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Annapolis Wedding Photographer , Hamilton Photography is redefining the art of wedding photography. We blend photojournalism, traditional elegance and landscape portraiture to preserve your day into a timeless expression of your love.
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Christina and Brian from Hamilton Photography are true professionals who went above and beyond to capture our special day in Annapolis. Their expertise and easy-going nature made them an absolute joy to work with from start to finish.
What really set them apart was their incredible flexibility. As with any wedding, we had a few last-minute changes and impromptu moments, and Christina and Brian adapted seamlessly. They rolled with every surprise, ensuring that no special moment went uncaptured.
Their professionalism shone through in every interaction. They managed to be everywhere without ever feeling intrusive, allowing us to fully enjoy our celebration while knowing that all the important moments were being beautifully documented.
If you're looking for photographers who can expertly capture both the planned and spontaneous moments of your big day, look no further than Christina and Brian!
Mark and Christina are amazing. They were super easy to work with and know what they are doing. Both bride and groom are from a large family so there were a LOT of variables but the Hamiltons handled everything with grace and ease and while the bride and groom did not do first looks, they were at the reception within an hour. VERY PLEASED! Would hire again!
Mark was an amazing photographer and helped capture so many beautiful photos of our special day! His emphasis on landscape photography in addition to his portraits makes his work really unique, and we’re so glad that was captured in our wedding photos!
Mark is also very kind and accommodating, we will definitely hire him again if we need professional photos!
My wedding photos turned out amazing even through there was a bit of rain and a threat of a hurricane. Hamilton Photography was very responsive to all emails and phone calls and they were very flexible. Our photographers - Virgil and Laura were amazing on the day of the wedding and they were very responsive to mine and my family's request! They were very professional and easy to work with. I definitely recommend Hamilton Photography!
Hamilton Photography is wonderful! Responsive, punctual, and remarkable results. It was a true pleasure working with them and having them as part of our special day. 10/10
A very professional photographer. Mark did our photos and he was able to get every shot we had asked for even with a shorter timeline. We love how the photos were edited.
Hamilton Photography did amazing work for my daughter's wedding. They were prompt, kind, and organized. They managed a large wedding party without any difficulties. The photographs were just stunning. It was easy to access the photos after the wedding. They were prompt in responding to communications and questions. All in all, one of the best choices we made for my daughter's wedding.
We got to work with both Mark and Christina between our engagement session and our wedding and wow I cannot say enough good things about the two of them. The photos are to die for and thats just ht tip of the iceberg. They were super easy to work with and bounce ideas off. I have a complicated family and Christina helped me navigate that the day of our wedding. She even had a snack ready to go for me when I felt faint and ill during pictures. They are a need for your wedding day.
Hamilton Photography, specifically Christina, was essential on our wedding day! They captured our favorite moments, helped keep us on time (!!) and was just a calming presence on our big day! The photos are beautiful and absolutely perfect. I'm so thankful we went with Hamilton for our Annapolis Wedding. Thank you!
Hamilton Photography are the absolute best! They captured my vision perfectly and took the most beautiful photos. Very natural but glowing edits!! Highly highly recommend. They are got our photos back to us quickly so that was nice. A MUST HIRE!
Hamilton Photography was the best decision we made in our wedding planning process. They took our engagement and wedding photos. They were very organized and punctual with returning our photos. They are worth every cent paid!! We have photos that will last a life time and couldn’t be happier with them!! Their staff was amazing, friendly and loved by all of our guests!! Thank you Hamilton Photography!!
Hamilton Photography was so amazing to work with during my three years of planning and three COVID postponements. Not only did they stick to the timeline we requested, but they were so fast and efficient and knew exactly the shots they wanted to get. I can't wait to see the final products!
Working with Hamilton Photography made our wedding day better. I truthfully did not realize just how much time and conversation would be spent with a photographer on the big day, and Mark was the absolute best - not only in ensuring we received amazing photos, but making sure we enjoyed the process and had fun taking the pictures too! The photos turned out amazing and came back to us relatively quickly as well - we couldn't be happier!
