5 out of 5 stars and 58 reviews Best of Weddings (6x).
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(58)Adirondacks, Upstate New York, Vermont. Will travel.
About this vendor
Sandy Payne Huber, owner of Lake Placid Photography, has been photographing weddings since 2005. After the first wedding, she was hooked! She loves weddings, and loves photographing them even more. Because she only accepts a few clients every year, Sandy brings her passion, enjoyment, and personal attention to every wedding. Her style is laid-back, calm, and unobtrusive, as she strives to capture moments in an honest, natural way. Sandy's goal is to make her couples feel comfortable in front of the camera so they can relax and enjoy their day, and her pictures ensure that the memories last forever.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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There are not enough stars for Lake Placid Photography! My now-husband hired Sandy to photograph our engagement. From that moment, she was super easy to work with & great communica...
tion of what we wanted shot at our wedding. She showed up energized and with great photos ideas. There is no one else we would of wanted to photograph our special day!
Amazing elopement photos!
Sandy was a dream to work with. Her consultations were always helpful to us in shaping the type of day we wanted. Her guidance and professionalism helped us not stress over the pro...
cess. We also can't get over how well our photos turned out. Her work is truly world class.
Sandy is amazing quality, wonderful to work with, pleasant, cheerful, and catches every detail! I could not have asked for anything better on my special day.
What an amazing final product for my daughter’s wedding photos. Sandy’s creativity was truly amazing. Sandy was so helpful leading up to the special day. I would highly recommen...
d using Lake Placid Photography for any of your needs.
Sandy was a joy to work with; the best balance of professional and personable. She made my husband and I feel so at ease amid all the nerves and stress that can arise during a wedd...
ing. She captured our wedding so beautifully and in ways that I never anticipated. Wouldn't have changed a thing!!
Sandy was amazing. I could not have asked for anything better. The pictures are ABSOLUTELY stunning and she found a way to capture all the little moments with all of our guest. Sh...
e is great to work with.
Sandy’s attention to detail shows that she is a seasoned professional! We hired her to photograph our elopement wedding ceremony and we could not be happier with our choice. She ma...
de us feel so comfortable and truly captured the best day of our lives!! I highly recommend Lake Placid Photography!!
Sandy truly went above and beyond for our proposal photos. Not only did she do a fantastic job capturing the moment and editing the photos, but she was also a great communicator as...
well. She had a wealth of knowledge and tips about how to plan the proposal with a photographer to make it go seamlessly. In addition to her fantastic work, she was willing to scout out the area twice during the week which was hours away from where I live. Without her dedication and professionalism, the experience would have been much different. To top it off she was one of the nicest people I have worked with. I could not recommend Sandy enough for any occasion you may need a photographer.
We could not have chosen a better photographer for our special day! She fit right in with our small group and laughed with us all night! She went above and beyond our expectations ...
of the day. Not only was she a wonderful person to work with but our photos were gorgeous. Each time we look at our photos we get the opportunity to have a play by play of the day and get to expereince some of the moments we not have been there to see. She was super flexible with our ever changing schedule as we got closer to the day and was so kind to go to a couple different locations for photos for us. These photos are so special to us. If you are looking for someone who is willing to do almost anything for a good shot, she's your girl.
Hands down the only pro in the area. You don’t even know she is there and then “poof” your magical photographs arrive. Truly a five star experience for our wedding
Sandy was fantastic from start to finish. Meeting with her before my wedding was low key and she truly listened to what I wanted and didn't want. On the day of, her presence was su...
ch where I knew she was there, but I could focus on friends and family above all. She even scoped out scenic locations with beautiful lighting for extra and more intimate shots that not many guests would know about. The teaser album that we received shortly after the wedding was the perfect touch to keep us excited for the final product, and it turns out that the final album was amazing. If you're looking for authentic photos that are not over the top edited, working with Sandy is the way to go.
Sandy was amazing! She made our day so easy and fun! She has a great knowledge of the area and where to go so that you get the best shot!
She also had a very fast turnaround for ph...
otos which was so nice since we eloped and we were able to share with our families!
