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Kelly Embry Photography

Kelly Embry Photography

Atlanta, GA
4.9 out of 5 rating, 23 Reviews
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2010 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2009 Winner
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    Jennifer Sent on 01/09/2015
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    My wedding was chaos. I chose poorly with my wedding planner. But I chose THE BEST photographer. I could not have been more distracted or upset by all the things going wrong the morning of our wedding. And then Kelly showed up. And not only is she perfectly cheerful, and easy going: she had a plan to get me to relax. And in the photos it was like a switch went off and suddenly I was at ease.
    I had SO MANY amazing photos to choose from. Including some beautiful candid images of my guests, which I printed and gave as Christmas presents.
    Important to note: Kelly was very quick to respond to calls or emails. She is also an amazing photo editor. I don't want to be photoshopped beyond recognition, but she did edit things such as unsightly landscaping, and her light touch with vingetting and color correction took pictured from great to amazing. I subsequently hired her to take our Holiday photos.
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    Jill Sent on 01/08/2015
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    The beginning of 2014 I entered my now husband and I into a contest to win a free engagement session through Facebook. I had never her of Kelly but a lady from my church said she was amazing and I should enter so I did. To my surprise we WON!!! I was very excited that I won and contacted her immediately. I was a bit skeptical seeing as how I had never met her nor even heard of her photography business before. After several conversations via phone and email we set a date for our session. Upon arriving at our location she greeted us both with hugs like she'd know us forever, she made my husband and I both feel very comfortable and relaxed from the beginning. Once the session began I realized that Kelly had put a good bit of research into us before she even showed up. She had checked out my facebook and even my pinterest boards just to get to know us a little before we met and gain some ideas on what type of photos I liked. Loved that by the way! She was an absolute joy to work with through out the entire session. We met a few days later to review the pictures and I was completely shocked, they were absolutely stunning. She came with samples of her photos printed and showed me the difference between the place she prints them and walmart/Walgreen's printing centers. I was blown away at the quality of her prints and the knowledge of each technique. After placing my order she informed me it would take so many weeks to get me photos back from printing. The prints had actually been delayed and I was panicking seeing as how my wedding was quickly approaching. Kelly volunteered to hand deliver the photos to our wedding venue on the night of our rehearsal just so I could have my prints to display at our wedding.
    Kelly was a delight to work with and is super talented at what she does. I would refer her to anyone for any type of occasion. Thank you so very much for my amazing photos!!! So much more out of a free session that we could ever had imagined.

