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Kyley D. Sent on 05/24/2023New Best Friend and Photographer in One
First of all - look no further, Allison is it so go ahead and book her. Not only were her photos absolutely amazing, but Allison's personality is so kind and fun that even from our first email I felt like I was talking with one of my friends which as a bride really put me at ease. From our engagement photos on the beach in 30+ mph winds - to our big day, Allison was very responsive, engaging, and open to any wild and crazy idea I may have add. Her photos are absolutely STUNNING and vibrant with the colors - seriously there's not a single wedding photo I don't like. My husband and I are also not a couple who like to pose for pictures and prefer candids, but she made us feel SO comfortable that posing just felt natural. By the end of our wedding night, Allison felt more like a friend than photographer and we were both sad to see her leave. So if you want someone with stunning work who feels just like a friend - look no further because Allison is it! -
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Lindsay B. Sent on 03/29/2024Best (and sweetest) photographer in the business!
We had the absolute pleasure of working with Allison as our wedding photographer. Of course, she is so much more than that. Allison is a wonderful human being (and just as sweet as can be) who makes everyone she works with feel so incredibly comfortable in front of the camera. She makes what she does look so effortless, but the work she puts in behind the scenes is really what sets her apart from the rest. For starters, Allison offers an engagement photoshoot with her wedding photography packages. This was such a pleasant surprise for us, and served as a great opportunity to meet Allison ahead of our wedding day! She is also an excellent communicator (easing my mind about potential rain at least once 😅) and has a very quick turnaround time when it comes to email inquiries. With that, her website and photo galleries are so user friendly and easy to access, which may seem like a small detail but it really stood out to me throughout our time working with her. It is clear Allison has spent a lot of time building her business into what it is today, and I have so much admiration for her because of this.
And of course, how could I talk about Allison and Lightbloom Photography without mentioning how PERFECTLY she captured not only our engagement photos, but our entire wedding day. I was particularly blown away by the fact that she seemed to be everywhere at once, capturing all of the small moments I thought no one else was watching. One example that stood out to me was after our wedding reception dinner. My grandma needed to head out early, but before she left, she came over to give me a hug while everyone else was busy dancing. When we got our gallery back, I saw Allison had captured this sweet exchange between me and my grandmother and it actually brought a tear to my eye. I am genuinely still in shock over how beautiful our photos turned out and know I will be looking at them forever. For those in search of the perfect photographer, Allison is spectacular and it is clear that she takes her craft very seriously. With all this being said, we would highly recommend Lightbloom Photography! You will not regret your decision to work with her. -
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Roberta D. Sent on 11/27/2023
Hire her right now!!!!
Allison is absolutely incredible!!!! She has such an infectious energy, takes the most beautiful pictures, and is the ultimate hype woman for your day. I struggle so much with confidence and patience for photos, and Allison never failed to make me feel comfortable. Our pictures are perfect and more than we ever could have asked for. Don’t waste your time with anyone else, Allison is your girl!! I promise!! -
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Amber B. Sent on 10/24/2023Amazing photography!
Alison with light loom is amazing! Her personality just radiates and she puts you at ease even during the anxiety and stress of it all. She was phenomenal to work with and had us feeling like models. Only about a week later we got all our photos back and I can not express how amazing they came out. Her eye and use of natural light makes her pictures stand out above the rest. I will cherish these photos for the rest of my life! -
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Chelsey G. Sent on 06/29/2023We adore her and her work is beyond stunning!
Allison is beyond anything we were expecting or could’ve asked for in our wedding photographer! She is such a lovely human that will completely put you at ease in front the camera and honestly make it feel like you’re hanging out with awesome friend within minutes! We were so excited to work with her after communicating by email, but once we met her we absolutely adored her! From the engagement shoot to the wedding day, Allison made it so easy to just be ourselves and enjoy our day. We were blown away with her work and how she so effortlessly captured our love. We cannot recommend her enough! Lightbloom Photography should be your first choice!! -
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Ally M. Sent on 03/07/2023The absolute best!
There are so many things I could say in this review about Allison as a photographer. But, I’ll start with saying - hire her, NOW. She is truly someone you need for your wedding day. From the moment I booked her she made the planning process fun. She is such a bright and special person and I don’t know that our wedding would have been as magical of a day without her. She is just that good at making you relaxed, making you laugh and just so incredible at what she does. I’ve never been comfortable with getting photos taken and she made the process so easy. My family adored her and my guests commented on how awesome she was. Her photos are gorgeous. Seriously, hire her. She is an absolute gem. -
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Claire G. Sent on 12/11/2022Fun, Easy, and Simply the BEST!
