Brittany Bekas Photography

re planning. The consultation I had with Brittany only sealed the deal. Her heart and passion shone through from our first conversation and I knew early on that she cared so much about her craft and her clients. In the lead up to wedding day, Brittany was communicative and organized, making sure she had an idea of every shot we wanted for portraits/priorities for types of shots/and knew the names of every important member of our family and wedding family. On the day of, Brittany was able to corral our very crazy, chaotic families, getting us back on track on the timeline when we inevitably veered off of it. She kept her cool, took charge, and most importantly — took the most stunning pictures. I’ve gotten so many compliments on our photos and I can’t stop looking at them! I’m so thankful that we will have them to look at for years to come and I can’t wait to receive our album with all of our favorites.

a perfect blend of both candid/organic moments from our day mixed with traditional/formal portraits. Choosing the right photographer was one of the most important parts of our wedding day - since the photos are the memories we'll have to remember our wedding for the rest of our lives. I vetted more photographers than I can count in my search and I knew from the first call with Brittany that we had to book her. She is SO organized and she hammers out the timeline with you right from the start (in fact, even before that first call she spent the time to get to know us and map it all out!). It helped put me at ease and I knew she'd capture everything we wanted (and then some!). She is kind, easy to work with and makes you feel SO calm and comfortable in front of the camera. We'd highly recommend Brittany - she is MAGIC behind that lens!

. We couldn't be happier with how our photos turned out, and we're so grateful to have these memories captured so beautifully. Would highly recommend Brittany - 11/10!

o the dreamy, posed portraits. We love Brittany’s documentary style, including how she captured moments as they unfolded during our ceremony and reception. Each photo reflects the joy, love, and excitement we felt, and we are amazed by the quality and creativity of her work. Cristina was a wonderful person and expert wedding photographer in her own right. She added her own creative touch, like when she suggested we take bride and groom photos inside of our audio guestbook phone booth. It was such a fun location, and we were excited to capture such a unique detail from our day! Cristina had an eye for details, and made sure our outfits, accessories, and hair looked perfect for the posed portraits. Both of them captured amazing wedding portraits and made our family/friends feel comfortable and natural in front of the camera. Before the wedding, Brittany proactively shared advice and templates to help design our wedding timeline, shot list, and more. We loved how prepared she was, because it let us share our detailed vision before the wedding day… so on wedding day we could live 100% in the moment! Her detail-oriented, yet warm and authentic personality was the perfect match for us. Brittany also shot our engagement, so we knew from day one that we had picked an all-star!! But the wedding photos still left us breathtaken. Photographs hold memories forever, and Brittany’s talent and expertise are well worth the investment!! Seriously, you will feel like you belong in a bridal magazine!!

ment session in Chicago when she was in town shooting another wedding. She is responsive, easy to talk to, and a calming present on such an important day. Not to mention that her work is breath taking! She also is incredibly organized and sends you emails with day of check lists and other important reminders. Highly recommend hiring Brittany!

ep my mind at ease for everything that she would handle on the day-of. She is organized and has so much experience that she knows how to handle any and every situation. She has your best interest at heart your entire day. She truly means it when she says she's like a bridesmaid with a camera! We also loved her mixture of digital and film photography styles, both at our engagement session & wedding day. Thank you Brittany!

ng for. She kept me up to date on everything that was happening and needed t happen before the wedding. She is extremely organized! Brittany herself didn't shoot our wedding but her associates Ashlee and Cristina did and we all loved them! They were so personable, friendly and so helpful! They took so many amazing pictures! They were somehow able to get a picture of every person at the wedding, I thought that was awesome! We love how they captured everything and the feelings in every moment. We highly recommend Brittany Bekas and her associates!

