Courtney Aaron Photographer

er. When I saw our wedding photos it was like we were reliving that day all over again. She is such a joy to work with. Even my wedding guest left asking about the sweetheart behind the lens. She really went above and beyond. I highly recommend her.

o really do not have many photos together in general and made us look like we belonged on the cover of a bridal magazine. I was looking for a photographer to capture our emotion and by golly she sure did and then some. I knew the images were going to be good on the day of just by our reactions but I was completely speechless when they actually came in, which as a talker is pretty dang hard for me. Courtney made us feel comfortable to be our natural selves and it was such a joy to work with her. From our initial meeting I knew I adored her. She just has that charismatic personality and a beautiful soul. She genuinely wants to do anything she can to help you achieve your big day and we weren't an easy couple to work with. I'd never walked down an isle, was nervous as heck and flew down it(down and back)- she managed to capture the moments beautifully. I have small almond shaped eyes that often appear closed in most of my photos- she was able to get images with my eyes actually open! The woman is so good she managed to get shots of my dad smiling, truly smiling, not his "photo smile"- hasn't been done in 70ish years. Courtney is pure magic and goodness and you seriously cannot go wrong. She sends out a detailed questionnaire prior to the wedding and knew exactly whom each family member was and which friends of mine traveled 2,800ish miles for the wedding and those I'd known since I was 18. Her images are just so very dreamy. I told ya the woman was magic!

erences for photos on the big day, and the actual wedding day, Courtney could not have been more professional, kind, warm, thorough, and easy to be around! She brings an energy that put me, my husband, and my entire family at ease. A bride spends a lot of time on her wedding day with the photographer, and Courtney was absolutely someone I wanted with me & my closest loved ones on my wedding day! We did our engagement shoot with Courtney, which I really recommend, since it gave us all a chance to get to know each other and get more comfortable in front of the camera before the big day. And, we got to tell her exactly which of the engagement photos we liked the most, so she could capture similar expressions/landscapes on the wedding day! And she absolutely did! Her photos are incredible, and she captured so many glimpses of small, special moments throughout our wedding day that we will treasure forever. She captured many special little moments that we didn't even get to see ourselves on the wedding day, and we are so grateful for those photos (i.e. pictures of our ring bearer doing sweet & silly little things pre-ceremony). She also respected our wishes for limited portraits and more candids, so we could join our cocktail hour/reception for as much time as possible! We are so happy with our album of photos, and it will be difficult to choose which to frame. On a final note, Courtney learned the names/relations of our family members (based on the questionnaire we filled out before the wedding day), which REALLY impressed our family and helped move portraits along quickly after our ceremony! Thank you Courtney!!!!!! We are SO grateful for you!

her via Skype and talked through our perfect day and she was so so helpful - before we had even signed anything with her! She made us feel comfortable and excited and she was so fun! We immediately said yes! Once we got the ball rolling with wedding planning, Courtney surprised us with a goodie box (so unexpected!). It’s the little touches like those that made us feel like we were important to her. Leading up to the wedding, she was so helpful with our timeline and determining who needed to be where, when. We didn’t have a planner, so we were nervous that we were missing something along the way and Courtney kindly helped us through anything we needed with the timeline. For the day of, I don’t even know where to begin. Courtney brought us the sweetest gift to celebrate our big day and immediately started capturing all the special moments. From the girls’ makeup to the details to all the little moments with my bridesmaids. It was perfection. We added a second photographer, Eden who captured everything for my husband as they were getting ready. She was also AMAZING! (I am convinced Courtney only knows incredibly talented people). She made sure we were on track with our timeline and that she was there to capture every moment. We had even included the photo booth and all I can say is WOW! If those images were the only images from our wedding - I think we still would’ve been happy! Even those were amazing. She snuck us out onto the dock at sunset to capture a few photos of my husband and I during dinner (and when I say she snuck us out she went and found someone to get the keys to open the dock gates for us - again, she went above and beyond!). There were so many great photos of our family and friends enjoying our big day. I had a handful of friends who were married at the wedding and they all came up to me during (and when we got all our photos) and told us they wanted to do their weddings over again and have Courtney capture it. She was that good. Anyone would be lucky to have her capture their big day We requested a Sneak Peak of a few photos to create a thank you card - Courtney didn’t even hesitate in saying yes and rather than sending just five or so photos she sent nearly 100! Just as she did at all the other moments she went above and beyond. We received all of our photos sooner than anticipated from Courtney (which led to a long weekend, looking over every single photo together) and she captured moments I couldn’t even remember happening. They were all perfection. Words cannot express how thrilled we are that Courtney was there for our special day. Nobody else could’ve captured the moments she did and in the way she did it. We had portraits, candids, beautiful scenery shots. Everything we had wanted and more! She also sent us Zip drives AND nearly a hundred printed photos (which we were NOT expecting). Seriously, the little touches of hers were truly the icing on top of our already perfect wedding cake.

g to work on an hourly basis. That allowed us to get the best without breaking the budget. She is a pleasure to work with, getting all the shots we wanted without being pushy...first look, family groups, friend groups, funny moments..she did it all and our guests loved her.

ook at the location before our wedding day! But you went above and beyond in choosing the perfect spot for us and it was beyond magical!! You've captured our personalities and the tender moments we had so perfectly, just like we remember them and some of the moments and expressions have been preserved so beautifully - they are so special to us and are going to be treasured by us to provide many many years of happy memories. We are incapable of watching it without crying (and we've watched it plenty of times). The colours and the warmth of the shots is just incredible! Can’t say enough times how grateful we are to you for making our day so special and going above and beyond for us!! We have been posting the shots online one by one and everyone is going Gaga over the amazing shots. We really did have the most perfect day all thanks to you.

