Sarah Crost Photography Reviews
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Kate A. Sent on 11/26/2021Choosing Sarah was the best decision we made for our wedding!!!!
Like many others we made the decision to reschedule our 2020 wedding to 2021. We selected Sarah as our photographer in 2019 and she was incredibly flexible, responsive and sooo easy to work with over those long two years.
Sarah was there to support us every step of the way. Sarah's professionalism, positive attitude and kindness were evident from the moment we first met her through the day of the wedding.
So many friends and family (during and after the wedding) told us how much they absolutely LOVED Sarah.
Sarah captured so many wonderful moments at our wedding and the quality of every photo was amazing.
We are so incredibly happy that we choose Sarah as our photographer and will continue to use her for events, family photos and everything else for as long as she decides to be a photographer. -
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Tina W. Sent on 02/20/2020Amazing Photos!
I love Sarah's photography style and bright, but not too bright, photos. She has a really great eye for shots and knows how to have a fun time while getting everything you want done. Great value for money and she's flexible - just have a chat with her! -
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Debra H. Sent on 03/01/2020
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If I could give Sarah a 10 star review I’d do it in a heartbeat! Where do I begin...From the initial contacting of Sarah, the promptness of her responses from the first inquiry and our many email exchanges, the ease of both parties signing the contract all done within a very short time. I contacted Sarah 2 weeks prior to our wedding and all this was professionally handled in that short time frame. Including our photo shoot! I had never met Sarah nor did I have anyone suggest her to me. I needed a photographer in Wheaton at the Courthouse, I read her reviews and I trusted her from the first email correspondence.
Sarah was promptly at the parking lot to meet us in her white and black checkered jacket just as she described! She calmed my nerves when I realized I’d forgotten my driver’s license and took photos from the time we walked across the parking lot into the building, getting signed in, while we waited for our number to be called, during the ceremony and in several locations outside. Her eye for settings was great! She is charming, funny and has a knack for posing you so you’ll look great all while singing and doing whatever it takes to make you laugh! The pictures I’ve seen are ones she took with my phone and sent me that very same day are MORE than I could have asked for. I can’t wait to see her finished work. Thank you so much Sarah for being there with us and capturing our day!Sarah Crost Photography's reply:
Debra, you are truly the greatest, and it was such an honor getting to work with you. Sweet brides like you are the reason why I am so in love with my job. Thank you, thank YOU!! Xoxo! -
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Stephanie O. Sent on 02/11/2020
Sarah is an absolute dream to work with
My fiance and I are not good in front of the camera. Kinda awkward and not super into PDA but Sarah is the pro and pulled the lovey dovey side out of us. Photos were so easy and smooth with her. She managed a large family, lots of voices, kids and babies. Photos look beautiful and we got them back quickly but Sarah goes beyond the duties of a typical photographer. She pinned up my loose bang in place and helped me load up the car with bouquets and does it all with the biggest smile on her face. I couldn't have asked for a better person to capture my wedding day. -
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Julia Sent on 01/19/2019HIRE HER! You will be so glad you did!
Sarah photographed my older sister's engagement and wedding, and I absolutely loved the gorgeous pictures she captured, as well as her fantastic and bubbly personality. When it came time to choose a photographer for my wedding, I did a little research, but I pretty much knew that I wanted her to be our photographer! We are about a year from being married, but we recently had our engagement pictures done. The session was fantastic. My fiance and I don't typically like taking photos because we feel awkward, but she helped us let loose and have a blast during the session! Both came away saying "wow, we actually had a fantastic time." She is a joy to work with!! I am a student in law school at the moment - and just as an example of how above and beyond Sarah goes, she texted me and asked if I had any papers or tests the next day. After I said I had a small assignment and asked why, she told me the pictures were ready and asked if I wanted to wait to have them till the following day so I wouldn't get distracted from my school work! I laughed so hard, and said yes we should probably wait:) That just shows how she truly cares about us as people, and is so encouraging and wonderful! I got my assignment done, and we now have the photos ;) They are absolutely STUNNING. My fiance and I did not have many great pictures together (mostly selfies), but now we have SO MANY amazing ones! I have been obsessing over the photos for basically 10 hours now and I still can't get over them. I can't wait for the wedding and to work with Sarah again! Book her, you will be so glad you did!Sarah Crost Photography's reply:
Julia, Your wedding cannot come soon enough! I SO looking forward to being a part of your big day. Hope school is going well! You're such a rockstar! xoxo! Sarah -
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Kaitlyn Sent on 11/29/2018Absolutely Amazing Engagement Session!
