Julia is the best wedding photographer ever! I've attended a lot of family and friends' weddings over the years where the photographer(s) have been intrusive, bossy, or not assertive enough in order to a) get awesome photos and b) allow everyon...e to enjoy the experience. Julia was the perfect blend of kind, calm, assertive, creative, and positive. She has an awesome sense of humor and instantly made my husband and me feel comfortable and even had us laughing much of the time! Many couples meet Julia in advance of their wedding either for engagement sessions or because she makes a point of making herself available for pre-wedding meetings and conversations. My husband and I didn't do this, so we literally met Julia in person for the first time on our wedding day! Though I must say, I felt like we knew her for a long time when we met. She's a really comforting presence!
My groom and I were anxious leading up to our wedding and are generally anxious people who don't do a lot of PDA. We made assumptions about how we would feel on our wedding day given our desire not to be the focus of everyone's attention, and communicated this in advance with Julia. She was so understanding and was ready to make us feel comfortable on our wedding day. To our happy surprise, my husband and I both felt uncharacteristically relaxed and affectionate on our wedding day. This, combined with Julia's sense of humor and calmness, encouraged us to actually really enjoy the photography process! We took so many photos with her in various locations and my groom and I shared plenty of kisses for photos, too. Julia was adaptable and listened to us and what we needed and wanted throughout the day. There were times she grabbed us for photos (when there was a unique opportunity, good lighting, etc.) and there were times we grabbed her for photos we wanted.
Julia also brought along a second shooter, Rachel, who was just as much a pleasure to work with! Between the two of them and their expertise and teamwork, we moved efficiently through a long list of family and wedding party photos. They both worked really well with all kinds of family members and guests, even the kids and babies.
I am so grateful that we found Julia. She added so much to the wedding and perhaps most importantly, she and Rachel documented our wedding so well that we'll be reliving this happy day for the rest of our lives. I've already seen some of her beautiful shots of the day and can't wait to receive the rest of the photos!!