Jim Kennedy Photographers

egan was great at keeping everyone in line and getting all the pictures we wanted, all in time for us to enjoy some of our cocktail hour! We've only received our sneak peek pictures so far and we already have enough amazing photos for an album. We're so thrilled we got to work with her, she captured our special day beautifully.

r personalities and provided great feedback on timing for the day with his knowledge of the venue. Highly recommend Jim for your wedding!

ll! The photos we got were absolutely beautiful the photographers on our wedding day (2 of them) were so fun and worked SO hard to get all these amazing shots of candid moments great angles lighting everything! They were so thoughtful and tried their best to give us a plethora of footage! We look through the photos and are taken back by how beautiful they came out it’s like we’re still there! We all definitely have shed tears of joy over these beautiful photos they took. One of the photographers even helped me get my dress all fixed up with my bustle in the back!! One of them held my shoes as we were leaving the beach as the waves. Very kind people who all give their hearts to this! We love our photos, thank you so much!!

hotos and the way she put everyone at ease was great. I would highly recommend them for any photography needs. You won't be disappointed!

appy to jump on calls to chat through day of planning, and was flexible with the package that we needed for both photo and video. Megan shot our wedding and she was such a joy to work with! She made the day fun and relaxing and put my husband and I at ease. My family also recognized how professional and great Megan and her whole team were to work with. This team is truly professional and our big day was made so much easier by working with them!

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Honestly, when looking for a wedding photographer, you want someone who will give direction but also keep you sane during the madness. Cheryl did a great job managing our families and making sure we got the best shots. She was phenomenal and I am obsessed with our photos! Great turn around for the sneak peaks too!

mily, and friends. Every single one was taken and edited with care. We have received COUNTLESS compliments from family and friends on how stunning the photos are. Amber and Megan took the time on our wedding day to capture our true essence, and not just canned shots that they had taken hundreds of times before. We also contracted for our videographer through JKP. He and the photography team worked seamlessly together. He also showed up early to take video before he was paid to do so. Thank you JKP for photos and videos I will treasure forever!

out to me to compliment our photos. Our wedding party kids thought she was hilarious and she is such a joy to work with. Highly reccomend Megan!

ly couldn’t say no to the opportunity to work with them! Their work is beautiful, bright and timeless. We had the pleasure of working with Megan for our Engagement Shoot last minute, because Amber was having her baby that week (BTW her and Jim called us to check in on US and the sudden change)! Megan was AHMAZING! We had so much fun with her in the parks, she helped up find all sorts of spots, backgrounds, and perfect lighting to make our pictures magical, fun, and flawless. We can honestly say that it was the perfect kick-off to celebrating our wedding. Then we get the photos and WOW! Fast forward to our wedding at Disneyland Hotel. Amber was back and ready, she communicated with us weeks in advance, she helped us organize our timeline with our special accommodations and had our must-have list printed the day of to help capture all the shots and even scouted in advance to help find the perfect backgrounds and lighting! She was extremely professional and pleasant to work with. To our surprise, Megan who had just had her own baby, joined her and it was truly one big happy reunion! Our day was magical, fun, and gorgeous, just look at our photos! They encouraged our imagination, were sensitive to our families, and truly helped make it a memorable and priceless experience. Amber also joined us for our Castle Photo shoot and let me just say, as a plus-size bride, I felt like royalty and my prince wasn’t looking too bad either ;). She ensured we had perfect shots, creative, vibrant, magical, and loving. Bottom line: You will not regret having these amazing photographers shoot any occasion you ask for, we would highly recommend them to anyone!!

getting the shots they want. He kept the timeline moving and had excellent suggestions for where to shoot for the best photos. We snuck off before our cocktail hour for sunset photos and the result is stunning. Honestly your wedding day flys by in a blur and you end up so hazy on details, but thanks to Jim’s photos I am immediately reminded of all the specifics and overwhelming feelings of love from my family and friends. Looking at our photos is like getting a giant hug- he so perfectly captured the mood and feeling of the day. Thank you!!!

and wedding shots were absolutely breathtaking. He was timely, responsive, flexible, and so friendly. His team and our videography team (Jon and Caroline from Epoch Productions) worked together flawlessly to capture our special day and provide us with some priceless and beautiful memories. Our photos and video were both ready within weeks of our event! We are forever grateful for Jim and his team!

photographer Amber. I actually had not talked to her until our engagement photo shoot a few days before the wedding, and it was so natural working with her. I myself am not good at posing or taking pictures so I greatly appreciated her direction. We got a few pics back from the engagement photo shoot and the lighting and photography style is exactly what I was looking for. Amber is extremely talented and fun to work with. Amber and her assistant Ashleigh were a dynamic duo during the wedding and captured all of our special moments. I can't wait to see the wedding pictures! I definitely will be working with them again in the future regarding other events.

