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Realities Photography

Realities Photography

Asheville, NC
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2010 Winner
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    Becky M. Sent on 09/16/2022
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    Amazing photographer

    We had a fantastic experience with Realities Photography who captured the most incredible photos of our daughter's wedding and rehearsal dinner. I would highly recommend Jill Schwarzkopf and her assistant, Carrie, who worked tirelessly to make sure we had the best photos possible. Jill was extremely knowledgeable about out venue and captured the most incredible shots that we will treasure for a lifetime.
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    Brandy Sent on 12/17/2022
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    Best Photographer- Stop Looking and Hire Jill

    Let's face it...the pictures are one of the most important parts of the wedding because the day itself is a blur, and you want to be able to look back later and relive the joy-filled moments. Jill captured everything that happened, and did so in a truly artful way. The lighting of the pictures was complimentary as was the framing of each shot. She has an amazing talent and is an incredibly kind, relaxed and fun person who you just want to have around you! We looked at A LOT of photographers before deciding on Jill from Realities Photography. I think what made us go with her was the very natural, yet flattering feel of her images. I can't recommend her enough. HIRE REALITIES PHOTOGRAPHY to document your dream day. You won't regret it!
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    Jonathan H. Sent on 01/03/2022
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    Amazing experience and photos!

    We had the best experience with Jill and Realities Photography. Jill was attentive in the planning stages to learn what kind of atmosphere we hoped our photos would capture. On the wedding day itself, she was fun and made us smile/laugh when taking family/wedding party photos. She was also incredibly efficient at lining everyone up, and she clearly knows the artform of photography. As someone who is generally not a huge fan of photos, I am grateful for how well she captured the spirit of our wedding. We felt lucky to have worked with her!
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    Emily H. Sent on 11/20/2021
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    Fantastic wedding photographer!

    Jill recently photographed our Asheville wedding, and we can't say enough great things about her. Jill was a joy to work with throughout the entire planning process, and helped to make our long-distance planning easy, streamlined, and stress-free.

    Jill was a wonderful partner throughout the planning process, super responsive in answering our many questions, providing sample timelines to help us plan, and available for a Zoom or phone call whenever we asked. She was also a wonderfully fun and professional presence on our wedding day, directing the action just enough to make sure she got some gorgeous shots but still allowing us to be ourselves and have a wonderful time.

    We would wholeheartedly recommend Jill to anyone looking for a fun, artistic, and super professional wedding photographer.
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    Elizabeth C. Sent on 12/30/2020
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    Outstanding photography

    We echo the comments of all other reviewers... Jill is absolutely amazing. She is super responsive, personable and professional. She will lead you through your wedding day with ease, making sure she gets all the shots you want, and capturing your special moments stunningly and effortlessly. We just got our photo albums and were overwhelmed by the way she captured our special day. Thank you Jill! You’re the best! Liz and Phil
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    Laura Sent on 08/21/2019
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    Amazing experience!

    Our experience with Jill was absolutely perfect! My husband and I were originally going to have a small wedding ceremony and decided to elope last minute. Jill was so helpful and accommodating, not to mention so kind and fun! The photos are stunning. We get the kindest compliments from everyone that sees them. We live in Charlotte and will travel to see Jill again in the future; she is that good!
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    Mary Sent on 11/11/2018
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    Amazing photographer!

