Joanna Monger Photography

dible poses, had patience throughout both important moments, and provided us with the most gorgeous memories. We are thrilled to look back on both shoots with our engagement book and wedding album. I highly recommend Joanna for any of your big days or moments you want captured.

where to start at the time. Talking with Joanna was extremely helpful, and she gave us many great recommendations for other vendors. We felt very comfortable having her on the wedding day. We’ve never gotten couple’s photos taken professionally, and she made us feel at ease in front of the camera. She is great at giving posing suggestions and finding beautiful spots around our venue(Belle Chapel). Due to road closure, plenty of the guests were late. We are very grateful that she went out of her way and stayed behind for an additional half an hour to take all the group photos we’d like. She even helped setup tripod with our own camera for recording. We received our photos three weeks after the wedding. We love every single one of them. They are so genuine and full of love and joy. Having Joanna is one of the best decisions we’ve made for our wedding, and we would recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding photographer!

nd getting to know her and she was meticulous throughout the planning process about our timeline (giving initial recommendations and working with our coordinator directly to refine) and noting what people groupings and types of photos we wanted. At our wedding, Joanna and her assistant were so fun (it felt like having another friend there) and they had our entire wedding party and families relaxed and enjoying themselves (which made for great pictures!). They were also seemingly everywhere at once! We got our beautiful photos back faster than expected and they exceeded my expectations for full coverage of the event: lots of both candids and posed, as well as tons of detail/décor/venue photos that we didn’t think to take ourselves. We also loved doing the in-person gallery reveal at Joanna’s studio – it was so fun getting to relive the event and to see (and hear the story of) some of our guest’s candid moments we missed in real time. We cannot recommend Joanna enough!

like having a close friend helping us who I could joke with along the way. I asked her to take a ridiculous photo of my two best friends and I, which made no sense to her yet she did not hesitate and captured exactly what we wanted. Could not have asked for a better experience!

h quality photo album. She also offers canvas prints and metal prints. I can't imagine working with anyone else for photos now, I think she has made my expectations incredibly high.

xact kind of person you want to work with for such an important day! We met with her at her studio before signing our contract to hire her and chatted for two hours drinking tea and beer (my husband lol) and she took us through every step of the process, but more than anything it felt like chatting with a great friend and just having fun! When she had finished editing our photos only about a month after the wedding she had us back over to her studio for a similar meeting. She showed us our photos and a beautiful slideshow she created on a huge screen and it was seriously almost as exciting as the actual wedding day. Her attention to detail combined with her extremely kind and outgoing personality made her the perfect person to photograph our wedding! Even her assistant at the wedding was amazing. Neither my husband or I like to be in pictures and both consider ourselves pretty unphotogenic but somehow Joanna actually made the wedding photos such a fun process and we both felt so comfortable. One of our flower girls was feeling a bit uncooperative during the photos and that’s when we learned that Joanna’s also a child whisperer and made the little ones feel so comfortable right away! We never had to worry for even a second about anything related to the photos during the entire planning process- and she’s super communicative always! Joanna’s truly just the kind of person you want to be around. She really helped ease my general stress during the day of- I feel so lucky to have been able to work with her for my special day.

u want around on your big day. She is very thorough with preparation so you know you are in good hands but she's also very flexible and can adjust on the fly when things inevitably change on your big day. Joanna is super communicative and answered every one of our questions quickly and completely. Her second shooter, Christine, was fantastic as well. Our family and friends commented multiple times on how delightful and efficient Joanna and her team were to work with. We are seriously obsessed with how our images came out, Joanna did an amazing job of capturing the typical couples photos and family portraits as well as ample candids of us and our guests all throughout the day. She also did an amazing job using all areas of our venue so we ended with an incredible variety of shots that we cannot wait to cherish forever. The in studio reveal was also such a special moment for us! We cannot recommend working with Joanna highly enough!

