About this vendor
Abby Schafer Photography, based in Cleveland, OH, provides stunning photos of each happy milestone surrounding your wedding. Wherever you tie the knot, this team will be by your side to capture it all. They offer inclusive packages and week-after previews. They serve Cleveland, Akron, and the surrounding areas.
This award-winning team aims to capture authentic smiles and happy tears and specializes in artistic, documentary, and modern-style photography. When your special day arrives, they'll effortlessly lead you through your timeline while jumping in for those swoon-worthy candids.
Abby Schafer Photography is happy to provide full-day coverage, from your morning of celebrations to your bittersweet exit. They also offer shoots for showers and rehearsal dinners, and trash-the-dress sessions. Their starting rate includes an engagement shoot, additional hours of coverage, multiple venues, and an online gallery of your high-resolution images. If you plan a more elaborate celebration, they can include a second shooter, ensuring every last moment lasts forever.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Photo Shoot Types
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
Your trust is our goal. Our community relies on honest reviews to help you make those big decisions with ease.
5
out of 5.090 reviews
Review photos
Showing slide number 1 out of 9
We are so in LOVE with the photos Abby and team were able to capture from our wedding in October 2025. The photos are filled with so much laughter and love, it’s exactly how we wan...
t to remember our special day. Abby has created some of our favorite photos of all time just by doing what she does best - we didn’t feel awkward or staged, even at our first meeting for our engagement session. She gave great direction and was able to capture our relationship and who we are as people and partners beautifully for us to reflect back on forever. Abby was also very professional, keeping the day flowing smoothly, maintaining a calm and collected energy, all while ensuring we got every single family and couple shot we could have possibly wanted - and we had a big bunch! We are so grateful and would recommend Abby to anyone and everyone! :)
We couldn’t be happier with our experience working with Abby! From the very beginning, she was incredibly easy to communicate with and made the entire process feel effortless. My h...
usband and I aren’t always the most comfortable in front of the camera, but Abby has a natural way of making you feel relaxed and confident.
On our wedding day, she captured every moment so beautifully. Looking through our photos truly feels like reliving the best day of our lives. Her eye for detail and ability to catch the little in-between moments made our gallery feel incredibly personal and meaningful.
We’re so grateful to have had Abby as part of our day. Highly, highly recommend!
Abby and her team were so great to work with! I booked with Abby based off of her reviews and she exceeded all expectations. She was very responsive as soon as we made an inquiry, ...
and she made my husband and me feel comfortable as soon as we met her during the engagement shoot. She was able to accommodate all of our requests on wedding day including having our dog in our photos, having specific style photos taken, and even helped create a beautiful wedding album for us. I have gotten so many compliments on our wedding photos. We're so lucky to have found Abby!
Abby is the best! She is very wonderful to work with and the pictures look amazing!!
Abby was the best wedding photographer! She captured our big day perfectly. From working with her for our engagement pics all the way to our wedding day she was incredibly helpful,...
responsive, and creative throughout the whole process. Abby made us both feel comfortable and free to be ourselves around her. She had such a calming factor on such a fun but highly emotional day which was very comforting. Additionally, she was very professional and made sure we stayed on track and were able to capture all the special moments throughout the day. Her work is stunning and we are both so thankful we chose her and would highly recommend her to anyone!
Abby and her team were AMAZING!! She was extremely responsive in the planning stages and really got to know us as a couple and what style pictures we were looking for. The picture...
s we received captured our day perfectly and we got them back in a very timely manner. We could not have asked for a better photographer. Highly recommend!!
Abby was hands down the best decision we made when it came to our vendors! She was so quick to respond to emails and helped us so so much with our planning process! No matter what...
was going on with any other vendors during the planning process and during our actual wedding day, I knew I could always trust Abby to be ON TOP OF IT, and there to help with bobby pins, veils, uncooperative toddlers, you name it. Just knowing that made our wedding day 1 million times less stressful than it could have been. And while Abby was super professional and organized, even more notable is how much fun she is to work with. Neither my husband nor I are the type to be super comfortable in front of a camera, and after our engagement shoot I was shocked by how much fun we both had. She made us feel so comfortable right away, and made both the engagement shoot and our wedding feel SO so special! And seriously, all of the photos were absolutely stunning, skillful, and perfectly framed. She really made the venue sing, and the photos came out better than we could have ever imagined, describing them doesn't even do them justice. There are also so many special, candid photos of our guests from the entire night, Abby and her secondary photographer Kaitlyn (who was also incredible and wonderful to work with!) captured the night perfectly! Overall, Abby has such a special gift of connecting with people, and it really shows in her skillful photography! We could not recommend her more!
