5 out of 5 stars and 50 reviews Best of Weddings (4x).
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(50)Missouri, Destination, Colorado and Arizona
About this vendor
Awarded Best of Weddings and Hall of Fame winner by theKnot! Nationally recognized, published photographer, Amanda's approach is natural, authentic and full of life. Her signature sun-kissed style is reflected in her photographs. She approaches weddings in an intimate way, capturing your unique personality and beauty for family to cherish for years. Everyone wants to have fun on their wedding day, Amanda allows you to be in the moment all day while she handles the all the details.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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Amanda was an excellent investment for our wedding. We had a circumstance where we had to quickly find a new photographer only a month before our wedding. Amanda stepped in quickly...
and was willing to accomodate our budget to make our day the best. She was kind, respectful, and knowledgeable in how to get the best photographs. We advised Amanda that we had a family member who was struggling with cancer and passed away shortly after our wedding. Amanda took amazing photographs of our family member and turned our wedding photographs around within a few weeks after our wedding, so that we could use the photographs at the funeral. It is clear that this is not just a job for Amanda. She cares deeply about her brides, and is dedicated to making sure to capture the special moments they can cherish forever. I cannot recommend Amanda enough.
We found Amanda from our venue's preferred vendor list. After checking out her website and talking to her, I knew she was the perfect fit for us! Our engagement photos are STUNNING...
and we can't wait to see our wedding photos! Not only is she a great photographer, she gives great advice during your big day and makes you super comfortable in front of the camera! We had a blast working with Amanda and Shelby at our wedding!
After searching high and low for the perfect wedding photographer, my mom found Amanda’s website. After looking at her work, I knew she was exactly who I wanted to photograph our w...
edding. The engagement photos she took for us were stunning. On our wedding she was so easy to work with. One of the groomsmen even mentioned how he enjoyed taking pictures with Amanda after a bad experience with another photographer at a different wedding he had been in. Amanda is an expert at what she does and knows exactly how to get the shot she needs. We are so excited to see how our wedding photos turn out. We would highly recommend Amanda to any couple looking for a photographer!
We were fortunate to connect with Amanda after our engagement and met with her to get our engagement photos done. We were thrilled with how our engagement photos came out, and love...
d her ability to make us feel comfortable while taking pictures. Nothing changed on our wedding day as Amanda and her staff were always a step ahead of us and very professional in every way. She was very personable throughout all of our communications, and we can not thank her enough for staying patient with our large wedding party. Highly recommend Amanda and her staff, and can’t wait to see how all of our pictures turn out!
Amanda is amazing! After our first call, I knew she was exactly who we wanted to work with. She was super professional, but also super easy to connect with. I never felt ignored an...
d always felt comfortable! My husband definitely appreciated her professionalism and quality of work, too! We loved all of our photos. We wanted a classic photographer and she delivered! I also appreciated her willingness to work with us day of on some last minute changes. I highly recommend her!
Amanda Forbes is an outstanding choice for your wedding day photographer. Our daughter hired her from St. Louis (where she lives). She flew up to our wedding in Iowa early. She ...
had the property scouted and a plan for both our rehearsal day and our wedding day. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous! She didn’t miss a moment! She is simply the best choice!
Amanda was absolutely the best to work with throughout our wedding process. Whether it was the engagement photos or photos on our special day, the quality and professionalism was o...
utstanding. I can not recommend Amanda enough!
Amanda takes the most stunning pictures and is very organized and thorough.
Amanda Forbes did a great job on both our engagement and wedding day photos! We were very happy with her organization, communication throughout the entire process, and loved the qu...
ality of our photos. The wedding day can be extremely hectic and it was a sigh of relief to have someone there to help structure the timeline, yet still capture all of the candid moments. Amanda was able to get our pictures back to us very quickly and even had a personalized reveal party which took a lot of time and effort. Thank you, Amanda!!
Amanda was incredible! Her photography is a amazing but that’s not all, her contacts within the wedding industry in the region were a life saver, literally. Our 1960s Bentley get...
away car broke down the night before but Amanda knew all the right ppl to call in a favor to save the day. She’s great and you will not regret choosing her to capture the moment on your special day.
Amanda is amazing and so is her work! She is kind, professional, and extremely easy to work with! As the bride, she made all of my wedding day dreams come true! I I will cherish ou...
r photos forever! We will absolutely be using her in the future for more photo shoots!
