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Michelle Walker Photography

Michelle Walker Photography

Napa, CA
5.0 out of 5 rating, 16 Reviews
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2009 Winner
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    Michelle R. Sent on 01/15/2023
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    Seamless, beautiful wedding photography experience

    We had the pleasure of working with Michelle for our wedding in May 2022. We were drawn to her more editorial, authentic style, and that shone through in our final wedding photos— which we loved. Her get to know you and booking process is super straight forward. Michelle is approachable, understanding, and kind— we never felt like we were pressured or rushed into making any decisions. We met up with her for an engagement shoot (and to get to know each other a bit more) and had a blast walking around the property she was living in at the time (a gorgeous barn/vineyard combo!). She made us feel relaxed, at ease, and not at all like we needed to pose, perform, or pay attention to anything but having fun and being with each other. Michelle coordinated her schedule directly with our coordinator, and she was perfectly available, on time, and communicative in the weeks before and on our wedding day. Michelle was absolutely seamless— she captured sweet, funny, and intimate moments without us feeling like we were torn from our event. We enjoyed the majority of our cocktail hour, and maybe stole away for 20 minutes for beautiful sunset shots right after dinner. Each photo had so much personality and life to it, and we are so thrilled with how our wedding day was depicted: as it was. On top of all of her photography work, the package we chose included a beautiful keepsake: a high quality, Italian-made album. It is absolutely stunning, and we look at it every day. Michelle assisted with layout and flow, and we couldn’t be happier.

    Photos are such an intimate part of the wedding day experience, and if I were to do it all again, I would go with Michelle again, no question.
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    Kristen S. Sent on 10/22/2021
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    A dream to work with!

    Michelle is truly someone special. From the first meeting we had with her when we were evaluating vendors for our wedding, we expected what would be a 30 minute meeting at her house turned into a 2.5 hour conversation about life, love and everything in-between. That's when we knew we wanted Michelle to photograph our special day. It had seemed like we'd known each other for years and years felt a connection with Michelle that we didn't have with anyone else. And that is just who Michelle is -- she's kind beyond belief, funny, and most importantly makes you feel confident beyond your wildest dreams. She is your ultimate hype woman, and is there capturing all the moments when you think she's not around. During our wedding day, Michelle was a best friend, someone who was there to share in all the joys and emotions that the day brings -- from first looks with my husband and father-daughter first looks, where we all cried from emotions. Her photos and work speak for themselves as each picture tells a beautiful story and will live on for years and years to come. Her second shooter on the wedding day was terrific to work with too and I cannot recommend Michelle enough. She is someone incredibly special to us and we cannot wait to take more photos over the years with Michelle as our photographer.
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    Emilia Sent on 10/10/2019
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    Amazing Photographer!

    Michelle is an amazing photographer! We used her for both our engagement and wedding photos. She took beautiful photographs! We were especially amazed by the sunset photos she took of us. She is so fun to work with and listens to your vision for how you want your photographs to turn out.
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    Jane Sent on 09/28/2014
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    Michelle is an amazing photographer who not only takes the most beautiful photos but she also is very efficient with gathering and herding the guests to get necessary shots so that they don't miss out on the fun stuff!
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    Patti Sent on 10/02/2013
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    My family has had the good fortune to have Michelle photograph our lives for the past 14 years. Her work is flawless and she is an absolute kick to work with. She operates in stealth mode - you don't really see her navigating the venue...then poof - stunning photographs! I can't recommend her highly enough!

    Patti Alongi-Palmer
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    Heather Sent on 10/28/2012
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    We spoke with many photographers in California before choosing Michelle Walker Photography. Michelle's work is incredible and we were really drawn to her photo-journalism approach. We didn't have to sit through a lot of posing, and throughout the night I didn't even know she was there. She recently sent us a sneak preview of our photos which are gorgeous. I can hardly wait to see them all!
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    Vivian Sent on 09/30/2012
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    We just received the most stunning photos from our wedding from our photographer Michelle Walker! She did an incredible job and we loved working with her! Not only did she and her assistant Vivian take the most gorgeous photos, but they were amazing to work with. We met with a few photographers, but we felt most relaxed and at ease with Michelle. Her work speaks for itself, but what we were blown away by was her role in helping us throughout our wedding day.