If I could give one piece of advice to a couple planning a wedding... HIRE ALLISON & Lightbloom Photography for your wedding! Allison was an absolute dream to work with; her fun and easygoing personality made it easy to be ourselves in front of the camera. She had unique photo ideas that gave us GORGEOUS results- and she got us our photos 8 DAYS after the wedding... 8 DAYS PEOPLE!!!!!!! She was so much more than a wedding photographer on our day, truly. She wrangled groomsmen, fluffed my dress and veil in the crazy wind, fended off family members to let us have a moment alone before the reception, and even managed to snap adorable pictures of our 3-year-old flower girl with autism and our ten-month-old puppy (and sacrificed her mitten as a chew toy to get the shot). I can't say enough good things about Allison- we LOVE her! -
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Brianna J. Sent on 12/15/2022
The absolute BEST!!!
Don’t think, just book!! Allison was the only photographer my venue manager named when I asked who I should use and she was right!! Allison makes you feel so comfortable, beautiful, and natural and makes taking pictures so fun that my husband didn’t complain one single time!! She truly becomes a friend in your wedding planning process. Her response time is wicked with emails and photos. I got my wedding album back in FOUR DAYS and my bridal portraits in less than 24 HOURS!!! She works so hard to make sure that everything is absolutely perfect and the results are STUNNING!! I don’t know how many times people have told me my bridal portraits and wedding pictures belong in a magazine and it’s all because of Allison! Myself, my family, my whole bridal party are all obsessed with her, and I don’t see how you couldn’t be. Allison is your girl!!! -
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Natalie L. Sent on 10/25/2022
Words cannot express how truly amazing and talented Allison is…
I cannot express enough how lucky I am that we found Allison to photograph our wedding! We all know the wedding process as a whole can be very stressful… Before even meeting with her in person and only emailing back a forth and scrolling though her portfolio a few times… I KNEW she was going to be the perfect fit! Her energy lights up a room and it reflects though her work. She has a great eye and captured our entire day from start to finish with such grace. Of course we had the traditional posed photos (absolutely stunning btw) but for me it’s the candid shots that make me feel like I’m reliving this extremely special day over and over again. For that I am SOOOOO grateful. If you have the chance to work with this wonderful woman don’t hesitate just do it because it was the best decision I ever made!! -
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Tiffany Sent on 11/06/2022
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I can’t say enough good things about Allison. From the first time meeting her at our engagement photos to the end of our wedding night she felt like a long lost friend. She was the sense of calm, organized and fun any girl needs on her wedding day.
She created photos that I’ll forever cherish, memories that are something I’ll be able to look back on for years to come. Her professionalism yet family like demeanor are highly recommended for all things photography!! -
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Jenna P. Sent on 01/05/2021Bride to be
We hired Allison from Lightbloom Photography for our 2022 wedding after spending almost three hours on FaceTime getting to know each other. I knew after 5 minutes she was ‘the one’ but somehow we talked for hours. She took our engagement photos a few months later and they turned out SO INCREDIBLE. She put us at ease the entire time and made the experience so enjoyable. And the photos. OMG. We loved every single one, which is so not like us (me). We have received so many compliments on how amazing they turned out and we owe it all to Allison. She has also provided us so much advice for other aspects of our wedding and I can’t imagine not having found her. We cannot wait for her to photograph our wedding. She is truly amazing!!!! -
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Alli C. Sent on 09/15/2022The BEST photographer ever!
Stop looking for a photographer and book with Allison! From the first email sent - I knew she would fit in with our family and friends perfectly! She is SO easy-going, listened to what I wanted, and made me feel so comfortable the entire day! I can't thank her enough for capturing every perfect moment so candidly. I never felt like she was intrusive, or tried to pull me and my husband away from the party! She partied and chatted with our guests and added so much to our reception. She is also EXTREMELY talented! She got our pictures back to us in five days and they are absolutely stunning!! I have nothing but amazing things to say about her - book with Allison, you won't regret it!! -
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Sarah C. Sent on 10/27/2022If you want to have your wedding captured the way you felt, RUN to Allison.
Seriously the best!!!!! Our pictures were exactly how our wedding felt… magical!!! I found Allison and started following her on Instagram. Immediately I fell in love with her pictures. When we had our intro chat, I wanted her to be my best friend, which is what you want as a photographer, but even as a person outside of that!! Allison helped made the day run smoother and I LOVED how planned out she is.
If I could give a million star review, I would.
Trust me, if you are paying $5 or $50k for a wedding, you need her in your life to capture the love between the married couple, family/friends, and the entire event. I look at these pictures almost everyday!!! -
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Emily K. Sent on 07/11/2022Look no further!
Allison is a PRO. She is calm, beyond cool and doesn't miss a beat (or shot!). I struggled with all the attention on my day and Allison made me feel so at ease and like I was just shooting with a friend. Our photos have all the obligatory wedding shots, ones you don't even know to think of and SO many amazing candid moments that put us right back at our day. So grateful to her that we now get to relive our day through photos anytime we want. A must book. :) -
Morgan Sent on 06/26/2022
Allison was AWESOME!
