Stephanie Dee Photography Reviews
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Jill O. Sent on 12/15/2023
Gorgeous photos with a warm personality to match
Working with Steph was a highlight of our wedding. My husband and I were immediately put at ease by Steph's warm and caring demeanor during our initial consultation, and that same energy made working with her a total blast. Our engagement photos were stunning, and we used them throughout our entire wedding planning process. We couldn't love our wedding album more than we do, as Steph managed to capture the most amazing snapshots of our day. Couples should jump at the chance to work with her! -
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Sophie H. Sent on 01/03/2024Warm, romantic images and a great experience
Taking pictures with Steph was one of the highlights of our wedding day. From our first chat with her, we felt so at ease. We were confident that she was a total professional that we could trust not only to capture all those “must have” shots but to capture the feeling of the day. We loved Steph’s style of warm and romantic images that carry not just the visuals but the emotions of the moment. Shooting with Steph was so much fun, my husband and I are not naturals in front of the camera but felt so confident and secure with Steph behind the lens. Between our wedding planner and Steph our timeline also ran exactly on schedule which helped give the day a relaxed feel, no small feat!
When we received our highlights, the photos honestly took out breath away. They were so much more than we could have hoped for. Every detail of the day was there, all those special little corners and moments that you hope get captured forever. The couple portraits are some of my favorites, they really show how we felt on the day and will be so special to look back on as the years go by. Of course, Steph also made sure we looked damn good!
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Steph for your wedding and engagement pictures. She delivers the best possible experience and product, in addition to being a super organized professional who will make sure it all goes to plan. -
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Carley S. Sent on 10/27/2023Photos that feel as good as they look
I could not have imagined a better photographer than Steph for our wedding day. I was originally drawn to Steph’s stunning photos that were bursting with true to life color and genuine emotion. Once I got to meet Steph I realized that she is just as wonderful as her photos! Steph is everything you want and need for your wedding day. She’s truly an expert of her craft - not just the photography but all the logistics that come with a wedding day. Steph made sure I got into my dress on time, kept the rest of our vendors on schedule, told me when I needed to reapply lipgloss, just all around making my life easier. In addition to her efficiency, Steph seemed as excited for our wedding day as our friends and family. She is the ultimate hype woman and brought so much joy and energy to our day! I knew when I saw Steph’s galleries that I loved how she captured candid, emotional photos that were full of real life. I didn’t realize how good that would feel the day of my wedding. Steph somehow allows you to be present and enjoying every moment while also capturing stunning photos that could’ve never been posed. I’ll be eternally grateful for Steph and the precious memories she captured. -
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Maryam Z. Sent on 12/03/2021"Honest Moments in Joyful Color" What more could you ask for!
Next to the venue, Steph was our first hire for our September 2022 wedding because photos are super important to my partner and me. We were sold on her stunning portfolio and her ability to capture what makes each of her couples so special, but what really sealed the deal for us was our first Zoom chat. She immediately felt like an old friend to us — and our cat even decided to make a rare on-camera appearance to meow hello!
We did our engagement shoot at Sugarloaf Mountain and it was a complete and total blast. My partner and I are extremely awkward in front of the camera (yes, we know everyone says this, but it's true!), so Steph's warmth and sense of humor was so incredibly important in helping us feel comfortable and give us the space to be ourselves. We pulled into a rainy cloud, which could've been a huge bummer without Steph cheering us on and capturing the dreaminess of an early fall rainy day. By the time we got up the mountain, the cloud had cleared and the sky looked like it was on fire. It was truly the wildest sunset we'd ever seen and I'm so incredibly grateful that we had Steph there to capture the joyous color — and gawk at nature truly showing off — with us.
We really can't recommend Steph enough and can't wait to have her there to document and celebrate our wedding day! -
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Secret Sent on 09/11/2016Stephanie was recommended to us by a friend and we couldn't have had a better experience! She offers two simple packages, both of which include an engagement session, 2 photographers, 8 hours of coverage, a website with easy to access and downloadable photos. Stephanie is personable, makes you feel at ease and took AMAZING photos of our wedding!! I loved how responsive and accommodating she was and how easy it was to work with her. She captured a wide range of photos- posed, as well as candids and was so accommodating of requests. She was timely, responsive and so sweet! We loved that the photos were available on a website where you can view them, order photos (very very good quality ones) easily, or download them. Her photography skills are unrivaled and she was our first and easiest wedding decision. -
Haley T. Sent on 09/07/2022
Steph brings the joy and captures it, too!
