Yael Pachino Photography Reviews
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Liora Sent on 10/10/2024Wow wow wow!
Wow, wow, wow! Is all I can say! Yael did a beautiful job photographing our wedding! We aren’t big on being in pictures but she made it easy and fun. After our wedding, my husband even agreed to do future family photos, if Yael was the one shooting them! Thank you Yael for the photos that make us smile and feel loved! -
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Elvera Sent on 10/28/2022The BEST ever!
Yael Pachino is an absolute magician! She is the sweetest, kindest, most organized, has incredible attention to detail, and produces the most AMAZING photos you will ever see. Yael and I met at a networking event years ago and conveniently, I was looking for a photographer for our engagement photos. During our engagement shoot, Yael made us feel relaxed and beautiful and put us in the perfect spots to achieve really awesome photos. From that shoot, we immediately locked her in for our wedding.
Throughout the planning process, I was in constant communication with Yael asking her questions, creating a rain-day plan, and exploring photoshoot sites. She regularly sent us checklists, reminders, and notes to help us keep on track.
On our wedding day, Yael arrived early with the biggest smile, truly experiencing the joy I felt. My biggest advice for a future bride is to get a GREAT photographer. You are literally with them the entire day, longer than anyone else. It is so crucial to find someone you are excited to spend your day with. Throughout the day, Yael was there with anything and everything, like bringing clear umbrellas when she saw rain in the forecast. These turned out to be really awesome photos as well! Yael is your biggest cheerleader on your wedding day, reminding you how amazing you look, and it comes from a place of complete sincerity.
And we can't forget about her associate, Talia! Talia was there every step of the way to help us get in position, get shots from other angles, get pics of the boys, help us organize our families for photos, and capture some great moves on the dance floor.
I wish I could write more about how awesome Yael is, but honestly, her work speaks for itself. She is truly amazing at her craft and I'm confident to say any couple who works with Yael will fall in love with her just like we did. -
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Mindy Sent on 09/27/2022Yael is the ultimate photographer!
Yael is a true gem. I'd give her a thousand stars if I could! Her work is incredible and she is so dedicated to her couples -- she chatted with me so many times before the wedding (Yael was practically my wedding planner!). For both our engagement session and wedding, we had sneak peeks less than 24 hours later. We received SO many compliments about Yael--her enthusiasm and energy, her patience, her ability to pose people without being too pushy--not to mention the gorgeous photos. We can't wait to see the rest of the wedding gallery & work on our album together. -
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Rachel Sent on 09/06/2022The best experience!
Words can’t describe how amazing Yael is! My fiancé and I had our engagement pictures taken yesterday and she made us feel comfortable the whole time! Yael is such a pleasure to work with - she’s kind, punctual, fun, and extremely talented!!! I cannot recommend her and her services enough. Yael sent a sneak peak within hours of taking our pictures. Each picture is better than the next! Highly recommend 😊 -
Charlotte Sent on 01/17/2022
Yael is seriously the best photographer we could have asked for!!
We were so lucky to have found Yael. Unfortunately due to scheduling (covid changes) we are not able to book Yael for our wedding but fortunately we were lucky enough to have her capture the MOST stunning engagement photos. truly the best photos my fiancé and I have ever had of us. She was so fun and made the day amazing. She helped us pose and feel confident and comfortable in front of the camera. When we got the sneak preview back .. I sobbed. I couldn’t believe how incredible they were. Do not delay and book her!!! I can’t wait to have her photograph future life events. -
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Hannah Sent on 11/18/2021
THE BEST Photographer and Friend
Yael is a dear friend of my husband and I, and we always knew just how talented she is by seeing her and her business grow through the years. My fiancé and I always knew that if/when we got married, we had to hire Yael to be our photographer. To say she made the whole process such a joy is an understatement. I hate taking photos, but Yael truly made it so easy and fun, directing my fiancé and I the whole time. During the wedding, all our wedding party commented on how amazing she was – specifically how she was able to balance being sweet, fun, and also successfully directing everyone for where she needed them – which is such an incredibly difficult thing to do! Once Yael sent us our sneak peak photos – my husband and I and everyone we shared the photos with were FLOORED. I knew her photos were going to be gorgeous, but I didn’t quite expect just how much her photos would capture the same essence and feeling of living the day in real life. Every time I look back at her photos, I will remember the day so vividly and for that I will be forever grateful for Yael and her assistant. I cannot recommend Yael enough – if you want to have a friend to make you calm on the wedding day, and also be rest assured that you have hired an incredibly talented and professional photographer – Yael is THE one to hire. -
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Olivia Sent on 09/25/20215 stars doesn't begin to cover our experience with Yael
This review took me almost a week to write because every time I started, I burst into tears reliving how magical Yael made my day, from the moment we started working together to this day. To start, Yael is the kindest, most amazing person I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. She is dedicated, compassionate, hardworking, kind, friendly, and loving in everything she does. Not to mention, she's the best photographer I've ever seen. Yael made wedding planning stress-free, which is a challenge during covid times. When we had to reschedule, Yael was not only flexible as a photographer, but she was a shoulder to cry on and a reassuring voice that our wedding would be perfect. And she delivered on that promise.
