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Veils & Tails Photography

Veils & Tails Photography

Goleta, CA
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    Adriana Sent on 08/10/2024
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    Highly recommend Kristen!

    Kristen is amazing!! I came across Kristen when my partner and I were looking for a photographer in the Santa Barbara area to take our engagement photos. We were immediately impressed with her portfolio/style of photos on her website and she was so helpful and communicative when we reached out. We really appreciate that she is very organized and sent a questionnaire before our session to help get a sense of what we were looking for.

    We had so much fun at the engagement shoot and loved how the photos turned out, we then promptly hired her for our wedding that was a couple months ago. My husband I and continued to be impressed and appreciative of her throughout the wedding day/evening and we absolutely love all the photos she took. We're so happy to have such great photos to hold on to from our very special day. Highly recommend hiring here for any photo session needs!
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    Cheyenne Sent on 02/21/2023
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    Couldn't be more satisfied with our wedding photos!

    Where do I begin? Kristen and her team at Veils & Tails are superb beyond measure. I will cherish the photos she took at our wedding for my whole life, and I am extremely pleased with how the entire process went! Kristen took our engagement photos and worked with my very specific and tight schedule to work with flexibility in her own schedule. She was SO fun and made the sometimes awkward photo-taking process a breeze. She's the kindest, sweetest soul and we had a fun time talking about music and doggos. I want to be her friend -- she's just that kind of instantly warm and bright person! She really captured the essence of my wild and boisterous family at the reception! I can't thank Kristen and her second shooter enough for their time. People I don't even know are messaging me saying how beautiful our photos are (one was even featured in the Santa Barbara Independent!) HIRE HER!
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    Sam L. Sent on 11/15/2021
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    Wedding photography

    Kristen was awesome! From start to finish, she shot everything we wanted and needed for our wedding. Loved having her apart of the day!
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    Kelli Sent on 09/25/2021
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    Amazing wedding photographer in SB!

    We hired Kristen a month ago for our small wedding ceremony at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. We are both so pleased with the experience and the photos! Kristen managed to capture beautiful late afternoon lighting, she knew some of the most picturesque backdrops at the courthouse, and she got great shots of our pup who we included in our ceremony! Our wedding photo gallery is a wonderful mix of candid and posed photos, as well as detail photos (the flowers photographed beautifully against the architecture of the courthouse!).

    Not only did she deliver amazing pictures, we also genuinely enjoyed working with Kristen. She is very responsive - from pre-planning stages through post-event follow up. She is professional, friendly, and GREAT with dogs (she was able to get wonderful photos of all FOUR of the dogs at our ceremony, not as easy task!). You can tell that she takes the time to deliver high quality photos to her clients - she spent a lot of time with us after our ceremony for a mini newlywed photo session at Arroyo Burro Beach. She was great at suggesting photo ideas and never made us feel rushed - we had a lot of fun and it shows in the pictures. She is awesome, and I wouldn’t hesitate to hire her again for more photo sessions with our pets!

    We love Veils and Tails - thank you Kristen! 💕🐾💐
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    Jaime Sent on 08/03/2021
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    THRILLED with our photos!

    We hired from Kristen of Veils & Tails for our courthouse wedding with a small group of friends and family in Santa Barbara and couldn't have been happier with the entire experience. I loved that we had the option to send her a Pinterest board so she could get an idea for what we wanted, as well as a questionnaire about us as a couple and the shots we wanted. Her communication was wonderful. She was friendly, professional and lovely to work with. Kristen has a great eye for composition, and captured both candid moments and posted portraits wonderfully. We would not hesitate to recommend her and will definitely hire her again if we need another photo session!
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    Customer for Life