We were lucky enough to have Christina Hamilton shoot our wedding, with Jason as our second shooter. Mark and Christina were awesome from beginning to end. We were married at USNA, and Mark was extremely clear and organized with coming up with the photography timeline with me. We had last minute changes due to our venue dropping the ball, and Christina was super flexible. She even drove us to our reception in her minivan and lent us her umbrella because our transportation fell through and my bridesmaid forgot our umbrellas! She helped me feel special even though it was COVID, we had to wear masks much of the day, and it was pouring the entire time. She captured so many amazing moments, and helped direct the photo shoots with efficiency and confidence so that everyone looked amazing. My only wish was that we had more time with her!!
The Hamilton team did a great job photographing our daughter's wedding! The quality of their was excellent and they were very helpful in the planning process. Very professional, even providing a list of tips to help us prepare. We would highly recommend their work.
I am so happy and grateful that I chose Hamilton as my photographer! They were very helpful, quick and thorough with our initial inquiry for information and I immediately liked Christina when we talked on the phone! She was very nice during our engagement photo shoot and the photos turned out beautiful! They were responsive with questions and details leading up to our big day! The day of our wedding was a disorganized mess - the hair and makeup people were behind and I was completely stressed out and flustered. Through all the craziness, both Mark and Christina took charge and started working through the photos of different details and the girls getting ready! I got so many compliments on how nice and great they both were! Despite so much happening at our wedding, it felt like they were always there photographing everything that happened! They did not miss a single thing!
I went a little overboard with decorations and details and had so many little unique things at our wedding. Mark and Christina
did not miss a single detail and captured pictures of it all!
They even had us come out for a little photo opt when they saw a double rainbow!
They were also very quick to provide our photos after our big day! I can't stop staring at them because they are so beautiful!!!
Everyone that I show them to keeps telling me how amazing the photos are and that there is not even one single bad one! They
were even able to capture the cutest photo of our dog! I couldn't be happier with the professionalism, responsiveness and quality of the work by Hamilton photography and am so happy I chose them to capture my wedding!
We can't thank Christina and her team enough for everything on our special day. Planning (and re planning) a COVID wedding, Christina was there every step of the way to gently support and guide us. We will treasure the pictures she captured for a lifetime. Thank you Christina and team again!
We're so happy we chose Hamilton Photography! My husband and I love our photos from the engagement session and anniversary party (they shot our anniversary party instead of the wedding due to COVID). We worked with Mark - he made both photo sessions enjoyable and easy. He's very professional - knows how to make you comfortable in front of the camera AND get all the shots done in a short amount of time AND make them all turn out beautifully. The team is also very fast in turning around the photos. Highly recommend!
Hamilton Photography was really great to work with, and we couldn’t have been happier with how the photos turned out! Our photographers did an amazing job on our wedding day in May at Herrington on the Bay. They knew all of the great photo spots around the venue and were very flexible, patient and accommodating throughout the day and were able to capture all of the shots we requested and then some. We received the photos not too long after the event, and we loved looking through them and reminiscing about all of the fun times had by all. Mark also did our engagement shoot in Annapolis, and we loved how those pictures turned out as well. Mark was very laid back and great to work with and was flexible in taking us to other spots we requested near the Naval Academy, in addition to all of the other ones on the schedule throughout the downtown area. The photo shoot was really fun and gave us some good practice before the big day. We definitely recommend Hamilton Photography for your wedding day - their professionalism and photography services are well worth it :)
I highly recommend Hamilton Photography for your wedding. Mark photographed for us and we are in love with the way our photos turned out. He was also really great with helping us pose because neither of us felt particularly at home in front of the lens.
Christina did an amazing job on our CBBC wedding! She had every detail down pat & did a great job keeping us on a timeline to ensure we got all the pictures on our shot list. She is super professional & I would recommend her to anyone getting married! She did a tremendous job on our engagement photos in downtown Annapolis too!
Hamilton Photography did an amazing job for my husband and I's wedding at The Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. They shoot there frequently so they are completely in the know to all of the good spots to take photos. They were always easy to reach and you always knew when things were due or any changes. They also did our engagement shoot and had no problem doing it across two afternoons due to weather issues. Mark and Christina are fantastic to work with and we believe what you get from them totally justifies their cost compared to other people/companies.
