5 out of 5 stars and 94 reviews
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(94)All of Northern California, San Francisco, Napa, Oakland
About this vendor
Based out of San Francisco, CA, Amy Carr Photography offers bespoke coverage of weddings and other milestone events. Owner Amy leads a team of talented photographers in helping couples commemorate the authentic emotions of their milestone day. This company is happy to work with couples throughout Northern California in San Francisco, Napa, and Oakland.
Amy's style is unobtrusive yet fun, and is inspired by her years spent working as a photojournalist. It's also influenced by her love of fashion and fine art, giving her a unique perspective on framing and capturing the little details. In addition to leading her expert team at Amy Carr Photography, this industry pro also works as an instructor of photography at the Academy of Art University. If Amy is unavailable for your chosen date, you'll have the opportunity to work with one of the other lead photographers on her team, who can provide a similar look and feel.
Your photography from this company can begin documenting your love story with an engagement photoshoot. They'll be committed to just one event per day, so you can rest assured that you will have their full and undivided attention. On the day itself, you can travel to various locations with your photographer for a variety of backgrounds and settings. An assistant can attend to help and make sure no moment goes unnoticed. Photos from Amy Carr Photography are available in various formats, from keepsake wedding albums to convenient digital files.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- 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
7-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2020.+4 more.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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Our wedding day had unexpected weather, but thanks to Amy, every moment was captured with beauty and grace. Despite the rain, Amy was prepared with back up locations for our weddin...
g photo shoot, adapting to the changing weather conditions (rain, sun, and fog). Her communication was excellent throughout: always clear, prompt, and full of insightful ideas that enhanced our experience. Her patience and flexibility gave us great comfort and ease throughout the whole day.
Amy's photos captured the essence of our day in a way that felt natural and customized to us. Giving her the freedom to express her creativity was the best decision we made; the results were nothing short of delightful surprises, reflecting our personalities and relationship.
On a different occasion (our wedding reception with over 100 people), Amy not only captured the emotions of all of our guests, but also made every one of our guests feel comfortable while taking their pictures. We are eternally grateful for the memories she has preserved and highly recommend her to any couple seeking a photographer who can turn any situation with any group of people into a beautiful, lasting memory.
Amy was fantastic to work with! We did an engagement photo shoot and our wedding with her and loved the photos from both. Neither my husband nor I take many photos so she helped co...
ach us and make us comfortable. She was flexible and captured the joy of the day for us!
Amy is the best! She was recommended by a friend and she did our engagement and wedding photos. Amy was great at blending into the crowd at our wedding while still capturing beauti...
ful moments. We highly recommend her for any photography needs.
We had a great experience working with Amy. She shot our wedding in May of 2023 in Oakland, CA and provided us with a lot of direction while capturing the candid, joyous moments of...
our day. We were thrilled with how our photos turned out and recommend her for your event!
Amy was amazing all around. Amy shot our wedding in July 2022. We told Amy we wanted artistic photos, we didn't want "boring" wedding photos - and she delivered! Our first-look pho...
tos are magazine quality. She also did a great job telling the narrative of the day. We love our photos and have gotten so many compliments on how cool they are.
From our first conversation with Amy we felt like we were in good hands. Amy genuinely felt interested in us. She was easy to communicate with and relaxed, while also being very reliable and accountable. She was unobtrusive during the wedding, she'd slip in and get some great shots without us feeling like we had the paparazzi. Also, right as the ceremony was about to start, our friend who was officiating didn't have audio. Amy noticed this and ran over to find someone to fix it. This was definitely not her job, but we (and our officiant) really appreciated it. Amy made the photography one of the least stressful parts of wedding planning.
The photos are works of art, and also capture us as us. We can't speak highly enough of Amy.
Amy is such a pleasure to work with, and is so tuned in to all the interesting situations and interactions at a wedding; she also has a great eye and takes wonderful shots.
Amy was the perfect choice for our small wedding in July. Before our wedding day, she was very responsive and helpful with the planning process -- creating a photography timeline, ...
must-have shots list, and helping coordinate when and where photos should be taken. On our wedding day, Amy was extremely supportive, kind, and even managed my rowdy family with grace. She followed up with us immediately after the wedding and delivered the photos promptly. The photographs are breathtaking and I am so thankful to have had her for our special day. Thank you for your beautiful work, Amy!
