Inspire Me Imagery

Maria was our photographer and she went above and beyond. Not only did she manage to fulfill our specific photo requests but she was upbeat, fun and helpful to us both throughout the whole day. She always had a smile on her face and was such a pleasure to have around. My guests were raving about how she will do anything to get that perfect shot and the right angle. Her hard work and effort did not go unnoticed and I definitely recommend Inspire Me Imagery!

Our photographer was John. We had him for our engagement session and reception day. He is very eager and upbeat about his work. He was wonderful that our family came up saying he did a good job coordinating many people for photo's at our wedding. Directions were easy to follow and the photo's speak for themselves on how in love John is with his job. Highly recommended and would definitely use their service again in the future. The photo's he takes are priceless. Thank you for such a wonderful time!

We were blown away by our wedding photos. We chose to not have a videographer, so capturing every moment through photographs was important to us. When we finally received our Gallery, it was reliving our wedding all over. John Kotlowski, the owner, was our photographer. He was professional, down to earth, patient, and very friendly. We couldn't have been happier with what he captured. We highly recommend Inspire Me Imagery. You will not be disappointed

AMAZING!!! We were absolutely delighted with Inspire Me Imagery. Before we booked with them John came to our house and discussed their services, what the day would be like and showed us photos his team has taken. We did an engagament shoot with our wedding day photographer and they were amazing and so was Iryna. It really helped us get to know eachother prior to the big day. Leading up to the wedding John, Lauren and Iryna kept in touch especially due to COVID and made sure we were all good to go. The day of the wedding Iryna and John were spectacular!! I cannot wait to get our photos back, I know they are going to be PERFECT. Thank you guys so much!!!

John and Inspire Me Imagery are amazing! I cannot say enough good things. We unfortunately had to change our plans due to COVID and John was SO understanding and helpful. We were already so stressed and upset about everything and John made sure we didn't have to worry about anything. He worked with us on a new package and contract and was one less thing we had to worry about. They also gave advice on general wedding things. We got our pictures back and they are absolutely stunning. A friend told me they should be submitted to a magazine! If you want a photographer that is professional, super easy to work with, and provides beautiful photos Inspire Me Imagery is who to go with!

Inspire Me Imagery are amazing. My fiancé and I ultimately decided to go in another direction with the photography for our wedding, but communicating with John and his team throughout our decision process was a pleasure. He was always prompt, and is a true professional. He was quick to set up a Google Meet call with us early on and answered every little question we had with patience and humor. He is also super down to earth, and I could see him making any couple feel comfortable in front of a camera. Their work is beautiful too. We got to see a couple of full wedding albums and they truly do a great job capturing the little details and candid moments. If you're interested in their work, I would highly recommend reaching out to them!

I can't even begin to explain how happy we are with all our wedding photos! The professionalism and kindness John and Lauren brought to our wedding day was such a blessing for us. We had quite a few hiccups, delays, and issues on our wedding day, but they just rolled right along with out skipping a beat. They managed our wedding day better than our wedding coordinator at some points. I seriously felt like I would have drowned without them. We received the complete gallery of photos 2 days after returning from our honeymoon, and I can't even begin to describe how exceptional the images are. They really did a wonderful job, but my favorite part was that we hardly noticed them when we were involved in moments like the ceremony and cocktail hour. Even when they seemed to not be around, they somehow popped up right next to me when I did want them for a group photos or two. Seriously an amazing group of people, and I couldn't be happier with their photography. I would recommend them to anyone and everyone. :)