Abby did a beautiful job capturing our wedding! She captured so many countless candid memories and made us all feel so comfortable! Always was responsive to emails or whevenever we...
had questions. Would highly recommend. Thank you, Abby!
Abby was absolutely amazing. Her work and art is stunning and she absolutely captured us and the day beautifully. The engagement session was wonderful to get to know her and for he...
r to get to know us as a couple. She makes you feel so comfortable in front of the camera. Our entire experience was spectacular. She was prompt, so very organized, professional, and overall outstanding. I would highly recommend her to anyone and everyone. I hope to have her capture all future life moments for us as well!(:
Abby was absolutely incredible to work with! She always answered emails/texts timely and was so kind and happy to help with anything! Abby was super organized the day of the weddin...
g, and throughout the planning process, and had so many creative ideas. She was an absolute pleasure to work with and captured our big day so perfectly! I can't say enough good things about her and her work, and would recommend her to anyone! :)
Abby was the best vendor we hired for our wedding without a doubt! She was extremely organized and responsive to emails and incredibly helpful with setting the entire timeline of t...
he day. Both our engagement photos and wedding photos turned out AMAZING and she was so fun and easy to work with! She was great with helping keep things on schedule and even helped keeping me calm throughout the day. She spent extra time with me before and after the ceremony helping me relax, bustling my dress for me and helping me change shoes. Could not recommend her more!
I could not have asked for a better photographer! Abby helped us so much throughout our planning process and helped our day run so smoothly. All of our pictures are so beautiful. A...
bby made sure to capture all of the most important moments. She helped us with posing but in a way that reflected our natural expressions and encouraged us to have fun and feel relaxed. I’m so happy to have had Abby as our photographer!
Abby did my sisters wedding and I knew after seeing the pictures that when we got married there was no other photographer I would rather have capture our day! Abby is not only an a...
mazing photographer but an amazing person too! She will make sure the wedding is running smoothly, and everyone is where they need to be. She is quick to respond with any questions leading up to the big day! I would 100% recommend Abby if you are looking for a photographer, you definitely will not regret it!!!
Abby is amazing!!! She is so easy to work with, responds very quickly to emails, and she set up our entire wedding day timeline and assured we stayed on time all day. She does all ...
of this on top of taking the most gorgeous photos and capturing our day as beautifully as we remember it. I’d highly recommend Abby to anyone looking for a wedding photographer!
Abby did an incredible job, I cannot recommend her highly enough. Our pictures are better than I could ever have imagined, and she worked so well with our wedding party even with t...
he kids and teens when things were chaotic. She went above and beyond to help with boutonnieres, my train, details, etc. She got all of the shots we wanted and captured exactly the feeling we wanted. I cannot thank her enough for her work and the beautiful photos!!
Abby was amazing to work with! She was the photographer in my friend's wedding, and I knew she did amazing work, which made me want to reach out to her for my own wedding! When w...
e first talked to her on the phone, we felt so sure that she was the right choice! From our engagement photos, to helping me with our timeline, to our wedding day, Abby was professional, friendly, and took beautiful photos! My husband does not like to get his picture taken, and I knew we made the right choice when he said our engagement pictures were fun! She made us feel so natural, but also guided us into poses that made wonderful pictures! Not only does she take great pictures, but she was so helpful on the wedding day with guiding our timing, being assertive to get everyone together for pictures, and helping bustle my dress! I would recommend Abby to everyone, and we look forward to using her for future family pictures as well!
Abigail was amazing from the moment we met up with her to discuss booking! She helped us create a timeline of our day and went above and beyond as our photographer- I will forever ...
recommend her to anyone in need of a photographer. We received our engagement and wedding photos in a timely manner and her work was high quality! We’ve received so many compliments on her photos!! We love you Abigail thank you for everything!!
Abby was wonderful to work with for our engagement shoot and our wedding. She was great getting us comfortable during the engagement shoot. She was also great on the wedding day. ...
We had a few ideas that we wanted done, and Abby definitely made those ideas come to life, and the photos look beautiful!
Abby was absolutely amazing to work with! She is professional, creative, and she had a way of capturing all our personalities in our pictures. She drove the timeline for the day, a...
nd her assertiveness and confidence makes you have complete trust in her to add to your special day. She was absolutely one of the vendors I was most happy with and I would work with her again and again. ❤️
Abby is a talented, friendly photographer with years of great experience! Her digital communication and in-person meetings gave excellent guidance as we planned out photography for...
our big day.
Gorgeous photos will document each moment of your special day. You’ll be so excited to print them out and share! We also recommend ordering the videography for a lovely edited video.