I would HIGHLY recommend Sandy for any event you may be having in the area!
Sandy was the best photographer to work with and the most talented in the adks. She captured the day perfectly and will keep us smiling for years ahead. I couldn’t ask for a greate...
r experience; the photos are ones we will cherish forever! My favorite were the ones she captured when we didn’t even know it. 10/10 highly recommend!
Sandy is an amazing photographer and so much fun to work with! She made the process so easy and was very helpful. I love my wedding photos and highly recommend Lake Placid Photogra...
phy!
Sandy is everything you could imagine in a wedding photographer and more. She made us feel at ease from the beginning, and always had an answer to any of our questions. She’s so kn...
owledgeable about all things wedding, her years of experience and expertise really shows while working with her.
She gives you step by step run through, detailed but flexible timeline, and really helps alleviate all anxieties.
She really is the full package- she was equipped with everything you could imagine; sowing kits, hangers, clear umbrellas- literally everything. Our day wouldn’t have been as amazing without her, I am so beyond thankful she was apart of our day. She captured every single detail effortlessly and flawlessly. If we could give her more than 5 stars we would!
We absolutely made the right choice in choosing Sandy to be our wedding photographer! Sandy was so great to work with. As someone who doesn't always like having photos taken, Sandy...
made the experience fun and stress free. She gave great direction of different poses but she also let us be ourselves. Her warm, inviting and calm demeanor made what could have been an overwhelming ordeal, relaxed and comfortable. We couldn't be happier with our photos. I would recommend Sandy time and time again!
I recently hosted a bachelorette in Lake Placid. and we hired Sandy for a bachelorette photo shoot at the lodge we were renting. Not only did Sandy provide us beautiful photos (qui...
ckly!), but she was also a ton of fun and fulfilled my vision of a fun afternoon with the bridal party! I would highly recommend her for not only wedding day photography, but also bachelorette or engagement photos!
Sandy did an amazing job with our wedding photos! She took so much time and careful consideration of every detail for our special weekend. She made everyone feel comfortable and di...
d her best to capture all the big and small moments. I can't wait to create my album, I have sooooo many amazing photos to choose from. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Lake Placid Photography, I would recommend Sandy's services with the utmost joy!
Sandy is an excellent wedding photographer! I cannot recommend Lake Placid Photography enough. Our end to end experience working with her was phenomenal. Her strong listening and c...
ommunication skills translated into perfect wedding day photos. She captured who we are as a couple and all of the sacred moments of our wedding. She sent us our sneak peak the very next day so we could see the photos right away. We are in love with all of the photos! We look forward to working with Sandy again in the future to capture our special life moments. Highly recommend!! 5 out of 5 stars!
Sandy is everything you could ask for in a wedding photographer. We first met with Sandy in person before covid to get to know each other and discuss our wedding plans. She is an a...
bsolute pleasure and a genuinely wonderful person- so thoughtful with great ideas, feedback and suggestions. The relationship was natural and easy. We never felt pushed and we appreciated her kind, calm nature. Sandy was extremely accommodating, flexible and communicative during multiple venue and date changes due to covid. She went above and beyond, meeting with us on-site the night before to discuss our final plans and scope out some photo locations. The day of the wedding brought more schedule changes due to timing and weather, but Sandy did not miss a beat. She was a pro at leading and wrangling large groups of people and made sure to find beautiful locations with the best natural lighting based on the rain and changing weather. She was nowhere but everywhere at the same time in the best possible way. She surprised us at the reception with a sneak peek slideshow of photos from throughout the day. It was such a treasured moment. She captured the most beautiful moments of the day, a mix of high quality candids, formal photos, and artistic shots. We could not be happier with how the photos turned out. We are truly able to relive the day by looking through our album. Sandy was extremely prompt- we were sent a sneak peek gallery 3 days after our wedding with our final album available less than a month after our wedding. Both times, we were able to access the photos online via a link, which made it super easy to show family and friends. Sandy also sent us a beautiful monogrammed album to hold the physical flash drive and to top that all off, a framed photo from our ceremony. The entire process of working with Sandy was so easy, probably the easiest part of our wedding planning. Her website and packages are user-friendly, and the online payment method was a great feature and so easy to use. We recommend Sandy 1000%! Book Sandy for your wedding if you want to have a stress free experience and guaranteed gorgeous images of your day!
