Emily Watkins Photography

Planning a wedding can be so stressful...there are so many details to think about, so many opinions, and there can be a lot of pressure for only a few hours. At the end of the day what matters most is capturing those precious moments in photos. I had searched through so many instagrams looking for the right photographer and when I stumbled on Emily's through an old classmates, I knew my searching was over. There is no better way to describe Emily than an artist. Her use of color, her eye for details, the way she effortlessly captures moments is an art form. Emily instantly makes you feel comfortable, you forget there is a camera there. She has the ability to capture true organic moments, nothing overly posed. She is just amazing. The easiest decision in our wedding planning process. We love Emily so much and are so blessed we were able to have her be a part of our day and make it so special.

Emily shot our engagement and wedding photos and from the very beginning of meeting her we knew she was going to be amazing. She took the time to get to know us as a couple and was so involved the entire time. Her attention to special details, kindness, organization, and true talent made our photography experience enjoyable and relaxed. Emily is sweet, involved, thorough, and most importantly, incredibly talented. Our pictures from our engagement shoot and our wedding will be ones we cherish forever and we have Emily to thank for that. We recommended her for all of your photography needs, she truly is amazing!!!!

Absolutely love Emily!!!! I fell in love with her on the very first phone call I had with her. She has the most amazing bubbly personality, and her work just makes my jaw drop every time. Even before meeting her, for my engagment photoshoot I felt like she was my best friend and meant more to her than just a client. And then at our photoshoot me and my fiancé had so much fun, she helped make it more like a date and so much more intimate then just posing for pictures. When she delivered the gallery to us, we experienced so many emotions. To jaw dropping, to falling in love again, to our hearts racing, to crying with joy and love. And we didn’t have to wait weeks for our photos! Truly am so grateful to have Emily, and felt so honored to have HER be our photographer and knew we were in great hands for our wedding day. I highly recommend Emily to any couple, she goes over and beyond, and then some. And to her, your friends and family, not just a client.

I found Emily while planning for my wedding which took place this October. We not only hired her to shoot our wedding, but also an engagement session for our save the dates and invitations. My husband and I are both shy in front of the camera and have had bad experiences in the past at formal events. From submitting an inquiry form on her website, Emily was nothing but incredibly friendly, helpful, and responsive. She was flexible with our very busy schedule and understanding with our hesitation to be in front of the camera. Her packages include something for any couple and are very affordable. Emily was also very transparent about pricing and answered any questions we had. All contracts and payments are done electronically in a secure portal which was very convenient. She took the time to get to know our love story, personalities, and what we wanted our vision to be - by the time we got to the engagement shoot, it felt like spending time with a friend. Bubbly and personable - she made our engagement shoot a breeze! She even helped us pick out outfits and gave suggestions for places to shoot at. Sneak peaks were also immediate and the final gallery was available quickly. And communication didn't end there - Emily kept in touch with us through the next almost year until our wedding from sending small gifts to texts and emails checking in with us. She also uses a survey that helps her collect all the posed photos and moments you want to capture and keeps things organized on the day - taking the burden off of us to think of it all while we are having wedding jitters. The day of our wedding finally came and Emily was prompt and ready to help in any way she could. She fit right in during the getting ready phase and was not intrusive at all. The day of our wedding was incredibly windy and rained all morning but she came prepared and kept us smiling and laughing - even using the wind to her advantage. From getting ready, first looks, bridal party photos, ceremony, family portraits, and the after party - Emily did a wonderful job of catching each moment without making things feel too stiff or posed. She really knows how to capture a beautiful candid and portrait - exactly what we wanted! She was incredibly friendly with all of our guests and took the time to shoot all the small details that we never even would have thought of! We opted to get sneak peaks as she worked and we had photos that night to look through as we unwinded from the long day which was such a beautiful surprise! Today, about two months later, we recieved our full gallery, as promised. Every photo is breathtaking. We couldn't be happier! If you're looking for someone who laid back while being incredibly professional, feels like a friend, and can take beautiful photos all at the same time? Emily is your girl! Thank you so much for making your day extra special! We will treasure these photos for years to come ❤️

Emily is truly the best wedding photographer I could have ever asked for! I can’t recommend her enough. Included with our package we got an engagement session and she spent a lot of time getting to know us to really understand what we were looking for in our photos. If you are camera shy or don’t know what poses will look the best she will tell you exactly what to do for natural flattering pictures. She is not only such a talented photographer, she is such a kind soul and has become a close friend!! If you are looking for moody golden hour photos she is your girl!

Emily was hands down the best decision we made for our wedding. Not only was she an absolute sweetheart and a pleasure to work with on such an important day, but her work really speaks for itself. We got sneak peaks by midnight the night of the wedding and received our completed gallery just a month after our wedding. When I say the pictures are incredible, I really mean it. I went through the gallery to choose favorites and ended up favoriting 750 pictures... I also had 3 friends ask me if they can use her for their future weddings after seeing the pictures (& I said OF COURSE). Emily is such a gem and I highly recommend her.

