I can't say enough good things about Emma and our experience! We had a 9-week, whirlwind engagement. Once we picked a date and a location, I e-mailed about 15 highly rated photographers from The Knot to see about their availability. At this ...point, we were maybe 6 weeks out from the wedding. Emma was available! Score one for us!
We met with her via Skype and chatted; she was friendly, organized, and on the ball. She shared with us initial quotes, asked questions about things we hadn't thought about yet (since we had only been planning for a few weeks), and she talked us through what to expect. Once we selected her, she sent us a contract and a questionnaire. We filled it out, sent her a pinterest image board, and sent her a timeline for the day once we had an idea what it would look like.
We met with her in person about 4 weeks later at my mom's place, which is where we had our first look. She was on time, we went through everything, and came away with a solid plan for the day. We talked about rain briefly, but decided we'd cross that bridge if we came to it.
One week before the wedding... rain in the forecast. Each day closer to the wedding, it looked worse and worse. We had an indoor wedding but were planning on shooting at Wrigley, under the El, at murals, and at Montrose Harbor. Emma came up with several rain plan options for us to choose from, and we were set. Once we had that in place, I decided not to worry about it any more.
Day of the wedding- Emma was on time, began shooting the details, and took pics of me getting ready. She has a wonderful, friendly demeanor about her that puts everyone at ease- our older parents, my young nieces, my dog, and specifically ME--- I am photo shy and do not like to be center of attention. As the day went on, she directed us subtly or not so subtly, but never in our face intrusively. We took pics with our dog after the first look, at Wrigley (she is fearless and stood in the middle of the street), at Salvage One (she got us a permit there last minute, the pics are awesome), by some murals, by the El, and at our venue. During the ceremony and reception, she was everywhere but not intrusive.
Right away after our wedding, she posted some pics to Instagram and FB. We were so excited to be on our honeymoon and start to see a flavor of our pics. She shared a sneak peek album of about 65 pictures a week after our wedding and they are just amazing. We can't wait for more!
As we planned the wedding more, we realized we'd need her for longer. She worked with us to help meet our needs.
Emma is TALENTED. PROFESSIONAL. And she was just FUN to spend our wedding day with. She captured the most magical day of our lives!