    I cannot say enough about how incredible Kristen is. She photographed us on three separate occasions - engagement shoot, Veils and Tails shoot (me and my dog), and the wedding day - and every time she went above and beyond. Not only is she excellent at photographing our pup, her mastery of composition and lighting produce the most beautiful photos of my now husband and me.
    She also goes beyond just photographing and did an amazing job with our magnetic save the dates. The wedding album she made for us is stunning and I still look at it regularly.
    For all your photography needs, go with Kristen. Now that it's been a few years and we've adopted another pup, we need to do another family photo shoot with her!
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    Raquel Sent on 03/04/2019
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    Absolutely Amazing

    I absolutely love Kristen. She has been through many of life's events with me and my family, and we can always trust that she will perfectly capture the moment. Whether a self portrait or my entire wedding party, she know just what to do.
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    Kelly Sent on 03/02/2019
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    A day made more memorable by Kristen Hehnke

    Kristen was amazing. Seeing all the final photographs of our wedding made us appreciate our day more as Kristen revealed moments that occurred that we were unaware of. She captured the essence of our experience in each and every face and moment she photographed. We treasure our photos forever.
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    Veils and Tails Photography

    I met Kristen through my sister. She is my sister’s family photographer and I always loved how beautiful her pictures came out! I decided I wanted her to take my wedding pictures this past summer and I love them!
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    Elizabeth Sent on 03/20/2017
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    Kristen is a fabulous wedding and event photographer! She is warm, approachable, and sincerely listens to her clients desires and needs. She is extremely professional, and takes high quality photographs that I, personally, will treasure for a lifetime. Kristen's work is also reasonably-priced. My husband and I hired Kristen for engagement, wedding, and maternity photo sessions, and we plan to hire her again for family photo sessions in the future!
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    Danielle Sent on 02/19/2017
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    Kristen with Veils & Tails Photography is amazing. Not only is her work exceptional, she is friendly, professional and very accommodating. Our Wedding Photos turned out perfect, I couldn't have asked for better! Would recommend to everyone and have used her multiple times in other settings as well!
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    Hayley Sent on 02/13/2017
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    I highly recommend Kristen! When looking for someone to shoot our wedding it was easy to get overwhelmed with all of the options. Her portfolio stood out amongst all of the others and the day of she was great at giving directions to get all the shots we needed and the images were absolutely stunning, we will cherish them for the rest of our lives.
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    Dana Sent on 02/11/2017
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    Look at her photos and you will be impressed! Meet her and you will be charmed! Kristen is the kind of person you want to have at your event with her calm and lovely personality. She has a way of bringing out the best in people. I still can't get over the beautiful pictures she took for us. The way she captured the light was stunning! All of the pictures she took on our special day are praise worthy.
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    Carissa Sent on 02/10/2017
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    Kristen is a great photographer! We were so happy with how our wedding photos turned out. She sent us some sneak peeks while we waited for all of the photos to be ready, but we didn't have to wait long to see them all. She was able to send us all the photos quickly so we could share with friends and family right away. She is such a sweet person and so very easy to work with. We highly recommend her!
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    I can not say enough nice things about Kristen. She also did our engagement photos which I was nervous about because I don't like to be in front of a camera but she was amazing at making us the most comfortable. She also was willing to go to multiple locations for shots. Kristen comes prepaired with ideas for posing which is helpful as we are not models but she made us look great! For our wedding she was outstanding with her calm demeanor and professionalism. Also on a side note we had our dogs with us, which can always be added stress with a wedding but she was so wonderful with them which was extremely important to us. I would recommend Kristen to any one! She's truly a great person to work with!
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    Sabrina Sent on 08/22/2016
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    I have nothing but positive things to say about Kristen! She not only photographed our wedding day, but also shot our engagement shoot! My husband and I feel very awkward in front of the camera, and she made us look so good! She welcomed our ideas for locations, poses, etc. and she had some amazing ideas of hers as well! The quality of the pictures could not be better. We've received so many compliments on both our engagement pictures and wedding pictures. I will absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer! Thanks for capturing the best day of our lives in the best way.
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    Kristen really did an incredible job at our wedding. She is very professional and did a great job communicating with everyone involved. Most importantly, the photos she took were amazing! Just celebrated my second anniversary this week and went through all the photos before writing this review. The day was captured perfectly!