My now husband randomly found Allison on google. She was like the first person he clicked on. I don't know how he did it but he stumbled upon the perfect photographer. I've followed her on social media ever since he set us up with Allison for our engagement photos and I love her work! She felt like a friend right from the start and we got along really well with everything. We of course had to hire her again for our wedding and she again was great. I love all of our pictures (of which there are like 700). These will help us keep the memories alive from some of the best moments in our life and I am so grateful that she was the one to capture them. Also her turn around time was ridiculously fast. Thanks again Allison! -
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Sara G. Sent on 06/28/2022Allison is THE best!
Picking a photographer was one of the biggest decisions for my husband and I when planning our wedding. After an awesome intro call, we went with Allison and we have zero regrets! Allison made our engagement photos so fun and the wedding even better! She is fun, efficient as heck and so dang talented. You spend a lot of time with your photographer throughout the day and Allison just felt like she was supposed to be at the wedding by the end of the day! On top of that, my friends and fam couldn't believe how fast we had our entire gallery in our hands. Every single photo captured the actual feeling of being there that day which is exactly what we wanted!! We can't wait to book another session! -
Michaela Sent on 04/15/2022
Her work is perfection
Allison was the most wonderful photographer. I can’t even begin to find the words to describe just how amazing this woman is but I’m going to try! Starting with our engagement photos she really captured our relationship the way it is and made us feel so comfortable! The photos were perfection and any that you get from her really are just that. PERFECTION! Our wedding was a blur but all the pictures Allison got really helped me relive it in the most beautiful way. She was great with directing our family and friends to get the shots we wanted and ones I didn’t know I wanted but definitely did!! I can not express enough how much I’ve loved every second working with Allison. If you want the most gorgeous photos then you have to book her for your wedding!!!! I’m going to have to have another one just to hire her again! -
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Kathleen E. Sent on 04/14/2022
Absolute Perfection!
Allison is absolutely wonderful to work with! She made our small courthouse wedding day so special. First, she was incredibly responsive, even when she was out of the country and did not have to be. Second, she remained flexible. She had a plan for the rain and never once asked us to reconsider the time of day we were planning to shoot. I gave her little to no direction and she nailed it! Somehow she was inside my head and new exactly what I wanted. She is so easy to work with and talk to. I often feel anxious in front of a camera but her positivity is contagious. She had our photos back to us is less than 24 hours and even provided previews within hours of shooting! I honestly cannot put into words how wonderful our experience with Allison was. If you love her work, book her! The photos turned out amazing and truly captured the heart of our special day. -
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Jenna T. Sent on 04/14/2022
Simply the Best
We could not have chosen a more genuine, talented, responsive, fun, easygoing (I could go on and on) photographer for our wedding. Allison was a HUGE asset to our special day and the years leading up to it. Not only did she produce the most gorgeous engagement photos for us, but our wedding photos look like they came right out of a magazine (or belong in one). She has a true gift for photography but also the skill and personality for photographing subjects who may be uneasy in front of the camera. Her turnaround time for delivering photos is also something we truly appreciated and going through our album we could literally feel the emotion and joy exuberating from our photos. Allison, we are so lucky to have found you and we're so thrilled you've become such a great friend. We will cherish the memories you captured forever and we can't wait for more opportunities to work with you! THANK YOU -
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Hollis V. Sent on 01/23/2022Just. Do. It. Working with Allison is like working with one of your good friends!!
WOW is all I can say, really WOW! My husband and I were BLOWN away by Allison!!! I can not stop looking at our photos because they are absolutely gorgeous, beautiful, and exactly what we were looking for in terms of style and aesthetic. Her work, her professionalism, how passionate she is about what she does (including but not limited to: fluffy snow dogs, music, travel, and harry potter), her personality, and just who she is as a person are just some of the reasons why you should hire her!
I was fortunate enough to come across Lightbloom Photography after our initial wedding photographer scammed us. My husband and I were completely disheartened because we weren't sure how we would find a photographer 5 months before our wedding and we also were hesitant about trying to find someone who would trust taking our photos on a very important day. But immediately after sending an inquiry email to Allison and speaking to her on the phone, I felt an immediate sense of relief and calm that we were in good hands. She even went out of her way to meet us a few weeks before our wedding to verify that she was an actual person. LOL. She had no issues traveling to the Raleigh area for our wedding and we had such a BLAST throughout the day.
Honestly, it did not feel like we had a photographer following us around the entire day, it felt like we were just a group of friends having a great time. She was so sweet and patient to our pup too and if you suggested something she was TOTALLY on board for it.
One of the many things we loved about working with Allison from Lightbloom Photography was we wanted to have a piece of Wilmington incorporated in our wedding because it was the place that my husband and I met so it holds some significance to the both of us and just having here was a reminder of that place. The best way I can describe it is, it was like a perfect sunny day at Wrightsville Beach without the annoying seagulls and tourists. I could write paragraphs about Allison and Lightbloom Photography, but I don't want to give away too many spoilers for any future couples who are blessed to work with her. Thank you again Allison for making our day so fun. We loved working with you! -
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