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Michelle Frehsee Photography

Michelle Frehsee Photography

Brattleboro, VT
3.5 out of 5 rating, 21 Reviews
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    Aliana S. Sent on 12/31/2022
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    Fantastic!!

    Often you don't realize how important a photographer is until you experience the full process. Michelle handled every detail from communicating fully prior, to sewing in a pinch on the day of, to keeping everyone's emotions in check when we became behind on the schedule. She is a true rock star at what she does! You can tell she has many years of experience in navigating it all. I couldn't be happier with the outcome and the friendship with her I've now made. You cannot go wrong in working with Michelle.
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    Daniel G. Sent on 12/31/2022
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    Michelle is wonderful!

    It was such a pleasure to work with Michelle. She is a true professional and made everything flow seamlessly. She's kind, attentive and an amazing artist. I don't know how we would have had such a wonderful day without her helping in every aspect. AND our pictures are INCREDIBLE!! I highly recommend reaching out to her.
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    Donna S. Sent on 12/31/2021
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    Absolutely Awesome!!!

    I couldn’t have asked for more from Michelle for my nieces wedding!!! Michelle was outstanding at her job! The photos were unbelievably beautiful and the way she captured everything from the pre wedding to the ceremony and beyond was remarkable. I would recommend Michelle to anyone looking for top of the line work!! Thank you Michelle. Would highly recommend!!! Was worth every penny!!
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    Donna R. Sent on 12/31/2021
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    Michelle went above and beyond our expectations. Gorgeous photographs.!

    Michelle was so easy to work with. I truly enjoyed watching her sweet interactions with my granddaughters. She has a remarkable way of seeing and capturing the many beautiful moments. I highly recommend her to anyone wanting to capture their own special moments of family coming together through weddings.
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    Patricia S. Sent on 12/31/2021
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    Our pictures were just beautiful

    Thank you Michelle, for the beautiful photos of Lauren and Tom's wedding. You truly captured their joy and the beauty of their day. You were so lovely to all of us and helped make our daughters' wedding perfect!
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    Peggy H. Sent on 12/31/2021
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    She was great!

    Michelle was much more than a photographer for the family! The wedding couple decided to ‘go off script’, so to speak, adding different ideas to what was sometimes originally planned. She got right with their program and didn’t miss a thing. Her shots were all superlative, and the candids were especially well done.
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    Jennifer C. Sent on 12/31/2021
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    Excellent!

    Michelle was great! We love love love our photos, and she was really great to work with!

    We would highly recommend michelle to anybody looking by for a true professional to take photos on their wedding day. She was easy to work with, communicative before the wedding, did an awesome job of capturing all the right moments, and she was fun!

    We interviewed a lot of photographers and we are so glad we settled on michelle. It was a big decision and we hope we can make it easier for you by highly recommending her!!
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    Lori D. Sent on 12/31/2021
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    Perfect pictures

    Michelle did exceptional work photographing our wedding. Every moment was beautifully captured and the photos were top notch. We would recommend her for any event.
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    Joe P. Sent on 08/01/2020
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    Best photographer I've encountered

    As someone who works w/ images professionally, I have a high bar for photography, & things like exposure, editing, etc.

    Michelle honestly takes the best photos out of all photographers I've worked w/ for various family portraits/events. She is incredible at capturing the most natural poses/expressions, & is a pure joy to work with.

    She is extremely talented at what she does & we were so comfortable w/ her as our photographer. She is a gem, & I'd 100% recommend her to everyone!
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    Caroline Y. Sent on 08/15/2020
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    We love Michelle!

    Michelle was an absolute hero for our COVID microwedding. We had to go to our plan C wedding, which was a small ceremony and dinner in Windsor VT with only 34 days to plan the whole thing. We reached out to Michelle and she agreed to come photograph our day at a safe distance and wearing a mask, which we really appreciated. She photographed our day at a safe distance and got pictures of everything we had hoped and more, from me walking down the aisle and my husbands reaction, to my little dog curled in my arms when I was getting my makeup done. The pictures turned out beautifully, and she did a fabulous job capturing the love and emotion in our big day. Michelle is so kind, talented, and professional... I couldn’t recommend her more!
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    Hillary Sent on 10/07/2018
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    Michelle was the best from start to finish. She took the time to get to know us before the big day so she could capture everything that was important to us. Her photos are beautiful and she did a great job of making sure we were comfortable the entire time she was there. When we weren’t doing posed shots she had an amazing way of blending in; most of the time we didn’t even know she was around! This allowed for the most natural, beautiful photos that truly captured the feeling of the day. The pictures are everything we could have hoped for and more. We loved working with Michelle and would suggest her anyone looking for a photographer!
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    Michelle is a true professional. She allowed us to take be stress free when it came to capturing our big day. This is her true passion and she will make sure to fulfill your requests and capture each moment of your special day.
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    Joslyn M. Sent on 12/31/2022
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    Michelle has a gift for capturing people

