Ali was an INCREDIBLE photographer and support for our wedding. We had an engagement shoot with Ali included in our package and from our first Zoom intro after sending an inquiry I... knew we picked the best photographer for us. Her photos speak for themselves - she has a talent for capturing unadulterated, authentic happiness in her portraits - something that I strongly desired in our photographer, the vendor that was most important to me. She is such a fun person to work with that it just makes it easy to be yourself.
Ali was very intentional in how she runs her photo shoots and how she arranges photography for the wedding day, giving clear and concise directions to make sure the photos turn out incredible. She made sure that the shots we wanted were planned ahead of time for the wedding and helped inform our timelines for the day, making it so much easier as someone who was planning their own wedding, and for the engagement photos she was eager to help me make sure we had clothes that would look well together and helping us find a photoshoot location that aligned with our vision.
On the wedding day itself, she was truly a cornerstone to the day. She had supplies on hand to help my mom with buttoning my dress. When taking group photos, she had a keen eye in making sure that every detail was on point (such as no phones in pockets, everyone holding bouquets, etc.) and was extremely organized and efficient with photos, which meant we were able to get the photos we wanted and more and were still able to maximize our time at our reception.
She was able to adapt on the fly with our family that loves "one more picture" and wanting every possible combination of people to be captured in portraits with the couple. She was flexible when we asked for photos with groups of friends we didn't plan on having photos with during our reception. And she was an advocate for our time - when our family wanted to take millions of family portraits without us on their phones, she called us away so we had a reason to get back to the party without it being on us - a kindness that was so very appreciated.
After our engagement shoot and wedding day she was timely with our photos, getting them back to us in record time, and they turned out incredible. She even helped with editing out a wedding crasher that ended up in our reception group photo - a lifesaver since I wanted that photo framed in our home.
Ali is hands down the best photographer to capture the love and light of your special day - I simply cannot recommend her enough. Even now, months later, I still look back at our gallery and at our printed photos with so much love and appreciation because she truly captured what we felt on our big day.