    Michelle and Vivian made our day perfect even when things were not going completely as planned. They arrived while I was busy getting ready and they took beautiful shots of wedding details without me even noticing. I was hoping to have our first look photos in the vineyard, and even though it was a bit of a trek to get to and we were running behind on time, they made it happen. The photos came out stunning and we did not feel rushed at all. There was some miscommunication with our videographer and he missed our getting ready and first look…and Michelle let us borrow one of her extra/backup cameras that has video capability to capture these moments and the video were later incorporated by our videographer into the wedding film which also came out beautifully. Our reception schedule ran a bit long, and Michelle and Vivian stayed late until they took every single shot that we wanted of our wedding.

    Our wedding was a dream and Michelle captured every moment beautifully. We highly recommend her.
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    Tami Sent on 05/22/2012
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    Michelle Walker is phenomenal. We had engagement shots done with her as well as our wedding. Our wedding was 3 weeks ago and she sent us the link to our pictures already! Not only is she quick to get pictures back, but she is so easy to work with and her pictures are absolutely beautiful. The reason my husband and I picked her was because of her style, she's very candid and catches so many special moments that aren't posed. Michelle is professional but warm at the same time, makes taking endless pictures comfortable and quick, and answers emails right away when you have questions. I barely even sensed Michelle around during our wedding, but after seeing pictures it is clear that she was right there for all of the important moments. She was also great to make sure we'd gotten all of the pictures we wanted with special family/ friends before she left the reception. We have gotten so many compliments about her pictures already. Michelle is one of those people you want to keep as a friend after your event is over. I can't wait to see the album when her developer finishes it!
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    Rose Sent on 05/30/2009
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    You are crazy if you don't book Michelle Walker for your event!!! She is amazing to work with and an amazing photographer!!!

    Michelle Walker Photography's reply:

    THANK YOU for the amazing review! If you let me know who this is (although I have a good idea :-), I have a special "thank you" for you!
    xoxoxoxo
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    Melia Sent on 11/19/2008
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    Awsome! Michelle Walker is incredibly talented and wonderful to work with; you just love having her around.
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    Andrea Sent on 11/16/2007
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    One word for our photos - AMAZING! Michelle is a professional who delivers - easy to work with, exceptional results.
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    Reynaldo Sent on 01/28/2007
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    Once we saw the quality of Michelle's photography, we knew instantly that we wanted Michelle to take our wedding pictures. She was very professional and although her prices were a bit higher than we wanted to spend, we knew we wanted to have her. Her assistant was just as talented and the photos came out extremely great. People who didnt even attend the wedding felt as though they were there as well.
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    Maxine Sent on 07/03/2008
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    Michelle is a delight! She's funny, smart, wonderfully professional and has a great eye. Michelle captured everything at our wedding beautifully and unobtrusively, giving us a lifetime of memories.
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    I cannot say enough good things about Michelle and all she did on our wedding day. She was professional, courteous, kind, wonderful, and a stress reliever. We received our first batch of pictures and I am absolutely blown away by how amazing they are. Michelle did such a fantastic job capturing all of the moments I had hoped, as well as a few that I could not have dreamed of. I would absolutely recommend Michelle to anyone looking for a photographer for any occasion.
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    Tammi Sent on 01/10/2016
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    If you hire Michelle Walker, you're getting someone who is an expert in the trade (teaches at a photography school), has extensive experience shooting weddings and events, and is fun to work with.

    She did our engagement and wedding photos, and during each session she made us feel calm and comfortable.

    Michelle was amazing to work with on the day of our wedding. Having been to many weddings, and now having had our own, the photographer is not an area to skimp on. A year and a half later we are still floored with how well the pictures captured our special day!

    We received all our pictures one month after our wedding. After we finalized the album design we got the album about two months later. All turned out great and we highly recommend her work.
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    Jesse Sent on 06/20/2008
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    Michelle was wonderful. She will capture your wedding and all your emotions perfectly.
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