We just took our engagement photos with Sarah and she was absolutely incredible! We felt so comfortable with her, and the photos she took were stunning! We got them back a few days later and we loved everything about our photos. She was super creative and flexible with everything, and even took some great photos of us with our puppy! I HIGHLY recommend her to anyone looking for a professional photographer!Sarah Crost Photography's reply:
Kait, it was MY absolute pleasure. I know this was a long time coming for you and Chris, and I am so grateful I got to come document it. I literally cannot wait for your wedding!! You are going to be the most beautiful bride, and me (and your mom) will definitely be crying happy tears the whole day! Thank for again for trusting me with these memories! -
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Oli N. Sent on 01/19/2020Your search for a photographer is over
Sarah and Sam photographed our wedding in Chicago in December. I know choosing a photographer is crazy difficult, with so many possible people to choose from. I'll make it easy for you, just hire Sarah now.
Why? She nails the perfect balance between being very professional so that you know that you can absolutely trust her and rely on her. She was a top notch professional throughout. But then also she's an amazingly friendly and warm person. You need both, she delivers. Sam was working alongside her at our event and was also faultless.
You are only planning to get married once. Getting the right photographer is critical to the success of your day. Do not try to 'save money', or 'use a friend'. Go for Sarah and relax knowing that I have proof she delivers. We got 2000+ superb professional photographs that I have on my hard drive and will have forever, along with a print release letter from Sarah allowing me to print at will. I honestly could not have asked for more. Many equally expensive photographers will not give you all this! Sarah does.
If you have any questions about how they performed their duties on the day I would be happy to answer them, and can fully vouch for Sarah's abilities as a photographer. Save yourself hours of research on websites like this and just book her for your wedding.
And just to confirm - I've met Sarah three times in my entire life and live over in Europe, so this is a genuine review.
10/10Sarah Crost Photography's reply:
Just like you and Dani meeting, I believe meeting you both was absolute kismet. The second I met you two, I knew I wanted to help document your love story. I just had to show you both that I was the woman for the job, and maybe not do anything embarrassing... like pour coffee creamer in my water cup. Whoops! I'm so honored I got to be a part of your wedding day. It was SUCH a joy to work with you both! Sam and I can't wait to come visit you sweethearts in Spain one day! -
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Stefanie P. Sent on 12/06/2019Amazingly talented photographer with the BEST personality!
Sarah is the absolute best. We had the pleasure to work with Sarah for our engagement shoot and our wedding. She made our entire engagement and wedding experience so fun, enjoyable, and comfortable. Sarah ended up not only being our photographer, but an amazing friend to us throughout the entire process. Our wedding would not have been the same without Sarah and the unforgettable memories she captured that we will cherish forever. We are so happy with our how all of our engagement and wedding photos turned out. I would highly recommend Sarah as your wedding photographer - you will not be let down!Sarah Crost Photography's reply:
Stef, I am SO grateful I got to work with you and Mark! You two are so kind and treated me just like an extension of your wedding party. I hope married life is treating you both well! Xoxo!! -
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Lauren Sent on 12/23/2019Best decision we made!!!
Sarah and her husband, Sam, are absolutely wonderful people to work with! They captured our big day in the most perfect ways! They made us feel so comfortable and helped when disaster struck when my flowers weren’t there on time! Sarah was calm and easily put together some things for my husbands boutonnière that turned out looking better than our real flowers once we received them! I absolutely love our pictures and constantly receive compliments from my family on them. Couldn’t recommend Sarah more!!! Upgrading our package was the best decision we made! -
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Samantha Sent on 04/17/2019One of the best decisions of wedding planning was hiring Sarah to be our photographer!
It is hard to begin to explain how absolutely, truly, and positively WONDERFUL it is to work with Sarah!
I had known Sarah as an acquaintance for a few years from college. Since being invited to it, I have always loved her posts on her Sarah Crost photography page. Once my husband and I had gotten engaged, I knew immediately that I wanted to hire her for our engagement and wedding photos. Specifically, I wanted to book her because she really has a talent of catching small and big moments in photos. We knew we didn’t want all only posed photos so we knew Sarah was our girl. My husband and I officially booked with Sarah in January 2018 for our March 8th, 2019 wedding. We booked her Documentary package which included an engagement session, 2 photographers, 10 hours of photography cover, photo album, and photo release.
From the get go, Sarah has always been incredibly professional. She is prompt in responding to questions and is incredibly easy to work with. My husband and I live out of state. For us, communication with our vendors was an expectation since we did not have the opportunity to set up many meetings (if any at all). She understood that planning a wedding out of state was stressful and really went out of her way to ensure all of our questions were answered. This alone really helped ease the nerves as the big day was approaching! Also, to add to the professionalism piece, she is very punctual. She was early to arrive to both of our engagement sessions and scheduled arrival time for the wedding. We never had an issue with her being late!
On the day of the wedding, she brought Meg Adamik as her assistant photographer. Sarah and Meg were the dream team! They both were extremely talented and definitely had the process down of where to be and when for pictures. With them, I did not have to worry about anything! Their bubbly, fun personalities were contagious and everyone in the bridal party loved having them around!
