About this vendor
You only get one chance....to remember it all!
Brendon Pinola is a Birmingham, AL wedding photographer specializing in photojournalism, available where ever you are.
Details
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2013 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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5
out of 5.025 reviews
We HIGHLY recommend Brendon! He and his partner were awesome! They made us feel really at ease and the photos came out looking great!
Brendon took our engagement pictures and photographed our wedding on 5/18/13. He is amazing!! The pictures were absolutely gorgeous! He is very professional yet easy-going which ma...
de it a joy to work with him. We received our pictures within 2 weeks of the wedding. He did a very good job balancing the candid and posed pictures. We highly recommended choosing Brendon to photograph your wedding!!!
We were very pleased with Brendon and very happy that we chose him as our photographer. He was always very easy to communicate with, responds to emails very quickly and always answ...
ered any questions I had. He is very flexible and easy to work with - and he is a great and talented photographer. A true professional. We are very happy with our photographs and will be able to treasure them for a lifetime!
I would highly recommend Brendon for wedding photography as he is great at being part of your event and capturing those precious moments without you being aware he's around. I thin...
k this is important if you're looking for candid photos. He had great ideas for the "posed" shots too but was completely open to suggestions and encouraged your ideas as well. I was extremely impressed with the quickness in which I received my pictures back; I got them within a couple weeks and the quality was fantastic! He covered every little detail which is invaluable because once the wedding is over, all you have left is your pictures. Because of his thoroughness, my husband and I, as well as our family, will be able to look back at our pictures for years and years and remember it as if it was yesterday. I would absolutely hire him again.
We were very satisfied with Brendon and would highly recommend him to other brides. He was quick, efficient, flexible and prompt. The pictures he took were beautiful.
Brendon is a professional photographer who captured all of the special moments from our day. Because of him we will have beautiful photos to cherish for a lifetime!
Brendon shot my wedding on Friday, October 12, 2012 at Musgrove Country Club in Jasper, AL. It is a beautiful venue; however, I did not want all my wedding pictures to be centered ...
around a "golf course" theme. And, Brendon surpassed my expectations with his creativity when it came to this issue. Not only are my pictures stunning,but they also reflect who we are as a couple and our own personal style. I am so very pleased with my pictures. Also, working with Brendon before the wedding day was ultra easy. He was very prompt in replying to my emails and answering any questions I had. On my wedding day, he made it so easy to relax. I have been in countless weddings and usually the photographer is pushy/overbearing. Brendon put me at ease with his relax and calm way of taking all the pictures I desired but without being overbearing to the wedding party/family/friends. His approach to photography was definitely what every bride desires on her wedding day. He captured all the small moments, the little details, and he had ideas that made picture perfect memories. If I had it to do all over again, I wouldnt change a thing. If you do not use Brendon... you are definitely missing out.
he did an amazing job. I highly recommend him!!
We abolsutely loved Brendon! He shot our wedding on Sept 23, 2012 and did our engagement pictures as well. He is so professional but not rigid and over controlling and makes you...
feel completely comfortable despite there are 1000 things going on all at one time on your wedding day. It was a pleasure to work with Brendon. His pictures speak for themselves as they are amazing! We chose Brendon after meeting with numerous photographers because his pictures stood out and had a different look and feel than all the others. He was incredibly flexible with my crazy wedding planning schedule trying to work around tax season as a CPA for our engagement pictures and he was always quick to respond to emails when I would ask him the same questions multiple times because I am such a scatter brain or we would make multiple changes on our guestbook trying to make it just perfect. We felt his prices were very reasonable for the quality of work and the amount of product we received. Brendon captured all the important moments and then some extras of our wedding and we couldnt be happier with our photographs!! He is a very talented photographer and we will definitely be using him the future as we have children! He did a fantastic job with the little ones in our wedding party leaving us with the most precious pictures we will be able to cherish for many many years in the future!
I loved working with Brendon Pinola for my wedding. His packages make sense to me. So many companies include prints of pictures that they have control over and numerous books. B...
rendon includes multiple photo sessions, one book, and CDs of our photos to use at our discretion. We did not end up with more things than we needed and instead got another photo session.