Steph is an absolute delight to work with! The moment I saw her work on her website, I knew Steph had the vision and vibe we wanted for our wedding. Every call we had with her was easy and fun, and that's exactly how I'd describe our wedding day, too. Steph has a keen intuition; she knows exactly how to make you smile, laugh, and pose (I'll never forget my now-husband softly whispering "bacon" into my ear based on one of Steph's prompts), yet also knows when to give you private moments alone to simply soak in the experience of your wedding day.
And, of course, her photos are amazing! We continue to be awestruck by Steph's ability to fully capture all of the love, joy, and moments both silly and serious we experienced throughout the day. I highly recommend hiring Stephanie Dee Photography for your wedding! -
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Caroline A. Sent on 08/24/2022Memories of our wedding full of warmth, love, and color
We decided we wanted to hire Steph for both our engagement and wedding photography almost immediately after meeting her. Aside from being a talented artist, she is a wonderful person who has a knack for making you feel comfortable even when you are generally super not comfortable being photographed. We had so much fun every time we worked with her!
Steph has amazing ideas and shares them generously; for example, she suggested an engagement shoot with us and our dog on one of her favorite mountaintops in Shenandoah. The beautiful photos she took that day are now on display all around our apartment. That shoot is a great example of how much thought she puts into her work: she picked a trail which was close to a parking area (so we wouldn’t be too sweaty, even on a hot summer day), had a shelter close to the summit (so we could change our clothes with some privacy), and offered beautiful views of the Shenandoah valley. She brought the same enthusiasm, organization, and thoughtfulness to her work on our wedding day. We met in advance to discuss all of the logistics we could think of, and plenty that only Steph did! The end result is photography that radiates warmth and love in every shot, and we couldn’t be happier. -
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Shannon Sent on 05/11/2023
Absolutely amazing experience!
Steph is the best photographer we have ever worked with. In the last four years, she has photographed our engagement session, our Covid wedding, our big wedding, a just because we felt like it session, and our newborn session. The pictures are spectacular and Steph is such a pleasure to work with. The children in our wedding photos had the biggest smiles because of her and she makes everyone feel so comfortable in front of the camera. I got many compliments from my wedding party and several guests who said how wonderful and hard working she was. I would 10/10 recommend her to anyone who asked. -
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Rachel Sent on 11/03/2020Hire Steph, She Makes Being Engaged & Getting Married Even More Fun
Steph doesn't just capture beautiful photos, she makes your entire wedding day calmer, more enjoyable, and more fun. Steph absolutely goes above and beyond, and she doesn't so because she genuinely wants you to have a fantastic wedding day- not just as related to your photos. She is extremely proactive, organized, and responsive, and thinks about the bigger picture of your timeline and event flow in general as well. Steph even went in person to the Jefferson Memorial before our wedding day to ensure that construction wouldn't be a problem for our bridal party, and once she realized it wasn't an ideal setting she took care of finding a new location for our bridal party photos the morning of the wedding without having to even get me involved. No stress, all calm, such a pro. She even made sure all the right bags were packed for the bus, and put in the right place, and took care of all the logistical details when our planner wasn't with us. She kept our family photos efficient too, we didn't lose a minute of time. Steph sent us sneak peaks of our photos the next MORNING which was the most pleasant surprise of all after waking up on Sunday before we left for our honeymoon. The photos are full of love and joy, and she was truly our favorite vendor we worked with on our wedding day. All of my friends and family asked for Steph's info and kept bringing up what an asset she was to our day. If you want to hire someone who isn't just in it for the gram but who is in this business to make YOU her top priority, Steph is your gal! 10/10 Recommend.
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*Engagement Photo Review*
Stephanie is not only talented, but it's so clear that she has a genuine interest in creating personalized memories that you and your partner will love and cherish forever when she works with you. Stephanie was flexible with us when we had to move our wedding and engagement photo plans around due to Covid, and even sent us a gift on our one year pre-wedding anniversary to get more excited for our day to come. For our recent engagement photos, Steph was extremely prepared in terms of providing us with location recommendations, outfit suggestions, keeping us on a strict timeline, all while making the day so lovely and enjoyable. Her photos capture colors and light in a way that feels genuine and warm rather than washed out or trying too hard to be artistic. She captured the light perfectly, and planned the timing of our photos according to the sunset and weather, and she is just such a warm, loving personality, which is exactly what you want around you in this special time. Steph's a gem, both personally and professionally! So excited to work with her on our actual wedding day, she's been an absolute pleasure! -
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Sarah C. Sent on 10/14/2020Obsessed With Steph!
