AMW Studios

rday and Sunday and ultimately suggesting the final proposal site. She was selfless with her time and energy, highly professional and engaging, and an absolute joy to be around. Her dedication to creating the perfect proposal and photographs for us made the engagement as spectacular as could be. Additionally, her kind nature helped us to feel relaxed and truly enjoy our photo session. My fiancé and I are incredible grateful for all that she did to make our engagement so special! Our engagement would not have been as wonderful without her!

efore she is booked up for the upcoming wedding season. And don’t waste time reading any further. However, if you need absolutely need convincing, read on. Little on my background… I have done a bit of wedding photography myself, and worked for a summer as a contract photographer for my local newspaper. Therefore, I am some exposure to paid photography works. My top two initial factors as I began my search are 1) fit my budget and 2) have shot ethnic weddings before as my wife and I are Chinese. Cultural sensitivity is an important factor if you will involve foreign traditions in your wedding. Once I found out Ariel met those 2 conditions, I scheduled an interview with Ariel in Asheville. Perhaps the most important factor on deciding on your wedding photographer is to see if you can build a rapport with him or her. We had a great chat at a coffee shop for about an hour and discussed the basic details of our wedding. In fact, she did so well on her interview we decided to cancel the other scheduled interviews in the upcoming weeks and hired her right away! On one other detail, if you decided to involve dogs in your engagement shoot or wedding day, Ariel loves dogs and works well with them (just don’t know about her affinity to cats so I can’t speak on that matter). Onto the wedding day… Her demeanor was extremely professional and saintly patient with (arguably) demanding wedding guests. She is also highly creative on getting the most beauty out of the wedding venue. Above all, she has delivered us wedding photos that our loved ones and us will treasure for the rest of our lives.

wanted to take advantage of the fall in Asheville and set out to find a photographer available at very short notice. We were so lucky to find Matt and Ariel. They did such an incredible job with the engagement pictures that we asked them to travel to NYC for the wedding. I have to say that as the wedding came closer and I started to freak out in my head, I started to worry about all the worse case scenarios and started to think that maybe I should have gotten a NYC photographer because the whole feel of my wedding was NYC, the skyline, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Grand Central terminal, and The Plaza Hotel. I wanted to capture it all and I worried that maybe they would not be able to since they are not newyorker. Well I could not have been more wrong!!! Matt and Ariel did their homework and they have an amazing eye and incredible talent. We have hundreds and hundreds of pictures and one is more beautiful than the other. Everyone that has looked at them says they are the best pictures they have ever seen. Literally all of our friends want to AMW Studios. Their price was more than fair and there pictures are invaluable. We also had a super fun time with them. They are so funny and easy going. I could write a whole book of praises for this team but the bottomline is, if you want to have THE BEST pictures ever!! you have to go with them there's just no one better. I want to give them 10 stars!!

got all of our pictures done which was a challenge! I have no words for how amazing they were! I would recommend them to everybody! My family is still discussing how fun they were to work with and how awesome the pictures were. I love them, please use them, you won't be disappointed!!

work of art, and I have gotten so many compliments on them. I also received numerous compliments from my wedding party and guests saying how great the photographers were that day. Their expertise in wedding photography was so helpful, and they have such a great eye for photography. I was very particular about what photographer I chose, coming from a graphic design background, but I couldn't be more pleased!

hey approach their clients with a laid-back, yet professional attitude and make an effort to learn about the couple. They completely understood what we were looking for and gave us complete confidence in their ability to deliver. On the day of the wedding, though we had only met them in person once, Matt and Ariel fit right in. They arrived while we were getting ready and started right away with detail and getting ready shots. They were very good at directing people and keeping us on schedule. They stayed late into the evening. They never felt like they were in the way. At times I almost forgot they were there, and yet they were right there the moment I realized I wanted a picture with by childhood friends. Most importantly, their photographs are beautiful. They were able to capture all the happiness of our wedding day. We are thrilled with our choice to work with AMW Studios.

eir incredible photographic talent gave us the greatest gift from our wedding - pictures that I can't wait to display for a lifetime.