Amy was absolutely wonderful to work with for our engagement shoot and wedding day! She's reliable, organized, and thoughtful, and guided us through the photo sessions with a wonde...
rfully calm demeanor. Her photos are gorgeous -- they really capture the love and affection between the subjects -- and we will cherish them always.
Amy was the perfect choice for my daughter's wedding celebration. Amy really captured the fun evening in her photographs. She was a pleasure to work with.
We have used Amy twice now (engagement + wedding) and are more than pleased with our experience and photos. She is prompt and professional as well as creative and high attention t...
o detail. While having photos taken can feel unnatural for many, Amy gave us tips to keep us relaxed and create natural smiles and positioning. Additionally, my husband is a photographer and during out wedding shoot, he knew we would be pleased with our photos based on her attention to the light (he was also very jealous of her camera lens!). Having said that, he is also very pleased with our final photos. I think his confidence was the highest compliment I can pass on. Thank you Amy!
I can’t stop looking at my photos! My husband and I hired Amy to photograph our October 2021 wedding. We recently received our pictures and I love them. Admittedly, I didn’t want t...
o spend too much time taking photos. Amy respected our request and was able to capture everything we wanted quickly and beautifully so we could enjoy the time with our guests.
Amy is wonderful, talented and professional. We hired her for our wedding June 2020 - which obviously was postponed. In the meantime, I got pregnant so she did a maternity shoot, n...
ewborn shoot and finally our wedding in July 2021. We had a queer witchy wedding and she totally got it and knew how to capture the ceremony without being obtrusive. She was very easy to work with and made us feel very comfortable even though neither of us had much experience being professionally photographed. She is especially talented at capturing light, color and spontaneity. She is not your run of the mill photographer. Hire her if you want photos that beautifully and authentically capture you and your loved ones!
Not only is Amy extremely talented as a photographer, but she also has a wonderful personality and positive, loving attitude. Our wedding photos are absolutely gorgeous, and she di...
d such a wonderful job with organization and giving direction to get the best shots! Amy is truly the best!
Amy was one of the best decisions I made for my wedding. Her vision aligned with mine and it was so easy to be instructed by her. She worked very well with other photographers a...
nd videographers that were hired for my event. The end result was more than I could imagine. I recommend her for any event as she is a true artist and I would hire again!
Amy captured the most beautiful candid moments of our wedding. She gave us great direction and had a positive attitude the entire time. Our schedule was running behind and she agre...
ed to stay an extra half hour to capture the cake cutting which we really appreciated. Not to mention I was a classic Covid bride and had to reschedule with her THREE times, but I received nothing but positive words and support from her. She is a joy to work with, highly recommend.
From our engagement photos to our wedding photos, Amy was a joy to work with. She strikes the perfect balance of spontaneity and structure, knowing when to let special moments run ...
their course and when to provide direction. On our wedding day, she was laughing alongside us and running down to the beach with us to catch the perfect light and sunset. When we saw the final set of photographs, we were impressed with her ability to artistically capture the joy of our wedding day. We’d highly recommend her photography to any couples planning their wedding!
We need more stars, five isn't even close to enough, we need a whole galaxy!
Before we had our first meeting with Amy, we were a bit nervous because you want those perfect weddin...
g photos; and we were afraid that if anything they'd be just "okay" shots. From the time we sat down with her to the time we left, we had absolutely no doubt that we had found the perfect photographer.
The day of our wedding, Amy took the perfect pictures whether they were posed or candid, it didn't matter because each shot was just as beautiful and perfect as the last one. Amy's photos captured all our special moments, frozen in time. We were so lucky to have Amy as part of our wedding.
Highly Recommended. Professional, kind, on-time and very patient. Amy Carr photographed our wedding in Carmel. She is absolutely amazing! She was able to patiently deal with my hus...
bands boisterous self and his friends. I even couldn’t handle them at one point haha. She kept us all on time and made sure we got all the pictures in that we wanted. She is affordable and i can’t wait to see the final pictures :)
Thank you for your amazing work Amy Carr!
Amy was quick to communicate throughout the planning stages, and she was very professional the day of the wedding. She was super patient with corralling our families into their sp...
ots for pictures (and keeping bystanders out of the background), which was no small feat! She was also great at helping my wife and I feel less awkward taking the couples shots. Overall, we were quite pleased with all of the pictures and especially the many great candid shots she managed to capture- we couldn't have asked for a better wedding photographer!
