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Kristen Beinke Photography

Kristen Beinke Photography

Santa Barbara, CA
4.7 out of 5 rating, 13 Reviews
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13 Reviews
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    Caroline Sent on 01/11/2019
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    Amazing work and professional team!

    Kristen is incredible! She photographed our wedding, day after shoot and engagement shoot! Not only is her work amazing and something you will treasure forever, she is GREAT with communication, always answered any text or question I had! You can tell she has shot many weddings, she handled everything so well and everyone, including our crazy family and large bridal party. We love Kristen and love that she travels to wherever we need her!! HIGHLY Recommend!
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    Holly Sent on 12/06/2017
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    Kristen Beinke is an AMAZING photographer and our wedding would not have been the same without her! She went above and beyond for us! We were so happy with all of the photos she shot of us with her team for both our engagement session and our wedding day. They couldn’t have turned out better! The lighting in her photography is gorgeous and she really takes the time to check it in each location to make every photo its best. She’s also really detail oriented, even if it means moving furniture around or staging backgrounds before taking each photo, which we really appreciated. Choosing a wedding photographer at first had us nervous because we knew our wedding photos would be one of the only keepsakes of the day that would truly last. It was really important to us that we found someone detail oriented with an amazing eye for design and photography. Kristen ended up being the best decision we made for our wedding and looking back now, we’re so glad we went with her. She definitely has a clear vision and we felt we were in great hands the entire time. We received so many compliments about her from our family and friends, and when we got our photos, we had such a hard time choosing our favorite ones because we love them all so much.

    Kristen is not only an amazing photographer but she is also very personable and friendly. We felt like we became instant friends with her the moment we met her. It was such a pleasure to have her with us on our special day and overall we can’t recommend her highly enough. Thank you so much Kristen! You are seriously the best!!
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    Jessica Sent on 01/10/2017
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    Love Kristen!!! And her whole team. I highly recommend Kristen for your next wedding or event. She was great to work with and all our guest, family members said the same thing. Grateful for her and her team's hard work!

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    Thank you Jessica! :)
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    Cass Sent on 09/04/2016
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    We LOVED our wedding photos!! Kristen and her team did an amazing job. She captured the day perfectly, we have looked through our photos a million times in order to relive our special day! Her use of color and lighting made the pictures really stand out. Not to mention she is great to work with, kind considerate and professional. Couldn't be happier!

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    Hi Cassy! Hope you are doing well overseas! Thank you for the nice review. :)
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    Angela Sent on 11/05/2014
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    We loved Kristen's portfolio. She captures just the right moments to show the emotion at your event. She has a fantastic eye and makes gentle suggestions about slight adjustments that make a huge difference in your photos (she rolled up a rug in our bridal suite so we didn't have all our "getting ready" shots on a hideous zebra print carpet that I hadn't even noticed). Aside from the photos, Kristen is such a kind, calm person. She's exactly the kind of person you want to have around on your special day.

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    Such a kind review Angela, thank you!
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    Baily Sent on 05/15/2015
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    Kristen was wonderful to work with and made us feel so comfortable in every aspect of her work both leading up to our big day and day of. And all our photos we amazing, she pays great attention to detail!

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    Hi Baily! It was so great to see you at Jessica and Patricks wedding, thank you for the referral! Hope you are doing well! xoxo
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    Patrice Sent on 06/28/2013
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    BEST Photographer EVER!!!!!! Kristen is an absolute joy to work with. She is so sweet and has a great eye for taking amazing shots! We were so lucky to have her for our wedding and engagement photos. Her assistant was also awesome! They both worked so well together and with the wedding party!!!! We couldn't have picked a better talent or personality for our dream day!!!

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    Patrice, thank you! It was such an honor to photograph your wedding!
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    Pamela Sent on 10/17/2014
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    Kristen photographed our wedding last year and did an amazing job. She was so fun and made us feel like we were working with a friend. It took me months to pick the pictures that would make it into our wedding album, because they were all so beautiful. I would highly recommend her and I hope we get to work with her again in the future.

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    Hi Pam! Thank you for the very kind review. Hope you and Luis are doing great with the new baby!! xoxo
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    Caryn Sent on 09/11/2011
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    Kristen and her assistant Lauren did a wonderful job photographing our wedding and capturing all the beautiful memories of that day. Kristen is very kind, professional, talented, and quick to respond. We love our photographs.

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    Thank you Caryn! Lauren and I are still photographing weddings together, she is amazing. Hope you are doing great!
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    Jamie Sent on 10/06/2011
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    We absolutely loved working with Kristen. From the very start we knew that she was perfect. We met with several other photographers in the area and as soon as we sat down with Kristen we saw her pictures were above all others. Planning a wedding out of state has its challenges, and Kristen would answer every question very quickly. She doubled as my wedding planner and everything she recommended turned out wonderful as well! It was like working with a friend the day of, and helped us relax. The pictures turned out beautiful and I would recommend her to everyone!! Thanks Kristen!

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    Thank you Jamie! xo
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    Patricia Sent on 04/03/2008
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    She was wonderful. She went above and beyond the call of duty and took wonderful pictures. We were very pleased with her work and her professionalism.

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    Thank you Patricia! I hope you and your family are doing well!!
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    Gabby Sent on 10/04/2011
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    My Husband and I absolutley LOVE Kristen. She was amazing to work with from the beginning. From every detail and questions from planning my engagement session outfits up until the wedding day, it felt like I was talking to and hanging out with my good friend. Not only did she go above and beyond in terms of questions, she also let us have a second enagement session to ensure the best possible photos. And they were beyond what we could have asked for. We got phone calls non stop about how cute our engagement book was, the photos for our save the dates, and thank you notes. I still catch myself going back to look at the photos because they are so beautiful. Use Kristen! It will be a decision you will be happy with for a lifetime!

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    This was such an amazing wedding to capture, thank you Gabby!
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    Mike Sent on 08/28/2011
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    3 months after wedding and we have yet to receive our wedding photos. kristen repeatedly ignored our calls an emails. we have not heard from her since she took our photos and generous gratuity 3 months ago. avoid this photographer.

    Kristen Beinke Photography's reply:

    It was so wonderful to work with this couple, unfortunately there was a misunderstanding between myself and this client. Their images had been delivered via private online gallery prior to this review, but had not been delivered via tangible mail (in a form of a disk, now I deliver my images on a custom USB drive). They did receive all of their wedding images and I hope that they will enjoy them for years and years to come. I believe that the LA Times did a story on weddings and used some of their images for their story in 2011. My goal is to always give my clients the best experience before, during and after their weddings. All My Best, -Kristen