I was on the hunt for a wedding photographer outside the norm and Inspire Me Imagery checked all the boxes. I'm pretty laidback as is my groom and we all vibed so good on first contact with the team. But when it came to interacting with the bridal party wedding day Maria's short fuse grew noticeably shorter with the bridal party and venue coordinators. I understand its tough to wrangle a group of people at once but I would still expect professionalism. My parents/husband's parents were running late for the first look. I'm a wedding planner myself and understand that schedules go offtrack, something you'd think Maria would also be flexible with. When my Mom got to the venue Maria actually went up to her and said "You are so late what happened? If you were here earlier we could have taken photos of you with your daughter getting ready but we didn't get any" I wanted to die. Like my mom was trying to purposely be late on my wedding day. Then Maria was on line during cocktail hour grabbing a bite and my bridesmaid behind her making conversation goes "oh grabbing a snack?" And Maria fires back "yeah is that okay? Am I not allowed to eat or something?" I was not expecting this attitude at all. In the very beginning I was told photos usually take 6-8 weeks to get back but 16 weeks max (was told "though it almost NEVER takes that long"). Most photographers will send a few shots in the weeks following the event if not then than at least some to hold you over around the halfway point. After 8 weeks I asked for an update. I was told 2 more weeks but they'll try for sooner. Flash forward to a month later and still no photos or followup. Its not the point that I didn't have the photos its that I was kept completely out of the loop. Lauren said she had not idea I didn't get them back yet leading me to believe there's not even communication within. Lauren then lays it on me: the delay was because some of the second shooter's images were missing. Maria had to somehow "retrieve" the missing images from her and going finish by Friday. Friday comes no photos. I am now that pesty person I swore I'd never be but how do I know even know if all the photos would be there? The photographers made a point to tell me several times how they are the photographers for the Jets which was cool but afterwards I was left feeling less important next to the Jets photos that I saw so quickly posted after each game. They didn't even spell my last name correctly on the photo website or the link! Looked great passing it around to people. Overall my photos came out good but we were heavily focused on getting that perfect sunset shot on the dock which I felt fell short. Not a ton of unique shots in general. I went with it figuring they knew what they were doing but going forward a list of shots should be required from potential clients. My mom has been in touch with John who could not have been more helpful but he went on vacation so my mom emailed Maria this week to ask her about ordering photos to have blown up for Christmas. A week later still no response. Instead of ordering my album for Christmas, we chose to order 2 albums from a different website just because of our experience with this company. Really disappointing

I cannot recommend these guys enough. We worked with John and Lauren and they were a wonderful team. There wasn't a time during the entire day where I thought they had missed anything and the pictures came out absolutely beautiful. I loved their artistic shots and their ability to capture all the special moments that happened within our wedding. I would absolutely use them again for other events and I would absolutely urge others to use them. I can't even think of one bad thing to say about them. They're great at communication, they were always there on time, and their personalities were awesome. Definitely, definitely at least get an interview with them and then you'll see exactly why they have such great ratings!

We could not have been happier with Maria and her team! From the consultation, we felt like we clicked right away. She was so easy going and honest. My husband and I are definitely awkward when it comes to picture-taking, and Maria made us feel so comfortable. She was so wonderful and organized on our wedding day. Even when we ran into an issue at the state park for pictures, she was professional and quickly figured out a way to still get us what we wanted. We were so impressed with how creative and talented she was. We are so happy & grateful with our wedding pictures. Highly recommend Inspire Me Imagery!

I don't even know where to begin. We had Maria as our lead photographer and she did an incredible job, she captured our day so so so perfectly. She helped us stay on our timeline, but wasn't pushy or demanding. She fit right in with me and the bridal party and was so natural and unobtrusive that we didn't even notice she was there (in a good way). The photos we got are absolutely breathtaking, we can't even pick a favorite! If you want a vendor who feels like a friend, and who will help guide you through the day and keep you on track, all the while making sure you ate, had a drink and are having fun, go with Inspire Me Imagery, Maria was phenomenal and we wouldn't change a single thing about everything she did for us. Thank you so much!!

We were married 10/7 at the Windsor Ballroom in East Windsor, and we cannot stop raving about how amazing Maria and her team were. From the moment Maria and Christina got to the house that I and my girls were getting ready at she was constantly finding new and cool angles/shots/layouts without ever being pushy or in the way. The groom needs a little extra time and occasionally a little help getting around due to residual from a stroke last year, and the second-shooter that was with him (I can't remember his name right now) was incredible. We were able to do first look and literally every posed shot of the entire family and party in roughly 35 minutes before the ceremony; Maria ran it like a machine. Once we finished that Maria became a ninja, appearing at the exact right time to get all the best candids, but never asking us to "do that again" for the sake of a picture. I can't possibly say enough about how wonderful this team is, and the Polaroid Station in place of a photobooth is such a cool and different idea. The guests LOVED it!!