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Brittany brought my vision to life and I couldn’t be happier with our photos! She is such a talented photographer, but she is also just so kind and fun and made our day run so seamlessly. We didn’t use a videographer, so having the right photographer was crucial and Brittany was the PERFECT pick. Her editing is amazing and she captures all the moments with the most insane lighting and backdrop!! I could not recommend her more - Brittany is literally the BEST! She is an absolute must if you want the best and most timeless wedding photos :)

ne any formal photoshoots prior to our engagement and wedding day photos with Brittany, and she instantly made us feel at ease. She was able to guide us through everything, and we were astonished at how great the pictures turned out! Couldn't recommend her enough.

oughtful. She is not only skilled in capturing beautiful moments but also has a knack for making you feel comfortable and natural in front of the camera. Our wedding photos turned out absolutely gorgeous, and they are truly treasures that we'll cherish forever. We're already looking forward to booking her again for family photos in the future!

really wanted to find someone I clicked with - someone who was organized and on top of things, someone who would be easy to work with, someone who had great vision, someone I didn't mind spending hours with the day of my wedding. Brittany was that person. Within a few minutes of talking with her I felt like I had met a kindred spirit. Her communication and organizational skills are a 10/10, her ability to plan out and keep a schedule the day of the wedding are a 10/10. Her attention to detail and ability to have you make simple adjustments are a 10/10. Her personality and easy going demeanor balanced with her ability to efficiently manage a whole bridal party and multiples families for photos....again a 10/10. We purchased a package with Brittany that included our engagement session as well as 10 hours of wedding day coverage and some printed wedding albums, and we could not be more pleased with everything. We are absolutely obsessed with our wedding photos and can't wait to display them across our home. Thank you, Brittany for making our wedding photo dreams come true!

Some key takeaways when you choose Brittany: 1. PREPARATION: Brittany has a very thorough prep process so that by the time you get to the big day, the bride and groom don't have to use a single braincell on the details and people and places you need for photos. She'll know exactly what kind of pictures you want to prioritize and will have everyone ready to go. 2. The Big Day! Everything was just smooth sailing. Brittany and her assistant worked seemlessly with our videographers and as a team they kept my husband and I calm and just ushered us through the day. Such kind and professional people to work with 3. The Pictures: What can I say, they are just absolutely breathtaking. I am no exaggerating when I tell you that I look at my pictures every single day since I got them. From the portrait shots, to the bridal parties, to the scenery, and the candid shots... they are beautiful, high quality, and really captured the spark of the day. Couldn't be happier with how they turned out.

d enjoy the moment. The photos came back quickly from both shoots and are STUNNING!! I'd recommend Brittany to all future brides!!

y was amazing at corralling the bridal party, keeping things on track, and making adjustments on the fly. Brittany was clearly a professional who knew exactly what she was doing which allowed me and my husband to fully relax and trust that Brittany would keep things moving and make us look fabulous! In addition to all of that, Brittany is quick and pleasant to correspond with and always patient with my many emails with questions, ideas, and requests. After getting the wedding photos back, Brittany was also willing to help make a couple adjustments / edits to the photos. My experience with Brittany was positive from start to finish and I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for professional photos and I hope to be able to work with her again in the future.

ight where we were getting married which initially intrigued me. After looking at some of her work online, I could see just how stunning her work was and how her style fit mine. From the initial phone call, she felt like a close friend and I knew we would have a great time shooting with her. She was very easy to work with and helped us start a timeline as well as provided some great templates to help make sure we didn't miss any important pictures with friends and family. She helped us become more comfortable in front of the camera during our engagement shoot which turned out awesome and then it was smooth sailing on wedding day! Brittany was efficient, made us laugh and captured all the most important memories from our wedding day. The results speak for themselves - our wedding pictures are amazing and we are having a hard time deciding which ones to put in our album because we love them all! Our bridal party, family and friends were so impressed with her and also love our pictures. We would choose her again in a heartbeat and highly recommend that you hire Brittany Bekas!

atement. I have never had the opportunity to work directly with Brittany, though I have tried to get clients to hire her, several times. Brittany has been my dream photographer for years. Her work is simply stunning. It was fate that she be my wedding photographer and I could not be more thankful. Brittany showed up early and blew my highest expectations out of the water. Her bright, happy, genuine personality is the cherry on top of her professionalism, talent and her photos that are genuinely a work of art. She makes everyone around her feel comfortable and she handles adversity with a calm and cool head. I could not imagine my big day without Brittany standing there in the wings and making sure that everything was perfection. My sneak peek photos arrived so fast and brought genuine tears to my eyes. Thank you for a real dream come true, Brittany! Hiring Brittany will be the best wedding decision you ever make!

