Danielle Alysse Photography

We hired Danielle in October of 2021. We met her and her husband at a wedding fair in Santa Clara. Her work literally caught our eye from across the banquet hall! When we got information from her husband, we found that the package we wanted was out of our budget. I was so bummed! She was having a drawing for a free engagement session so we signed up hoping we might win. Two days later, we received an email from Danielle reminding her potential clients of the promotion she was running. We had not known about the promotion, so when we looked at the packages with the updated price we found that the package we wanted was only a few hundred dollars outside of our budget! We immediately reached out to book her! We booked the Sapphire Package which included 8 hours of coverage with two photographers, a two-hour engagement session, and 11x14 print, and a 12x12 wedding album. From the moment we booked Danielle, she was nothing short of amazing! She was quick to respond to any emails we sent and worked with us diligently to make sure we had permits for all the locations we used. We did our engagement session the following March. We shot at Filoli House and at a local redwood preserve. We were a bit nervous about being in front of the camera, but her energy and fun-loving personality quickly put us at ease. The photos came out absolutely stunning! Following the engagement session, she went to work on creating a timeline for the day of. She had it completed months in advance of our wedding! We had to make multiple changes to our shot lists as we got closer to the wedding and Danielle was really accommodating. The morning of the wedding, she and her second shooter Azaria arrived at the venue to shoot the bridal party, detail shots, and first looks. They were prompt, incredibly organized, and thorough. We had planned on going to Mount Madonna for our first look photos and bridal party group shots, which led to us a running behind a bit in the timeline. But Danielle and Azaria both stayed calm and collected which helped us not be stressed. We received so many compliments on their energy, their patience and their sheer talent. It was clear these ladies had done a few weddings together! We spent a lot of time with our photographers over the course of the day and I can honestly say we had a great time! Danielle and Azaria made us laugh and forget everything else but being in the moment. If all of this wasn’t enough, her work is stunning! We haven’t received all the photos yet since its only been a short while since the wedding, but we have received a sneak peak and OMG these photos! If you want to have a great time hanging out with a vendor you can be friends with, and you want to have killer photos then Danielle is the photographer for you. She was worth every penny and in hindsight would have paid significantly more for her services, that’s how amazing she is!

Danielle was an absolute pleasure to have take photos at our wedding. The photos she took were absolutely beautiful, each one was a work of art. She was so fun to have at the wedding and get ready with, such good energy and kindness! She is so professional, kept to a great schedule, captured countless beautiful and fun photos…. Not just of the groom and I, but also the wedding party. She also captured stunning photos of the rest of the 210 people at our wedding, beautiful candids and portraits of the guests. I cannot say enough good things about Danielle, our entire family absolutely loved her and we are just so pleased with everything she did. Courtland was her second shooter for our wedding, and was so impressive as well. I cannot recommend both of them more highly! We love you Danielle!

Danielle is a truly gifted photographer, her method as an artist and as a business owner are seamless and well executed. The final gallery we received blew us away and really showed the depths of her ability to capture the atmosphere, emotions and tiny details that make weddings such a special time. All the clichés about weddings going by fast were incredibly true, so it's remarkable that she captured moments we would've otherwise missed like details of the venue, candid interactions between friends and family, basically our worlds colliding together in such a loving space. Danielle and her assistant were punctual and their process helped the timeline of the day go smoothly. Her expertise shows she takes pride in her work and business. She was responsive right from our initial inquiry and kept in touch with us throughout the months before the wedding weekend -- we booked her services about a year from our wedding date, we recommend you book her in advance! So grateful she captured the weekend in such a beautiful timeless perspective. We'll treasure our photos forever and memories forever. You're the best, Danielle!

Danielle is nothing short of amazing! She is patient, thoughtful, creative and fun. She made our wedding planning and the day run so smoothly. The bridal party was running late and she still caught all the images on my vision board. We received our photos and we were speechless! I am so thankful for Danielle's expertise, she caught all our special moments!