Bellagala Photo + Video

We really enjoyed working with Bruce! He was friendly, flexible, and fun. We got some amazing photos of our big day.

Bruce Spear did our engagement and wedding photos. He was great to work with and we would very much recommend him! He was professional and very knowledgeable and did all that we asked on our wedding day. Our other vendors also enjoyed working with him which made the day go very smoothly.

Our photographer, Joel, was absolutely amazing. He was super professional and did an amazing job getting all the photos on our shot list while also getting a lot that we didn’t ask for but absolutely love. The editing is amazing and it was a really quick turn around for when we got them. It was also really easy to download them all from the site they use. I’d highly recommend him.

Bellagala, on the whole, made finding a wedding photographer incredibly easy! We couldn't have asked for a better service to connect us with the best possible photographer we could have asked for. Bruce Spear was such an incredible photographer, I truly can not express how grateful my husband and I were to have him capture our special day. His attention to detail, outstanding ideas, and spectacular flexibility was a godsend. He was hilarious, so incredibly helpful and nice to our family and guests, and a truly lovely human to be around. We do not have enough kind words for our experience with him!

Very professional, Soo helpful as we were clueless as to what photos to take or pose for. Made sure the lighting was always amazing and everything looked perfect! Jennifer was amazing 😍 could not have wished for a better photographer for our amazing day.

The exceptional service that I received from choosing Bellagala exceeded my expectation. Bruce Spear (photographer) is everything a Bride and Groom could ask for on their wedding day! Bruce is extremely organized (like I like it) and very creative. His ideas for poses were comfortable and natural. His personality was the best! I’m thinking about booking him again for another event. Charles Browne was my videographer—-and let’s just say they were a great team!! He was very eager to capture all my special moments and even gave me (the Bride) a couple opportunities to not be directed but just be natural in front of the camera —-remember both of their names when considering booking for your special day.

I cannot thank Bellagala enough for connecting us with our photographer, Bruce Spear. Bruce was so good at his job and helped us get the best photos we could, even though the rain put a slight damper on things. During the reception he was constantly getting shots of all the important moments and of everyone on the dance floor having a good time. He was incredibly kind and always made sure to ask if we needed anything on top of taking pictures. He was so nice and easy to talk to and made us feel like we were instant friends. We haven't gotten our photos back yet but I can only imagine how amazing and beautiful they will be! We feel so happy and lucky to have had Bruce there to capture and share our special night with us!

We worked with Bruce Spear and it was an amazing day. He was so kind and helped us get all photos we wanted. I am recommending him to my currently engaged friends for their wedding. We don’t officially have photos yet but the few we previewed were great. We got 8 hours of coverage for 1600 and it was definitely worth it.

Jonathan B. was our videographer for our wedding earlier this year and I couldn't be happier. I wanted to find someone who could provide a highlight, ceremony, AND reception film and that is exactly what I received at a VERY REASONABLE price. Jonathan was very graceful, he got beautiful shots and he also worked really well with our photographer. I have been watching my videos over and over since receiving them. When I was a child, my parents had a wedding video similar to what I received on a VHS and I would watch it all the time thinking "I want my children to see my wedding". I couldn't ask for more. During our initial meetings, Jonathan was very attentive, asked lots of questions, we also provided him with loads of information and he managed to balance all of that during our special day. He is very kind and has the right amount of energy that I would want in a videographer. During our day, we had personal vows that we read to each other during our first look. Jonathan tried to record our voices but the street noise was too loud and would pick up lots of passing cars, my husband and I had the tech to re-record our vows and he was able to edit in our vows with the recording from the day seamlessly. Editing skills 10/10. Would recommend!!!

Jonathan did videography for our wedding and he was absolutely amazing!!! We just got our videos back and I couldn't be happier with how they turned out!! He felt like family by the end of the day and we are just thrilled we hired him to shoot our wedding! Definitely hire him if you go with bellagala videography

Bruce did a great job! He was way more than just a photographer and made everything so seamless. He was very helpful and professional and our photos came out incredible! Highly recommend!

This was such a great company to work with! They were extremely responsive whenever I had a question and were accommodating when I wanted to add on to my original requests. We worked with Kristin for our engagement and wedding photography. She was such a joy to work with! She made both us of feel extremely comfortable and posed us in ways that felt totally natural! She also worked very well with our friends and family at the wedding. I was so impressed with how quickly our pictures came back and they were all stunning! I never really liked "over-edited" photos and ours were beautifully edited! They all looked very natural and gorgeous! For our wedding video, we worked with Jonathan who was so much fun to work with! He was very responsive leading up to the day and was very open to any ideas I had. The day of he was very animated and made us laugh throughout filming! We haven't gotten it back yet, but I am so excited to watch it! I have no doubt Jonathan did an amazing job.