We are SO happy we chose to work with Hamilton Photography for our wedding day! The photos turned out absolutely gorgeous and they were ready so quickly! Mark was so much fun to work with and he managed to capture the love and pure joy we experienced on our wedding day. So many incredible moments were caught on camera and we will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives. We also had the opportunity to work with Mark for our engagement shoot and it was great practice for the wedding day! :) He helped us to feel comfortable in front of the camera and we had such a great time during the photoshoot. We are now getting ready to order our wedding album and we can't wait to see the outcome! We highly recommend you book Hamilton Photography for your wedding day- you won't regret it! :)
The Hamilton team is one of the best choices I made for our big day! The pictures are amazing and they were so helpful in figuring out a timeline of events so we could get every shot. Our photos came to us within 3 weeks and we were over the moon with every image. They were very prompt, responsive to all our needs, extremely organized and so wonderful to have with us on our big day.
They are a MUST when deciding on who to use for your wedding. Without question to best team in the area. :)
Christina was an absolute dream to work with! We met her at a small wedding event in Annapolis and I knew she was the perfect photographer for us! She has TONS of experience shooting around Annapolis, so she knew all of the best spots to go for our engagement shoots and wedding photos. Our photos came out incredible. Christina and her team have a very timeless, classic look to their photography. I haven't been able to stop looking through our photos since we got them. We got our photos a month after we were married, which is very impressive! She was so easy going to work with and captured all of our shots we wanted. I would definitely recommend Hamilton photography to anyone.
I loved the way Hamilton Photography captures weddings and I knew I wanted them to do mine. They did such an amazing job and from start to finish it was a pleasure working with them. They were so quick to respond to emails and phone calls and were very educated on how to quickly capture all the photos with family members, bridal party, etc. The photographers on our wedding day were highly skilled and amazing! Again, they captured pictures so quickly and getting married at The Naval Academy, we were on a time crunch so I appreciated this! I am so happy with how to pictures turned out and I would highly recommend them! Thank you!
I HIGHLY recommend Hamilton Photography, especially if you’re getting married at the USNA. My husband and I live in CA, we relied heavily on reviews when picking a photographer and I am so thankful we found Hamilton Photography. We had the pleasure of working with both Mark and Christina on our wedding day. They were true professionals! They kept everyone on schedule and took absolutely stunning photos!!!
Christina Hamilton and her team were so great to work with! We did both our engagement and wedding photos with Christina and were so happy with how they turned out. I believe Christina told us it would take about 6-8 weeks for us to receive photos, however both times we received our photos electronically within 2 weeks!! Christina helped us feel comfortable behind the camera and always worked quickly and professionally while never making us feel rushed.
Not only did the photos turn out beautiful, but Christina was great with communication throughout the entire wedding planning process. She always responded very quickly; she was our best vendor in terms of response time. Because of her experience and timely responses, we ended up asking her input for questions that weren’t necessarily photography related. We really appreciated her help on everything throughout the planning process, and would defiantly recommend Christina and her team!
I can honestly cannot recommend Hamilton Photography enough. Mark was with us from the beginning- he was calm, organized, and efficient. He always had an immediate reply to my emails, never worried over me asking the same question multiple times, and really helped us with our day of timeline planning over 3 months in advance which really helped us organize all the other vendors and timing for our wedding. During the wedding day, Mark kept our timeline in mind and I think completely captured the magic on our first look photos. Our engagement photos came out better than I could have imagined- the lighting, the angles, and all the shots I didn't even realize I wanted- Mark got it all right. I can't wait to see the wedding photos!
Hamilton Photography has been AMAZING to work with! Not only did they give us amazing pricing, but they have been incredibly flexible with our schedules for engagement photos and creating a package that fits us perfectly. I can't speak highly enough about our experience!
Stunning Photos! Fantastic to work with! Mark & Christina were a joy to work with. Choosing them as our photographers for our engagement and wedding photos was the best decision we made. They made the whole process enjoyable, natural, and fun!! The photos came out beautiful!
Hamilton Photography was brilliant! My husband and I got married at the Naval Academy and they knew exactly where to get the best shots. They are also FAST! They keep you on time! We got married in the winter time and they fulfilled my winter wedding picture vision to a T! I cannot rave enough about Mark and Christina. They made the day so much fun, and we love our pictures.
