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    Alexis C. Sent on 07/21/2022
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    The best photographer

    Venessa was incredible to work with! She kept up with a crazy wedding party. She was such a joy to work with. Leading up to the wedding she was super helpful answering any questions I had. Her years of experience shows and her attention to detail is amazing. We absolutely LOVE our photos. I cannot say enough about Venessa and her team. LOVE LOVE LOVE
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    Rachel W. Sent on 07/22/2022
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    Great Photographer!!

    We instantly loved Venessa from the start. She had such a warmth to her and we knew we made the right choice. She was super helpful on the wedding going far and above making sure my veil was okay and kept it fun during portraits. We got our photos super fast and love them so much. Thank you and we will be using her for other future events.
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    Jillian R. Sent on 07/21/2022
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    Above and beyond expectations!

    I’m not sure an online review can encompass the professionalism and quality we received from Venessa. Her responsiveness and detail when working with us for our photos was more than I ever expected from a photographer. Her keen eye for special moments between us brought tears to my eyes when we received our photos. She truly captured love in photo form.

    Her flexibility when the venue “wasn’t ready” on the wedding day and navigating with large crazy families is second nature to her. We can’t thank you enough for calming nerves and capturing one of many special days to come for our family! ❤️
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    Jon Sent on 07/22/2022
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    Amazing to work with you will not regret this selection

    Venessa is absolutely the best to work with. She makes you feel very comfortable while taking pics and guides you through the process. Her shots are gorgeous and we could not be happier with the photos from our engagement and wedding.
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    Christina S. Sent on 07/21/2022
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    Simply the best photographer

    Ahhhh Venessa! Not only is she the best she’s just so amazing. She has the best personality and just puts you at ease. She made us all feel so comfortable never seemed stressed or pushy. We talked about we really didn’t want super posed shots and really wanted to just have the day captured and that’s exactly what she did. The photos turned out so beautiful and we loved reliving the day all over again. Seriously if you’re looking for a fun and laid back photographer who is also amazing I highly recommend Venessa!
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    Jennifer P. Sent on 08/16/2022
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    Wonderful experience!

    Venessa was a fantastic partner from start to finish in navigating the planning for our wedding! We were able to use our engagement picture session to get to know Venessa and her style, and it put us so at ease for our wedding day. Venessa's calm presence and clear communication were so helpful. We are so pleased with how all of our wedding day photos turned out!
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    Betty Sent on 12/20/2021
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    Fantastic photographer and amazing person!

    Choosing Venessa as our wedding photographer was probably the easiest and best decision we made — she’s amazingly talented! Whether it was our first consultation, engagement photo session, or the big wedding day, Venessa was always professional, communicative, and extremely helpful every step of the way. She made the photo sessions fun and natural, and she brings her creativity to bear no matter the weather or conditions. On our wedding day, Venessa and her colleague Linda went above and beyond to help keep us and our families organized and on schedule. She even stepped in to help out with other logistics, including driving me across the venue site so my dress wouldn’t get dirty! Venessa and her team perfectly captured all the best moments of our big day, and we truly can’t thank them enough for all their hard work!
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    Jessica C. Sent on 10/05/2021
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    Couldn't have asked for a better photographer!

    It's not an overstatement to say the Venessa was pretty much the highlight of my wedding day. She is so professional, kind, funny, and personable and made the hours of photos fly by. My husband and I are not huge fans of taking photos but she made it SO fun and it really reflects in our photos. I am obsessed with the sneak peak photos - which she sent to us early the morning after our wedding, which was so impressive! Leading up to the wedding she was very responsive and organized. We met up at the venue to meet each other and walk through where photos would take place. On the day of the wedding she surprised us by bringing an assistant (who was also amazing!) and I felt so calm in their very capable hands all day. Venessa even helped me get in my dress when my mom couldn't get a part of it on right, she masterfully arranged the dress and veil for photos, and she wrangled my family and friends expertly throughout the whole day and somehow even kept us ahead of schedule. Do yourself a favor and hire Venessa ASAP!
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    Alexis G. Sent on 07/21/2022
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    Picture Perfect!

    Venessa really knows how to capture the moment! We all know how in a blink of an eye our special day comes to an end! My husband and I are able to Relive our day every time we pull out our wedding photos! I was amazed at how detailed her work is, she doesn’t miss moment and even captured moments I didn’t request or even dream to think were needed! I highly recommend hiring Venessa for your wedding too!
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    Jess W. Sent on 05/23/2021
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    Will Cherish Forever

    How do I even summarize how amazing Venessa is? She's extremely talented at her craft, super professional, and will easily become your best friend. She was right by my side throughout my entire wedding day, snapping every important moment and checking in with me to make sure I was doing ok through all the hecticness. Venessa has been there though so much with my husband and me; our engagement, our postponement, our mini Covid wedding, and our big celebration. I will continue to use her to capture all of our life's moments because she always does a phenomenal job!
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    Andrea B. Sent on 09/27/2020
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    Perfectly Captured Memories

