I'll start by saying my husband and I work at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, MA. If you aren't from the area, the Log Cabin is the place to be in western Massachusetts for a wedding. My husband and I have 22yrs of combined experience working in the ...wedding world. 22yrs of seeing thousands of weddings and hundreds of vendors. That being said, we knew from the start we wanted Kathy Bunnell to be our wedding photographer.
Her work is beyond impeccable. Calling her work "pictures" just doesn't seem right to me. They are portraits. The most important memories captured in a snap of perfection. I've seen so much of Kathy's work over the years, and I had no idea how absolutely incredible EVERY picture is. Keep in mind when looking for a photographer, you don't get to see the full extent of their work. Sometimes one or two featured photos and if you go to the vendor's website, you could see a few albums. Truly, ALL of my pictures are beautiful.
Kathy does angles better than anyone else I've seen. While we were taking pictures, it didn't feel like we were even being photographed. Nothing felt staged or awkward. I never felt like it was "picture time". Each session just happened naturally with the greatest of ease. She knows exactly where you should stand, how you should stand, which way your body should face, the best light, have perfect hand placement to make your body look like perfection, the right arm placement, and so much more. All of those things need to happen in order to get the results she gives you. With that being said, I didn't feel like there was any kind of checklist that needed to happen. At all. She would say, "put your hand on her hip" and that's it! Then seeing the pictures from that moment, disbelief overwhelmed me. My husband and I aren't photogenic, and I'm still in awe of the portraits we now have. Looking at these photos literally makes me cry with happiness. My heart melts and I feel like I can relive and cherish each moment of that day.
I'm also going to mention that I have OCD. My poor husband lol. One of the pew swags at our ceremony was lower than the rest. Someone had moved the chair at the end of aisle. Don't get me wrong, I had no idea and wouldn't have cared anyway if I saw it. That ceremony was magical for me, time froze. I didn't notice until cellphone pictures began to emerge on facebook. Now being out of that moment and seeing the swag lower in pictures, is driving me crazy. When I got Kathy's pictures, she took a picture from the bottom corner of the ceremony aisle. Again, she does angles better than anyone else. You can't even see it. Which to me, who has OCD, is a miracle. The whole room where the ceremony was in the picture looks like perfection. That's ocd though. No one else would care, but I do. Which is why I commend Kathy so much for this.
Kathy has a beautiful soul. Her kindness, happiness, and high energy radiates onto everyone around her. It's very uplifting to be in her presence. She has so much pride in her work. She loves what she does and that completely translates into her work. There are not enough thank yous in the world for what I feel I owe her. If you need to cut any corners, do not let it be your photographer. Besides a toasting glass, all of your memories from that day will be in photos. With that being said, your photographer should be Kathy Bunnell.