OMG!!! I cannot say enough wonderful things about John and Lauren! My husband and I originally had engagement photos with john and i just felt like he truly loved his work and it was not just a job to him. Our wedding was this past weekend (10/21) and he was beyond accommodating and truly amazing. We have already received so many compliments on john's personality and willingness to make everyone happy .Not only did he take amazing photos, but any request we had, he took care of. John and Lauren were truly incredible (and hysterical together) and I would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone! I barely noticed he was there during the wedding, but took photos up until the very end! If I could do this all over again, I would pick John and inspire me imagery again!! you will not be disappointed!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!!

Photography was one of the most important vendors to us when we were planning our wedding, and I'm so lucky to have found Inspire Me Imagery. I spent hours looking at different photography vendors, and Inspire Me Imagery's style and vision stood out above the rest. From our first Skype call to our wedding day, John was awesome to work with. I was really nervous about pictures, because I tend to make awkward faces when I know people are taking photos of me. But John was such a pro at posing us all and made me instantly feel at ease. He was so organized in getting all the photos we wanted, and no task was too small; he even helped carry around my dress train to make sure it didn't get dirty while we were taking pictures outside. He was such a calming presence on my wedding day, which was really helpful among all the chaos. Throughout the day, John and Justin were friendly and unobtrusive, and John was so patient with us as I dragged him around the room trying to get table shots with everyone. My mom even really liked John, and she's a hard lady to impress haha. She let me know he was friendly and personable, and was always available when we had questions or wanted a specific picture. My husband also loved him and said John was a total pro. My husband even nicknamed him "John Wick" because John was so effortlessly suave haha. He appreciated that John put up with my husband's dumb and corny jokes all day, and said John was a great sport and amenable to any request. He also let me know John was everything you'd want in someone that you're working with, and that he stayed flexible when plans kept changing. I just received all the photos and they're absolutely amazing, even better than anything I could've imagined! Every time I look at them I see something new that I had missed before. John and Justin's ability to capture the perfect moment really comes out in their work. I felt like I relived my whole wedding day again, including the parts I missed haha. I've started sharing them with my family, and everyone is gushing over how wonderful the pictures are. When I got to the reception part, I've never enjoyed looking at reception pictures so much; they captured such wonderful moments of all my family and friends throughout the whole night! They are truly a business that loves what they do, and I am honored to have had them as our wedding photographers! Thank you so much!

We picked John because he was the photographer at my friends wedding. I was doing the makeup for the bride and bridal party. I was blown away by his unique artistic vision. As soon as we started planning I contacted John immedately. I couldn't imagine another person capturing out most important moments. I love his personality, passion and love for his job. Being a makeup artist I have never seen anyone capture visions and moments the way John does. My husband and I are not great at posing and being affectionate for pictures but John made the whole experience enjoyable and easy. All of my guests commented on how amazing John and Amber were. They were so impressed how they didn't miss anything at the reception. If you want the best pictures I highly recommend John. You will not regret your decision.

