About this vendor
Based in Irvine, CA, Dearly Beloved Photography captures weddings throughout Orange County and Southern California. Owner Jenn Kostich brings her fun-loving yet professional personality to every one of her shoots. She is a committed wedding photographer who values documenting the real and raw emotions of your special day.
Jenn loves bringing to life those moments that happen in fun and comfortable settings. Therefore, if you want to climb mountains or get a little wet on the beach, she is your gal. Jenn won't just be your photographer, but your helping hand on the big day. She will work hard to ensure the wedding flows effortlessly and that you enjoy every moment of it.
Dearly Beloved Photography offers comprehensive packages that will provide you with beautiful pictures. These include an engagement session, a second shooter, professional editing, a custom online gallery, and full-day coverage. Client relationships are also deeply importantly to Jenn and her goal is to be part of all your milestones after your marriage.
Details
Photo Shoot Types
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Reviews
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Jenn is an amazing photographer and a wonderful person to work with! We were so lucky to have her as our wedding photographer and for our engagement photos. She is confident and kn...
owledgeable and made us feel at ease during the whole process. When there is so much to plan and stress about for a wedding, Jenn made it easy. She takes a personal approach in getting to know us as a couple rather than just clients. She eased our nerves and knew exactly how to prompt us to get beautiful and genuine photos. On top of that she is pet friendly and we were able to get photos with our pup too!
When there was an almost disaster with a bottle of champagne on our wedding morning, Jenn went to the rescue and shielded my veil at the expense of her being showered in champagne. She made sure we stayed on schedule and was flexible to what we wanted. Her assistant on our wedding day was also so kind and easy to work with. We have so many great photos from moments that we didn’t even realize they were capturing. The photos came back to us so quickly and there were A TON! We are truly so grateful.
Wow! Where do I even begin? Jenn is an incredible wedding photographer, and her work is spectacular. Not only is she an amazing photographer, but she is also a wonderful person to ...
be around. She made my husband and I feel so comfortable and confident during both our engagement and wedding photos! She gave great direction to ensure that we felt comfortable and that our photos would turn out beautiful! I look at our wedding photos on a daily basis because I am still so blown away by what Jenn captured. Jenn captured our wedding so beautifully and we will be forever grateful for the amazing memories she was able to capture! Thank you so much Jenn for all you did to produce memories of our favorite day!
When everyone on the planet has a camera in their pocket and are self-proclaimed photographers, it's difficult to weed through all of that to find that one person who can capture t...
he moment in a way that, when you see that photo, you're instantly transported back to that very moment and feel all the feels! With Jenn as your photographer, that is EVERY photo!
We found Jenn through our wedding planner which says quite a bit about the quality of her work. From our first meeting, Jenn was open, kind, considerate of our needs, and overall, an absolute light in our adventure! She wanted to know us as a couple which inevitably turned into a budding friendship which made us feel comfortable in front of a lens.
We hired Jenn initially for our engagement photos, and after that experience, it was a no brainer that she was the one to capture our big day! Jenn and her team were able to capture moments that we weren't even aware of. One in particular is of my wife's grandfather who has been blind for many decades. Jenn captured a moment where my wife was guiding her grandfather's hand over her dress so that he could "SEE" it. I mean, c'mon, all the feels!
If you are looking for a photographer to capture those once in a lifetime moments, trust in Jenn. She is incredible!
Jenn, THANK YOU! Your eye for the framing and lighting of each shot all while capturing the emotion and presence of your subjects are bar none. Our photos of our wedding day are indescribable and show the art and expertise of your craft! We cannot wait to work with you again for our next adventure! Thank you for being everything we needed!