ed Vendor. I took that as a sign to reach out for their services, even though I thought there would be a risk of them being unavailable for my date (as it was in September and September is a busy wedding month). Jim reached out to me that day and we scheduled a phone appointment. To my surprise, Jim himself was available on my wedding day! We spoke for about 5-7 minutes. He asked questions about my now husband and me, our vision, and about himself. I felt comfortable with him and felt like we would work well together. We decided to book with him, and we are SO GLAD that we did! Jim was extremely professional and pleasant to work with. He was running around with his team to ensure we had the perfect shots. He even held my 10 ft long train to make sure it wasn't dragging on the ground. That's dedication! Before he left for the night, he asked if there were any specific shots that I wanted. He was very open to shot ideas, and sticks to the timeline very well. Jim is experienced and has been in the industry for 20+ years, and it truly shows in his work. I will have SO MANY amazing and beautiful pictures to look back on and cherish. Do yourself a favor and hire Jim Kennedy Photographers!

ort of spectacular. We got to know Cheryl early during our engagement shoot. Fun, friendly, and a great person to help us overcome the awkwardness of doing romantic poses in front of strangers. Also, turns out she's one hell of a photographer. Her choice of setting, light, and poses were nothing shorty of stunning. Best part was she guides you the whole way through, like a model at a photo shoot. Day of they were even better! They came early to bride/groom for the prep shots, and basically felt like part of the wedding party. Great candids and staged shots. At the ceremony, we barely noticed them, which is actually a great thing if you've ever been to a wedding where the photogs are tramping all over the place and become a major distraction. Despite hardly seeing or hearing them, they managed to capture some amazing shots of the most important parts of the ceremony. Once we hit cocktail hour, their professionalism hit peak form. Knowing that we wanted to really just get to the party, they had us ready to go. Knew where to take the shots, what poses to make, who goes where, etc. But also all while having fun and helping make us smile. They were *especially* great with the flower girl and ring bearer to make them giggle and smile and not hate standing around while we were doing grownup things. Family pictures can be tough, especially when there is a big extended family, but they were able to keep things running quickly without being rude, and making sure everyone felt appreciated. The shots of the reception are priceless. Our venue looked gorgeous, the settings, the cakes, the glasses, and everyone involved. Lots of great candids of friends, family, and ourselves all enjoying the loving and fun atmosphere. We were legit sad to see them go, but glad they were there to capture every second of the big day.

to get all the photo shoots that we both wanted.

pictures. Can't wait to see the pictures.

ng day. My husband and I are glad we did the engagement sessio prior to the wedding. Jim helped us to feel comfortable and has such a calm and pleasant personality. So, we felt like we already knew him on the wedding day. Not only is Jim and his team great to work with, their photos are of amazing quality and detail. I highly recommend Jim Kennedy Photographers!!!!

was more than willing to take extra photos that I asked her to do. So far I have only gotten back my sneak peeks, but every single photo is drop dead gorgeous! I have gone back and looked at those pictures multiple times to reminisce about how amazing our wedding day was, and each time, it brings tears to my eyes. For me, the MOST important thing in the entire wedding was my photography, and I can already tell just from the sneak peeks that all of my pictures are going to be perfect! I definitely recommend Jim Kennedy Photography, and more specifically, I HIGHLY recommend Megan!

our wedding but also our engagement photo session. She was very flexible with our schedules and made sure everything went smoothly. My Husband and I love taking photos more than them being taken of us but with Amber we felt like we didn't even have to try. She made everything feel really natural, fun, and creative. She was also very prompt with getting the pictures to us and they turned out SO beautiful. I totally recommend Amber from Jim Kennedy Photography and look forward to working with her again for future family shots! Forever Grateful ~The Zehners~

everyone of them.He was attentive and respectful and very involved in our actual wedding day. He has an amazing sense of humor and very fun to work with.

rk with and my husband and I would definitely recommend Jim Kennedy photography for your event.

re running behind. She was in top of capturing every moment, both posed and candid. Every time or family took their phones out to take photos of a moment, Megan was right there to capture the moment as well. She was absolutely amazing to work with, I cannot recommend her and Jim Kennedy photographers enough!

with our experience and photos! They are absolutely stunning! It was so easy from the beginning of the process to the end. Megan was fun, outgoing, and made us feel at ease! She gave us direction (which we needed) but also asked if we had any specific "must have poses/photos" that we wanted. She made my vision come to life! She was a hit with the flower girl and ring bearer, making funny faces in order to make them laugh and smile. Megan and Kristen were a great team and it was nice to have two photographers during the day so one could shoot the groomsmen and the other the bridesmaids during the time before the ceremony. They made great use of their time. I can't wait to order our wedding album with Jim Kennedy Photography and highly recommend any bride to hire them for their big day! Very impressive!

eriences have been phenomenal! The photos look amazing and it's always done quickly and professionally. I feel privileged to have met these fantastic human beings, and amazed at the work they do.

