Bethany Michaela Photography

vision to the process. We enjoyed the ease with which we could communicate with Bethany. She was both professional and fun during the picture taking process, She made our pictures available promptly following our wedding and continued to be an energetic, creative and helpful presence as she guided us through the process of creating our wedding album. From start to finish, Bethany was an outstanding resource. She documented our wedding day in a way that we will always cherish.

ds who lived in New York for some recommendations and Bethany's name came up. She was incredibly thorough and we had the entire proposal planned and scheduled 2 months before the big day! I wanted her to take "incognito" photos of us before the proposal, obviously capture the moment itself, as well as some pictures afterwards. She completely blended in to the surrounding and played it so cool that even I couldn't spot her for a while! She was just another tourist taking some pictures of the city haha. Her work was incredible, and we now have memories that we can show our family and friends. My only advice is that if possible, don't pop the question next to a handicap sign, although she did an amazing job of angling her shots to exclude the sign when possible! If I could give more than a 5 star review, she would get it.

one of the BEST decisions I made regarding my wedding! For an entire 3 days, Bethany and her videographer, Josiah Jones, captured smiles, hugs, toasts, tears, laughter, and so many moments that I can only describe as pure joy! From scuffling through the sand to shoot a catamaran sailing into the Caribbean sea and dodging haywire volleyballs to get some great action shots to inconspicuously capturing tender moments at my bridal shower and during our ceremony, there wasn’t an aspect of the weekend that was missed and nothing she wouldn’t do to capture a shot! Bethany has an incredible eye as well as a fun, gracious and humble personality to go along with it. She had a great rapport with everyone. Several of my guests came up to me throughout the weekend to compliment how professional, fun and lovely both her and Josiah were to be around. At the same time, Bethany is highly skilled at following her intuition on when to engage with guests and when to step back and allow everything to just be. She demonstrated this balance all weekend beautifully. What I value most about Bethany and my experience with her is how much I trusted her. Never once the entire weekend was I stressed or worried about her not capturing something, and this gave me a lot of peace and freedom to be present and enjoy such a memorable weekend. Bethany truly listens and gets to know her clients – what they are envisioning, what shots they want, what their style and taste level is - and makes it a goal to use her talents to create work that exceeds these expectations. Bethany exceeded my expectations, and I am so grateful to have her beautiful work to forever cherish.

e and then in person some weeks before the event took place and we knew instantly that we found the right photographer for us. She is a close observer and listener, has humor and shows a great deal of sensitivity towards your wishes and your vision for your day. On our wedding day she was punctual, relaxed, friendly, most discrete, respectful and as an experienced wedding-photographer she was able to lead us through the photo-session when we needed her to. We loved to work with her and the results speak for themselves as we get tons of compliments. Thank you, Bethany!

ends and family. She made everyone feel comfortable and was not stuffy at all. She truly has an amazing eye and great talent. Thank you so much!

parts--family and friends coming from all over, meeting the bride's family, wondering about the weather, jet lag, getting everyone from the airport in Edinburgh to St Andrews, etc. Throughout all of this, Bethany was an absolute champ. She's friendly, and she knows how to work with different types of people--family, friends, clergy, etc.--and her product is stunning. She maximized the light and surroundings in the 600+ year old Chapel, the sunset over the water and the famous golf course, and also captured several great shots of our party on the streets of St Andrews, where the bride and groom met while in grad school. The shots inside the Chapel radiate light and remind me of illuminated manuscripts--the bride and groom are showcased in such a way that I just wanted to crawl into the pictures. I cannot say enough good things about Bethany and the quality of her photography. After the wedding and reception are over, all that's left, other than memories, are the photographs--thank you, Bethany, for being a part of our special time and for your beautiful pictures!!!

into the Guggenheim with us quite prepared to be expelled by guards (which did happen) but still pulled off a number of wonderful shots we love so much.