Lark & Lavender

tures were stunning. People always say to spend the most money on your wedding photographer, I was doubtful, but honestly Ariel proved to me why this saying holds truth. I couldn't of asked for better pictures or a kinder person to share our experience with.

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y. She highlights the beauty of the day in such an effortless and meaningful way. She knows exactly what you’re looking for and exceeded my expectations for my own wedding photos. She truly gave me such a priceless gift that I get to look back on for years to come. Not only is she great at photography, but she’s great at staying on top of time lines and maneuvering us around to get the best shot possible (and we’re not super comfortable in front of the camera, but she made it look like we were). And she’s so so nice on top of that! She makes you feel like old friends. She’s wonderful. I could go on forever about her. I highly recommend. :)

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il and can capture incredible moments as a photographer. Her ability to take charge of generally chaotic wedding situations, ensuring everyone is posed and ready for photographs whenever needed, is truly impressive. I cannot recommend working with Lark & Lavender enough!

eat eye for capturing magical moments and presenting the couple and revelers at their best. She is extremely easy to work with; was flexible and highly responsive to our communication, and to our desires. She was not phased by any of the curveballs we were thrown (such as a surprise change-of-venue at the 11th hour). We are so glad we found her; she did not just document our wedding experience - she actually helped make it better. While she is the only wedding photographer I ever have, or will hire for myself, but certainly not the only wedding photographer whose work I've ever seen, and I think you will find the quality of Ariel's work to be outstanding, and you will find Ariel to be delightful. I give her my highest recommendation.

e isn’t afraid to advocate for what you told her you want. I highly recommend her!

laugh and relaxed for our photos. We loved all the candid photos they took of us and our guests, and how they took their time to scout for the best areas. They taught us a lot of fun poses and managed to make all the toddlers at our wedding smile. After our wedding, our guests were complimenting them for weeks. If you're looking for wedding photographers, look no further cause Ariel and Bora are the best!

ra-shy folks. Her ability to effortlessly guide family and friends (of all ages) in to shots was impressive! Ariel’s style of photography is was drew us to Lark and Lavender. The photos of our events and wedding are vibrant, full of emotion, and genuine snapshots of our celebration.

hotos but even more I loved the vibe she brought to the day! It was a no brainer to fly her from SoCal to the Napa Valley for our big day. She made me feel so comfortable, and even got my camera-shy husband out of his shell. She was also ready to jump in and bustle my dress so I could get to enjoying my cocktail hour! She is creative, warm, kind, and great at thinking on the fly to get the most amazing shots at a venue she had never seen before. Hire her right now, while you still can!!

he helped calm my nerves, hype me up, and support me before walking down the aisle!! She and her team have a great eye for detail and really makes sure she covers everything we wanted to have captured. EVERYONE loved our photos and still rave about how wonderful it was to work with her. She also got my wedding gallery to me in TWO WEEKS! That is the quickest I've ever received photos!! If you want a beautiful soul, who is also incredibly professional, stress free, supportive, and has a great eye for all things wedding photography HIRE LARK AND LAVENDER!!!

shows that money isn't all she cares about!). She was highly organized and efficient too. On the day of the wedding, she got all the family photos taken care of so that our guests could enjoy the event, and she worked to find special places to take beautiful photos of my husband and I. So far, I've only seen the sneak peaks, but I keep coming back to them each day because of how awesome those look! I have to reiterate that Ariel is truly a caring and sweet person. We are so happy that we chose her to be our photographer! :)

y of work! Ariel was an incredible person and photographer from our very first time meeting her and especially the day of our wedding (from start to finish!) She was hyper focused on capturing the best pictures and keeping us on task when everyone wanted to distract us and all done with grace and professionalism! Not to mention the photos are beautiful! Would highly recommend to anyone looking for event photography (no matter how small).

important and was super open to feedback and requests. I would highly recommend this service, our photos turned out great and we received them in a timely manner with no follow up needed

which made the day of the wedding very easy as we already had an understanding of how she works. She is so kind and easy going, it was such a pleasure and we had fun taking all the photos. She does a fantastic job with finding the best angle for the light and getting beautiful natural looking photos from everyone photographed. We cannot recommend Lark and Lavendar enough!

. From the very start with our engagement photo shoot, my husband and I felt comfortable being directed by her and our photos turned out gorgeous. The photos from our wedding told a story of the day and they weren't white washed the way we felt most wedding photography is. I would defiantly book her again for any upcoming photo needs. Thank you Ariel for documenting our big day so wonderfully!

ses to come naturally as she makes you feel comfortable and good about yourself during the shoot. We booked her for our engagement shoot and wedding. She is professional, punctual, organized and creates stunning shots you didn't even know you were capable of! We would recommend Ariel to anyone, and only have glowing things to say about her professional and personally. Many thanks Ariel!!!

