigger highlight reel to look at the very next day and our full gallery less than three weeks later. Book with Heather early and rest assured that you are in great hands!
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    Elizabeth D. Sent on 08/09/2020
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    Stunning work!

    Heather was a dream to work with! She was so helpful with adjusting for Covid-19 and was very helpful with keeping us organized! I am in awe with all of her photos and can't stop looking at them! I would highly recommend her to anyone!
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    Monika A. Sent on 07/22/2021
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    She is an artist!

    Heather is INCREDIBLE. I can't say it enough. Her work speaks for itself. My husband and I were married on June 19th, 2021 and we had the privilege of working with Heather for our engagement shoot as well as our wedding. (I even did a boudoir shoot with her for my husband and let me tell you that she is an artist in her skill as a photographer---highly recommend this for brides---best wedding gift ever!) She made every part of the wedding planning process so easy. Within a few weeks of meeting her, she sent us a Christmas gift as well as a beautiful wedding planning photo guide. She goes ABOVE AND BEYOND for her couples! She is responsive and organized and professional, but also so much fun to spend time with! I was honestly sad when the wedding was over because I wouldn't get to see Heather as much! My husband and I are both awkward in front of cameras and Heather not only captured the most amazing photos of us, but we had SO MUCH FUN throughout the process. Wedding photos are a big source of worry for brides, I remember feeling so much pressure to have the perfect wedding photos, but with Heather, I was just able to relax, enjoy myself, and actually focus of marrying the man of my dreams. Her associate even ironed the groomsmen ties on the day of the wedding...talk about a dream team! One of the things I appreciate the most about Heather is her ability to capture every part of your day without obstructing any of it. Some photographers are standing in the aisle or moving around the dance floor during the first dance but Heather was never in anyone's line of sight and still got every shot. This is a talent that isn't praised enough but my mother certainly can't stop singing Heather's praises because of it! If you are searching for someone who will put you at ease, make you feel like a million bucks, and of course take the best photos you've ever imagined...you've found her!
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    Danielle C. Sent on 06/24/2021
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    Heather is a dream!

    Heather was incredible to work with! So kind and communicative before the wedding, and such a calm presence on the wedding day. She even had a few sneak peek photos ready to show us on her iPad DURING THE RECEPTION! She set it up for guests at the bar, and our guests were blown away by her speed and quality of work. We had our entire gallery back in just a few weeks after the wedding, and, as you can see, the pictures are incredible!
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    Liesel M. Sent on 06/24/2021
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    She's the best!

    Heather is going to forever be one of my favorite human beings on the planet. She captured our day so incredibly and we could never thank her enough. Despite a cool and rainy wedding day (not what we were expecting), our photos are absolutely breathtaking. Her work really does speak for itself, but on top of that she's an awesome person. Her warm personality makes you feel like you've known her for years and I love how excited she was to get us out in the rain and make the most of our day. And, she loves dogs as much as I do! Having her with us for our wedding day was one of the best decisions we made.
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    Kelli Sent on 03/17/2022
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    professional and charming

    Heather Dodge was one of the best decisions we made regarding our wedding. She is, for starters, an awesome person and immediately makes you feel comfortable. I have felt awkward in the past having my picture taken but you really don't feel like that way at all, she actually makes it fun. Our pictures from our wedding day were stunning and friends and family continue to comment on it. She was able to capture emotion and our candid moments. Heather was also helpful outside of just taking pictures and was very responsive and organized. If you need a sign to use her, here it is!
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    Kristen D. Sent on 08/05/2020
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    Amazing Wedding Photographer!

    Heathers work is amazing! We booked her to shoot our engagement photos, and wedding and we could not be happier! From start to finish, she was professional, efficient, and SO thoughtful. She made us feel at ease, and captured us exactly how I imagined. The images are stunning and we can't wait for her to capture more milestones for our family!
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    Rachel Sent on 11/01/2019
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    INCREDIBLE! Captured the BEST moments to be shared for a lifetime

    Heather was one of the first and best vendors we choose for our wedding day. We loved meeting up with her beforehand for engagement photos on the lawn, and then the services she provided for the wedding day exceeded ALL expectations. First of all, she showed up an hour early! Nothing ever is early, hardly even on time on the wedding day, so to have Heather there early just eased the day and she was able to get tons of detail shots and getting ready shots with no stress on time/other obligations. Heather also met us at the venue a couple weeks early to scope out the wedding venue and she had some great ideas for first look locations -- in the vines of the vineyard -- and family photos -- in the lawn next to the ceremony. Something super awesome and unique that Heather does is she made a short slideshow on her iPad of ceremony photos/couple portraits and displayed them at the bar at the reception!!! Photo turnaround in less than 1 hour AND THEY WERE INCREDIBLE! Everyone loved viewing them while grabbing a drink from the bar. The whole photo package was shared within a week - hoo likes waiting longer than that anyway?! She is professional, kind, personable, flexible, artistic, and fun to be around. One day I hope to do family photos with Heather.
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    Krystle Sent on 06/02/2019
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    The Best Photographer Experience and Photographs!!!!