Amazing photographer! Captured every moment that we could have ever dreamed. Beyond professional, and so sweet. Gave great ideas and made our day even more special. 10/10 Would rec...
ommend!!!!
Sandy went above and beyond to make our wedding photos special and work with us. Our wedding day had all the weather, rain, hail and sun - she did such a good job of knowing when t...
o gathering everyone for photo opt. She truly does amazing work and I would highly recommend her!
Sandy was truly integral to our wedding experience. It was a certainly a tumultuous time scheduling our wedding during Covid and Sandy was able to support us with her expertise whi...
le remaining flexible the entire time. On the day of the wedding she and her assistant Izzy, were so incredibly fun to work with and always made the extra effort to make my wife and I feel as though we should be enjoying every moment. We couldn't of asked for a nicer team to help us with the big day. Sandy's inclusion of photos at the dessert station on an iPad was such an awesome well thought out touch and I cannot say enough about the quality of every photo we received. My wife and I are so happy we had sandy as our photographer and could not recommend her strongly enough.
My husband and I eloped and we reached out to Sandy to photograph our special day. The Lake Placid area is not familiar to us but we love the outdoors and mountains. We asked Sandy...
not only be our photographer but to help us find a location. She was above and beyond - we found a stunning location on the river and the afternoon was just perfect.
Since our wedding we’ve been able to share these photos with friends and family and we’re so thrilled we connected with Sandy. She was encouraging and supportive for our wedding and receiving the photos was smooth and such high quality.
If you’re looking for a local professional who knows the area and will make you feel supported AND you want quality, beautiful and affordable photos I would highly recommend Sandy 😍
Lake Placid Photography did an amazing job despite being in the middle of a pandemic. My picture were fun, stress free and came out beautifully. Sandy went above and beyond to make...
sure we got the shots we wanted. I think she was just as excited for our wedding as we were. We had to change our date with covid happening and cut down the size of our guest list by a huge number and she even helped with the replanning of the wedding. A huge bonus is having a good vender for your wedding means she also works with other good venders and was able to point us to some awesome people.
You definitely won’t unhappy with choosing her. All the extras and silly photos she did just for my husband was the icing to the cake!!
Due to COVID restrictions, my husband and I canceled our "big" wedding 3 months before our big day. We quickly threw together an intimate elopement in Lake Placid with a few close...
friends and family- 6 weeks before our original date. Finding Sandy was a blessing. She was kind, warm and so easy to work with. I cannot speak highly enough about the quality of her work and her eye for capturing the most special of moments. Our photos are simply stunning. An extra special surprise was getting our sneak peak that same night! Our wedding could not have been more perfect - and we will forever be grateful that we had Sandy there to capture it.
We couldn't have been happier with the level of attention, service, detail and professionalism we received and experienced working with Lake Placid Photography. Sandy and her team...
were fantastic from start to finish, and our finished photographs are outstanding. They have an excellent eye for capturing the perfect pictures!
Sandy was absolutely incredible! We had to change our wedding plans last minute and we were so luck to have found her in such a short period of time. Sandy came to our Airbnb and w...
as able to capture our elopement perfectly. She let us take the lead and even took a hike through a wildlife refuge to capture our first look! The photos were absolutely STUNNING and she was so amazing to work with! My husband and I would recommend her again and again!
Sandy is a wonderful person and a superb photographer. My wife and I were very pleased to have her shoot our intimate pandemic wedding. She is professional, punctual, detailed, tho...
ughtful, and thorough. As an industry professional myself, I highly recommend booking her if you have the chance. With her knowledge and experience, you will not be disappointed!
She was unbelievable, great formals, even better candids! She was totally professional and really helped make the most of our day.