She was very communicative with me (which not all vendors are). She knew how to talk to the guests, bride, groom, parents in a respectful manner and helped me wrangle people / trying to get them together for shots that were needed (which is not as easy as it sounds)! I was so glad she was there with me. She was one of my favorite vendors I have ever worked with and I highly recommend! - Trang (WeddingsByTrang.com)

of what we wanted to do - e.g., we liked more smiley and fewer romantic/serious photos. I also explained I wasn’t super into the pictures that are of inanimate objects (like table settings and rings etc) so she didn’t waste a lot of time on those and just took a couple that I’m glad we have. Since we had a covid wedding, there were also a lot of rules at the time, re masks and how many people could be at the church, being outside in the church courtyard under an also last-minute tent, social distancing so Ariel had to stand kind of far away, etc., and she navigated all of these hurdles with ease. The priest also had specific instructions about where he would allow cameras and she heeded these respectfully, while still capturing the special components of the Greek Orthodox ceremony. Ariel made sure to get all of the getting ready photos and group photos we wanted during the reception, but my favorite photos were the absolute STUNNERS outside of the Church following our ceremony in the beautiful garden. She took her time with my husband and I on these and clearly had scouted out the best spots in the church courtyard at some point. They look like they are from magazines! She also is very attentive and caught candid moments that were sweet and also some funny, which was an added bonus. Apart from her beautiful, airy photos, the VERY BEST PART of Ariel’s service (at least as a bride) was that she returned probably about 30 of our best photos the very next morning, already edited. So I woke up with a little highlight reel of our wedding that I could share with everyone at breakfast. My husband and I have now had a child, but our favorite photo Ariel took at our wedding is still (and I think may always be) his cell phone background. You may see more of my wedding photos @rachedave on Instagram.

nxious and slightly chaotic people we needed someone like Ariel to be cool, calm, and collected for our day! We had our first in person meeting at our engagement shoot which she was instrumental in helping us plan and get all necessary paperwork for! We had the best time and our pictures turned out amazing! Next we had a meeting a couple of weeks before our wedding and that helped set up logistics for the day of! Day of Ariel was great! She was so instrumental in making sure everything was happening on time and getting done as discussed! She got all of the pictures I wanted and some I didn't even know I wanted! She was so kind and helpful and even offered to drive me to the venue when I wasn't sure how I was getting there! I'm definitely going to miss her now that the wedding is over, but I'm so glad that she photographed our wedding! Our sneak peek turned out AMAZING and I can't wait to see how the rest of the photos turned out!

the postponed full wedding. We video interviewed a number of photographers during our search and what attracted us the most to Ariel, aside from her gorgeous portfolio, was how well we hit it off right away with her energetic and bubbly personality. With her photos, we loved how much she valued the natural lighting and how well she captures all of the natural candid moments within the events. When it came time to prepare for our engagement shoot, she was very organized and detailed about her process. She had us complete a questionnaire to get a feel of our interests and dynamic as a couple, which helped her to learn more about us and to create a vision for what type of photos we would be taking. We warned her that we've never done any type of professional shoots before and that we weren't big on PDA or having our photos taken, so she helped ease us by making us do ice breaker type routines between each shot to get us laughing and more comfortable with each other and in the moment. She was patient in walking us through the poses and how to best hold each other and angle ourselves, and even showed us the quick result from her camera screen to show us how great we were doing. The entire shoot was a breeze, and by the end we were practically (kind of) pros when it came to doing the posing! When it came time for our micro-wedding, we were already so well prepared by her from our engagement session that it was easier, less stressful, and not as awkward to have our photos taken. She had us prepare beforehand by providing a shot list of every family and wedding party photo combo we wanted, and it led to a very quick process in running through all of them on the day of. We held the ceremony at a Catholic church which held their own set of photographer rules and restrictions on where to shoot, but she was well experienced with such church restrictions and was still able to get all of the amazing angles and shots. On the day of our full wedding, we were practically vets with her along with her 2nd photographer. The photos again were an easy process where we each knew what was needed with little instruction, and she worked graciously and seamlessly with our videographer team in ensuring everyone got their shots right. During dinner we were able to zoom through our 20+ table meet and greet in record time because she and her 2nd photographer were organized in preparing the upcoming table for the next photo. Our entire wedding party and family raved about working with her and loved all of our photos, enough to where we will be seeing her again for our friends' own upcoming wedding. We absolutely enjoyed the many hours we have spent with her throughout our wedding journey and we can't recommend her enough!