We loved their work and beautiful attention to detail. Very friendly and captured many wonderful memories.

We worked with Joel from Bellagala for our wedding photos. Overall the experience with everyone was fantastic. There was a mishap with our original photographer about 6 months before the wedding and the client care coordinator worked with us to help us find a replacement very quickly. She also consistently checked in with us throughout the process to see if there was anything wrong needed. Joel was absolutely wonderful. He was patient and got so many pictures. I can't wait to see the end results. I was just speaking with my mom a couple days after the wedding and she was telling me that he was literally EVERYWHERE and to be completely honest, I barely noticed him at all. I can't wait to see the final product!

All I have to say is you want BRUCE to shoot whatever event you have! He is the most professional fun photographer We have ever came across! It was the best experience I’ve had! He asked what We would like to have and what shots We had in mind and filled in the blanks. He got shots I wouldn’t even have thought on like sunset photos ! 😍I know they will be amazing! I can’t wait to get them back! Thank you Bruce a million times!!

Lovie B: Wedding Planner...We had an amazing experience with Bellagala especially our Photographer Bruce Spears! From start to finish he was amazing! He made sure the bride was comfortable, and he was very attentive. If possible he'd get 10🌟 for his professionalism, his patience, and his amazing attention to detail! Bruce is the best! We also had a second photographer named Pat. He worked well with Bruce and the entire family loved him as well. He deserves gold stars as well.

Great company to work with. We were a bit worried at first, because we didnt hear from our original photographer within the 2 weeks they said. When I finally got ahold of them, found out it was because his wife was pregnant and they where having issues- but they got us assigned to our next pick who ended up being perfect! I really appreciate Heather N. and the fact that she was so helpful during the whole process. She even rode with us to a different spot (within the same park) so we could get some photos in a place my husband and I would hang out in in high school. I would definitely recommend them, and especially Heather!

Bellagala was a good choice for our wedding photography! We worked with Kristin M. as our lead photographer and she was so so nice! The photos turned out bright and amazing! They came quickly and were very pretty. My time with Kristin was very pleasant and she helped me capture the pictures I wanted as much as she could. My only complaint was that she is very quiet and I wished she took a little more lead with my bridal party and the timeline. We got behind and I had to keep insuring we were in time. Also very very sad I only ended up getting 3 photos of my husband and I facing the camera. Brides make sure to take more of you both looking then the kissing, posing photos. Maryam was the 2nd photographer and I was less impressed. She didn’t direct the guys at all on when to be ready, where to go, etc. She needed a lot of direction and had to sit down a lot during the day. In my ceremony photos she’s standing in the background right in the way. A lot of her photos are very blurry and not as good as Kristin’s. She was the lower level photographer so I’m sure she has room to grow! Pros- Nice to work with Great Prices and Deals Big Company Quick Turn around Good Quality 700 photos in 7 hrs 2 photographers Cons- No Sneak Peek photos I had to reach out about final photos Little direction given (to many posing photos) No research was done on the area or where was best to take photos (like we were told) I had to have all the areas planned out and push for different shots in different locations

Brides Beware! We contracted the services of Bellegala for our daughter's wedding. We met with Kailee S and signed a contract, paid a deposit (which cleared the bank), were assigned a photographer (Lina H. of KC MO) and a coordinator (Gabby M) from client services to oversee everything for my daughter's wedding photography. Last week we received an email from Gabby stating that they had cancelled our contract and refunded our money; an EMAIL! When I tried to contact her, she refused to take my calls and I was instead contacted by their Operations Manager (Mike H.) who made lots of excuses and said numerous time "We refunded your money". Bottom line, due to a "clerical error", they didn't have a photographer available when they issued and signed the contract, processed our payment, and assigned a coordinator to us. These people are a national organization and yet they failed to realize the photographer assigned to us was not taking bookings through 2022 and she failed to update her calendar to reflect that. To make matters worse, finding a wedding photographer this late was almost impossible. We even told 2 other photographers, now unavailable, that we did not need their services because we had a contract with Bellegala. We have since been contacted by a vendor that had a cancellation, but we are paying double what we had budgeted. What makes me most angry is that instead of reaching out with a phone call to explain the problem and show support to a bride, they just sent an email to notify us they were cancelling the contract. That action was dismissive and rude, not to mention unprofessional. A phone call, while not solving the problem, would have reflected a company that genuinely cares about the brides they are working with.

