“Photography was an extremely important part of my wedding. I have to confess that even prior to getting engaged I stalked wedding photography blogs. I went back and forth between Courtney and one other photographer. The deciding factor was her style of photos. I felt that I could feel her passion and love of photography through her pictures. I can say that I do not regret this decision at all. My pictures are stunning and I get compliments daily. I know that Courtney made Michael and myself feel so comfortable in front of the camera. She truly loves what she does and you can tell.

Michael I decided to do a “First Look”. I 100% would tell future brides to do a first look. Overall I consider myself to be a very traditional person, but once looking at Courtney’s blog and reading all the comments about doing a first look I was swayed to the direction of pro-first look. I won’t even lie I did get some funny looks from friends and family who thought it was extremely non-traditional to see the groom before the wedding. But it was honestly one of the best decisions I made for my wedding. I got married on a Friday night and therefore my wedding started later than normal. In doing the first look, Courtney was able to capture photos that time may not have allowed immediately following my Catholic church ceremony (which ps was over 1 hour long because the priest was a relative). I loved how Courtney makes your first look completely private. No family or friends were there. Just Michael and I. I loved the intimacy she created to put Michael and myself at ease. I could probably go on and on about the positive aspects to the first look.  DO THE FIRST LOOK; you won’t regret it!!!

Overall our experience with Courtney was extremely positive. I had a rather small wedding and I felt that Courtney captured great moments throughout the wedding day. I think every bride anxiously awaits her wedding images and album, and I couldn’t have been more pleased with the outcome. -Tiffany”

Tiffany, I’ve said it before and I will say it again, thank you thank you!!!! For being so completely wonderful in every way. You are amazing, never change!! xo

Check out a couple of my favorite spreads from Tiffany’s wedding album and a few shots from her wedding below. Check out her engagement session here and her wedding post here.

I could never in a million years express what hearing this does for me. I take such huge pride in not only my art, but in making sure that my clients feel special, and taken care of. It means the world to hear praises and I cherish every single word in the deepest part of my heart. Thank you so much to Pam and all of my amazing clients who are constantly showing me such warmth, love and trust. I adore you all.

“So I am actually starting to get teary eyed thinking of how to thank you! I don’t remember exactly how I found your site, but when I did, I said to myself, this chic is truly a hidden treasure!! Probably not hidden, I just didn’t know about you! From the first time seeing our engagement photos on the blog, I have been singing your praises to everyone I know. Thank you for setting your blog up so that every can see everything you do because I never would have known about a boudoir shoot! The first look was truly amazing! I was initially on the fence about it, so I let Anthony read everything other grooms had written about it, and he made the final decision. I asked him this morning how he felt about it, and he said “I would recommend it to everyone”. I never had much time alone with him the rest of the night, so that intimate moment was amazing! And to be able to see the look on his face opening is gift,, that was truly priceless! If we would not have done the first look, I would never have seen him and known truly how excited he was! And we also have that moment captured now in awesome photos! So kudos to you for stressing this to brides! Also, thanks for making me feel so comfortable in my boudoir shoot!! I was nervous, as I’m sure everyone is, but i warmed up! I felt great bc hair and makeup was awesome! You really know how to capture not only what the girl wants, but what the guy might like. I let Anthony see all the photos online today, and his words were “oh baby, we gonna order some more of these… I’m gonna have a book of just ass shots!” lol!! Thanks to you and Dierdre for being patient with me, i do realize I can be indecisive and change my mind often. It is just so amazing to have vendors you can just put trust in and relax, and you were one of the people who I just trusted and I know everything will be great! I hope God continues to bless you to be so amazing at what you do, and to remain such an humble and beautiful person, inside and out! I think you and Deirdre truly compliment each other as a team! She actually made Anthony feel very comfortable also, (maybe it was the Hennessy, lol). I cant thank you enough… The only sad part is that you don’t do children photos and things like that so we can have you as our lifelong photographer for everything. But you have found your niche!!! May God forever bless and keep you!!! -Pam”

“Courtney is an amazingly talented photographer! She is so passionate about her work and it shows in the end. I love her romantic, artistic style. I had no doubt when I booked her that I would have beautiful photography in the end. What I didn’t know is that she would be a joy to work with through my wedding planning. She was my only vendor to check in with me through planning. She was my only vendor I didn’t have to call and ask “what do I need to do now?” Her photography for my event exceeded my expectations. I am so thankful to have found her and thankful I was able to book her for my event. I was ecstatic when I found out Courtney offered Gigglybooth. Gigglybooth added such a fun element to our wedding. It was such a great way to get pictures of all our guests, and it served as another form of entertainment for our guests. Our guests really enjoyed Gigglybooth, and love being able to view and order photos after the event! The backdrop Courtney put together was stunning, and the props she provided were so much fun! – Lauren Smith VanZandt”

To see all of Lauren and Joe’s wedding photos click here.

If you are a past bride wanting to share your experience on the blog or website, please email me!! : )