    Jill was incredible and totally just did her thing! She takes GORGEOUS photos and is so on it!! We all loved her and felt so comfortable!
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    Drenda Sent on 01/30/2018
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    Jill is an amazing photographer!! We just received our photo book from Courtney & Chandlers wedding and it is very beautiful!! We will cherish the book forever!! The pictures are so good and flowed beautiful through the book!! We were very pleased!!! We cant wait to show all our friends our photo book!!! Many Thanks,
    Drenda & Gregg
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    Xue Sent on 09/02/2017
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    We were so happy we selected Realities Photography! They did our engagement photo shoot at Biltmore and also our wedding date photo shoot. Jill and her team was so fun to work with! It was raining really hard during the first half hour of our engagement photo shoot session at Biltmore, so we took some photos at Conservatory. The photos turned out to be amazing! Then we took some photos in front of Biltmore House. It was magical as it looked smoky after the rain. Our wedding photos turned out to be amazing as well!!! All the photos are online and easy to access. We can't be more happy about our wedding photos!!! We recommend Realities Photography to any couples!
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    Marlee Sent on 02/15/2017
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    Where do I even begin - Jill is amazing. My now husband and I were so nervous to have our photos taken but she put us completely at ease. She is funny, sweet and caring which was really important to me to have someone that I felt like I could relate to. When we got the photos back from here, my husband and I looked through them and agreed that LITERALLY ever photo is not just good, but GREAT. She is an All-star.
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    Lauren Sent on 05/19/2015
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    Jill is absolutely fantastic! The engagement shoot she did for us was exactly what we wanted & we can't wait for her to photograph our wedding!!
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    I cannot say enough great things about Jill. She is professional yet warm. She is responsive and engaged. Her images are amazing! HIRE HER! You will not regret it!
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    Sharon Sent on 04/20/2014
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    Jill is FABULOUS! Do not think twice -- just book Jill. We live out of state, but Jill made the whole process so easy. She is fantastic with communication -- we spoke by phone, emailed, and text messaged. She even sent a beautiful handwritten note. Jill met with us the day before our wedding for more casual couple and family shots AND she shot our wedding the next day. She is full of positive energy and has a great way of making the whole process fun (and organized!)! She works hard to get the best shots, and she made sure we were getting all of the shots that were important to us. I have only seen a few photos so far (our wedding was less than a week ago!), but they are GORGEOUS! It is clear that she loves what she does and loves working with her clients. She really took the time to "get" us and create a personal experience. I have no doubt that her effort will be reflected in our photos. I can't wait to see them all! We LOVED working with Jill, and we hope to work with her again! Thank you, Jill!!!
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    Caitlin Sent on 06/20/2013
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    Jill and Ian were incredible. Jill was nice enough to travel all the way to Florida to shoot our engagement photo session and we had so much fun with her and got some incredible shots. Both Jill and Ian shot our wedding and the photographs that we just got back from them are amazing. I will cherish these images forever and can't thank them enough for capturing all the moments from our big weekend - big and small. They are both very professional and easy to work with.
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    Jill hands down made my wedding magical. I planned my entire wedding out of state, and did not officially meet anyone until the day of or before. Jill is beyond talented, professional, knowledgeable and compassionate. She created and captured moments that we will cherish for the rest of our lives, and made us look stunning! If you have an opportunity to book her, I would even suggest moving your wedding date to when she is available because she is that good! She felt as though she knew us, which allowed us to be ourselves and really capture who we are as a couple. Her images are real and truly are amazing art!
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    Carrington Sent on 10/27/2012
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    From the moment I requested information about Realities Photography, Jill provided top notch customer service to myself and my family. She was flexible in meeting my needs for our wedding and was an absolute joy to work with. She has the ability to capture true and lasting memories through her work that we will treasure forever. Her images are breath-taking and her professionalism is top-notch. Jill went above and beyond to ensure we had a perfect wedding weekend. Realities Photography, without question, is worth the investment for any bride.
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    Lisa Sent on 07/11/2012
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    Could not have picked a better match! Jill and her team were fabulous! I knew from the first time I talked to Jill she had a wonderful energy about her art and it showed in her work and her enthusiasm which never waned. We went from an engagement shoot to my parent hiring her for our rehearsal dinner to the wedding. Engaging Realities was one of the single best decisions we made! She was professional, prompt, responsive and constantly worked to capture the unfiltered emotions of the event in a beautiful and meaningful way!
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    Ashley Sent on 01/01/2012
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    Oh where do I begin! Working with Jill and Ian was such a pleasure. Jill was so easy to work with prior to the big day (planning from Florida could be a little hectic). She communicated back and forth with myself and with my wedding planner Nicole Riley of Verge events to create the perfect timeline and organize my photo session at the Biltmore estate. Jill did such a wonderful job at capturing every single detail of our wedding. She made me and my husband ( who extremely dislikes taking photos) very comfortable and natural in front of the camera. I fell in love with Jill from the time I met her but my husbands is still raving over how wonderful and pleasant she was. To top it off her and Ian do amazing work and work very well with one another to capture every special moment. There work total speaks for itself! I think I just may have to drive to Asheville from Orlando FL next time I need family photos!
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    Kim Sent on 06/07/2011
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    Jill is AMAZING!!! She is so fun and easy to work with! She truly catches the real moments. Jill did engagement pictures for us as well as our wedding. She was with me the entire day of the wedding and it just felt like she was part of the wedding party, a good friend there to help me get ready. Her associate Ian was also awesome! Hiring Jill was the best investment we made for our wedding. We look forward to having her capture many more memories when we start a family!
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    Chandra Sent on 10/25/2010
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    Jill was fabulous to work with for our wedding! She was flexible with services so we could spend our investment on what was most important to us (such as having her at our rehearsal dinner instead of doing an engagement session). Since we really would only work with her the weekend of our wedding, we very much appreciated the time Jill took to meet with us before our wedding so we were all on the same page. Jill and her 2nd photographer Ian were both there on our wedding day, and I felt like we were in company with longtime friends. We received amazing pictures, and even faster than anticipated! Jill is extremely organized, efficient, talented and just a great person all around. It was a pleasure working her and Ian for our wedding photography and I would highly recommend Realities Photography.
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    Sarah Sent on 11/06/2010
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    I was married at Biltmore Estate, and Jill of Realities Photography and her associate Ian were our photographers. Jill was wonderful to work with, and I couldn't have asked for a better overall result. She was accommodating with all of our needs or requests, and she was incredibly pleasant and easy to work with throughout the planning process as well as the events. She was willing to meet with us on multiple occasions prior to the wedding to view her work. She also was generous and quick to remedy a meeting that was postponed due to unforeseen circumstances, since she knew we were in from out of town. It was wonderful to do business with someone who had the client's best interest in mind.