Maryam A. from Bellagala photographed our wedding and captured it beautifully. She captured all the love and happiness of our wedding day, which meant so much more during covid. When sharing photos with family and friends who were unable to attend e of my aunts texted a screen shot and said “I can hear your laugh when I look at the photo”. It truly was the best day and Maryam was able to somehow capture that within our photos. I will look back at these images and be able to remember how I felt on my wedding day for the rest of my life and for that I cannot thank her enough.

Bellagala was the photography company contracted through my venue, I went with this company because it was easiest to just bundle it with the venue package. Our photographer, Heather, was fantastic. We met with her for an engagement photoshoot at our venue site and she was so easy to work with. She gave great tips on how to pose, but also gave us free reign to pose however we chose to. She was super communicative and easy to chat with. When we needed a picture rushed, Bellagala authorized for her to edit a photo for us to use for our wedding invitations while they (Bellagala) finished editing the rest of the set. Heather was also our photographer for the actual wedding and she was again fantastic and super easy to work with. We emailed back and forth several times before the wedding to work out a schedule and to discuss the key photos we wanted. Even when we fell behind schedule on the bride and girls getting on site, Heather spent the time making sure she captured detail photos and venue photos. She was very efficient and I can't wait to see all the wonderful photos she captured. I would love to work with Heather again someday.

Kristin M. is our photographer for our May 2021 wedding and we just had our engagement session with her and what a joy it was to work with her! She knew exactly how to tell us to pose and move for the perfect shot and made us feel so comfortable behind the camera. We can’t wait to work with her again on our wedding day!

What an exceptional evening. Heather Neal was exactly what we were looking for. She was onsite and ready to capture this event from beginning to end, we were able to exchange some of our ideas and vision with her before the big event which was great. As we know things don't always go according to plan, Heathers ability to adapt to the enviornment was a huge bonus. As the night went on we knew that Heather was there to capture every moment. The whole team at Bellagala made our special day go on with ease. Thank you!

Kristin M is amazing! I was nervous to do engagement pictures and she made the experience so fun and relaxing as if we had known her for forever. I will recommend her to anyone who asks for a photographer! She’s very creative and knows exactly the right poses.

Kristin, our photographer, was an incredible “last minute” vendor to our special day. She truly made us feel comfortable and we know the photos will come back amazing. It’s not even been 24 hours and she has already reached out to us. Mariah, our videographer was also very kind and put us at ease. She blended well into the background getting some amazing footage, I’m sure of it. My review can’t reflect their work, as we won’t revive this for 4-6 weeks. The ONLY reason I did not score a 5 star, is not due to either of these ladies, but this states it is for “bellagala” and unfortunately our secondary photographer was a no-show. I have no doubt the company will make this right. I will try to make a follow up review once footage, photos, and the one issue we had is resolved. I’m sure it will then be a SIX out of five star.

Super punctual and professional! My new husband and I suck with pictures and being in the spotlight but everyone handles us so well. We can be a lot with our big personalities and this was my only concern for the day, but it was such an easy process!

Bellagala was very helpful in setting us up with a photographer! Brooke was fantastic and she really helped us feel comfortable in front of the camera and gave great direction for good spots to take pictures! Our pictures turned out wonderful!

We picked Joel as our photographer and he was amazing! He made sure to get every shot we wanted and was so easy to work with!

Joel was our photographer for our KC wedding and he was the best! Couldn’t have been friendlier or more professional. He and his assistant were great about getting candid shots without getting in the way, and they made sure we got all the posed pictures we wanted. Highly recommend Joel and just Bellagala in general, you can’t beat their friendliness or pricing!

Very affordable photography packages and very quick response time with any questions I had. I booked Jennifer V. who was AMAZING! She made my husband and I feel very comfortable; we needed a lot of guidance with poses! You should note that the photographers do not edit the photos, instead they send them to Bellagala and they are light-corrected, but no blemishes are removed.

We worked with Joel primarily and with Maryam the day of, and they were both amazing! Joel took our engagement photos as well, and they were fantastic! His shots were original, heartfelt, and gorgeous. He listened to what was important to us and suggested shots that we hadn't even thought of. In addition, they were both kind and personable and fun to be around. We would absolutely use Bellagala again!

