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Our style is romantic, fun, candid & natural. We specialize in natural light photography, off camera lighting and photojournalism. Contact us today to customize a collection that fits your needs for your best day ever!
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3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2021.2016.
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Carmen is an incredibly hard working, creative and talented choice if you are searching for a photographer! We have worked with Carmen for over ten years on multiple weddings and s...
he has never been anything but professional, fun and positive. She gets to know her couples on a personal level and is incredibly responsive and friendly to other vendors. We would highly recommend working with Forget Me Knot!
Carmen was amazing to work with! She was fun, energetic, and professional. She provided great perspective and was quick to answer my questions ahead of our engagement shoot and wed...
ding. She helped keep us on track on the wedding day and our wedding party and families really enjoyed working with her too! And our photos are incredible!! My husband and I are so pleased. She captured our wedding day (and engagement pictures) beautifully!
Carmen was super professional and fun the day of the wedding! Her and her second shooter were efficient at coordinating our family photos (some of which were very large).
From the first phone consultation to receiving our wedding photos, Carmen was amazing to work with. She was so calm and collected, great with communication, laid out a solid plan, ...
and made me feel like I had a friend doing our photos for us. On top of all that her photos of our engagement and wedding are amazing. Absolutely hands down recommend Carmen for anyone looking for a wedding photographer.
Carmen is simply THE BEST! We had our engagement photos done last fall and it was the best experience ever! She knew all the best spots within our location and timing to get perfec...
t shots. She made us feel very comfortable and gave us direction when needed to ensure we looked and felt natural, relaxed and most of all, having fun. We were absolutely blown away once we saw the pictures, she made us look like models! Carmen's attention to detail, punctuality, professionalism, enthusiasm and overall awesome personality makes her such a pleasure to work with. HIGHLY recommend booking Forget Me Knot!
CARMEN IS AMAZING!!! She is kind, patient, and respectful. She listened to what we want and made sure our ideas aligned with hers as she brought magic to life. I recommend her to a...
ll of my friends and tell anyone who will listen about her!! To start with the engagement session, she gave several ideas of location when I told her the vibes we were looking for. She made us feel beyond natural in front of the camera. When it came to our wedding day, she was over communicating on everything so we wouldnât have any questions! She made sure our day was beautiful and again listened to all of our silly ideas!! We cannot wait to print the photos and hang them in our home! Sheâs the best and you will not be disappointed with her services and care that she puts into her work!!
Carmen is the life of any party. She is so personable and hilarious which truly makes taking photos so enjoyable and easy! I know she worked tirelessly to get us our full gallery b...
ack as quick as possible. Any wait time we had was absolutely worth it given the overwhelming amount of amazing photos she (and her equally amaze second shooter) captured of our big day. Our photos will be treasured for a lifetime & we could not be happier.
Carmen was incredible to work with for our engagement and wedding photos! I highly highly recommend working with her.
Carmen is a blast and makes taking pictures easy and fun! Her...
personality definitely helps you to feel more comfortable in front of the camera.
Not only did she produce amazing pictures, but she also helped with the timeline, recommending locations for photos, and so much more. She's extremely knowledgable and reliable with all things wedding related.
Thank you, Carmen, for capturing our big day so perfectly!
Carmen was the best photographer for our engagement pictures and our wedding! She was so much fun to be around and made my husband and I feel so comfortable. She was organized, tim...
ely and truly captured us as a couple and our day. The pictures turned out more amazing than we could have asked for. We would highly recommend Forget Me Knot Photography to anyone!!
I cannot say enough wonderful things about Carmen. From the engagement shoot to closing out the night of our wedding on the dance floor, we had a blast working with her and have in...
credible photos to cherish for a lifetime. She kept our rowdy bridal party in line, captured so many special moments, and gave us the wedding photos of our dreams!!!
Carmen was an awesome photographer and so fun! We are pretty awkward people but her fun personality made us feel comfortable during our engagement photos, which in turn, made our w...
edding photos feel very relaxed and fun! We are so happy with how all of our photos turned out and she even put up with our (not so cooperative) dogs đ She was also so organized and kept us on schedule all day! I would recommend her to anyone!
