Laree Photo & Video

Chicago, Chicago Suburbs, Wisconsin

About This Vendor

Boutique Photography & Videography Services

Based in the Chicago, Illinois suburbs, Laree Photo & Video is a small professional wedding photography and videography company specializing in capturing your wedding day's beautiful moments. Their goal is to provide you with a gallery of images you'll cherish forever. Owner & lead photographer Stephanie Laree Schmidt has been working with a camera since 2007. Her approach is personable and unique. She tailors each session to her clients' styles and desires, ensuring that every customer is delighted with their photographs. Laree Photo offers wedding photography for couples throughout the Chicago area. Their style is natural, authentic, and candid, resulting in images that will bring you right back to your wedding day with each glance. They also offer engagement and family photography sessions. Here's How The Process Works: 1. Contact Stephanie to see if she has availability for your wedding. 2. Schedule a video chat or phone call to learn what she can offer for your wedding day. 3.Book and mark the photographer & videographer off your wedding to do list!

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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, Drone, Film Photography, Online Proofing, Photo, Printed Enlargements, Printed Proofs, Same-Day Edits, Second Shooter Available, Social Media Sharing, Wedding Albums

Photo & Video Styles

Artistic, Classic, Documentary, Dramatic, Lifestyle, Modern, Vintage

Wedding Activities

Getting Engaged, Rehearsals & Parties, After Party, Wedding

Awards and Affiliations

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Laree Photo & Video Reviews

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Reviewed On 10/12/2023 by A M

Stephanie was absolutely wonderful. Her personality and energy made every photo so so fun!! She also made us look like models and took all of our inspiration photos and amplified them with her creative lighting and technique. We are so grateful...

we found her for our wedding!

Reviewed On 9/05/2023 by Erin H

Stephanie was amazing to work with. She was available any time we called and had great advise and tips for us. She met with us at certain points throughout the process to make sure we were on the same page and we could get exactly what we wan...

ted. Our videographer, Gigi was amazing as well. She came to our rehearsal to see how things would go so she would know what to expect the next day and even stayed longer than we expected because there was so much going on and she didn't want to miss anything for us. This team went above and beyond and were running around like crazy capturing everything. We can not wait to see all of the pictures. They even had ideas for us such as sunset pictures and scoped everything out for us ahead of time for where to be and when for the best photos. We would recommend them to anyone. They were fun and made the day amazing. Then during our reception and ceremony they were hidden and did not get in the way or distract from the event. Could not have asked for a better team for our special day.

Reviewed On 7/14/2023 by Jacinda K

You must work with Stephanie! Seriously, the most wonderful person and an incredible photographer. She was responsive, helped build a timeline, and allowed us to extend our time with her for more photos (which you should do too). Every single p...

hoto turned out beautiful, Stephanie captured the emotions and joy of our wedding day. If I could give her 6 stars I would. Stephanie was timely, responsive, respectful, and fun, she helped get every photo we wanted and more. We wanted candids, and we got them! I am struggling to decide which ones to frame because so many of the photos turned out spectacular!

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Reviewed On 7/09/2023 by Megan M

Stephanie went above and beyond when everything on my wedding day seemed to be falling apart. The photos so took were absolutely amazing and I'm so glad I chose her as the photographer. I would 110% highly recommend her to anyone. Incredibly pr...

ofessional kind and caring!

Reviewed On 12/08/2022 by Katie R

Stephanie was our lead photographer for our wedding in November, and we couldn’t be happier with our experience and photos from the entire day. Never having met her in person prior to the day of, I have to admit I was a little nervous. But thes...

e nerves quickly disappeared when she arrived. She took lead, making sure we captured all of my must haves, while being professional, warm and energetic. Her calm energy made us all feel relaxed and comfortable when taking photos, but somehow was still quick and on top of everything needing to get done. The whole day I felt like she had my back, feeling my energy and keeping me stress free. I was so impressed with how quickly we got our photos back and cannot stop looking through them all, reminiscing and reliving the best day ever! I highly recommend booking Stephanie for your next event, and can’t wait to use her again for all of my big life events.

Response from the Vendor on 12/28/2022

Katie thanks so much for choosing me to be your wedding photographer. Your day was so perfect, thanks for letting me be apart of it! <3 Stephanie

Reviewed On 11/23/2022 by Molly M

Stephanie was absolutely fantastic! She was quick and made us feel so comfortable. We didn’t feel like we missed out on the beginning of our reception because she got us finished so quickly! Her photos turned out amazing! I highly recommend thi...

s company!

