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Husband and wife, Stevi and Matt Savage, are based in Chicago, IL and specialize in wedding and engagement photography.
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Photo Shoot Types
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
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We cannot recommend Averyhouse enough. We were looking for a wedding photographer that had a more natural, bright & airy style to capture authentic moments from our big day. It was also important to us to find someone who made us feel comfortable. Matt and Stevi fit the bill perfectly. They worked with us to create a plan for our day, and multiple backup plans so we knew we were ready for every scenario (which proved to be helped when Matt scouted our photo location and realized it would be closed on our wedding day, it was a non-issue because we felt great about plan b). We are obsessed with how the photos turned out—they are beautiful and perfectly represent our day. We also genuinely enjoyed spending our wedding day with Matt. He was fun, easygoing, and a total professional. He got every shot we wanted and the day went smoothly because of him. We couldn’t have been happier with our decision to work with Averyhouse and would recommend them to any couple.
I don’t have enough nice things to say about Matt and Stevi! My Husband and I got married last December and we had the pleasure of working with Matt and Stevi. I can honestly say that almost four months later, I am still looking at the pictures on a daily basis. Matt and Stevi not only captured the day perfectly, but they captured the emotion of the day. Every time my husband and I look back on the photos we are instantly transported back into the moment that photo was captured, and we relive all the feels that were felt in the moment that photo was captured. Our tiny one bedroom apartment has turned into a shrine of our wedding photos because we just couldn’t narrow the photos down – they are all so amazing! Matt and Stevi not only produced amazing photos but they were so much fun to work with. My husband and I had a blast shooting with them. They made us feel like expert models! Also, their attention to detail is impressive– they would see things in the frame of a shot that I would never in a million years notice! They were worth every single penny and so much more! I strongly, STRONGLY, recommend them.
P.S. For those brides worried about rain on their wedding day… it rained the entire day for mine, and Matt and Stevi were able to still capture amazing photos and even some outside!! Now that’s talent.
Photography was our first vendor choice, and the most important to me. We felt so comfortable with Matt and Stevi throughout the process and on our day. They were so kind and helpful through the 15 month planning process, aways available for a phone call to talk through advice, location, and small details whenever needed. They were so prepared, with a schedule, mapped out path for photos, and notes to make sure everything we wanted was captured on our wedding day. They made it so easy! We just went about our wedding day and they captured it so perfectly. Everything felt natural!
It unexpectedly snowed, rained, and sleeted on our October wedding. Our bridal party was cold and doing their best to stay positive throughout photos. Matt and Stevi improvised and kept up the energy for us and the photos came out so vibrant and beautiful! You would never know the what the weather was like by looking at them.
After the wedding we received all the photos in great time! The online album is so easy to use, share with family and friends, and download photos from. We have also worked with them to create an album and it has been such an easy process!
Averyhouse is the perfect choice to make if you are looking for natural, beautiful, and easy photos to capture your day! We are so thankful for the photos they have provided for us to cherish forever. They provided us the most amazing experience from beginning to end!
We worked with Averyhouse for our engagement photos and our wedding day. Both sets of pictures were amazing, but we are just blown away by our wedding day pics! Working with Matt & Stevi on our big day was super fun and easy. They worked so well with our friends & families too. Everyone loves the work they did for us! We would definitely use them again! Thank you again, Stevi & Matt!!
We worked with Averyhouse for just over a year year in preparation for our June 2017 wedding, and are thrilled with the photos they captured of our special day. My partner and I had researched and contacted numerous photography studios, and ultimately selected Averyhouse because we fell in love with their coverage of a friend’s wedding several years ago. Last autumn, photographer Vanessa Wheeler Hurr traveled from Chicago to New York to shoot our engagement session in Manhattan, where my partner and I were living at the time. Working with Vanessa was a fantastic experience. Leading up to the session, she was in regular communication with us and elicited our ideas and preferences in designing the shoot. Vanessa arrived in New York a full day ahead of schedule to scout locations and establish a timeline for our session. Meeting up with Vanessa, both my partner and I were a bit nervous (neither of us loves being in front of the camera), but her easy going demeanor, warmth, and professionalism put us at ease. The experience was seamless. She accounted for all of the locations we wanted to include, capturing the two of us - and our two dogs - in our favorite spots around the neighborhood. Even after sudden downpour, in the middle of an otherwise beautiful day, Vanessa managed to keep us on schedule and brought spontaneity to our photos through a perfectly timed umbrella purchase. We could not be happier with the photos from the day, which we received in a few short weeks.
