About this vendor
Weddings are still my absolute favorite to document even today after 20 years in the business! I love telling the story of each couples day and capturing unique personalities, expressions, and moments. I also love to use a bit of fine art photography techniques with flash skills I have learned over the years. Afterwards, I want you and your family and friends to look through your gallery and relive the day through the images!
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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
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
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I can't say enough about how wonderful it was to work with Laura. Our photos are everything I could have wanted - an accurate, colorful representation of an incredibly happy day! I...
really wanted true to life colors and candid, authentic moments and Laura delivered. Her second shooter, Shayla, was also a perfect part of the team. Neither of us love being in front of the camera but Laura did a wonderful job keepin us comfortable. She made sure we captured all of the important moments and worked well with the rest of our vendor team. I cannot recommend Laura's Focus Photography enough!
There truly aren’t enough words to express how happy we are with choosing Laura as our photographer. Neither my husband nor I are people who like to star in photos, and both at our...
engagement photo shoot and on our wedding day, she did a fabulous job making us feel comfortable and helping us be able to act natural in front of a camera. For both the engagement photos and our wedding she was lightning fast at getting social media posts with previews of our photos out, and there were a lot of photos in the previews! My husband and I met playing an online video game, and Laura leaned into that with our photos, doing research into the game and helping my maid of honor plan a surprise for us in the form of a really cool set of photos with props and our gaming friends, all in the style and spirit of the game. Photos are the main thing that you get to have and remember once your wedding is done, and thanks to Laura, all those memories are going to be awesome.
From the first call we had with Laura, we just knew she was the right partner for us to capture our wedding day moments.
Laura is a true professional and talent. She values her cu...
stomer's time and clearly outlined her process, point of view and approach to photography, and what we could expect working with her. We appreciated her directness and guidance as we navigated our needs for the wedding day.
Having shot our venue before, Laura gave us confidence that she would capture the best shots! She spent time over video chat getting to know us to ensure that personal and meaningful elements would be incorporated into our wedding day shoot. The preparation, detailed timeline, and organization for group shots ensured our first look and bridal shots went seamlessly.
We put our full trust in Laura and couldn't be happier with the turnout! She captured all the fine details of our wedding decor and venue, she made our first look feel intimate and magical with settings on docks, in gardens, on swing sets etc. Understanding the various light on that part of the Eastern Shore led to more unexpected and beautiful shots throughout our reception. Laura has a truly creative approach to her craft and we will cherish the memories she captured for years to come!
Thank you!
Janeen & Todd
We cannot say enough good things about Laura, she is wonderful! Laura’s Focus Photographers were very quick to get us through everything without us feeling rushed. They made such a...
n effort to make the whole experience fun and involved our pups as much as they could. Laura has a lovely style of photography that really shows the beauty of your surroundings while still making you the focal point of the pictures. She is also very easy to get along with and very good at communicating. She was very punctual and scheduled and we were even seconds behind schedule. They were almost invisible during the ceremony and the reception, they just worked around everyone and everything so well you didn’t even notice they were there. All our photos looked beautiful, and we couldn’t have been happier with anyone else.
Laura's Focus Photography went above and beyond all our expectations. It's honestly hard to put into words just how grateful we are for Laura's exceptional work. Saying we're impre...
ssed doesn't even come close!
Every time my husband and I revisit our wedding photos, it's like reliving those magical moments all over again. Each image brings back such fond memories of our special day, and being able to share those moments with our loved ones has been incredibly rewarding, all thanks to Laura's incredible talent.
Right from our very first meeting, Laura's professionalism, expertise, and calming presence put us at ease. She was super responsive to any questions I had before the wedding, and her timeline guidance and advice on hair and makeup rotations were invaluable. Her attention to detail ensured that everything ran smoothly on the day, allowing us to fully immerse ourselves in the magic without a single worry. The photos turned out absolutely breathtaking, striking a perfect and timeless balance between documentary-style shots and those capturing the warmth of our family and friends.
Without a doubt, we will wholeheartedly recommend Laura to anyone we know who is planning their wedding.
Laura is AMAZING. She photographed our wedding in September, and our engagement photos last winter. From start to finish, Laura was so organized, friendly, personable, professional...
, and a extremely talented photographer. She has a great process to get to know her wedding couples as well as to organize the wedding day photo-timeline (getting ready, newlywed photos, family groupings, etc.). She was always so prompt and helpful whenever we had questions. And most importantly, the photos she took were truly stunning. She has a catalog of her past engagement, wedding, and family photo sessions on her website that showcase how skilled a photographer she is. She captured so many wonderful moments during our engagement photo shoot and our wedding day. Everything from the lighting and framing of the photos, to the emotion and the smiles and the fun — she captured it all beautifully.