s we received is an understatement. She arrived early to begin capturing the day and needed very little direction as she knew exactly what to do (which is very helpful to a busy bride!). She sent a lovely questionnaire well in advance of the wedding to nail down all the shots we wanted and she just worked her magic! She captured the small details and the large! It’s so amazing to look back at our photos because on the day of our wedding we were so busy we didn’t even get a chance to see the small things like decor I’d put together etc and she captured literally everything! My husband and I aren’t models by any means, and don’t know how to pose well, but it was effortless with her and our photos turned out stunning. We look like we belong in a bridal magazine! We loved the energy she brought to our day. She is excited to try anything you have in mind and make your vision come to life. I simply do not know how I will choose even my top 20 favorites. We will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives. Thank you Joanna! You are amazing!

daughter and her husband were able to pick choice and create their wedding album. Joanna Monger 100/10

ng felt forced or posed. Joanna guided us through the whole experience and delivered amazing photos, even in a grueling 90+ degree July day. We couldn't have chosen a better fit for our wedding day! Thank you for the memories that we will cherish forever!

re to be around. I am naturally a self-conscious person, so I was very nervous about our 1st time working with Joanna for our engagement photos. Joanna immediately put me at ease with her calming nature & hilarious sense of humor. Having a chance to work with Joanna during our engagement session made me more relaxed on our wedding day. I never expected I would use the word ‘relaxed’ to describe my wedding day, but Joanna was a big contributor in making that happen – I felt like I was hanging out with a good friend. Joanna captured so many moments throughout the evening that my now husband & I would have missed had she not been there. Following our wedding, Joanna had us over to her studio for the ‘big reveal’ of our wedding photos on her big screen TV. It was such a fun experience to re-live our event as well as share our stories. We can’t wait for an excuse to work with Joanna again to capture additional moments in life.

ve ever imagined! Not to mention she’s the sweetest person ever and working with her was an absolute pleasure! Do yourself a favor and hire her! You’ll be blown away!

ow all the details on how my husband and I met and how he proposed. She explained her process in detail so we understood everything included. Her customer service level is top notch. She was always available to answer our questions over text or email. Engagement photo shoot went really well and helped us get familiar having our photo taken. Joanna always made sure we were comfortable. When we met to review our wedding timeline, she stayed an hour over our meeting time because she really wanted us to be happy with the time allotted for couple portraits because we weren’t doing a first look. On our wedding day, Joanna and her second photographer Christine, did a fantastic job - they kept things fun and light, made jokes to keep us smiling and laughing. After the wedding she revealed our wedding gallery in her studio with tea and biscuits - I mean how personable is that! She created a slideshow of the best photos and organized all photos into categories of the day. We (and our families after sharing the gallery) are in awe over the photos - Joanna and Christine perfectly captured us and our guests. She is also working on our wedding album and we are so excited to see the finished product. We will cherish these photos forever. Thank you SO much for everything!!

y of identities and body shapes of people she's worked with in the past. Our first conversation made it clear that she shared our priorities around inclusivity. She and her team member Christine supported us through all the uncertainty and anxiety of trying to plan a wedding not knowing what things would be like in a year. She took the time to get to know us better, both in conversation and a quite thorough questionnaire, to better understand what we were looking for, what we were comfortable with, and how best to capture our event. While my partner and I have experience planning events, weddings are a whole other thing. Joanna encouraged and accommodated us where we had preferences and provided confident suggestions where we didn't. She was even able to provide recommendations for other vendors as needed. She kept us updated as event & wedding guidance in the county changed. When we changed plans and switched from a 100-guest wedding to a much smaller, socially distanced ceremony, she offered some creative ideas on how we could use the extra time, and made sure we got a bunch of amazing shots that we might have missed with a larger wedding. Most importantly, throughout the whole process, Joanna and Christine helped us feel safe and accepted. My partner and I have a lot of anxiety around having our picture taken. Through our engagement photos and the wedding day itself, they were patient with us, related to our various quirks, and helped us feel more comfortable as we worked through our initial awkwardness with the posed shots. Their excitement about our sillier ideas helped us feel like we could be ourselves. When we met to go over the (massive trove of) photos afterward, we spent more time talking about raising kids, education, and other shared interests than about the photos! It's probably worth noting that the photos themselves came out better than we ever could have imagined. We feel so lucky to have found Joanna, and we're already excited about working with her again to capture the next big moments in our lives. She has our highest recommendation.

