About this vendor
For nearly a decade we have been providing couples with luxurious engagement and wedding photography.
We take a pride in each of our clients as if they are a personal friend. After all, this is a special time in your life, a time when you need your friends!
To this day we still dedicate our emotions to every wedding personally. We connect with our bridal clients so much that they become long lasting friends!
Photography is not simply our business, it's a part of our life, our family, and our history. We are photographers in love, we believe in love, because, for us, that's where it all began.
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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Stephanie is an absolute gem and an incredible photographer! She made both my husband and me feel so comfortable in front of the camera, which is no small feat. Her positivity, creativity, and excitement on the day of our wedding made the experience even more special.
For our first look, we took photos at Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, and thanks to a kind neighbor, we were able to use their lawn for the most breathtaking shots. Stephanie worked her magic and made it all feel so natural and effortless.
She did an amazing job delegating family shots, keeping everything organized and efficient without feeling intrusive or bossy. During the reception, she captured the most beautiful candids, blending in seamlessly with the celebration.
She’s already shared our sneak peeks, and we are over the moon with how stunning they are. She captured so many beautiful, genuine moments, and we can’t wait to see the full album in the coming months.
I could not recommend Stephanie enough—she is wonderfully talented, organized, and an absolute pro. If you’re looking for someone who can capture your special day in the most magical way, Steph is the one!
Stephanie and Jon are the absolute best! I discovered them through a dear friend who also hired them as wedding photographer and videographer and I'm so happy that she did. Looking at their work, I genuinely did not entertain the idea of hiring anyone else. We did an engagement shoot at the end of 2022 and those photos are now precious memories throughout in our home. Stephanie was thrilled to come up to Bar Harbor, Maine for our wedding and even more excited when I told her that we wanted to do first look photos in Acadia National Park. Stephanie scouted locations the day before so we could fly through the photos on the morning of our wedding, which was invaluable when you're on a quick timetable. Throughout the entire planning process, she was so receptive to my ideas and questions, I never doubted that she was a true partner in our wedding. Now that I've seen some of our wedding photos, I know that they captured everything we were hoping for and even more. I cannot wait to see our wedding video! Do not hesitate to hire these incredibly talented individuals!
We had the pleasure of having Essential Photography recreate the magic of our wedding photos. The truth is, we did not love out wedding day photos (different photographer) and reached out to Stephanie with our predicament. We had an adventure and recreating the magic of our wedding day and have these beautiful photos that I am proud to display on every wall of my house! Don't make the same mistake we did, hire Stephanie the first time around so that you don't need any re-dos.
Stephanie, I would like to thank you for all your hard work in all of our great outdoor photos. You kept your word and delivered an excellent job. Thank you for your patience, guidance, and dedication. Your talent and passion for photography shines through in each and every shot. You most certainly surpassed my expectations, going above and beyond.
It truly meant a lot to the both of us, we couldn’t be happier!
Essential Photography is the way to go!
Hiring Steph and Jon for our wedding day was the best decision we could make! The photos and video were absolutely stunning. We got comments from family and friends saying the photos belonged on a magazine cover. The wedding video had us in tears it was so beautiful. The best part was we had so much fun with Steph and Jon throughout the day and they kept us smiling and laughing the entire time. We now consider them friends. Hiring essential photography is the best decision you can make for your wedding!
Stephanie was an absolute rockstar of a photographer! She found the best spots at our venue for the photos and they came out amazing! She is so kind and was a pleasure to work with. I recommend using her for your wedding!
She is super talented and amazing and I love her so much go look at my Google review because that’s where I wrote the most outstanding thing about how she made my day perfect! Our photos are the shit!
We hired Stephanie and John for photography and videography for our wedding at Olio in Peabody and it was one of the best decisions we made for the day! I emailed back and forth with Stephanie during the months leading up to the wedding and her energy was so encouraging during a stressful planning process. As a designer myself, I knew her aesthetic would match my vision, and could see she was a master at her craft through her website and Instagram. On the day of the event, we were working with some difficult family dynamics and a heat wave. She was able to efficiently adapt to shoot our family photos inside the venue. I’m also so glad we also hired her husband for videography. My husband and I were able to jump around town with them to do our formal photos and had such a blast and a few hilarious encounters. Together they were much-needed fun energy to hype us up before our ceremony. The next day, we received the most beautiful sneak peek of photos! I would totally hire Essential Photography again for any capturing of our life milestones and can’t wait to see the rest of the photos from our wedding!