Laura was absolutely amazing to work with! From our first phone call to our wedding day, she was always available to answer any questions and guide us throughout the planning proce...
ss. When it came to our wedding day, we knew that we would be in great hands and would have nothing to worry about. She made us feel so comfortable around the camera and made taking pictures so fun and one of our favorite memories from the day. We had quite the large bridal party, and had a lot of photo requests, and she managed to get every single one done and keep our big group in line with a smile on her face the entire time. Throughout the night, she was on the dance floor the entire time taking so many fun shots of everyone dancing. She got us all of our photos back in less than 3 weeks and each one was better than the last! Our family and friends can't stop raving about the photos and how amazing Laura was. We wish we could relive the day all over again, but we are so grateful to have all of the amazing photos that make us feel like we are back at our wedding day every time we look at them!
Laura was the photographer for our wedding that took place in June 2023 at Black Walnut Point Inn, and we couldn’t be more grateful that we chose her! She is absolutely amazing!! F...
rom the moment we met her at our engagement shoot, we felt completely comfortable around her, and as a couple who had never done a photo shoot before, she made it feel easy. She brings a calm energy that is very soothing, but she also knows how to joke around and bring laughs. She is exactly who we needed! Her photographic skills are out of this world, and she is insanely quick in getting photos back to you. She and her second shooter, Shayla, worked insanely efficiently during group photos, and they were both so lovely to be around. We used Andover Media for videography, and Justinian and Laura worked extremely well together and added a very fun dynamic to the day. We would recommend Laura to anyone and everyone, and we only wish we could relive the day with her!
We attended a wedding in Maryland and were blown away with how incredible of a job Laura did! We hired her to come to Philadelphia for our wedding and it was totally worth it! Laur...
a stepped into our venue for the first time on our wedding day, and you would never have known, she did an INCREDIBLE job! In less than a week we had a bunch of preview photos and they were amazing! We absolutely reccomend her and love that she was willing to travel to photograph our wedding! Thanks Laura!
Man, where does the time go? Laura was our photographer both for our engagement session in Spring 2019 and our wedding December 14, 2019. Throughout our experience working with h...
er was nothing but pure joy. She is organized, prompt, skilled, and a great communicator, which is exactly what you need on one of the most important days of your life! I was referred to her by another photographer, but I am so thankful I went with her.
For our engagement shoot, we chose a local brewery that at the time had never had anyone ask to take professional photos there. Laura arrived early to scope out the location, work with the proprietor, and make sure she had the best vision for our session. She made us both comfortable and handled the crowds well. The photos were so unique and I loved how they turned out. She captured our aesthetic, while still thinking outside of the box of typical engagement photos. We got the photos back almost immediately, which was fantastic for save the dates and wedding planning purposes.
For our wedding she was once again wonderful. We spoke a few times to make sure that the timing and photo schedule was set. I felt comfortable knowing we had a plan and that her and her assistant would be there pushing us along and getting everything that we wanted. She scoped out the location and was prepared for weather changes. We got lucky and the rain subsided in the afternoon, leading to beautiful outside photos, even with the cold! Both her and her assistant captured so many precious moments, from the getting ready, first look, family shots, ceremony, and fantastic shots during the Hora! She was also flexible to a few changes on the spot, which was important. She timely turned the photos around and made sure they were available both by flash drive and in an online portal.
A few important things that stuck out to me about how Laura conducts her business that I believe are imperative for people to know and choose her. First, she is kind and works well with others, such as my makeup artist, other vendors, and more and makes sure to credit them in her posts of the event. Second, I really appreciate her social media etiquette. She makes sure to tag her clients if they wish on her Instagram and Facebook, which to me shows that she cares about her clients and what she shoots. Finally, I love the blog posts of her sessions. These were incredibly helpful to me to get an idea of how she shoots wedding and other big life events, and the blog from our wedding is something I cherish dearly and go back to often.
In no way does my delay on this review reflect Laura Focus Photography at all! These past few years have been insane, but I want to make sure it is known how fantastic she is! Hoping to work with her again in the future, maybe for a family session in a few years
Engagement Blog Post: http://www.laurasfocus.com/2019/04/08/stephanie-barret-brookeville-beer-farm-engagement-photography/
Wedding Blog Post: http://www.laurasfocus.com/2019/12/21/stephanie-barret-westwood-country-club-wedding-photography/
When searching for a photographer, I really struggled finding someone who we connected with and felt their portfolio showcased our vision. That is until our venue recommended Laura...