We absolutely loved working with Mark Hamilton and the photographs he took of our wedding day are absolutely beautiful! My husband and I got married at the US Naval Academy chapel and he knew exactly where to go to take all of the best pictures. I saw many of Hamilton Photography's pictures online and was also referred to them by our wedding planner, Jan Wise. He is absolutely worth the money and we would refer Hamilton Photography to anyone in the future, especially if getting married at the Naval Academy.
We used Hamilton Photography for both our engagement and wedding photos. And I am so glad we did! All of our photos are amazing! Working with Christina was such a great experience. She captured all of the beautiful moments from our wedding day and it was as if she wasn’t even there. She managed to get the timing just right in order for us to capture some fabulous sunset photos. The entire process was so simple and they make everything look effortless. I would highly recommend the Hamilton Photography team for any and all wedding or engagement photo needs!
My husband and I found Hamilton Photography while attending the Wedding Savvy Summit this past January, and right off the bat we knew that we found our perfect wedding photographer. We worked with Christina for our engagement session, as well as on our wedding day. Communication was flawless from the get go, she was so easy to work with, and even rescheduled our engagement session in order to accommodate our desire for a bit warmer weather. My husband and I are by no means experienced in taking professional pictures, but Christina made everything feel so natural and fun! On our wedding day Christina, and our second shooter, kept everything organized and running smoothly, were so kind and considerate, and were an instrumental part of our day being as lovely as it was. Our photos came back to us earlier than expected and were so beautiful, so touching, and will be cherished forever. We can't say enough about the way Hamilton Photography is not only able to capture exceptional images, but give you an entire experience that is nothing short of phenomenal. Although they shoot several weddings a year, they truly make you feel so important and special throughout the entire process. Thank you, Christina, for being the perfect person to capture our day!
I used Hamilton Photography for my recent wedding and it was the best decision that I could have made! Christina went above and beyond to make sure that all the details of our day were captured. I was a bit discouraged due to the weather that day and wasn't sure how our pictures would turn out, but I couldn't have been more thrilled with the results. The pictures are beautiful and really capture our joy from the day. Christina and her assistant did a great job of giving us some direction to ensure we got great photos, but they also gave us space to act naturally and captured candid photos of us enjoying our wedding. They did a great job of getting our pictures very quickly after the wedding and were extremely responsive. We have had such a good time reliving our wedding day through our pictures! I highly recommend Hamilton Photography, you won't be disappointed!
Mark and an assistant photograph our son’s wedding this August at Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. We were very pleased with their performance and the resulting photograyphs are beautiful. They were unobtrusive, the coverage was very thorough and they worked hard right up until the end of the evening. I have been a professional photographer for over 30 years and always felt we were in great hands with Hamilton Photography. I would recommend them without hesitation and we would hire them again for our next child’s wedding!
Our wedding at the Naval Academy was made so much easier by working with Hamilton Photography! They knew all the best places for photos and helped us make a timeline with all our family members and locations. It was so nice working with each of their photographers who helped us feel comfortable. All our photos turned out absolutely incredible, we couldn't be happier!
So so so happy we chose Hamilton Photography for our wedding. When looking at venues, we asked each place for vendor recommendations, and since literally every place recommended Hamilton, we decided to check them out. From the initial meeting, I felt very comfortable with Mark and his style of photography. Our engagement session was great, and he was able to shoot in a variety of Annapolis locations in a short amount of time (I really appreciate how quickly Mark takes pictures!). For our wedding, Mark and Sean (second photographer) did an absolutely amazing job. Both my parents and my husband's parents are divorced and remarried, so there were a lot of family dynamics/combinations to deal with. Mark and Sean handled it all patiently, quickly, and professionally. They managed to capture every part of the day, and I never felt like they were intrusive or that I had a camera in my face. They just made us feel comfortable, and as a result we got pictures that don't feel posed or stiff. Two days after the wedding we got a sneak peek of 5 pictures, and then just 7 days after that, we got to see all 900 of our pictures in an online gallery. They are incredible and worth every penny. I would not hesitate to hire Hamilton Photography again!!
