Alyssa Carpenter

of our friend group the day of and she made me feel at ease all day. The photos turned out stunning and we couldn’t think of a better person to have captured our day. I highly recommend hiring Alyssa for your wedding day!! 

eautiful, natural, and full of emotion. We first worked with Alyssa for our engagement shoot, and we were completely over the moon with the photos. So when it came to our wedding, we knew without hesitation that we wanted her there to capture it. She’s so experienced, calm, and understanding, which made us feel instantly comfortable in front of the camera. On the wedding day, Alyssa was prompt, organized, and wonderfully efficient — she managed her time so well, capturing a huge variety of shots in a short period without ever making things feel rushed. She knows exactly what poses to suggest and how to stage everything perfectly, all while keeping things easy and fun. The sneak peek photos she’s already sent us are everything we hoped for and more — timeless, elegant, and full of joy. We absolutely can’t wait to see the rest of our wedding gallery. We’re so grateful to have found her and couldn’t recommend her more highly!

ur engagement session and wedding day she was responsive, experienced, and very helpful. Our wedding day went perfectly and we are so happy that we have a just as perfect gallery to accompany it. Alyssa made taking photographs fun and easy and we are so happy to have a photo gallery to hold onto forever. Highly recommend Alyssa!

he moment we started communicating, Alyssa was prompt and professional. Throughout the planning process we were always in contact and she was willing to answer any questions I had or make any changes I came up with. On the day of, she was on schedule the entire day. We got every picture that we wanted and so many more! I cannot recommend Alyssa enough!

k like they were well behaved! Alyssa was super easy to communicate with for both our engagement photos and wedding day photos.  She easily accommodated my huge family. Her second photographer, Kim, was also so nice and easy to work with.  The finished product is just amazing and something we will cherish forever. Highly recommend!!

oto she took is absolutely STUNNING — we truly can't stop looking at them! This was our first time having professional photos taken, and she made the entire experience feel so natural. She coached us through every pose with such ease and encouragement, which helped us feel completely comfortable and confident in front of the camera. Not only was she professional and talented, but she was also incredibly kind and amazing to work with. From our welcome dinner the night before the wedding to the big day itself, she went above and beyond to capture every special moment. On top of all that, she got our photos back to us way faster than we ever expected! We honestly can't recommend her enough — she is truly the best!

nsive in her communication and went above and beyond to make sure we achieved the vision for our engagement photos, even going out of her way to do a longer hiking session at a place important to my fiancé and I. We had so much to talk about the whole time, and she made us feel so comfortable posing in ways that felt natural! The photos turned out beautifully, I want every single one on my wall except we need to leave space for the wedding photos that she’ll absolutely smash! The investment is more than reasonable for the amount of effort, time, and skill she puts into telling every couple’s story, especially in such a saturated small wedding/adventure elopement photography landscape, so BOOK HER! You won’t regret it.

bility to create natural, emotional shots blew us away. Alyssa made us feel completely at ease in front of the camera, never once making us feel awkward or posed. Her fun, easygoing personality made the entire experience feel like a celebration, and the final photos are absolutely stunning. If you want photos that truly capture the essence of your day, Alyssa is the photographer you need. We’re so grateful for the beautiful memories she gave us!

we met her, Alyssa made us feel comfortable, relaxed, and genuinely excited about capturing our big day. On top of her incredible talent, Alyssa was kind, professional, and so easy to work with. She was on time, organized, and went above and beyond to make sure we got every shot we wanted (plus some we didn’t even know we needed until we saw them!). Our wedding gallery turned out absolutely gorgeous. I can’t recommend Alyssa enough to anyone looking for a photographer! Thank you, Alyssa, for helping us relive the most beautiful day of our lives over and over again! - Ismeta & Jake

lways reassuring throughout the planning process. On the wedding day, she truly shined. She brought a calm confidence and took charge in the best possible way—direct when needed, but always kind. She was especially amazing at managing the family group shots, getting everyone organized quickly and efficiently (no small feat!), and keeping us perfectly on schedule without ever making us feel rushed. The photos are absolutely beautiful, but just as importantly, she made the entire experience feel effortless and enjoyable. We can’t recommend her highly enough!

