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Samantha Parkes Photography

Samantha Parkes Photography

Stafford, VA
4.9 out of 5 rating, 16 Reviews
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4.9 out of 5 rating
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    Heleena D. Sent on 10/10/2020
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    Talented, fun, and makes you feel at ease

    Samantha is so talented! She took both our engagement and wedding photos and we couldn't be more in love with them. After COVID threw off all our wedding plans, we asked Samantha if we could do a wedding shoot anyway a few months later just so my husband could see my dress and we could still have our wedding photos. She went above and beyond to make the day feel special and like our wedding would have been, complete with first look and first dance. The pictures are amazing! She makes you feel so at ease, and we had a lot of fun. I would highly recommend her to anyone!
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    Dora Sent on 10/18/2020
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    Sam is the absolute best!

    I am so glad my husband and I found Sam!! She is truly one of a kind! We were both nervous to do pictures since both of us are camera shy. But Sam made as feel so at ease! For our engagement session she told us exactly how to pose and our pictures turned out beautiful. She makes you feel like she's a longtime friend. For our wedding day she was AMAZING!!! Sam was at every corner taking pictures, making sure the lighting was perfect, and all the poses were so beautiful. Sam is the most patient, kind, professional, and sweetest soul. She is the best photographer :)
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    Tess D. Sent on 10/21/2019
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    Sam was amazing!!

    Sam is an amazing photographer and made all my wedding dreams come true. She is so professional, talented, friendly, kind, and helpful! She put all my wedding planning nerves at ease and her pictures are phenomenal. She made my hubby and I who are super awkward look like movie stars. Highly recommend Sam!!
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    Trista Sent on 10/08/2019
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    Amazing photo quality extremely professional

    Samantha is an amazing photographer, her photos are simply stunning. She has a natural talent and makes everyone feel so relaxed. She did a fantastic job capturing our special day.
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    Rose Sent on 12/14/2018
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    Hire this photographer!

    Samantha took amazing photos at my Mangni (Indian engagement party)! She was super positive and helpful throughout the whole process. We love, love, love the photos--she captured all of the details perfectly. We highly recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer--she's simply the best!
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    Samantha Sent on 10/25/2018
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    Samantha is amazing!

    Samantha is WONDERFUL!!! She truly has a vision for photography and I cannot say enough good things about her work! We used her for our engagement photos, my boudoir photos, and our wedding photos and all of our pictures turned out AMAZING! She is very easy to work with and a fun person in general. We got to know each other on a personal level and I plan on having her as our "family photographer" in the future!
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    Jasmine Sent on 06/14/2018
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    Let me say Samantha is one of the most amazing people to work with. The process was so easy and she made everything so easy for us. From engagement photos to our wedding it was all flawless. I cannot thank Samantha enough for capturing our wedding day with beautiful photos that will last a lifetime. Don’t look any further for a photographer she’s the best! I look forward to finding an event to have to have her capture again :)
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    Bryn Sent on 04/02/2018
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    If you’re looking for THE MOST AMAZING photographer around you need to contact Samantha! She’s extraordinary! She walked us through posing (and let’s just say for my husband and I that’s no small task) and worked for her shots. She climbed around trees, stood in a spring, and braved some terrain all for the perfect shot. We would recommend her to anyone!
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    Emily Sent on 03/07/2018
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    Samantha was wonderful!!! She gave us a free trial shoot as well as an engagement shoot and managed to make us look happy and in love even in the freezing weather for both shoots!! Not only were those pictures great, but it ended up raining on our wedding day and she came prepared with enough umbrellas for the entire bridal party and took the most amazing wedding pictures in the pouring down rain! I would absolutely recommend her to anyone (:
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    Rebecca Sent on 07/13/2017
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    Samantha was amazing to work with! We used her for our wedding in February, neither of us having ever had professional pictures taken. She was warm, kind and outgoing and made us feel super comfortable. She definitely went above and beyond and even helped me with my dress. I'll definitely use her again in the future! Our pictures look amazing :)
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    Preston Sent on 11/26/2017
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    We were able to get hooked up with Samantha back in the beginning stages of her business for an engagement photo shoot in DC. She gave great insight on shots we may want and even made the long drive north to fit our ideal location. We enjoyed our experience so much, we booked her for our wedding in September and it was fantastic. The photos came out great and she did a fantastic job handling a 180+ person wedding on her own and handling so many personalities for the wedding party pictures. Further - she returned the photos to us so quickly and provided a nice touch with a branded flash drive. Highly recommend!
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    Logan Sent on 06/22/2017
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    Samantha was amazing!! She goes above and beyond for her brides! Highly recommend!!!!
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    Samantha Sent on 10/04/2017
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    I cannot say enough wonderful things about Samantha! If you are looking for a photographer with extraordinary talent and timely professionalism, look no further. Samantha is the best value you will find.
    Samantha shot our engagement photos and warned us that we would be her "guinea-pigs" as she was just breaking into the world of professional photography. Nothing about that shoot suggested beginner. She had great suggestions and the photos turned out absolutely beautifully! We quickly decided to book her for our wedding day - a move we did not regret.
    Everything about working with Sam for our wedding made me feel more at ease. We planned a shot list we wanted to be sure to get, a timeline and schedule for the whole day, and she gave helpful advice when I was unsure of my plans. The best suggestion she had, was to do wedding portraits and a test-run a week or so before the actual wedding day. It took so much pressure and stress out of the actual wedding day and I will always be grateful for that awesome idea!! Our big day was not an easy task - we were racing ugly storms and disappearing light, and our reception was on the dark side with tricky light. Not only was Sam a pleasure to work with despite all of this, our photos turned out gorgeous once again!
    We received our photos so quickly, I was amazed! In talking to other brides and reading other reviews, I am so so glad we worked with Samantha and truly believe you won't find a better value, service or talent. Call her ASAP for your special photos!!
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    Samantha did an anniversary session and impromptu family session for us and we loved both! She helped us plan for a great location and time of day and made the whole process comfortable and enjoyable.
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    Ashley Sent on 11/01/2016
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    Highly recommend! Samantha did our couples session and we couldn't be happier! Professional..flexible and comforting, made us feel like we had known her for years. Couldn't have asked for a better experience and can't wait to do a family session with her in the upcoming months.
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    Jessica B. Sent on 10/14/2023
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    Biggest Vendor Regret

    I was so excited after the first meeting consultation because Sam said she treats her clients like friends. However, on the wedding day Samantha seemed disinterested and did not follow the shot list for my family which was the ONLY thing she had asked for- the details box, and pictures with my bridal party I had to ask for or my friends had to ask for in the moment. She didn’t seem to come with a creative plan and even at one point during the couple shoot after the ceremony said at the end, “now let’s do a prom photo”. Not once in the day did she say I looked beautiful. I had to ask for my henna to be taken a picture of and she was missing a lot of details. Almost all my photos with my bridal party and in my couple shoot had my bangs in my face and I wish she would’ve told me so I could’ve easily fixed them! She had my bridal party just stand to the side of the exit of the wedding venue without scouting out the best spot and then later I received them with none of the mess on the ground photoshopped out and only one photo. Many photos of the ceremony did not have the EXIT sign that was in the back edited out and it was hard seeing I could’ve personally done a better editing job on my “splurge” for my wedding day. Friends and family members were disappointed in the photos. I trusted Sam completely, so it was hard to have this experience and feel like so many people and moments were not adequately captured.
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