I haven't stopped looking through our wedding photos since we received them. Mark was so easy to work with and handled our event professionally. I didn't notice him during the wedding, but every moment was captured and whenever I did want a photo, I turned around and he was there. Hamilton Photography will create absolutely beautiful memories of your wedding!
Our wedding photos came out amazing, thanks to Christina! We are so grateful to have such amazing pictures! She worked hard and captured our day!
Hamilton Photography is the first vendor my husband and I booked for our wedding day and they proved to be absolutely wonderful! I did a lot of research and interviewed a plethora of companies because having incredibly wedding pictures was our number one priority. Mark and his assistant did a great job of coordinating classic and creative shots, directing friends and family, and sticking to our time schedule. If you are getting married in downtown Annapolis or on USNA, Mark is your guy because he knows all the best places both indoors and outdoors. I can't emphasize enough how beautiful our pictures turned out and how lucky we feel to have them to remember our wedding day. Thank you to Mark and the rest of the Hamilton Photography team for your excellent work!
My husband and I were absolutely thrilled with Christina and her team's finished product, but the overall process was streamlined and organized - critically important to us since we were planning from the West Coast. We received excellent communication, direction, advice, and feedback from them. We loved that they know the Naval Academy inside and out and have tons of experience there, so we were completely happy with their work. Definitely choose Hamilton Photography- they were amazing.
- Shelley and Joe Puishys
Christina and her team are absolutely outstanding!!! The photos from our Annapolis wedding blew us away. Working with Christina and her team was a wonderful experience from start to finish. They were extremely professional, fun, and easy to work with. We had 12 people in our wedding party and they did an amazing job keeping everybody on time and on track while we went to different areas of Annapolis for our more formal photos. Christina knew all of the perfect places in Annapolis to go to take some beautiful and creative photos. They not only captured all of the big moments from our wedding day but they also caught so many special candid moments that we will forever have to look back on. Hiring Hamilton Photography was by far one of the best decisions we made for our wedding!!
My wife and I were blown away by the work that Christina and her team did in capturing our special day. They were so easy to communicate with during the entire day and were the epitome of professionalism yet so laid back and fun. We had our wedding in Annapolis and arrived to the reception by sailboat; Christina didn’t miss a beat in climbing around the boat on a hot day and making sure that the lighting and background were perfect. The creativity and determination to get the perfect shot from beginning to end was very apparent in the final product. Christina and her team captured all of our favorite and memorable moments from the beginning of the day to the end of the night.
We have our 800+ photos of both us and all of our loved ones having an amazing time. We're forever thankful for the memories that they preserved for us!
Hamilton Photography is simply amazing. Our wedding photos from our USNA/Governor Calvert House reception were beautiful. Mark and Christina provided above and beyond customer service and made the entire day memorable for us. I would recommend them for engagement photos, wedding photos, and customize prints. Their artistic and creative approach to photography left my husband and I in awe.
Mark and his team were amazing to work with. My husband and I are from out of town and he went out of his way to accommodate us when we were in Annapolis for planning. Our pictures are absolutely stunning! And we were both impressed with how he made us feel comfortable in front of the camera, even though we are "picture people". Also a shout-out to Danny, who had me laughing all day and feeling totally at ease before walking down the aisle. We also used their photo-booth and the guests loved the hanging picture frames and props.
Beautiful work! I can't say enough positive things about Hamilton Photography. My husband and I used Hamilton for our engagement pictures and wedding pictures, both sets of pictures turned out phenomenal! Mark was our photographer for both of our shoots and he is very professional, personable, pleasant, and even achieved to get my husband (who HATES pictures) to smile and enjoy the moments. Our package with Hamilton Photography included unlimited photographer hours. I was very happy I went with this package because it allowed me to have photo coverage from 2:30pm - 10:45pm during the day of our wedding. We even received our wedding photos to view about 12 days after our wedding day which made me ecstatic! Would use Hamilton again in a heartbeat and would recommend them to any future bride.
