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Smile Darling Photography

Smile Darling Photography

Lakewood, CA
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    Rose D. Sent on 02/16/2023
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    Amazing photos of our day!!

    Jessica was truly the photographer of our dreams! We could not recommend her enough. She took our engagement photos as well and she was an absolute dream to work with. My husband and I would not normally consider ourselves to be photogenic and are generally awkward in front of a camera. While working with Jessica, all of that went away. I really see a representation of how incredibly happy we were at our wedding when I look at the photos that she took. Our wedding was delayed due to Covid and we were so lucky that she was able to adjust to our new wedding date. Overall, she is so kind, helpful, easy to work with, and so good at her job!
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    Bridget L. Sent on 05/05/2023
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    Absolutely amazing!!

    We cannot say enough good things about Jess. She made our day beyond perfect. We were looking for someone who would match our laid back vibe, which she totally did. We wanted someone who would make taking pictures feel natural and not forced. You spend a lot of your wedding day with the photographer, and having someone who will laugh with you and make the day better was exactly what we wanted. My husband was worried it would feel like “paparazzi” but he even enjoyed working with Jess! We absolutely loved the pictures she took and have received so many compliments on them. If your looking for a hard worker, great communicator, and all around great person she is absolutely the person to go with. We look forward to using her in the future.
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    Virginia Sent on 05/07/2022
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    Gorgeous, captivating photos to immortalize your day

    Jessica is my hero. She is so so so talented and made my day (days) come to life. I got married twice - small covid wedding followed by my larger vow renewal, and she was with me every step of the way. She is responsive, supportive, fun to be around, and better yet - she is amazing at what she does. She knows exactly where to position us for gorgeous photos, how to stand in the light, and how to pose so that we don't look too rehearsed. She diligently fluffed my dress and fixed my husband's boutonniere so that it looked just right in the photos. She is so talented and I could not imagine having anyone else take our pictures. Please hire her!!!
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    Christina G. Sent on 04/27/2022
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    Amazing photographer! Highly recommend

    Jessica was wonderful from the very first phone call to shooting our wedding pictures. She was such a pleasure to work with. She was kind, responsive and professional. She made us feel comfortable right in front of the camera. Our engagement pictures and wedding photos came out amazing and we are in love with them. I would highly recommend Jessica for any event you are planning.
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    Corrine W. Sent on 01/01/2022
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    Jessica is priceless

    Jessica was the kindest soul I’ve met. She was flexible with the 3x I moved my wedding and understanding! She kept me calm during a very stressful day. My photos are breathtaking! Jessica and Tessa weathered the rain like champs and didn’t complain at all. I would of waited 2 more years if I had too, just to keep Jessica has my photographer! Don’t think twice about hiring Jessica. Worth every penny then some! Lastly Jessica made sure the timeline was exactly what I wanted and fought my venue to make sure I got exactly that!
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    Mary Q. Sent on 01/13/2022
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    Best Decision Ever

    Jessica is probably the only person I would trust with capturing the most important parts of my life. When I started wedding planning the first thing I looked for after booking my venue and date was a photographer, because I knew that finding a photographer that I trusted with such a big moment in my life was going to be so important. We chose to include engagement pictures in our package, just so we could get comfortable with Jess and how she works and it was honestly the best decision! We were super nervous before we met up with her and within two minutes we were laughing and my face hurt from smiling so much! Jess is so amazing and our pictures came out better than I ever could have imagined. When our wedding came around Jess took charge and helped with our timeline and made sure that all the pictures I wanted were captured. Booking Jess was the best decision I made when it came to wedding planning & I can't wait to book her for my maternity and newborn photos when we decide to grow our family.
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    Michaela B. Sent on 11/04/2021
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    1000/1000 would recommend!

