Colleen Bies Photography

ng day was not investing in a quality photographer. I am so glad that I was able to have Colleen photograph my wedding because she is truly gifted and the images she captured at our wedding are priceless. She does absolutely top notch work and she is also a pleasure to work with. She has an awesome, friendly vibe while also being a total professional. It is obvious that she has been a photographer for many years and she clearly loves what she does!

erything we wanted and more. We did tons of different locations/scenes around Madison. She got those images back to us really quick. For our WEDDING in Green Bay, she gave us everything we could have asked for and more! Colleen was easy to work with, made us laugh, and was just extremely professional. She gave us a brief preview of the pics at the wedding and then set her iPad out for our guests to view them in the reception hall. She made me feel special as a bride leading up to the big day by checking in at different points. You can really tell she cares about her clients and her work. She responds right away too. She got our wedding pictures back to us in 2 weeks!!!! Of all of the weddings I have been a part of that turnaround time is unheard of. I would definitely recommend having Colleen Bies Photography for your wedding!

work. She could somehow scan an area and quickly figure out how to get the best shot. I wasn't able to do engagement photos, so I was really worried about looking awkward in front of the camera since we hadn't had any practice. I am not exaggerating when I say Colleen made me and my husband look like models. I am already plotting working with Colleen to do anniversary photos!

sionate about what she does, and it shows in her work. She is professional, attentive and extremely easy to work with. I think she responded to every email within a few hours at the most! Our wedding photos turned out better than I ever could have imagined! She chose beautiful locations and great poses for me and my husband, along with the whole bridal party. Another great surprise was Colleen set up her ipad at the reception and played a slide show of some of the photos she took of my husband and I for the guests to look at. I received so many compliment throughout the night at how amazing the photos were and how did I find the photographer! Lastly... she got our wedding images back to us in 2.5 weeks!!! I couldn't believe it, that's unheard of! I will continue to recommend Colleen to friends, family, coworkers....and literally anyone who will listen to me. And I can't wait to continue to use her to capture future life moments!!!

ding venues. She was photographing another wedding and she had arrived early, before the bride or groom even arrived. She gave us her business card and we contacted her a few weeks later. Let me tell you.. this woman lives for her work! When we first contacted her, she responded back to us in 5 minutes. I love a responsive vendor because it makes me feel the person cares about their clientele, past, present, and potential. She answered every single one of our longggg list of questions. She was always happy to help (including discussing what to wear for our photos) and set up multiple calls with us to talk so that we felt comfortable before signing with her. She did our engagement photos and they were PHENOMENAL! We are still gushing over them.. and my goodness you should see our beautiful wedding photos.. we just got them back last week and I am the HAPPIEST bride you will ever meet!!! SUCH AN AMAZING JOB!!! Colleen showed up smiling and excited excited on the day of the wedding! Her assistants were so kind and helpful and complimented her work. I truly enjoyed spending our wedding day with her as she photographed our special moments. She is such a lovely person to be around. She truly made a difference in helping us feel our best on that day. Colleen's work is unparalleled. She has SUCH an amazing vision and executes perfectly each and every time. She's responsive and works diligently during and after photo sessions. She got our engagement photos back in two weeks and our wedding photos back to us in under 3 weeks. Can you beat that?! You'd be silly to go with anyone other than Colleen. She is SPECTACULAR!!! Can't wait to have her photograph other moments in our life. We love you Colleen!!!!

w husband and I wanted snowy pictures for our engagement shots, and of course, we only had one snowy weekend all of last winter (after we had decided on this). Colleen was more than happy to come meet us right away after the snowfall and we got the most amazing wintery pictures! For our wedding, we had a very big bridal party, and an even bigger family picture. She was so great with all of the little kids, and even with a language barrier (my husband's family mostly speaks Spanish) we got amazing photos from our entire day.

ng venue to see everything and do some initial planning. She helped with everything including the timeline (building in a cushion which us girls totally needed) and keeping things rolling the day of! The amount of work she did with me and responded to me before the wedding was a lifesaver and put my mind at ease - she was kind of like a partial wedding planner with me!! I was constantly asking her questions and she never once complained. The wedding day was perfect with all the poses, the wedding party pics, and just the way she made us feel especially when she and her associate were doing alone shots of us. We were able to get all the photos we wanted and everything turned out breathtaking! I will definitely go back to her for other events and have been recommending her ever since our wedding!! With Colleen you get amazing quality and organization which is worth every last penny!! Colleen rocked every moment of our wedding!!

rings a personalized touch to EVERYTHING! Our wedding album is BEAUTIFUL as well as the personalized flash drive with our photos. Colleen is extremely talented and so much fun to work with!