My husband is a Naval Academy grad and had pretty much reserved the Chapel for our wedding before he asked (he's lucky that I love him). So, there's a short list of photographers who've already passed all of the reqs to handle weddings on that campus and Hamilton was one. I was a little suspect at first - feeling that they may just get a lot of business because they were on 'the list' but boy, was I wrong! They did everything that they promised AND MORE...
First, they arranged a complimentary engagement photo session to get to know our main photographer (because there would be two for our wedding/reception). Jason was very personable and extremely knowledgeable about the absolutely loveliest parts of historic Annapolis. He took us on our own personal walking tour as we got really beautiful shots throughout - down gorgeous cobblestone streets with the cutest houses and painted walls, along the water with the boats off in the distance, everywhere! And that gave me really great insight into HOW I wanted certain things to appear in my wedding photos. Super helpful!
So wedding day arrives and he is there right on time with Heather who was an absolute doll - taking care of my every need, holding my dress as we traversed across the yard... In fact, here's what I wrote to them - and my entire dream team - after the wedding:
...And Jason & Heather of Hamilton Photography - here's another dream team! You all were like Spiderman - zip-zip everywhere capturing absolutely everything. You taught me positioning to address a couple of angle issues that I wanted to avoid! And you were so encouraging - you made the day absolutely amazing. Loved your energy and spirit!!!
So yes - two thumbs up! We have our 800++ photos of both us and all of our loved ones having a fabulous time. We're forever thankful for the memories that they preserved for us!
Jason and Virgil from Hamilton Photography were a great team to work with!! They captured every imaginable moment of our wedding and the photographs left me speechless. They were so easy going and fun to work with, and really helped guide us on how to pose and even other things like how to properly cut the cake!! I would definitely recommend them to those searching for a photographer for wedding, engagement or portraits.
Hamilton Photography shot our wedding in Annapolis. They were on the Naval Academy venue list and they belong there! They were great and our pictures turned out amazing. Mark had several calls with my husband and me to figure out what photos we wanted and how we would arrange the timeline. He was very helpful and offered lots of flexibility.
They have materials such as a shot list to give you a starting point to customize your day.
Jason was great to work with as a photographer. He gave the right amount of direction to go along with our input while taking pictures. He was quick and he and his team captured many great moments. He knew the Naval Academy, Annapolis and Carrol's Creek well and guided us directly to great backgrounds. He was also great with younger kids. they worked with us for 8 hours.
They were worth every penny!
We lucked out and had both main photographers for our wedding (Christina and her husband)! They were extremely professional and great to work with! They are very talented photographers and since they had shot our venue before (silver swan bayside), they were able to take all of our photographs in about 40minutes so we were able to enjoy part of cocktail hour! We are so please at how the pictures turned out and cannot wait to see our album! We interviewed several photographers for our big day, and Christina was by far the best quality for a very reasonable price!
Christina photographed my wedding and my pictures turned out absolutely amazing! Better than I could have ever imagined. Christina is extremely talented. She is so nice and so easy to work with. I had a large wedding party and she was able to get everyone together and focused for pictures very quickly. I have no idea how I am ever going to pick pictures out for my album because they are all so incredible! I highly, highly recommend Hamilton Photography. They are the best at what they do!
Hamilton Photography was simply outstanding to work with! The owner, (Mark) and his assistant (Jason), put us at ease and made our day so much more fun and memorable!
With Marks eye for detail and 'outside of the box' thinking, he came up with some truly breathtaking shots. We really appreciated their creativity and professionalism as well. Our photos turned out so well that not one, but TWO bridal magazines featured our wedding!...everything was perfect!
Their entire team is so friendly and down to earth. You can genuinely see the care and compassion they have not only for their craft, but also for their clients!
If you're looking for something different, fresh, modern and just all around awesome...Hamilton Photography is where it's at! Thank you Mark, Jason and the entire Hamilton Photography family, you're the best!
I was overly excited when I got my wedding pictures back! Mark and his team were able to get the perfect shots and moments of out big day but be discrete at the same time. We have relived or day multiple time over through the amazing photography. Our photographers could not have been nicer and more fun to have around on our wedding day! I cannot rave about them enough!
Hamilton Photography photographed my wedding 1/11/14 and they are great to work with. They are very talented and easy to work with. The photos were amazing and I would recommend them to anyone.