John is absolutely AMAZING!! I can't say enough great things about him and how flawless our wedding photos came out. In addition to the breathtaking photos (they seriously look like something out of a magazine), John's professionalism and customer service go above and beyond (especially with how he handled my blizzard wedding day!). We loved John's photos just from checking out his website, but once we had our first FaceTime session with him, we were sold. I personally hadn't been in a lot of weddings before my own, and was clueless about the whole photography process. I had a list of probably 40 questions I asked him, constantly apologizing for how annoying I probably was, but he was so genuinely happy to answer them all and to walk me through everything. Up until the wedding I had several more calls with John and he continued to walk me through all the timing, planning, etc to calm my nerves. And then the week of the wedding came, and there was a monster blizzard in the forecast. When I emailed John a few days before the wedding asking if he was still in, he wrote back with the most thoughtful email assuring me that he would absolutely be there, no matter how bad the snow was, and that he was actually thrilled to get snow for the photos. The night before the wedding he emailed me to let me know he was already at the hotel (came in from the night before to be sure the snow didn't stop him from getting to me). Seeing that email meant the world to me when vendors could be canceling left and right. He was a real champ during the blizzard wedding and our photos are absolutely incredible. At the end of the night, I asked him what his thoughts were on doing something wild/trash the dress in the snow type of thing- he came up with the perfect idea of making snow angels. The photos are spectacular!! John isn't just an amazing photographer- he is a sincere, honest, and extremely talented professional. Highly recommend him!!!

I found John through a friend because she used Inspire Me for her wedding and I was hooked. He drove up to north jersey practically during rush hour to talk to us and showed us his work while explaining all of his packages. We booked right then and there. Ashley and Kate shot our wedding and were awesome to work with. We felt so comfortable shooting with them and they were so sweet! I highly recommend Inspire Me and already know my pictures will look amazing when we get them.

John is fantastic. From the moment we met him, he made us feel as though we were already friends. (I consider myself awkward about having pictures taken of me, so it was important for us to find someone that we felt comfortable with.) He was hands down the most helpful vendor and who I spoke with the most throughout the process. He would contact me just to check in to see if the planning was on track and if I had any questions. He helped me set timelines, decide on videography, etc. When it came to the day itself, he again, made everyone feel super comfortable, joked with us throughout, but remained an absolute professional. Once formal shots were finished, we hardly realized he was there. He was able to move around like a ninja, work cohesively with another (videography) company, and still get the most amazing photographs. Oh my, those photos. I seriously could not say enough nice things. :) Such a great guy, so incredibly talented. Strongly recommended.

Instantly met with John and I knew he was the guy for us. Professional, fun, kind and you can tell this was his thing! I am inspired by his business and what it is becoming! I recommend everybody to him and they can't even deny his quality, great prices and passion for his work. I can not express how grateful I was for him on my wedding day. He went above and beyond his photography duty! Inspire Me Imagery deserves every 5 star review. Anyone that passes up an opportunity to work with John and his crew will not know what they truly are missing... Passion, quality and just great art! Thank a million times over Inspire Me Imagery!! :) THANKS!

John is absolutely the best photographer. Aside from how talented he is and how he can truly capture some of the most beautiful shots and polish them off with the most amazing editing, he is also one of the nicest, most easygoing people I have ever met. He makes posing for pictures even more fun! In fact, my bridal party and family kept asking about him, and where I found him because they were so impressed by his demeanor and professionalism. It is obvious that John loves what he does. He never got tired at our engagement shoot and just kept taking pictures. In fact, we were worn out before he was. Even at our wedding he was more than happy to come as early as we wanted and stay until the very end. Any request you have is not too big or small.

John was absolutely amazing! We are so happy that we found someone we could connect with personally who also had a high level of professionalism the day of the wedding. When we received the photos, we were blown away! They were all so stunning, and it's so nice to be able to relive the day through our photos over and over. John captured our entire day beautifully, and we honestly cannot thank him enough! We will definitely be recommending Inspire Me Imagery to all of our friends and family!

I found John (owner of inspire me imagery) on the knot and basically knew right away that I wanted to use him as my photographer. His pictures are absolutely beautiful and he makes you feel extremely comfortable the whole time. He answered all of my questions anytime I had one which was awesome. I got a second photographer for half the day which I would definitely recommend and he also has the option of using 35mm film in addition to the digital which I also got. He got the pictures to me extremely fast (2 weeks) and theres about 2000 pictures! For everything I got I couldn't believe the price. If I had to do it all over again theres not even a question, I would absolutely pick John.

