Idena Beach Photography

in and despite the cold blustery breezes, they came out gorgeous. > We had to reschedule our Wedding plans of over 100 people and reduce to 19 guests plus the priest due to Covid restrictions. During this extremely difficult time, Idena was very supportive of whatever we both needed to do. We ended up having a very intimate beautiful wedding at Our Lady of the Snows, followed by a great intimate reception at Simon Pearce. I have to mention, Idena was easygoing and very supportive of our “Plan B” wedding. Idena was phenomenal and so calm to work with us every step of our wedding day July 5, 2020, she made us feel like we were the only people in the world. Our family also commented on her professionalism and patience with everyone. Idena gets 5 stars in our book. > Weddings are stressful to plan, however during Covid it brought stress to another level. We feel truly blessed as it was a true miracle to have had a beautiful wedding during this time in history. We were all so fortunate and happy to work with Idena as her work is impeccable. The covered bridge; the mass, the waterfalls and Woodstock Inn photos were so beautiful. Not to mention the proofs and our final wedding album were sent in a very timely and extremely professional manner. We would highly Recomended Idena if you are looking for a true artist and photographer who will enhance your wedding Day. Idena’s wonderful, calm attitude along with her true professionalism is who you want to hire for your “special day”. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts Idena. Xo > > Sincerely always, Janet and Kenny.

and her husband are amazing and I highly recommend them!!!!

flexibility. She even stayed an extra half hour because our timeline ran long and she knew we wanted some special bonfire pictures at the end of the night. Her skill with light was impressive. Blinding shadeless farm? No problem. The photos look great. She even set up this cool spot light to illuminate our jam session around the bonfire. which is something really special to us. We were smitten with the sampling of photos she sent to us THE NEXT DAY (!) to tide us over until the rest were edited, etc. Do other photographers do that? Beats us, we have never been married before, but we were delighted and impressed. More than anything, she's just so damn good at what she does, giving us an indelible and beautiful record of our wedding day.

ut our knowing it, they managed to get every shot we never knew we wanted. It's been nearly a year since we got married and every day I see the photographs that Idena and Mike took and I am back: with my family, in the light and warmth of our special day, feeling and looking our best. I cannot recommend Idena enough. Thank you x 1,000!

ly very impressed but we immediately felt comfortable and excited to work with her. She reached out to us well in advance with a very thorough questionnaire to make sure we had everything we wanted. On the day of the wedding, she was joined by her husband, Mike, who was also just as great - the two of them work very well together. Though it was first thing in the morning, it was clear that we were already behind schedule and the both of them were beyond flexible, saying they could take other shots while we were getting ready. They did a great job of going with the flow which really calmed us all down. They had very creative ideas for picture shots and were willing to take anything we had requested - we have quite a large family so the list of shots we wanted were endless, and they covered them no problem - even on a very tight timeline. Throughout the night, they made sure we were having a great time and at the same time were invisible, never really sticking out or feeling like cameras were all over us. By our drive home the next day, we already had an email with around 60 “sneak peek” pictures, and they were AMAZING. We were so excited to already have a chance to share some with our family and friends. By the time we got back from our honeymoon three weeks later, the rest of the gallery was completely finished and available. We were truly in awe, along with the rest of our family and friends, at the quality and thorough amount of pictures taken. No special moment went uncultured, and ones we didn’t even realize had happened were on there too. By the end of the night we truly felt like we had made new friends with them. The gallery is available online for 6 months for anyone to download seamlessly, which makes things very easy for us and our guests to pull any pictures we may want. The payment options are also super convenient and easy, you can do one full payment, auto-payments, or recurring payments, all while receiving email updates and reminders. We had just the most wonderful time with these two and truly can’t thank them enough for capturing what has been the most special day of our lives. We 100% recommend Idena for your big day, you will be thrilled with your experience!

ke, and their team! They did our photos and wedding video. We felt like we were a part of their family and they were a part of ours! Our day was perfect, our photos are amazing and our video is breath taking! Thank you so much!

nd best of all, these two are such wonderful people who genuinely care about making your wedding the best it can be. I will never be able to thank them enough for the tangible memories they have created for me and my family. ❤️

es posing for pictures, and Idena made it so easy, and took so many great in the moment pictures of our wedding. We appreciate it so much! A bonus is that we got married at Mountain Top Inn, and Idena was not only familiarized with the best locations to take photographs, but also, with all the vendors. Everything ran so smoothly! Thank you for being part of such a special day with us!!

