4.7 out of 5 stars and 68 reviews
4.7
(68)We work all over Houston, Galveston, Austin, and Lufkin, Tx.
About this vendor
It is my job to make you smile, and your job to have the best day of your life! I make sure to capture things you never even saw happen and the things that all the planning made happen. When you look back years from now, it will be my images that will help you remember the details of your wedding day and tell your love story again & again.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2020.2019.2018.+2 more.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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4.7
out of 5.068 reviews
Fantastic photographer!! LOVED my photos! Fun to work with.
On a personal level, she was friendly but professionally she dropped the ball. We never did any engagement photos since her follow-up was slow which is so disappointing. I was hop...
ing she would have some ideas regarding how to pose us or have a creative spin but no. The pictures we like the most were the ones in which we took the lead. She took pictures that were poorly lit, poorly posed, or poorly captured. The only picture we have with my husband's family (btw we should have taken a few) , my mother-in-law's eyes are closed. I thought photographers were supposed to make sure things like that don't happen. Sure there are some fun photos but we as a family are still upset.
She also asked my mother-in-law to delete her review because it made her look bad. Sketchy.
If less than one star was available it would be used. She is completely uncommunicative. Understand that this has been an incredibly trying year due to Covid, but I believe that ...
calls for more communication not less. We had to cancel our wedding due to the pandemic, and initially she was very helpful in keeping our credit and saying she would be available anytime we wanted to reschedule. Later this year when realized there is no end in site, and we are unsure of what type of event we will have in the future we reached out to her to discuss a partial refund, and even the potential to use her in the future for whatever we end up doing, whenever that may be. No response. Multiple emails, texts, etc, and she has completely ghosted us and walked away with our money.
BRIDES BEWARE. It took me almost a year and a half to post and that’s my only regret. After finding others on a Houston bride group that went through the same thing I did, I knew I...
had to make sure I warn other brides. We met Gina a whole year in advance. The initial meeting went well. She made us feel like she was in control. We were interested in her work because we saw she had done an engagement shoot at Minute Maid Park and we are huge Astros fans. To make this short, we rescheduled our engagement shoot 3 times. Twice we were notified last minute. By last minute I mean my makeup was done we were just waiting for her call. Everyone warned us to maybe find a backup for the day of our wedding just in case but we were still optimistic. The day of our wedding I get a fall from our coordinator letting me know she was not going to show because she had a cough, but she was sending a replacement. Livid doesn’t begin to describe how I was feeling. I spoke to Gina myself right after and she was so rude about not showing up to a job I paid her to do. The replacement was AMAZING and took care of us. He even edited a photo for us that same night and it looked beautiful. But, like other reviews, he was giving her the raw photos to edit. I made sure to get his info so we can give him the credit for the amazing work he did. Comparing his one edit to her several, I would have in a heart beat went with him instead.
Gina did an amazing job as our wedding photographer!! She was so sweet, professional, and went above and beyond to get all of the best shots on our big day!! She thought of a lot o...
f great poses and picture ideas that turned out awesome, and did an overall AMAZING job capturing our wedding day!!! She is so talented and great to work with and we would recommend her to and brides and grooms looking for a wedding photographer, or anyone wanting pictures for a special event!! We love Gina and wish we could work with her all the time! Also, she edited and downloaded our pictures to the gallery within 3 weeks which is incredible, and everyone we shared them with LOVED them!! She is also very fairly priced compared to other photographers in the industry, and exceeded all our expectations!! Would 10/10 recommend Gina Schild Photography!!
Gina cancelled via email the morning of our wedding, March 15.
No notice of possible cancellation. No refund as of yet or plans to refund us. Unfortunately, paid the full amount u...
p front.
Loved working with her! She knows what she is doing, took charge of the crap I did not even consider needing help with. Highly recommend.
We booked Gina Schild for our engagement photos and wedding. The engagement photos went well, so we were optimistic for the wedding photos. In the months leading up to the wedding...
(Oct 2019) Gina was completely MIA, not responding to any of our emails. This should've been our first red flag. On the MORNING OF OUR WEDDING, I found out that Gina wasn't coming after all and we would instead have a random photographer filling in for her. Gina never even emailed us herself, we found out via the photographer she had hired to fill in. The fill-in told us that Gina said she was having an "outpatient procedure", but after a little Facebook research we're convinced Gina was at a car racing event instead of our wedding. You can be the judge. We were skeptical about the new photographer (how good can a photographer be if they're available at the last minute for a prime Saturday wedding?), but at that point had no choice but to go with it. Once we met our photographer, she admitted that she'd never met Gina either - this was just a last minute gig that came up for her. This is a huge red flag - Gina didn't even KNOW the photographer that she sent to our wedding in her place. Luckily, the fill-in photographer was good and we got all the photos we wanted. The fill-in told us that she would give the raw photos to Gina, who would do all the editing and get them back to us.