Carmen is the absolute best!!! She did our engagement shoot and our wedding and we couldnât be happier with how our photos turned out! My husband and I are both not natural in fron...
t of the camera but Carmen made us feel so comfortable right away. She is so much fun to work with and really helps make your big day so special! Thank you so much Carmen!
Hello. I write from the perspective of the brideâs father and the results are inâŚthe photographs are amazing and evoke lifelong emotions. This is because Carmen is a caring profess...
ional. Her leadership, sage advice and her ability to get the job done exceeded my expectations. I, without hesitation, highly recommend her.
Carmen is the best!!!! She was our photographer for our engagement and wedding photos and we couldn't be happier with our decision. We are definitely not natural in front of the Ca...
mera and right away Carmen made us feel comfortable. She is kind, lighthearted, talented, and has the best sense of humor. She truly made us feel so special. I reminisce on our wedding pics just about every day because I love them so much! If you are considering a photographer for a special day, Carmen is it!!!
Carmen was awesome and exactly what we were looking for in a photographer. Starting at our engagement shoot she really took the time to get to know us, what we were looking for out...
of our photos, and what we like/donât like about ourselves in photos. That carried over to the wedding and the pictures turned out amazing. Not only were we happy with the photos but also how organized and detailed she was on the wedding day. She helped us stay to our timeline and stay in control of the entire day. We definitely would recommend!
Carmen is so talented and provided the wedding couple with beautiful and artistic photos . She kept everything moving effortlessly and captured so many great memories of such a spe...
cial day.
Look no further- you found your wedding photographer. Carmen was like having another wedding coordinator- she kept everyone in check to make sure we got every shot we wanted! Sheâs...
exactly what you need on your big day.
We cried when we got then photos back. I felt beautiful!! Absolutely stunning.
Carmen is incredibly gifted in her photography skills but also in her way with people.
Highly recommend!!!!
Carmen was so much fun to work with - both in our engagement session and on the day of the wedding. She made us feel incredibly comfortable in front of the camera and provided grea...
t direction throughout the wedding day. Our pictures are AMAZING!! We would highly recommend her!
Carmen is absolutely the best wedding photographer!! She is so fun with her high energy but also great for rallying bridal parties and families together for pictures. From the mom...
ent I met with Carmen I knew I wanted to hire her. She is very organized and she also added a very personal touch to our photos with actually getting to know us and how we met! Carmen also saved the day because she was the only one who could figure out how to bustle my dress! She will literally be there for you for whatever you need on your special day while delivering timeless photos :) I LOVED all of the photos she took on our day.
I truly do not have enough words for how grateful I am that I found Carmen! When deciding on a wedding photographer, I never even looked into anyone else because of her quality of ...
work and her beaming personality. Carmen continued to impress us with my bridals and our wedding day, but she also was such a valuable resource for venue insight, day-of logistics, and any other question a bride could have! I am sad our wedding is over because I am going to miss having Carmen around. I cannot recommend her enough, she is the best and she will give you photos and memories to treasure for a lifetime!
I cannot say enough good things about Carmen!!!! We hired her about 2 months in advance for our backyard wedding and she absolutely went above and beyond her role. She literally wa...
s helping carry food out at one point. She made us feel so relaxed, which was super important to us! We are OBSESSED with our wedding photos...everyone was telling us that they should be in a magazine (and then they were!!!). I will be recommending Forget Me Knot Photography to everyone I know!
Carmen is hands down the best. Not only is she personable and takes the time to make your wedding and engagement photo dreams come true, sheâs incredibly flexible. We got married i...
n August during COVID with mask restrictions, but she still captured our photos with elegance and grace. I beam and smile every time I look at photos, because she took the time to capture all of the special moments of our day. She got to know our bridal party and was truly part of the group by the end of the night. Hands down would recommend for your special event. â¤ď¸
Absolutely amazing work!!! Carmen is so much fun and she captured every moment! Our pictures turned out amazing and I am so happy we get to relive our best day threw our pictures!