Looking upon many different photographers portfolios for our engagement pictures, Inspire me Imagery stood out among all of them. I am so happy we picked John to do our engagement pictures because not only did he do an amazing job and take beautiful, creative, and unique photos, but he was so fun to work with too. If you want someone to answer all of your emails ASAP and be there for you every step of the way and give you a great value, go with Inspire me Imagery. We already booked with him for our wedding which takes place in a year just in case. Can't wait for our next experience with Inspire Me Imagery!

OMG John and Kate were awesome!! I'm so glad we went with Inspire Me Imagery for our wedding!! One of my bridesmaids used John at her wedding 9 months earlier. As a bridesmaid in her wedding I got to meet John and see how he worked in person on a wedding day and I thought he was great. So after that I waited to see how her pictures turned out because I wanted to make sure that I liked his "vision" through the camera before deciding. The second I saw the pictures I was like YEP I'm going to use him. On our wedding day he was very respectful and always made me feel comfortable. I trusted that all of our pre-ceremony photos were going to look great and they did!.He was very affordable and I received the dvds with all of my photos within about a month of our wedding. There's so many pictures that I like that it's making it hard for me to decide which ones to hang up on our wall. I was very happy we added the second photographer for the ceremony and reception because the second photographer, Kate, took a lot of really great pictures too. I will definitely recommend this crew!

We could not have asked for a better photographer to take our engagement photos! John was a pleasure to work with from the very beginning and we can't wait to see what kind of pictures he'll take on our wedding day! He is such a down-to-earth guy and was so easy-going & flexible... you will never have a problem scheduling a time to meet up with him. John's creative juices just kept on flowing as soon as he whipped out his amazingly awesome camera. My fiance and I have never been in front of a profressional cameraman before so we were a bit apprehensive that it would be a little awkward. This was not the case AT ALL. John gave us great direction and provided suggestions that made for really awesome photos. Also, he is super responsive when you try to contact him. I ran into a small snag ordering our prints online and he returned my email within 20 minutes with a quick fix! AMAZING! Do yourself a favor and meet up with John... don't waste your time meeting with other photographers. Inspire Me Imagery has it all!

All I can say is that two of my groomsmen are wedding photographers and even THEY said they would hire John and Erin! Such an incredibly fun team and over the top accommodating. Thank You guys for making our wedding photography experience, so smooth and flawless. We are just simply blown away by the quality of work. I HIGHLY recommend reaching out to John. Speaking of; he said he would only follow up once and not drown our inbox with follow up emails every hour, sure enough,the dude was telling the truth.

John was amazing. He was early to the event, profession, fun and really went with the flow of everything. He was incredibly understanding of our crazy bunch as well as even playing along with our "Wandering Walberg" action figure that was in most of our photos. He was great with all the "photographers" at the wedding who had to get every shot he took and even took pictures with their cameras if they were in the photo. Both he and his partner were wonderful, fun and awesome in every way! On top of everything else, he's incredibly affordable and has fun doing it!

We loved having Inspire Me Imagery take photographs at our wedding! Joe was our photographer and we had the best time working with him. He was early the day of the wedding, he was professional, and he was so easy to work with. He took a ton of awesome shots and was so flexible the entire day. I hate taking pictures but he made the entire process so much fun. We had many family members and friends comment about how they thought he was doing a tremendous job of capturing everything without being in the way. We are so so thankful and lucky to have worked with him!!! We would highly recommend Inspire Me Imagery to anyone looking to for amazing photographers!

John was amazing the day of the wedding! He was on time, got some great shots, and then stood by patiently while we waited for the limo to arrive. All the girls were ready almost an hour in advance, and John was patient with my craziness and nervousness. We got some good shots too! Even though it was a rainy day, we got some good shots of the bridal party in the reception hall and he took the groom and I outside for some cool shots. I liked that John didn't "hover"...we didn't even realize he was there, but he took awesome pictures! He was professional, funny and easy to work with. I have recommended him to a few of my friends and will continue to do so.