Fast forward a couple of months and our wedding album is up on Gina's website. Keep in mind, Gina never even reached out to apologize or try to explain her absence at our wedding. The photos were completely unorganized and appeared to have just been dumped online. The "professional editing" we paid so much money for was nonexistent. I spent HOURS organizing them, deleting ones that were obviously blurry or duplicates, and editing them. In fact, it was the editing that spurred me to finally write this review. It is horrible. I've gone back and re-edited at least half of the photos because they were too dark or had an orange tint. My husband and I 100% regret booking Gina Schild as our wedding photographer.
We were very happy with her services and images.
My wedding was very detailed and had multiple locations. I don't know how Gina did it alone. She missed nothing, I was surprised at how much she captured. I will treasure the de...
tails forever. I planned it all alone! Thank you Gina for everything you did, I know I was a pain.
I was shocked at the level of work ethic and talent compared to the price she charged. My parents paid 3 times for my sister's wedding photographer and Gina's shots blew her image...
s away. Of course, I did not tell my sister, but I did a happy dance inside when she was looking at my wedding gallery. Sorry, Monica, it is true.
A great photographer and professional. Our images were stunning.
Went above and beyond. Arrived early. Delivered more and on time. We loved her images.
I am not sure if my first post went through - but I am not chancing it not being posted. Gina Schild Photography was one of my best wedding vendors. I don't know what we would h...
ave done without their experience. Two photographers for 10 hours, well worth it.
Super professional to work with, ran the show. I had two shooters, Edward and Gina. Loved them both.
Very professional, hard working, & friendly. Our photographer busted his butt running around to get the perfect shot in 94F weather, as well as inside on the dance floor constantly...
moving. I was very impressed.
Gina, was wonderful. She captured all the moments we were looking forward to seeing when we look back at our day. She did the more traditional ones you like to see but also some mo...
re artistic shots that came out beautiful. I had an event planner and together they just went to it. We were very pleased with how it all came out. Thank you Gina!
Gina was just fantastic from start to finish! She made us all feel comfortable and took photos of our day that I will cherish forever. I was her ADHD bride and she did a fantastic ...
job getting me to spots I needed to be. Thank you Gina!!
Gina is the definition of an amazing photographer. From the moment we met her, we immediately felt so comfortable around her. She was so knowable about anything wedding and was alw...
ays quick to answer any questions. Gina did our engagement and wedding pictures. The pictures she shot are incredible. I don’t know how, but she was able to capture the most beautiful moments between my husband and I. These pictures I will cherish for the rest of my life. I am so thankful Gina came into our lives. She made this experience so special! Thank you, Gina, for everything you did. You are so talented and a fantastic photographer. If you guys are looking for someone who is able to take gorgeous pictures that embrace who you are as a couple, look no further because this is your woman!!
I never realized how much a photographer dealt with, until I was the bride. I cannot say enough about Gina and her team. Our images are the bomb.
I loved her images and chose her because of that. She did not disappoint.
We love our images!
Our wedding shots are the best I have ever seen. Truly amazing to have seen the amount of work that goes into great images. Two of our friends hired her after seeing what all she...
did at our wedding and then seeing our images. Amazing.
No coordinator, Gina to the rescue. I do not know what I would have done without her. She helped me build my timeline the week before and kept us on track the day of. And, I lov...
e my pictures. Stunning.
Wonderful to work with. Our wedding images turned out beautiful, and we knew they would because she knows what she is doing.
We worked with Gina six months ago, she was awesome from start to finish. We love our wedding images, and our online gallery is still active - I look at it weekly.
Wonderful experience. I let her run with my day, and I was not disappointed. She knows what she is doing and I got shots of things I was not expecting too. Her expereince defini...
tely made a huge impact on our day. Best vendor award from us.
We are so thankful that we chose Gina Schild Photography. Gina was so amazing to work with. She asked us what was the most important things that we wanted photos of, and definitely...
exceeded that. She started taking pictures right from the start of us all getting ready, and kept taking pictures non stop until the end of the reception. She was so sweet, especially when the power in the whole area of where the reception venue was went out. It was very hot until the power eventually came back on, but yet she never complained. Several of the guests commented on how professional she was. When we got our photos back, we were absolutely stunned at how beautifully they came out. We have gorgeous photos of the whole timeline of the day. We would like to personally thank Gina for being so amazing, and taking such beautiful photos. We will definitely recommend Gina to everyone we know.
We were so happy with our pictures of our big day and our engagement photos. Not only is Gina affordable, so is so pleasant to work with, and people are still raving over my image...
s. She is a gem and so are her pictures.