Stephanie is HANDS DOWN THE BEST EVER!! We got a sneak peak the next day and I could not believe how amazing her work was. I mean I saw her Instagram so I knew she was insanely talented but really seeing our day in such an artistic way was unbelievable. She even got on a boat with us during cocktail hour and risked it all (nearly falling in) for the most amazing shots haha. She’s not only talented but also has a calming presence and a fun personality that made the day so great! I can not recommend her more highly.
I was looking for a photographer to capture our "covid wedding" because our other photographer was already postponed to next year's date. Anyway, Stephanie was so sweet from our very first phone call. My husband does not love being in front of the camera, but he actually remarked how much he enjoyed Stephanie and John (we hired him for video, too). We got our sneak peeks back and I've been sending them to all the friends and family that could not be at our wedding in person. The photos are very striking! Can't wait to see the full gallery!!
Taking a moment to give credit where credit is definitely due!!
When I first messaged Stephanie I was a mess because I rushed booking my wedding photographer. I was not happy because I seen different styles after and said to myself.. “what did I do”!!???
Stephanie was very sweet and professional and made all my worries and stress go away. When I had questions about anything wedding, engagement shoot, locations, outfits she always got back to me. After seeing Essential Photography’s work I had no doubt in my mind our pictures weren’t going to be perfect. We did our engagement shoot at Hammond Castle in Gloucester Ma and everything was perfect! The pictures are everything I wanted and MORE!!! Just feels unreal. We both feel like we made a good connection and with photography is a HUGE part in wedding! This is vey important to me by the time we get married 4/30/22 we will be together 19 years!!
Shout out to Essential Photography for being AMAZZZING!!!
Please check out her work it speaks 😍🔥😍🔥😍 you will only regret it if you don’t book her🤷🏼♀️
I swear I looked at 13+ photographers websites and pages before I narrowed it down. Stephanie reached out to me just in time. Once I saw her work and met her over video chat I knew she was the photographer I wanted to photograph our engagement photos. She is very easy to work with. Her work is captivating and unique. She provided us with posing suggestions which was very important to me. She puts a lot of heart into her work and is exceptional in her craft.
Stephanie and John are the best! They took pictures of my fiancé and I for engagement pictures and are booked for our wedding. I am not much of a picture person, but they made the whole experience so much fun. And the pictures just knock your socks off! My fiancé and I have been together for over 7 years and these are really once in a lifetime photos. They went above and beyond to make the whole experience enjoyable and memorable. We made new friends along the way. I’m not sure how they can top these photos at the wedding, but I’m sure they’ll find a way to do so! Highly, highly, highly recommend essential photography!!
I cannot say enough about how AMAZING and TALENTED Stephanie and John are and cannot recommend them enough. They are truly the most top notch photographers you could find anywhere and go above and beyond to capture you as a couple. We booked Stephanie and John for our wedding and engagement photos. We just got our engagement photos done in a travel shoot in WV. All I can say is that I am absolutely blown away and have never seen more beautiful photos in my life. They went above and beyond to help scout locations and coordinate outfits. We felt so comfortable the whole time and just had the best day ever. These are photos that I will hang on my walls and cherish for the rest of my life. They captured our love so well. All I can say is that I can't wait for the wedding shoot. If you are thinking of hiring Stephanie and John, just do it!! It's the BEST decision you can make.
Best Photo's I have ever seen in my life! I hired Essential Photography for my engagement proposal on a rooftop overlooking the Boston skyline. Stephanie and Jonathan went ABOVE AND BEYOND to capture every moment, detail, and angle of our special moment. I am so lucky and thankful that all the emotions of the proposal will be cherished forever through the combination of photos and video. I highly recommend for any photography and video needs!
Stephanie and Jonathan captured our day perfectly!! They were fun, energetic and had everyone laughing. We really appreciated that because we were a little shy at first to take photos. After about 5 minutes we were actually coming up with fun poses and completely enjoying our day. They already sent our entire wedding album which we couldn’t be more happy with!!! We completely recommend Essential Photography and can’t wait to see our wedding video too! The sneak peak already made us cry 🥰
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Worcester, MA
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