Brendon is young and has just started his own business after working for another company. Because of this, he is energetic and enthusiastic. I found out about him because of a postcard I got in the mail. I researched about 20 photographers and Brendon's photos were the only ones that really drew me in. He calls himself a photojournalist. His pictures tell a story. He has great attention to detail and amazing creativity. He hung my dress off of a balcony to get pictures of it with a stained glass window in the background! He had never done a wedding in the locations that I chose and I can tell looking through my pictures that he was excited to photograph everything in new ways. He is really easy to work with, open to suggestions of photos you want, and able to see a vision of your event and capture it through his photography.
My husband and I had the privilege of working with Brendon Pinola throughout the course of our engagement and wedding. He took our engagement photos, my bridal portraits, and our w...
edding day photos. Brendon is a top notch photographer in every way. He is easy-going, professional, and very creative! He made my husband and I feel so comfortable during every shoot we had with him. On our wedding day, he captured every detail, special moment, and memory that we will be able to treasure forever. I would highly recommend Brendon, and I am so thankful that we chose him as our photographer. Because of him, we will forever have beautiful photos that captured every moment of the best day of mine and my husband’s life.
I can't say enough about Brendon!! He was so easy to work with before, during, and after the wedding. He did above and beyond what we had asked of him. I was so pleased with every ...
single picture he took for us. There was not one I didn't like. I had looked at several photographers' sample photo books, but as soon as I saw Brendon's book-I knew he would be the one. I have received SO many compliments on our pictures. He did an amazing job!! He has a wonderful, easy-going personality, but he can also handle the wedding party with such ease and control. He was great. If you are a bride and you're searching for THE PERFECT photographer---look no more! He will not disappoint you in any way. I'm sure you will be highly satisfied as I am. Your wedding pictures are going to be the main thing for you have to look back on and remember your special day. You don't want to settle for anything less than what Brendon can offer you. I am so happy with everything he's done for us! I am so glad he was our photographer!!!
Brendon shot my wedding on May 19th. He was unobtrusive and still got the shots we wanted. He manages the shots efficiently so that we could focus on having fun at our reception an...
d celebrating with our family and friends. He was very flexible throughout the planning so that we got what we needed. He got the photos edited and up on the website just after our honeymoon. All in all, a great experience and I'm really pleased with the photos!
I got married on 5/5/2012 in Birmingham, AL. Brendon is a very professional, punctual, and truly has an art for capturing the shots of your big day. I asked him many questions vi...
a email, and he was one of the few vendors that responded to my emails very punctual. I am accountant and it was up my alley! Also, he edited the images and our discs were waiting on us when we returned from our honeymoon. He was so laid back and easy to work with. My favorite shots when reviewing his portfolio while deciding on my wedding photographer was his "detail" shots. All of them are absolutely great. When i received some of my wedding detail photos, i noticed he captured things i didn't even notice on my big day. Wow! All i can say is he has a natural talent for photography and has a "special" eye for capturing details. Also, we had the traditional family and wedding party photos along with the photo journalistic style (i love)! My mom even said to me, "Brendon captured some wonderful photos of you and your step dad dancing." I requested a few photos i really wanted, and he captured them all without me reminding him. He worked with us on special packaging and is very affordable. We had him for 8 hours on our wedding day, an engagement photo session, some credits for our album or canvas. He has some camera equipment he can use in the strictest of churches. My church was pleased and eager to change the "rules" to a newer age of technology. He knew just what to ask the church and in a professional way to where this will become the "norm" and "allowed." He has a camera he can set up without a flash closer to the ceremony and use a remote control in the balcony to get a different angle of shots. He is truly a great photographer as an artist and business, and i will keep using him for special events and family photos.
Brendon is great. He's very friendly, relaxed, and flexible--which I assure you are wonderfully calming attributes for a photographer dealing with a jittery and excited bride. :-)...
He made sure to get the must-have photos of family as well as capturing some great candids and beautiful, artistic shots. He got the edited images back to us super quickly, and we loved the finished product. Everyone who sees our photos raves about them. I highly recommend Brendon. If he's available for your big day, book him!
Brendon did an awesome job shooting my wedding! He was very professional and took all my ideas and requests and made them happen. He was also very fun to work with. He made taking ...
all the pictures and using new creative ideas! I now have a ton a of amazing pictures to remember my speacial day!!! He did a wonderful job!
Wonderful photographer with a fine attention to detail. Brendon is very professional and easy to work with. I highly recommend him!!
