If you are looking for a great photographer, my husband and I used Thomas Graves Photography. Much the same as most couples, we knew what we wanted but were not sure where to start, so we used the Knot and Wedding Wire to find some local photographers in the DC area. We meet with a few and came away unimpressed, either with their work or due to their general lack of interest in what we had to say. We were looking for someone with more of a journalist approach – someone who could capture the essence of the day rather than just stale, posed pictures. A friend recommended Thomas and his wife Edna and sent us his website – obviously the style and quality of his work online speaks for itself and was exactly what we were looking for. When we meet with Thomas it was not like any other photographer or studio we had talked with to date – he asked us questions about us, our story, how we met, what we were looking for – he was genuinely interested in learning about us and how we wanted to captured our wedding day – we knew right then even before we left that appointment that we had found our guy.
On the wedding day Thomas and Edna were amazing – first off for all of you like me who have a hard time smiling on command – not to worry - Thomas and Edna could be stand-up comics. In addition to being incredibly talented, professional and prepared, Thomas and Edna have a calming effect. They work fast and are possibly one of the most entertaining couples we know. They scouted each place we were going to be that day to make sure everything would be just right by the time we got there. They had some suggestions and were open to trying any ideas we threw out there on the fly. They even attended the church rehearsal to meet our families and everyone in the wedding party. They truly were a pleasure to work with and really did help make our wedding day special. The finished products are absolutely amazing – the quality of work and the number of pictures he was able to capture still amazes us. It was as if he was in multiple places at the same time – we have full catalogue of the entire day, which r really tells the story of our wedding from the preparation to the ceremony, formal pictures and the atmosphere at the reception. We have recommend Thomas Grave Photography to a number of people – I hope you give them a call as well – they truly added to our wedding and helped to make it a fun and truly exciting time.
http://www.thomasgraves.com/