6:00 in the morning. From that point on, she was extremely reliable, so quick to respond, and really helpful in communicating with other wedding vendors leading up to our big day. The day of our wedding, Colleen was timely, professional yet personable, and captured our day in amazing photos we will treasure forever. One of my favorite parts about Colleen and her photography is her attention to detail and how she uses such soft, natural light. She also made my husband, myself, our bridal party, and families feel very comfortable during pictures as she took the time to learn everyone’s names and their importance to us. Colleen helped make the day perfect and we would recommend her to any couple looking for a wedding photographer!

und incredible locations for our photos. I would recommend Colleen Bies Photography to anyone who needs a wedding photographer, you will not be disappointed!

ey had the pictures they wanted to get but also listened to what we wanted. While we were looking through our wedding album I was tearing up at the amazing moments she captured. Colleen truly knows how to Capture Life's Moments and I would highly recommend her.

e time to get to know you as a couple, and remembers the names of people involved in the wedding. Having two photographers made a huge difference- and made everything go super smoothly! I knew photography was a very important part of my day, and I am glad that we went with Capture Life Moments- they truly captured our day!!

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and every picture was better than the last. The pictures really do capture the spirit of the day and I would not hesitate to recommend Colleen and her staff for any event. We were so impressed with her work we are looking forward tot he next time we can work with Colleen, because she will absolutely "CAPTURE" the moments of your life.

annot recommend her enough. She also has a great way of making you feel super comfortable even when you aren't photogenic like myself.

the photography for our wedding worry free. Thanks!

al and i love that she pays attention to all detail. Our pictures turned out wonderful. Even my best friend and sister wished they could use her for their wedding too. I will defintely be using CLM again for future pictures!

turns out there wasn't any snow on the ground, but instead, it was freezing cold! They made the entire experience enjoyable and we couldn't have asked for the pictures to turn out better, despite the cold. Before the wedding, Colleen met with us to run through the day and asked if we had any questions, which was very helpful. She even took us to the spot she was planning on getting some shots the day of the wedding. When the wedding day came, they were flawless. As hectic as things can be on the big day, Colleen and her assistant were clam, relaxed and ready to rock and roll. They did a great job of corralling the troops (AKA family, friends) to make sure everyone was where they needed to be, when the needed to be there. A couple of days after the wedding, they had a few images ready for us to view, which was very exciting! We received all of the images back about two weeks after the wedding, which we thought was incredibly quick. That being said, Brad and I would highly recommend Capture Life Moments to others. They will make your big day even better and provide you with a lifetime of beautiful memories.

my entire family together. Capture Life Moments understood this and in turn took a plethora of pictures of just my family (35 members). It was no small project. It took time, effort and exceptional planning. They were great with all the guest and of course, us. I would recommend Capture Life Moments to anyone and everyone. They are very professional and enjoyable to be around. I also got preview pictures very efficiently and not long after my wedding pictures. The biggest bonus was all the help with the wedding planning. They are very knowledgeable in knowing the proper steps to make a wedding successful.

y stress-free (VERY IMPORTANT!) and beautiful! My husband does not like being infront of the camera but Colleen had a way of giving direction that was simple yet direct to get a great photo at our comfort level for both the engagement and wedding photos. He was constantly amazed at the athleticism of our photographers who did just about anything to get the shot. I also can't say enough about their overall personalities, beyond their skill. They made sure the bridal party had fun, the parents were happy with the photo combinations and even took photos with guests cameras for them. Couldn't have asked for better photographers or wedding guests!