    You wont find a better photographer anywhere!
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    Kristen is the b est photographer I have ever worked with! She is always on time, professional and her photos are stunning! She photographed more than 5 events for us at the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens and it was such a relief when I knew she would be there. She always checked in with us before beginning, got a variety of photos (stills, action, groups, singular), and did an outstanding job of editing. She also always gave us all the shots she took, not just a preset number of the best ones. Kristen is my favorite photographer in town to use because I am comfortable working with her, she is friendly, on-time, and great at what she does.
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    I highly recommend Kristen as a wedding photographer. She was easy to get in contact with.( I called multiple times, I was a nervous bride). She listened to what my husband and I wanted, and gave some great suggestions as well. She even arrived the day before and scoped out my venue because she hadn't shot there before. On the day of the event she shot my husband and I as we got ready, but was so quiet and thoughtful it was almost as if a camera wasn't even there. She took tons of great portraits and action shots. I was amazed with her detail work as well. Kristen is very easy going and personable she made our guests feel at ease which made for great shots(both indoor and outdoor). Kristen and her assistant went the extra mile, literally, as my husband and I wanted to be shot down on the rocky shore at the bottom of a high steep cliff (we're talking over a thousand stairs). She did a great job touching things up and I was so happy with my photos. When family and friends came by to see my photos they were blown away and my Dad is a photographer. I didn't have a videographer but I wasn't disappointed, Kristen got it all! I would recommend her and her company to anyone. Did I mention she is wonderful shooting animals too!
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    Han Sent on 05/27/2016
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    Found Kristen through a friend of a friend and I could not be more happy with the photos. She is very professional and very receptive to ideas that we had for the engagement and wedding pictures. I also did a Boudoir photo shoot with her and I was nervous at first, but Kristen was very professional and she made it a very fun session for me! I would highly recommend Veils and Tails Photography!
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    We had our wedding in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. We were so lucky to have Kristen agree to be our photographer. We needed someone who understood the Colorado colors of the fall and potential colder conditions. We didn't want too many traditional shots and she really captured the essence of the wedding. Fun, casual, loving and genuine!

    My most favorite photo, in which she completely set-up, was the family photo of the my side of the family. We have not had a photo in probably 20 years. She assembled us along the fence line and arranged us at different heights. The photo has become a family favorite and everyone has it at the house.

    As for price, she was completely able to work with our budget and really provided us excellent service with incredible photos.
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    Kristen was very flexible and accommodating to our photography needs. We wanted a quick and simple type of service, and she delivered with a high quality product. She also loves dogs and was able to get some sweet shots of us with our pooch. Also, very responsive to emails. We're really happy with our choice to book Kristen as our wedding photographer.
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    Kristen's talent lies in her eye for beauty and magic, artistry and professionalism, and deep care she has for ensuring you will remember the entire range of beauty, emotions, and people that came together for your wedding day! Almost three years after our wedding, I can still feel the calm, love, magic, and laughter (and even smell the August air of Oregon) when I look at Kristen's photos.

    Kristen's calm and easygoing manner allowed everyone to feel comfortable so their personalities naturally shined in our photos. For example, she perfectly captured the deep friendship AND goofiness of the groomsmen with silly and serious photos! During the entire event, she was able to blend in so as to only add with her presence. She just has an instinct for knowing where to be and what needed to be captured. Our daughter was 18 months old, and one of my favorite shots of the entire wedding was one I didn't even know Kristen took until we saw the proofs - my daughter in her orange flower dress, ring of flowers around her head, shyly peeking out from behind me holding my wedding dress. Kristen's extensive work in family photography shows as she is great with kiddos of all ages! And beyond her photo duties, she just helped the day move along with calm prompts to direct wedding party photos, noticing what needed to get done and helping, as well as knowing when flexibility and slight changes in plans could be very appropriate!

    It was an honor to have her be an integral part of our wedding. Thank you Kristen!
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