Steph is an incredibly talented photographer and is so so easy to work with. From our first phone call she totally "got" what we were looking for and knew how to make us feel comfortable and natural in front of the camera - so like ourselves, but better. We are so happy with how both our engagement and wedding photos turned out and have already recommended Steph to others! Also, she was super easy to work with and understanding as we adjusted our plans for COVID - which was so great! -
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Logan S. Sent on 03/18/2020
Hire. This. Photographer. She is the BEST.
We are so lucky to have found Steph, especially in this time of navigating a public health crisis and throwing a wedding (or not, as it were). Here's why:
Our first meeting with Steph was over video chat, and thanks to our terrible internet connection, her face was frozen in place for the ENTIRETY of our call. You would think that would negatively impact the quality of the call, but no, Steph's personality and warm, invitational style rang through loud and clear, even though she was just a blurry screenshot. We felt supported and like we were being seen for exactly who we were from the get-go.
We next worked with Steph on our engagement photos, and she was really a life-saver. I had gotten makeup done but haaaaated it and was freaking out about not looking like myself for a really important photo shoot. When Steph arrived, she did a great job of helping me make tiny fixes with a huge impact, and reassuring me that in the bright natural light of our outdoor shoot, I would look way more natural than I thought. On the shoot itself, she asked questions and made movement suggestions that really helped us feel at ease, and she managed to document little moments that we didn't even realize she was doing. Steph is great at fading into the background and just letting a couple couple, even when she is the ONLY other person with you at a location!
Our engagement photos were spot on. She caught us on all our goofy, belly-laugh, weirdo moments, as well as some emotional beats that actually took my breath away when I saw them. She summed up the love between me and my fiancee in one perfect shot, and man, does she have the ability to translate her warmth and intuition into photography.
We hope our wedding day happens, but even if it doesn't, we want Steph there to document the major milestones in our life. We wouldn't trust anyone else with holding and documenting our story the way Steph does.
Hire her. Seriously. Right now. She's the one. :-) -
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Christina Sent on 10/27/2020
Incredible photographer who takes the stress out of the wedding!
If you are looking for an incredibly talented photographer who not only puts you at ease in front of a camera but makes you laugh AND immensely reduces the stress of timing in your wedding day, then choose Stephanie! She has such a great eye for the candid shots that these memories are really all about. My now husband is not at ease in front of a camera but Stephanie’s easygoing personality made him feel right at home, enabling us to get even better pictures. Our wedding day was such a breeze because Stephanie’s incredible skills with timing meant that from when we got on the bus to when we got back to the venue we never once had to worry because her timing of all the sequence of photos was impeccable. The photos came out amazingly well and captured all the moments, and even some we missed! I will continue to look for opportunities to book her as a photographer because she’s just that good. -
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Katie Sent on 12/22/2019Obsessed with our photos.
The first time we met Steph, we felt like she was an old friend. We hired her after the first meeting – we just knew – it felt like we had met our soulmate in a wedding photographer. Fast-forward to 1-month post-wedding, we still love her like family. She is responsive, caring, and stress-free: something you need on your special day! Steph captures your heart and soul in the photos she takes. The colors are very “real” and somehow embodies how you’re feeling that day. This is how we wanted to remember our engagement and our wedding day – those exact feelings. Every time we look through our engagement and wedding photos, the feelings are overwhelming as it takes you back to that day and that time in your life. Needless and we’ll let the pictures speak for themselves: we are obsessed with our wedding photos. Steph is fun-loving and easy to work with. She has a great smile, great laugh, and makes you feel comfortable doing unnatural walks/poses. She was a huge part of our wedding day (obviously) but it didn’t feel like she was just the photographer – her heart and soul was in it. She invests in her couples and truly takes the time to get to know you but in an authentic way because she actually cares about who she photographs. Booking Steph was by far the best choice we made for our wedding and I will recommend her endlessly. -
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Mikaela Sent on 08/21/2018We used Stephanie for our engagement photoshoot recently. Steph was AMAZING, she is so personable, easy to talk to, made us laugh -- she felt like family and we had just met! My fiance and I are not very comfortable in front of the camera but Steph made our photoshoot a ton of fun and it was so relaxed. She had our pictures to us with in 4 days of our shoot and they were incredible. I would recommend Stephanie Dee Photography for anyone looking for an awesome wedding photographer, she does not disappoint!Stephanie Dee Photography's reply:
Ugh, you two are the BEST! Thanks for letting me join in on your engagement season fun. Any time you want to stalk some pups in Old Town, you know who to call ;) -
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Lindsay D. Sent on 04/23/2020Best photographer ever!