to be and more. She created and managed our wedding website which took a lot of stress off our backs. She also did our engagement shoot which allowed us time to get to know her better and get comfortable in front of the camera. Joanna was so flexible when we had to change our venue at the semi-last minute due to COVID and did everything she could to make the day easier for us. The photos turned out amazing and I love looking back at all the special moments she captured throughout the day!

riendly, and a lovely person and her photography skills are just as wonderful! She did both our engagement and wedding photos and made us feel so at ease the whole time. It was stressful planning a wedding during Covid, but Joanna was incredibly supportive and flexible with dates and helped keep me sane. She is so personable and celebrates the wedding planning milestones with you, so you come out with a new friend and not just a photographer. We are so in love with the photos we got! Joanna got amazing shots without making us feel posed. She could crack jokes to get us laughing and it was the most comfortable I’ve ever felt being photographed. Her editing turn around time and quality of prints are also amazing. We can’t wait to work with her again in the future!

had to agree! Our photos turned out beautifully. She really is a treasure to have and a natural at getting two awkward people to smile, relax, have fun, and feel great on their wedding day! Thanks Joanna! We loved working with you!

us the best photos to commemorate our wedding. We had a wonderful first meeting where we drove up to Snoqualmie pass for some absolutely dreamy engagement photos in the fresh snow. We were immediately at ease with her, and it made our experience (the first time taking any type of professional photos together) so easy and something to look forward to at our wedding. When 2020 threw curveballs, Joanna was always quick to respond and in complete support of our always changing plans - also helping to provide some much needed perspective and advice on how we should move forward. We kept our rescheduled day in 2020 for an elopement ceremony and moved our reception to 2021 - the first thing I wanted to make sure was that Joanna was available for both! On the day of our elopement it was soooo easy to work with Joanna in what should have been a jam packed two hours of photos and ceremony - instead it was easygoing, fun, and we enjoyed every minute of it. We got sneak peak photos back from her super quickly and the full gallery less than a week later, and we are in loveeeeeee with what she's given us! I seriously do not stop staring at them, and can't wait to plaster them anywhere I can. And it's worth noting - in only two hours Joanna was able to get us over 300 photos that are all amazing. I can't even imagine how much good content we will have from our 8 hours next year at the reception ;) Joanna is the best choice you can make for your wedding (or other life event where you want photos, for that matter) - every penny is worth it!!

I felt comfortable and knew we were going to get a great set of pictures. And we did! We couldn't be happier with the pictures and how everything went!

ng tons of different wedding vendors, and having just a relaxed, wide-ranging conversation was a breathe of fresh air. She even helped us formulate a better idea of what our day would look like. At our engagement shoot, she was simply a blast! She put us so at ease and had us laughing and enjoying ourselves for the entire shoot, even though we had felt a little awkward at first. Finally, at our wedding she was simply amazing. She made me laugh as I felt anxious waiting for my bride to arrive, and she handled the myriad emotions and personalities with ease. Just a delight throughout the whole event. We had hoped to get a quick turnaround on a few photos so we could use them to make thank-you cards, but we weren't up front about that, so it took a bit to get photos. Just as we were asking her for a few "sneak peeks" so we could make our thank you's, she sent us the WHOLE collection - over 1000 photos! Crazy fast to edit them all in the heat of wedding season and a personal holiday. Plus they are just gorgeous and help us remember our big day fondly. If you want a fun, talented, professional photographer - look no further.

me and so knowledgeable about vendors and locations. Our pictures turned out so beautiful! We have gotten so many compliments on them. We love Joanna and would recommend her to anyone! Thank you!!