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inning of her process and actively worked to make us comfortable through all shoots. We would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a candid photographer that will make the processing relaxing.

ately confident with using her as our photographer. Once we confirmed services , Ariel took the time to send my husband and I a questionnaire to fill out to get to know us better. I think this was a great way to connect and get a feel for who we are. About a week before the wedding, Ariel was on top of everything and asked for a shot list to make sure we didn't miss any pictures we wanted to be sure to have. On the day of the weeding, Ariel arrived early to make sure she could get a good look around the venue for the best photo opps. Ariel was so sweet, detail oriented, and comfortable with giving direction to our big group. During the whole day, my friends kept telling me how much they liked our photographer. Most importantly our pictures were freaking amazing!! She gave us our sneak peaks the day after the wedding. We were so happy with her and would happily recommend her to everyone!

ate ceremony. From our online consultation to the big day, she exceeded our expectations. After the ceremony was over she took us to a beautiful outdoor location for photos with those who attended. We can’t thank her enough for going above and beyond to make sure every moment was captured and making our day special. Thank you Ariel!

e wanted on our big day. When things didn’t go according to plan and I began to worry she kept her clam and buoyant energy, making us laugh though the chaos and get beautiful shots. If you book Lark & Lavender you can trust that you will be I good hands.

g to know us better. Ariel gave us a list of questions that gave us a fun project to do together. She made everything very easy managing family and friends, which is not an easy task in and of itself. If you are looking for a great photographer for any event or special occasion, you will be in great hands with Ariel. I highly recommend her.

e got to know us before hand. Ariel was excellent at making us feel like we were the models and also made it very comfortable and easy to take pictures. If you are not photogenic *like me* she is great at letting you know to have FUN and just enjoy your time with your person! Our engagement photoshoot was amazing and on our wedding day, Ariel and her TEAM were AMAZING, they worked with our crazy family and our crazy big day! They were great at making sure all the shots that were important to us were caught and that we were able to get our alone time! She was a great body guard after our ceremony!! All I have to say is, you will not go wrong with her and her TEAM!! Lark and Lavender you are amazing!!

ur big day! My husband and I were extremely pleased with the results of Ariel’s work with her team! They were professional, attentive to detail, and accommodating in every way! Best of all they are fun and great people. Ariel is an amazing communicator and a must have photographer! My wedding photos could not have been more perfect, I still get comments to this day from friends saying she is the best they’ve ever seen!

reception, but somehow still got every single shot I wanted. Ariel also sent us a few 'teaser' photos a day after the wedding, which were perfect for posting on social media. We got the rest of our photos very quickly, and each shot was stunning. They look like they belong in a magazine. Ariel is such a great photographer, and you will treasure her photos of your wedding forever. Best decision!

she had gone to the location before and found some beautiful places for us to take our photos. Everything went very smooth and she had evert location planned out and everything was right on schedule. She was right on time (we were not... wedding day stress!!) and she took pictures of the ceremony venue before we arrived. She was so helpful during the whole day and made us feel very comfortable! We did not have a wedding planner for our wedding, and Ariel guided us through the day and helped with so much more than just taking photos, and we are so grateful for that! We are very happy with all of our photos that we got to remember our special day. We would recommend her to anyone who is looking for a professional and awesome wedding photographer!

were unbelievably beautiful. They look straight out of a magazine. Ariel is very professional and if you love crisp and colorful photos with high attention to detail shes your girl. My bridesmaid booked Ariel for her 2020 wedding after seeing my wedding photos. My bridesmaid also was in 10 other weddings that year, so that says something! Ariel you are the absolute best. You gave me priceless memories of my big day and I cant thank you enough.

balance of posed and candid photos). She has an amazing eye for framing beautiful pictures. Ariel was very professional and punctual. We can't say enough positive things and would highly recommend her!!!

ridesmaids thought she was fantastic as well. We definitely recommend her for any celebration. 5 stars!

al moments throughout our special day. Ariel contacted us prior to our wedding day and went over a game plan for the big day. She was prepared and took notes on which family groupings we wanted for the family portraits and that made our day easier. I highly recommend Lark & Lavender for your wedding photos. My husband and I are so happy with our photos.

all night capturing such memorable photos that I can replay them in my head as if it were a video. Her calm, yet enthusiastic soul vibrates through her smile as she witness you’re happiness through her lens. She captured everything I went over with her and more! She also did our engagement photos which came out amazing as well! Let Ariel at Lark & Lavender capture all your memorable moments. I guarantee you’ll be more than pleased with the results!

y in capturing all skin tones. She was personable, respectful, professional, and kind. My husband and I really enjoyed working with her; from her early arrival to capturing us dance the night away. I would highly recommend you book Ariel with Lark and Lavender. You will not be disappointed! Thank you Ariel, we love our photos and will cherish them forever <3

eal and in the moment. She even persuaded me to put up with my heavy dress train for longer than intended. I love that she took my request and gir pictures of my husband while I was walking down the aisle. For a one woman operation she was the best! Highly recommend her to everyone!

t to photograph or where to be—she’s there and she knows what to do. In fact, she can be found during the event encouraging guests to take pictures and arranging for creative settings during photo shoots. Shes great at giving directions and has a strong creative vision. She’s also very kind, sweet, respectful, and energetic. She makes events even more enjoyable with her infectious spirit.