Sandy is the greatest! She is super personable and really cared about capturing all the special moments from our wedding. She even had to do a little off roading and walking down t...
he side of a river to get to our wedding spot! She knew all the shots to get- with my father, my husbands grandfather, mother son photos, tons of family photos, some candids of cocktail times from the reception. The photos are beautiful and in my living room to this day. And I am so grateful to have had Sandy bc she was able to capture all the love and joy of the day with the people we care most about and beautiful moments with some who are no longer with us. Hire her! She is worth every penny!
She did our engagement photos and our wedding photos! Not only did she come out and take photos during this whole pandemic , she did an amazing job doing so! We all rocked the mask...
s, it made for a great memory to tell our kids one day! I have recommended her to all my friends who are getting engaged and married! If you are like me and my husband and don’t like your photos taken, she makes it so easy and fun! She came prepared with poses and so many amazing ideas!!!
Could not ask for a better photographer. They blended in perfect and were not noticable are all. The pictures were stunning and so many of them (two photographers and we got 1600 p...
ictures)
Sandy is wonderful!! She captured our intimate elopement beautifully. She is reliable & made us feel extremely comfortable. Would highly recommend her services!
I've been meaning to write this review for a couple of weeks. The English language has not developed the necessary superlatives to describe Sandy and Lake Placid Photography. I g...
uess we'll have to settle for this: she is the BEST.
Sandy came to us in a moment of terror on our wedding day--our photographer had bailed 90 minutes before the ceremony in Lake Placid. Suffice to say there were many tears shed when we got this news. Like the super human she is, however, Sandy agreed to help us on a dismal Sunday in January on almost no notice. She beat me to the venue. I mean, come on.
At this point, we would have been overjoyed with a teenager with a half decent camera taking our wedding pictures. What we got--and what we should have booked from the very beginning--was an excellent photographer and an even better person. Sandy's work is terrific and you will have it delivered quickly. She's the consummate professional. Her rates are exceptionally reasonable.
On top of that though--Sandy was really cool and a lot of fun. She was in the middle of the madness of our wedding and captured everything we could have hoped for--and more. If you take away anything from this review, please let it be this: we are absolutely thrilled with the work that she did for us, and you will be too.
Pro-tip: don't wait until 90 minutes before your wedding to book Sandy. I highly doubt you will be as lucky as my wife and I were that day. Book her now. You will be so happy you did!
We loved our wedding photographer, Sandy Payne Huber for our traditional Jewish wedding. Sandy is calm, organized, highly skilled and is very attuned to the best photos and scenes...
across the tri-lakes region. Sandy's photos are our most beautiful souvenir of our families' special day. Sandy was able to move with ease within the synagogue and capture all elements of our traditional service. Sandy also knows the local caterers, florists and other wedding support services and was able to help us plan the logistics for the wedding day festivities. Sandy has subsequently helped us to develop several special wedding albums and a book. We highly recommend Sandy without reservation. She is so easy and flexible to work with and was highly responsive to our plans and events.
We LOVED Lake placid photography! Sandy and her husband were wonderful to work with. So friendly, easy going and very professional. She understood exactly what we wanted and couldn...
't have asked for anything more. We decided to have a small ceremony with our close family and she captured how personal and intimate this day was to us and every family member.
Sandy is not only a fantastic photographer whose pictures captured the magic of our day perfectly, she is also a great person. From the moment we first connected with her, she was ...
kind, thoughtful, and sincere in her approach. She wanted to know about us as a couple, not just logistics of the wedding and particulars of the photos we wanted. It put us at ease and made it clear that she was the right person for us to invite to capture our special day.
Preparing for the day was so easy with Sandy: not a lot of back-and-forth or stress. She made it as easy as possible for us and we didn’t have to worry.
On the actual day, she was professional and warm. As she was taking our photos as we got ready, she helped us relax and enjoy the moment. (She even came to our rescue with a little set of scissors when we had a stray string that needed cutting. A true pro.) She took stunning photos but was never intrusive - in all honesty, she was so stealth that I had no idea where she had positioned herself until I saw the photos!