he is thoughtful, relaxed and really listens when you tell her something that is important to you. Idena's husband, Mike, also photographed on our wedding day. He was so great with photographing our flower girl and our dog (two very important parts for us!). Idena not only takes great posed photos, she is great at taking less traditional photos and really capture the wedding in the moment. I would recommend using Idena 100%

talented and professional. They perfectly captured the moments and memories from our day and we are so grateful!

joy to all of our time. The finished product speaks for itself - if you have viewed Idena's gallery, you know she's incredible - but the love and generosity you also get from her is worth more than what she charges! Not only did Idena and Mike celebrate with us, they helped calm us (lets be honest, ME) under some day-of stress, blended seamlessly into the background when they thought best, and stayed up late to give us a sneak peek the very next day!! As if that wasn't enough, they took our videographer under their wing (he's a family member who is very talented but had never shot a wedding before) and helped him navigate the day right alongside them. I honestly could never say enough about Idena and Mike. MVP vendor for sure.

ely breathtaking and exceeded all of our expectations. She has an incredible eye for beautiful shots and knew exactly how to capture the important and special moments of our wedding. When I look back at our enormous gallery of photos from our big day, I am completely unable to choose favorites because all of the photos were incredible. Everybody always tells you how fast your wedding day goes by; but going back through the gallery allows me to relive the amazing day all over again. Beyond the photos themselves, Idena and her husband Mike were hilarious, professional, and sooo hardworking - our reception was quite the party but they were right there to capture every single moment. I could genuinely go on for hours about how amazing Idena and Mike are, but hopefully you get the point - we HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend Idena Beach Photography. Our wedding wouldn’t have been half as incredible without them!!

dena on Instagram I knew this was the photographer for me. I tend to think I am a little quirky and get nervous when the attention is on me. From the very first phone call Idena made me feel completely comfortable. Her nurturing and none stressful vibe is not a talent you can teach and one that every bride wants around her on their special day. Her added perk is that she simple amazing at what she does and has the eye for seeing the best parts of you, your partner and your guests. I also ended up having her husband Mike do the videography for our wedding. Again, this is something that made me incredibly nervous to do. I have gone to other friends weddings and seeing their hired paparazzi following their every move with huge cameras, big mics and these big boom like things…. That was not for me. When I expressed to Idena and Mike my concerns they immediately put all my concerns to rest. They like to capture every moment themselves to make for a better picture and/or story later. None of our guest even knew we were making a video and the mics were tiny. Besides marry my husband, having Idena and Mike capture all the incredible moments, most of which I forgot about (you’re in a fog the day of your wedding)) was truly the best decision I made that day. I am so incredibly grateful to have this powerhouse of talent that captured our day!

wedding and were immediately at ease with both of them. Idena is so warm and friendly and even though I do not enjoy being photographed, she made it fun and natural. Idena and Mike worked so hard in dim lighting and went above and beyond on a cold night to get some fantastic pictures for us. They really listened to what we wanted and delivered on it. Communication and turn around time were great as well. I would hire them again in a heartbeat!

outcome. My husband and I are so pleased that she captured our day so splendidly.

nyone else to photograph our wedding, looking through their pictures allows me to relieve the day over and over! I don't know how they did it but they used their special brand of magic to take the most perfect pictures that I will treasure the rest of my life. I cannot recommend them enough!!

essional. On the personal side, she is extremely thoughtful, friendly, and really took the time to understand our story. On the professional side, she is great with communication, great at her art, extremely punctual, and always delivered or arrived ahead of timelines/schedules. Her work is fantastic as well. Everyone I've shown my pictures to have commented on how she was able to capture the emotions and the true feeling of the wedding. I highly recommend working with her. 100%!

