Laura K. Allen Photography & Design

e had the pleasure of working with Laura since 2021. She took our engagement photos and she made us feel so comfortable, even on what felt like the hottest day of the year. The cues she gave made us feel so comfy - not awkward like we thought we would feel! The photos came out amazing and the turnaround time was great! Fast forward to having to reschedule our original wedding date, she so kindly rescheduled. That meant so much that she did so because we wanted her at our wedding and our relationship with her meant a lot! Our wedding day was everything we dreamed of and more. I believe Laura played a big part in that. She & her second shooter helped keep us on schedule throughout the day. She KNOWS weddings and one thing I love about Laura is how much she loves love and loves weddings. It shows in her spirit and in her work. She is the best hype woman. We are obsessed with our photos! Everyone that we've shown says that they are some of the best photos and everyone that was able to meet Laura/be part of photos on our wedding day have raved about how fantastic she is and how talented she is. If you need a wedding photographer, look no further. Laura is your girl! Not only will you get great photos but you will likely make a friend too. Check out her social media and you will also fall in love with all of her work! Thank you, Laura for playing a huge part in making our day perfect! With Love, The Snyders

hotos, I was 100% confident and at peace about hiring Laura. She is a pro with years of experience, a beautiful photography style and a joy to work with. Our wedding day was on a quick schedule and she was still able to pose my husband and I and capture hundreds of beautiful images and different looks. I am so happy that I had Laura Allen as my wedding photographer!

r all the photos before the ceremony. She remembered everything I wanted (even though I forgot to write a photo shot list) and I never had to worry about having to remind her to get any shots. Not to mention the photos we got back being PERFECTION!! I received multiple compliments on the gallery being one of the best people have seen. I also received multiple compliments from my guests saying how genuinely happy she looked photographing our wedding! She truly was just a great energy to have surrounding us throughout our day! Seriously, Laura is the absolute best and I hope to be able to use her again in the future!

viewing her website and having our initial consultation call, we knew that Laura would be the perfect fit to capture our wedding day. Laura is kind, personable, professional, and very organized, which made me feel so at ease the day-of. Not only does Laura check off all the boxes of standard wedding moments to photograph, she also goes above and beyond in ensuring those very precious and emotional moments (that you may not see) are captured as well - which is what sets her apart from other photographers. Laura knows how to read the room and observe the background and can somehow place herself at the perfect place for documenting those priceless shots, all while working on her magic of photographing the traditional wedding day events without a sweat. She is truly superhuman with a camera, and we are in awe of her work and so very grateful that her style and talent we adore so much resonates though our gorgeous wedding photos. We will cherish these memories for years to come and couldn’t have chosen a more fitting person to photograph our big day!

have the chance!

am so thrilled with all of the pictures we received—there’s so many!

and some sample photos, and she translated these so beautifully on the day of. She not only listened to our requests, but went above and beyond to put her personal artistic touch on every photo with the lighting, staging, etc. We also LOVED all the candids from the reception! Overall amazing and I wish I could hire Laura for every event!

style matched what we envisioned, and she did NOT disappoint. We are so thankful that we have these beautiful photos to remember one of the best days of our lives. If you are looking for a photographer, you will have the best experience with her. Laura, thank you so much!

ut of the park yet again! You won't find a better photographer, and you will have so much fun in the process!

a long period and because everyone had postponed their wedding due to Covid we were just trying to find a photographer who was available on our date. I knew nothing about Laura or had seen any of her work before. Laura was available on our wedding date and her prices were in the range we were looking for. I thought great we have a photographer. I was just checking off my long list. But little did I know that she was truly a blessing for us. She was fabulous during the whole wedding day. She knew exactly how to place everyone to get the best pictures. Some of my bridesmaids who have been in many weddings were saying she is a great photographer. She knows what she is doing! The six week wait to get the wedding pictures is worth it! I couldn’t wait to get the pictures back after seeing a little sneak peek that Laura sent us right after the wedding. Laura does an amazing job at capturing your wedding day. I can not say enough great things about Laura. She is so sweet and easily puts you at ease.