We booked Amy for our wedding and we couldn’t ask for anything more. Preparation is key to a stress free day of the event. She’s easy to work with and she came prepared for the b...
ig event. We didn’t see the pictures till after six weeks so the waiting period seemed too long. But we’re satisfied and happy with the results. Highly recommend her for professional photographs.
Amy was so much fun to work with. She’s efficient and tries to make the process fun for everyone involved. Our photographs are absolutely incredible. She managed to capture a story...
of our day and I could not be happier.
We had a terrific experience working with Amy. The photos came out better than we could have ever imagined. We chose to work with her because we didn't want to have a lot of stiff ...
and boring looking wedding photos that could have been from anyone's wedding, we wanted fun, lively photos that really captured the joy of the moment. Amy did all of that and more. She's incredibly talented at directing groups to move in ways that make people look natural and spontaneous. We would absolutely work with Amy again.
Throughout our engagement shoot and our wedding, Amy kept us on task, came up with creative shots, and was always ready to capture a candid moment. When we had an unexpected schedu...
le crunch in the hour before the ceremony, Amy adapted quickly and made sure we had all the important moments on film. The results were amazing: we've loved going over all the great pictures of us, our family, and our friends.
We loved the professionalism Amy brought to her work and she is clearly extremely talented as a photographer. She was thorough with gathering information ahead of time and has a g...
ood eye for nice shots. Anyone who works will her will not be disappointed!
Amy was a dream to work with! From our first consultation meeting she was excited and made some great suggestions! On the day of my wedding she was so fun and easy to work with! We...
could tell that she was having as much fun as we were! We are really looking forward to seeing the photos in a few weeks!
Amy was wonderful to work with! She was warm, patient, and kind. On wedding day our ring bearer was a little shy taking pictures with everyone and Amy took him under her wing and ...
made him feel special. She has a beautiful way with children and turned what could have been a stressful situation for him into a fun and happy experience.
Not to mention our pictures are out of this world beautiful!!! I am so over the moon for how they turned out. I would recommend her over and over again. Thank you Amy for capturing our love story!
Love,
Lynn and Matthew Skinner
Amy photographed my wedding this past December and I could tell from our first phone calls that she was going to be amazing to work with. She was thorough, more organized than anyo...
ne I know, attuned to cultural sensitivities, and incredibly passionate. She was also so kind and incredibly patient; my family and I felt that she genuinely cared about us and about making our day special.
I was apprehensive about looking natural in photos, but Amy made me feel comfortable and accommodated all of my wishes for poses, locations, etc. She was flexible and worked tirelessly throughout the 8 hours of our wedding day to capture everything.
To top it off, she was incredibly prompt with returning photos, and they did not disappoint. Her photos reflect the magic of the day and the artistry of her work. She really is masterful in her angles and her use of lighting and her selection of places to shoot. I was stunned. Seven months later, my family and I continue to be thankful that we had Amy there to document such a special day and I would wholeheartedly recommend her!
Amy was awesome. She was super responsive via email and wonderful during the wedding. She did not interfere at all and was able to capture LOVELY photos. We are SO happy with the r...
esults!!!
Amy is an amazing photographer! She was very professional, easy to work with and we were super happy with our photos. Amy spent 8 hours with us on our wedding day and provided us w...
ith over 500 beautiful, edited photos. She was very flexible with our schedule and timing and made us and our family and friends feel comfortable and natural when taking all of our wedding photos. HIGHLY recommend Amy if you're looking for a professional, reliable and reasonably priced wedding photographer in the bay.
Amy recently took our wedding photos - she was incredibly easy to work with, understood our vibe, and made us feel totally at ease! She incorporated the outdoor elements (beach, do...
ck, driftwood etc) into beautiful journalistic photos.
Great experience working with Amy for our wedding in San Ramon in early October. Waiting for the final prints from the wedding, but so far our experience in working with her has b...
een great. We hired Amy because of her eye for capturing candid moments and can't wait to see what she captured. She was great to work with on the day of and had a great blend of not being in the way or distracting from any part of the wedding, yet I also knew she was there capturing so much of the activity. She has a great style and demeanor and her personality was really reassuring and calming to me as a bride and the rest of my family (who are large and unruly to manage at times!). I also found Amy's rates and packages extremely reasonable for the Bay Area. As someone who doesn't like to be photographed, Amy had a very good knack for relaxing both my husband and I. Very happy!