The photos she takes are beautiful. She caught the big moments, but also the more candid and quiet moments that you least expect. She captured the lighting beautifully and her ability to frame pictures “just so” is truly an art. When I look at the photos, they make me smile and take me right back to all the goodness of the day. To me, that reflects the quality of her eye and her commitment to truly connecting with those she photographs.
On a more personal note, Sandy is a kind and caring person. So many of our guests commented that they enjoyed talking with her and felt she fit so perfectly with everyone. I couldn’t agree more - she felt like one of the crowd. If there’s one regret I have, it’s that we didn’t get more time with her.
I recommend Lake Placid Photography wholeheartedly.
When it comes to a wedding or any special occasion, look no further than Lake Placid Photography. Sandy is by far the easiest and most professional person to work with. She travell...
ed over 2 hours to capture our wedding in Saratoga Springs! Plus.... we had pictures emailed to us the next day. These days, photographers will charge a premium for Weddings but not Sandy...she's fair and priced under the rest.
FYI - My wife and I got engaged in Lake Placid and I reached out to Sandy who not only scoped out a place to for me to propose but also caught the whole thing on camera. Like I said, she's the BEST!!!
Sandy captured our Wedding day exactly the way we wanted. The whole day was perfect and we knew Sandy was on top of everything. She was one thing we never worried about. The pictur...
es came back quickly and they are perfect. She went above and beyond for us and we very much appreciate her work. We have already recommended her to other people and will do so in the future!
Sandy is amazing - she has your photos back to you in no time and they always look flawless , she is not only fun to work with but excellent at what she does , I will be recommendi...
ng lake placid photography to everyone for everything!
We were so happy that our daughter's wedding photos we're outstanding and enjoyed by everyone. Sandy did a great job!
Sandy was amazing and so friendly to work with! She captured so many amazing memories we will never ever forget!!!
Lake Placid Photography was great to work with. Sandy’s pictures came absolutely gorgeous; they were perfect. She was easy to work with and very accommodating. I had my picture...
s back very timely. I would highly recommend her.
Sandy was great to work with. She was very responsive. Any questions we had, she got right back to us. She was very professional, yet laid back and fun. She stayed for the entire w...
edding day, without us asking. She wanted to make sure she captured every special moment. She thought of what we did not. She had great ideas for photo ops. She was so easy to work with. I would definitely recommend her. She made our wedding stress free. She is very calm and cool, just rolled with everything. She made us feel comfortable from the beginning. She tried to honor everyones requests and make everyone happy. And her work is absolutely stunning!!! We haven’t gotten all of our pictures back yet, but what we did get is just beautiful! She works hard, actually sent us a link to a sneak peek of our photos within about 12 hr of our wedding, after being there all day. Amazing! So glad we chose Sandy!
Sandy was great! She was super helpful a d quick to respond to any questions we had leading up to our wedding. Even our guest were saying how great she was. We couldn't not have as...
ked for a better or more professional photographer for our wedding!
Sandy was our photographer for our engagement photos, Rehearsal Dinner, and Welcome Reception. She is very responsive, professional, and personable. She always arrived to our eve...
nts early to get set up, stayed late to make sure everything was taken care of, and was proactive in making sure all of our groups were photographed. She did a great job directly family/friends for photos, while also capturing candid moments. She was very timely in editing/posting the photos (2 day service!). We highly recommend using Sandy for your wedding!
Sandy had a very fun personality and was up for anything. She met me before the wedding and shared great ideas with me and listened to what I wanted the time to look like. She cam...
e early so that we could do a first look and get some pictures done before the ceremony. She was not in my face or my guests but got amazing shots. Great from beginning to end.
Sandy and Lake Placid Photography were amazing to work with on our special day. She has a great eye for backdrops, lighting and placements. My husband and I don't love getting our ...
pictures taken and Sandy was great with us - catching beautiful photo's quickly so we and our families could enjoy the celebration. She is great at asking what you want and expect and meeting those requests! We even forgot she was there sometimes but she capture some of the most wonderful moments of our life. I wouldn't have picked anyone else :) I highly recommend Sandy!
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