A great photographer was one of our highest priorities when we planned our wedding, and we are so happy that we chose Jenn with Dearly Beloved Photography. Jenn was so pleasant to ...
work with and her excitement throughout the process felt as genuine as our own. Her pricing and packages are very reasonable, and we loved getting a highlight preview so quickly after both the engagement shoot and the wedding. She was also flexible with planning our timeline and worked wonders reigning in my very large extended family for photos. She captured amazing photos from every key moment of the day. My husband and I both tend to get awkward when our photos are being taken, but Jenn did an excellent job warming us up and walking us through poses. She had a great eye for locations to take photos at our venue, but she was also happy to work with us if there was something particular we wanted captured. It was honestly so fun doing the engagement shoot with her and we loved hanging out with her all day on our wedding – she truly became a friend to us! Her photos and editing are gorgeous, and we have received endless compliments from friends and family members. They are classic yet whimsical and we are in love with them all! Thank you so much Jenn and Dearly Beloved Photography!
Jenn is the best! She was super helpful and accommodating throughout the entire process. She made my wife and I feel very comfortable in front of the camera and made sure we felt ...
like the center of attention. The pictures came out amazing and I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
Jenn was such a blessing, I couldn’t have hoped for a better photographer on our big day! My husband and I absolutely adore her. She is so talented and dedicates her whole heart to...
her craft! She knows how to capture the perfect lighting and angles, and is amazing with editing! Thank you for everything Jenn!!
We had a great experience with Jenn! We had a small elopement and she was so great and accommodating to our requests. Our pictures came out amazing, exactly what we were looking fo...
r. Jenn was easy to communicate with, reliable, and super down to earth. I’m so glad we found her!
Jenn was wonderful from beginning to end. She was attentive, very responsive, and easy to work with. She captured amazing photos for our engagement shoot and on our wedding day. Sh...
e captured great moments, and we couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out.
Jenn went above and beyond for us. She gave us more than we asked for just because she wanted to give us the best. She knew how to get just the perfect shot and we were so happy wi...
th the many “perfect shots” we had to choose from when we received our online gallery from our wedding day. For an Orange County photographer, she was reasonably priced with amazing quality. She was very proactive and detailed from the beginning and even helped me figure out my own day of timeline which totally stressed me out! We were so thankful to have her for our wedding photographer and we will definitely use her services again in the future!
After having our photography company bail on us four weeks before our wedding - we were sent into a panic on trying to find someone spectacular to capture our day. I came across Je...
nn on a Instagram post and my now husband and I really liked her content and photography style. From the very start she was very honest and helpful with making sure she would be a great fit for us. Pricing was within our budget, and we even had a second photographer to assist with the first portion of our wedding. She also met with us after our first phone call to walk through the venue with us to make sure we were comfortable with photo ideas and timeline. We recieved a beautiful preview gallery 3 days later from our wedding as we landed in Hawaii for our honeymoon, it was perfect! Jenn stayed in contact with us throughout the editing process and we were beyond pleased with the final gallery and all of the great moments she captured. I would recommend Jenn to anyone in the Southern California location. It was truly meant to be!! She will capture your "best day ever" beautifully.
Jenn did an amazing job with both our engagement and wedding photos. Her pricing is reasonable and it includes the engagement session. Jenn is attentive and is open to any suggesti...
ons. We received our photos within the time frame specified within her contract and I can’t get over how amazing the photos look. Thank you Jenn for all of your hard work and the amazing photos that we will cherish for a lifetime!
Jenn has been a nightmare to work with and not only the worst wedding vendor we used but the worst merchant I have ever worked with in my entire life. Since our wedding day (about...
3 months ago), instead of focusing on being happy newlyweds I have dealt with anxiety and depression because of her.
1. She does not place people properly for photos. All of our family photos have people with the bottom half of their face cut off from the person standing in front of them, our wedding party photos are completely unbalanced with bridesmaids and groomsmen on the sides, all people are standing a certain way except one person, people have sunglasses on their heads, people not smiling, etc. Most of the photos sent to me from our first dance, bridal party entrance, father/daughter dance are from behind and you can't see anyones faces.