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- Joshua and Miranda Riggs
My husband and I found Carmen's photos at a venue we toured and knew we had to have her! We loved everything about her style. Carmen did such an AMAZING job with our photos for ou...
r engagement session and wedding. She caught every detail that we wanted. She was very professional and fun at the same time! I couldnât recommend Carmen enough!
Carmen was a perfect addition to my sister and brother in lawâs special day. Her energy was contagious and she made the entire wedding party come out of their shells. Carmenâs role...
went far past the role of your common photographer. Carmen helped plan out the timeline of the wedding day, recommended beautiful locations around Columbus for photographs, and was a source of support throughout the entire planning process. The photos are incredible and captured the day perfectly. We could not say enough wonderful things about Carmen, and highly recommend her for your special day!
Listen, I am not great at wedding planning but the first vendor we secured was Carmen and she was the best choice we made for the wedding! She is AMAZING! She made taking the pictu...
res fun and something and help us make memories I will always treasure. The pictures I have seen so far are incredible and I can't wait to see the rest! The most important thing is that pictures highlight who we really are. I can't recommend her enough!! P.S. for our engagement photos she was completely up for my husband putting on a T rec costume and the pictures were so fun they ended up on the back of our save the date.
My wife and I had a blast working with Carmen! We felt like we knew her for years! She is very good at what she does! We had an amazing time during our engagement session and weddi...
ng day, even though it rained! Our favorite picture is the one she took of us in the rain! I absolutely recommend her! You wonât be disappointed!
Carmen from Forget Me Knot Photography was fantastic! She has such a great personality & is fun to work with! When we first met with her, she took the time to go through our entire...
day. She wanted to make sure she had the timeline to capture all the moments on our special day. First, we did our engagement pictures with Carmen & we were so nervous because we werenât sure how to act âcandidâ .... but Carmen made it fun & natural for us! Our engagement pictures turned out amazing. The day of the wedding it was raining, but Carmen came prepared. My husband & Iâs absolute favorite wedding picture was captured out in the pouring rain. Carmen truly has an eye. We are happy we chose to work with Carmen! (:
As a wedding venue owner, at Alum Creek Farm, I had the best experience working with Carmen! When she arrived on-site, to photograph a wedding here, she introduced herself and I lo...
ved her in an instant! Sheâs fun, outgoing, enthusiastic, and is always smiling. Carmenâs easy-going personality puts everyone around her at ease which truly makes for the best photos. We canât wait to work with her again! If youâre looking for artistic, natural and fun photos to tell your story, look no further!
From the moment we met Carmen, we were blown away by her knowledge and clear passion for making her clientsâ experience everything they want. She not only acted as our photographer...
, but as a secondary planner helping us thinking about aspects of our wedding day we hadnât even thought about in the early planning stages. We arenât very comfortable in front of the camera, but she really put us at ease. Even with our tight timeline on the big day, she kept us on schedule while still getting so many gorgeous shots! We cannot recommend her enough!
Carmen from Forget Me Knot Photography was so amazing to work with. She has the best personality. She's so fun, outgoing and personable. She really gets to know you as a couple and...
helps you feel at ease if you're shy about taking photos. She was so easy to communicate with before the wedding. She met with me a first time to go over her work and packages and even met with me a second time after I requested to review her work again. The day of the wedding she helped keep us on time and found beautiful locations on site to capture our photos. She made it fun for us as well as our family and friends. She even captured a video of our family and friends singing while circled together on the dance floor and sent it my way after the wedding. Her work is beyond beautiful. Her attention to detail and ability to capture natural moments in her photography are what drew us to her the most. We loved our pictures from Forget Me Know Photography and couldn't have been happier with Carmen as our photographer.
Carmen made our engagement session and wedding day go by so flawlessly. I had told her of a few things that were important to me and she made sure they happened and I am forever gr...
ateful. Carmen is so full of life and high energy that she can help relax anyone on the big day and make everyone enjoy getting their picture taken. She travelled far for our wedding and we are so thankful we picked her for our big day â¤ď¸
Carmen is amazing! She is so incredibly talented and equally fun to be around. She makes what could be an awkward situation really enjoyable, and the result is the most wonderful p...
hotographs. We have not gotten our wedding photographs back yet, but based on our engagement photos and the digital photos she showed us on our big day, we are so eager to see how she worked her magic. Carmen is worth every penny and was definitely the right person to be with us on our special day. I would recommend her without hesitation.