! We had a great first meeting and I felt very excited about our decision. Fast forward to our engagement shoot, she really made us feel comfortable while even having some fun. We brought our dog and she did such a great job capture our little family (our dog is a natural in front of the camera).
The day of the wedding, she spent most of the time with me while her second shooter, Rachel Fry, was with my husband. Laura really walked me through the day, being more than just a photographer. She made sure to get all the requested photos and so much more with a smile on her face. I look back on the day and remember how much fun we had after the ceremony taking our couple pictures with Laura. She knew exactly what to say to make us laugh and smile.
After the wedding, she very quickly sent us a cute blog with what she called previews, but felt more like an entire wedding album. All the photos were AMAZING and I catch myself reliving our special day through those pictures. Can not wait to see the rest and will forever be grateful for her talent.
10/10 recommend over and over again!
We had SO much fun with Laura and her team! From the moment we met her she put us at ease in front of the camera with our engagement pictures and they turned out absolutely beautif...
ul! We had so many favorites! She and her team brought our photos to a whole new level with our wedding! So creative and unique she really captured all the love and the fun my husband and I have with each other, as well as from our family and friends. I felt so beautiful and elegant in these pictures and my husband looked so handsome I just want to print them all!
Laura was amazing! From the moment we booked, she paid great attention to detail. She does a great job at making you feel comfortable in front of the camera (let’s face it- it’s aw...
kward). She has a calm and pleasant demeanor which was a soothing presence the day of our wedding. She knows how to get things done but still remaining kind and relaxed.
Now to the photos.. we are soooo happy with the photos we received. Laura captured every image we requested and then some. They all came out great!!! Our family has been raving about Laura and her photos and we can’t agree more.
We love that after every shoot or event, Laura writes a blog with a little background and several photos. We received ours a few days after the wedding and since we went “unplugged”, we were ecstatic to have some images to stare at!! She got us all of our photos back in under 3 weeks!
Do not hesitate- book Laura!!
We are so happy with our decision to pick Laura as the photographer for our wedding day! As a seasoned wedding photographer, she was a great resource throughout our planning proces...
s and was able to provide advice and answer any questions we had. She arrived early on our wedding day and stayed a few extra minutes at the end of the night to capture our unplanned Hora Dance! She was professional and organized throughout the day - capturing all the important moments. We just received our full wedding gallery and have not stopped looking at all the photographs because they are all stunning! Laura is truly talented and we are so glad we booked her for our wedding.
Laura is absolutely amazing! My husband and I decided on a very small destination wedding in Exuma, Bahamas. After a google search, I came across Laura's page and fell in love with...
her work. When I reached out to Laura and found out that she was going to be in the area at the same time, I was thrilled! She was extremely helpful and professional from our very first conversation. I am so thankful to have stumbled across her page - Laura did an amazing job and on the day, I didn't even notice her taking half the pictures of special moments she was able to capture. I've received so many compliments on the quality of the photos and have probably looked at them 150 times since getting them two weeks ago. The blog posts Laura does are a very special touch that you can share with friends and family fairly soon after the wedding. We also received our photos via digital link very quickly after our big day (but this is likely due to winter months being less busy than the summer for weddings). Thank you Laura for capturing these wonderful moments that we will be able to share with friends and family for years to come!
LAURA IS AMAZING!! From the first second we connected with Laura, through the unexpected 2 years of planning due to COVID, to the wedding day and everything since - she has been so...
incredible to work with!! We are SO glad we found Laura and hired her for photography for our wedding day and engagement photo session. Laura made all of our hope's and dreams for our photos of our wedding day and engagement come true and far exceeded them! Throughout the postponement process due to COVID she was so supportive and flexible which we will always be so grateful for. She is the best photographer and the absolute sweetest person. She is detail-oriented, thorough, responsive, efficient, and so much more! From the first day we talked on the phone at our initial consult, I could tell she was already caring about my husband and I and the vision we had for our engagement shoot and wedding day. She offers wonderful suggestions with her wealth of experience, and adds personal touches specific to the couple to our sessions. She even surprised us with playing the song we got engaged to during our photo shoot and we had so much fun dancing again to it and it led to such fun pictures! On the day of our wedding everything went so smoothly and I know Laura was such a big factor in this!! She assisted with putting together an itinerary for the day and was efficient and kept us on time (with time to spare and breathe!) throughout the day. Her photos are incredibly beautiful with the best lighting and capturing the best moments. Her second shooter for the day, Rachel, was the perfect addition to our day, an amazing person and photographer as well, and her and Laura worked so well together. Look no further than hiring Laura for your wedding, engagement, and any photography needs!! Thank you Laura for sharing your amazing gift with us and helping make this time the best of our lives!