    When we had to move forward with our originally postponed from May wedding in August due to our state being open, one of the things that carried us through was knowing we were going to have the most gorgeous photos to capture our day and oh did they live up to all we hoped for! Venessa was so gracious in working with us as we moved things around and was such a great addition to our wedding team from helping us feel comfortable in front of the camera during our engagement photos, to navigating where and when photos would occur during our walk though, to delivering absolutely gorgeous photos. She is a pro at family portraits, keeping them moving so you can enjoy cocktail hour, and she acted as the kindest enforcer of our masked and socially distant photo rule. While you have to wait a bit for the finished photos, they are well worth the wait. Venessa and our second photographer, Linda, were so positive and personable, even when walking all over the place in the Virginia heat. I cannot imagine finding a better photographer!
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    Tiffany Sent on 10/26/2019
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    Professional and amazing photographer

    I could not be happier with Venessa’s work. Venessa was the photographer for my friends wedding in which I was part of the wedding party. She did a great job then so I decided to hire her for my own wedding. My husband has a very specific eye for art and photos, so he had very specific style requests for Venessa which she executed on perfectly, but also gave us great instructions and guidance during our photos which was so helpful as we felt awkward never having done any professional shoots before. She has a great eye and got every shot we asked for but also came up with new great shots that we didn’t initially think of. We loved both our engagement photos and the wedding photos.

    Aside from just the photos themselves, she has wonderful customer service. She had two assistants who did everything from holding my bouquet for me, fixing my train, and carrying around blotting napkins for me (it was very hot and I was sweating through my make up, but you would never know thanks to them!). I also had a huge wedding party and Venessa did a great job keeping everyone under control without being aggressive. She and her team were also “in the background” but in command, and got photos from every angle. She was also incredibly timely for turning photos around. I asked for a few photos a few weeks after the wedding so that I could order thank you cards, and she actually gave me ALL my photos as a surprise!

    Overall loved working with her and her team, and will probably hire her again the first chance I get!
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    Kendall B. Sent on 09/15/2019
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    Fun and professional!

    Venessa is a pro! I knew from when we first talked on the phone we were going to work well together. She responded to emails quickly and was super flexible with times and locations for our engagement pictures. She helped with my timeline and offered her suggestions which made a big difference in our day running smoothly. My husband and i loved how she handled our immature wedding party and got the photos done in a fun way, but in a timely manner. She knew exactly how to pose everyone every single time. Whenever i needed a picture taken with friends at our wedding she was always within eye sight. What a relief! I highly recommend her to anyone!
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    Britta G. Sent on 09/18/2019
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    Highly recommend!!

    Venessa is truly amazing, I cannot recommend her highly enough. She worked seamlessly with our other vendors to make sure that I didn't have to worry about any logistics or about timeline - she made sure there was enough time for any and all photos we wanted. She was seemingly inexhaustible and maintained such a positive high level of energy all day, always keeping an eye open for any photo opportunities or unexpected photo shots. Unlike many photographers, she made sure to include lots of photos of friends and family - not just of us. That did not come at the expense of having beautiful couple shots though - we have so many wonderful photos of the two of us, that it is hard to pick! This is in stark contrast to many of my friends who only ended up with one or two couple photos that they liked. We got a huge variety - not just kissing shots or standard portraits. The quality of the photos is so high, and we have gotten so many compliments from everyone we've shown them to. In addition, Venessa is bilingual (English and Spanish), which was such a major asset for us (my husband and his family are Mexican and Spanish) and helped so much with the photo taking. Finally, we got access to ALL the digital photos she took, and we can download them all, which is just amazing. We didn't have to choose a subset, and we could freely share with friends and family. I cannot speak highly enough of Venessa, she documented every moment of our day with beautiful, high-quality photos.
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    Wendy R. Sent on 06/03/2019
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    Wonderful person and beautiful photos

