Need recommendations on a Photographer

jacques15

So I had a professional photog (W Bradt) booked earlier this year, but he had to re-located to the east coast, so I cancelled our contract since the other options included paying for him to fly out here or having him sub-contract it.. no thanks.

Anyway, our wedding is on a Sunday in Dec at Val Vista Lakes and I want a good photog - just 1, who is under 1500 (what I was paying for Bradt).. anyone have suggestions?  I have found one named Mary Sandy that has some great photo samples, but I would just like recommendations.. hopefully someone you worked with before and loved their end product.. and was no more than 1500.

Thanks in advance!

Celles

I just booked Drew Brashler for my February wedding.  I haven't worked with him before, so I don't have an end product to rave about, but he shared two entire event galleries with me -- not just the "best of," but the entire shoot! -- and I really love his work.  He'll do traditional portraits, of course, but overall he takes a more photojournalistic approach.  He has a great eye for composition, too.  Check out his website and his blog and you'll see what I mean. 

http://www.brashlerphoto.com
http://brashlerphoto.wordpress.com

He does work with an assistant/second shooter, which I know you said you don't need -- but even with a second shooter, 8 hours of coverage, all digital images on disc and a $300 print credit, you'll still come in under budget at $1,200.

Good luck!

jacques15

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_arizona-phoenix_need-recommendations-photographer?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:71Discussion:f269577f-a4aa-4926-ae16-68cfc0ff844cPost:ec5033bf-1403-4cb7-9568-1ed6ab7a5871">Re: Need recommendations on a Photographer</a>:
[QUOTE]I just booked Drew Brashler for my February wedding.  I haven't worked with him before, so I don't have an end product to rave about, but he shared two entire event galleries with me -- not just the "best of," but the entire shoot! -- and I really love his work.  He'll do traditional portraits, of course, but overall he takes a more photojournalistic approach.  He has a great eye for composition, too.  Check out his website and his blog and you'll see what I mean.  :) <a href="http://www.brashlerphoto.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.brashlerphoto.com</a> <a href="http://brashlerphoto.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://brashlerphoto.wordpress.com</a> He does work with an assistant/second shooter, which I know you said you don't need -- but even with a second shooter, 8 hours of coverage, all digital images on disc and a $300 print credit, you'll still come in under budget at $1,200. Good luck!
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crazy! I swear I looked into Drew when I met him at the Bridal Show in Feb.  I recall him being very pricey. I just went to his site and he definitely re-priced his packages - I would have booked him earlier if those were the same prices in Feb... yeehaw!  great suggestion!  Thanks!!

Cola1511

Iris Creative Photography (Amy Pileggi). Haven't gotten married yet but we loved our engagement photos

iriscreativephotography.net

kb5432

Check out Danielledaigle.com

She is great!  We had our e-pics taken in Feb and she was very quick with getting our photos to us and we absolutely loved them.  She is also affordable.  We felt comfortable with her right away, which was important to us since we don't really like having our pics taken.  

NillaWafer10

Amanda Howard with Memories Through Time

www.memoriesthrutime.com">www.memoriesthrutime.com

sari5765

Here's my rec:

Courtney Sargent
Courtney Sargent Photography
www.sargentweddings.com
courtney@sargentweddings.com
602.448.7309

She's fabulous and the colors in her photos really pop.

lcarp203

I second Drew Brashler.  We had your E-picts taken in Feb and loved them!

fisktobe

I recommend Arizona Sphinxx Photography-Christina and Cliff are very talented!  I havent gotten my final shots yet, but some of my proofs are in my profile!  Very affordable.  They are rebuilding their site, check out their blog:
http://www.azsphinxxphotography.blogspot.com/
HTH

mgumms

Jennifer Weems! I looked at a million photographers and she had the best shots and the best price for us. www.jenniferweems.com. She's awesome.

janjan550

IWe are still looking for our photog too, so I checked out her site.  I really like her pics, and her prices are reasonable.  Thanks for the rec.  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_arizona-phoenix_need-recommendations-photographer?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:71Discussion:f269577f-a4aa-4926-ae16-68cfc0ff844cPost:249fb395-abd3-4eed-8bb2-d2d270d0585f">Re: Need recommendations on a Photographer</a>:
[QUOTE]Check out Danielledaigle.com She is great!  We had our e-pics taken in Feb and she was very quick with getting our photos to us and we absolutely loved them.  She is also affordable.  We felt comfortable with her right away, which was important to us since we don't really like having our pics taken.  
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janjan550

Both of these ladies were booked for our date, but they have really reasonable prices and seem like they would be great to work with.  Ivy seems to have a lot of really positive reviews and her $1,000 package seems like it covers most everything you would need.  Both have pricing online if I remember correctly. 

Ivy - http://www.picchickonline.com/

Johanna - www.asophisticatedview.com/" target="_blank" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "692a6", event)">http://www.asophisticatedview.com

Good luck!  This is such a hard choice for us and the prices are all over the place!

NickDanielleB

Nolan Nissle Photography - 3rd generation photographer so he knows his stuff. He's doing our wedding and did my friend's wedding last year in Sedona. They like him so much that they get all of their family pictures from him now.  I've worked with him before for professional photos and he's a good guy. He's very reasonable with pricing, and extremely easy to work with.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mesa/Nolan-Nissle-Photography/294774480423

julie_10414422

I am a new vendor on the Knot and my listing isn't up yet. But feel free to check out my website at: Foskett Photography .com I have positive reviews on wedding wire and a $1500 all inclusive package. Hope that helps, sorry to hear about your photographer moving! 

missyann79

tara keator is the photographer i started with, she is having a baby in october so i didnt get to use her but she has a company called studio reveal that she manages many photographers and they work with her, i was recommended stephanie harmon so far i like her, we just did engagement photos, i think you can customize your package and price with them.