About this vendor
*Out of office from 8/12/23-8/19/23*
Gwendolyn Vanegas Photography is a local and destination wedding photographer based in the Charlotte area, specifically Gastonia, North Carolina. Owner Gwen has experience working on every both sides of the lens as lead creative, second photographer, and even model. This multi-faceted understanding allows her to guide couples through their wedding photography, help with posing and handle any camera shyness so their true selves and love show through in their photographs.
GETTING MARRIED IN EUROPE OR SOUTH AMERICA? I WILL PHOTOGRAPH YOUR WEDDING FOR FREE (with travel expenses paid by couple.)
*CURRENTLY offering 10% discount on wedding packages on WeddingWire and TheKnot*
Once you hire Gwen, she will become your personal hype girl and walk with you every step of the way until the big day! She runs an all-woman team who can handle everything from timeline scheduling, mini-emergencies, family members, to bustling dresses, and will even join you in busting a move or two on the dance floor. You can have confidence in knowing who is coming to photograph your wedding and have an established, trusting relationship - essential for a smooth wedding day.
Schedule a meet-and-greet with Gwen by sending an inquiry message!
Services Offered
Gwendolyn Vanegas Photography specializes in portraiture and intercultural weddings. A seasoned traveler and bilingual, Gwen loves traveling for wedding photography and has covered events from Washington to Honduras. She strives to capture the true emotion of your union, offering gentle guidance mixed with candid photography. Gwen's editing style complements her approach, enriching the existing palette and ensuring portraits stay timeless. She offers a choice of three signature wedding packages, plus an option for elopements, engagement, bridal, and boudoir sessions. You can also enlist add-ons such as curated mini-polaroid images and an associate or second photographer.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Reviews
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Gwen did the photography for a wedding we had on my venue The Union Exchange in April 2023. She was amazing. So easy to work with and extremely professional... not to mention her p...
hotos turned out GORGEOUS! Happy to recommend her to any brides looking for a fantastic photographer.
Weddings as we know can be stressful, Gwendolyn was something I did NOT have to stress about. She was punctual, thorough, professional, and most of all a very friendly and refreshi...
ng individual/vendor to work with.
She makes sure you have what YOU want and is absolutely flexible with your creativity, thoughts, and ideas. She also is super creative and just naturally skilled at what she does. She is a natural!
Gwen was amazing at doing my last minute bridals and my wedding. She honestly kept me sane throughout the day making sure people were where they needed to be and when and helping m...
y coordinator as much as possible. She was very adaptable when it was supposed to rain and then when the afternoon ended up clearing up we did get to take some pictures outside. My wedding photos are a dream and she made them happen! I would highly suggest her and plan on using her in the future.
Gwen was a pleasure to have by our side for our wedding day. She arrived promptly, kept us moving on time and helped my husband loosen up, as he is not the best in front of the ca...
mera. We just received our photos and she captured the emotion of the day and many of the things we didn’t get to see.
Gwen is a talented photographer and lovely person. Her presence added to our day. She knew how and where to capture the best photos.
Gwen did a wonderful job capturing all of the best moments of our special day!
Gwen was such a calming force on an otherwise hectic day. Due to my sister’s delay in her dialysis treatment, we were an hour behind schedule. I was tempted to skip all the photos ...
that I wanted to get to the wedding, but Gwen assured me that I needed to take these moments. (And that a queen is never late to her party.) I am so grateful for her advice. The images she captured have been some of the best memories of that day. I received them promptly and instantly fell in love with them. She was 100% worth the investment.
Gwen does an excellent and professional job with all her shoots and deliverables! I have worked with Gwen for a few individual shoots, and have been so pleased with what she has ca...
ptured - the tones are natural yet rich and strike a perfect balance.
After some great experiences with her in individual shoots, we hired Gwen to capture one of the biggest moments for my husband and I - our proposal and then engagement pictures!
My husband is really not a fan of pictures, but she was able to make the shoot engaging and created a wide range of shots, looks, and sceneries from the same location. The poses she had us do were both natural and creative, but I most appreciate her willingness to work with what we were interested in.
And the most important part - her edits for the deliverable photos were exactly what we were looking for, and we weren't waiting around for countless months, like you would with many other photographers.
My only regret is that we now live on the opposite side of the country, which makes it harder to have Gwen do future photos (family, maternity, etc.), but I hear she travels for capturing weddings, so don't let distance be a barrier for hiring her for your big day! You won't regret it!
Gwen was awesome as our wedding photographer! She was so accommodating and professional through the whole process! She reached out early to really get an idea of what we wanted our...
wedding album to look like and made it happen for us. She made photographing 45 of our friends and family members a breeze! I have no worries that our pictures will be perfect thanks to her! Highly recommend her for your next event!
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