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    Paige Sent on 04/03/2013
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    Kelly is an excellent photographer, and friend. I have followed her work for years, and have seen her grow as a photographer, so when it came time for my wedding I wasn't going to use anyone else. She has a great eye for lighting, and setting up shots. She was willing to work with me on a budget, and even travel 500 miles to do the wedding in 30 degree weather. I would recommend anyone looking for wedding photographer with lots of talent and experience to use Kelly. She is worth every penny!
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    Alicia Sent on 11/25/2012
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    I hired a photographer for my daughter's first birthday party because I wanted everyone to be able to sit back, relax and enjoy the party without worrying about trying to capture every precious moment on their phones or cameras. Kelly was absolutely perfect and just what I was looking for for this special day. She captured every moment perfectly and was able to capture so many little details that I didn't see!
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    Jennifer Sent on 12/14/2012
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    I am so impressed with Kelly's quality of work and ability to capture every important moment, even in the chaos of our mostly DIY wedding! She was always available to answer questions I had before the wedding and even gave me good ideas for how to ensure aspects of our wedding could be photographed the best given things like sun light/sunset, etc. On the day of our wedding everything was falling apart and I 100% believe that I (the bride) would have not made it through the day without our photographer. Furthermore, everyone during and after the wedding have commented on how impressed they were with Kelly, even going out of their way to tell us specifically at the reception! All of the phone calls I have received post-wedding for Kelly's contact info from our guests speaks volumes to me. I will continue to use Kelly for all of our photog needs.
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    Angela Sent on 05/28/2012
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    Kelly was great to work with. She was extremely professional, yet warm! We can't wait to see the finished product!
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    Leanne Sent on 02/26/2012
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    Kelly Embry Photography is wonderful – I could not have asked for a better photographer experience! Shortly after booking Kelly for our engagement photos, I broke my foot and spent the next 5 months in a walking boot. She was extremely flexible in scheduling (and rescheduling) our session while I was healing. When it came time to send Save the Date announcements to our wedding guests, I still wasn’t up and moving. Kelly generously agreed to split our 3 hour session into a 30 minute shoot to capture an image for the announcements (of us sitting, of course!) and save the remaining 2.5 hours for later in the year when I was able to stand, walk, and move around. I was so impressed by her continued patience and willingness to make the 3 hour session work for all our needs: getting announcements in the mail on time as well as capturing more active and fun shots that we can cherish forever. This alone would make me recommend Kelly again and again, but when I got the images.. Just wow! Kelly captured some of the most candid and beautiful moments between my fiancé and I. The pictures truly reflected “us” – Kelly knew what we wanted and delivered beautifully! She’s also not afraid to try something new, like putting a girl with a broken foot up into a tree :) I cannot say enough positive things about the way Kelly conducts her business and executes her craft. She’s a rare find and I strongly recommend others to use her for engagement and any other photography services – You won’t be disappointed!
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    Jessica Sent on 12/07/2011
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    My wedding photos are so beautiful! Everyone is blown away with how they turned out, I can't stop showing them off! Kelly was great, and very quick to answer all of the questions I had along the way! I will definitely be recommending her to friends and family!
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    Kel Sent on 07/12/2011
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    I had engagement pictures taken by Kelly, she was very nice and made me feel like I was with a friend. The picture quality turned out great! Photos were sent to me so quick too!! Thanks Kelly Embry Photography!!
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    Diana Sent on 08/28/2010
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    Kelly responded quickly to my first call, she met with me on my terms to discuss what my needs/wishes were in shooting the wedding, her sample pictures were beautiful, artistic and captured the essence of what I wanted in our wedding pictures. On the wedding day she was there early to set up and get a feel for the layout/itinerary for the ceremony and reception. I found Kelly to be very professional, experienced, has a good eye for picture composition, she has all the right equipment with back up cameras and batteries, just in case! The final pictures were "amazing" and captured the emotion and beauty of our wedding day!

    Kelly Embry Photography's reply:

