Danielle Buckner Photography

r seeing these photos I was so so excited to have her for the wedding day. It was safe to say I was extremely let down. Upon hiring Danielle, she told me she had not photographed a wedding at this venue, but she looked forward to going to the venue before hand to scope it out and give her a better idea of where we could take specific photos.. this never happened. Danielle was given an itinerary that my “day of” wedding planner and I made and she had a meeting with the wedding planner to make her life easier to get all the photos that I wanted before and after the ceremony. A week before the wedding, Danielle emailed me with concerns stating she felt like I needed to add an assistant because I had too much packed into a short period. This was a red flag to me and I was not willing to pay more, especially on such short notice. The wedding planner offered to help Danielle to make things run smoother. When Danielle got to the venue, she did not follow that itinerary and things got pretty hectic very quickly. She photographed moments that I had planned to capture with a go pro and on another camera and this is where some anxiety set in before the ceremony. Unfortunately, it rained pretty much the entire day of my wedding. Danielle was not willing to take many suggestions and unfortunately did not accept much help from anyone. She did not have an alternate plan for photos following the wedding because of the rain, therefore I cut these photos short as I was freezing and just over the hectic nature of the photographs. She then stated to my mother in law at the end of the night that she had 5 minutes to gather some family members she requested for a picture because “her time was almost up.” I felt like this was unnecessary to say to someone who helped so much with my wedding considering I had paid her to be there until a certain time. Fast forward to 6 months post wedding and I still had not seen 1 photo from my wedding after the contract promises photos will be returned no later than 8-12 weeks following shoot date. I had been in contact with Danielle, but her replies began getting more and more delayed to the point that it would be over a month since I heard from her. Danielle stated she had several “professional and personal circumstances” that put her behind. She never once apologized after I expressed my concerns multiple times and offered nothing to me to make up for the extensive delay. I had a letter ready to send to pursue legal action as I seriously thought I would never see my wedding photos. My wedding was on October 25, 2025 and I finally received these photos on May 25, 2026 after her final promise was May 23. If you plan to hire Danielle to photograph your wedding, plan for these types of delays as her customer service is absolutely terrible. Looking back on it now, one question I never asked was how long she had been a photographer of weddings because her inexperience definitely shined through.