    Picking Jess was hands down the best decision made for the wedding. Immediately fell in love with her style of photography and it fit exactly what we were looking for. Communication with vendors is key and Jess was always available. Not once did I ever have to worry about anything photo related because of how comforting and organized she is. Not only is she incredibly talented but she is also super down to earth. Searching for vendors can be a bit crazy but this will be an easy one!
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    Stephanie R. Sent on 10/02/2021
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    Ideal photographer

    Jessica was so helpful throughout the wedding process. She is so knowledgeable and can cater to any theme/vision. Her photos came out beyond our expectations. Both the quality and the moments captured were incredible. She was also sooo helpful in maintaining our schedule throughout the day, ensuring everyone we mentioned was captured and that we were ready for the aisle/entry ready. Couldn’t recommend her more.
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    Emily W. Sent on 11/29/2020
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    Stunning! Would highly recommend

    I had a very specific style in mind when searching for our wedding photographer. When I exhausted all the local options (most weren't available for our dates), one recommended Jess and once I saw her work and had an intro video chat, I booked her before we even had the venue! Then COVID hit, and she was sooo flexible and helpful when we were figuring out our plans. She modified her services and fees to make it fit within our smaller event. She helped review our day of timeline and provided suggestions to make the day go smoother. On the day of, she arrived early and got right to work! Since we moved everything outside, midday, the lighting wasn't ideal but she was awesome at scoping out locations on the property that would work for our formal pictures. She made everyone feel at ease! AND she had the entire gallery back to us within 6 weeks! Can't recommend her enough.
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    Brittany M. Sent on 10/25/2020
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    Where do I even begin with how amazing Jessica is?!

    Jessica is the absolute best photographer around. I had the most amazing experience with her from start to finish. She shot my engagement photos and my wedding photos and I could not be happier with the results. On my wedding day she wasn’t just my photographer she was so much more. It was like having a wedding planner/personal assistant along with a life long friend. She made my husband and I and all of our family and guests feel so comfortable. I would 100% recommend booking her for your photo needs in the future.
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    Brandi Z. Sent on 11/12/2021
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    We loved Jess!

    We booked Jess for our wedding on VERY short notice. Our original photographer had an emergency and cancelled just 5 days before our wedding. We wanted a very specific style/editing to our photos and Jess showcased that on her Instagram and website. We immediately contacted her and she was available for us! She was extremely responsive and immediately scheduled a call to discuss our wedding photo needs. She also sent me the paperwork to fill out what kind of things we wanted her to focus on in our photos, as well as the invoice information. She was so pleasant to speak with on the phone and was super professional. She showed up the day of almost an hour early and got straight to work on my and my husband's getting ready photos. She captured all the right moments and she had such fun photo ideas! We were so happy to have Jess photograph our wedding and our photos came out perfect...I can't stop looking at them! It was like being photographed by a friend and she was so attentive the entire time. We can't thank her enough for capturing our amazing day and it wouldn't have been the same without her!
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    Rachel S. Sent on 04/27/2021
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    Absolutely wonderful!!!

    Our wedding day last August was an INCREDIBLE but stressful day (Thanks COVID). Jessica helped so much to make us feel at ease, and remind us of what the day was truly about, and her photos truly reflect how relaxed and comfortable she made us feel! She is a truly kind and creative photographer and was so patient and easy to work with. I would truly recommend her to anyone!!
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    Lindsey Sent on 10/27/2020
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    Amazing Photographer!!

    Jessica is an amazing, accommodating and personable photographer. She made my husband and I feel so comfortable during our engagement photo shoot and during our wedding. She was flexible in our changing plans to do a minimony and was great in communicating with us throughout the entire process. I would highly recommend her services!
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    Georgette Sent on 07/05/2020
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    we love jess!

    so thankful that my husband and I stumbled upon Smile Darling Photography's website. Jess was so responsive and very friendly, we were so comfortable working around her! We had our engagement AND corona/minimony shot by her. we're in love with our pictures -- the way that they were shot, the focus, and the editing and color tones. she captured my dream photo of an under-the-veil picture, and so many more beautiful pictures. thank you Jess again for everything!!!
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    Ashley M. Sent on 12/20/2019
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    Jessica is AMAZING! Absolutely the best photographer!