    Thank you for the kind words! I really enjoyed shooting this wedding it was nothing but fun and laughter the whole day. I am so glad you were happy with your photographs and the services that you received! Much thanks for the thank you bottle of wine as well.... best tip ever :)
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    John Sent on 03/27/2009
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    They did a great job in preserving our wedding memories.
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    Sarah Sent on 12/28/2008
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    The photographs were amazing and the disposable camera service was so helpful. Highly recommend her for anyone seeking fun and creative pictures.
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    Richard Sent on 12/28/2008
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    kelly is an amazing photographer. she was very helpful in customizing a package to meet our needs. she was very friendly and professional and gave us plenty of images to choose from.
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    Christina Sent on 12/27/2008
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    The pictures were more amazing than i could have hoped for. Kelly went above and beyond to make sure that she got the perfect shots. Thanks kelly! I will recommend you to all of my friends.
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    Amy Sent on 07/09/2008
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    Kelly was wonderful and professional. It was like having a good friend take wonderful pictures for you. I would recommend her service to anyone in the Atlanta area.
    -Amy
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    Angeline Sent on 12/28/2008
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    wonderful work. loved our pictures. very professional.
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    Shea Sent on 06/25/2008
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    Very professional and excellent job. Wedding album turned out beautifully!
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    Amanda Sent on 06/11/2014
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    After a long search we chose to use Kelly for our wedding because she was very personable and her pictures are just beautiful. We love that she does not over edit them with tacky instagram like filters, but instead has a more modern and glamourous style. She was really easy to work with throughout our planning and gave a lot of great advise to make the pictures go smoothly throughout the day. We would definitely recommend her hands down to anyone looking for a photographer for their wedding.
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    Andrea Sent on 04/15/2010
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    Kelly is such a sweetie and her work is fabulous. I couldn't imagine having had any other photographer there. She is very easy to work with and was very good at getting us to relax during the posed pictures. Our pictures are absolutely gorgeous, i show them off every chance i get! I would definitely recommend using her to any couple looking for a photographer!
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    Kristin Sent on 01/15/2010
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    I lovelovelove! my album, it is soooo pretty!
    Kelly and her assistant were more than helpful at my wedding and were so easy going that at times i forgot they were around. The pictures were even more beautiful than i could have ever expected. She really treats what she does as an art and it shows in the pictures and in her overall attitude about what she does.
    (kelly: i will be recommending you to all my girlfriends!!!)
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    Latroya Sent on 03/22/2011
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    I chose Kelly Embry Photography for my 2010 Atlanta wedding because I loved the artistic, fashion shots I had seen from her portfolio. She captured this style in my photographs and made my budget wedding look five star. She got great shots during the ceremony while still being inconspicuous and non-intrusive. I'm in love with the pre-wedding "getting ready" photos, and I'm very pleased with my reception pics.

    She is extremely open and friendly and willing to accommodate your needs (well beyond what you will find with other photographers). Although she is not as experienced as more established, seasoned photographers, she more than makes up for it by treating your day as if it were as special to her as it is to you---like an old friend sharing in your joy. She took special care and added great touches to my wedding. Her fabulous table cards (that matched by wedding colors) were a tremendous help in directing my family to the photo website later.

    I should also note that she took my Bridal Boudoir photos which came out fabulously (hubby loves em).

    The cons were that it took time for my photos to arrive, she mistakenly sent a few blurry shots, and she didn't dress up for the wedding...Still all was forgiven when I received a wonderful packet of complimentary prints for my wall and for my thank you cards.

    Kelly Embry Photography's reply:

    I am so glad to hear that you loved all of your photographs, I truly enjoyed photographing your wedding. However, I did want to comment on a few things...

    Your photos were completed well within my standard time frame, as stated in my contract that you signed (2-4 weeks for the digital proofs/web gallery & 4-8 weeks for the cd/dvd and prints) so I am unclear as to why you feel it took a long time.

    As for the blurry images, I am unaware of what images you are speaking of, as you never brought this to my attention over the past year since your event, until now. I am curious as to which images they are though. I do have a tendency to purposefully utilize motion blur, as can be seen in any of my online galleries or print portfolios that I show. I apologize if this caused any confusion as to the overall quality of the images.

    Lastly, I dressed in [what I consider to be] standard attire to work your event. I usually dress in business casual attire and comfortable shoes; This decision is based on the physical nature of my work and since I am standing for up to 12 hours at each wedding it would be impractical of me to wear formal dress attire. I did not feel that my dress was at all inappropriate for the informal style of your event (note: i wore gray slacks and a cardigan to this event). I am always willing to adjust my attire based on specific requests from the couple. However, you gave no such request prior to your event for me to "dress up".

    I am sorry if any of these thing negatively effected your perception of my services, but am glad to hear that at the end of it all, you loved your photographs!
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    Kelly is truly amazing! We loved using her for our engagement pictures & we had fun at the same time.
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    Chris Sent on 06/16/2009
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    Kelly was an extremely enjoyable photographer to work with. She was quite relaxed but also maintained a steady pace to keep things moving on schedule. I felt this approach resulted in a stress-free environment where we did not feel rushed. Her concern for our satisfaction was paramount.
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