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the time to ensure we were comfortable and also make it fun! On our wedding day, she captured everything we asked and more, delivering a gallery that had us speechless. She was always prompt with communication, and gave updates regularly leading up to the big day and as we waited for our full gallery. I can’t recommend Alyssa enough, she is the best of the best. Book her!!!

d really loved her style. She is communicative, enthusiastic, and just extremely talented at what she does. For our engagement shoot, the results were beautiful. We were two brides - not only is Alyssa super LGBTQ-friendly, but she was able to pose us in ways that made sense for us. It didn't at all feel like she was trying to adapt us into traditional man/woman poses, which we really appreciated. For our wedding, Alyssa was great. She fit perfectly into the tight schedule of the day. She got us through posed pics in a timely manner. For some family that didn't stay back after the ceremony, Alyssa seamlessly adapted to gathering the family at cocktail hour / reception. She was extremely familiar with Spruce Mountain Ranch, our venue, and knew all the best spots to get pictures. When we got our final photos back, we were crying happy tears over how beautiful the photos were. The raw emotion she captured in candid moments was unbelievable. Never have my wife and I felt so beautiful as we did looking at these pictures. We were able to fully relive the wedding day with what Alyssa captured. Her pricing felt extremely reasonable for the results we got too. We got married on August 23, 2024. We will forever recommend her to everyone we know getting married!

he was so helpful with both our engagement photo shoot and wedding day. Our sessions felt fun, natural, and relaxed, I was so thrilled to receive stunning photos that were a perfect representation of us and our special day. I was BLOWN AWAY by our photos and was so impressed with Alyssa's professionalism, fun personality, and attention to detail. I cannot recommend her highly enough!! Thank you for everything!!

nd she exceeded our expectations with our own gallery. Not only does she deliver stunning photos, she’s a joy to have around on the best day of your life! She was super helpful with creating a timeline for our day and making sure we had every photo we wanted taken and more. She had huge life events herself (her own wedding and a sweet baby!) and still made sure her clients were taken care of. You’d be the luckiest couple to have her photograph your special day!!!

c eye and ability to capture the rugged beauty of the Rockies. But Alyssa brings so much more that that to the table. She has an intangible ability to make people feel at ease through a rare combination of kindness, warmth, and professionalism. Weddings are inherently vulnerable: you put yourself and your emotions on display for all to see. I can't tell you how much easier that is to do around someone like Alyssa. She gently guided us through our engagement photos - curing a lifetime of discomfort in front of the camera for both of us. On the wedding day, she handled any hiccup with her signature laid-back attitude and even drove us to a beautiful lake for some pre-ceremony photos. Alyssa understands that weddings are about connection - with your partner and with your loved ones - and never took us out of the moment. I'm writing this review the day after receiving our photo gallery. It's simply incredible. We've been crying and laughing and re-living all the little moments through her lens. To say we will cherish these photos forever is an understatement. If you are reading this review wondering whether to work with Alyssa... what are you waiting for?! And to Alyssa: thank you, truly, from the bottom of our hearts.

e day ran smoothly. I never felt rushed or stressed out and she kept everyone calm and at ease all day. She made the day feel like it was about celebrating us, not about taking pictures which I loved. Our photos are absolutely stunning and Alyssa is beyond talented :)

ssa knew exactly how to guide us and what shots we should get. She captured every moment beautifully, even moments I didn't realize I would want to look back on and be reminded of. She definitely has an amazing eye for these things and knows how to make you look/feel beautiful on your wedding day, which is something that everyone should feel. Alyssa exceeded all of our expectations, and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding photographer!