agement photography session was so much fun! It was freezing and windy, but Brittany made it fun and made us feel comfortable the entire time. Our wedding day finally arrived and Brittany was extremely efficient. We had so many pictures to get on a tight schedule, and we got them all thanks to Brittany. She went above and beyond her role as a photographer in so many ways. During our first look, I got a mosquito bite that was making my arm red and swollen. Some groomsmen went to a pharmacy to get Benadryl cream and the second photographer working with Brittany applied the cream to my arm to take down the swelling. Then Brittany edited the bite out of all of our pictures. Brittany was on my side 100% of the time, even when that meant respecting when I needed a moment when the heat/posing for pictures became too much. Lastly, Brittany worked with us to create a beautiful album filled with intimate moments she captured through her camera lens. She is extremely talented and wonderful to work with. I can’t wait to recommend Brittany to all of my friends when they are ready.

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re in very capable hands. Brittany was prepared from our first meeting to the day of our wedding. She was super communicative and willing to answer questions and concerns at any time. When we had to deal with the difficult decision of postponing our wedding, she was extremely supportive and understanding. We were able to reschedule with her without any trouble, and she was also willing to photograph our minimony! We had the unique opportunity to see Brittany work on two different occasions and we are extremely grateful for every moment. Brittany is calm and collected, but at the same time works efficiently to capture every beautiful moment. She was able to handle the chaos of those days and a very large group without difficulty. She somehow managed to effortlessly capture our favorite moments and create beautiful photos. We are so happy and impressed with our photos from both of our wedding celebrations. We are beyond grateful for her understanding, guidance, patience, and generosity along the way.

photos and had so much wonderful advice about outfits. When COVID hit, she was flexible and helped move the wedding date with no issues. She was so fabulous the day of the wedding - I love the pictures! She is so wonderful, can't wait to do more anniversary/family shoots with her soon.

ficient we were still able to get so many great photos outside before a thunderstorm rolled in. Would definitely recommend working with her!

lovely). She was very responsive & friendly the second we started working together. She was so flexible with us & traveled 2.5 hours for our wedding! She is super informative with details / tips and keeps you organized with her emails and worksheets. The day of the wedding, she was on top of everything! She kept us on schedule & made sure to capture all the pictures we requested. Her bubbly personality made everyone feel super comfortable when being photographed. After the wedding, she was so quick to get us our special pictures back. Everything she does is so detail oriented & creative. I cannot say enough great things about her! We will definitely be hiring her again in the future :)

ut. For our wedding, she travelled out of state and the whole process was very simple. I never once had to worry about anything with regards to photography. Brittany is flexible, kind, and a great asset on the wedding day. Her pricing was very reasonable and I could not recommend her highly enough.

on. She is the ideal photographer you want - especially for engagements & weddings. Our engagement and wedding photos are unreal. Obsessed with them! So many good ones to choose from, its hard to narrow down our faves for prints. Brittany made our engagement photo session so freaking fun. After it was done, I was surprised how fun it was. It really helps to have a photographer like Brittany who is coaching & guiding you and giving you little moments to talk about so she can shoot you candidly. She communicated so well and posed us with everything - nothing felt awkward. She had a great eye making sure my dress wasn't flying away or hair doing its own thing, she would stop and fix it for us. She was THE best! Going through the engagement shoot process made us feel so prepared for our wedding. On our wedding day, she was got to our venue super early ahead of the scheduled time we set and started to jump right in, shooting our invites and my shoe/jewelry details. Prior to our big day, she sent over a comprehensive photo list of group family combos which I was really impressed with. She had me fill out people's names (so she can familiarize herself with our families) and then it was a great guide to follow and bang out all the family photos. Brittany was so fun, easy going and captured our day perfectly. Everyone raved how amazing our photographer was and people were so impressed with her professionalism. She is the BEST and I could not recommend her more!!

