Krista Scarlavai Photography

goes into a DIY wedding). She was extremely accommodative during the day of, working to meet at our hotel early in the day and work with us through photos before the ceremony. After that we felt we only bumped into Krista a couple of times during the reception but once we got the photos back we realized how dynamic she was at the event. Krista, on her own, seemingly was everywhere at once, capturing amazing angles and candid shots without us really noticing at the time. The photo quality was outstanding and her printing service was excellent. Again, we are super happy to have found Krista and would say her value, skills, and flexible and relaxed demeanor are unrivaled. Would highly recommend and would very much work with her again.

photos. We highly recommended her!

g plus. Before the wedding, we sent her a list of shots we wanted to make sure to take. Krista met with us in person to talk over the shots and timeline, which was so nice. During that meeting, I was impressed with how confident she was that we didn't need a First Look. Dan and I really didn't want a First Look, and I'd heard that photographers are pushing for them nowadays, but Krista encouraged us to do what we wanted. On our wedding day, she had our list printed out but was still flexible, going back and forth between the ladies and men at the venue and hiring a second shooter to help her get every shot (during her pregnancy!). Krista helped move family members in and out of portrait shots. She even discovered a few new backdrops for couple and wedding party pictures around the venue because I'd told her I was afraid of missing the variety with the lack of First Look. After the speeches, the dinner, and well into the dancing, Krista found us and made sure our college picture and nighttime patio picture happened. I am so grateful for her!

k with! She also had great prices compared to some of the other professionals in the area. I was a little apprehensive about having only one photographer shooting our wedding, but it turned out I had absolutely nothing to worry about! Krista captured everything and more and we are beyond happy with our pictures. They are beautiful and artistic, and she captured some fantastic candid moments. If you're checking out this review, let me tell you, she's great!

e hoping to get in pictures and what was important to us. The pictures were ready when she promised and were absolutely amazing. She captured the special family moments and momentos with the formals, as well as the fun of the day with great candids. Overall, she went above and beyond what we expected. We would highly recommend working with Krista!!

s felt natural in our formal pictures, and she really captured all of the candids and ceremony pictures beautifully. The best part is the kiddos loved her, so we have so many wonderful pictures of nieces and nephews having the time of their lives! We also received our pictures in a timely manner, which was great to not be waiting forever! Krista is absolutely a great hire for any of your photography needs!

t ease, and guided us through the whole session. Best of all, the pictures came out beautifully! I’ve gotten so many compliments from friends and family. The quality and colors are amazing, and the price was an absolute bargain. I would recommend Krista and her work in a heartbeat!

with the day-of, she handled everyone at the wedding with ease and ultimately took gorgeous photos that we will cherish forever. We can't recommend her enough!

o upsell you on something you probably don't need or want. Krista was a fresh of breath air--honest, straightforward, and genuine from the very beginning. She was extremely communicative from the time we first met to the moment she delivered our photos after our wedding. Krista is creative, flexible, and easy to work with, which we experienced during both our engagement photo session and actual wedding day. Not once did she make us feel uncomfortable or uptight, which is very important on such a chaotic and emotionally charged day!! Furthermore, her work is spectacular and priced fairly...a very difficult combo to find out there in the wedding world. We will absolutely be reaching out to Krista with any future photography needs!

table around her and loved how easy going she is. We did our engagement pictures with her and loved every single one so we knew we had picked the perfect photographer for our wedding. On our wedding day, Krista put me at ease and I kid you not, she exceeded our expectations by so much. I could be biased since it is our wedding, but they are the most beautiful wedding pictures I have ever seen! We wanted candid shots and she did just that, but we also loved the formal shots. Seriously every picture is perfection! We tried to pick about 150 of our favorites for an album and ended up choosing over 250! We love them all! Krista is the best, and her photography shows just that. On our wedding day I even told her I was excited to see her again when we start having kids! Thank you so much, Krista. You made our wedding and the memories we have from it absolutely perfect!

tyle of photography and ability to capture the beauty in a moment. On the day of our wedding, she even showed up earlier than planned so that she could snap some getting ready photos which turned out to be some of our favorite pictures from the day! Its hard to put in to words how blown away we were by Krista’s work on our big day. There were so many incredible and special moments that she managed to capture so perfectly, and so naturally, which is just what we were looking for.

photos of our wedding without "being in the way." She got the photos back to us quickly, and in a way that was easy to share. You should absolutely be considering Krista for your wedding. We've had _so_ many compliments on our photos, it's been crazy.

he was so professional, helpful and kind throughout the entire day. I 100% recommend her! My husband and I couldn't have been happier to have found her!