t amazing moments! We had an outdoor wedding which ran into the night and she and Kendal really took some great shots playing off all of the different lighting going on. We cannot recommend her enough, truly wonderful to have her share our wedding! Thanks Joanna! Ace and Glen

and we chatted together for a few minutes. I was pretty overwhelmed getting my budget straight and all the details together and got a cheerful email from Joanna following up on our conversations from the wedding tour. We set up a time to meet at her studio. No joke - when we arrived there was cold beer in the fridge (FIANCE IMMEDIATELY DIGGING IT), Adele playing softly in the background (SWOON) and Joanna set up a cute little welcome sign with our names on it. I tell all these little details because this is how Joanna operates. She is the most thoughtful human and puts so much positive energy into her work - its all about the details. She put us at ease, made us smile when we felt awkward, and made us feel so confident we ended up looking like movie starts (Humble brag) and we couldn't be happier with the photos we have. All jokes aside, if you are considering working with Joanna you will not be disappointed. She goes the extra mile for her clients and we feel very lucky to have worked with her for both our engagement shoot and our wedding day. We looking forward to whatever next journey we need captured - she will be the person we call!

ible impression. She made it clear that she is very invested in each and every one of her clients’ big days. She was so easy to communicate with, willing to meet whenever we needed, and always had such a fun-loving way about her. Obviously her photos are amazing too! :-) On the day of our wedding, I felt she made the day so incredibly special. She and her co-photographer, Danielle, both always had such a good pulse on everything going on. We didn’t have a coordinator, and Joanne had no problem helping organize everything/everyone and keeping things running smoothly. She could read how we were feeling, and made it a point to give us breaks from the wedding day chaos so my wife and I could share special moments with just eachother. She was super flexible, even when we made gametime decisions to change what we had initially requested on the photography sheet ahead of time. Most importantly, Joanna and Danielle felt like friends/family to us at the wedding. She fit right in with my groomsmen, and allowed us all to be ourselves. There was a feeling of calmness and tons of fun, and I attribute that so so much to Joanna and Danielle. Multiple of my groomsmen commented on how amazing they both were as well. We shared more laughs than I could’ve imagined, and didn’t for a moment feel an ounce of stress. I whole-heartedly mean it when I say that my wedding day would not have been the same without Joanna. She not only allowed our wedding to be as amazing as it was, but truly enhanced it. Through memories shared, and memories photographed by Joanna, my wife and I now have something special we can share for the rest of our lives. Thank you for everything Joanna! Dan

at everyone in the wedding party and our families could laugh with her and felt relaxed. She would direct us and tell us what to do, was open to our requests, and just overall helped the day flow so smoothly. She was flexible with changes and helped put me at ease when a few things weren’t able to happen. She also did our engagement photos and we LOVE them. She is generous with her time, suggestions/help leading up to the wedding, and her positivity is contagious. My husband and I both talked about how amazing she was the whole day and lucky we were to have her as our photographer.

lly photographed, but Joanna quickly made us feel so comfortable. She made the shoot fun and natural for us. On our wedding day she was calm and efficient and made our day that much more special. I felt Joanna took the time to get to know us as a couple and we loved having her as our photographer. I would highly recommend Joanna to anyone!

ur pictures from both days turned out amazing.

lly took the time to get to know us, which I think is super important. I find getting pictures taken to be a little nerve-racking, but Joanna was able to make me feel comfortable and relaxed. Joanna is super easy to work with and just so much fun! Both our engagement and wedding pictures turned out amazing. She was able to capture such great candid moments (which are my favorite). I would hire Joanna again in a heartbeat.

o she had taken of another couple's wedding that had the most amazing light coming through some trees. We are big outdoor lovers and knew we wanted an outdoor wedding that used the beauty of the scenery rather than decorations, so we loved the idea of a photographer who would capture the natural beauty as much as the people and things at our wedding. The end results were PERFECT. For our engagement shots Joanna trekked with us through feet of snow to just the right location and made them look amazing. My husband and I are both seriously unphotogenic and usually hate the way we look in photos, but Joanna was super easy to work with and made us laugh so that the photos all look very natural. I emailed her frequently asking for suggestions for other vendors and ideas and she always had input to provide, much of which I ended up incorporating into our wedding plan. For the wedding itself she and her second shooter were AWESOME. We looooved who she brought along and were super happy to have them there for our day. And needless to say, the pictures were PERFECT. We had the most beautiful outdoor venue in Port Orchard, WA, and she captured its beauty perfectly, while also getting all the usual photos you want to have like the family shots, pictures of your decor, rings, guests, etc. We got a HUGE album back from her within just a couple of weeks because she doesn't like to do a lot of editing to her photos, and that was a big bonus for us. Bottom line is that I would recommend Joanna to anyone on any day for any kind of photo shoot. Easy to work with, flexible, fun, reliable, and an amazing photographer. I hope to use her again in the future for other photography needs - like a maternity photo shoot! :)

