About this vendor
H.I. We are Sam and Ian Hardesty. A husband and wife duo photographer and videographer based out of Kent, Ohio. We capture couples who are best friends first and partner’s second. Your love is so true for each other and that's what we love capturing! (Yes, it may be cheesy but it's true!) We can see the joy you have for each other in your eyes.
Our style is bright, colorful and fun! We are sure to not only include the basics in your wedding photo and videos, we also add in some documentary, candid and funny ones too! We want you to remember your day for how it was, not just by the formal or posed times.
We have both a videographer and a photographer’s eye. Choosing a photo & video team from the same company is a huge game changer for the Day of. We work together all the time so we have a plan before we get into the day. We know where each other will be, and there is no miscommunication.
We strive for great customer service. You deserve someone that doesn't treat you like a transaction. Whether you have questions about what outfit to your engagement photoshoot, Day of timeline questions or just need to vent/have a therapy session, we are here for it all! We are low-stress, high vibes kind of people.
You will see us tear up during the ceremony, dance behind the cameras at the reception, and have heartfelt goodbyes at the end of the night. We are full-time small business owners that love what we do!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Photo
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Reviews
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We had the absolute BEST experience with Sam and Ian! As a husband and wife team, they worked so seamlessly together and made the entire day feel effortless. From the start, they c...
reated a clear timeline and truly took charge of keeping everything on track, which allowed me to fully relax and be present without worrying about a single detail.
They were not only incredibly professional but also so fun and easy to work with. They made us feel comfortable the entire time. And the results… the photos are incredible. The quality, the attention to detail, and the way they captured every moment is beyond anything we could have imagined.
We are so grateful for them and recommend them to anyone without hesitation!
Sam and Ian were true professionals from start to finish. Throughout the process, they were organized, communicative, and most of all, made the day fun! As the mother of the bride...
, I was nervous about keeping everyone on schedule, but Sam & Ian handled the large group with such ease and patience. They kept everything moving so smoothly. They are very detail orientated and have a unique eye for detail and candid moments. When we received the photos, we were blown away with every image! They captured the pure joy and emotion of the day perfectly. Sam and Ian were a dream to work with and I cannot recommend them enough!
We are SO happy we went with Hardesty Imaging for photo and video!!! This husband and wife duo make a great team and they are so experienced with everything you need! They helped u...
s with our wedding day itinerary as they wanted to be involved and make sure they captured all the moments (which they did)!! They gave us suggestions, feedback and options for certain activities and photo ops. One of the ones they told us about (the photo dash) we ended up using and us and are guests enjoyed it so much! The photo dash group table pictures came out so good and were a blast to look at! We did some getting ready shots, they got our detail shots, dad first look shot (last min addition that they made happen) and we did the bridesmaid and groomsman photos before the ceremony and everything went so smoothly! Everything was on the itinerary and timed out but they just kept everything going an so was never worried about time. I was also surprised that taking photos was FUN! Ian and Sam made it so enjoyable and captured all the fun, happiness and personalities! They had all the poses and ideas and asked for our ideas too much we didn't need to worry about what pictures to get. Even the boys said they loved taking photos and that they wanted to be friends with Sam and Ian! They captured everything in the ceremony (some of our fav pics are the excitement right after we said I do and the dip)! They had us organize our family photos ahead of time and this part of the day also went smooth and fast with their direction. They got some great dancing shots and then knew the perfect time to come and get us for our sunset photoshoot (so glad we did this as the photos were beautiful). They were also so in tune and engaged with the day and the vibe! Ian asked us if we wanted to do a volleyball pose at sunset because a lot of the speeches in the day referenced volleyball (so sweet and fun)! The video and photos captured all the moments (we all cried watching the video as it was amazing and just a perfect representation of the day). They got us the photos and the video quickly too (they said it would take 4 to 6 weeks and we got them in a month and 4 days, awesome! With some preview photos the next day)! The photos and video are easy to share with a link. We can't recommend them enough, thank you Sam and Ian!!!
I could not recommend Sam and Ian highly enough! The photos and wedding video we received were beautiful and everything we had hoped for and more. Sam and Ian were always so friend...
ly and easy to deal with, which made the whole process very enjoyable. You can tell Sam and Ian are very passionate about what they do and it definitely shows through their work. Just a great overall experience from start to finish!
Sam and Ian were amazing for our wedding on March 15th!! Sam was so personable and felt like another bridesmaid/MOH to me which was super helpful! When I got red wine spilled on my...
dress she stepped in right way so we could take care of it. They had the best ideas for poses and worked so well together! Our pictures and video turned out so amazing and I have received so many compliments on them as well. There were times I didn’t even know they were there in that moment till I saw the pictures. We got our pictures and video back less than 4 weeks after our wedding and I even added on a video of my father/daughter dance after the fact to surprise my dad with (which was so special) and we received it within two weeks. Overall, you will not go wrong with hiring Hardesty Imaging. They were the best vendor we hired and were the perfect addition to our wedding day!
Thank you, Sam and Ian for the amazing wedding videography! I'm so happy with our beautiful video and the ceremony footage that will last a lifetime. Sam was an incredible communic...
ator from start to finish and was a joy to work with. We are so grateful to HI for their talent, professionalism, and pleasant attitude. We had a blast working with them and I highly recommend for videography services. Thank you!
