Claire Marika Photography

a bridal expo we knew booking their services would be the best decision we would make while planning our wedding. Claire has the light, beauty, and candid moments we wanted to capture in our special day. When meeting them it felt like we’d met up with old friends, they have a great sense of humor and through the long and fast-moving wedding day directed us and our very large families perfectly while blending into the background to capture those raw moments beautifully. We were worried about posing for photos but they made us feel very relaxed and enabling natural moments to be photographed. Claire’s passion and enthusiasm to capture every moment shone all throughout our formals/wedding day, and she absolutely blew us away with her talent. We cannot thank them enough for their work, we absolutely LOVE our formals/wedding day pictures and video. It has been a joy having the opportunity to relive our wedding day through photos/videos with our family and friends feeling laughter and tears. Claire captures all the little moments that on the day I didn’t have an opportunity to cherish, shoes, cufflinks, seating cards, etc. Their work is now proudly displayed throughout our home. Once again, we cannot thank/recommend them both enough for doing an incredible job capturing our fondest memories on our day and for being so incredible to work with. Since our wedding day it has been great to see family and friends already utilize “Claire Marika Photography” for their needs and have the opportunity to catch up with a very sweet team. We look forward to working with them both in the future. With love & gratitude, Paola & Eduardo Vargas

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ocol, Claire successfully captured the fun of our wedding through stunning candid images. The photos captured our guests' personalities and memorialized precious moments. If you want your wedding story beautifully memorialized, Claire is the photographer for you.

eature tons of natural light. This is what we wanted and we were so pleased with the end result. We loved working with her for our engagements, pre-wedding and wedding day photography and we have the most beautiful photos to show for it! Claire made the process easy and fun, and she is extremely responsive which is an amazing thing to have when you're in the middle of planning a wedding! She took all of our suggestions, brought her own, and in the end, captured us perfectly. I highly recommend her and look forward to working with her again!

d with her gear and it seemed like when something notable was happening, there she was with her camera clicking. She's fast. Here's the bonus--she's NICE. What a blessing to have someone good technically but also a joy to be around. -Don Woodbury

ations. When my now husband and I got engaged earlier this year, I knew immediately I wanted to work with Claire. As a newly engaged couple, we had no idea where to start or how to plan a wedding. When we met with Claire, she provided helpful guidance on vendors and venues. Throughout the planning process, we had a lot of questions, and I frequently emailed Claire asking for help. She always responded quickly with sound advice. In both our engagement and bridal sessions, Claire was a true professional. She kept things moving, made us feel comfortable, and took advantage of the natural light and setting. We never felt like our poses were forced or contrived. Prior to our wedding, we had a few check-in calls with Claire, and as always, we knew she had every detail covered. Working with a tight time frame, she managed to capture all the special moments of our wedding day and wrangle family members for group pictures. She also caught the fun, lighthearted moments between us and our guests. Thanks to Claire, we have a great collection of professional photos that will always be a fond reminder of our wedding day. Michele and Danny

. Claire will be one of the best and most stress free parts of your wedding. She is a joy!

ate with, and went the extra mile to make sure we were satisfied with her work. We will recommend her to anyone and everyone in need of an amazing photographer.

so you can focus on enjoying your day.

pecial day. But we wanted to be sure we picked someone of course talented, but also friendly, who would understand the direction we wanted to take and let us go with it without micromanaging every detail. Claire was cooperative and gracious throughout our almost year long engagement and always quick to respond. We did a portrait session with her a few months before the wedding that was perfect as well. On the actual wedding day, there was no stress coming from Claire. She gave us space when we wanted it, but was there to capture the cutest and most special moments without being an interruption. Kind of like a photo ninja :). She provided a great first look location idea and a great second shooter, and was more than flexible when we ended up asking to add on hours to get some extra photography time in. The best part really came when we got our initial set of prints in the mail, wow! Seeing photos on your computer is one thing, but seeing the prints Claire created was something else. We want to frame all of them! The sunset photos we took are ones we will especially cherish for the rest of our lives. For further proof of how great Claire is, she snuck outside and took some amazing shots of our venue with the stars lighting up the night sky, which is something we had asked for almost 1 year ago, and she remembered when we didn't! Thanks again Claire and we plan to use you again for the next life event!

efore our big day to let us know she was ready to go and to ask for any special requests. On the day of our wedding, she was amazing and worked very well with the staff that organized our wedding. And the pictures were amazing!!! We can't emphasize this enough. Overall, we were very impressed with Claire's high quality work and her overall professionalism. Simply put: go with Claire if you want the best.

home from my honeymoon! I still haven't gotten the album yet but I haven't chosen all the photos for it yet. I talked to another newlywed on our honeymoon who said her photographer told her she would have to wait three months and I kept thinking how lucky I was to find Claire. She gave good direction during the shoot as well, which is important because I can be uncomfortable in front of the camera. She got great shots of the reception and people having a good time. Thanks Claire!

memories extra special. She also saved our wedding day by taking over when our less than stellar day of coordinator dropped the ball! I would highly recommend her.