wkward in front of the camera and Laura made us feel super comfortable and basically told us what to do with our hands. She was amazing at wrangling the wedding party together and snapping all the family pictures quickly and efficiently. She got our pictures back to us so quickly too! Also she's just a really kind human as well. Will 100% be using her for any other photoshoots in the future!

etter than we could have ever imagined. Laura was so prepared throughout our entire day - she made sure we had everything we needed and made sure we stayed on schedule. She was also the only one to remember we needed to get all of the florals before we left for the portrait location! Laura is able to give great posing direction and got the best out of our entire bridal party and family. She is the epitome of professional and got all of the shots we needed and more. She is such a pleasure to work with and such a fun spirit! If we were to do it all again, no doubt that we would go with Laura every time!

she does is evident in not only the interactions you have with her but in the pictures she takes. As an LGBTQ couple planning our wedding day, it was important to us to have nothing but love and support present on our day. From the first consultation to the day of our wedding she made us feel as though we were all that mattered and put us at ease. She captured the authentic moments of our day and they truly are the best pictures. While love is not a tangible object, you can’t tell that with Laura. She has a talent to capture it in the most magnificent way through her lens and then into print. To this day we look back on our pictures with the same love and excitement as the first reveal. Her pictures are a treasure as is she. You cannot and will it go wrong with Laura K Allen Photography and Design. We highly highly recommend her.

she does is evident in not only the interactions you have with her but in the pictures she takes. As an LGBTQ couple planning our wedding day, it was important to us to have nothing but love and support present on our day. From the first consultation to the day of our wedding she made us feel as though we were all that mattered and put us at ease. She captured the authentic moments of our day and they truly are the best pictures. While love is not a tangible object, you can’t tell that with Laura. She has a talent to capture it in the most magnificent way through her lens and then into print. To this day we look back on our pictures with the same love and excitement as the first reveal. Her pictures are a treasure as is she. You cannot and will it go wrong with Laura K Allen Photography and Design. We highly highly recommend her.

mance, and realness. From the portraits, to the candids, to the detail shots, every single photo she took was incredible. She was incredibly professional, both in all of our communication prior to the wedding and on the day of. We are very awkward in front of a camera, but Laura made us feel comfortable and confident while taking all our engagement and wedding pictures. It’s also important that you find someone you feel comfortable spending your special day with, and Laura was such a joyful and fun presence at our wedding. She is the absolute best in the business. We truly cannot recommend her more highly!

deas as well, so if there is a particular shot you want, she’ll make sure to capture it. She had so many awesome ideas for our shoot, and we ended up with lots of diversity in our shoot. All of our photos were taken in the same location, but our family members all thought we had wandered all throughout Nashville for them! Laura also has a really fun, bubbly personality and from the moment we met her, my fiancé and I felt like we’d known her forever. Thank you, Laura, for some wonderful memories with my fiancé and the most beautiful engagement session ever!

night. She made us feel so comfortable taking all of our portraits - neither of us are naturals in front of the camera but she made us look and feel like we were. Most importantly, I think, Laura was able to capture the emotions and vibes of all the important moments of the night. When I look through our photos, I can immediately remember the exact moments from the day and relive them all over again. Laura went above and beyond for us, she exceeded our already-high expectations, and I cannot recommend her highly enough!

ding day photos. She is calm and in control. Able to wrangle rogue family members and made us feel comfortable in front of the camera. Most of all her photos are stunning. She is a delight to work with. Hire her!!!

very quickly. Our groomsmen even asked if we were sure they didn't need to take anymore pictures because she got all the shots in <30 mins! I cannot find the words to explain how grateful I am to have worked with Laura and how beautiful our photos turned out. It was a true pleasure working with her- I wish we lived in Tennessee so we could work with her again in the future. <3

mazing photos as a couple, she snapped a candid of my elderly grandparents that is undoubtedly the best and most endearing picture ever taken of them - it even brought my mother to tears when she saw it. I can't recommend her highly enough! She has the skills!

