Carrie Friesen Photography

Since this was a destination wedding it was difficult trying to make decisions from afar. Carrie stood out to me at first because we have the same name but once I started to look at Carrie's work, I knew I wanted her to photograph my wedding! She is so talented and I was in awe of her beautiful photographs! Seriously, in awe!! Aside from her photography being AMAZING, she is very sweet and kind - a pleasure to work with. She made all things flow that day. She captured so many moments but it didn't feel like we were in front of the camera the whole time. She was very receptive to any photos I wanted taken and made sure she could fit everything in! Thank you so much, Carrie!!

We had the pleasure of working with Carrie Friesen for our April 13, 2019 wedding at the Westin Hilton Head Resort & Spa. First, let me just say that we were blessed with the BEST vendors for our special day. There are not enough words to describe Carrie and ALL of her assistance throughout our special day. We had seven groomsmen and five bridesmaids, as well as split families, and she handled it all like a champ! She wasn't afraid to tell the guys what to do and where to be. With most of them being Marines, that's EXACTLY what they needed. :) Carrie is truly remarkable at her craft. She took so many photos and it never fekt overwhelming. Not once. Did I mention our photos are absolutely stunning. EVERY.SINGLE.ONE. Carrie was absolutely, 100%, the right choice for our big day. Carrie is a wonderful person inside and out and I can't wait to recommend you to everyone who reads this. If you have any questions for me or other vendors I used for our party of a lifetime, feel free to email me at jamey.ballo@gmail.com.

Carrie was a pleasure to work with. She was friendly, easygoing, and efficient. She was able to capture everyone and everything. We originally wanted a second shooter, but Carrie can do everything on her own. I would highly recommend working with her! We LOVE our pictures.

You will not be disappointed!! We had a destination wedding in Hilton Head, and met with Carrie once before we booked with her. She is the sweetest! On wedding day, she captured every moment, every detail to perfection. She shot all of the loved ones (and more) that we wanted. There is so much emotion and timelessness in our photos. She has an incredible talent in the way she works with the natural light and landscape. She has a way of capturing the "real" moments, the ones you would least expect, and makes them wonderful. She even captured great candid photos of our guests, which was amazing to look back on. We can't stop looking at our gorgeous photos, and highly recommend Carrie -- she is the best!

I wish I could give Carrie Friesen 10 stars on here, in one word she is AMAZING! Picking her as our wedding photographer was hands down the very best decision of our whole wedding experience. I found Carrie's name when I was actually researching wedding videographers, I came across a couple's wedding video done at the same wedding venue as ours and it listed her name as the wedding photographer. I had not come across her name through any of my research on wedding photographers yet so I immediately googled her website. Looking through all the pictures she had taken on her website, I could see that she was a very talented photographer. I immediately sent her an email asking to set up an appointment to meet with her in person. Carrie didn't take long at all to respond back to me and we set up a meeting at Starbucks a couple of days later. I remember this so fondly because I told my fiancé I think we definitely found our wedding photographer, he asked why I knew it was her, I said because she picked Starbucks as our meeting place for the appointment, he said one yeah she is the one. My husband LOVES Starbucks. As soon as we met her it was like we had been friends for years, she was so wonderful!! At that point, we really didn't know much about what we wanted for our wedding but we knew we wanted Carrie to be photographer!! And this was the BEST DECISION EVER MADE!!! She has different wedding packages but I loved how she would basically let you make changes and adjust the packages to what fit for you as a couple and your wedding. I didn't really want to do bridal photos because I just didn't really want that many pictures of just me with my dress so I asked her if we could change it to where we could do an engagement photo session and instead of bridal photos we could do a family photo session with my finances two children from a previous marriage our dog. She said of course, that was not a problem one bit. Oh my goodness, our engagement and family photos are so wonderful. Carrie was able to capture the magic of our family in every image and these photos will forever be dear to our hearts!! She absolutely magnificent during our wedding, she took every picture I asked for and then some. She went above and beyond, capturing so many wonderful moments during our wedding. Not only was she our wedding photographer, she also helped immensely with setting up a wedding timeline as well as directing/coordinating our wedding so we could stay on time in order for us to get all the pictures we wanted at our wedding. Our wedding videographer did not really do a very good job of capturing all the wonderful moments of our reception on video. When we got our wedding video back we were very disappointed because there were so many moments that we remembered that were not on our wedding video. But a couple of weeks later we received our pictures back from Carrie and we immediately saw that she had managed to get every single one of those remembered moments in pictures (which is much harder than capturing it through video)! Like I said earlier, Carrie was the BEST DECISION EVER! She also gave us a gorgeous metal keepsake box that included 12 postcard print wedding pictures as well as a wooden USB with our names on it, the USB as all our wedding pictures on it. We love Carrie and could not have picked a better person to capture the story of our love and wedding in every image. We cannot wait to do more family photos with her!!

I contacted Carrie after she did a beautiful job at a co worker's wedding. She is very prompt, professional and incredibly kind. She went out of her way to get to know myself and my husband. As a photographer, she made us both feel so comfortable in front of the camera. Everyone at my wedding commented on how amazing she was. When I got my photos back, I cried. She captured every single detail perfectly. She is truly the best and I plan to use her for every single life event!

Carrie was our photographer for our wedding on 3/24/2018. Words can’t express how AMAZING she is and her work. On such a stressful day, she exuded calmness and confidence in knowing exactly what looked good and where she wanted everyone. She captured, the best day of our lives, so authentically and we could not be happier!! Everyone raved about our pictures and if you’re deciding between photographers... you’ll be in the BEST hands with Carrie.

I could not be happier!! Carrie did an incredible job capturing the most authentic moments of our wedding day, and I so appreciated how quickly Carrie was able to share the photo gallery. Several of our guests could not believe that ONE PERSON was able to capture every beautiful moment of our day. Thank you Carrie, it was such a pleasure to work with you!

I really can't put into words how amazing Carrie and her work is. She was the absolute best decision made with our wedding and more than worth every single penny spent. She busted her butt and was one of the hardest workers on our wedding day. She showed up early and even though I was totally unprepared for her arrival, she got right to work. My mom got stuck putting together the venue and she also had my dress, my jewelry...everything. But right away Carrie started snapping shots of things that were ready. Bridesmaids, the baby, and the real moments of chaos before a wedding. From the moment she walked in the door to the moment she left for the night she was running. Every guest had something to say about how amazing she was. She made sure to get every photo one might want on a wedding day. Even as unorganized as I was, she made it work. She shared some of the first photos with me and they were stunning. I've never cared for photos of myself until we hired Carrie. Now our house is covered in photos. She captures amazing moments and memories. Not just photos. She captures raw emotion and the beautiful details. If you want your special day captured in a way that will make you cry years down the road, Carrie is the one to hire. She's sweet and caring and fun and she'll make you laugh. You will never regret choosing her to capture life's special moments.

Carrie is out of this world amazing!!! She has the perfect eye for capturing the best moments in the most magical way. The lighting, the angle, the shot, everything is perfect in every. single. picture. She is so wonderful to work with and will run, sweat, and move whatever it takes to get the shot. My family and I had the best time laughing and crying and reliving the wedding day as we clicked through every picture seeing it through her lens. Book her!

Carrie is AMAZING. She will sweat, run and scrap up her knees to get you the best shot on your wedding day. She has a great eye for beautiful shot and she truly cares about you. Best decision I made on my wedding day!!

Carrie is a great photographer to work with. She makes you feel comfortable and beautiful. She has a great eye.