Throughout the process she responded to emails very quickly, and in the planning phase you can tell that she wants to cover everything that is important to you. Krista has a quiet and thoughtful presence that helped put us at ease during the busy day. She was also very patient when family members requested posed pictures throughout the evening. We definitely recommend Krista Scarlavai!

ctly what we wanted and delivered it flawlessly. She even waited in line at the courthouse for our first wedding when I was running late. My husband and I are entirely impressed with Krista’s work. She has done our engagement pictures, both wedding pictures and we can’t wait to hire her for a photo shoot for our new baby. I, personally, have a huge family and I have no idea how she was able to capture everyone so perfectly. Her work is beautiful and timeless. If you get one thing right, let it be hiring Krista to do any of your photography! Highly recommend!!!!!!!

l. She has a great balance of professionalism mixed with a “go with the flow” mentality. This was perfect for me, since she kept me calm & she wasn’t bothered if we had to switch up the plan for any photos on our wedding day. In our initial meeting, she asked me what type of vibe I was hoping for, and she captured the whimsical & nature element I was hoping for so perfectly. She is very easy to get along with and we had so much fun shooting with her – especially since both my husband & I don’t love getting our photos taken. I have already referred her to three different people because we were so incredibly pleased with the entire process & beautiful photos we’ll cherish forever.

remonies, a civil and Nikah) and she did a totally fantastic job capturing the fun and intimacy of the day. When I received the entire set of photographs I was blown away; we had spent the whole day running around to different places and doing different things and she got every minute of it! She has a great eye for the little things and the candid moments and I feel so fortunate and glad that we trusted her to shoot our big day. :)

ing through our photos, I absolutely loved the candid shots of our guests and our after-ceremony party. We will always treasure the memories that her photos are able to provide us!

he day. Her eye for creative and candid shots were exactly what we hoped for when we asked her to be our wedding photographer. We have so many favorite pictures from our wedding day and we love looking back through the photos. Krista truly captured the best day of our lives!

und to meet the various groups and different spots and was super professional about all of it. She was so good at giving light direction without bossing us around while also allowing us to give a ton of feedback about what we were feeling we wanted in that moment. I am seriously the most un-photogenic person in the universe and I am so happy with my bridal photos I can't even explain. SHE FINDS THAT LIGHT YOU GUYS and makes you look like a princess (or angel or unicorn or whatever you're trying to look like). And I feel like she is there in the moment of the event which allows her to catch some super special moments rather than just sitting there trying to cross certain types of photos off of a list. Thanks so much for your work Krista! I would recommend you to anyone in a heartbeat!

mes and got us a lot of the pics we wanted. Really wish we had her for our engagement shoot.

fiance and I are still OBSESSED. We can't stop looking at them. I don't normally like having my photo taken and I was worried I would look wooden or awkward in our engagement photos like I normally do. I needn't have worried! Krista captured the most lovely, sweet, organic moments between my fiance and me so perfectly. Here some of the reasons Krista is amazing: 1. Krista's easy-going nature and professionalism really put us at ease. My fiance and I were able to relax and have fun with each other, and that really came through in our photos. 2. My fiance and I had no idea what we were doing when it came to poses, and Krista was a huge help. She posed us in ways that were easy and natural, but flattering. (She also fixed my hair for a bunch of shots, which I appreciated!) 3. Krista has an amazing eye. We had a few spots in mind where we wanted to shoot our photos, but Krista found about a dozen beautiful unplanned spots to shoot in while we were walking around. Those impromptu photos she took at those locations were GORGEOUS and ended up being some of our very favorites of the whole shoot. 4. Krista's rates are a bargain compared to other photographers of her caliber. 5. Krista is all-around wonderful to work with. She's a good communicator, responsive, and flexible. (My fiance and I decided we wanted to do a photo shoot on a whim, and even though it was the height of wedding season and we gave her literally one week's notice, Krista we able to work with our schedule to fit in a weekday shoot with us.) In short, Krista is a brilliant photographer and you should hire her immediately, if not sooner. We couldn't be happier that we did.

