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Steven and Lily Photography

Steven and Lily Photography

Richmond, VA
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    Emily B. Sent on 11/10/2023
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    Responsive & Professional Wedding Photographer

    We really enjoyed our experience working with Steven! We felt comfortable as soon as we connected with him on Zoom. He's a great listener and understood our photography vision for our wedding. The engagement session was a great opportunity to get to know him. On the day of the wedding his assistant was fantastic as well and they took all of the family portraits we needed (there was A LOT!). Our engagement and wedding photos really capture the joy of the day - they aren't cheesy. The pics are full of life and vibrancy and put me right back in the day. Would highly recommend.
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    Jacqueline M. Sent on 01/28/2023
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    Highly recommended!

    We hired Steve for an adventure photoshoot after our engagement. We loved the pics so much we used them for our wedding invitation and our wedding website. He also was our photographer on the actual wedding day. He was a pleasure to work with! So friendly and overall positive and warm energy. The pictures turned out incredible and he made the entire experience fun and easy! Highly recommend his services!
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    Talyne D. Sent on 11/26/2021
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    Incredible Photos and Experience!

    Steven was an absolutely INCREDIBLE photographer, we loved working with him for our wedding! Steven is super personable and was great at putting us at ease during our engagement and wedding photos. He was always calm, gave suggestions on photos to try, and was great at delivering the style photos we were looking for (documentary style with some dramatic photos). He really captured every moment as it happened, it was like experiencing our wedding all over again when we flipped through the photos. We were stunned at how amazing they turned out, looking at our pictures you would never have known that it was raining and cloudy on our wedding day! The second photographer, Angie, was also amazing! We were so thrilled with our photos and working with Steven. After receiving our photos, we had a few that we wanted edits on, and Steven was super fast turning these around. His edits were amazing and exactly what we were looking for. Overall I would HIGHLY recommend going with Steven for your photography needs, he was absolutely amazing!!
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    Genevieve G. Sent on 12/12/2019
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    Beautiful memories to last a Lifetime!

    Steven and his assistant were amazing at our fall wedding at Veritas Vineyards! We immediately felt comfortable with them and could be ourselves. We were making jokes and laughing the whole day. He captured all the special and unique moments that truly define us a couple. We were amazed at how beautiful the photos were. Not only did he capture us in intimate settings but he also captured the natural beauty of our venue. I HIGHLY recommend Steven & Lily photography!
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    Anthony Sent on 10/26/2019
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    Amazing and vibrant photos!

    After looking at so many photographers with the same photo style we found Steven through the recommendation of a friend and were instantly drawn to his unique, vibrant, and fun style!

    We worked with Steven for our engagement photos and for our wedding day and really loved working with him both times! Steven is an awesome person and such a chill/calming presence to have around on the wedding day. We also had a lot of fun with his second shooter, Stephanie, and she was a huge help in making sure our photos looked amazing!

    Steven is a truly talented photographer and his photos really captured the energy of our wedding day. We are so impressed with the quality of his photos and love looking at them to relive the fun and excitement from that day! Big props on the quick turnaround time, we have enjoyed sharing with all of our family and friends. We also used his photobooth add-on and our guests had a blast with it!

    Working with Steven for our wedding was one of our best decisions and we hope to be able to work with him again for future photos!
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    J Sent on 08/29/2019
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    FANTASTIC Highly recommend

    Steven was excellent in every way. We chose Steven for both our engagement photos and our wedding, and we have absolutely zero regrets. Months later, I continue to get compliments on our amazing photos.

    I believe his photos speak for themselves, but I can speak to some of the other qualities that are so important in a photographer. Steven was so easy to be around, which is exactly what you need on a day where tensions and anxieties tend to run high. He did an excellent job of creating a timeline for us and helping us stick to it. We were sent a questionnaire beforehand asking us if there’s anything specific we want photos of, which helped a ton. He picked a terrific second shooter, who was also really easy to spend an entire day with. They did a great job of capturing both posed portraits as well as the little moments throughout the day, and I think it can be challenging to find someone who is great at both. Steven promptly responded to all emails, and had a really quick turn around. Also, our engagement shoot itself was really fun. Steven’s up for anything, and basically performed some acrobatics to get some of the shots that ended up being some of our favorites. We highly recommend Steven and Lily.
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    Brittany Sent on 12/13/2018
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    Quality and Fun All in One!