d of my sister-in-law, I watched (creeped?) as Brittany started up her own business from scratch and evolved to be such an amazing wedding photographer over the past 8+ years. I was so happy she was available to shoot our special day - I think she was the first vendor we locked in! Our photos are amazing, her turnaround time was unreal (seriously, unreal), and her attention to detail comes through in her thorough planning skills and shows up in her work. We received so many compliments on her professionalism and wonderful attitude from our families and wedding party. She was a joy to be around on such an important day of our lives, and she was able to capture it so intimately without ever seeming invasive. Everybody has different budgets, and great photography was a priority for us; if photography is something you care about, you can't go wrong with Brittany Bekas.

ized she had done multiple wedding of people I knew! Including weddings I was at! Brittany is an absolute gem of a human being. From the very first email, I knew we were going to get along (HUGE for feeling comfortable photographing on your wedding day!). We met several times before the big day (super flexible with facetime meetings) where she continually confirmed what moments were especially important. She NAILED it. Her communication was incredible throughout the whole process, even while she was planning and having her own wedding! Not to mention, even after our wedding has passed, she has gone above and beyond in working to help me finalize several several canvases and framed pictures with her expertise. Brittany captured everything and managed to keep our very large families and wedding party on-time and organized so that we could get to the reception as soon as possible. She made wedding planning easy - a rarity in the process!

ither of us are very comfortable being the center of attention or in front of the camera, but Brittany made everything so easy and relaxed. We’re so happy with how all of our pictures turned out. Brittany also helped every step of the way with suggestions on our reception timeline, order of our pictures, and general wedding planning. She was always responsive with our endless questions (not always picture related) and was easy to work with. ChoosingBrittany as our photographer was the best decision we made for our wedding!

table, detail oriented, and responsive. She delivered all teasers and full galleries well ahead of time and thinks of everything. She was able to offer so much insight as we developed our timeline and always made time to discuss logistics. Nicole and Ashlyn were so much fun to work with on our wedding day and for engagement photos! They made us feel so at ease and were able to capture our day perfectly. We will cherish these moments forever.

is definitely the bridesmaid you never knew you needed; from making sure you have enough bobby pins to keep your hair up, to fluffing your dress before every picture. Brittany truly made both of us feel incredibly comfortable in front of the camera and kept us organized to ensure we got all the pictures we wanted done by the end of the night. She is fun, easy-going, hard-working, dependable, and organized. We simply could not have asked for a better photographer to work with! Not to mention, the pictures turned out incredible and thanks to Brittany, we will get to cherish every moment of our wedding for years and years to come!

pictures down to checklists for the final weeks out before the wedding (not just for picture details...the lists covered everything!). We are so happy with our photos. Brittany is so thoughtful and generous in everything she does throughout the process. She helped make our day everything we dreamed of and more!

g day and experience – after all, these capture the moments and are what you save to share the memory with family and friends FOREVER! Our entire experience with Brittany was amazing! Brittany always made herself available to discuss even the smallest of questions and details, offered suggestions, and helped to plan a flawless day. My now husband and I have very busy work and personal schedules, and it made “sticking to a schedule and deadlines” somewhat of a challenge, but Brittany worked through this with ease. She considered our budget, what was most important to us, and executed the best experience. On top of it, she made EVERYONE in our wedding party feel comfortable and like she was part of the group – this helped to capture the best memories of our entire day. I am so pleased with our photos and look forward to any future opportunities to work with Brittany and team!

e she walks through your door with her big warm smile. I adore her! She is always very prompt with emails and answers almost instantly. She is always so sweet and personable and makes you feel so comfortable. I love every single one of my photos! She captured every moment perfectly and we got all our entire album super fast! I can’t wait to use her for future life events. Brittany is is no doubt the best photographer around!!!

ubbly personality that our entire wedding party and family enjoyed being around on our special day. The photos came out perfect and she captured everything we asked for and more. She also made our gallery available very quickly and even included a bonus slideshow. I would definitely recommend Brittany Bekas Photography!

