Geoff Hansen Photography

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couple of extra photos for us, and the photos all came out lovely! We are pleased with his work and recommend him wholeheartedly. His pricing was simple and affordable and he takes lovely photos!

ouple. You want someone that will capture your thoughts and emotions on that day. Geoff did just that. Geoff was very patient and extremely flexible. He met with us months before as well as followed up with us constantly to ensure that he was prepared to capture our "wedding map" of the day. Geoff was professional and was on time! He did a fantastic job capturing the loving atmosphere that surrounded us in Vermont! Thank you Geoff for your professionalism! The Browns....

tographs he took of my husband's siblings' weddings in previous years and we knew that he would not take a bunch of phony, staged pictures but rather provide us with glimpses that would highlight both our's and our guest's personalities and convey the spirit of our wedding day. Geoff's documentary style absolutely delivered on letting the sincerety, joy, passion and excitement of our day shine through in the images he captured. He is so kind and unobtrusive - once the ceremony and reception got started we barely noticed him! But he somehow moved all around the grounds of the farm we were married at and captured not only the beauty of the grounds but hundreds of special moments between my husband and I as well as moments between us and our family and friends. I don't know how he did it but he got EVERYTHING. Inside jokes, happy tears, belly-clutching laughter, heartfelt embraces, silly moments, loving looks, dance attitudes - the images he captured for us are so full of genuine in-the-moment feeling. As for the time we spent with him during our "Getting Ready" and "Formal" photos, he was a delight to be around. He is easy-going, super accomodating, has a pleasant sense of humor - he's just a class-act, all around. As an added bonus, the formal couple and family portraits that we asked him to take turned out so beautiful and natural looking - no "staged" impressions whatsoever. Every time I look through our photos I am transported back to the best day of my life. We are so grateful for the way Geoff captured our wedding and made fleeting moments into tangible memories.

the fact that he is a local photojournalist. Although we'd intended to meet with him beforehand, my partner and I couldn't quite get it together. But Geoff was very accessible and responsive from the outset. He provided all the details about his services with sample photos, references and contract. After initially communicating with Geoff back and forth via email (he offered to speak over the phone or meet in person), my partner and I decided to wait until closer to the wedding to hammer out the logistics. He then contacted us several weeks before the wedding to obtain further details about our preferences and schedule and when we didn't respond within a few days because there was so much going on, he followed up to make sure everything was in place and that he understood what our expectations were. We loved the photos, both formal and candid shots. The photos of the ceremony were lovely and I think Geoff managed to include every guest at the reception. We had a trio and caller which made for some lively party dances and Geoff was able to maneuver around everyone unnoticed, truly capturing the spirit of the event. He also caught the little details, a sketch of the ceremony done by the caller who is also an artist, the calligraphy of the place cards done by a friend of ours, also an artist, and of course the flowers...all simply and beautifully depicted. Geoff also sent us the CDs of all the photos, along with a booklet of the event, fairly quickly afterwards. We highly and without reservation recommend Geoff and can't imagine having gone with any other photographer.

tos on his website and really liked his work. In looking at the portfolios of a number of photographers, I found that many photographers seemed to have an ‘overly stylized’ approach with some odd compositions and points of focus. In contrast, Geoff’s photos were simply beautiful and captured the special small moments. When I reached out to Geoff he was very responsive and professional. Before hiring Geoff, my husband and I met with Geoff in person to discuss the specifics of what we were looking for: we wanted someone to photograph only the ceremony and formal family photos, and we wanted someone with a subtle approach.  Geoff was really understanding and ready to accommodate our needs.  On the wedding day everything went perfectly. Geoff took more than 400 photos over the course of about 2 hours. During the ceremony, I barely noticed him at all, but based on the photos, he was clearly moving all over the place to get a range of great shots. After the ceremony, he took formal family photos. My husband and I left on our honeymoon after the wedding, and as soon as we got home Geoff followed up to send us digital and print copies of all of our photos. They looked great! Geoff is pleasant and professional and I would absolutely recommend him.  

hat to expect. And being that our wedding wasn't exactly traditional, we were worried about not having enough special moments to capture. But Geoff put us at ease right way, from the moment we reached out to request pricing, to sharing amazing samples of his work, to meeting on our wedding day! We were so impressed with his flexibility and professionalism. Even though our event was small, he made us feel like we were top priority. And of course, the photos he took were amazing! We're both shy people and a bit awkward in front of the camera, but somehow he managed to capture some truly amazing moments. When we first saw a preview of our pictures, we were immediately transported back to our special day. You should definitely consider Geoff for yours too!

f his services. I very much appreciated that he is the FARTHEST thing from pushy. We booked his "full services" for 5 hours on the wedding day (and paid for him to provide prints and digital copies of all photos) and with this he threw in an "engagement session" for free. The price was the best I found from anyone else. On the day of the wedding he arrived right on time, introduced himself (we hadn't met in person) and started his photos without any guidance. Once he arrived, I really forgot he was around, as he took photos of the preparations and gathering guests without being obtrusive or invasive at all. Same with the trek out to the ceremony area and during the ceremony. In fact, he was so unobtrusive, I don't remember his presence at the ceremony or later reception AT ALL (though he captured some amazing photos, so I know he was there...). The taking of formal photos were probably the biggest drag of the whole day for me, but mostly because I find all formals so staged (in other words, this has NOTHING to do with any failure on his part). He did a good job about selection of the backdrop and taking a bunch of photos of each formal group so there were several that captured good shots of all members. He is very quiet and not pushy, so for efficiency's sake it might be good to designate a photo wrangler if your family members are hard to corral. I was pleasantly surprised to see many of my favorite photos did turn up from these formal photos. The final photos were AMAZING. He captured all the important moments, people, etc and more. One of my favorite photos he captured as I escaped to guide our dogs in to the lodge to get a drink of water. He was everywhere and nowhere at once. We still consider him to be one of the best vendors we selected for the wedding.

as so unabtrusive that many people didn't even realize we had a photographer. We loved the work he did for us.