The whole experience from beginning to end was nothing short of perfect. We really enjoyed working with Hamilton Photography and they always made us feel at ease throughout the entire day.
I loved working with Hamilton Photography for our eastern shore wedding last month. From day one they were very helpful from negotiating the pricing to keeping in touch up until he big day. My photographer Jason was a pro and the shots turned out amazing. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding in the MD/DC/VA area!!
Hamilton Photography was the best decision we made for the wedding planning-- loved the entire experience and the end product (over 1400 photos we love).
My husband and I are both Naval Academy graduates and got married at the USNA Chapel with reception at Loews Annapolis. Christina was our main photographer with Heather as the second shooter. My parents wrote a review and I can whole-heartedly second all they said about Hamilton Photography's vision and talent, professionalism, and general ability to help the planning and day-of go perfectly (even with some rain!). Just thought I would add a few thoughts as the bride.
We did engagement photos and wedding-day photography and are so glad we did. Originally were not "believers" in engagement photos, but my husband and I did a session with Christina and were converted. Had fun and love having photos of us in our normal day-to-day lives.
Hamilton Photography knows the Naval Academy and MANY other venues in Maryland very well. Also, they are used to working civilian and military weddings! We had a sword arch and many military personnel guests/family members. I was in the bridal party for 3 weddings a few months before my own with less-wonderful photographers that made the photography a delay in the day/not fun. My husband and I truly enjoyed the photo-taking time with Christina and Heather. They get loads of candids and with two shooters captured every moment and important relationship.
Can't say enough good things about them. :)))
Christina Hamilton and everyone at Hamilton Photography will do their best--and succeed--at helping you and your family have the most wonderful wedding experience. We felt totally at ease with Christina from the moment we met her. She was happy to meet with my husband and me so we could see her photography style and feel comfortable that all the personalities would mesh well on the big day. Our daughter, the bride, and her fiancé were able to meet with Christina separately and were equally excited and comfortable right away going with Hamilton Photography. We considered and met with or interviewed other photographers and were immediately happy that we found Christina Hamilton and all the folks at Hamilton Photography. Her Studio Manager, Joanna, communicates clearly and in a timely manner--always considerate and working hard to meet all our requests. Because this wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event, we asked lots of questions, and everyone at Hamilton Photography strove to provide information and to accommodate our requests to make the day perfect. The process was smooth and the photographs are so very beautiful. Those two elements are key for a happy day--are you going to feel celebratory and excited yet still relaxed with the photographer you choose? And, will the studio provide you with exquisite photos that capture the emotion and perfection of all the big moments and unplanned nuances of the day? Hamilton Photography did that for us. Christina was the main photographer, and Heather served as the second photographer. What a team--the best in every way!
In terms of the cost and customer service, we found Hamilton Photography to be similar in cost estimate to other professional photographers in the area. The wedding was held at the USNA Chapel and the reception at Loews Annapolis Hotel. Christina and Heather navigated the process of arriving pre-wedding, Chapel wedding, and post-wedding pictures around The Yard, then on to the Loews seamlessly. Between the two of them, we have more pictures than I ever imagined; we are challenged to narrow it down to 110 for the official wedding album. I plan to make a scrapbook myself with most of the pictures because we simply must have hundreds of them in a format we can enjoy over and over again. In our interviews with photographers, we found that each has a concept they focus on for their customers. Hamilton Photography, specifically Christina and Heather, endeavored to capture the emotion and relationships between the people in their pictures. The pictures show such beauty and fun and connectedness of all involved. This is what Hamilton Photography does best. Put people at ease so they can be themselves--then capture that person or relationship, letting such beautiful spirit shine through in the photographs. We were able to see all of the pictures within two weeks of the wedding--I was surprised how quickly we received the Pictage link! We are all very excited to enjoy the albums Hamilton Photography will create with the photos we choose as best.
I recommend Hamilton Photography without reservation! My husband and I have said that choosing Hamilton Photography was one of our best decisions when helping our daughter and her fiancé plan their wedding to be all they hoped for--fun, exciting, lovely, and without stress on the big day. As an aside, we chose Chesapeake Photo Booth to provide an interactive experience for our reception guests and loved them, too.
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