rvices very reasonably unlike a number of other photographers we contacted. During the day Krista had a wonderful demeanor, which was important given the very small number of people we had. We love the photos themselves. Krista had a good sense of who we were as a couple (not too serious about formality, not wanting things to look too posed) and nailed it. The photos are beautiful, spontaneous, fun, and they feel very "us." Also, the turnaround time was fantastic. Again, we loved working with Krista and wouldn't hesitate to use her again.

her, she is also a kind, caring, wonderful soul. She made my husband and I feel so at ease throughout the entire process, from beginning to end. Her work is high quality without a high price tag! Thank you Krista, I can’t stop drooling over our photos.

wedding of only 18 people and every single guest has multiple photos of them. The family formals were great but the candid moments that Krista caught are truly some of the most memorable moments, and I can now cherish them for ever. 700+ high quality, magazine worthy images! HIGHLY RECOMMEND Krista Scarlavai Photography

riends and family to have options to choose from. We also had a hard time narrowing down our favorites as we had so many to choose from.

so impressed with how quickly she was able to shoot. Seeing our engagement photos made it super easy to not have to worry about our wedding photos, I can't wait to see them! Hiring Krista was one of the best decisions we made during the wedding planning process.

aptured the day and the love between us while at the same time putting a beautiful spin on the images. The girl's got talent. She was also a pleasure to work with. Would book again in a heartbeat. Thank you, Krista!

to meet over a video call and get in touch through email. She managed endless family photos and coordinating a 15-person wedding party like she had done it a million times before. To top it all off, she was so much more affordable than any other quality photographer's we looked into. I highly recommend booking Krista for your event.

le, and I'm sure we could have spent MUCH more money for pictures of the same quality. Krista was also about 9 months pregnant at our wedding, and she didn't skip a beat! I am so happy we hired her to be our photographer, and we look forward to working with her again in the future!

s I tell you!! She was so professional, very nice to work with - we loved that she provided guidance and was very artistic in her approach. She had us take pictures in spots that wouldn't have seemed like they would be great but they were! I absolutely love the way she works - what she captured is priceless! I highly recommend her, she's amazing, wonderful and extremely professional.

ictures to become available, however, it was totally worth the wait! Her prices too are very reasonable! If your looking for an amazing photographer ---Krista is it!

direct us in order to make our posed photos look their best. The candid photos were also just stunning. We were all so thrilled with the wedding photos and all of our guests also thought they were just gorgeous. If I ever have another event for which I need a professional photographer, I'd hire Krista again.

een! My husband and I married in Louisville, KY but had photos done by ourselves in Chicago. Not knowing the city but loving what it had to offer as a backdrop, we relied on Krista to make recommendations to us. The best part was that she also listened to our requests as well. She has been so easy to work with, very accomodating, and just an overall great person and professional. I can't believe how much we lucked out with her as our photographer and will not hesitate to refer any of my friends or family to her. Thank you thank you THANK YOU for the job VERY well done, Krista!!!!

d we were having a pop-up wedding of sorts, so I wanted a no-fuss but gorgeous photography session. Krista was timely, relaxed, easy-going, professional, and highly communicative. The pictures took two months to arrive (within a 6-8 week time frame that she gave me); they were easy to download, and she even turned a black and white photo into color when I asked if a colored version was available. I highly recommend Krista's services for those with big and small budgets alike.

. She was willing to travel to multiple locations: rooftop ceremony, Buckingham Fountain, murals in Pilsen and our reception in Bridgeport, and she was able to do all of that and still work within our budget. I can't say enough great things about her and have already recommended her to several friends with upcoming weddings. She's the best!

ith me and understand exactly what I wanted in my pictures and for her to capture was exceptional. Krista and her representatives were great, they exceeded all my expectations from quote inquiry, to consultation, to the actual day of service it was simply flawless there was ample communication to keep my mind and stress at ease and confident about my selection. I love my pictures!

d some great places to shoot. We had so much fun with her. She is professional but also very relatable. During the reception, Krista was everywhere and nowhere at once; she was snapping photos but was not intrusive at all! Many, many of my guests commented on how great she was. Now, the nitty-gritty...the photos and the price! First of all, if you're reading this, you probably have some idea of how expensive wedding photography is. If you do know, you are probably wondering how/why Krista is so reasonable. I'm not quite sure, but it's not a hoax! It's real. She's talented, and we have the pictures to prove it. If you want a professional, flexible, talented, and sweet photographer, book Krista as soon as you can. I have a feeling she is going to get really busy in the next few years! Thank you, Krista!