Amanda was an amazing wedding photographer! She is so organized and ready for anything. Amanda makes you feel so comfortable while you are taking pictures. Each bride is a new adve...
nture for her. Her photographs are STUNNING. She is highly recommended by me!
Amanda had done a few of our close friends weddings and was an obvious no brainer to have her do our wedding and engagement photos! She knows how to make any awkward photo look ama...
zing! She also knows how to get us to laugh while doing the photos to prevent the notorious fake smiles with any photo session. Amanda always has a back up plan as we experienced with a friend's wedding (party bus broke down and bride's bouquet broke). Amanda quickly was able to fix both problems and create a new bouquet for the bride that was gorgeous!
Amanda photographed our engagement session as well as our wedding. We have nothing but great things to say about Amanda. From the start she made feel so comfortable. Our engagem...
ent pictures were perfect, and we can't wait to see our wedding photos! Our wedding day went off without a hitch due to her organization, professionalism, great assistant, and her custom schedule! I would recommend Amanda to anyone!
We got married on April, 2018. Of all the decisions we had to make, hiring Amanda as our photographer was the most important, and was simply the best.
Amanda is clearly talented. ...
We did our engagement session with her and immediately fell in love with the photos. We wanted classic elegance, and that is exactly what we got. Her photos are classic, simple, but so gorgeous. She always goes out of her way to get the perfect shot, and they usually come out pretty incredible.
We love Amanda not only because her photos are amazing, but because she is a wonderful human being who loves what she does. She is incredibly detailed, accommodating, but is also great at getting to know you so that your photos reflect your style. She worked with us and we made a detailed outline the month prior to the wedding that proved to be incredibly helpful. It allowed us to do everything we wanted yet it was so flexible that we got to enjoy our wedding completely. It was like we had a wedding planner the whole day! She also made phone calls to get us our Bentley when we rented this car a year ago and it broke down the day of the rehearsal dinner. She is someone wonderful to have on the most amazing, but stressful day of your life.
We absolutely love our wedding photos. A perfect day captured so perfectly.
Amanda was awesome. Like most other guys, photos are not the thing I looked most forward to during the wedding. But Amanda made it easy and natural. She was able to handle my groom...
smen, which was no easy task. Overall, I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great photographer.
Amanda was amazing! Prior to getting married I was worried about getting a photographer that I knew nothing about. I read her reviews and she was recommended by someone I knew, but...
I was still cautious. I wanted a better photographer than all my friends had at their weddings, which meant hiring a photographer that I hadn't worked with yet, and Amanda by far exceeded my expectations! She was helpful every step of the way, including planning. It was invaluable to have a photographer that was as invested in my wedding as I was. She helped me create a realistic timeline that I shared with all of my other vendors (videographer, DJ, etc.). Photos were the most important thing to me and Amanda captured every perfect memory.
We were so happy that we chose Amanda Forbes to be our wedding photographer! I knew immediately from our conversation that she was going to be a great match for what we were lookin...
g for. She listened to what we wanted captured and helped us plan a timeline for the day of that coordinated perfectly with the videographer that we had selected. On our wedding day, she showed up with two assistants. They worked together great and covered everything.. from bride and groom getting ready pictures to pictures of the decorations to our sparkler send off. I didn’t even notice when they were around taking pictures except for our group shots, which allowed for more candid shots! Amanda had our pictures edited in a timely manner and she has couples come to her house to view the pictures and order prints/albums. She even puts together a slide show for couples to watch. It was really special to get to relive our wedding day! The photos she took lived up to our high expectations and we are thrilled with them! We would highly recommend Amanda to anyone that is getting married! She was wonderful!
My daughter's wedding day was 10/06/2017. My daughter selected Amanda Forbes photography to cover the special event. My wife and I were extremely pleased with Amanda Forbes photo...
graphy. The professional attitude and direction from Amanda Forbes photography made our daughter's wedding day even more special than it already was. A big "THANK YOU" to Amanda Forbes photography.
Thank you Amanda for helping make my daughter's wedding a wonderful experience! You are so talented and creative and you put everyone at ease!
I highly recommend you to anyone! Th...
ank you for all the beautiful memories you captured!!!!