    Jill's prices were great compared to some of the other big names we looked into, plus her quality of work and customer service is superb and top of the line - an incredible value for the cost. She had the perfect package for us (out of the many that she provides), and she even offered to customize them to get us exactly what we were looking for. The pictures were also returned very quickly, and we all appreciated her help in the ordering process and her followup in receiving the discs.

    The photographer is a huge part of your wedding day, and Jill was even better than I could have hoped for in regards to personality as well as talent. She is excited to be there to celebrate with each of her clients, and it shows. She even helped us stay on schedule while getting ready and during our pre-ceremony shoot, and she and Ian did a wonderful job of making us all feel comfortable in front of the camera, especially since our first shoot with them was the night of the rehearsal dinner. They had enough experience at Biltmore to know the best shooting locations, and they were also willing to try ones we requested. We came away with some absolutely wonderful shots, and so much variety and different feelings in the pictures, thanks to their flexibility and different styles.

    They were even willing to dress warmly enough for 10 degree weather in January so we could get our winter wedding photos. Not many people would be willing to do that, so we greatly appreciated it.

    Jill and Ian were both a hit with the entire group, and they were incredibly patient with my crazy family. They certainly were considered part of the wedding, and they're even in some of our pictures to prove it! :-) In the end, your own memories and your photography are what remain after the day is over. We had a wonderful day and a great experience with Jill, and our pictures are a treasure for us as well as the rest of the family. I would definitely recommend Realities for wedding photography and life photography.
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    Sarah Sent on 12/11/2009
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    I can't say enough good things about Jill and how great she is to work with and what a wonderful person she is. Everyone that seems them is amazed at both our engagement or wedding pictures. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone.
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    Karen Sent on 12/12/2009
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    Realities Photography was great to work with. Jill is a wonderful photographer and she always made the extra effort to make our day extra special. I still look at the amazing pictures everyday. I cant wait to work with Jill again!!!!!
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    Wahlfeld Sent on 12/10/2009
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    You honestly can not find a better photographer than Jill and Realities Photography! Jill's work and artistic eye is absolutely amazing; you definately will not get cookie cutter, boring photos. We had an wonderful time every time we met or worked with Jill; from our engagement photos and my bridal photos to sharing our wedding day moments with her. I still cry when I watch our slideshows! We'll be calling Jill again when we start our family for pregnancy, baby and family pictures. I just can't say enough good things about Realities Photography!!
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    Melissa Sent on 10/21/2010
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    Jill was fabulous to work with, always professional, excited and genuinely happy for us. She also happens to be an AMAZING photographer. The shots she took were lovely and captured the emotion of the events. I had dreamed of having beautiful memories of our wedding, and Jill made that come true!
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