    Jessica is AMAZING! Our wedding pictures are STUNNING! If you are looking for a photographer for your wedding, your engagement, your life events in general, if you hire Jessica, you will not be disappointed. Someone asked me what my experience was like working with Jessica as our wedding photographer and it was the best, she truly is an amazing person.
    A little backstory to my wedding- My husband and I bought his grandmother’s house in March, started renovating that day, got engaged 2 days later, & decided in June to have a wedding in October. I had found another photographer first, she took 3 weeks of drawing up her contract to only tell me near mid-July that she already had something else booked on that day in the end. I frantically messaged about 40-50 different photographers through the knot and wedding wire for availability & Jess had responded saying she was available! In a sea of 40-50 different photography websites sending me their responses, Jessica’s photos stood out to me the most. After I explained my excitingly chaotic year, she was super friendly, so understanding and willing to help me with anything I needed help with: willing to work with my schedule in such a short time frame to schedule an engagement shoot; she researched engagement shoot location ideas for us to use/look up; helped me create my time frame layout for the day of the wedding (didn't know I needed that until she basically created the rough draft for me!); had informative questionnaires for me to fill out about the way we wanted our day captured, what we wanted, who we wanted to be included if more than others, etc. But in all honesty, I didn't have much to fill in about style in the questionnaire forms because I trusted her 100% based off her portfolio. I let Jess take whatever photos she thought was best for any of the situations. She knows how to capture the essence of the moments in such a whirlwind of day that you can look back on & remember. Her photos are beautiful, and she knows exactly what she’s doing! Working with Jessica was easily one of the best decisions we have ever made, and she was the most down to earth & easy-going photographer while trying to capture your images! During the wedding day, she was completely there for me & our massive wedding party. She fixed my veil or my dress hundreds of times throughout the day and always made sure that we were happy, comfortable, and enjoying our day!
    Jessica’s love for photography is definitely shown through her work! She was great with her response times and she answers any and all questions you may have! I still have people from the wedding talking about how I found such great photographer for our wedding photos, who knew what she was doing all day long, but also for her personality & friendliness! Everyone in our wedding absolutely loved her and my wedding party consisted of 28 people! And, if a second shooter is needed for your wedding day, she also has second shooters that compliment her style very nicely! If you are toying with what photographer to choose, I can guarantee you, you will not be disappointed & you will absolutely love your photos! Don’t second guess booking, I promise you, you will love her & your photos. I will rehire Jessica again in a heartbeat.
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    Cathy Sent on 10/23/2019
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    Hire Jess in a heatbeat

    Jessica is amazing.

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    She was so responsive and communicative throughout the whole process. She never left you hanging. She had just the right amount of surveying, done at the right time and knew the right questions to ask. Also was helpful to build a relationship with her over text!

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    Completely here for you and ready to go. She fixed my veil 1K times throughout the day and always made sure that we were happy, comfortable, and enjoying our day. We're very awkward photo takers so this was very helpful!!

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    Kept in touch and the photos are amaaaaazing. I'm so happy with the pictures, and to think that we were just going to have our uncle take them. She is worth every penny and one of our favorite vendors during our wedding process. You cannot go wrong. She spent extra time to make sure the photos looked perfect! We will treasure them forever :)
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    Megan Sent on 07/29/2019
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    Amazing!

    My husband I couldn’t be happier with Smile Darling Photography. Jessica was kind, professional and extremely talented. She made me feel comfortable the entire day of my wedding and we are so happy with the pictures that she took which perfectly captured our day. We got married at a vineyard and the shots she took were captivating. She was great at working with our family and wrangling up our large wedding party. She was constantly on the move the whole day of our wedding and made sure she didn’t miss a memory. I am beyond grateful we chose her.
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    Lindzie Sent on 04/15/2019
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    Best photographer ever!

    Jessica did our engagement photos and our wedding on Feb 16,2019 and I am sooooo thankful for her! She did exactly want we wanted and so much more! She’s professional and knows just how to get the perfect shot! We loved her and her work!
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    Highly recommend!

    Jess was so flexible and helpful with our micro wedding! She helped us create a stable timeline and also helped have a good flow to our day. We had to cancel our engagement shoot due to the pandemic, so our wedding day was the first time we met in person. She helped us to feel comfortable immediately! Her pricing is also flexible and could be tailored specifically to what we wanted!
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    Great quality and really good vibes

    I used Smile Darling for my September wedding and everything turned out great. Jessica was accommodating with my introvert husband. We did our photos walking around down town for an urban feel and she delivered awesome pics. The vines were good and we didn't feel rushed or pressured. Everything was comfortable. I'm happy with my pictures and the overall service.
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