Absolutely stunning photos.
Carmen was professional, flexible and patient with our crazy bridal party, and most importantly the pictures turned out beautifully!! I usually hate pictures of myself, but she did...
such a great job of making them all look great! Couldnât be happier!
The advice we had gotten from previous couples who had gotten married was find a good photographer. We met with Carmen and loved her personality as well as her style. We booked her...
and have absolutely loved working with her. She not only does a great job capturing who you are but she also is very artistic with lighting and other concepts. We loved how our photos turned out. She also made being the center of all the pictures very easy and fun!
My fiancĂŠ and I connected with Carmen when we first met with her. She was easy going and really focused on what we wanted for our pictures. She is very professional and her work is...
definitely natural looking which is what we wanted. She did an amazing job with our photos!! The turnaround time was also faster than we expected which was wonderful!!
I would not change a single thing about my wedding day, especially my photographer! Working with Carmen was a dream! Not only are our pictures perfect, but she really helped us out...
line our day to get the best quality pictures. On the day of the event she kept everyone in line to get pictures done until it was party time. Once it was time to just dance and have fun Carmen was right there with us dancing all night long so that she didn't miss a single thing! I would highly reccomend her to be your photographer! she also did our engagement session and we will be sure to use her for anything we need photos for in the future!
Thanks for everything Carmen!
So, Carmen and her second shooter were our photographers by fate. My husband and I actually booked with another Columbus photography company (we are in the Akron area). However, I ...
received an email a day or two before our wedding that due to some confusing reasons, our photographers were unable to shoot our wedding. Umm⌠YIKES! They promised that they would send a team that was of equal quality, and I was FREAKED. Photography was one of the MOST important vendors and we spent a lot of time finding ours. Carmen showed up with her second shooter, as she was the one contracted by the other photography company and in a way I am so HAPPY that it happened this way because I canât imagine connecting with the other team like we did with her. She was FLAWLESS. She worked around some wedding-day craziness, and kept my family and our timeline in CHECK. There were several variables that rocked us off of our timeline before the ceremony, but Carmen was so reassuring and also so personable, even though we were just meeting for the first time. I canât say enough about how bad*** she is. She moved our family pictures along swiftly, and her style of telling people things to do/say to get candid yet posed-ish photos was nothing short of spectacular and SO MUCH FUN. She made us feel so comfortable, she made me and my girls laugh hysterically, AND, she managed to sneak my husband and I away to a roller-skating rink that was right next to our venue and got some STUNNING pictures of us in the middle of the rink with colorful disco lights lighting up our love and happiness. I canât thank her enough for capturing the emotions of our day so beautifully (and Iâve only seen the previews). I canât wait to see the rest. Thank you Carmen, we LOVED you, and so did our families. Everybody had nothing but positive things to say about you and how much you rocked it. Much love!!
Carmen was the best photographer ever! She was such a blast to work with and truly an expert at her craft. We couldnât be happier with our photos and all of the memories that they ...
encompass. You canât go wrong with forgetmeknot photography!
Carmen was fantastic. Not only is she an amazing photographer she's an even better person. We enjoyed working with Carmen from the Beginning. Our engagement photos were beautiful a...
nd our wedding photos are even better. We can't thank you enough!
Carmen did an amazing job with our photos! We were married inside an old church. I was worried about the lighting, but Carmen did such an amazing job working with the environment. ...
I'm so excited to see our album!
We have so much thanks to give to Carmen at Forget me Knot photography for capturing our day and leaving us with tears in our eyes when looking at the photographs.
Carmen was the ...
first and only photographer that I interviewed. She knows what she is doing and I could tell within 5 minutes of meeting her. She truly cares about your wedding day and the couple that she is shooting for. Her style and creativity are unbelievable. She also shot our engagement photos and we had so much fun going to a few places in the city- her work was amazing.
Itâs so important to get along with your photographer and to know that they will take photos that you will want to look at over and over again and that you are proud to share with your friends and family.
Also, Carmen could not be more fun and she will do anything for the perfect photo.