hout having us pull away from the party too long. We had a semi traditional Jewish wedding with many different parts across many different locations and she moved seamlessly and went with the flow not missing a beat. I also had the pleasure of having her in my suite while I got ready with my friends and she was so sweet and funny and brought nothing but good vibes right before the ceremony. Additionally, we did not want engagement photos and she was so accommodating in letting us purchase a package and use the hours for engagement photos instead on the wedding day- we are so thankful we were able to do that. She also sent us a preview of our photos lightening fast, and sent us our whole photo set in the fastest time out of any wedding photographer I've ever heard of! Everyone who sees our photos asks us immediately for her contact information, she's that good. AND her husband is great too! They added in video for us last minute and were so kind about all of our family requests and issues. All around the best experience, thank you so much Idena! We hope we get to hire you again in the future for other big life moments!

were kind, generous, and thoughtful. Their warmth really makes your experience with them special.

ng, and EVERY SINGLE one of our guests came up to us telling us how amazing our photographers were. I can't recommend Idena enough. Both her and her husband are personable, caring, hilarious, and just all around amazing people.

and Mike could not have been better! Everyone who has seen our photos have gushed about how perfect they are, amazed at the quality ("how did they manage the lighting on such a sunny day?") and blown away by the natural emotion in both the posed shots and the candid ones. The amazing quality perfectly encapsulates our wedding day so that we will have the record to remember it forever and it allowed our family and friends who were not present to feel as if they were. It is also important to note that they both have such a calm, friendly presence that it becomes easy to feel natural in front of them and the camera. While I was getting ready, I forgot that she wasn't just one of my girlfriends, and she enhanced that experience even more by making me feel beautiful as I was putting on makeup and getting my hair done. They are also incredibly professional, extremely communicative through email and prompt with the final product. We could not recommend Idena Beach Photography highly enough! If you have the opportunity to work with them, you are lucky!

al people, like, the kind of people you want to tell to stop photographing you and to come join your reception...The type of people you would just want to hang out with at a bbq. This made our wedding shoot SO MUCH EASIER AND ENJOYABLE. Don't get me wrong, these guys are PRO'S, period. I mean, look at the website, look at our pictures, they are truly next level. The comments we got about both the digital and print copies of our photos were nothing short of pure awe. People were literally amazed at the way Idena was able to capture our wedding, our emotions, our nature...Everything about the day was captured to, dare I say, perfection. We hired Beach for our very small wedding (20 people) and were worried they would be in the way. Idena even warned us she might get annoying trying to get the right shots. They were not, and she was not, not even close. Mike took the role of getting shots of the the groom(me) and his crew pre-wedding ceremony, he fit right in, shared some laughs, made us feel comfortable and didn't demand anything cheesy or obnoxious, it was all very "go-with-the flow." Idena took the more important role (in my opinion) of shooting the bride getting ready, and my wife says she was warm and unobtrusive, and those pics were among the best of the bunch. The Beach crew then joined forces for the ceremony and reception, we had some ideas, they had some ideas, it was a happy marriage (insert smile) of ideas that came together for the ultimate wedding shoot (please note that their ideas were far better than ours). By the end of it my wife and I were enjoying the company of Idena and Mike as much as we were enjoying the company of the rest of our guests, we didn't want them to leave. They stayed longer than we booked them for, they had "first look" photos emailed to us immediately, they had the album digitized in a week or two, and we got all the prints our hearts desired, promptly. You will regret passing on this couple to capture your wedding. There is nothing left to say other than "thank you" Idena and Mike.

attended their food tasting and Idena was there with her husband and we immediately knew they were the ones we wanted to photograph our special day! Idena had me send her some ideas I had on Pinterest for her to review. The day of the wedding she remembered my ideas and she even caught the style of photography i wanted in all her photos! We were so excited when two days after the wedding we received a dozen sneak speak photos! Then two weeks after that the entire album!! If we ever need a professional photographer we will choose Idena! She has the best personality and mends well with any personalities. Kelly & Drew

earch and we connected right away. They are professional, responsive, talented, and accommodating. They not only catered to our requirements for each of the ceremonies but also gave us great suggestions based on their experience. The fact that they are easy-going, and such a joy to be around made the last minute stressful moments so much easier. In the end, they were more like friends and family attending the wedding while also photographing the event! Their turnaround time is also really quick as they gave us such a wonderful package of pictures and videos within 2 weeks of the wedding (with sneak peaks in between). The many photos were a perfect representation of our wedding capturing details of outfits and decors, the ceremonies, the reception and all the guests and included wonderful moments shot during the craziness of the events. The photos were a perfect mix of formal and candid shots. Incredible work and incredible people!