Amanda is fantastic! We had a wonderful experience shooting our engagement pictures with her. She made us both feel so comfortable and captured exactly what we wanted! The picture...
s turned out even better than we ever could have imagined and I'm so happy with them! I can't wait until our wedding to get those pictures as well!
Amanda did an absolutely incredible job photographing our wedding. She was amazing to work with throughout the whole process, and was always easy to reach and willing to help out i...
n any way she could. The pictures she took on our wedding day were exactly what I had wanted we had wanted. She was really able to capture the emotions of the day in such a natural way. I can't say enough good things about her. Can't wait to get our wedding album and share it with our family and friends. I would definitely recommend Amanda to anyone I know. You will not be disappointed with your decision.
We had a great experience with Amanda! She fit right in from the start! She was already taking pictures before I showed up to the church and was very natural capturing the moments ...
we will look back on forever! She was very easy to work with getting pictures of the bridal party, even brought mosquitoe repellent!! During the reception we would have never known she was there as she fit right in with the guests and got exceptional candids of all the guests and bridal party! We really appreciated her professionalism with the picture reveal as well! We had a great experience and would highly recommend Amanda to everyone!
Amanda was the most amazing wedding photographer and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for theirs! Not only were the photos beautiful but she and her team were the per...
fect people to be with the day of. She was prepared with umbrellas, bug repellent (and the essential oil version so it didn't smell!), and were so professional dealing with our very large wedding party and our families. My mom and I both remarked how lucky we were to have chosen Amanda the day of the wedding and we're so grateful to have her photos the rest of our lives!
Amanda was absolutely amazing! From our engagement photo session to our wedding day, she made us feel like we were her only clients. She was an incredible calming force on our wedd...
ing day and helped to make our day perfect. She went beyond her role as a photographer and helped make sure everything was perfect. We recently had our photo reveal and I couldn't be happier with her work! Amanda is an absolute pleasure to work with and we hope to work with her again in the future!
From our very first phone call, I felt like Amanda and I clicked. We talked about my vision for our wedding for 45 minutes, and from there the rest was history. She did a great job...
with our engagement pictures, and then when we sat down to get our wedding photos I about died. Not only did Amanda make my husband and I feel comfortable on our wedding day, but she also brought out fun sides in our entire wedding party. I feel so lucky that I will have these amazing pictures to look at for the rest of my life!
It's hard to put into words how wonderful Amanda truly is. She was/is extremely accommodating, easy to work with, & completely understanding to our needs and desires for our wedd...
ing photos. I've always loved her pictures & just knew that she was the right person to capture our beautiful day.
My husband and I knew that our photographer was going to be one of the most important vendors we hired for our wedding and we both had a specific vision of what we wanted our photo...
s to be like. Amanda delivered on every aspect of that vision. She is an amazing artist, knowledgeable about photography, and also a professional business owner. She hiked a mile uphill on rocks in ballet flats just to capture the photo we wanted for our engagement session, she came prepared for the wedding by bringing water and Gatorade to keep us hydrated, and even had a quick fix for getting a lipstick stain off a shirt collar. She makes you feel like you are her only clients, and we would recommend her ten times over.
The photos were beautiful!! I have used Amanda many times now and will again.
Amanda was perfect and on time.
My son's wedding was captured incredibly in Amanda's photographs. She was unobtrusive during the ceremony, but still managed to take the photos we requested. Her demeanor was pro...
fessional, while at the same time put everyone at ease, which showed in the all the photographs. I would and have recommended Amanda without reservation to anyone looking for a photographer. Once she is on the job, you can focus on other aspects of your wedding, because you can rest assured that Amanda will deliver.
One of the most important decisions a bride-to-be has to make prior to the wedding is choosing a photographer. We knew our wedding day was going to be special, and we wanted a phot...
ographer who we trusted in capturing all those memorable moments. Over a year after that unforgettable day, my husband and I still remark how fantastic of a job Amanda did. From the beginning, her professionalism made it really easy for us to enjoy the day rather than stress out over all the subtleties. She met up with me numerous times before the wedding to discuss plans and highlights that we had to have captured on film.Of course, not everything went as planned, but Amanda was able to adapt to our needs seamlessly. Our photos exceeded everything we had hoped! They are so beautiful and captured every special moment of the day (some we never even experienced ourselves until viewing photos of the day )! Two weeks after our wedding, my father-in law passed unexpectedly. He was my husband's everything! Upon hearing the news, Amanda sent several photos to us to be used as needed for the upcoming service. Her photos were so true and genuine that one of them was chosen for the prayer card and the others utilized on the visitation photo boards. We are so grateful for Amanda and the individual moments she was able to capture, as unbeknownst to us were not only one of the best days of our lives but also some of my father-in-laws last moments spent with us! We will cherish these moments always.