to our emails, and got our photos to us in a timely manner. On our wedding day, Alyssa orchestrated everything flawlessly. She coordinated everyone for photos without being intrusive and kept everyone on schedule due to her organization and planned vision for photos at the area surrounding our venue. We could not recommend Alyssa more!!

se her for my big day. And, I am SO glad I did. Alyssa was a dream to work with, communicating every step of the way, making sure she knew what we were looking for from our pictures, and relieving any anxieties we had. The day of, she was so easy to get along with, making us both comfortable in front of the camera, she was on top of everything from start to finish, and kept us on schedule all day. She was the perfect balance of flexible and composed - kindly instructing, us, our family, and our bridal party while also leaving room for changes in schedule, organic ideas for pictures, etc. We got our pictures back quickly and they are more than we could have ever asked for. Alyssa beautifully captured our day and delivered a gallery of pictures that we will cherish forever. 10/10 would book Alyssa again!!

hotos and are still amazed at how wonderfully she captured our day!!

navigate all aspects of their wedding experience and was super helpful with guiding us through timeline planning and other logistical questions. She also faced crazy weather at both our engagement session when a big thunderstorm swept in (which she did generously offer to reschedule if we needed to) and our January wedding day, which ended up being a high of like 5 degrees. We also absolutely loved Stacy, our second shooter on our wedding day! I could not recommend Alyssa more if you're looking for a wedding photographer.

lso made us feel so comfortable, as photos can be awkward, but we honestly had a great time! She was able to capture some candid photos of us, and even our high energy dog :) I cried when we got our engagement photos back and knew our wedding photos would be exceptional….and they were!! Alyssa was so kind and coordinated everything so well with all the other vendors! I will cherish our photos forever and would 1000% recommend her for your photography needs.

el instantly at ease, which is clearly seen in our photos. Alyssa was so professional, communicative, and fun to work with through the entire process. Her work is stunning and we could not be happier with the memories she captured. If you want a seamless, enjoyable, and relaxed wedding day, ensure Alyssa is your photographer!

re so happy with our photos, and she made a huge part of our wedding absolutely stress free. Thank you so much, Alyssa!

e of our wedding day. She made our wedding parties feel at ease and we never felt rushed or stressed about getting photos done. Her editing is beautiful and the photos look natural and not over-edited. I am thrilled with all of our photos and she captured every important moment. I am so grateful and would highly recommend her!

icative and responsive each time I needed to chat about details and she made us feel so at ease helping us pose and making sure every detail was in place to make the photos perfect! On top of being so insanely talented, she is so genuinely kind. We cannot recommend Alyssa enough!

was exactly what we were wanting and decided to go with her. She started with our engagement photos and she was so incredibly easy to work with and made two non photogenic people look amazing. She knows how to capture genuine emotions and made sure to include what we wanted in our session. We recently received our wedding photos and are so impressed with how beautiful everything turned out. Alyssa made sure we got all of the important details captured and made getting our professional photos taken a priority of the day. All of our friends and family cannot stop talking about how beautiful our gallery is. She is so sweet, down to earth and definitely puts her heart and soul into her work. We cannot recommend her enough to anyone!!! Jilly & Alex

nd easy to communicate with during the planning process, was so fun to work with and kept the timeline moving at a great pace on the wedding day. She also has a very calm, but still commanding demeanor which I think is important when it comes to any wedding vendor. Not only that, but her work is incredible. We love our engagement photos so much and can't wait to see the wedding photos. Work with Alyssa if you can!!

el so comfortable in front if the camera every time! From engagement to every detail the day off she captured our love perfectly. We are blown away with our photos & so lucky we get to cherish our memories through these photos forever!

ing in Vail, CO, and Alyssa was PERFECT. Her personality is the ideal mix of easy going and super organized. She was proactive in her planning with me and most important, we absolutely LOVE our wedding photos. Do not hesitate to book Alyssa for your upcoming wedding!