    Steven is FANTASTIC!! He is great to work with and is super organized. The best part is how amazing the photographs are!!! We've gotten so many compliments on how perfect all of our photos turned out!!
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    Elisabeth Sent on 12/25/2018
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    Organized and responsive

    Steven was great to work with from the beginning. He was organized and made the day of our wedding easy, without pulling us away from the moment. The fact that he brought another photographer the day of our wedding was great because we were able to get different angles. He was friendly and wonderful to work with. We would strongly recommend him in the future.
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    Emily Sent on 09/29/2018
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    Steven and Lily photography is TOP NOTCH. Steven is not only a lovely human overall, but his work is some of the best I have ever seen. Our wedding photos are stunning and simultaneously capture exactly who we are. Steven has a way of making everyone feel at ease so the pictures are natural and beautiful. I cannot express my appreciation and awe at the moments Steven (and his amazing second photographer) were able to capture. 11/10 would recommend!
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    A Sent on 07/14/2018
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    After doing lots of research on wedding photographers, we came across Steven & Lily's work online and really admired their style. Once we met with Steven in person, we immediately knew that he was our guy! He was fully on board with our idea of having our dream engagement photo shoot in the mountains, which was so fun and the photos turned out beautifully. On our wedding day, he was so professional and easy to work with while he captured all of the amazing moments with our friends and family. We are so thankful to have worked with Steven and highly recommend him to others!
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    Sara Sent on 08/21/2018
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    I can't begin to say enough wonderful things about Steven and Lily Photography! Getting the right photographer for our wedding was one of the first things I wanted to cross off my planning list. After looking thru many photographer's sites, I knew as soon as I saw Steven's work that he was the guy for us. His attention to detail and different take on shots was something I was looking for and knew our wedding photos would be wonderful! From our first phone call, to my many emails, Steven was always so personable and so quick to respond and answer any questions. We first met for our engagement shoot on one of the hottest days of the year in August. When we got the pictures back they exceeded our expectations and were perfect! You couldn’t tell that we were outside in 90+ degree weather. I'm not one who has ever enjoyed getting their picture taken but my husband and I had a blast with Steven! We were cracking up the whole time and the joy of the day came straight thru into the photos. Steven even climbed into a tree to get an amazing shot of us dancing in a garden. Our wedding day was an equally wonderful experience. Again we felt so comfortable and it shows in the photos. Steven's eye for detail and ability to get unique shots is unparalleled. He’s able to capture not just the joy but the beauty of the venue and surroundings which I adore. We were so lucky to have found him and I'm so happy to have his work of our perfect day hanging on our walls for many years to come.
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    Kelly Sent on 06/20/2017
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    Steven and Lily Photography is amazing! They realized the importance and meaning of this once of a lifetime day and took pictures that turned out better then I could have asked for. They were wonderful with communicating and planning before the wedding. They even helped me set up a timeline to make sure the wedding and the picture taking went smoothly. I am so lucky that I have the pictures they took of my husband and I on our wedding day for the rest of my life.
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    Absolutely amazing work! Steven and his team are a pleasure to work with, and our wedding photos are like something out of a fairytale. We highly recommend Steven and Lily Photography, you will not be disappointed. We cannot thank this team enough!
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    Our friends used Steven and Lily at their wedding, and they took probably the best picture of my fiance and I ever!

    For our wedding we wanted to do something that really embodied us. When we proposed pictures on top of Seneca Rocks in West Virginia, Steven was all about it. The whole affair involved an early morning hike up to the top of the peak, and then a scramble across some rocks. We had rock climbing friends make sure he was safe. That was very important since he was on a narrow ledge with a long drop on either side! Clearly we picked the right photographer for this job!

    Steven was really professional and fun. He gave us lots of good information on what we could do to get the best picture. We'd hire him again in a heartbeat.

    P.S. Lily wasn't with him, because she'd recently had a baby!
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    Megan Sent on 11/11/2013
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    Steven & Lily did an amazing job capturing my husband and I wedding day. I was planning the wedding long distance so they were very accommodating with phone call and email communication. The first time I met them was the wedding day and it felt like I already known them for years. They were incredibly professional, on time, and friendly. I had sent them inspiration pictures prior to the wedding and they were able to capture all the ideas I gave them and more. I have received so many compliments on the pictures they took.
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    Steven and Lily took our engagement pictures, bridal portraits, and wedding photos and I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for amazing photos. For our engagement pictures, Steven and Lily were willing to meet us out of town. We had threats of rainy weather for several scheduled dates, and Steven and Lily were quick to stay in touch and flexible when we got rained out. For my bridal portraits, Steven and Lily made a fantastic team. Their photos were absolutely stunning, and they worked so well together to get a variety of poses and styles! For my bridal portraits and our wedding photos, Steven was willing to do anything it took to get the best shots. He is creative, knowledgeable, and truly talented. He makes you feel comfortable in front of the camera and will get high-quality pictures that you won't see anywhere else. He can do portraits, artistic shots, and quality reception photos. Communicating with him was easy, and he provides quick feedback and easy access to all your portraits. Even if you aren't a Richmond couple (neither our engagement shots nor bridal/wedding photos were taken locally), Steven and Lily are worth a look.
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