My wife and I decided to get married in June. As luck would have it, we got to experience one of the hottest days of the summer and to make matters worse, the air conditioning in t...
he church didn't work; it was 100 degrees on the altar.
All I wanted to do was take a cold show and lay down for a bit, but thankfully we had Amanda. Regardless of how much I whined and complained, Amanda was there to keep us on track and as a result our pictures are better than we could have ever imagined. She had a plan, she had an amazing vision and we will never be able to thank her enough. Would recommend her to anyone and everyone!
We hired Amanda as our wedding photographer and were so thrilled with the photos that she has continued on to be our family photographer and even newborn photographer as our family...
grew. I remember when we sat down to go through the wedding time line I was very impressed with Amanda's attention to detail - going through every conceivable picture we might want and creating a checklist so nothing was forgotten during the stress of our big day. With divorced parents on both sides we found this extremely helpful to ensure that the family portraits were all captured. More importantly to me were the candid photos she captured - us laughing during the toasts and pictures of our family watching the ceremony. These are forever priceless to me. Like I said, we loved her so much we keep coming back twice a year to capture our family as it grows!
From the very beginning, I felt at ease working Amanda. She was very detail oriented throughout the planning process and on our actual wedding day. During all of the preparation, s...
he did a great job of listening to exactly what we wanted and then provided her professional expertise on how we could best achieve that. The combination of her amazing creative eye and great listening skills left us with some beautiful images that perfectly captured some of our favorite memories with our family and friends on our wedding day.
Where do I begin? Not only was Amanda the most pleasant and sweet woman to work with, but the shots she captured were simply breathtaking. After sharing my photos with friends, I ...
had multiple people tell me Amanda truly had a knack for capturing candid shots - the shots that really helped bring back every memory from our special day! Every picture was so vibrant and full of life and it was astounding to see how she captured so many people's genuine smiles and happiness from the day. Every picture brings a smile to my face and I feel truly lucky to have found her!
Amanda did an amazing job capturing the moments of our day! She was great to work with and she helped keep the day on track.We were having difficulty bustling my dress and she ste...
pped right in and helped with that even. I would definitely recommend her!
Amanda was the perfect photographer! She expertly captured every detail of my wedding with such beauty and perfection. I am so blessed to have such incredible photos to treasure ...
for years to come!
Amanda and her assistant for the day were amazing. We got married on a very hot day and all we wanted todo was be indoors but thankfully Amanda was persistent and we now have some ...
of the most amazing pictures for the rest of our lives together. Amanda was responsive from the beginning and so helpful with the timeline for the day of! She is extremely professional and easy to work with, would definitely hire her all over again!
Amanda Forbes is a phenomenal photographer. She is professional and always knew just what to do to get the best shot. Most of the time we were totally unaware of her presence becau...
se she just blended in with family. The entire time she was working and that was the entire day. She was generous with her time and always was thinking ahead to the next great photo. We loved that she was low-key and so pleasant to work with and her experience really showed. She had a natural intuition about the whole process. And from start to finish, she was such a delight to work with. She's extremely thoughtful and aware, and she has natural eye for how things should flow and come together. She worked with our videographer with an organized and proffessional approach. She even stepped up to the plate and helped with things that were not even photography related. We had a little issue with the bride's dress in the final hour. She calmly walked up, put her camera down, stepped in and resolved the problem. She is sweet and works with a sense of calm.
Selecting a photographer is such an important piece of the process, and we trusted her 100% expertese from the start. Amanda also has excellent communcation skills. If we needed to reach her, and weather we texted, called, or emailed her she responded immediately. The entire experience is like a puzzle and each piece must fit perfectly for it to work. Amanda compleated our puzzle perfectly and helped throughout the process to make the other pieces fit as well. She was a totally stress-free photographer to work with, and more than that, she was a delight!