Hiring Laura as our photographer was one of the best decisions we made for our august 2021 wedding. From the start, we knew we liked her work. When we first met with Laura, we were...
impressed with her attention to detail, professionalism, and efficiency. Our engagement photos blew us away, both with how well they turned out, and how quickly we received them. Laura was incredibly responsive and helpful through the whole process. Her planning and organization maximized the time that we were able to enjoy our wedding, not pose for photos. She also has a way of making you feel at ease on your wedding day. Laura has an amazing eye and took so many incredibly creative shots. We received our wedding photos back so quickly and couldn’t be any happier with the beautiful, crisp photos. We couldn’t recommend her more!
Laura photographed both our ceremony and reception (which were separate due to the pandemic). She has an incredible eye, and does such wonderful work telling the story of your day ...
through photos. I even had a friend say that she wished she could redo her wedding to get photos as good as mine! I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a photographer!
We don’t have enough words to describe how amazing Laura is. She is extremely professional yet fun to work with. Laura is truly a visionary and storyteller through pictures. She...
was able to capture our love story in a visual timeline from our engagement photos to our wedding photos. She sends literature to review that helps with the planning process and she walked us through creating our timeline and helped ease any worries we had. During the wedding, she worked with our vendors to help keep everything on schedule so that she could capture the special moments between us. She made sure all our questions were answered and even gave us a “sneak peek” of some of the photos. Laura’s Focus is truly a family affair because Laura gave birth to a gorgeous little boy a few weeks before our wedding and her husband made the journey with her so that she could be there for our special day and the team she brought with her match her storytelling style and added to our amazing experience. If you are looking to have your story told in images we highly recommend Laura’s Focus.
Laura is literally amazing! I can’t say enough about her! She did my best friends wedding and she was just the best! I then booked her for our wedding seeing how incredible her pho...
tos turned out and was lucky to have her for our engagement photos that turned out better than I could ever imagine. She truly cared about learning about me and my fiancée to help us get the types of shots we wanted and she was so personable. The photos seemed so genuine and beautiful and she made our shoot so fun. When covid hit and made us change our wedding plans we decided to elope abroad which ruined our plan of having her shoot our day. Laura offered to come with us and make it all work which is literally unheard of! I was so excited that she was willing to do it but unfortunately our dates didn’t align right when the date had to be changed along with it. She didn’t even think twice about refunding us and helping make everything super smooth for us. She was the sweetest and didn’t let anything stop her from making it all workout for us. She was there along every step to help me figure it all out too. Through the nightmare of covid I had absolutely no worries with her.
We are so incredibly grateful to Laura for documenting our wedding day. She is incredibly talented and her ability to capture special moments during the day is amazing. From our fi...
rst meeting with her, we knew she was the right photographer for us. We had her do our engagement photos shortly after our first meeting. Neither one of us are fans of really being in front of a camera, but Laura was so easy to work with and made us feel so comfortable. The images turned out great and we were so excited for her to do our wedding.
Laura far exceeded our expectations again on our wedding day. She and her assistant were both fantastic. Every - single - image we LOVE. Going through the photos allowed us to completely relive our day which is what we wanted in our photographs. The weather was rainy and windy, but that didn't impact our photos at all. Laura was ready with umbrellas for some adorable photos in the rain. She is incredibly organized and captured everything we asked for plus so much more.
One of the most amazing things about Laura is how quick she is when it comes to getting your images back to you. Within a few days, she had a blog post with a ton of pictures. Two weeks after the wedding, we received our USB in the mail with over 970 images. Laura is also very easy to communicate with and is super quick to reply to any questions.
Do not hesitate. Book Laura before she is unavailable for your date! Thank you so much, Laura!
Where do I even begin! Laura is the best. I could not have asked for more perfect photography or a better person to have with me to document my wedding day. She is so professional,...
responsive, organized, and detail-oriented. Her shots are creative and really bring out the personalities of everyone in her photos. She is so talented! The icing on the cake was not only seeing the blog post just a few days after our wedding, but getting all of our photos within 3 weeks! Everything was captured so perfectly. I cannot recommend her enough.
Laura made our wedding day!!! I cannot say enough amazing things about Laura. Her photos are pure artwork. She puts her own love into what she does everyday, and that is evident. L...
oving the eastern shore and the water, she provides a special Maryland feeling to her shots. All of her photos are so natural and she is always thinking of funny ideas to make you laugh. Not only did she take amazing photos, she helped time our whole day out and kept the whole night on track. She had great insight to make our day fantastic. If I had a question, she was quick to respond. I felt at ease having her and that the whole day would run smoothy. I always trusted her talent and expertise; which helped me not worry and just have fun!
