I first met Allyse through my best friend who got married two years ago. I was getting married in Long Island and my friend (and Allyse) are from the Hudson valley so I didn't think that she would travel that far for a wedding so I didn't even ...approach her at first. Long story short I searched many wedding photographers and all seemed to have "a thing" that they do for every wedding, and myself and my now husband didn't really like that because, well this is our wedding after all. After seeing the photos Allyse did for my friend I knew I had to have her as our wedding photographer. She not only captures a ton of images, she captures the love and emotion of every single person and thing she's photographing. I loved her so much we used her for our engagement shoot and my boudoir shoot. Beyond just her insane talent to bring life to photos, she's extremely flexible, easy to work with and yet helps you set perimeters for your day (for example if you have no idea how much time to allot to photos). She and Nick make you feel happy, excited and so comfortable, and it doesn't hurt that they're both very kind, happy, and funny people that take away the awkwardness of having your photo snapped 6,000 times. Furthermore, I've also been a bridesmaid several times and I have to say (personal bias aside) I was wayyy more satisfied with Allyse than the big named wedding photogs my friends used. I wish there was a way to recommend Allyse more because she's truly fantastic from start to finish!