n March when Chicago weather is chilly - which was helpful as we were planning our wedding from out of town. She is super organized, which also really helped with the planning process, if you have a planner or not. She was also extremely helpful on our actual wedding day - making sure we got all the pictures we wanted, even stopping at Taco Bell with the wedding party on the way to the ceremony. Most of all...our pictures are absolutely stunning. I can't stop looking and them, and get so many compliments from everyone who sees them. She really captured the magic of the day.

suggestions throughout the planning process. She eagerly worked within our budget and suggested her associate photographer to accommodate our price point. The best part was that we still got to work with Brittany behind the scenes with editing, etc. Overall, I was drawn to the aesthetic of Brittany Bekas Photorgraphy photos. They captured the theme and vision of our wedding and are so incredibly beautiful, it's hard to choose which ones to frame and which stay in the book! I am so pleased with our photos and look forward to Brittany and Co. capturing many more of our life moments!

she made me feel even more comfortable immediately. Within 5 minutes she made me feel like an old friend. She was really helpful in posing and directing me, fixing my veil/clothes if they were out of place, and letting me know when something didn’t look good. Her pricing is competitive and she’s not trying to nickel and dime you like every other boudoir studio in Chicago (trust me, I’ve done the research). Her work speaks for itself. I had an extremely hard time deciding on just 15 prints to use for a photo box. I loved her bright and airy studio in Elmhurst although it was a tad bit cold in the winter (literally my only critique). I really appreciated that she gave me access to the full online gallery as opposed to some other photographers only showing 10 photos and making you pay for their rest. I would definitely work with Brittany again.

every single one of my questions and prepared me for the 'big' day! She had me send over my own ideas/inspirations on how I wanted my shoot to go and on the day of my shoot, she used every ounce of that inspiration. If you can imagine, stripping down can be nerve wracking, but not once did I feel nervous or insecure. Brittany and I immediately connected and she kept the photo shoot light, fun, and exciting! After cracking jokes, talking about our lives and basically having a blast, I completely forgot that I was barely wearing clothes. This was such an amazing experience and I don't think I would have been as comfortable as I was going with any other photographer for this photo shoot. My biggest fear with a shoot like this was that I was going to look tacky, and believe me when I say my photos were GORGEOUS. I would 100% do another boudoir photo shoot with Brittany in the future and I probably will!

ried in October, and it was snowing that day. Of course, me and my girls were freezing. Brittany decided to take off her jacket and be freezing with us :). She truly is an amazing photographer and I would recommend her to anyone I know getting married!

le taking pictures, the photos turned out beautiful, and there were so many personal touches along the way, including a handwritten thank you for hiring her. She is flexible to work with, completely dependable, and does exquisite work. Brittany's passion for what she does shines through in her photos and every interaction. Highly recommended!

throughout the entire process, even down to details like color scheme for the wedding party. Her associate Nicole was actually our photographer because Brittany was already booked on our wedding day, and Nicole was a dream. She was professional and fun, and we loved working with her. Even though Brittany was not the one taking the photos, she managed the process by being organized and keeping us on track. Nicole's work was excellent, and we loved the slideshow and album. Worth every penny and I can't thank Brittany and Nicole enough for the beautiful memories.

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is incredibly talented...our engagement and wedding photos are STUNNING. Our family and friends are all in awe of the sweet moments she was able to capture. She even puts together a super cute sneak peek slideshow video for both which is just lovely! She got us our entire wedding gallery in less than two weeks (!!!). Her work is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Brittany is also incredibly sweet...she absolutely goes above and beyond. She is super detail oriented, a logistics maven, so energetic yet calming and just a great photographer and person overall. Can we also talk about her response time? Oh my goodness, her replies are almost instantaneously and always so thoughtful and helpful. I cannot thank her enough for that - I have trusted her since day one and never had a shadow of doubt in working with her. She honestly makes you feel like you are the only bride in the world. Frankly, I'm a little sad the wedding is over because that also means this chapter of working with Brittany has closed. If you are looking for a wedding photographer - run, don't walk to booking Brittany - you will not regret it! We cannot recommend Brittany and her talents enough.

orking with her throughout the entire process. She made everything easy with her organization and professionalism. She was open to everything we wanted and had great suggestions for us on choosing photo locations. We couldn't be happier with her work!