th all of the guests. After seeing her work, we decided we would like to meet with her prior to our own wedding. We were convinced that we had found the right person for our wedding – all it took was a brief conversation in her office talking about expectations and photography styles. Joanna pretty much was our wedding planner. She helped us form our day of timetable and provided reasons as to why some areas should require more or less time. Her experience with weddings was very apparent. During the wedding she was a blast to work with. She worked with my wife during the early stages of getting ready, and from what I gathered she was very fun and friendly, helping the sooth the nerves. When everyone got to the venue, she had already scouted out all of the prime locations for where she would be photographing from. She also scouted out perfect areas for me and my wife to have our personal portraits taken. Perhaps the most impressive part was how she was able to deal with my crazy family during family picture time. I have a massive family and nearly all of them were to be photographed with the bride and groom. Joanna was able to calmly but efficiently complete this part of the wedding. A disaster avoided. At the reception, outside of doing a “golden hour” (my favorite photos of the wedding) photoshoot, I did not really see her. Joanna let people be themselves while still being able to capture the moment. The candid photos of our party are some of my favorites. When she was done shooting the wedding, she socialized and became part of the function. Overall, I would give her a 5-star rating. She took so many amazing pictures it was almost overwhelming to choose which ones were my favorite. Thank you Joanna, our wedding was literally perfect, and looking back at those pictures puts a smile on my face. My wife and I could not have chosen a more personable, hilarious, and professional wedding photographer. Erik

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rtable in one of those moments that I thought for sure would be painfully awkward. To the contrary, it was as if we had been friends for years and in fact it was a very natural process. She had a keen ability to make the engagement shoot fun, exciting, and interactive - willing to shoot a few spots that we wanted. We first met Joanna at her office where she offered us a beverage and we talked about what it was that WE wanted and what style of photography WE desired. While Joanna can do it all, we really blown away by her ability to capture candid moments. UNREAL!!! I really appreciated that Joanna had an office other than Starbucks where we could meet. Prior to meeting with Joanna we met with several other photographers and they all wanted to show their work at Starbucks, which I thought was a bit tacky. Joanna’s professionalism transcends Starbucks meetings. Following our initial meeting, we were in constant communication leading up to our wedding day. My wife and I planned our own wedding, but not having done this before, we were delighted that Joanna offered her expertise and really provided great consultation including day of timeline and words of advice. On the “Big Day” Joanna and her assistant were on time (20 minutes early), wore appropriate attire, and did a great job of scouting out the best locations to take photos in advance. We opted to have our photos before the wedding and Joanna ran a tight ship, so our wedding actually started on-time! I didn’t witness Joanna or her assistant much at the reception, which was surprising when she showed us a preview of all of the photos she had taken at the end of the night (who does that??!?). Joanna was the best choice for us (and for you) because she is a very warm, open-minded, professional, fun, kind person. We got our picutres within a week or two and they were all perfect and now we have them forever to remember our best day. The cost of Joanna’s service is very competitive and she offers many different packages to accomadate differing budgets. More than just a photographer, she is the total package. 10-STARS FOR JOANNA MONGER PHOTOGRAPHY!!!!

e gained a life long friend. She is not an ordinary vendor that you hire to perform a service. Instead, she takes genuine interest in who you are as a couple and makes sure that the pictures are tailored to you and your relationship. Out of every single vendor we worked with, Joanna was hands down our number one favorite. She photographed our engagement shoot and wedding and I will continue to go to her to capture every other important milestone in our lives. We truly gained a life long friend and I am so grateful to have met her. Hire her, you will not regret it. She is the best!