us feel so comfortable, she might as well have been a guest at our Big Day, as well! My husband and I are the most non-photogenic people on the planet and she took all of our awkward, nervousness and turned it into magic! At our Wedding- not only did she drop everything when she heard a Backstreet Boys tune, making an an absolute legend of herself on the dance floor, but she made every attendee feel like part of the party. Her attention to detail, timeliness, ability to read my mind before I said anything, tips and tricks for LITERALLY CREATING A SUNSET after we missed it, and so much more have me urging you to book Laura for your next... anything! She is talented, kind, smart, and an absolute pro- WE LOVE YOU LAURA! Thank you, Thank you!!

r jaw on the floor. October 5, 2019 was the best day of our lives and Laura captured it to perfection. The memories will fade but these photos will always help us to remember how special this day was. Her eye for photography is unbelievable. I swear she could put you in front of a dumpster and make it look magical 😂 I was also worried about us looking awkward and stiff in front on the camera since we aren’t the best models, but she does the best job at making us feel relaxed and we ended up having so much fun. She gives such specific detail and direction from behind the camera so we never had to wonder what we should do for posing or guess what would look good. She knows exactly what will look good in photos and she provides you with all the direction you need. Also, added bonus: she is 1000% a dog whisperer. Anyone who can get our little gremlin girl, Mumbles, to sit still for even half a second and capture photos like the ones she did is a hero in my eyes! Laura and her second shooter Jamie Chura absolutely killed it!!! Not to mention.. They are SO much fun! We CANNOT thank them enough!! Do yourself a favor and HIRE THEM for anything and everything.

for us that aligned well with our personalities/tastes. She made that first photo session easy and also got us prepared for what the wedding day was going to be like. Since my wife and I chose not to have a first look, we had a much more compressed photo schedule post ceremony. Fortunately, that time we spent with Laura early on really sped things up and the reception came before we knew it! I would recommend Laura to any couple in the future.

r as my husband and I can be a little awkward. Within the first 5 minutes we were all laughing and everyone was loose and enjoying themselves. She truly makes you feel like you’ve known her your whole life . On our wedding day, she was the same dream of a human. If you are looking for someone to capture the happiest moments of your life, make you laugh, and also provide some killer dance moves, look no further. Big side note, if she asks you if you want to do night shots, the answer is YES! Her creativity with lighting is magical & the night shots are some of our favorites.

so unobtrusive. Laura has an amazing eye for detail. I’m still drooling over our photos.! And, talk about fun? She will totally hit the dance floor and enjoy herself (wobble baby!) Professional? Absolutely. She attended our rehearsal to make sure she had the perfect shots. I could not have asked for a better photographer who is now my friend. You will not go wrong hiring this amazing lady!

nning and she was lovely to have around for my daughters wedding day.

instantly! She made everything easy from meeting for the first time to documents to the final photos! And let me tell you- the photos were gorgeous. Everyone I’ve shown has been so impressed with how wonderful the pictures have turned out. She was extremely professional and she also made it so easy and fun! We could not have chosen a better photographer for our day! The photographs were the most important thing to me and she sure did deliver! I would recommend Laura over and over again and will definitely use her again in the future!!

ng day! We are so grateful to have found her. We loved working with Laura and we are obsessed with our pictures!

oes not like taking pictures and Laura made her so comfortable and she captured the beauty I see in her every day. If you are in the market for a photographer for any occasion, look no further than Laura K Allen...you have found the best!

make sure we would get all the shots we wanted to the way she put us at ease the day of (we are not models, but she made everything feel easy and natural). She is such a fun person to have on your wedding day. We laughed so hard, which is such a great way to spend the leadup to the ceremony. Best of all, her work is stunning. She has an amazing eye, and she brings a real creativity and artistry. We’ve only seen our sneak peak so far (it’s been less than a week), but I keep obsessively scrolling through the pictures. She took my fragmented half thoughts about what kinds of shots I wanted and turned them into magnificent works of art. If Laura is free in your wedding day, book her right now! She is magic!

t Laura managed to get so many great shots of us. We now have a wall of her photos in our home. I highly recommend Laura if you’re looking for a wedding photographer. She’s more than responsive when coordinating details and she kept things moving smoothly on our wedding day.