Due to an unanticipated shift in plans, we were unable to work with Vanessa as our photographer on the wedding day. Thankfully, Averyhouse brought on longtime affiliate, Jaclyn Simpson, as lead photographer for the event. After several coordination calls and a detailed planning meeting, Jaclyn and Stevi Savage traveled more than three hours to the small town where we held the wedding. Like Vanessa, they arrived well in advance to scout the venue and organized a thoughtful timeline for the portrait sessions involving our wedding party, families, and us. Jaclyn and Stevi worked tirelessly for 9 hours on the day of the wedding, coordinating with our day-of planner and each other to ensure that all of the shots we had requested were accounted for, and capturing countless moments we could never have planned. Several wedding party members and guests commented on Jaclyn and Stevi’s attention to detail and professionalism throughout the day. They managed to move seamlessly through intimate settings and large crowds without attracting attention or disrupting the flow of events.
A mere three weeks after the wedding, we received the full online gallery of thoughtfully curated, gorgeously edited photos. We couldn’t have been more pleased with the images and are excitedly awaiting the delivery of our event album! We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Averyhouse, along with photographers Jaclyn Simpson, and Vanessa Wheeler, to others, and hope to have the opportunity to work with them again in the future.
I am so happy to be writing a review for Averyhouse!! They were such a dream to work with throughout my wedding planning, day of, and even afterwards. At the end of the day, all I really cared about was getting amazing wedding photos (which I did!!), but to work with such pleasant people throughout the process was really appreciated, as well.
When evaluating various photographers, I thought about the attention to detail they had when communicating with me. I talked with Vanessa about my wants and needs, and she even sent me a sample album of photos that Averyhouse had shot at my venue - that was incredibly smart on their part because I was hooked!
Vanessa was my main photographer and she went above and beyond!! I kid you not, she was practically doing yoga just to get the best shots for us- not to mention she was like 7 months pregnant; that is serious commitment!!! The whole team got our vibe/personalities and made our day so fun. The photos ended up being so much better than I could've ever imagined. They are magazine worthy, and captured the exact vision I'd had for the year and a half I was planning. On top of the frame worthy pics, the candid photos are competitors for my favorite ones of the group. From ridiculous ones on our limo bus, to my bridesmaids cheers-ing their drinks with my mom; they covered the full gamete of the night. Vanessa and her team were able to keep the attention of my rowdy bridal party and stayed calm, cool and collected the whole day. Truly a feat!
We used Averyhouse for films, as well! We were so happy with how the highlight reel turned out, and it looks extremely professional/well done. They worked with us to create our own package, so that we could also get our ceremony video in addition to the highlight reel. This was a perfect combination for us so that we could get the audio/visual that we prioritized, without a full day of films coverage. We definitely appreciated the customization piece that was given to create a package that made the most sense.
But do you want to know the best part of all of it? We had all of our photos within the same month of our wedding!!! I'm sure that's not the norm, but it was so fun to get all the photos back right after we returned from our honeymoon. I HIGHLY recommend Averyhouse and wouldn't want to have chosen anyone else.
What a team! I am so happy that we worked with Averyhouse for both our engagement photos and wedding day photos. Matt captured our engagement shots and instantly put us at ease (we were nervous!). He captured exactly what we were looking for!
On our wedding day, Matt and Stevi captured the images and we couldn't have been happier with how they turned out! My whole wedding party commented on how amazing they were--so calm, nice, friendly and creative. Photos were one (if the THE) most important element of our day, and we are SO glad we had Averyhouse!
The best decision you can make when planning your wedding and selecting vendors is to hire Averyhouse as your photographer. Vanessa was our photographer for our Engagement Pictures and Wedding Day and we couldn't have possibly imagined how beautifully she captured every moment. She is a joy to work with, very warm, and has a very calming presence (which is good to have around you on your big day). Thank you Averyhouse!
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