Without a doubt we will use Laura Focus for every moment we need captured in the future. Look NO further, this is your photographer!!!
Laura is AMAZING and captured our wedding perfectly! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER! Laura is the whole package. She is experienced, professional, quick, and talented. Her services are so...
high quality at such a great price. Photography was the biggest splurge for our wedding and it was worth every single penny!
Laura and her second shooter, Theresa, worked so incredibly hard during the wedding ceremony and reception to capture all of our special moments and the moments we didn't even know happened among our friends and family! Her work provided us with a complete view of our wedding so we say what happened the entire day from start to finish! During the ceremony and reception, they were constantly looking and photographing moments between us and our guests as well as among our guests. We were in a park and a pavilion for the ceremony and reception and Laura and Theresa would crouch on the ground and climb over the pavilion walls just to get the perfect photo. They are so dedicated to capturing all those special moments. They see an opportunity for photo and take it, but they ensured they were documenting the day without interfering with the event, i.e. no pulling us away from family and friends during the day, no awkward posed photos. Laura's style of photography is documentary and that's what makes her photos so special. She captures the joy in your eyes as it happens. Looking back at the photos, you can remember the feeling you had in that moment she captured and relive it. Her photos are just magical!
Laura got us our photos so quickly, it was mind blowing! We received a single photo preview just a couple days after the wedding, our blog post was done less than a week after the wedding, and we received all our of photos in less than 2 weeks after the wedding. It was really great and satisfying to have a continuous flow of photos so soon after the event!
I only have good things to say about Laura, so save your self some time researching wedding photographers and hire Laura today! A friend that attended our wedding is getting married next year and has already booked Laura for her wedding!
When looking for a wedding photographer, go no further than Laura! She was incredible to work with. From the first time we met her, we knew she would be a calming presence on our b...
ig day but very efficient, and she did not disappoint! She kept everyone in line and guided us through each picture. Her second shooter, Jessica, was so much fun and the two of them kept us smiling all day. Laura walked us to different spots that she had in her head and told us exactly what to do, which was perfect. While on our honeymoon (only a few day after the wedding!), Laura sent us a link to her blog post about our wedding, which had about 175 pictures that completely captured every emotion of the day. We couldn’t believe how quickly she was able to turn around these pictures and we are so looking forward to seeing the rest of them! Laura is incredibly professional, efficient, organized and fun and we would recommend her to everyone!
Laura did our wedding photos and it came out amazing! I love her style once I opened her website and she was very helpful along the process from our first meeting. She is very resp...
onsive, professional and knows the area. She sticks to the schedule and knows the right spot and right timing. We received around 1000 pictures and each one of them looks pretty! I love love the sunset pictures! She did a fantastic job capturing both candid photos and family and friends photos. I would highly recommend Laura!
Laura and her team were the perfect choice for our wedding. She produced amazing photos and knew exactly what moments to capture. Her professionalism was superb during the church s...
ervices, and her artistic vision led to creative lighting selections that created incredible results! It was truly delightful working with Laura as she found unique and amazing setups to fully showcase our themes! She listened to our requests and delivered everything we asked for and more. We highly recommend Laura's Focus Photography for when you want to perfectly capture life's greatest moments. Thanks again for our lifetime memories!
We recently utilized Laura for our elopement and couldn't be happier!! She captured our love story perfectly and we can't thank her enough. She has an eye for the perfect moments...
with an artistic flair and makes you feel comfortable. Aside from the beautiful photos she took she was an absolute breath of fresh air to work with. She swiftly responded to emails and did not leave you waiting. We were also very impressed with how quickly she was able to provide a preview of our photos. We highly recommend Laura and hope to have the opportunity to use her services again in the future
We worked with Laura from Laura’s Focus Photography for our wedding after she was recommended to us and we are SO glad that we did! Laura was a joy to work with throughout the enti...
re planning process. She even sent us recommendations for things to do on our honeymoon in Croatia as she had recently been there. She took the time to make sure that she knew all of the important details and captured them perfectly on the day of the wedding. Her organization and attention to detail help the whole day to run smoothly and stress-free. She is so personable and easy to talk to, which really helped my husband and me to appear more natural in the wedding photos (we aren’t naturally very photogenic!). We absolutely LOVE all of our wedding pictures, which came out as the perfect mix of artsy and traditional photos. She also captured all the beautiful details of our venue, which were difficult for me to fully take in during the craziness of the reception. We love Laura and we recommend Laura’s Focus Photography 1000 percent!!