n't willing to spend over $5000. Laura was recommended to me by another photographer who, by the time I chose her, had already been booked for my wedding date. Laura took a lot of time to talk to me about what I wanted. She sent me samples of different things that she had done and kept notes about what I wanted. Laura is very skilled in different light conditions and did a really beautiful job with my sunset wedding and outdoor night reception. She captured a lot of emotion and detail while also providing some great artistic shots. I highly recommend Laura.

beautiful. We didn’t have a wedding coordinator and Laura really helped us to understand and build a wedding day schedule. She made sure we didn’t miss any moments that were important to us. Laura also gave us great options for the location of our engagement photos. She is super knowledgeable about locations and helped us pick the perfect spot. We loved working with Laura and would recommend her to other couples!

day! Our wedding was May 2019 and it was captured in the most beautiful way. I treasure my wedding photos everyday, and the experience that Laura gave us. She is SO FUN to work with, and makes you feel beautiful even when you know you absolutely cannot do the “soft smile”. We love Laura and would 10/10 recommend her to any couple getting married.

es turned out I knew this is the style I wanted for my own wedding. We took Laura to Mexico for our destination wedding and she did not disappoint. Not only is she passionate and amazingly talented but she was fun to hang out with by the pool. Laura was able to make all of us she photographed that day pose like models AND feel like models. Our day would not have been the same without her!!!

etails to ensure nothing goes unnoticed. I had an engagement session, bridal session, and wedding day photos; all of which turned out perfect! Laura made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and threw in so many creative shots with added props and poses that made our photos unique and different from your typical wedding photographs. She was always responsive and very flexible in scheduling sessions with us. We got a sneak peek 2 days after our wedding date with more pictures than we would have ever expected (23 to be exact!). We can’t wait to see the rest!!! I would recommend Laura to any Bride looking for a photographer for their special day. She is truly one of a kind!

d so much fun! Laura, I adore you so much! Thank you for capturing our day so perfectly! We love you!!

not models and felt super awkward taking pictures at first. Laura helped us feel so comfortable and made us look so natural and fabulous in our photos! All of our friends and family couldn’t wait to see how the wedding pictures would look after seeing the photos from the engagement shoot. And I can’t even count how many guests raved about Laura after the wedding, before anyone even saw any pictures! Any time our wedding comes up in conversation, someone always says “and the photographer was amazing!” She is just that awesome. She is truly passionate about what she does and that is reflected in person, in her prompt communications with us, and of course her pictures! We love our wedding pictures so much and HIGHLY recommend Laura!

get ready in (on accident) and she made it work. I don’t like to be in front of the camera and I feel so awkward being the center of attention, and she made me feel so comfortable. I have two friends who also had her as their photographer on their wedding day and their pictures came out beautifully. I got my sneak peek and the pictures are phenomenal…I’m so obsessed, I look at them every day. One piece of advice I can give is to tell your family members with the digital cameras and smart phones to put them away. I asked my family to do so before the wedding, but it’s like they couldn’t help themselves. Don't be afraid to get stern with them in the moment. You paid Laura to do her best work and she can’t when she has to ask people to move out of a shot or wait for a flash to go off. Laura is extremely professional and makes you feel like you’ve been friends for years. Her photos speak for themselves. Highly recommend.

his girl is magic. The photos are beautiful, she was prepared, she was funny and made the day 100x less stressful just with her presence. I would recommend her to anyone & everyone. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🧡

, kind, professional and had such an amazing vision for our special day. Our wedding and engagement photos were beautiful, thanks to you! We can not thank you enough for everything!!

g, which also saved us a lot of time. The pictures are absolutely beautiful. I love the color! I would definitely recommend Laura, her style is unlike most other wedding photographers and she's awesome to work with!

cold, but she still met us early to try to get the best pictures. We were all ice at the end, but the pictures looked amazing! Thinking the April wedding would be warmer... wrong! It actually snowed! BUT it made the most gorgeous lighting and our wedding pictures couldn't have been more beautiful. The cold didn't phase her, as long as we were good to keep taking pictures, she was too! I was extremely stressed about having to do everything inside and Laura kept us all organized and made sure we got the shots she knew we'd want. She is one of the nicest people I've ever met and listened to everything we wanted. We were the luckiest to get her recommendation and I'm still thankful for that. The easiest thing any future bride & groom could do is to book Laura as their photographer!