We are so thankful to have had Amy as our photographer on our wedding day. She worked in a very timely manner, got along well with all of our guests, and most importantly captured ...
all of the day's most special moments so perfectly. We are in love with our photos and could not be happier with how they turned out!
My wife and I were so blessed to have worked with Amy on one of the most important days of our lives! Amy prepped us with a "menu" of which shots we wanted and how much each packag...
e she was. It was very easy, and a great way to facilitate and plan when we would take photos; and considering how valuable wedding reception time is, this was a godsend. We signed our contract with her right away after we saw this.
Amy was very receptive and communicative about our needs either through email or in emergency situations, by phone. During the ceremony and reception she was there at every important moment covering the wedding, but she was never obtrusive. It's almost like she was never really there but somehow captured all the important shots. We enjoyed her very appropriate documentary style. She also impressively avoided a meltdown with our ring bearer who wasn't cooperating during a shot. Everyone in the wedding party were shocked how fast she turned his face around to keep the photoshoot train moving.
From candid shots to poses, Amy is the photographer you want. Great photos, great rates, great person! Thanks again Amy!
Amy was perfect! She photographed my wedding day and I couldn't have asked for anyone better! She is so easy to work with and was very responsive to any communication prior to the ...
big day. We just got our wedding pictures back and they are so beautiful, I can't stop looking at them! Her work really speaks for itself. She got all the candid shots we were hoping for and was very unobtrusive in doing it. I received compliments from many guests saying what a pleasure Amy was, she even trained my 3-year-old niece to take pictures on cue within 5 minutes of meeting her! I would highly recommend Amy for any pictures you may need, no matter the occasion!
Amy was a dream to work with! She was incredibly responsive leading up to the event and took several phone calls with me beforehand to discuss the logistics and the look and feel o...
f what I was hoping for. She was friendly, outgoing and all of my guests loved her! Not to mention how great she was with my 3 year old nephew/ring bearer who did NOT want his photos taken! She was so sweet to take the time to get him comfortable with her and even let him take a few photos himself to get him warmed up to the camera.
I highly recommend working with Amy!
Amy captured our wedding day with so many amazing photos. She is a fantastic photographer. She helped make sure we got all of the photos we wanted, and also captured some amazing c...
andid moments! She is a great choice if you want a blend of posed and candid photos. We compared many different photographers in the Bay Area, and I believe she offers the highest value for her price. Highly recommended!
Amy was the best! She was super professional, which is what we needed most the day of our wedding. She took amazing photos and kept notes of all the shots we wanted. One of our gue...
sts called her the ninja, because she wasn't seen until something cool was happening and suddenly she popped up behind the camera. Some of our shots required an intense hike and she balanced two cameras and smiled the whole time. She was awesome to work with before, during and after the best day of our lives. Thanks Amy!
Amy shot our wedding and managed to capture the magic joy and spontaneous fun of the wedding in every shot. It’s impossible to pick our favourite ‘wedding shot’ now. We have 450 fa...
vourite wedding shots!
She was a real pleasure to work with, totally unobtrusive for those candid shots and directive in just the right way for the ‘standard’ wedding shots.
Her portfolio of photos speak for themselves. We couldn’t recommend her more highly.
We could not be happier with our wedding photos from Amy! The whole experience of working with her was wonderful. She truly seemed to enjoy herself at the wedding, which made us an...
d our guests feel so welcome and comfortable with her. She clearly has a passion for art and photography, and would do whatever it took to get that great shot! Her dedication came through in the final photos. Her turn-around for getting the photos back was extremely impressive, and she captured the day perfectly. We can't stop looking at and loving all these photos!!
My husband and I chose Amy to photograph our wedding after seeing how beautifully she captures moments and emotion in her galleries and sample photos. Not only did she work with us...
to keep the price affordable, but her communication was always quite prompt and professional. We knew after our phone interview with her that she was going to be the wedding photographer for us and meeting her in person only confirmed that tenfold! She is a pleasure to work with, so warm, calm, reassuring, and helpful in person. The photos were well worth the eager wait after the wedding. The are EXUISITE and capture our love, relationship, and wedding perfectly. She used our venue to its highest potential, and I was very pleased with the results. Thank you, Amy!!