! We are so pleased/blown away with the results of our engagement shoot. She made us feel at ease and we're confident that choosing Courtney to capture our wedding was the best decision. I can't thank her enough for her talent and professionalism. We also can't stop telling our friends and family about how amazing our shoot was, let alone just sharing our pictures. The pictures really say it all! Our engagement shoot was truly an experience we'll treasure forever.

her that she was the right choice for us. She has a way of making you feel like she’s known you forever. A big concern for us was that we didn’t want our wedding photos to look overly posed or generic. We also have A LOT of family so were concerned about the timing of everything. Well, we had NOTHING to worry about because Courtney was a pro. Her style is very natural and even the “posed” photos feel/look natural. She managed to get every photo we wanted but made every single one feel special. She didn’t ask us to do anything overtly cheesy. She encouraged us to just act like ourselves but also gave direction in a really clam, understandable way. She was kind to our family and patient with everyone’s requests. She was able to handle large crowds and young kids! The photos she got of my young nieces are incredible – and believe me they did NOT stop for her to capture them. Every single photo is better than the next. Once we got the photos back many, many people commented that they were the best wedding photos they’ve ever seen and they really were all thanks to Courtney.

ut our day. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience all the way through including the planning process, the day of the wedding, and after when we received our photos. Not only is Courtney always smiling and setting such a happy tone, but she is incredibly artistic and talented and we would highly recommend her for any photography –your experience with her and the results will not disappoint!

he most forthcoming, responsive person we worked with. We loved her style of photography and the flexibility of her pricing options based on email and web information, but we knew we needed to have a photographer that fit us personally. We had scheduled a week of appointments booked with various vendors, including Courtney, so it was a packed week… but as soon as we met her, we knew we wanted her to be our photographer. We met with her on a Tuesday, got a great feeling from her, but wanted to follow through on our other appointments as well. By the time we called her on Thursday to confirm that we wanted to book her for our wedding date, she had already scouted our location, gotten some feedback about our possible caterer (who was new to wedding catering) from a wedding planner friend, and given us some pricing options that worked for us. This was even before she knew we were going to go with her! Between booking her and our wedding day, Courtney checked in with us several times, even though we knew from her blog that she was keeping very busy – these were all little touches that made us feel special! Before our wedding day, Courtney made a point to find out who all of our VIPs were, what their relationship to us was, and some fun little stories about us to get to know us better. We were not able to do an engagement session with her, so she found other ways to make us more comfortable with her being around us on a stressful day. On the day of our wedding, Courtney showed up early, checked in with the wedding party right away, and then went to work! She knew the names of our wedding party and VIPs, and made a point to find out right away who those folks were (and remembered who everyone was!). While photographing the bride getting ready, Courtney noticed that we were struggling a little because we didn’t have professionals helping with the details, and she jumped right in with suggestions and bits of non-photography wedding expertise. Throughout the evening, she was always around for the “moments,” but was never obtrusive in any way. In fact, most of the time, we didn’t even realize she was there! She made sure the wedding moments were being captured without ever making us feel like we were on camera, posing, etc. (except for the purposely posed family photographs, of course!) She was extremely friendly and engaging towards our guests, and a number of people commented to us afterwards about how much they liked her. My dad even asked if we planned to stay friends with her :) We have such a rave review of Courtney, and we haven’t even talked about her photographs yet… which of course are amazing! We wanted to have the family photographs, of course, but we really wanted her to capture the atmosphere of the party with candid shots—which she definitely did. We love all of the incredible memories she caught on camera, and have loved looking through them and sharing them with our friends and family. Her turnaround time is also pretty quick, which we liked. All in all, Courtney was our favorite vendor for our wedding, and the easiest choice we made. We have already recommended her to others, and hope/plan to use her services again in the future!

and she's someone we knew we'd love to have as part of our big day. not to mention that her photos are stunning. be sure to check out her website to see her work, but i would recommend her 100%. i look forward to working with her again in the future too.

looking for a wedding photographer (other than talent, obviously) was choosing someone that we would want to spend time with on our wedding day. The day is bound to be stressful and you end up spending a lot of time with your photographer, so we wanted someone we could get along with. After meeting Courtney there was no question she was the one. She put us at ease and all our guests loved her. Overall you cannot go wrong hiring Courtney!

me my eyes scanned the room as something funny, touching, or romantic was happening, there she was. My wedding proofs prove that she caught it all and then some. Her eye is always looking for the small details that become your memories. It was so worth flying her in from Lake Tahoe. I wouldn't have trusted anyone else. Her professionalism is clear, and she is a wonderful communicator. You know what to expect when, and what all of your options are.

hotographer was. She photographed both the rehearsal dinner and wedding ceremony and reception. Her photographs were incredible and we received them as soon as we were back from our honeymoon. She also created wedding slideshows for us to share with friends on the internet.