    We did engagement photos and wedding photos with Venessa, and she was wonderful to work with. We haven't seen final wedding photos left, but we loved our engagement photos, so I have no doubt we will love the wedding ones as well. Venessa did a great job navigating the wedding to get a variety of pictures, but it never felt intrusive. She was communicative before the event and met me at the venue the week before so we could have places in mind for different photos. She is super-friendly and easy to work with, and I would recommend her to anyone else for their wedding as well.
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    Elaina Sent on 10/09/2018
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    Nothing but 5 stars for Venessa, she and her team are the BEST! She did my engagement pictures and her assistants Alex and Raiza did my wedding pictures and they were all absolutely amazing and she got them back to me in a very timely manner. My guests are all raving about how great our pictures are!
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    Melissa Sent on 06/13/2018
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    I am the kind of person who does their research before doing anything. I met with at least two vendors for every aspect of my wedding. I can confidently say that I made the right choice with Vanessa. She is communicative, prepared, calm, knowledgeable, and positive! Her services are a great value for all that you get! She knows exactly what shots to get and she is flexible when it comes to trying new shots! I would highly recommend her!
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    Lauren Sent on 06/29/2018
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    Where to start?? Venessa and her team were absolutely AMAZING! From the engagement shoot to the wedding day - her work is just beautiful and captured all the special moments that we want to have and cherish for years to come. Right from the start, Venessa was a pleasure to work with and it felt like we were out with a friend rather than our photographer. She was kind enough to drive to Delaware for our engagement photos and was wonderful with directing our poses and finding beautiful backdrops. She has a wonderful easy-going and fun spirit that it really was just fun being out with her. Just after a couple photos, you can tell that she has the eye and experience to capture beautiful moments and photographers. On the day of our wedding, rain was in the forecast and she took the initiative to modify our timeline to ensure that we could get as many photos outside as possible before the rain, which I can't thank her enough for! Through the humidity and rain, Venessa went above and beyond to get all the shots that we were looking for. When it was raining for our family photos, she was kind and flexible enough to figure out a way to take the photos in the tent, which ended up working out well. If you're looking for someone who takes beautiful photos, captures natural moments, and has fun at the same - Venessa and her team are for you!!
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    Natasha Sent on 12/06/2017
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    Venessa has been photographing my family for a few years now, and I cannot express how much we all love her! She is attentive, open to trying any of our crazy ideas, and somehow captures beautiful portraits despite freezing weather! That’s a big deal considering we have young children! Affordable, great quality, great communication, and such fun! Highly recommended!
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    Julia Sent on 01/16/2018
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    I am so happy with everything Venessa did for us. We had two ceremonies spread over two days and she worked with us to design a custom package to cover everything we needed. At our engagement session, she really spent a lot of time getting to know us and what we wanted. She worked seamlessly with our other vendors on the day of and captured everything we want and more. One of the best things was we got access to digitally download all the photos she took so we didn't have to choose! She's also just an incredible person and we loved getting to know her. I am so happy we used her and will look for any excuse in the future to book her for another event!
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    Emily Sent on 12/29/2017
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    Venessa was an absolute pleasure to work with! She has an eye for detail and puts incredible time into each picture she works on. You will also have a blast with her as she is very down to earth and will absolutely make your special day even more special! You will not find a more talented photographer. Venessa did both our engagement and wedding photos. We were absolutely thrilled with the results, and will continue to use her for other important life events that we want to remember forever. I have, and will continue, to refer all my family and friends to her. Thanks Vness Photography!
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    Jessalyn Sent on 07/01/2017
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    UPDATE: Venessa was incredible on our wedding day! She captured everything we could have hoped for and even asked me if I thought she got everything and stayed to take some additional photos I requested even when our time was up! The photos are so beautiful and I could hardly pick favorites!
    So far, we have only had our engagement session with Venessa, but that is enough to let me know how incredible she is! I have a fiance who loves to make goofy faces in photos and is certainly not one for professional, posed, romantic photos. Venessa put us both at ease, laughed with us, and gave us photos more beautiful and true to our relationship than I could have imagined. Beyond her skill and great personality, she is flexible and so easy to work with. We are getting married in DC but currently live elsewhere, and she was willing to come to our current city to do the engagement session! I am so happy we found VNess Photography and will be referring everyone with weddings in the area to use her!
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    Jillian Sent on 12/05/2017
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    We loved working with Venessa! It was important to us to get photos on the national mall and Venessa knew exactly where to go to get the best ones as well as the right permits to have to ensure a hassle-free day. The photos were beautiful, fun and perfectly captured our day. Our friends and family love the pictures at the Lincoln Memorial, and we do too. There are also some awesome candids of our friends dancing.
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    Julianna Sent on 10/04/2023
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    Venessa's Work is somethign you will cherish for years to come!

    Venessa did fantastic work for our wedding at the Maryland Zoo- so much so that when I look back at the photos years later I am really pleased I chose her and her team. Choose Venessa and you won't regret it!
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    Katie Sent on 01/11/2018
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    AH, Venessa is a dream photographer! Leading up to the wedding she is a pro. She has a plan and is accommodating to what you want but will keep you in line when things aren't realistic. This is so important! Her and I instantly connected during our pre-wedding phone calls. I didn't meet Venessa until the day of but I felt like she was my best friend, photographer and fairy godmother all at the same time. She was great with guests, handled our large wedding party with ease and captured all the beautiful moments. Our pictures are breathtaking! Our wedding was a dreamy fairy tale but being able to look back and see it the way we envisioned is amazing! We are so thankful for Venessa and her team. Hire her for your wedding! You will not regret it!
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