Derek Coffman Photography

day go so smoothly and made everyone feel relaxed. He truly felt like a friend on the wedding day. Getting to work with him for our wedding and engagement shoots was the best. He made our special day even more special.

es on the day and snapped a polaroid of our dog! Which was such a nice surprise since she wasn't involved in our wedding otherwise. Derek is witty as hell and is ready to laugh at all times. We were a pretty calm couple and I'll admit our group of friends are really seasoned from being a part of many weddings now, but I just can't ever explain how smooth everything went with him. We got all our photos done in a timely manner. Our sneak peak blew us AWAY! I purposefully dedicated a chunk of my budget to my photographer, but Derek took things to the next level. He and his team also truly treated me like a queen all day. All of our friends raved about him and his team. Book Derek Coffman Photography NOW!

the St Charles Convention Center Bridal Expo and immediately fell in love with his pictures. I am a big fan of the more photo journalistic / fine art style photos and I feel that his photos fall right in line with this. I booked him for my wedding photographer and in the package he included an engagement shoot. Derek is very professional. Leading up to our engagement shoot, Derek was always great at responding to my texts and emails. We had no issues with communication. He took the time to get to know us (and about us) prior to the shoot. On the day of, he was punctual and 110% prepared for our engagement shoot. He had ideas of poses or unique shots for us to try but also played off us and what we were doing. He had multiple cameras and video cameras to use at his discretion. He even brought a speaker! He was so easy to talk to and we look forward to having him become part of our big day since photos are a big part of it! Overall, our experience was absolutely wonderful. My fiancé called him the “perfect hype guy”. He made us feel comfortable and even made the engagement shoot feel like a fun date night. Thoughts on the finished photos: The quality of the photos are stunning and the different angles, and techniques Derek used, captured the evening perfectly. His editing style makes all of our photos look even more romantic, and timeless. We have received SO MANY compliments on our photos from family and friends.

een my husband and I as opposed to just the posed moments. Any photographer worth their salt can pose a couple with decent lighting but it takes a good photographer to capture those natural moments. From the first 15 minutes of the conversation my husband and I had with Derek on the phone when we first talked to him, I knew I wanted to hire him. What set him apart, is he is so dedicated to his craft and his clients. He didn't go into a sales pitch about what he has. We already knew what he offered because we did our research as any couple would as they're preparing to get married. He started off wanting to get to know us and see if we would be a good mesh. We immediately hit it off. He was super open and honest about who he is and I felt like I was talking to an old friend. He was funny, super positive, even though we had some snags (as any wedding does on the day of) and even though I haven't seen the photos yet, I have NO DOUBT in my mind, that they will be AMAZING!!! The best thing you can do for your wedding is to get a good photographer so, I cannot recommend Derek Coffman Photography enough!

on we made. Our pictures were amazing and our highlight video was like no other wedding video we've ever seen. Derek, THANK YOU and Kim for giving us wonderful memories we can look back on for years to come.

icture is hard to describe but Derek knows exactly what they want even before they do. Every wedding day story starts and ends with the memories captured by your photographer. And what a blessing it was to have Derek and his team behind our story. In one photo Derek can capture a bond between 5 brothers preparing their youngest brother to marry his soul mate, In one photo he’s capable of catching the emotion from a bride dancing with her dad just before she goes into the arms of her new husband. When you look back at your wedding day in 30 years you want those pictures to take you back to the exact day you got married. I don’t think it would be possible without him and his camera. It’s one thing to live the moment but to have the same instant relived for you’re entire life is a million times better. You can look at Derek’s picture of your bride walking down the aisle and just like that you are up on the alter again watching her walk towards you. How does a photographer do all of that with just a push of a button? You’ll never know unless you have Derek Coffman at your wedding day. His techniques to get everyone in the right time and place is amazing. He’s direct yet sensitive in the fact it’s your wedding day. He’ll get everything you want and every memory in your photos. Dereks process for revealing our wedding day photos took us back to the day we exchanged our forever vows. We walked down the stairs to see multiple photos displayed for us to relive the exact moment we said “I do”. His personable touch in every step of the way was incredible. He made us feel completely comfortable in a place in life we’ve never been before. His ability to seize a moment you may not remember unless he was there with his skills behind the camera. Looking back on my wedding day through Dereks pictures is a story I won’t forget and that is truly what every bride and groom wants in a picture. A photo they will never forget and Derek has the power to do just that.

made it work. We even did a bunch of pictures on the fly and he was game for all of them. 10/10 would recommend!

essional. He and Kim made our wedding day that much better by making pictures fun and keeping us laughing along the way. They not only took our photos but Kim helped me hold my wedding dress off the grass half the day too! We really appreciate all they did for us and you will not regret working with them!

that we got great pictures in a timely manner. But he's also just fun to be around. He made our wedding day even more enjoyable than it already would have been!

to see our wedding photos! But day of they were very organized and quickly got all the pictures we wanted! Best experience, I can’t say enough good things about them! Would use again and recommend to anyone looking for a wedding photographer!

ndid moments of the day that I had completely forgotten about, and they also captured the important moments I dreamed about. I definitely recommend Derek!

the actual day of, they were prompt, captured the candids and created shots that we would never have thought to take. While Derek and Kim were omnipresent, they were never invasive and worked with our videographers in such a collaborative way. They are such gifted photographers and even went above and beyond with the reveal of our wedding book which was ready in just 3 weeks after our wedding! They captured the perfect balance of gravity and levity that comes along with the best of celebrations. We would absolutely recommend this talented team to anyone who is looking for this service.

were blown away! We then had the pleasure of meeting with Derek at our wedding venue. Derek came prepared! He had ideas and plans long before we said "I do." Derek Coffman Photography was one of the best decisions of the day! This team captured every memorable moment of our special day. Thank you!

now. From winning our engagement session, then our wedding and many more after. Derek was very prepared and took into consideration any ideas or thoughts we had for our wedding and captured all the memories ♡

em before they went primarily wedding. With our wedding very soon to come, we have no doubt in our mind that those photos will be just as beautiful as all of our other shoots have been. They are so caring, fun, educated, and talented at what they do and we can’t wait to see the amazing work that they do on our wedding photos!

pture the memories we will look back on forever! 10/10 recommend for him! I will choose Derek over & over again! Thank you!!

rsonalities and that made it very easy to feel comfortable with them on our big day. They were extremely professional. They knew what they were doing and helped us to determine the most important things that we really were looking for in our pictures. They treated us like family and everyone lived working with them. My husband and I recommended Derek Coffman Photography to anyone looking for amazing pictures that will give you all the feels looking back at your big day. Thank you Derek and Kim for a wonderful experience!!!

out the process, or even anything i general about our wedding! They felt like friends more than, "simply wedding photographers". I wish them the best in life and in this business, and i hope that more 'to be wedded couples' find the Coffmans, because they have officially changed the game. It doesnt get better than the Coffmans folks.