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Ryan Zarichnak Photography

Ryan Zarichnak Photography

Butler, PA
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    Claudia K. Sent on 07/19/2022
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    Incredible

    Ryan is THE BEST! He did our engagement session and wedding pictures. We were nervous to do our engagement photos but he made us feel so comfortable when taking our pictures - from his music playing in the background, his jokes, and his funny laid back way of telling us how to pose.
    Him and his wife were so great during our wedding and once again made us feel so comfortable. He has such a talent with lighting and his edits are beautiful!! I have never been so happy to see pictures of myself. I already told all my engaged friends to book him..and FAST! I would love to use him again. 5 stars hands down.
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    Cassandra M. Sent on 11/08/2020
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    Talented and Easy to Work With

    Ryan did our engagement and wedding pictures and did a truly phenomenal job with both. He gives great direction to provide a variety of shots and angles, but also manages to slip unnoticed to get great candid shots. Not only did he provide us with beautiful pictures that were perfectly edited- but he really is wonderful to work with. He and his wife were so much fun to have around on the big day- and in all of my correspondence and dealings with him- he has been so understanding and generous. I'm so glad that we used his business to capture our big day and can't recommend him highly enough.
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    Dean F. Sent on 12/13/2020
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    Creative, professional, flexible, fun.

    We got married in a small ceremony in October. Ryan was flexible enough to accommodate our constantly changing needs as we planned a safe wedding during a pandemic.

    Ryan did an incredible job. He provided great direction when posing us, he was friendly and collaborative, and we were beyond happy with the finished photos. I wouldn’t hesitate to book him again for future events.
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    Madison Sent on 06/25/2019
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    would choose him again! - so great

    Overall, we loved Ryan and would book him again! He was affordable and won both my mothers, fathers, my (now) husbands, and my’s vote when I narrowed our choices down to 5 photographers, we all chose his work as our favorite, which led us to book him. His photos are crisp, unique, stunning, to say the least. He was also so responsive and professional which everyone wants, but he as soooo personable and charismatic which isn’t necessary but just makes the overall experience that much better. He and his wife were so friendly and made everyone feel at ease. A lot of my bridesmaids actually said he was so cool and fun and a lot of them even said our photos were the best wedding party photos they’ve ever seen. Even with my engagement shoot, SO many people asked who the photographer was, because they were gorgeous. He brought a portable speaker linked to his belt for the day of the wedding and it just made that whole 1-2 hour wedding party photo experience so much more fun, with music playing! Ryan also worked with ALL of my requests… (I’m pretty specific and they did a good job at following everything). For example, I have ONE good side and they didn’t make me feel weird when I kept reminding them, nope not this side! Also advice for a bride – be clear on what you want. I read a (surprisingly) bad review on Ryan on here about not getting certain photos. I made a LIST of photos I wanted. Exact people posed after the wedding… flowers,,, table signage… reception … etc etc etc… it was an extensive list and he and Abby (his wife) had it printed out and abided by it. Also so many “example” photos and inspiration photos I sent him so we could all be on the same page of what I was hoping for and expecting… That’s just me, very descriptive of what I want. They followed everything I asked and never made me feel bad or anything for maybe being “bossy” or too descriptive, which some vendors I feel like can get annoyed by that. Ryan and his wife were such a pleasure to work with and I have already received SO many compliments on my photos. SOOO happy I chose them for my wedding!!
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    Lrone143@Yahoo.com Sent on 01/15/2019
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    You can't do better than Ryan

    Asking Ryan to be a part of our wedding journey was easily one of the best decisions we have ever made. Not only do I have stunning photos that bring be back to the most amazing moments of my life but I can say Zach and I have made a lifelong friend. I reached out to Ryan after attending a friend’s wedding that he shot a few years ago, once I saw her final photos I instantly fell in love (pun intended) with his photography. I couldn’t imagine anyone else shooting my wedding. When I got engaged Ryan was my first phone call (after friends and family of course ). He happily worked with me over a two year period to shoot both our engagement photos in May 2016 and our wedding weekend April 13-14th 2018. Over that time we got to know him pretty well between the planning emails and phone calls. However our engagement session is what solidified that Ryan was the perfect photographer for us. He made us feel so comfortable and honestly it felt like just hanging out with a friend not an awkward photo-shoot at all, and the result was amazing. We bonded over travel, adventure, pups, hiking, beer and stunning sunsets. After that I think we all were excited to see what he would be able to capture over our wedding weekend. We had a destination wedding of sorts, our large extended family from out of state all came together and stayed on one amazing property for the weekend to celebrate. We had Ryan attend the rehearsal dinner to have more time to capture family and friends who haven’t been all together for years. Then of course he was with us for our wedding day. Ryan seamless fit into the day it felt like he was always meant to be there. By the end of the weekend Ryan was a part of the family. He was so easy to work with it never felt like work and the pictures we now have are too wonderful for words. We all will cherish Ryan and his photos for a lifetime.


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    Amy Sent on 11/16/2016
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    Ryan was the only photographer we interviewed for our wedding, and after meeting him, we knew he was going to be perfect! We love how different his photos are from other wedding photographers - from the way the look, to how natural they are. Ryan was so incredibly easy to work with and is very quick to respond to any questions you may have. Our engagement and wedding photos turned out beautiful and we always get compliments on our photos. My husband and I highly recommend Ryan as a wedding photographer to anyone who is looking for unique, timeless wedding photos! Thanks again, Ryan!
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    Elizabeth M. Sent on 05/31/2019
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    I’d continue looking elsewhere/ or be extremely specific!

    This is a difficult review as I enjoyed Ryan personally. However the photos I received were quite disappointing (putting it lightly). We had negotiated a two day event months in advanced with Ryan for 10 hours of photography over two days. His total time of taking photos fell under 6 hours according to time stamps on the photos. There was a time gap of an hour and 20 minutes of the reception that no photos were taken. I hired Ryan because he calls himself a photo journalist- someone who can grab that perfect shot on the fly. However, the only photos that turned out were the staged ones. We paid for an additional photographer during the wedding ceremony, someone Ryan guided through to take photos. Ryan stated it was due to being in a church however so many photos were missed during the ceremony. We have no photos of the groom’s face during the ceremony. No photos of the groomsman. We have one of me, the bride, saying the vows. And that’s about it. We had a brunch after that Ryan came to and only took 3 photos of. We received no photos of the cocktail hour. When we first received the photos we received quite a few of the same 5 guests (females) and of no one else. After asking for the raws we were excited to find at least a few of others however, we only received pictures of about 15% of our guests. Ryan stated that he does not take pictures of people mingling. I could go on but I have tried to put this past. My advice if you do decide to hire Ryan is to be extremely specific about your expectations- if you want pictures of flowers, say so (we didn’t get any). If you want pictures at the ceremony, say so. If you want pictures of guests, say so. Etc. Tie these specific expectations to the contract. Make addendums. Do not settle. Do not assume Ryan will get the photos you expect. I wish you the best of luck and congrats on your wedding!