Emily did an amazing job as our wedding photographer. She captured our wedding day so beautifully. I will forever relive that day through her photographs. Emily got so many awesome action shots and sweet tender moments too, which is exactly what we wanted. She was so incredibly sweet throughout the whole process and so easy to work with. I highly recommend Emily Watkins Photography!

Emily is absolutely amazing! From the very first phone call to engagement photos to the wedding day, working with Emily was an absolute pleasure. I knew that we booked with the right person when I received a surprise present at my door from Emily. She made us feel so special and loved with her thoughtfulness from the very beginning. Before having our engagement photos taken, I had never had professional pictures taken before and I was actually really nervous. Emily made having those picture taken so easy and FUN! She coaches you on what to do while still leaving things spontaneous and captures all the wonderful moments. Leading up to the wedding day, Emily was always available to chat if I had a question or needed advise. I knew that our wedding pictures were going to be wonderful (because seriously look at her work - amazing!) but what I didn't know was how much more Emily was going to add to our day. She helped keep us on pace with timing in a calm and relaxed way and, most importantly, she fit right in with our friends and family. From day one, I felt like Emily was a friend and having her with us on our wedding day definitely made it a perfect day. No one could have captured the moments more perfectly. Every single picture she took is our favorite one and I know that when we look at our pictures in many years from now they will bring us right back to that day as if no time has passed at all.

I cannot say enough positive things about Emily, she was such a gem to work with! My husband and I are not big on getting photos taken of ourselves but Emily made us feel so comfortable. We were afraid we would look awkward and posed but that was not the case! Our photos look natural and candid, Emily had us laughing with each other all day long. We are so grateful for her and we will treasure these images for the rest of our lives!

Emily is an absolute professional - we had an engagement shoot and our wedding photographed by her and I can not say enough good things! From the beginning of the process (and candidly, before we had even officially booked with her) Emily made us feel so comfortable and like we were her only client - she took so much time to talk through what we were looking for and made sure we were having fun along the way. She offers a range of fairly priced packages dependent on what you are looking for, which scaled perfectly for our small wedding but would also support a big one! She showed up to our engagement shoot (after navigating two cancellations on our part and recommending additional options/helping us book) on time ready to go and playing our favorite music to help us (two admittedly picture awkward humans) feel comfortable. She had sneak peeks of the pictures to me within two hours. This girl is unreal! Emily had another call with me before the wedding to talk through what special moments we wanted captured and - when I say that she just gets it - she really does. Every photo she sent to me of the wedding was exactly what we were looking for and edited to perfection. She was kind, supportive, and filled in so many details for me that I didn't even know i needed. PS - two hours after my wedding I had 30-40 sneak peeks. AMAZING! In summary? Book your events with Emily. And do it asap, because there are so many lucky couples trying to beat you to it :)

Emily is the absolute sweetest human being and BEST photographer. Do not even hesitate in booking her. She shot my wedding day and made all my dreams come true when it comes to having precious photographs for memories. I wouldn’t want anyone else sharing those intimate moments with me. She is so personable and helpful. I met her for the first time the morning of my wedding day, but I felt like I already knew her because she reached out by phone calls, texts, emails many times prior to the day to ensure everything went smoothly and exactly how I wanted it. She made it easy to pose and feel genuinely ourselves while being photographed. I highly recommend her for any photography needs.

I could not recommend Emily fast enough to another couple. Whether you’re looking to get engaged, elope, married or just have some family photos Emily is absolutely your girl. She is so kind, organized and an absolute master of her craft. She takes the time to get to know her couples and went out of her way to make sure that our shoot was exactly as I had envisioned it. Unfortunately I was a COVID bride and we ended up cancelling our wedding, but our engagement photos will always be some of my absolute favorites. Check her out; I promise you that you will be anything but disappointed.

I cannot say enough amazing things about Emily without sounding like the fan-girl that I am. She was everything we could have asked for in a photographer for our engagement shoot and wedding. She follows up with you several times throughout your contract and provides advice and guidance. Not only is she an amazing artist, she has such a great personality and makes you feel so comfortable in every picture. She also has a way of capturing personalities in her pictures not she how she does it but it’s fantastic. My husband and I were completely blown away with her turn around time as well. She provided us with a sneak peak album on the SAME DAY of our engagement shoot and wedding. We were looking at beautiful pictures from our wedding at 11pm on our wedding day, we could not believe it. I’ve heard stories from friends about how they wait months for their pictures. Emily had our full album complete within two weeks. If you’re shopping around for a photographer, stop now and book Emily. You seriously will not regret it. We look forward to using her again with future events.