ific shot and she made it happen and it turned out great! She was extremely easy and laid back to work with. Best of all-she listens to you! She made sure to capture the moments that I had told her I wanted plus so many more. She definitely knows her stuff!! She has good ideas to help where I wasn't sure what I wanted! She took some shots I would never have dreamed of or thought of but were so amazing! I plan on not only having an album but printing tons of my pictures out and hanging them all over my house. All of pictures turned out so beautifully. It's like seeing the story of that day and being able to relive it all over. I was absolutely blown away with the pictures we've received. I plan on using her for all the pictures to come in my life!

our wedding pictures by Krista are completely unique in style. She captured every special moment and everything in between. We especially love the photos of our guests dancing the night away! I highly recommend Krista; She is so wonderful, and has a true passion for her work which shines through in every photograph.

er because we wanted to have a photographer that did a great job taking candid photos but was also willing to mix in some traditional style pictures as well. Krista really listened to what we wanted, took everything to heart, and went above and beyond our expectations. Krista was a fantastic value. Her prices were lower than the other vendor quotes we received. Her turnaround time was faster than any of the other photographers that our friends have used for their events. Hire her! you won't be disappointed.

e was never intrusive. She got lots of pictures of wonderful moments throughout the event, and every time I see them I relive all the joy and fun of the day. It doesn't hurt, either, that she made me look great!

g photos I've seen. She listened to what I was looking for and went above and beyond my expectations. I would recommended her to anyone who is looking for an artist to work with rather than a large company that will just give you typical wedding photos.

ber of guest from my wedding comment on how she captured so many great moments from the evening and the shots that we've received so far have been amazing. I can't say enough about her work and I'm sure you'll be just a pleased. I would definitely recommend Krista Scarlavai Photography!

our big day. She has a great eye, but also loves to take suggestions and will work with you to create the perfect plan for your shoot. In terms of price, she is extremely reasonable and offers different customizable packages. Her turn-around time is also amazing! I've heard of brides having to wait months to get their photos. We had ours in three weeks! There are tons and tons of wedding photographers out there - many who are high maintenance and overpriced. If you want the best, hire Krista. Aside from weddings, I believe she also does family and individual sessions as well. We will definitely be hiring her again in the future to capture other important moments!

've ever seen anywhere. Natural, beautiful light and color, great framing. Her more formal shots of the ceremony and bridal party were equally stunning. We would recommend her in a heartbeat. Punctual, professional, incredibly talented, discreet -- the guests hardly noticed she was photographing them -- Krista was a joy to work with. We will treasure her work always.

. We were looking for something inexpensive... and the photographers we found in our price range looked amateur. We found some samples of Krista's photos, and were blown away--- especially for the price!! Krista was nice, professional, ethical, and very willing to work with us to get all family members / all the poses/ views of the chapel that we wanted. Everyone at the wedding was surprised at how much running around Krista had done (ducking, standing, politely shifting people) to get the perfect shots. She had all of the photos ready for us within DAYS -- I've known people that spent multiples of what we spent, and it took weeks to months to actually receive the photos. We highly recommend Krista.

t (no games or hidden fees). Krista is an artist and a true master of her craft. Everyone keeps remarking on how wonderful my wedding photos look! I would definitely recommend Krista to anyone looking for a photographer (for their wedding, or otherwise). I have already referred her to many of my friends who are getting married. Don't look any further for your photographer!

problems due to divorce and krista was so understanding and did a great job avoiding the time bombs I warned her of. Krista was with us for our ceremony and reception. She was so discrete, half the time I didn't even know she was taking photos of me. I received my proofs about a week ago and I drool over them on a daily basis. Her work is stunning and I am so lucky to have had her capture my memories on my wedding day! I do not have one single bad thing to say about krista! I loved her and her work. We will be repeat customers of krista's in the future!

eded my expectations--she was professional, kind, and imaginative. She achieved the ceremony shots I hoped for and so, so much more. I would happily, and enthusiastically, recommend Krista's talent and services, and, if the need arose, I would use them again myself!