s! We just talked, laughed and enjoyed getting to know one another! Joanna is as involved in your wedding as you need her to be. If you need referrrals or want her input she is happy to help, if you have planners she knows she can coordinate with them. Joanna makes you feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera. She did our engagement shoot, my boudoir and our wedding and each occasion was fun, relaxing and we were thrilled with how all the photos turned out!! Not only did we gain a great photographer we gained a friend and that is pretty damn special if you ask me! -Kimberlee Ps- did I mention that Joanna is hilarious and has you laughing all the time?! I swear that’s one of her secrets to making her photos come out so natural!

ed our day to be reflected in the pictures. She was always very responsive over email and had thoughtful answers to our many questions. She took great photos for our engagement shoot, and made us feel comfortable throughout, and definitely gave us confidence for our actual wedding day! On the wedding day itself, she and her assistant kept both of us relaxed and happy. She kept our families organized for the photos and was even able to fit them all in one photograph. Even though we got a ton of photos done, the experience (especially the more formal family portraits) was really speedy and gave us lots of time to spend with our guests enjoying the reception. She even gave us a little surprise taste of how our wedding photos would look, which made us so excited and confident they would turn out beautifully, which of course they did! The photos are a treasure. The pictures made us look good, but still like ourselves. We are so, so happy we chose to work with her, and now we have these beautiful memories forever. I would choose her over and over again. I will recommend her to everyone looking for a photographer, and, not that we're close to it, but I will want to work with her for our family pictures down the road! Thank you, Joanna.

(and sometimes rude) people, she was a great support and friend for my husband and me emotionally. We ended up leaving the venue to take some intimate sunset photos. It will forever be our most cherished moment together on our day.

at ease. Then during our engagement photos I actually found myself having fun. No forced poses or uncomfortable positions. She just let us be us and the photos were fantastic. Our wedding photos turned out even better than we had hoped. She captured so many candid moments and didn't force us to be photographed more than we wanted (AKA family photos). Her detail shots were great! Overall I was beyond pleased by the experience and results, and might even be talked into family photos down the road. Thank you Joanna!

taken, loved working with her. We will definitely be giving her a call for family photos once we have kids.

was so organized, responsive, and helpful in the months leading up to our wedding. The day of, Joanna was easy-going, professional, and just a joy to be around on such a special day. So glad to have found her!

om my wedding coordinator. After looking at about 15 photography websites, I found Joanna's style so refreshing! All the photos were beautiful, flattering, and natural-looking. My fiance and I were drawn to the fact that they didn't look overly edited. It was the beautiful documentary style we'd be looking for! Her biography on her website let me know that our personalities would work well together. We met in person, and I was even more impressed with her professionalism and sample photos. I did a boudoir shoot with Joanna, which was such an empowering and fun experience. She made me feel so comfortable. Best of all, she gave me so much direction on how to pose! I am so happy with how they turned out. Finally, on my wedding day, Joanna made my fiance, family, and bridal party so relaxed and comfortable while getting their photos taken. She also stepped in and was a great support and friend for me emotionally. My friends and family all commented on her awesome personality. We also really liked her second shooter. Now that I've gotten my wedding photos back, I could not be happier! I have gotten so much positive feedback from friends and family on the quality of the photos. I plan on getting family photos and baby portraits with Joanna in the future! I cannot recommend Joanna Monger Photography enough. My expectations were surpassed in every way!

really fun to hang out with. As a groom who consistently looks awkward in pictures, she figured out to put me at ease and make my wife and I look amazing. I cannot recommend Joanna enough.

are, and what we really look like, in the pictures. She was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to capture stunning photos of your authentic self!

redible. Joanna was flexible and attentive to our needs, and truly made us feel important. The quality and diversity of our photographs was beyond our expectations. It's amazing what you tend to forget during the whirlwind that is your wedding. Joanna did an amazing job of capturing each special moment which allows up to never forget what an amazing day it was. I strongly recommend Joanna to couples who value professionalism, attentiveness, superior quality, flexibility, and dedication to one's craft.