We had a wonderful experience with Stephanie! So many people told me that you not only want a photographer that gets amazing shots, but you also want someone who you actually like because you will be spending a lot of time with them during the wedding day. I felt so incredibly lucky that we were obsessed with our photos, but also that we loved Stephanie! She was easy going, had a good sense of humor among the chaos, was completely on her game with timing, and captured what we were looking for. I had to fight with my now husband to snag her because she was slightly over our budget, and I am SO happy I did. She's the best! -
Mary Sent on 10/18/2019
Steph was an absolute JOY to work with!
We loved working with Steph, and loved our wedding photos!!
We were thrilled with both the wedding photos we got from her, and even more importantly how fun and easy she was to work with on our wedding day. With so many things going on that day and how personal things can get with your photographer, it's important to have someone that makes you and your partner (and your family and wedding party!) feel relaxed and normal -- and Steph was perfect at doing just that, which we felt came through in our photos. We love looking through the photos and reliving the day. We also liked her photo style of trying to catch genuine, natural moments instead of being too posed or stuffy.
THANK YOU STEPH! -
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Elizabeth V. Sent on 07/29/2019Have you heard the good news?
There’s no two ways about it, quality wedding photography is gonna cost you. The good news is that Stephanie’s talent—not to mention the beautiful energy she brought to our celebration—was worth every penny. I cannot overstate how thrilled we are with the images that Steph captured on our wedding day. Her ability to identify and immortalize the precious moments that might seem insignificant to an untrained eye, resulted in the most incredible gallery, which has allowed us to relive our favorite day over and over again. -
Elizabeth A. Sent on 06/06/2019
Amazing Photographer
Steph is truly an amazing photographer and person. She really strives to make sure everything is picture perfect. Steph was quick to respond and answered all my multitude of questions. She is also very organized. She captured our day from start to finish and kept us on a timeline. She made the day ran smoothly. She was also engaging and made sure the bridal party had fun! We are so happy to have had her as our photographer and will cherish these photos forever. -
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Valerie Sent on 12/10/2018Absolutely Fantastic!
Stephanie is incredible. She is high energy, flexible, considerate and an automatic friend. We felt like we've known her for years! Our wedding day was sunny but freezing/windy but she kept us laughing and moving throughout all the pictures! -
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Kate Sent on 01/19/2019"Authentic Photography for Sweet Love" Says it All!
Wow. Where to start? Steph ended up being one of our absolute favorite part about our wedding. After meeting with a handful of photographers and not feeling that 'click' factor, I was lucky enough to come across Steph. She was immediately kind, friendly, personable, professional, and organized!! I knew immediately that she would be the perfect person to document what we felt was most important about our day - the emotions and the people behind it, and behind us. Steph was so easy to work with in terms of setting up time for an engagement session. She was also hugely instrumental in helping us sketch out a day of timeline, finding a killer second photographer to work with her, and working with the videographer we hired. On the day of our actual wedding, Steph made herself completely at home and went straight to work documenting all of the beautiful chaos around us. She is so easy to talk to, so sweet and friendly, and put everyone at ease. Not only that, but she's a total boss. She kept everything right on schedule, managed to herd a large number of crazy family members for portraits, and ran interference when guests were at risk of spotting me as I was trying to get into hiding :) Steph always delivered our photos within the timeframes she outlined and we could not have been more thrilled with the results. We received our wedding gallery while on our honeymoon in Botswana and desperately cuddled up next to the wifi router to pour through the images and soak them in. Everything about working with Steph was perfect and we can't thank her enough for documenting our day so beautifully. I'll let some of our favorite images speak for themselves! -
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