I highly, highly, highly recommend hiring Laura for your wedding photography needs. She also does great newborn and family photos. Not only is her work truly top notch, but she is ...
also extremely efficient, responsive, kind, and professional. I didn't have to worry for a second about anything photography-related during the wedding planning process. Her pricing is also very reasonable for the quality of work she delivers. Laura captured all of the expressions and elements of our Annapolis engagement shoot and wedding perfectly, and delivered the most beautiful, clear, crisp photos. They made us feel like we were right back at our reception as we viewed them. We will cherish the memories she captured of our wedding day and engagement forever. Thank you, Laura for everything!
When I started wedding planning, I had only a few things in mind that I REALLY cared about, and as a person on a budget, I found myself quick to accept the whole "pick 2-3 things t...
hat really matter and let the rest be good enough" strategy of both planning & spending. I knew immediately that great photos would mean everything to me, and I could not have asked for more from our exceptional experience of working with Laura. I am not super comfortable in front of a camera (and I am not as photogenic as my husband). I recognize this is because I am animated and talkative--perfectly reasonable things in real life but often pretty terrible in photographs!--but Laura managed to catch some truly lovely moments of us...and I absolutely LOVE the pictures of the details, the space, and our loved ones.
I had my heart pretty set on being outside (and we used our own pictures of our venue's beautiful riverfront and extensive grounds for our invitations and webpage!), but the universe had other plans...and there are so many ways the rain worked to our advantage in terms of getting our people to interact and our enjoying a very intimate and intensely supportive vibe during our ceremony. Turns out, the universe knew better than I did!
I am so grateful, though, that Laura was willing and able to run around outside in the wind and rain with us--we are outside people, and those photos are among my (many!) favorites. I love all the green and the river in the background and the puddles and the umbrellas. Laura made it work so well!
In fact, Laura made absolutely everything work so well. She was in control without being short-tempered, she was patient and generous and imaginative, she made us comfortable (as we were endeavoring to navigate many diverse emotions), and she never interfered with the experience of the wedding (even as she was doing an excellent job of capturing it)! I admit I was worried I would be very aware of her--that has been my experience with previous wedding photography--but Laura and Jess were where they needed to be without ever intruding--quite a feat! And so appreciated!
And the photos have brought me such incomparable joy. Laura captured a couple dear folks I came home without pictures of (thank you, thank you, thank you!) and she created a beautiful expression of the narrative of our joyful experience (no small thing to two English teachers who both love stories and have been pretty awed that either of us ended up married!). Laura's talents are in the photography itself but also in her sensitivity to the pieces and people we care about...and the day we hope never to forget.
I have to say I feel pretty satisfied with most of the decisions we made as we planned and celebrated our wedding...and choosing to work with Laura is at the top of that list. Her personality was SUCH a good fit for my husband and me...and the beautiful work Laura did will keep us company in so many ways.
I cannot recommend her enough!
Laura is so amazing, we could not have picked a better photographer to capture our special day! She has such a creative eye, and knows how to get those non-posed pictures that look...
natural. She was very helpful with punctuality and making sure things were moving so we didn’t miss any shots, but she also had this natural calmness that helped the day flow nicely. The second shooter Jessica, was also great! We are so glad they pulled us out of the reception to grab some beautiful sunset pictures. I cannot recommend Laura enough, thank you for our beautiful photos!
Laura was absolutely wonderful to work with! She was professional, sweet and very detailed oriented...I could not be happier with the way she captured Scott and I on our wedding d...
ay! I loved that the very next day she had already prepared some Instagram photos and had posted our wedding pictures and story on her blog! So Amazing!!!
Laura is the absolute best! I cannot say enough great things about Laura.
Laura showed up early to scope out great spots to shoot. Our wedding was supposed to be outside; however,...
it rained and we had to bring it in. Laura had so many great back up spots to get the best photos!!
She brought umbrellas and knew how to navigate the grounds with them. She spent beyond the amount of time at the reception getting plenty of party pics!
She also had sneak peeks within 3 days of the wedding!!
Laura was absolutely incredible. I am so happy with my photos. I will absolutely hire her again for future shoots.
I was a little worried that we had never met Laura in person before our wedding day but I don't know what I was worrying about because she did an amazing job! The whole process was...
so easy and she made us feel so comfortable on the wedding day. Her pictures were exactly what we were looking for- fun, relaxed, and not stuffy or overly posed. Her assistant, Brittany, was also great and dealt with my husband and his groomsmen (who can be a lot to handle sometimes). Laura sent us previews within the week and all of the photos quickly after. I would definitely recommend Laura, as she was very talented and reasonably priced.