2. I provided her a list before the wedding of all family photos I wanted to make sure we got and she did not go off of it or even bring it out to the ceremony. The only photo I got of my husband and my immediate family my dad is not smiling. She offensively told me that "maybe he wasn't happy at that moment". She sent 1 half-ass attempt of dragging his smile in photoshop to where he looked like a cartoon character and when I mentioned this she told me to find someone else to fix it because "she tried". She became unresponsive and wouldn't even send me the raw images of the photos to have someone else fix it for me after she suggested it.
3. I am missing EXPECTED wedding photos. I'm talking that I don't have any good photos of my dad walking me down the aisle, my 90 year old grandmother gifting me a 120 year old family heirloom, my dad hugging me before we walk down the aisle, photos of me with our flower girls, etc. When I asked for all the photos from the wedding, she claimed she wouldn't send them because "the files are too large and sending raw images would allow me freedom to alter them and misrepresent her artistry".
4. ALL of our ceremony photos are taken from an extremely far distance. I specifically announced to our guests and had a sign made that stated no guests were allowed to take photos during the ceremony so that we would have beautiful, unobstructed photos. I am now left with disappointing ceremony photos from Jenn and zero ceremony photos from guests.
5. Jenn and her assistant were extremely unprofessional and rude toward guests, staff of our venue and other vendors. We got multiple complaints about her attitude and the way she talked to other people. She also dressed inappropriately for our venue.
6. Our wedding was September 23, 2017. Today is December 19, 2017 and I still DO NOT have the USB drive that I paid for with my package. She also took the full 8 weeks to send the online gallery.
7. The worst of all, she is TOTALLY unwilling to work with me to make this right or show any sympathy. I sent her a list of photos that seemed to be missing from the album sent and she agreed she would eventually get to them. Today she stated she is refusing to read any more emails from me and is not going to send the photos I listed to her.
She has continued to make me feel like I am unworthy of her time, other clients are more important than me, I am bothering her, etc. She is withholding my precious memories from me and my family for no reason at all. I trusted this woman with the most important day of our lives and she completely failed us and is unwilling to take ownership or make it right.
Jenn is seriously amazing at what she does! From the first time my husband and I met Jenn we automatically knew we needed her for our engagement and wedding photos, not only becaus...
e her work is amazing!! But because she is one of the sweetest people I know. Not to mention Jenn was was 8 months pregnant when she took our engagement pictures! And also her birthday was on our wedding day! No matter what Jenn showed up with a smile on her face and did a beautiful job on our pictures. She truly made it so easy, fun, and comfortable being in front of her camera. I cannot thank Jenn enough for how special she made this time in our lives. Anyone looking for a photographer needs to go with Jenn :)
Finding Jenn was a godsend! We were originally set to meet a different photographer. When he didn't show up to our appointment without notifying us through email or phone call, we ...
immediately started looking for another photographer. Jenn was recommended through a friend who had gotten married a few months before. We heard nothing but great things so we figured we would at least meet with her. She was quick to respond and fit us in right away. THANK HEAVENS she did! Upon meeting Jenn we just knew we found the perfect person to capture all the special moments of our big day. We were thrilled to find that an engagement photoshoot was part of our package! We were planning a very small and intimate wedding so we had a strict budget and didn't think we could really afford a photographer. Finding Jenn was like a dream come true.
My husband and I don't really take photos together, and I mean rarely..in the 6 years we've been together. At our engagement photoshoot, I'll admit, we were VERY awkward. We just didn't know what to do but Jenn guided us and made us feel so at ease! The photos came out AMAZING! Our family couldn't wait to get their hands on them.
Our wedding was this past September. We were a little non-conventional and had our very own "Wedding Wednesday." Jenn was great about contacting me before and making sure she had a list of all the photos we wanted captured. The last thing a Bride wants to do is worry about vendors on her wedding day. I didn't have to worry about a thing! Jenn was at the venue before I was and ready to go the second I got there. The day was perfect and we couldn't wait to see all the wonderful photos.
We received our photos last week, 4 weeks after the wedding! I've heard horror stories of couples who have waited 5-6 months for their wedding photos. Yikes! My husband and I were so giddy upon receiving the email from Jenn with our wedding album. We immediately opened the album together and were speechless. Every moment captured is absolutely beautiful. It takes us right back to our wedding day. We are forever grateful to have found Jenn and when it comes to our future, we know exactly who we are going to for all of our photography needs.