I had searched for photographers for freaking ever!!!! I had wanted that more creative type photography and most photographers who do that were WAYYYYY out of my price range. I happened to stumble across Inspire Me Imagery and was sooo amazed. I called them and John drove all the way to my house from Toms River , which is a hike! to talk to me about what they do. I'll tell you what, this guy said one sentence to me and immediately in my head I was thinking, "Damn, your already hired, say no more!" LOL. Honestly they were so great I would have paid them double of what they ask!!! Autumn did my wedding that day and she is AMAZING!! Her and me clicked right away like we had been friends forever. She's great! My bridesmaids and I were joking about how we wanted to be friends with her LOL. If your reading this, LOOK NO FURTHER! You will be so amazed with them you'll have a heart attack! Love them!

John was such a pleasure to work with and captured every single moment of our special day!!! He has such creativity and an eye for catching the moment.

Inspire Me Imagery was amazing. I researched many photographers and am glad that I chose the right one. I booked them a year before my wedding and the owner John kept up great communication, and was always quick to respond to any questions I had. My photographer the day of the wedding was very professional and on point. He was at the venue before I even arrived. He came up with great poses for my bridal party and for my husband and I. We were able to view our pictures in about a week, and we loved them so much. I will definitely be recommending them to all of my friends and family in the future.

John is absolutely AMAZING! He can make anything look absolutely beautiful! He spent the whole day (part of it in a salon with bridesmaids) taking pictures and easing pre-wedding tensions. I highly recommend Inspire Me Imagery! Such amazing talent and customer service!

I cannot say enough positive things about the experience we had with Inspire Me Imagery. From the start John was extremely patient and flexible with us. I did not feel like we were pressured into choosing a "package", and loved that we were able to say what time we wanted to start with photography and when to end. One of the first things our families mentioned when we got back from our honeymoon was how much they loved our photographer. I could go on and on how great it was to work with John during the day, but as happy as were with that is how excited we are with how beautiful our photos turned out. Not only are they more than what we expected, but we recieved our images so quick after the wedding! I would recommend Inspire Me Imagery to any bride, and have been since our wedding.

John and Kate were awesome from start to finish!!! So cool, and laid back to deal with..this was one of my best decisons to have Inspire Me Imagery for my engagement shoot and weddding day!! They made the photo sessions fun! Inspire Me Imagery was exactly what I was lookingfor in a photographer. Absolutley loved dealing with John and Kate, and could not have been more pleased! Would highly reccomend them to anyone looking for cool people to deal with, amazing service, and top notch quality. Thank you for everything John and Kate!!

We recently used John for our very nontraditional - engagement party - turned surprise wedding. Words cannot even describe how amazing he was to work with. From the moment I first contacted him, he was friendly and attentive. He was on board with all the crazy ideas I had and made sure that everything I asked for, no matter how difficult to accomplish, got done and the photos are truly stunning. I am going to cherish every single one of the 1000+ photos we have for the rest of my life. For those brides on a budget I would highly recommend John, you will not be disappointed!

My wife and I hired John to shoot our wedding a few months ago, and we could not have been happier with the job he did. He was so pleasant and easy to work with and was somehow able to take thousands of great shots without being at all intrusive. Before the event, he met us on location and spent hours helping us scout great locations for shots, and he stayed at our reception even after his paid time had expired to make sure he didn't miss anything. When we saw the shots he had taken we were blown away. He captured everything perfectly with a great mix of traditional posed shots as well as really interesting and artistic stuff that we would have never thought to ask for. We get compliments on our wedding albums all the time. John is a true professional and a true artist and I would recommend him to anyone.

We used John, Inspire me Imagery. He did our engagement photos and then John and Kate did our Wedding day photos. They both were amazing. They got all the shots we asked for plus so many more. They were willing to do anything we asked and went above and beyond what we asked for. I've already recommended them to one of my best friends and my bank teller. Our pictures came out beautiful, I dont think we found even one photo that they took that we did not like. If you are looking for a reliable, and amazing photographer, you should definately look at Inspire me Imagery. I will be recommending them to everyone for now on.

john did a beautiful job. I have so many beautiful memories of our special day thanks to him. Thanks john