We hired Brooke as our wedding photographer. She did a great job with our photos! We got them back in less than two weeks. She was easy to work with, and knew exactly how to capture our day!

a. We chose Joel from Bellagala Photography and he was AMAZING. I knew after the engagement shoot that we made the right choice, and he did not disappoint with the wedding shots! The online gallery is super easy to use and I was so happy there were no watermarks!

We worked with Ty (Tyler) and we were thoroughly impressed! He even traveled 2 hours to our venue with no complaints! (For a small travel fee of course) My husband and I are not good at posing for pictures and Ty was very patient with us. He took charge, which we appreciated, and gave us instructions on what to do. He was very personable and we were comfortable the whole time. Ty got all of our shots and some candid ones also. They turned out great! We 100% recommend!

Our wedding was this past weekend and although we haven't seen photos yet, I couldn't wait to give our photographer Sarah Harms the ovation she deserves. She understood our vision and worked with our cultural traditions by being respectful and flexible. Our personalities clicked right away and she quickly became my 6th bridesmaid on my wedding day as she was attentive to detail. She was kind, thoughtful, and most of all funny. She made a stressful day enjoyable. She made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and was patient with our family photos. I would highly recommend Bellgala and Sarah as they truly made my wedding memorable. I am looking forward to seeing what memories she captured of our special day.

We chose Sarah F for our photographer for our engagement photos and wedding photos. She was so full of energy and very patient with family opinions. She made us feel super comfortable which made it easier to be natural for the camera. We highly recommend her for any photographer needs you are looking for.

10% of the pictures were out of focus. The majority of actual wedding shots were taken from an awful angle (photographer was kneeling and angle up). The "second" (backup) photographer pictures were much better. Very expensive for not unprofessional photos.

Jess Ramacker was our photographer for our wedding and she did a wonderful job! She was so easy to work with and made sure to get all the shots we wanted. She made the photo taking quick and painless even in the cold weather! The rest of the day we barely even noticed anyone was taking photos of us. We’d definitely recommend her!

We LOVED our wedding photographer Meagan W. She was amazing! From helping with the details for the day of to the incredible images she captured on our wedding day. Choosing Meagan was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day. Her photography is timeless and real. We have recieved numerous compliments from family and friends about our wedding pictures.! Highly recommend!

I’m so beyond bummed that this is not a good review. Our photographer, Rachel S completely ignored many of our photo requests. She was off doing her own thing/wandering the grounds/smoking instead of getting the requested candids. The photos she chose for our set were lazy and blurry. Now, 9 weeks after my wedding, I’m waiting to hear from someone about my photos. The initial set I was given had about 300 photos, with the remaining 400 that we paid for being repeats. Photos of my bridesmaids in the middle of eating while getting ready or blinking. Tons of photos of the food and my mother zipping up my dress, and only 5 of my guests dancing/candids. When confronting the business about this I’ve only received rude remarks such as, “you never specified you wanted photos of your guests”... what?!? Absolutely ridiculous, would not suggest, completely disappointed in the photos when I should be elated with wonderful memories.

Kirsten Solberg was our photographer for our wedding day and she was amazing! We hired her as a photographer and she went above and beyond even helping us schedule and plan the rest of the details for our wedding. She had also worked with our wedding day coordinator many times so the day of the wedding went extremely smooth. We couldn’t be more grateful for the amazing pictures she captured throughout the day. She took us hiking around the venue property (outdoor barn wedding) and found some beautiful locations and took a lot of extremely creative pictures. We plan on using Kirsten for any future event photographer needs that we have and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding photographer.

Tim Faust was our photographer and he was great- so kind and detialed. We love our photos!! (hoped for a few more of the bride alone and the groom alone) but other than that was amazing! He really captured the wedding for its true personality, and ours! We loved it!!!

Lina H. was our wedding photographer, and she was absolutely fantastic. We had a tight timeline, and Lina made sure to get all the specific shots that I wanted. She worked hard all day and made sure to keep everyone on task with our short time limit. She was fun to talk to, gave excellent advice, and I can't say how much I appreciate her!

Our photographer James W was a no call no show literally right before our ceremony. His backup was also not available. Such a horrible experience as we did not have any professional photos of our wonderful nuptials. They did reimburse us and my friends who had to sacrifice their experience to step up to take snapshots. 2 other photographers showed up but nothing will ever replace our missing memories.

