Julia Lillian Photography

I cannot recommend Julia enough! If you are looking for a creative, down to earth, and personable artist to capture your special day please book her! Julia made us comfortable from the first meeting. My husband does not like having his photo taken, but she put his nerves at ease and captured some of the most beautiful and raw photos of us we have ever had. The day of I woke up to a goofy yet empowering text from Julia expressing how excited she was to capture that day. She showed up to our getting ready spot and my nerves immediately went to ease. She just has a way with her clients that makes you feel as if everything that day is going to be ok. She came prepared with anything a bride could need: water, snacks, hair pins, and for my glasses wearing brides you will appreciate that she even had a cleaning cloth which was a life saver when combating my false eyelash smudges! She led our very large family and wedding party super efficiently. And when I say large I mean large! My husband and I just were able to relax and chitchat in between photos. She gave us all of the shots we were hoping for and more. We have had so many photo watching parties just the two of us and every time we cry because her work put us back to the exact moment it was taken. She captures the raw emotion and immense love in her work. We left our wedding perfectly at ease because of her and gained someone we hope to work with for the rest of our lives!

Julia was the best wedding photographer my husband and I could have hoped for! Upon meeting her for the initial consult, we felt immediately at ease. She was super organized throughout the process leading up to the day, and a god send on the wedding day. She kept us on task while also allowing us to have so much fun. She did a great job of guiding us into poses that felt natural and captured our personalities. We're in love with the photos and so happy to have a new friend as well. Thank you Julia!!

Julia is an absolutely incredible photographer. She photographed our engagement shoot and wedding and we could not be happier with the finished products. She has an extraordinary talent for not only taking beautiful, authentic photographs, but also for making you feel at ease while you're in the moment. We could not have asked for a better experience and highly recommend Julia to anyone looking for incredible photographs and an experienced guide to lead you through the process.

Julia is a QUEEN! She was so supportive throughout the whole process, from the early stages of planning to the last few hours of our wedding day. She made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera and captured so many special moments. She has such an authentic approach that is so beautifully presented in her work. 11/10 highly recommend!

We are so incredibly thankful we hired Julia to take pictures for our wedding! Julia was so communicative, putting a lot of stress of wedding planning at ease. She is super talented, capturing the moments of our wedding beautifully. She truly made getting your picture taken comfortable, easy and fun. I am in awe of the way she was able to capture moments and lighting. You will not regret using her to photograph your special day.

Even in a pandemic, Julia delivered quality, fun beautiful pictures! Julia is such a fun and sweet human to work with! For both our wedding and engagement photos, she made the awkwardness go away with her goofiness and laughs, encouraging us to just be us even though a camera was pointed at our every move. She was immensely helpful the day of the wedding, working with our officiant to keep things rolling on time. She also commited to coming check out the venue prior to the wedding, the rehearsal, and of course the wedding, so she was part of the entire planning process and knew exactly what was going on to capture all the moments. My husband is not photogenic and not big into pictures, so to ease his anxiety she had a very short planned/succinct list of shots she wanted to capture with him and his friends so she knew exactly what to get done with them as quickly as possible as well as prepare them for what was coming, all to ease anxiety, which he appreciated. Julia's personality really made having pictures taken fun and her enthusiasm made you really happy to have chosen her to capture your special day!

Julia is very friendly and helpful. She took photos of my fiance and I at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, IL during the pandemic. She was great about keeping her mask on at all times and keeping her distance while taking great photos. Since we just did a photoshoot and not a wedding ceremony or reception, it was a great deal (financially), and she followed through on her offer (both timeline and results). We ended up with nicely edited photos, and even when we asked about unedited photos, she provided them to us! I would definitely recommend her! If I hadn't already paid off my photographer for my non-refundable postponed wedding, I would have hired her again!