Amy was amazing. She captured every amazing moment at our wedding. Bryan and I were very impressed and enjoy reliving that day through her beautiful photos. Amy's the best!
Amy did a wonderful job photographing our wedding, she was very efficient and pleasant to work with, and her prices are quite reasonable for the Bay Area! We had a small wedding at...
the Brazilian Room in Tilden Park during an impressive heat wave, and Amy remained cool and calm, suggesting that we take pictures in the shade of some spectacular redwoods in the botanical garden, which came out just beautifully with almost magical lighting. She captured lots of wonderful moments during our ceremony and reception, and handled wrangling our family members with patience and efficiency. We're so happy with how all the photos turned out!
My husband and I hired Amy to photograph our wedding at the Brazilian Room in Berkeley. Prior to the wedding Amy was meticulous about ensuring that the style of the photography met...
our vision and was willing to be flexible about the way in which our wedding would be photographed (part planned photos and part candid shots). Taking photos before and after the ceremony was really fun and special for us. During the reception she was ever-present, capturing an enormous variety of events as well as strategically asking different parties to pose in fun and interesting ways. She was also very affable and numerous guests commented on how professional they thought she was, as well as how many pictures they saw her taking. We would definitely hire her again!
We had Amy photograph our wedding in Sep 2017 and absolutely loved working with her. We enjoyed the mix of candid and photojournalistic shots on her website and wanted to meet with...
her for our wedding pictures. We trusted her to do a great job and were not disappointed. On our wedding day she captured each moment with elegance. She asked which photos were most important to us and made sure to get those while capturing all the magic of the day. She had a positive attitude and was easy to work with. We really enjoyed looking though the photos we got from her and we would recommend her services to any couple getting married.
We loved having Amy as our wedding photographer! We did first looks and a majority of our posed photos before the ceremony and she was great at keeping us on schedule to make sure ...
we got all the photos we wanted. After the ceremony, we got swept up into the excitement of the day and Amy was great at capturing all the important moments of the reception without us even needing to worry about it! Most importantly, we loved our wedding photos and are so happy to have them to remember the special day. We would definitely recommend Amy!
The one thing you'd take away immediately after meeting Amy is that you know how passionate she is with her photography. She gets so immersed with finding & capturing the beauty of...
a moment, especially the candids - this makes her stand out from other photographers and is the big reason why we were so happy to have Amy capture our wedding day just a few weeks ago. She As for communication and planning, she is responsive on text/phone and had detailed timelines for our us to use with planning - super helpful and Amy is a true professional. We cannot wait to get our pictures, since we had the golden hour right after our ceremony for photos and I already have a great feeling, since we could tell Amy was so excited when she was snapping away!
Amy has a very impressive portfolio and her fees were reasonable which is why we had her photograph our special day. She was pretty good at having everyone stand/pose which is not ...
an easy feat. She was also very discreet when it came to taking photos of the ceremony which was greatly appreciated. All in all, she made us feel confident that our beautiful memories will be captured forever in her pictures.
We found Amy on this website and loved her work. We had a great feeling about her after our first meeting and we will right!! She photographed our Indian/American wedding in San Ma...
teo on June 3rd and we could not be happier with the pictures and her professionalism throughout the day. When I saw the pictures for the first time, I had tears of joy in my eyes at how beautifully she captured the day.
Amy was amazing to work with for our wedding! She was friendly, prompt, and professional. I'm glad we chose her for our wedding photography!!
We feel so lucky to have found Amy, and worked with her for our wedding. It was such a joy. We met with her before our wedding, and discussed what pictures are important to us, whi...
ch was really appreciated. Her positive nature is contagious, and so helpful for a day that can be stressful. She was flexible, and found beautiful spots for photographs. Her work is truly incredible! . She was able to capture wonderful images of us, and our loved ones. Getting our pictures back was so fun because we were able to relive the day through her lens. Her bright and vivid images will be cherished in our family. If you are still searching for a photographer, stop looking and work with Amy! It is one of the best decisions we made for our wedding, and we simply cannot thank Amy enough.
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