When doing our engagement shoot, she made me and my husband feel comfortable and at ease. The same goes for our wedding day. Yael took our wildest dream and turned it into a reality. Her photos convey the joy and love we were feeling on our wedding day. Her personality and authentic self meant that everyone involved had a beautiful day. Yael makes everyone feel like she's your best friend, and she puts everyone at ease around her. Her light and love shine through everything she does, and her positivity radiates.
Not only did Yael make our wedding day amazing, she has continued to make us feel special and put us in the spotlight following our wedding. She delivered absolutely beautiful sneak peek photos less than 24 hours after leaving our wedding, and then followed up with the kindest, most beautiful blog post days later. When working with Yael, she truly makes you feel like you're the center of attention and the only couple she is working with, even though she is busier than anyone I know. The amazing thing about Yael is that even though she put us in the spotlight, I know for a fact that Yael makes every couple feel as wonderful, loved, and prioritized as she did for us. It's just in her nature to make others feel their best.
Yael truly made me feel my best. She navigated every request, accommodated every photo (no matter how crazy), and gave me and my husband the best day of our lives and the ability to look back and relive it through her photos. They are dynamic, full of life, and bring us straight back to our wedding day when we look at them. Not only am I obsessed with my wedding photos, we have received endless compliments. She truly caught our most intimate, magical, emotional moments and delivered them with beauty and grace.
Anyone considering booking Yael should do it immediately. If you want your day to be perfect, work with Yael. If you want beautiful memories to look back on, work with Yael. If you want to feel like the center of the universe on your wedding day, work with Yael. If you want to feel so at ease and natural being photographed professionally, work with Yael. Working with her was absolutely the best decision we made in our entire wedding planning process. I will truly never be able to repay her for what she has given us. -
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User5724731 Sent on 07/07/2021Look no further, Yael is the photographer of your dreams.
Yael is a delightful woman and an mvp photographer. The way she can work with anyone and bring them to life with her pictures blew me away. She has a calm, cheerful way about how she runs a session and is super professional. And the pictures are beautiful! If I could I would frame every single one. Yael is more than a photographer...she is a friend and a magician who can take poor lighting, crying babies and stressful situations and make them shine through her positive energy and amazing eye. She goes the extra mile to make sure everyone is comfortable, confident and relaxed...it really shows in her photos. I can't recommend her more highly for any event or family photo session! Thank you Yael!!! -
Michelle Sent on 10/12/2020
Best photographer talent & personality
My husband and I got engaged December 2020 with plans to get married over the summer. I was randomly scrolling through Facebook and saw Yael was giving away a free engagement shoot. You had to write some things about yourselves and relationship! I didn’t expect to win because I never win anything. Some time passes and I booked a photographer because a friend had recommended them and I completely forgot about this contest. Well, I won! And my conversation with Yael was so authentic and she is so genuine. I told her I already booked someone and that didn’t matter! She was so kind and still wanted to do some engagement photos for us. I was really sad we already paid a deposit with the other photographer because I really wanted Yael to capture our day. Well, fast forward to covid and having to postpone our wedding. Our original photographer was not available so of course the first person I called was Yael. This was such a blessing!!!! We did not get our deposit back from original photographer. Yael and her boyfriend looked over our contract in hopes to help us. After realizing we would not get a deposit back, Yael was so empathic and kind. She offered us a discount. I have not met a kinder soul! Soon after making it official, my fiancé and I came home from work to a box of chocolate covered fruit from her! I mean who doesn’t love chocolate covered fruit! Fast forward, our engagement photos were so dreamy! She was so flexible and took photos at the winery and beach! Yael was so patient with us and our two furry rambunctious children. I was just in awe of the engagement photos. She also got them to us in 2 weeks! Sooo fast! On our wedding day, Yael was phenomenal! She was not only our photographer but she helped with things throughout the day and was there to help calm me down during stressful moments. Her associate was also so professional and just easy to work with! I still have family and friends that have told me how amazing my photographer was during the wedding and how they loved watching her work. We got our sneak peek of wedding photos the very next day! It was so exciting to share with those who could not be there in person. We got our wedding photos five weeks later and let me tell you it was worth the wait. Even though 5 weeks is SUPER fast to get photos back. I literally could barely work the next day after getting my photos because I could not stop looking at them. One was better than the next and there was not one photo that I did not absolutely love. She captured every single moment perfectly. The day goes by so fast so it’s really amazing to have these photos to look back on! My husband and I were crying as we looked at the photos for the first time. They look like they are out of a magazine and we have had so many people swooning over them! I can’t wait to use Yael for every single special occasion in our future! -
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Cassandra Sent on 09/26/2020AMAZING-- look no further
Yael was absolutely AMAZING! She made the entire day seamless; she made me and my -now- husband feel so comfortable, she provided detailed timelines, coordinated with all of my other vendors, and her work was INCREDIBLE. With being a COVID bride, I felt as though I had to tackle so many extra stressors, but Yael was most certainly not one of the stressors; she was flexible throughout the entire process. It was such a blessing to have such a talented, kind, and flexible photography team to capture all of the feels! If you’re in need of a photographer, especially in the Philly --and surrounding-- area, Yael is your girl! -
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Rose Sent on 09/22/2020Most amazing, kind, and talented photographer!