I can’t stress enough how great these photos looked. We had friends and family reach out to us just to gush about the photos!
Abby also offers studio-grade engagement photos with her wedding photography services at your favorite location. We had our engagement photos taken at our local arcade!
We recommend Abby Schaefer Photography to anyone planning a wedding or other major event in the Cleveland area. You won’t find a nicer photographer or a better value anywhere else.
Abby did our engagement and wedding photos, and they came out awesome! She was so wonderful and fun to work with having us do great poses! We will forever have our great memories!
Abby was great to work with for our wedding. Our engagement and wedding photos turned out perfect! I would highly recommend her for anyone looking for a photographer!
We hired Abby to take our engagement and wedding photos this past summer and what an amazing photographer she is! She has a gift of making you feel beautiful and relaxed and the ou...
tcome of our photos were nothing short of perfect. She even threw in some extras at no cost because there were so many good ones it was hard to pick! Neither of us are used to getting our photo taken but she captured so many natural, happy moments that that didn't matter, she made us look like models! I reccomend her highly and will continue to work with her through out life's milestones.
I met Abby while she was doing photography for my friend's wedding and I absolutely fell in love with her charm and her pictures! I knew when I got engaged that there was only one ...
photographer for me. She is so communicative and will never leave you hanging with the planning process! She was my advocate on my wedding day when I needed someone to be assertive and she made the picture taking progress fun and easy. They came out beautifully and I will for sure book with her again whenever I need photos taken! I would recommend her 10/10 times.
My husband and I worked with Abby for both our engagement and wedding photos. We could not have had a better experience. Abby does an amazing job managing through the process, and ...
the end product couldn't have turned out better. We had an amazing time at our wedding and Abby captured all of the best moments. We will absolutely work with Abby again in the future and could not recommend her enough! Thank you for all your hard work Abby!!!
I am so thankful that my husband and I decided to book with Abby for our Wedding Day. From the very start Abby was so friendly and caring by really wanting to get to know us and ou...
r story. My husband and I felt a little awkward at first for the engagement shoot but she really made us feel comfortable and encouraged us to just be ourselves and the pictures turned out amazing. She was all in from the start and we knew we had nothing to worry about for the big day. She is so personable, organized, timely, and will not let you down. She captured the most beautiful pictures of our Wedding Day and went above and beyond in both the quality and number of photos she gave us. Not only is her work amazing but she also made the day stress-free and so enjoyable by making sure everything went smoothly. We also got the video service that Abby offered and would 100% recommend doing so. The video is set to songs of your choice and is the perfect compilation of video clips that truly bring you back to the day and allow you to relive it all over again. I find myself watching it over and over and reminiscing on all the wonderful memories of our special day that I will never forget. Abby is an awesome person and her work is amazing! I would 150% recommend Abby.
My (now) fiancé hired Abby to photograph our engagement in Cleveland.
Abby did such a great job at being hidden and secretive that I didn’t even realize it was happening until he ...
was literally down on one knee and I heard the cheers from people around us.
After the proposal, Abby took us and did a few post engagement photos and they are so good! She was very good with directing two awkward people and getting some great shots. I will absolutely consider her for any shoot and a wedding once we nail down more details!
I cannot recommend Abby enough! She did everything to make sure our wedding photos turned out absolutely beautiful. She went above and beyond in both the quality and number of phot...
os she gave us. I 100% also recommend getting the video service. The 10 minute video set to music was the perfect compilation of our day and I find myself watching it over and over and it has been so special to have to share with family and friends. Abby is someone I will continue to choose for maternity, newborn, family photos, etc. when that day comes. Overall amazing experience!
Abby is an amazing photographer! She captured our special day splendidly!
Abby did everything to make our engagement session personal and fun! She helped us be ourselves in front of the camera and captured our authentic personality as a couple in her pho...
tos. Great experience and great results!
I loved Abby as our photographer! She was always on time and very helpful with the timeline of our wedding day. The photos came out beautifully, just as I expected. She’s very prof...
essional and kind as well. I highly recommend her for your special day!
Abby did an amazing job for our engagement photo shoot! She was so willing to try all my crazy Pinterest poses. We had our shoot at Edgewater Beach and it was so crowded, but all o...
ur engagement photos came out like we were the o my two there. She’s great!!
Abby is fantastic. She's so easy to work with and anticipates her clients' needs before they even know what they want. She's so fun and kind, we can't imagine having anybody else c...
apture our family's memories. She's simply the best!