; our ceremony photos are full of emotion, we have wonderful shots of our guests dancing, and they didn't take us away from the party for any more time than was necessary. I was really impressed with how hard they both worked all day, even when it was really hot on the dance floor! I've been looking through the photos every day since they were posted. Also, AMW makes it very easy to view and order photos online for your guests - it's been great to share the online proofing gallery with friends rather than have to upload all the photos myself to share them. We would very, very highly recommend AMW Studios!

asure to work with. They are very responsive, answered all of our questions, and did whatever they could to make the process easy and stress free for us. Their style is unobtrusive yet they manage to capture every detail beautifully. And the end product is outstanding! They make every effort to get to know their clients well before the big day to ensure that they deliver the perfect product. I cannot say enough about how utterly fantastic they are! Choosing to work with Ariel & Matt was by far the best planning decision we made.

creativity they express as they capture the fullness of the loving relationships of those involved. From accoutrements to formals, from engagement through weddings/receptions to "trash the dress," Matt and Ariel are skilled professionals and wonderful artists who present a great photographic expression of how it feels to be in love and some very significant moments in the journey of commitment. From some of the intimate and personal moments to the seriousness and delight of the ceremonies and celebrations, their photographs show an incredible range of emotion. They show us the solemn and the playful. Clearly they take the time to know their clients and appear to both connect with and serve them so well. They capture the heart of love. I am delighted to know them and celebrate their work.

table working with them and were thrilled with the quality of photos we received. Matt and Ariel were willing to work within our budget without compromising quality. Now that we've witnessed their skills and service first hand, we would happily hire them again at twice the price! Just as important as their photographic skills (which are excellent), they are an absolute joy to work with. We felt like we had another set of friends at our wedding!

ul Mexico. From the very begining, they were both a breathe of fresh air! Matt and Ariel's friendly attitude and professionalism were second to none, and the way they approached their work created a piece of mind that was reassuring to all. The joke with my wife and I was that even if the pictures came out bad (which of course they were beyond phenominal) they were the best part of our wedding! Having Ariel spend quality time with the girls getting ready and Matt with the guys was perfect. They were both funny and worked so well together! Trash the dress was GREAT! it was a little chilly that morning at sunrise and we were both so surprised when tiny Ariel (and Matt) got in the water with us and were just as wet as we were by the end of the shoot! Our wedding was wonderful and all the better because of Matt and Ariel's hard work and dedication. We definitely made the right decision choosing Matt and Ariel and are forever grateful to them for their service!

and we are excited to see what they come up with for our wedding next june!

lesley. Right before I left, I knew AMW photo- which is compound by a young couple-Ariel & Matt; were the perfect match for my daughter- Nicole & husband to be- Adam's destination wedding, in Riviera Maya,Cancun MX. Nicole is one of the picky ones. I knew it was going to be hard to find her a match. They clicked right away, lots of chemistry with Ariel & Matt, they met via phone, email, skype, due to Nicole & Adam living in NC. Ariel & Matt were Super professional. During the 8 days we spent together in Cancun they didn't rest one single bid, they were taking shots at all times. Every move was important for them; even the one when a crab was crawling on the sand, closed to me- at the beach during the reception and almost gave me a heart attack. AMW photo is Superb. I will recommend it to anyone. I did for my daughter's wedding. We are very proud; and GRATEFUL for their work, dedication, and professionalism. AMW is for sure, Number ONE in professional Photography.

re gorgeous, true works of art. I love showing them off! They really captured so many nuances, and produced an exquisite album of my family at our best. Thanks, Ariel and Matt, for bringing your artistic vision and professionalism to my special day!

chose the package that included both of them, which was the right decision. because we were able to get multiple points of view in our pics. we felt so comfortable with them. they put us right at ease, and we laughed a lot with them throughout the formals. after that, the only time we ever knew they were there was when there were moments like the cake cutting or something that was a more formal moment. we (and everybody we showed) are thrilled with the pictures. so many of them look like they could be in a magazine...but they were still able to capture the personal side, which was so important to us. we just got through putting our album together, and they have been great to work with. they did a mock up (which was extremely helpful) of a first draft and have been extremely patient with and open to our changes. one final thing -- since we were out of town, we didn't have time to do our engagement session in boston. they called and let us know that they were on a 4th of july weekend in philly and asked if we wanted to do the engagement session since they were going to be in town. we spent a wonderful day with them and got some fabulous photographs from it! we would recommend Matt and Ariel in a heartbeat!

ey are taking so many pictures. They made sure to not only capture us and our big day but all our family and friends, I re live the day every time I look at the pictures. We will definitely use them again....renewal of vows ;-)

he wedding details beautifully. Matt and Ariel were also wonderful to work with leading up to and just after the wedding as they are quick to respond to emails and phone calls. Highly recommended!

mum. Additionally, our wedding venue was somewhat out of the ordinary and they adjusted to accommodations and managed to photograph amazing pictures that captured every moment and every emotion.

standard wedding pics. On our wedding day we did not feel like they were in our face. Before I could say, did you get a picture of that, they already had! Our family and friends loved them. I would have another wedding just to have them photograph it.