Meg G. was the photographer for our Indianapolis wedding. She did a wonderful job! We talked in detail over the timeline of the wedding day, locations for photos, and groupings for photos. She worked well with my day of coordinator to ensure that picture were done in an efficient manner and in accordance with our timeline. We ended with plenty of time to spare before the ceremony started. Meg is very sweet and has a laid back personality, which made it easy to relax during photos and enjoy my wedding day. I was surprised by the number of candid shots she was able to grab that day, which made looking through all of the pictures really fun! I would definitely recommend her for iPod wedding day.

Overall, we were content with our wedding photos and we got our pictures approx 2-3 weeks after our wedding which is so quick but I definitely think our photographer could have been more thorough. I would also suggest to spend the money to get a second photographer because I feel like we missed out on pictures we wanted because our photographer was overwhelmed. He stated the company did not pay for face to face meetings so we had to discuss my vision via phone/text and I don't think that sufficient . We got the essentials but some pics were ruined due to his inattentiveness. For example, we attempted to take a picture of the bride and flower girls' manicures and when I got the finished pic the flower girl's hand are cut off. Also there are no pics of groomsmen without these big cardboard boxes behind them, a true professional would pay attention to everything including the background.

Debra Lawrence was the photographer I chose. She did take a lot of photos, but she did not follow the shot list she asked me to fill out for her. (I only had about five family members I really wanted photos of, and she did not get one of them). There was not one photo of my cousin, and she never asked me who it was. I was so busy and distracted, I didn't think to point her out. Debra insisted that we hire a second photographer to get more photos, but they never left each other's side. We only had the reception- not the wedding, and when guests were arriving, I had to get the photographers to come out to the main area to take pictures, because I felt like that was a great opportunity to take them. They were “looking at the schedule”. There was no schedule- it was entirely the reception- and this is something they should have had memorized beforehand. At times during the evening I noticed them looking back through photos- that was not the time to have been doing that. They had plenty of time to do that after the event. I like a lot of the photos, but I wish I could go back and choose someone else to capture that night. I’m sad that there were none of my cousin because we are very close, and that’s why I listed her on the short list of people I wanted in a photo. I feel like a lot of good photo opportunities were missed, and it caused unnecessary stress that evening.

We used Photography, Video and DJ services from Bellagala. Our original photographer choice would no longer be available for our wedding date. Bellagala called us to notify us and we had to choose another photographer. Though panicked and worried it was actually a blessing. We got Andrew P. who was just amazing to work with on our wedding day. Our pictures were delivered in the indicated time frame and there so many precious moments caught that we can't decide what to print. It was nice to have Photo & Video from Bellagala b/c our video guy Travis worked well with Andrew to coordinate we had all moments covered. Our DJ was assigned the week before the wedding date. We got to work with Theo who did a great job following our music choices and making it great party.

They were extremely friendly and easy to work with, and our photographer (Meg) was a dream! It was really nice to know that we could choose the photographer that worked for us without having to change the price/package. We appreciated that they emailed us reminders as important dates and deadlines came to keep things moving, and the website was really helpful when it came to the important details. Overall a really great experience!

Writing this review based on the photography of Kirsten S. at our wedding a few weeks ago. She was utterly amazing and blew us away. Not only was she the most professional photographer we have ever worked with, but I genuinely felt that she was a great person and very easy to work with. She did an impeccable job coordinating everything and everyone as well as sticking to the day of timeline. It was such a relief to have her organizing and executing per our agreed upon details so I didn't have to be. Her work in being concise, timely, and working with my husband's impatient personality (He absolutely hates taking photos) surpassed my expectations. You are making a mistake choosing anyone else.

We met with our photographer, Jess, before our engagement shoot, and again before our wedding day. She was genuinely interested in what we wanted and needed, and spent time with us talking and planning. She was easy to communicate with, share our thoughts with, and she gave us ideas and advice when we asked for it. Her photography was beautiful, and met and exceeded all our expectations!

We had the pleasure to work with Sarah Filipi! She was so fun and easy going.the weather was 90 degree and Sarah went above and beyond getting us water turning on her AC so we could go cool off and ever had protein bars!! We also got our pictures back in three weeks and we LOVE them💕💕

We had Sarah F for our special day. She helped things move along smoothly and made sure we got all of our most wanted shots. She was super fun and easy going. Kept us laughing even when things got stressful for a few moments. She was very kind and I am so excited to see the photos!! I would recommend her to anyone! Thanks Sarah!!!