Abby is the best! Abby had done my college pics so well, I decided to use her for my wedding. She went above and beyond with planning and making sure every moment of our day was c...
aptured.(bridal party & all! ) She captured everyone’s posed and candid moments in a way I didn’t even imagine. The quality and turnaround time of all the photos was very impressive. You will not be disappointed with the this photography!
Truly understands what the bride wants, was so helpful as I was planning thru a pandemic. Helped calm me when I got overwhelmed by different measures that may or may not have been ...
in place, etc.
was so understanding in capturing the specific moments we wanted that were important to us!
5 stars just simply isn't enough to show how amazing Abby is! She did our engagement photos, wedding photos and wedding video. Working with Abby is like working with a close friend...
, she makes everyone feel so comfortable and free to be themselves. Not only does she take gorgeous photos, but she was there to help with deciding a good timeline and answering any miscellaneuos wedding questions. Abby captured each and every moment of our wedding day so beautifully. Abby is simply the best there is!
Great experience with Abby! She was always extremely responsive and professional. Great personality and even better work. All-in-all made for a wonderful experience! We chose to ha...
ve Abby and her team perform both photos and video and we were happy with the quality and materials used. She rocks!
I don’t think a review would ever be able to explain how great Abby was. She was just amazing to work with. My husband and I got married during covid and she was so supportive and ...
really helped me remain calm and find alternatives if needed. I remember meeting with her and one of the first things she told me was she will be the boss and tell people like it is if she needs to be and I was sold right there!! I’m so stand offish that I knew she would help me get people to where they needed when and where for photos. I was introduced to Abby through an old high school friend and I’m so glad I was. Not only were her pictures stunning, but she was just the sweetest and so helpful in making decisions that I couldn’t make because of of my own indecisiveness. She got our wedding photos back in just over a month which was so exciting and just shows how above and beyond she goes for her clients! The photos were perfect and it felt like we were reliving it. I can’t wait for our video, if it’s anything like the photos, it will be amazing! I couldn’t recommend Abby enough!! She’s seriously the best!
I don’t feel like any review I can write will do justice for how thankful I am that I had Abby as my right-hand woman for not just the big day but the WHOLE process. From the very ...
start, Abby made the most incredible impression; she’s professional, timely, knowledgeable, flexible, creative… and also so personable. She sincerely made us feel like her only client- making an effort and taking the time to get to know us. When it came time for engagement pictures, we were blown away. Not only do we LOVE going back and looking at the photos, but my husband and I still often look back and talk about how much FUN we had during the engagement shoot. Abby encouraged us to be ourselves and the rest was magic! Fast a few months and a worldwide pandemic later and Abby still managed to make everything so easy for us. Coordinating with us to make a schedule that made sense for our adapted ceremony and reception- this lady kept the day rolling smoothly and made it effortless for me as the bride. And just when we thought our engagement photos had been amazing, she knocked it out of the park with our wedding photos and video. The genuine happiness and joy she captured from our big day was priceless. My husband and I don’t take “serious” pictures well- Abby (and Jillian) embraced our goofiness and the true essence of our relationship and the photos and video reflect it completely. I couldn’t imagine having had anyone else by our side for the day. She was our most awesome cheerleader and we loved working with her. If you want a photographer that's 250% there for you, Abby's your gal.
Right from the beginning, we knew Abby was the perfect photographer to capture our day. Simple put, she is AMAZING! From our awesome engagement photos to our wedding day, she was s...
uch a joy to work with! She is so personable, funny, and can make anyone comfortable while taking photos. She is the ultimate hype woman and kept everything on track! With Abby you never have to worry about anything! We can't thank Abby enough for making our wedding a night to remember!
Abby was amazing to work with! We had photos and a video from our wedding day and I keep reliving that day through the video and the photos! It was a day that we will never forget ...
and we couldn’t thank her and the second photographer enough for making it so memorable! It was so worth it!
ABBY IS FANTASTIC! It was a great experience to work with her from the initial contact through our wedding date. The global pandemic really changed our wedding plans but she was ...
professional, understanding and accommodating. Our special day would not have been the same without her. She not only takes beautiful, lively photos but her attention to detail is impeccable. She is very kind, thoughtful and helpful. She was not only an amazing photographer but even assisted in pinning boutonnieres, adjusting hair clips/veils, offering train bundle techniques and corralling wondering family members. We would highly recommend her services for any couple who wants GREAT wedding photos (or any other event).