    Heather and her second shooter were fantastic! Every curveball we threw her way she handled perfectly, not only the 'day of' but also leading up to. My husband and I don't love being photographed but she made it so seamless and natural we couldn't get enough. We also got to see some 'sneak peaks' during our reception - not sure if that's common though. Everyone has commented on how great our pictures look and I agree 100% but more importantly I felt so comfortable on the Wedding Day. She kept me calm, cool, and collected (along with my planner) and worked with well with everyone, including my family : ) HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
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    Leslie Sent on 06/26/2019
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    Couldn't have been better!

    Both Heather and her second shooter were such a pleasure to work with! Like a lot of other couples, my husband and I were not entirely comfortable taking pictures and she made the whole process fun and easy and hyped us up along the way. We're thrilled with how perfectly Heather captured candid moments and the natural light; if we did it all over again I would call her in a heartbeat!
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    Chiara Sent on 08/03/2018
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    Heather has been such an amazing person to work with! First of all, and most importantly, she takes beautiful pictures with a light, airy quality to them that I think anyone would love. This is an especially nice style for weddings and engagement photos in my opinion. Second, Heather is so nice and makes you feel very comfortable in front of the camera. She is good at balancing giving you guidance when you need it (in terms of poses, etc.) and letting you do your own natural thing. She is also open to your suggestions, even if they are a bit crazy (we did a photo during our engagement shoot where I was piggybacking on my fiance's back and our dog was balanced on my back). Third, Heather is very professional. She responds quickly to emails and is very straightforward about pricing, what you will get/can expect, etc. She is flexible and willing to work with you. Finally, her pricing is extremely reasonable! For us, the photographer was the number 1 most important thing about our wedding and we would 100% hire Heather again!
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    Rachel G. Sent on 01/24/2019
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    Amazing Experience

    Heather made me and my husband feel so comfortable. We had never had a photo shoot before, but Heather was able to make us feel relaxed and the photos turned out amazing! I’m so glad I found Heather to photograph our wedding day.
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    Colleen Sent on 11/05/2018
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    Heather is the best

    We ended up with many wonderful vendors on our big day, but Heather knocked it out of the park. We could not have been happier and more impressed with her photography skills and how she handled herself from start to finish. There was A LOT going on when she arrived at the farm to begin photographing on the day of our wedding, but Heather was very relaxed and so helpful with not just taking a zillion beautiful photos, but also just stepping in and helping us take care of random last minute wedding prep tasks! She is the coolest, most calm and collected photographer I've ever come across and captured so many beautiful (and natural) photos from our day. She's also incredibly affordable and was so easy to work with throughout the entire process. What more can I say? My husband and I count ourselves very lucky to have found Heather as our wedding photographer.
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    Heather is Awesome. She was the first vendor we picked for our wedding and we couldn't be happier with our experience with her thus far. Although our Wedding isn't until this coming October, we did meet with Heather last fall for our Engagement shoot. Neither my fiance nor myself were too thrilled with the idea of a photoshoot, but Heather made the experience so easy and comfortable. She is so sweet and easy-going, and our photos turned out great! We are very much looking forward to having her share our big day with us this Fall.
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    Alexis G. Sent on 11/11/2018
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    Heather made our wedding dreams come true!

    My husband and I met Heather about 2 months before our wedding. After talking for about two hours, we felt more like friends than clients. Heather agreed to shoot our rehersal dinner and everyone knew that she was the perfect choice! We did a couple practice shots to prepare for the big day and felt so comfortable. On the wedding day, Heather captured every magical moment! She made us feel confident taking our photos. She even gave us a little surprise and made a quick slideshow about halfway through the reception. She displayed this on our table and everyone was so impressed! Heather, thank you so much for capturing the best day of our lives!
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    Catherine Sent on 10/09/2018
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    Heather is the best! Not only do we love our photos from our wedding, but Heather was so pleasant to be around, from the initial engagement session to the big day. She helped us shake our nerves & have fun the entire time.
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    Ali Sent on 01/14/2018
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    Heather recently shot our engagement photos and will be the photographer for our wedding this summer! We were nervous about having our pictures taken, as we are both admittedly awkward/shy about being in a front of camera. However, Heather made the whole experience so comfortable and fun! She was extremely quick with getting our photos to us after the session and we were in awe of how beautiful they turned out! We are so excited to have her as our photographer on our wedding day. We know we are going to have amazing pictures to cherish forever!
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