Response from the Vendor on 12/28/2022

Thank you so so much Molly! <3 Stephanie

Reviewed On 11/08/2022 by Melanie R

Stephanie was amazing to work with on my wedding day. I was very anxious the morning of, and Stephanie was such a calm presence that really helped me ease those wedding day jitters. She was great with the groomsmen, and made sure they enjoyed t...

he time taking photos as much as possible...we all know how men can be when asked to take pictures! Aside from Stephanie being amazing to work with, her photos are absolutely beautiful!! There isn't a photo that we do not like and it's all thanks to her. We found Stephanie through George Street Photography, and although I wouldn't necessarily recommend using George Street, for a variety of reasons, Stephanie is the first vendor I start raving about when discussing our wedding day with friends and family. We also heard many guests speak highly of her after our wedding day. I am lucky to flip through our wedding photos and love just about all of them. Thank you to Stephanie for capturing our wedding day so perfectly.

Response from the Vendor on 12/28/2022

Melanie I am so happy you love your images! <3 Stephanie

Reviewed On 10/10/2022 by Laura P

Stephanie is a dream to work with. She's takes control in a group setting for photos, easy to work with in our couple shots making suggestions. We point to a spot or just do our thing and she captures it candidly. We love Stephanie! ❤️ now we ...

use her for capturing memories of our growing family!

Response from the Vendor on 12/28/2022

Laura, Thank you so much! I love love love seeing your family grow! Can't wait for the next session! Stephanie

Reviewed On 9/08/2022 by Megan T

SO GLAD WE PICKED HER! We used Stephanie for our wedding and engagement session. She did a great job getting all the special pics we requested. Her work is amazing. We got the 12x12 leather album and LOVE IT!!! VERY professional and timeless...

. We can't wait for more sessions with her!

Reviewed On 9/07/2022 by Kesha B

There are no words to express how grateful we were to have worked with Stephanie on our big day! We got to know her a bit when we did our engagement photos, where she helped us become more comfortable with the camera and of her. Charlie and I a...

re not very photo happy folks, so we had no idea what we were doing most of the time. But Stephanie never missed a beat! I was able to email over a mood board to showcase some of the shots that I was thinking of having and she quite literally scroll through them and brought them to light. She communicated so well when we had questions and needed recommendations on timing, how we should structure our day, and how to accommodate our furbabies into our day. We have THE BEST time with her, and can’t wait for more special occasions to be able to use her services again. (Can we do a wedding 2.0? Just kidding! But maybe maternity photos? Ha!)

Response from the Vendor on 09/07/2022

Thank you so much Kesha. Can't wait to see you for future photoshoots!

Reviewed On 8/09/2022 by Melissa Z

We worked with Stephanie for our engagement shoot and wedding day. She was warm and highly professional. It was nice to have some structure while taking photos since there’s so much to do and not a ton of time–Stephanie made sure we found the r...

ight spots and poses that would work for us. We had a conversation the week of the wedding to go over all of the “must have” photos and timeline for the day which really helped lessen any stress I had about getting the right (and ALL) shots during the big day. The results were just as expected, editorial-esque and stunning! She even captured the candid moments, and those happen to be my favorite.

Response from the Vendor on 09/07/2022

Thank you so much Melissa. I am so glad you loved your images!

Reviewed On 8/03/2022 by Haley S

I came across Stephanie because she photographed both of my sisters weddings; And knew immediately we needed to hire her for ours. She is a delight to work with & goes above and beyond to capture every moment of the day. From the moment we reac...

hed out, Stephanie was attentive and very communicative. I would recommend her 10000 times over for your big day!

Reviewed On 10/15/2017 by Megan G

Stephanie was the most perfect photographer on our wedding day! She was so sweet and friendly! From the moment she started the getting ready photos, to the end of the reception, she was very calm, patient and knew what she was doing. Coming fro...

m another wedding photographer, I couldn’t image anyone else doing my wedding photos. She felt more than just a photographer that day, she felt like my friend, and that made the whole experience with her even more enjoyable. I can’t thank you enough, Stephanie, for capturing the best day of mine and Brian’s life!!! Everything was absolutely perfect! Including you! :)

Response from the Vendor on 09/07/2022

Thank you SO much Megan!

Reviewed On 10/12/2017 by Molly T

Stephanie is great to work with. Our photos for our engagement shoot came out amazing! She is very communicative and easy to work with as well. We are excited that she will be capturing all of our wedding day moments too!

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Chicago, Chicago Suburbs, Wisconsin

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Meet the Team

Stephanie Schmidt

Owner

Stephanie has been photographing weddings in Chicago & the suburbs for the past decade. With her Bachelor of Fine Art in Photography she brings to the table formal training in lighting for amazing indoor and outdoor photos. Before booking each client, Stephanie likes to take the time to get to know each other either over the phone, video calling, or an in person meeting. By doing so, you can make sure your right for one another.

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