I have nothing but incredible things to say about Abby! She made our engagement shoot so much fun, it didn’t even feel like we were taking pictures! Her photos are breathtaking and...
the wedding video left my husband and I speechless and in tears! Choosing her as our wedding photographer was the best decision we made! She was like family on our wedding day. Not only did she capture every moment beautifully, but she helped organize the entire day and even helped me with my hair! Oh and did I mention she did all of this during the uncertainty of the corona pandemic! Abby and Jillianne were so kind and they are so talented. We can’t thank them enough for making our day the best day of our lives :)
Abby was simply amazing to work with. I live in Virginia and got married back home in Ohio. Abby was super easy to get in touch with and would schedule phone meetings with me, we e...
ven were able to meet in person one weekend I was home. I saw Abby's work from a few high school classmates via facebook where she had photographed their weddings, and i loved how simple and precise her photography was. I love how natural and un-edited (is that a word?) her photos are. Abby and her assistant, Jillian were so easy to work with and made everyone feel comfortable the day of. I was super impressed with our wedding video, however. I HIGHLY recommend doing the photo and video package because our video is our favorite memory of our day. The video is our little keepsake from the best day of our lives and she captured everything from that day.
Where do we even begin!!! Abby was hands down the best choice in vendors we could have made. She was the first photographer we met with and we knew immediately she was the one we w...
anted to capture our day. She was so easy to work with and cared so much about what we wanted and sure did deliver. From our engagement photos to our wedding pictures and video. She responds quickly and is so easy to communicate with. She truly put our wants first throughout the entire day. I cannot get people to stop talking about how sweet she was and how beautiful our pictures are. As much as her work speaks for itself the relationship that Abby built and how she handles herself is even more reason that we will forever recommend her.
If you're in need of a wedding photographer, Abby's your girl! Abby has provided services for my brother's family (engagement, wedding, maternity, etc.) and for other friend's spe...
cial events. She was with us every step of the way in our wedding planning process. We liked that we got a chance to meet with her and see her work during our engagement session. Abby is friendly, creative, organized, flexible, dependable, and professional. She was always open to our ideas and made sure that we were getting what we wanted out of our time with her. Photos are returned promptly, and we've gotten to preview sneak-peeks even before that! She uses Facebook and Instagram, so sharing photos with family and friends is very easy. The photos speak for themselves - check out her website! My husband I and couldn't be happier.
Abby is the best photographer in my humble opinion. She knew exactly what kind of pictures we wanted for our wedding and she delivered. Abby caught every special moment and we didn...
’t even know she was there. She is a very professional woman yet very warm and inviting and people just respond to her. She brings out the best in everyone and you can plainly see this in her exceptional work.
Our pictures came out spectacular and better than we ever imagined.
Thank you Abby for capturing our wedding day so perfectly!
When my son and his fiancé decided to get married on Sept. 7, 2019, I contacted Abby Schafer to see if she was available to photograph their wedding. She was my first choice and I ...
was so happy that she had that date open. I had seen her work and loved her creative approach. She met Trent and Dawn at Chagrin River Park for the first time to take their engagement pictures. They both said that she immediately put them at ease, and they could relax and be themselves with her. They loved the engagement pictures and remarked how professional and personable she is to work with.
When the wedding day arrived Abby went over and beyond what was expected of a photographer. She had sent Dawn a schedule to follow for when the various pictures would be taken. She was unbelievably organized and maintained a calm and supportive approach. This demeanor was so welcomed at a time when things can feel a little crazy at a wedding.
Not only have the photos turned out beautifully.... but i’m having a hard time deciding which ones I want to have put on canvas, there are so many awesome ones to choose from.
But here’s some other amazing things I noticed about Abby....I saw her pinning a dress for one of the bridesmaids, she handed out the corsages and pinned boutonnières on the groomsmen, she had bobby pins to help with hair malfunctions, and she handled every challenge with confidence and friendliness keeping us all calm.
Abby Schafer, you are the “bomb”! I would give you a 100 star rating if that was an option. Would I recommend you to others... ABSOLUTELY! Thank you so much!!
Beth Alberts
There are no words to explain Abby’s creativity and work ethic. Her and Bianca were amazing on my wedding day! They were so professional and very friendly. She is very attentive an...
d good at communicating with you. They made my day go smoothly by taking care of all the details for me. Our photos and video came out amazing!!! I am so grateful to have worked with her and Bianca. Thank you for all your hard work ladies!
Abby Schafer it was an absolute honor to be able to book you in such short notice for our engagement photos and wedding day! Without you, we wouldn’t have had a seamstress, a hair...
stylist, a time keeper, a counselor, a friend or the ability to get the best photos of one of our most memorable days of our lives! You truly have a passion for collecting people’s most precious moments! Thank you so much for the amazing professional you are!
Contact
Cleveland, Akron, and Canton Areas
Abby Schafer Photography