    Michelle has been incredible at capturing my family in photographs. She's patient, creative, and utterly professional — and she has extremely high standards for herself. She has captured some of the most iconic family pictures in my collection. I consider her our family photographer, at this point!
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    Nora L. Sent on 12/31/2022
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    Beautiful photos with big energy!

    We hired Michelle to take photos at our wedding in June 2022, a year ago. While she took beautiful photos that we love, and we really enjoyed her presence at our wedding, we have still not received any of the prints or wedding album that were included in the contract that we signed and paid for ($2700 for the entire package). Communication with her has been challenging. We have asked for a refund of a third of what we paid up front, to hire someone else complete the album and retouching, and she has not responded to our request. We truly wish Michelle the best but also wanted to leave an honest review as this has been a difficult experience.
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    Carol A. Sent on 02/05/2024
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    She is a fraud. She takes your deposit and then ghosts you.

    Michelle took my deposit in Jan. 2023. I tried from April - August to get a hold of her. Nada. She never responded to phone calls, emails, texts even a letter I brought to her house until one week before the Sept. event. By then it was too late. I didn't trust that she would show up (and I see how in reviews on other sites that she often does not show up . And she certainly does not deliver pictures that people order), I had to hire someone else (Kelly Fletcher who is FANTASTIC). Do not hire her. Do not trust her. You've been warned.
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    Alexandra W. Sent on 12/16/2023
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    Do not hire

    Michelle showed up to our wedding drunk, took our photos and completely ghosted us. We have been speaking with several other couples that this has also happened to. We’ve sent certified letters, contacted the BBB and reached out to her numerous times. It has been almost two years since our wedding with no contact or photos from her. It’s been excuse after excuse and now she will not answer.
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    Diane C. Sent on 07/21/2023
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    No pictures ever recieved

    My son's wedding was in Sept 2022...we still have no pictures! We have contacted her multiple times each time with an excuse and promise..1st she said we'd receive photos in December then it was February it is now July...she promised to send us a letter of explanation 2 months ago! Through my detective work I have spoken to 3 other brides that contracted her 2 dating back to 2019 that have gone through the same. She is a liar and not held up to her contractual agreement. We have offered to accept USB and edit ourselves as well.
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    Diane C. Sent on 12/23/2023
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    Shes a fraud

    Do not hire her....over a year ago she took photos of my sons wedding and we di not have them..I have spoken to 7 other brides to date that have had the same experience...she needs to be stopped..wedding wire will not do anything about this..have reported her to BBB and she has ghosted us...she has lied and has had multiple excuses and empty promises..next step is to sue her..diane 980-291-2521
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    Cathy Sent on 10/25/2023
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    Beware of Michelle!

    Please due your due diligence and do not choose Michelle. She has been taking new clients (and their money) without giving them photos for over a year now. She is ignoring her contracts and is completely non-responsive to clients following the events. Many families are beginning to take legal action against her and rightly so. You'll also note that she has zero positive reviews after 9/22. That is when she stopped giving photos to clients.
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    Kristen F. Sent on 10/25/2023
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    Does not deliver photos

    Despite Michelle Frehsee photographing our wedding over a year ago (9/3/2022), Michelle has not provided us with ANY of the items in our contract, other than her presence at our wedding. After months of trying to get our photos and receiving false promises and excuses, she completely ghosted us. We reached out to a retired photographer who photographed my sister's wedding and was in contact with Michelle. They offered to help Michelle deliver our pictures, and she ghosted them as well. I don't know what changed, but she is no longer the person she was when she was getting 5-star reviews.
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    Maranda Sent on 08/23/2023
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    Most Terrifying Experience for ANY BRIDE

    When I tell you that you will regret hiring this woman, I am not joking. She did my wedding in 2019 and held my photos hostage for 5 months. The wedding she cried and had a mental breakdown, the entire experience was horrific. I've had several people reach out to me with similar experiences. Do yourself a favor and do the research and do not hire this woman. I literally have PTSD when my friends even talk about it. Not to mention the terrible quality of photos.
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