I had ALL of my pictures me to and edited within like 2-3 weeks after my wedding! I would highly recommend this company to do photograph your wedding or anything else!

ision than Cheryl with Jim Kennedy Photographers. From our engagement session to the end of the reception, Cheryl was an absolute gem. She made us feel so comfortable, which isn't a very easy thing to do when you're in front of a camera. She captures genuine moments and is very detail oriented. She took the time to scope out our engagement session location prior to the shoot and researched locations for at our destination wedding spot. She cares about the quality of your photos as much as you will. Cheryl is also calming and organized. She sent a timeline for my wedding day that helped me communicate with the rest of my wedding party and vendors and ensured a smooth flow to the day. In the midst of the craziness of your wedding day, Cheryl helps guide you through the whole thing and keeps you happy and calm. She also has a ton of corny jokes to help even your most sour-faced family members crack a grin in the moment. She's there when you need her and also "invisible" to the party, in that she'll capture moments you had no clue she was even there for. I can't imagine being any happier with the photos from the most important day of our lives so far.

tiful job capturing every last moment! We are so grateful that we were able to work with such an amazing team and hope to capture more memories with JKP in the future! Thank you so much for everything!!

peak photo a few days later that we loved!! Can't wait to see all the pictures!

ngagement photos and upcoming wedding. Cheryl was my photographer for our engagement photos and the wedding day. We were obsessed with the engagement photos. Cheryl knew exactly how to get my Fiancé to smile naturally (definitely a hard task). We loved all the photos and were so excited to share the engagement photos with our friends and family. I couldn’t wait until the wedding. We had a daytime ceremony so the morning started on the early side. Cheryl & Lauren were there bright and early with smiles on and ready to shoot! She captured every moment we wanted and got shots that I never would have dreamed of. They were fast, knew how to wrangle a crazy family and move everything along to not slow down the per-ceremony process. I can’t say enough good things about JKP and I would recommend them in a heartbeat. Thank you so much Cheryl & team!!!

and the photographers did a wonderful job capturing moments throughout the day without over-posing. Jim was great about listening to what we wanted out of our photos and made so many good suggestions. Photos were great and we're now working on our album. Really good company to work with!

boudoir photos are out of this world. I'm looking forward to our wedding photos. His co-photographer, Lauren, was very sweet and paid so much attention to detail. They both helped scout locations on the property to capture the most perfect shot. Would highly recommend them!!

ts during our engagement photos that we used for our save the date. During our wedding day, she was very patient especially with our mothers wanting all sorts of different photos, but she handled it like a pro! And her assistant, Megan, was great at getting our one and a half year old niece to laugh, smile and look at the camera. Cheryl did a blog post with some highlights photos less than a week after the wedding which I absolutely loved, and had ALL of our wedding photos back to us in a little over a week! Overall I highly recommend JKP. They are great to work with!

the wedding. I stressed about the flowers, shuttles, logistics, etc that ended up running on "Tico time" (Costa Rica's laid back time), but the ONE thing I never batted an eyelash toward was whether or not our photographer would get the right shots. I had 110% confidence in Jim and his assistant, Cheryl. They took care of scouting locations beforehand and knew exactly where they wanted us to stand for certain shots on the day of our wedding. Of course, we were pressed for time after hair and makeup, but Jim and Cheryl helped us stay on track and really streamlined the process of first look and wedding party shots. Within three weeks of the wedding and amidst the holidays, Jim posted a couple hundred photos of our wedding on his blog and we COULDN'T BE HAPPIER! It's amazing how a photo transforms from standing in a bare-bones plane fuselage to an iconic, breath-taking photo. Jim and his team are truly talented with their eye for creating and capturing the perfect shots and moments. In full disclosure, Jim is a friend of ours through our CrossFit gym. We know him on a personal level, but when it came time to shoot our wedding, Jim was all business. His level of professionalism is admirable. He was attentive to all our concerns and captured our desired photos with family and friends. During our wedding party photos prior to the ceremony, everyone was sweating like crazy from the heat and humidity. The guys' shirts were practically soaking wet and they were complaining about it the whole time, but not once did we hear Jim say a peep about the heat. If anything, he was telling the guys to pretend they were in the Arctic! I wouldn't have trusted anyone else with our wedding photos, especially for our destination wedding!

ication and always asked us what we wanted. He delivered our engagement photos when promised. Our session was such a blast! On our wedding day, he and Cheryl (who is also amazing) arrived on time and kept us on schedule with photos. They had great ideas and were there to capture those great moments. You can't go wrong with Jim Kennedy... truly amazing!