Gina is so easy to work with, she tells you exactly what she needs. How to stand, what looks good, and what doesn’t. I’d use her over and over again. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
We are so stoked over our images! Just amazing.
Gina was amazing to work with in my bridal photos as well as on our wedding day. She isn't afraid to get down low or climb on furniture to get the best shot. Our wedding photos are...
gorgeous, thanks to her attention to detail and enthusiasm. She has a great attitude and is very easy to communicate with. In the time leading up to our wedding day, Gina went out of her way to keep in touch with me (despite my schedule being crazy hectic!). I would recommend her to any one who wants something more than just regular group shots to remember their big day by.
We hired Gina for our wedding photography and absolutely loved our images. Very professionally done, and a very professional service. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommendin...
g Gina Shild Photography!
We had a wonderful experience with Gina Schild Photography. I would recommend them again and again. One of my best vendors chosen.
I picked out Gina and pulled the trigger on her immediately. My wife, who I love very much, cannot make a good decision on most things. Gina was half the cost of another photog...
rapher we were looking at. Did I say half? The work looked the same to me, and I hired her. My wife made all the other choices and picks. My choice was the best. Dudes, take control now and hire this photographer for your photos. My wife thanks me every time she sees them. I can now ask 'who was right?' for as long as we both shall live.
I loved her and my mom loved her. Not only did she deliver wonderful pictures from my big day but she helped me make some major decisions in bad weather situations.
We hired Gina for our photographer and loved our images! Professional and artistic.
Gina Schild Photography
Gina was everything I wanted in a wedding photographer. She listened to my ideas for the wedding and the shoot and made a list of everything I wanted captured. She got everything a...
nd more! Her final shots were beautifully taken and beautifully edited! Now I have these lovely keepsake photos to remind me of this special day and it's all thanks to Gina!
BEAUTIFUL! Gina did a fabulous job taking our photos! She has the perfect "photographer" eye and captured the sweetest moments of our special day! I can't say enough about her leve...
l of personalization and how she truly LOVES her job! It shows in the work that she does. She even made sure to capture those "special" photos that we wanted in great timing and kept everything running smoothly! We love all of our photos and would recommend Gina to anyone!
I never realized how hard a photographer worked until I watched Gina at my wedding and reception. When I received my images, which were beyond spectacular, I was even more blown ...
away at what she got that I did not even know about. We both are super happy with everything from start to finish. Thank you Gina for images we will proudly show off to everyone.
Gina was great for our wedding! We had an outdoor wedding and indoor reception and all of the photos were great. Only thing I would've done different is have a list of special phot...
os I wanted, which I didn't think I needed (and Gina DID ask!). Anyway, Gina was fantastic!
I paid for my daughter and son-in-laws photos as part of my gift, but I let them choose the photographer. I was very pleased with Gina, from the payment process to the delivery of...
our daughter's special day. Thank you very much Gina, for everything.
I could not ask for more than I received. Literally loved her and her work from the start and was not surprised at how great all of my images were. Thank you very much Gina & team...
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We are in love with all of our images, and we knew we would be from the moment we met Gina. Professional. Creative. Fun. Easy going. Outgoing. Everything you hope to get...
for your investment, you get plus more.
I am picking up the prints from my daughter's wedding and I am just blown away. Gina and her assistant worked very hard at the wedding, and went out of their way to do things they...
did not even have to do.
Thank you Gina Schild Photography for these beautiful images and prints.
We had a fantastic wedding, just a great night overall. And less than two weeks later, we got to relive it all with the images Gina captured. When we looked over the images, ther...
e were things we had forgotten about and things we did not know about! Spectacular all the way around.
Gina and her assistant were awesome. They worked tirelessly the day of our wedding to capture every moment. We have so many favorites it will be hard to decide which ones to prin...
t. Gina was professional from day one and I am very happy we hired her for our wedding. I got tired towards the end of the day and it was Gina who pushed me to keep going and taking pictures! I am so grateful! You won't regret hiring her!
Friendly and flexible wedding photography service! She's definitely one of the best out there! She pays attention to each and every detail to make the final result amazing! We trul...
y got the most professional photos. Her prices are competitive and what you get is worth much more. Two big thumbs up! :)
I booked a beautiful venue and wanted a strong photographer for our wedding. I got what I was looking for, and more. I'm in love with my images. It makes me smile every time I look...
at them! Thank you Gina!
I am so happy I decided to go with Gina! It was a very pleasant experience for over a year now. Starting with engagements all the way to my wedding night. I picked Gina not on...
ly because her work was beautiful, but because she turned around her images in two weeks. I got mine in 7 days, and got to re-live my wedding memories and have new ones from things Gina got that I did not even now happened.
Thank you Gina!
Contact
We work all over Houston, Galveston, Austin, and Lufkin, Tx.
Gina Schild Photography