, but she was perfect. Claire does a wonderful job focusing on you - - what style you like, what specific shots you want, who is who in your wedding party, etc. She asks the right questions, is quick to respond, and eliminates stress so you can just enjoy the experience. Her happy nature makes her easy to work with and she was consistently the quickest responder of all the wedding services I used. Claire also goes above and beyond, sending thank you cards and "sneak peaks" so you feel like you're her favorite client (even though she has hundreds). She was recommended to me by another photographer who said "if I were getting married again, I'd ask Claire to shoot my wedding." I now can say the same.

ng. She was always willing to answer questions, provide suggestions, and help in whatever way she could. She was more than a photographer for us, she was a friend and a part of our special day. The photos she captured for our engagements, bridals, and day of left us speechless. We will cherish them forever! Hiring Claire as our photographer was the best decision we made about our wedding hands down!

the shots that we wanted. For our wedding day she did a fantastic job at organizing the wedding party, making photos run seamlessly throughout the day. She captured everything from the big moments down to the little details and did an INCREDIBLE job editing our photos. I highly recommend Claire to anyone who's looking for a quality photographer who treats their clients' wedding day as if it were her own. Services used: Photography

ok session which was orchestrated perfectly. She is great at capturing both posed and candid moments. She is also incredibly organized and talented at corralling large family groups and keeping to a timeline. We got our digital images in almost half the time that was expected so that was a wonderful surprise. In addition we received a small album and box of prints which we are incredibly grateful for. We love our photos and are looking forward to having them in our home.

t met Claire at a local bridal show almost TWO years before my Wedding. We were walking through the aisles of booths when suddenly we came across Claire's–easily the classiest and most professional at the show. (If memory serves me right, it looked like an art gallery, with its own white display walls and photo albums neatly set up on tables.) It was a combination of her easy, down-to-earth demeanor, her talent, and the lighting and vibrancy in her photos that hooked us from that moment and I KNEW Claire would be our photographer right then. Fast-forward over a year, when my then-FH and I would be in front of her lens for the first time at our Engagements: The experience couldn't have gone more smoothly! My FH felt very comfortable (and he's not someone that likes getting pictures taken of him). Although he's adorable 24/7, somehow he manages to look like a $1M in every picture Claire takes of him. Not to mention we both also manage to look very cute in every posed and candid shot she thinks of. Claire is very quick to reply to emails and texts and is thoughtful as well. She always provides a solution and is happy to accommodate anything you point out. She doesn't employ tactics to make your pictures reflect something that wasn't and only captures what truly happened. I like that her photos are always bright and joyful (like what a Wedding should be)–and never overly artistic, moody, or like she's trying to make a statement other than "I want to show the love and the joy from this day." Then came our Wedding Day. We tried to be fully present but somehow it still went by very quickly! Thanks to Claire, though, we have some priceless and timeless memories that we'll cherish forever. Now that I think about it, I didn't even realize she was at the Ceremony because she and her assistant Cali were so quiet during our Mass. While getting ready and afterwards, we felt so comfortable when they were shooting pictures of us, and all our guests couldn't stop complimenting them. To be honest, time FLIES when you're working with Claire. We got ALL our edited(!) pictures about two weeks after the Big Day, and I admit I teared up (and still do every time I look at them): They capture ALL the beautiful moments as perfectly as they could (and even those I didn't know had happened!), they show everyone glowing, and I can't emphasize enough how vibrant they are. I've been telling Claire since I met her that I look forward to having her document all our important milestones for as long as she's working, so all you future clients of hers better not book her too much :). If you've read this whole thing, thank you. And DO consider hiring Claire for your special days! You'll love her, her aesthetic, her personality, her quality, everything.

laire did an amazing job right from the beginning. My wife and I live in Oregon but had our wedding in Utah and Claire was so flexible and even agreed to face time us for a meet and greet. When we booked with her she sent us a congratulatory gift, which I thought was so sweet. During the wedding she was so professional yet easy going which was so wonderful. She made me feel so comfortable during the pictures. The way she captured our guest and all the candid photos were amazing. I am obsessed with our pictures. Claire got our pictures to us in a timely manner, which was so impressive. We came home one day and had a beautiful package that had all our photos, a sweet message, an external hard drive and a mini book. The package is so lovely. Claire really did an amazing job before, during and after the wedding. She is truly the gift that keeps on giving! I would recommend her for everything and anything!

the day. Claire would respond so quickly to every email. She sent beautiful packages even quicker than her estimated time frames. She was calm and professional every time we met with her. Her images are crisp and the lighting is beautiful. One of the best wedding related decisions we made was to hire Claire. Thank you!

nice, accommodating, easy to work with, and so positive and upbeat. I would hire them again for sure.

other state, so it was wonderful that she was so organized and responsive. AND she captured our day perfectly. Thank you Claire!!

professional at your shoots while still making you feel like you're out there with an old friend. Very happy about my choice to have Claire share in our wedding festivities! You should pick her too! :)