Hiring Laura was the best decision we made when planning our wedding. She is a professional, sweet, organized and extremely talented photographer. Laura was great from the start, g...
etting to know us and communicating next steps. We did an engagement session with our pup and she blew us away with images that truly captured our love. Come the day of our wedding, Laura’s calm, but focused attitude made the getting ready photos stress free. We did not do a first look and had many formal family photos so we did not make it easy on her! Especially since lots of family members disappeared after the ceremony, Laura remained calm and keep us rolling through to make sure we could accomplish everything. It also started to rain, Laura made it work! Laura took us out at sunset around the property, to secret spots she knew, and we got the most stunning photos. She captured so many awesome moments and I am so grateful we can look back at them forever. Our grandfather said he flipped through the photos and felt like he was reliving every moment of the day and I fully agree. The love, the smiles, the details, all captured beautifully. Laura even posted our blog story just a few days after the wedding providing us a sneak peek while we sat in Aruba on our honeymoon, an amazing surprise! When we received all of our photos back in only 3 weeks, I could not stop going through them and every time I find another photo to claim as my favorite. I would highly recommend Laura to anyone. Thank you, Laura we are so grateful for your talent!!
Choosing Laura’s Focus for our engagement and wedding photography was the best decision we made! To begin, Laura is so easy to communicate with! She is timely in response to emails...
, her communication is efficient, and she notes every detail to ensure she captures your exact vision. Prior to our engagement session, Laura took the time to get to know us and ensured that our pictures encapsulated our personal story. From the engagement session to the wedding, Laura’s work was absolutely amazing and exceeded our expectations! Laura is so passionate about what she does. She truly captures every detail from beginning to end. From the happy tears to the dance floor, Laura does not miss a moment! Her work is brilliant, her photos tell a story, and she captures every emotion and feeling. Furthermore during the day of the wedding, Laura is professional, calm, efficient, discreet, organized, and fun- all of the characteristics we wanted in a photographer! During our wedding and engagement shoot, Laura had us laughing the entire time! In addition, the pictures Laura takes are spectacular. Her unique use of light and backdrops, truly make our pictures a keepsake we will forever treasure. She is able to take such candid, natural, fun, and beautiful photos. Not to mention- Laura’s turnaround time is phenomenal! We could not have dreamed of a better photographer and we cannot thank Laura enough.
I can't say enough about working with Laura for our engagement pictures and our wedding. My now husband is not a fan of spending time taking photos so she was extra accommodating w...
orking quick and getting the shots perfect with a less than willing participant! She is immediately friendly and puts you at ease and her pictures are amazing. My husband even begrudgingly came around saying taking them wasn't so bad after all ;). I'm not entirely sure who she used as her second shooter for the wedding day (Laura was with my party and the second shooter with the guys so I didn't have much time to interact) - but I will say all the guys loved her and she took great pictures too! Laura has a really great eye for detail and I love the way her photos captured reactions and emotions so well. I could upload the whole album if it would let me! I am 100% happy with our choice to go with Laura!
Laura has been absolutely amazing through the wedding process! She was super responsive, accommodating, and extremely nice and fun on our wedding day! She was so professional and q...
uick in getting groups together and moving them along for formal pictures. She was amazing with just us and super willing to do whatever we wanted (she even drove us to a spot we knew we wanted to have pictures at!). The pictures themselves--I was speechless and cried going through them when she sent her blog story the next week (so fast!!!!) and then again when she sent the link to all of the pictures just two weeks after our wedding! They are absolutely incredible, they captured our day *perfectly*! I highly recommend Laura, she was amazing. Her attention to detail shows in all of her pictures. We are so thankful for her services, and I am so glad we have these memories for life <3
LAURA IS AMAZING! After loving the photos from a friend's wedding that Laura shot, my fiancé and I hired her to capture our engagement portraits and we are so thrilled we did. Laur...
a is a true professional and her work speaks for itself. From the first day I emailed her until I received my images in the mail, it was a pleasure working with her. She has an easy-going and calming presence which helped my fiancé and I to be at ease the day of our shoot and have a lot of fun. The turnaround time was also lightening fast! We had our shoot on a Sunday and received our usb with hundreds of edited photos and some thoughtful bonus prints less than a week later. After our originally scheduled date turned out to be rainy, Laura even worked with us to reschedule our shoot to Mother's day so I wouldn't lose my Rent the Runway rental! This was such a generous and selfless touch. We can't wait to use her for all our family photography needs in the future!
Everything written in the previous reviews could not be more spot on. Laura is simply fabulous. Unlike others, we did not do engagement photos and I had not met Laura prior to ou...
r wedding day. But when she walked in... poised, professional, warm, and light-hearted, I knew I was in great hands. It was the little things she (and Jessica, her assistant) did that made the day so amazing. She was so hands-on, holding my dress and guiding me through each picture. She is incredibly efficient and respectful of everyone family member, knowing everyone's name, who needed to be in which photograph, and where they needed to be - i was absolutely blown away. She managed to get my 8 month old and 3 year old nephews' attention to capture beautiful bridal party photos.