Sam and Ian were great. 10/10. Highly recommended. They are so friendly and fun to work with.
They made taking all the photos and videos seamless and fun throughout the busy day....
Sam even helped coordinate timing of announcements with the DJ during the reception which she didn’t need to do but I highly appreciated it.
The photos turned out so beautiful and were perfect. All our videos were stunning.
I adored the photo book and video player they sent us.
We were between going with a (slightly) cheaper "chain" company or Hardesty. After my husband and I talked, we definitely wanted to invest in good photography and videography. We a...
re not disappointed at all. Hardesty was probably some of the best money we spent on our wedding. Sam & Ian were amazing for our wedding day. Everyone in the bridal party was saying how amazing and fun they were to work with - which we totally agree with. Our wedding was on 11/11/2023, and we got our wedding pictures and video back on 12/5/2023. We were SO happy & shocked. We thought with the holidays that it may take a little longer (totally understandable) but they worked so fast. The pictures are stunning. With a November wedding there was not much outdoor scenery, but they pictures look stunning. I am so unbelieveably happy and have been recommending them to all of friends that are getting married. They captured the most special parts of our big day and we can not stop watching our video and sending everyone our pictures.
Thank you Sam & Ian for being apart of our big day and capturing our special day to look back on for the rest of our lives!
Sam and Ian are fantastic! They captured all the perfect moments and made sure our day went smoothly while being able to soak in all the fun! Our video turned out absolutely beauti...
ful and they are great company to be around during your big day! Can't recommend them enough!
Sam and Ian are absolutely a must for your wedding day! To start, they are so fun and supportive of you through the entire day. We had hired them to be our videographers but they w...
ent above and beyond helping with the timeline, getting ready, etc and genuinely helped our day come together. Aside from being fantastic day of, our wedding video was incredible!!!! It came together better than I could have ever hoped and they even send you a video book with your video already uploaded that our friends and family loved! I cannot speak highly enough about Hardesty Imaging!!
This will be a lengthy one but worth the read!!! My now wife and I met Sam and Ian when they were videoing my best friend’s wedding!! They were so much fun to work with that when D...
awn and I got engaged a couple months later, I couldn’t wait to call them in hopes that they would allow us to hire them for our wedding!! When I say allow I mean that! We were turned down by both a venue and a catering service due to being a same sex couple!! Sam and Ian didn’t hesitate for a single second to be hired for our wedding and treated us with the same excitement, professionalism, and greatness I had previously witnessed with my best friend’s wedding!! From the planning process to the final product, they are whole heartedly the kindest most professional people to work with! Their love for one another shines through the work they do capturing other people’s love!! Dawn and I are so grateful we chose them and would recommend them to anyone looking for someone to capture their wedding day!! To Sam and Ian from the bottom of our hearts we thank you for being you and for making our day so special!!! Here are just a few of our favorites!!
Sam and Ian are the best!!! If you’re looking for a photographer/videographer that will ensure your day runs seamlessly, look no further! Sam was so thoughtful during the months le...
ading up to the wedding, checking in with us and answering any random questions we had for the big day. On the wedding day- Sam and Ian made me (the bride) feel SO at peace, I knew they were capturing every special moment which allowed me to relax and be fully present in the moment. Their personalities are perfect for what they do. Sam even went above and beyond and asked wedding guests that were standing in the doorways to take a seat so I wouldn’t have to deal with talking to a bunch of people before walking down the aisle. At the end of the night, Sam and Ian gifted my husband and I a polaroid booklet of some candid shots they had captured during the day, it was such a sweet way for us to reminisce on our incredible day. 10/10 experience, 10/10 couple! I highly recommend booking with Sam and Ian for your big day!!
We called Hardesty Imaging a week before our wedding and asked if they could film because we had family unable to attend. They were very responsive and super easy to work with unde...
r the short time frame! Very professional and such a nice a couple.
They did a great job capturing little details and showing the whole day. We are so happy they filmed our wedding and we love our videos!
We actually got our videos back super fast too - which was really nice when some vendors make you wait so long.
Venues - The Old Courthouse and Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church , bridge Ave
Hardesty Imaging is the best! They are so talented at video filming and creation. We just got our wedding video back and we were blown away with how good it is. It incorporated our...
vows, the speeches and parts of our ceremony. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Working with Sam and Ian was a dream. Hire them for your wedding! You won't regret it.
Sam and Ian were amazing! They helped make the day that much more perfect! We had such a good time working with them and they had such cute ideas for shots! It felt like we were wo...
rking with two of our friends, and it was nice to feel I could reach out to them with anything I needed! Sam definitely was a lifesaver when it came to actually figuring out a itinerary! We appreciate you so much and thank you so much for being such a huge part of our beginning to our forever! ❤️
Love,
The Rapones!
Sam & Ian Hardesty were so lovely to work with. They took into account all our considerations and wants from a video perspective. Day of, they provided great direction and were ext...
remely professional/friendly. They even turned our video around in less than 1-month! 10/10 recommend!
10/10! They are amazing! Zero worries on our wedding day and they were so responsive in the planning process. You cannot go wrong with Hardesty Imaging
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Cleveland & Akron Area!
Hardesty Imaging