h an amazing part of the last year and a half! Alyssa took our engagement pictures, my boudoir photos, and of course our wedding pictures. She was nothing short of incredible to work with at every instance. She's so responsive. She is so incredibly easy to work with and pose in front of. She is kind and my husband and I feel so incredibly lucky to have worked with her. Her talent is unreal. We will cherish the photos she's given us for the rest of our lives. I can't thank her enough and I can't recommend her highly enough! She's amazing!

unication was on point and the whole process was incredible. We are so happy to have these photos forever!

sponsive beforehand, and came to our shoot with plenty of ideas on spots to take photos in! The poses she placed us in were super natural and flattering for both of us. Our engagement photos are SO dreamy, and we've already been getting so many compliments on how gorgeous they turned out. If we were having our wedding in Colorado, having her shoot this as well would've been a no-brainer. Hire her!!!

e and have been so impressed with what we have seen. Alyssa gives directions and keeps the photos moving quickly, which allowed us to really enjoy our day and not overthink how we were posing. She takes a perfect mix of posed and natural photos and truly captures the pure emotions felt on our big day. Allow we have not received our full portfolio yet, she shared a handful of photos a few days after the wedding which was so fun! I would not hesitate to book Alyssa for your wedding!

what she was doing! She has a friendly and even keeled demeanor, which made me feel so at ease on my wedding day! Not only were my photos GORGEOUS, but she even provided me with my full gallery much sooner than expected! She provides an great array of shots and even though my wedding suffered some delays due to transportation issues with the venue, Alyssa stepped in like a total pro and made sure I got all of my must have shots and more. All the feedback I received from friends and family has been nothing but the highest compliments! Hire Alyssa now for your wedding! You will not regret it :)

gement session so easy and made sure we were able to do it in our favorite place. Me and my now husband are not photo people but Alyssa made it very comfortable and knew how to pose us so the photos were beautiful!! Communication was super easy between us and that made planning so much easier. Alyssa was super professional and friendly, it just made me and my husband feel calm during photos and allowed us to have a good time!! The best decision we made was having Alyssa as our engagement and wedding day photographer!! We highly recommend ☺️

o great at directing us and making sure everyone felt super comfortable in front of the camera too. She captured so many special moments for us and did an amazing job capturing the happiness we felt throughout the whole day. HIGHLY recommend Alyssa - thank you for being the best photographer we could have asked for!!

hthearted through all the photos! I love that before the wedding Alyssa sends out a form to get absolutely all the details of the "must have photos" from family photos, to bridal party to couple portraits. The photos are drop dead gorgeous and I cannot stop looking at them!! Another thing I loved was that she asked for the names of everyone in each picture so on the day of the wedding she can easily call out who needs to be in what photo, this kept the family pictures quick and productive! THANK YOU ALYSSA!!

ple and Alyssa was ready to go explore the mountain side with us during our engagement photos and brave the freezing cold, 20 degree with wind, during our outdoor wedding ceremony. She is quick to respond to all of our questions and came up with a day of schedule to help us get all the photos we wanted. We got a sneak peak of our wedding photos shortly after the big day and are so in love with them. We cannot wait to see them all soon. We would highly recommend Alyssa for any photography needs you may have!

ur wishes. She took so many beautiful shots of our friends and family celebrating our day with us. Definitely recommend her!! :)

tos we were met with freezing temperatures, and never once did Alyssa quit on us! She let us make the call on when we were ready to be done! For our wedding, we drug Alyssa along for a snowy January day, and she knocked the photos out of the park! She captured the day perfectly, and there wasn't a detail not documented. My biggest request was for the candid, in the moment photos of not just the bridal party, but of our guests and family and she did not disappoint. Everyone has loved looking through our photos and feeling like they were there all over again!

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ent off of Alyssa's reviews and I am so glad that I did. I knew she was a perfect fit after our first message! She is so easy going and a dream to work with. We are so in love with our photos (both engagement and wedding photos). She made our day seamless, our pictures timeless, and we would choose to use her over and over again.