At one point during the day, we had an issue with our videographer cancelling within a couple hours of our ceremony. While we were able to get a backup plan sorted out with a new videographer, I MUST compliment Sarah and Meg. While I was in a slight panic trying to take in that our videographer was not coming, Sarah and Meg were trying to come up with a game plan of how to possibly get the ceremony recorded on their cameras. We ended up not needing to use that game plan but the fact that they had even *considered* to go above and beyond like that was comforting. It really does demonstrate how much Sarah and Meg really care about their clients and their wedding days running smoothly!
My husband and I received our wedding photos about a month after our wedding. We were blown away by the work of Sarah and Meg. All these beautiful little and big moments of our day were captured and we could not begin to say enough how much we loved them!
Hire Sarah Crost Photography! You will NOT regret it!
PS. Sarah, thank you SO much for all you have done for us the last year and a half for photos. It has been amazing working with you and I am proud to now call you a friend (and no longer just an acquaintance!). Don’t think working with us is over though. You are stuck with Joey and I for family photos and anything else I can think of that would need a photographer from this point forward! :)
PS.PS. – Meg, thank you for being a rockstar as well! We loved working with you for our wedding day!
Sarah Crost Photography's reply:
Samantha, You were such a DREAM to work with. I am so grateful I got to be a part of your wedding day and memories. Thank you for leaving me such a kind review. I cannot wait to capture your future memories! xoxo! Sarah -
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Katie Sent on 12/12/2018Just perfect
We are BEYOND happy that we hired Sarah to photograph our wedding. She is not only an incredibly talented photographer, but she is an amazing person. Sarah was somehow able to bring up the positive energy in the room while simultaneously providing a calming factor, lessening the stress of the day. She helped get our rowdy bridal party organized for photos, got a few smiles out of our toddler flower girls and ring bearer, and even came to the rescue when my mom and sister could not figure out how to bustle my dress!
Sarah was attentive and helpful in the planning process before the wedding. She was super responsive when I had questions, and was always willing to talk things through with me. She also chose the perfect second photographer to help her. We specifically talked about wanting more candid shots than posed photos, and she brought Sam- who was ALL about the candids, and had amazing ideas.
Our pictures turned out incredible… we cannot stop looking through them! She even got them to us sooner than anticipated! Sarah was really able to capture our personalities and our love for each other… as cheesy as that sounds. We are so thankful for Sarah’s expertise in photographing our wedding day, and would recommend her to anyone and everyone!!
Sarah Crost Photography's reply:
Awww, Katie!! Thank you so much for your super sweet review! I knew the minute I met you and Adam at Portillo's that we were going to be an excellent match. Your love for each other is SO evident to me and everyone around you. Adam's happy tears literally oversaturated my heart, and all of your careful planning and perfect attention to detail, made the whole day absolutely perfect. I'm so dang happy you both found your forever person. Congratulations again! xoxo! -
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Rachel S. Sent on 12/12/2018The Fabulous Sarah Crost
Look no further for your wedding photographer; Sarah is incomparable. Not only is she an incredibly skilled photographer but she is SO MUCH FUN! She puts you at ease and makes everything very relaxed and enjoyable. At the same time she has seemingly endless amounts of energy which is great for herding extended family members and also making your wedding party laugh while they're getting eaten by mosquitoes or baking in the sun :D Our dinner ran late and I was so worried Sarah would have to leave before we were able to do first dances/hava nageela but she assured me she would stay until these events were completed. She is one of the most positive people I've had the pleasure to meet and will forever be my first choice for photography needs.Sarah Crost Photography's reply:
Thank you SO much for your kind review, Rachel! Your and David's wedding was such a joy to be a part of! I will never forget how adorable David was during your first look. "Oh wow, oh golly!" lol Just completely taken back by how beautiful you are. Wishing you both endless adventures! xoxo! -
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Niki Y. Sent on 01/23/2019THE Best Experience
Sarah was a truly amazing photographer and all of our pictures turned out beautifully. What you really get when you book her is someone who will ensure that you have the best day ever. She is a ray of sunshine and made both me, my husband, and everyone in the wedding party so comfortable all day. She will check in on you and make sure that you're taken care of at all points of the big day as well as the planning leading up. Sarah is organized, professional, reasonable in pricing, and produces stunning results. Her husband was our second photographer and he was also so great. I promise you will not regret it when you pick Sarah. We cherish every one of our wedding photos and I would pick her again in a second. -
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Mary Sent on 08/06/2018Sarah is amazing! Upbeat and fun! I dragged her around the reception to take pictures of me and my friends and she happily did it!
Mother of the brideSarah Crost Photography's reply:
Hi Mary! Thank you SO much for your kind review! Tess and Brandon's wedding day was so beautiful, and I feel so honored that I was invited to be a part of it!! Thank you for supporting my small business! xoxo! -
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