My Husband and I were married on June 5th 2011. During all the
craziness of planning our wedding, one thing that was a no brain-er
was who our photographer was going to be. I...
was familiar with not
only Brendon's beautiful photography work, but also his work ethics
from seeing photos from and being apart of two other friends weddings
who had also used Brendon. He went above and beyond to capture every
aspect of our day that we worked so hard on to make "us", special and
memorable for us and our guest. He is extremely easy to work with and
professional. I have and will continue to highly recommend Brendon to
everyone I know!
Amanda Davis
We had some unexpected events come up prior to our original wedding date of June 2012. When we decided we wanted to get married a lot sooner (October 08, 2011) the ONLY thing we wa...
nted to be sure and keep was our photographer. We planned our wedding date based on Brendon's availability.
He is the most amazing photographer. He is flexible, FUN, and has an AMAZING eye for great shots. I cannot find ONE single picture from my wedding and engagement session that I do not LOVE. That was the hard part! Picking my favorites!! THEY ALL WERE!
He is EXTREMELY punctual, very professional, and extremely quick to reply to any questions or concerns you have. His photographs are amazing, and I can honestly say he is worth every penny you spend for his pictures. His ability to offer fresh and new ideas for photograph spots, poses etc. is a breath of fresh air.
Brendon met us at our house when we were shopping around for photographers and before he could pull out his portfolio I had decided we were going to use him. It's rare that you can feel as comfortable automatically with someone as you do Brendon. I would recommend him to anyone and I wouldn't stop at just weddings. If I need ANY professional pictures taken I hope to be able to consult him as well.
I cannot thank him enough for the amazing pictures. All I can say is I will never forget my day because of how well he preserved every moment. I will never forget it thanks to him!
Take it from this bride....Choose Brendon Pinola!!! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!
I got married on August 6, 2011 and being a photographer myself, my wedding pictures were VERY important to me. I wanted someone who would capture the feeling and little moments of...
the day like I would want them.
Brendon's work was perfect! We so enjoyed working with him before and on the big day. He was very relaxed and laid back and really put the whole wedding party at ease. He was good about capturing lots of candid moments that make up the big day along with traditional and also artistic wedding party pictures which were so fun!
He kept us laughing and was such a delight to be around
I love our pictures, I can't stop looking at them!! Me and my husband are so pleased with our selection.
I definitely give him a two thumbs up!
Brendon was so great, he took our engagement pics and they turned out beautiful. Will and Taylor were our photographers for the wedding and they were so nice. Everybody wanted to...
know who the photographers were. Tanya; Bessemer, Al
After researching countless hours and viewing photographs from at least 50 photographers, Brendon was the last one standing. Being that I had never hired a photographer or gotten ...
married before, I need a lot of help with timing and had no idea what kind of photos I wanted. Brendon worked with me on my timeline and helped me understand what I needed to know/do to get the most out of his services. He was very quick in replying to my emails and didn't get frustrated with me when I was wishy washy about my decisions. He was very professional and knew what he was doing. Our photos were posted on the website less than a week after our wedding and we received the DVDs shortly thereafter. Even though our options were limited for photo sites, Brendon did a great job with what he had to work with. My husband and I would both highly recommend Brendon. He's worth every penny!
My wedding was in Houma, La on March 12, 2011. Brendon did a great job shooting our wedding, and he was very understanding and easy to work with! He told us exactly what he wanted ...
us to do in the pictures to make them amazing. He was very affordable and did a wonderful job.
Brendon Pinola was as amazing as his work. He did an excellent job of working with us on package components and scheduling. We did an engagement session and 8 hours on our weddin...
g day. He was very easy to work with and was very accommodating. He also was really good about making sure that we got what we wanted. I highly recommend getting a second shooter as well. Jenni Pinola was our second shooter on our wedding and she did an excellent job. I cannot say enough about how excellent their work is and how happy I am with our engagement and wedding pictures. Also, we had the CD's of our pictures before we returned from our honeymoon. They were waiting for us when we got home. That was amazing.
I was married on Sept. 4, 2010 and Brendon's work is wonderful. He is a dedicated photographer. Anyone would be pleased with their pictures and his professionalism. He is very e...
asy to work with and dedicated to making your wedding a memorable event. I highly recommend his services all occassions.
Contact
5943 Shane Circle, Pinson, AL
Brendon Pinola Photography