Our style is more candid/romantic/fun and she took some of the craziest and coolest photos we didnât even know she was taking!
Also a special acknowledgement for her, she helped my husband and I with the timeline throughout the day, which wasnât her job but she was stepping up to help us. Also she helped us execute the first look we did and went off without a hitch because of her.
We love Forget Me Knot. Canât wait for more in the future!
Carmen was great! Very thorough and knew every pose and the perfect way to capture the moment. She even found a nearby rollerskating rink, spoke to the owner, and arranged a quick ...
after shoot for the bride and groom. Wonderful personality, I definately recommend her services.
Carmen was nothing short of amazing. Never once during the ceremony did I even realize she was taking pictures. Carmen was energetic and fun to be around the entire day. Now that ...
I have my wedding photos back, which didn't take long AT ALL, I can't say there was a single picture I wish she would have taken because she took pictures of everything, she left no detail, person or event behind. We were a large obnoxious group to handle and Carmen didn't act phased at all. The pictures take me back right into the day and into the moment and I can't thank her enough for her hard work, dedication and talent. These pictures are AMAZING!
I donât even know where to begin. First, look no further because you have found who you need and exactly what you are looking for in a photographer. Second, There needs to be a inf...
inite amount of stars when talking about Carmen. This wedding was special because my brother was getting married to my bestest friend in the entire world. I couldnât wait for the pictures because I knew a wedding with our group was going to be hard to capture those moments that really show who we are. Carmen went above and beyond that and caught every moment, every smile, every laugh, every tear, every magical moment that was this day. I am speechless with what she can do. Looking back through the pictures, we laughed, we cried because we actually were able to relive the moment. Itâs hard to find the right word to describe Carmen because I donât know a word that ecompasses amazing, spectacular, breath-taking, kind, fun, fabulous, jaw-dropping, stunning and whatever other words go with those. But thatâs exactly who Carmen is. Her pictures are absolutely stunning and breath taking. She has such a creative mind and will do anything for the perfect shot even if it involves laying in the street! You canât go wrong with her as your photographer. You will not be disappointed. She is so much fun and so so very talented. I reccomend her more than words can describe. Thank you so much for capturing every little amazing moment of this wedding for my brother and best friend. I donât think we could have asked for anything better than what Carmen gave us. Not only did we get great, outstanding, amazing, priceless photos, we gained an amazing friend(who can teach you a thing or two on the dance floor). She has left me and everyone else Absolutely speechless. Thank you more than words can describe.
A 5 star review honestly doesn't even do Carmen justice- she is a true artist and absolutely amazing to work with! We first worked with her for our engagement session and immediate...
ly knew we had to have her photograph our wedding as well. She helped us feel comfortable in front of the camera, kept us on schedule, directed a boisterous bridal party and most importantly, captured so many moments from our special day. I cannot recommend her enough to anyone looking for a talented and creative photographer!
Carmen was WONDERFUL and our engagement pictures and wedding photos turned out beautifully! Neither my husband or I feel we are very photogenic, but she helped us get over that an...
d the awkwardness of kissing/posing for photos and made us feel comfortable and look like naturals! I still use her posing tips in other photos. :) I can't say enough about how awesome our wedding photos turned out. So many fun memories that we'll cherish forever!
If you e come across this page- look no further! Book her now! Carmen is amazing to work with! She's so fun fun and brings out everyone's genuine smiles in her photos. We got our p...
ictures quickly and setting up meetings with her before the wedding was a pleasure. Recommending her to everyone I know! Thank you, Carmen!
Carmen is the best! She makes something that could be really awkward (kissing your fiancĂŠ while someone you just met takes your picture over and over) feel so natural and comfortab...
le, which is such a wonderful skill. We were so happy to have her as part of our wedding day. Both Carmen and her second shooter interacted so well with our wedding party and guests to make everyone feel comfortable AND they were fun! We did not give Carmen much time for pictures between the ceremony and reception and she was so flexible and did a fantastic job getting everything done in a short amount of time. I feel so lucky to have found Carmen for our wedding. Our engagement pictures and wedding pictures all turned even better than we ever could have expected!
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