Yael Pachino is THE most amazing photographer!!! She is such a sweet and warm person, and truly cares for her clients. Yael completely captured the happiness and emotion of our wedding day. My husband and I are blown away by her talents in capturing such specific special moments and creating such beautiful photographs. Yael also made us feel so comfortable throughout the entire photographing process! 110% we could not imagine it any other way. Thank you Yael for everything!!! We feel so incredibly lucky! -
Brittany Sent on 10/20/2019
Exactly What You Need
I don't think I can possibly express in words how amazing Yael is! She was by far our best wedding vendor and the easiest to work with through the entire wedding planning process. First off, Yael is one of the most kind, caring, and genuine people I've met. She genuinely cares about you and making sure every detail of your special day, and everything leading up to it, is perfect. She goes above and beyond being a wedding photographer. From driving hours away for our engagement session turned puppy photo shoot to turning around photos not even 24 hours after our event so my Husband's sick Grandmother who couldn't attend felt like she was there, Yael did everything she possibly could to make our experience perfect and stress free. And it was! And the pictures... they are beyond what I could have imagined and our friends and family still rave about them 3 months after our wedding. She not only captured all of our "must haves" but got shots we hadn't thought of and AMAZING candids at the reception. I cannot recommend Yael enough. She was exactly what we needed and we were so honored to have her as our wedding photographer. -
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Laursn Sent on 10/29/2018AMAZING! ...words can’t descibe!
I got Yael’s name from a friend of a friend. The second we spoke to her she was such a breath of fresh air! She’s so in love with what she does and it shows. She makes you feel so comfortable and like you have been best friends for years! You really do start to feel like family after sharing such a wonderful experience! She did our engagement photos and then of course our wedding and I can’t be more obsessed with how they all turned out! You can really just trust her and on such an important day like your wedding it’s such a relief to have someone you can really count on. She would bend over backwards for you! Not to mention if she bring any help
She makes sure they are just the same. Yael does such amazing work and it’s so exciting to see her grow more and more with her passion! Love her like I’ve known her forever!! I can’t say enough kind words! :-) can’t wait to hire her for all the next big chapters to come !! :-) -
Heather Sent on 10/26/2018
BEST PHOTOGRAPHER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where do I even begin?! From start to finish this girl is AMAZING!!!! Yael was recommended to me by a friend while I was in the process of searching for a photographer. One of the most important things for us was having a great photographer. I began to check out her work and after falling in love with her photography I reached out to her for a consultation. We met as strangers for coffee and left as new friends! We did an engagement shoot with her and were beyond happy with how our session went and how our photos turned out! She is incredible with giving direction and capturing every moment. Our wedding day was the best day of our lives and we have the most amazing photos to help us relive our day!! Everyone has raved about the way all of our photos turned out, and every one of our guests complimented on how great she was at our wedding. I cannot say enough wonderful things about this girl. She has a huge heart and such passion for what she does, it definitely reflects in her work. Yael is now our forever photographer and I would HIGHLY recommend her, I promise you that you will not be disappointed!! -
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Sophie Sent on 09/19/2018Yael went above and beyond what you'd normally expect from your wedding photographer. We started off getting to know each other during our engagement photoshoot. Yael dropped everything to drive to Brooklyn to shoot at the spot of our choice. She would have hiked a mountain with her camera equipment if we had asked. We had a glorious afternoon and Yael made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera, both of us naturally shy of course. During our wedding day, Yael managed our insanely disorganized family with grace and multiple family and friends asked for her information. Our wedding was outside in the rain, just our luck, and she managed to make it magical. I look forward to calling her up one day for maternity shoots, newborn shoots, and all future engagements. She is definitely my photographer of choice for life! Did I forget to mention the photos were incredible?!!!!
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Sydney Sent on 02/13/2018I have worked with Yael for a non-profit event, my personal headshot, and a family session. In addition, my sister has chosen to use Yael as the photographer for her wedding. I have nothing but amazing things to say about Yael, she has such a talent when behind the camera but, also has a personality that allows her to connect with just about anyone.
When she was photographing my sister and her fiance for their engagement shoot, I watched her guide them and help them feel comfortable in front of the photo. I peaked over her shoulder a few times and was in awe that the raw footage looked better than reality. Each time I post a photo that Yael took of me, I receive more and more compliments and questions about who the amazing photographer is. In addition to taking amazing pictures she is always quick to respond to any and all questions and is truly invested fully in each project she takes on, regardless of how big or small.
Yael is my first choice photographer always. -
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Colin Sent on 02/07/2018There isn't a single negative thing we could say about Yael, she was SUCH a pleasure to work with on our wedding day! She made sure the day kept to schedule and that my wife didn't have too many panic attacks! Yael is incredibly kind and detail oriented and can always bring out a smile in anyone. If you want someone to photograph your wedding day, look no further. I guarantee Yael looks as much forward to your wedding day as you do, she's the best!
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