ry comfortable and enjoy taking pictures! Both herself and her assistant captured some great memories that we will look back on to enjoy for many years to come! Thanks again!!! :)

e memories. I was familiar with Colleen's work and we were not disappointed. Colleen and her assistants were professional, creative, and fun throughout the process and did a fantastic job with both our engagement and wedding photos. We are very happy with our choice and would reccommend Capture Life Moments to any couple :-)

ter...but they were! All of our pictures were crystal clear and truly captured the special moments during our big day! Colleen took our engagement pictures and Ly and Jeanne were our wedding photographers. Colleen edited our wedding pictures. Every photographer we worked with took the time to get to know who we were as a couple and individually. They listened to what we wanted and what we didn't want. They also took the initiative to come up with new, creative ideas for pictures that we LOVED! We had multiple photos to choose from and truly had a hard time deciding our favorite because every one was perfect. One of the best things about the three photographers was their ability to keep the family/wedding party pictures moving the day of our wedding in a friendly manner. On your wedding day, every moment is precious. You want perfect pictures, but you want to enjoy time with friends and family. Ly and Jeanne took amazing pictures but kept picture time moving in a very polite, professional manner. The turnaround time for our pictures was about three weeks. When we saw our wedding pictures for the first time, Colleen made the viewing very special. She took time for us to look through the pictures and shared in our excitement. I would recommend Capture Life Moments to anyone getting married or needing professional photography. They are by far the most professional photographers, and they take extremely high quality pictures.

r them. Thank you Colleen for exceeding our expectations!! My husband and both cried watching the footage. I can't wait to share it with our friends and family. We will watch it every year on our anniversary (and then some) to relive this special day. Great job!!!

her, and great to work with (flexible and takes charge). More importantly Colleen is such a wonderful person: considerate, fun, and genuine. We loved working with her and loved the pictures she gave us a few weeks after. Pictures really captured the moment! Will

ptured the best moments of our wedding. The booking and planning process was simple and easy. They really listened to our style and to our preference. We just receive the pictures (less than a month after the wedding!) and everything were perfect. The pictures really captured the best moments of the wedding. It didn't feel staged or awkward. We love them!!!

our wedding day. With two videographers, both the groom and bride getting ready was captured on video. Colleen also had a great idea of having us write letters to each other to open before the ceremony. That turned out to be one of my favorite moments of the day. Colleen helped provide tips and advice the days leading up to the wedding as well. With all of her experience with the venue, it was definitely helpful. We received a sneak peek video under a minute long as a teaser for the wedding video that was coming. The end product was about 9 1/2 minutes and captured moments throughout the day. Definitely a video friends and family would want to watch and not be bored with! Thanks Colleen.

and the end result is just fantastic! She really did capture the most important and memorable events of the day. I cried when I watched the video. Just amazing!!

nd easy to talk to from day one. One of the best qualities was that she worked with my budget and finanacial flexibility. I never felt less of a customer because I couldn't afford the highest priced package. Colleen made me feel like I was the most beautiful bride from her heart and photographs. I will defintely be using CLM again for future pictures!

ctures and they ask you for what kind of pictures you want to make your big day more personal and very special! I absolutely recommend them. You'll be so pleased with everything they do! We had such a good experience with them! Couldn't be happier!

o much fun doing all of the group photos that we knew we had to book her for our wedding. It was just a bonus that we realized how incredibly reasonable her prices are, and she can work with any budget, as she did in our friend's wedding. Colleen did both our engagement session and our wedding. We couldn't have been happier with the end result of all of our photos. I cannot stress enough how much fun she is to work with and what a genuinely nice person she is. As long as I stay living in the area, I plan on contacting her to do all of our future family photos.