e pictures are absolutely beautiful! Thank you, Jim!!

out so far! She was amazing and is so easy to work with. We spent more time with her since she did our engagement photos but Amber was with her on our wedding day and she was great too! Hands down would recommend all of them!!

de me feel immediately comfortable and excited about documenting the big day. From the minute they walked in, I knew I had made the right choice when hiring a wedding photographer. We had had a few brief conversations in the lead-up, and during that time, he immediately understood what we were looking for – nothing overly stylized or dramatic, but definitely special shots of a special day. After that, there was no need for a reminder or overly planned out shot-sheet, Jim had it down! Jim’s familiarity with the venue and expertise with shooting weddings were invaluable. We went to one courtyard for the “first look,” and lo-and-behold, there was actually another bridal party already there. Without missing a beat, Jim switched gears, called Lauren -- who was with the groom -- and rearranged it for a different gorgeous indoor setting on property. They were also on point in getting smiles from our adorable but stubborn 3-year-old participants: a feverish flower girl and a distracted ring bearer. Within a day of the ceremony, Jim had put up a couple of sneak peeks to social media, and we are SO excited for the rest. He posted one of our first kiss from the officiant’s view, and as another testament to JKP’s abilities, I didn’t even notice that Jim had snuck up there! Throughout the entire day and evening, he and Lauren were unbelievably efficient and professional. Jim was able to get a beautiful range of posed shots before and after the ceremony, but he made sure we missed as little of the party as possible. Somehow, we never once felt rushed or panicked, and I don’t know how he struck that balance, but he did, and we couldn’t be happier. While shooting candids inside the reception, Jim and Lauren managed to seemingly cover everything and everyone, without ever feeling intrusive or interfering with the flow of the party. I enthusiastically recommend Jim Kennedy Photographers to anyone looking for someone to really do justice to his or her big day! (I’ll update the review once all of the photos come in, but I didn’t want to hold off and risk forgetting some of the important details!)

Jim Kennedy over a 5 star rating if it was an option. I for one LOVE JKP! I was referred to Jim back in 2006 after my sister used them for her wedding and her album and prints were phenomenal! I was engaged back in 2011 and had picked JKP for my wedding photographer naturally and had put our down payment and scheduled the big day. Unfortunately things didn't work out and I didn't walk down the isle. I of course was trying to recoup what expenses I could and JKP kindly let me keep my down payment as a credit to use at any time. No other vendor I had scheduled with did anything close to that, all the rest took my money and said too bad. I was fortunate to get engaged and married 5/31/15 and when I contacted JKP years later to inquire about my credit and book my wedding day they had everything still there and was a breeze to proceed forward. My engagement pics were amazing and turned out even better than I could have imagined. Jim Kennedy was our actual photographer and traveled out to where we live to get our perfect photos we wanted. The day of the wedding Jim was fun and made things enjoyable. He had my little ring bearer laughing to get those candid photos and kept things moving. I have only seen 2 photos at this point of the big day but they are beyond perfect and amazing. I have always been able to receive correspondence quickly from the JKP team and would recommend them over and over to anyone looking for a photographer. I plan on using Jim again in the future for my maternity pics when the time comes.

s of my husband and me... we were playing in the waves of Laguna Beach (per Jim's urging) and the pictures turned out very special. Jim has a great way of helping everyone feel comfortable, that way the pictures are candid and genuine. He also made me feel comfortable for my bourdois pics!

nd cost $2000 including engagement photos. We thought we should just see what ballpark someone like JKP would be and boy am I glad we made the call! For a little more, we had engagement photos plus two amazing photographers following us around on the day of the wedding! Stephanie Brockman-Kennedy did our wonderful engagement photos and our wedding. I gave my husband a "For His Eyes Only" book as a gift the day of the wedding too... He LOVED it! Cheryl shot the boudoir photos and our wedding as well. My wedding photos are so AMAZING that people on FB have suggested we submit them to bridal magazines! I wouldn't gamble with the pictures being taken on one of the most important day of your life... Jim Kennedy Photography are professionals and a sure bet every time!

, because we discussed the order many times prior to the wedding. I have been a wedding coordinator for 7+ years and understand the order photographers typically prefer to take the pictures, however with the age of certain family members I decided to change that order a bit.

ay, not only by his passion, but his work too. He takes wedding photography to a whole new level and his pictures are breathtaking. He shot our engagement pictures, which were gorgeous and he's amazing to work with. His pictures always show genuine reactions, not forced smiles, which is a response to his great personality and interactions. He knows just how to make you feel at ease in front of the camera and captures beautiful moments. I can't wait to use him for every future event in our lives!

looked great in the final photos. We were especially impressed with the photos of the reception, she captured some great moments on the dance floor and of all our guests having a great time.