Thank you Jenn for EVERYTHING!
AMAZING photos! So thankful we found her! Punctual and easy to work with, & even got great shots of our crazy two year old that doesnt sit still =]. Captured our wedding day perfec...
tly!
My husband and I couldn't have been happier with Jenn! Not only is she an amazing photographer, she makes you feel like she is a friend. Really cares about every tiny detail and k...
nows her stuff! Loved our engagment and wedding pictures. I've recommended to several friends already!
Jenn is wonderful !! I was so happy to have her as my photographer for my special day. She was their early, knew the area, she was wonderful to everyone, she was such a pro...
Jenn is a superstar photographer who knows exactly what needs to be done to get the perfect shot. There is no question that hiring Jenn was the best choice we could've made to capt...
ure our wedding day. She made it so easy to be natural in front of her camera. Our wedding was on July 25th so we haven't seen all of our photos yet, but the ones she's shown us so far are out of this world gorgeous!! I can't wait to see the rest when she finishes them!!
Can I give 10 stars? Jenn is amazing. We started with engagement photos a few months ago. She notices the smallest details and has an amazing eye. We got those photos 2 weeks later...
and were extremely happy with them. She captured "us" in the photos and the poses look so natural and fun. On our wedding day she was everywhere with her camera. She captured everything and from the previews I have seen I am beyond pleased. She even noticed that I had left some party favors in the house and had our flower girls and ring bearer hand them out for us (which ended up being way cuter than my husband and I doing it). She is truly an amazing professional and you will never have to worry about her showing up. As a bride I can tell you that people not showing up is a huge concern however Jenn was never on the list to be concerned about. We will be using Dearly Beloved Photography for all of our photo needs. Her passion and love of photography is clear from her work. If you are a bride, choosing Jenn will be the best wedding decision you make.
My husband and I had Jenn photograph our engagement session & our wedding in Laguna Beach. On both occasions, the weather was crazy! Windy, cold, and even some rain. Jenn stayed ca...
lm the entire time, making sure we got all the shots we wanted and more. Our pictures turned out GORGEOUS! I can't thank Jenn enough for capturing these once in a lifetime moments so beautifully. I would highly recommend Dearly Beloved Photography for any and all of your photography needs, she will blow you away!
There wasn't one photo I didn't love! Book with Jenn Kostich and her team immediately! If you are getting married, just had a baby, got engaged or whatever it is you want captured...
-- you want to have Jenn as your photographer! Jenn shot my wedding on July 18, 2015. It poured rain and our wedding was outdoors. Jenn and her second shooter remained calm and captured all the stunning moments a bride and groom could ever ask for. Jenn was able to improvise and was not afraid of a little, actually, a lot of rain. I'm so thankful for Jenn's ability to remain calm that day! Jenn braved the rain and talked me into doing my first look while the rain broke for a few minutes and the moment I had with my husband was phenomenal. There was thunder and lightning when my husband saw me during our first look! Literally there was thunder and lightning!
Jenn really knows what she is doing. Not only does she know how to direct you and whomever else will be in the photos but she's fun and such a pleasure to work with. She is so helpful and will go above and beyond to get the shot! Jenn really cares about you and your day and it really shines through in her work. She even helped my husband on the day of our wedding roll up his sleeves because he was having trouble doing it himself! She will listen to your ideas and get that shot you've been dreaming of, or one you have seen on Pinterest (all ladies have one they have seen on Pinterest)!
The first sneak peek was a photo of myself in my dress standing on the beach and I can't even describe how I felt when I saw it. I cried because it was just beautiful. The light, color, focus, composition and presence she captured in that photo was just stunning.
If you want a feeling of completely melting and having the ability to relive your special day - Jenn at Dearly Beloved Photography is hands down the photographer to book! Every bride wants that feeling when you look at your photos and I will cherish my gorgeous photos forever!
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