From the moment we contacted Colleen, she was easy going and incredibly friendly. Colleen worked with our busy schedules to find the best time to meet with her and go over what we were expecting and what she could provide. The images she captured are AMAZING! We couldn't be happier. I would recommend this photographer in a heartbeat.

it was definitely meant to be. Our engagement session was so personal. We wanted to do some unique pictures in a state park. She was willing to meet us in a remote place, move locations and spent several hours photographing and getting to know us. Such a great time! Which is saying a lot since my new husband and I hate being photographed. We are the kind of people that still had high school pics on grandparent's fridges because we refuse to be in pictures. [Now we get to have wedding pics :) ] The engagement pictures were so good! We got so many compliments. My friends kept saying they were the best they'd ever seen! As for the wedding... Colleen was great again! We hosted our wedding at our own house. I was running around like a crazy lady pretty much up until the ceremony. Colleen made it look like everything was smooth and calm. She took great shots of the ceremony at various angles. After the ceremony we did shots of family and the bridal party. She was very good at positioning everyone, reminding people of sunglasses, ect. After dinner, we spent a lot of time on sparkler shots. I could have done that all night long! It was so much fun! Capture Life Moments had great communication, great pictures and Colleen is just a genuinely good person to get to know. I can't imagine anything but the best from this photographer!

it comes to photographs of any kind; we have no idea what would look good or how we should pose. Colleen took all the stress out of it all. She walked us through everything. Our images were absolutely fantastic and she captured all of the emotions from our big day. Looking at the proofs we smiled, laughed and cried at getting the chance to relive the big day. I couldn't recommend her enough; she's amazing and her work is beautiful.

h a perfect day if it wasn't for you and helping with so much and your amazing patience! I fell in love with your photo galleries before I ever even contacted you about the wedding, and I quickly fell in love with your personality and work ethic after meeting with you and especially after all you put with yesterday... So thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

e and energy into making our day unforgettable. Our favorite thing about her and her work was that she knew exactly what she wanted from us, our bridal party, and family when it came to poses for pictures. I've been in weddings where the picture taking was unorganized, stressful, and took forever. With Colleen, picture taking went so smoothly and was fun for everyone because she took charge, was confident in her work, and was full of fun/great ideas! We could tell from the first time we met her that she loves what she does and cares for her clients. Our wedding pictures proved that. They turned out absolutely beautiful! Thank you so very much, Colleen, for your hard work and making our wedding day unforgettable!

o me right away when I had questions. Several members of our wedding party and family commented how she managed her time well and kept moving the photos right along. Colleen and her assistant Charles were great at posing us and had an eye for great locations and lighting. It was such a pleasure working with Colleen, and we are beyond pleased with our pictures! There are so many great ones we can't decide which ones to order! You won't regret booking her. We would recommend her to anybody!

she does and is a true artist. The wedding was such a busy time for me, I was planning the wedding while living 3 hours away from the venue, and she was always flexible and accommodating. The price was an exceptional value. I researched around the Fox Valley area and the amount of time, plus engagement photos, and having a second photographer at the wedding.. no one came close. She has her own style and meshed it with my own style. My husband is not one for taking pictures and felt very comfortable with the two photographers. We've never gotten such nice pictures of the two of us. She was very conscious in making sure all families had pictures together and truly did a fantastic job capturing the moments of our wedding, reception, and engagement photos. I would HIGHLY recommend this photographer and her photo partner, Lee.

k you for making our winter wedding memorable :)) I could not ask for any better photographer and you guys are super! I would definitely recommend/ refer you guys to my dear friends :D

r a gift to myself, I purchased a beautiful, large canvas and she let me add another photo to the background. I will treasure it always.

olleen’s work! We had such an awesome experience, they made the day so fun and relaxed. I know the exact memories of that day will live on through their photography so vividly; it will be like we went back in time to that exact moment! I am definitely recommending them to everyone I know, and will definitely go back to them in the future for my family portraits. Thank you Ly and Colleen for your amazing job well done on our wedding day!

the small details a busy bride would never think of the day of, plus made me feel completely comfortable before the big "I dos". Everyone in the bridal party loved their fun personality and how they didn't waste any time so they could get the party started. My parents also loved how professional and caring they were to get those special moments that a bride and groom needs to get on their wedding day. Lastly, due to some heavy rains throughout the week, they original ceremony location was moved at the last minute, they were beyond flexible, capturing all the shots we wanted even if it wasn't in the original plan.