Not only did she make the day lovely for us, the end result was amazingly beautiful photographs that will be cherished for the rest of our lives.
While I can't remember the price we paid for I do know she is worth every penny, and we can't wait to use her when it's time for our family pictures and maternity shots for my daughterr! I highly reccommend her to anyone who wants the best!
From start to finish Amanda was a fabulous part of my daughter's wedding. She is creative, organized, prompt,and extremely talented with her lens. Her reputation is impeccable an...
d she deserves every accolade that is bestowed upon her. Amanda took my daughter's engagement photos, boudoir groom gift photos,and wedding photos. She is able to capture emotion and the essence of the moment skillfully and beautifully. Picking the right photographer for your wedding day is extremely important. Amanda is able to wrap up the entire experience and deliver a package that lasts a lifetime.
Amanda is a real professional. She brought energy, life, sincerity, class, and a part of the family feel we delightfully enjoyed.
Everyone enjoyed Amanda. She did a fantasti...
c job on our wedding pictures.
Amanda was so much fun to work with and made taking the pictures fun, relaxing, and exciting. We feel very fortunate to have had such a talented photographer capture our day.
Amanda is very fun to work and have a great eye for detail. She makes posing for pictures fun and relaxing. We are so proud to have had capture our big day. Amanda has a gift tha...
t shows greatly through her photography.
Amanda was absolutely amazing. She was like a personal wedding planner on the day of the wedding. I didn't have to lift a finger. She managed the day and even caught an issue with ...
the cake not showing up. She called the baker and took care of it before we even noticed. The images she created were beyond amazing. They were so good that I had to have a parent album, something I didn't think I wanted at the beginning of the process. After the wedding she took time to walk through the images with the whole family. We cried tears of joy seeing the images for the first time. I am going to miss Amanda, I cannot wait for my first grandbaby so we can hire her again!!- The mother of the bride
Our wedding day, like any other, was hectic, chaotic and overwhelming. Thankfully Amanda was there to help us through. Not only did she take amazing pictures, she made us feel at ...
ease and confident that our day would be special. Amanda was more than just a photographer for us, she made sure schedules were met and that we were able to enjoy each other on our special day. My wife and I cannot say how happy we were not only with the beautiful pictures but with everything else that she did to ensure our day was everything we hoped it would be.
Amanda and her assistant did a FABULOUS job at my wedding ceremony and reception. Thr pictures turned out absolutely gorgeous and captured a range of precious moments (like our 6-...
year-old nephew taking a nap after dinner!). On top of that, Amanda and her assistant were amazingly kind and patient, even when my bridal party and I were running behind schedule. Literally nothing negative to say. So worth it!
Amanda Forbes was the best wedding photographer I could have ever asked for. She listened to what my husband and I wanted, put her flare on it and we were blown away by her photos...
. We actually love her so much that she continues to be our family photographer and has done all of our maternity, infant, and family photos. We absolutely love working with Amanda and recommend her to everyone we know. She has an exceptional eye for taking what feels like nothing and making it breathtaking. We will continue to use her as our photographer for years to come!
We absolutely loved our experience with Amanda! From the start you could tell she was so extremely professional and she knew what she was doing. She went above and beyond to listen...
to ALL of my worries and helped me find a wedding planner and even offered alternatives to the ever popular photo booths that were all booked for our day. Once we saw our photos we couldn't have been happier. She managed to capture every moment of our day, and the album she created was the perfect mix of pictures to bring me back as I look through. Thanks Amanda!!
My husband Chris and I had a destination wedding. There were so many wonderful, special moments that day…and Amanda captured every one of them. She was everywhere, and yet she was ...
nowhere. She was able to capture so many special moments, but she was never in the way. So, she was able to get our genuine, candid interactions with each other and our loved ones.
One of my favorite surprises and moments from our wedding day was when we got to the ranch and Amanda had arranged with the owners to allow us to take one of the horses out into the field for our pictures. My dream come true! I told Amanda that I would love to get pictures with a horse and she made it happen! I was shocked that she went out of her way to surprise me!
Amanda is just as compassionate as she is talented. She handled our families with ease during family photographs and even had nuts on hand and reminded me to eat! She is a gem, and it was our pleasure to work with her!
Andrea & Chris White
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