Her voice and poise is calming... and in the most emotionally intense moments of your life, she is exactly who you would want around. Hands down, she's the best.
Shortly after getting engaged, I stumbled upon a blog of Laura's and I was completely blown away. What immediately drew me in was how natural and detailed her work was without noti...
ceable editing and photoshop. We met at her lovely home and booked her right away. She was actually the first vendor that we had booked besides our venue. From our meeting, to engagement session, to several email exchanges to the BIG day; Laura was incredibly sweet, professional, organized, prompt and genuinely present in the moment. I, again was blown away with how quickly her turn around was. Everything was flawless and I cannot thank her enough!!
Laura was excellent to work with - she was very detail oriented which made my life much easier. She shot our wedding at the mill at fine creek and her great relationship with the s...
taff there made the day even easier. Our photos turned out fantastic and her turn around was so quick! Can't wait to order our custom album.
Where can I begin? Laura was a perfect selection to document our wedding day. She has such an eye for details and moments that I will cherish. Laura is organized and made sure she...
knew which moments we wanted to capture. We had lots of group photos and captured all of them with time to spare. Everyone who has seen our wedding photos cannot believe how amazing they are. I cannot say enough positive things about her.
Laura is a wonderful photographer and was so easy to work with. From our first meeting, she was organized, responsive and provided my husband and i with a thorough plan for how to ...
ensure we would get all the photos we wanted for our wedding day. I've heard from friends that it took them months to get photos back from their photographer after the wedding. Laura not only had our wedding preview photos up within a week of the wedding, but she sent us a link for all of our photos online, sent us a flash drive of all the photos she took, sent us printed copies of some of her favorite photos, and sent a lovely card within two weeks of our wedding date. Laura is a professional and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a reasonably priced and wonderful wedding photographer. She made us feel at ease from the moment we started working with her. We never felt stressed or overwhelmed and her calm demeanor is a key reason for this.
I cannot begin to express how much I love Laura!! As a photography fanatic, I was extremely picky about who I chose to photograph my big day - but I had no doubts that Laura's Focu...
s was the best choice for me.
From the beginning, I was impressed with her speed in responding to me as a customer, and thoroughly answering all of my questions and concerns.
She is punctual, thorough, and has an excellent eye for detail and natural smiles and laughter. She is careful to catch all of the details that make your special event memorable to you - and has a nack for capturing sweet candid moments. She is great at setting up portraits as well - perfect quality and centering which makes for visually pleasing portraits that aren't jumbled or confusing.
She is very professional and knows how to get the best angles based on her subject and their surroundings, flawlessly. The best part? Her pictures are beautiful, and they still look like YOU: not overly edited to where people can't even recognize you - but the best pictures of your true personality at your best angles and all the little things that went into making your day unforgettable.
Thank you for being so thorough and professional, Laura! I will always be quick to recommend you~*
Laura's Focus / Olivia and Mel Crowell / Hotel Roanoke Wedding
Laura did an absolutely amazing job in photographing our day! She is professional, organized, calm, yet direct- and has a very attentive attention to detail! She is exactly the typ...
e of person you want working with you on your wedding day and leading up to it- she has it together. During our day she seemed to be everywhere at once but completely out of the way and a non-disturbance. My brother said she was like a "ninja" photographer- hilarious and true. We will definitely use her for future events and have no hesitation in recommending her to others. Photos were extremely important to us from the beginning of our planning. Now that our wedding day has passed, our memories and details are forever perfectly preserved! Thank you, Laura!
Laura is an amazing photographer and has become our go-to person. I met Laura in Blacksburg, VA when she did our engagement shoot. We were so pleased with her work that we paid h...
er to come photograph our wedding in Rose Haven, MD (5 hours away). A few years later I needed some professional headshots and office photography done in Easton, MD and hired Laura again. She has a fantastic eye for photography and does high quality work!
Laura was amazing. She provided us information ahead of time on what would happen and had us complete a questionnaire to ensure we included everything and everyone who would be im...
portant to us to make sure nothing got lost in the excitement and chaos of our wedding day. She was artistic in the photos she took as well as non-obtrusive that day. We had so many photos taken together that day and Laura was flexible, calming, funny and creative. And everyone who has been through the pictures we received has commented on how amazing her photography was. Melissa and I would definitely recommend her.
From the start of the process, Laura was accommodating and easy to work with. She was very personable, and nothing was too much to ask of her.
Of course, what really matters at th...
e end of the day is the photographs. And they were AMAZING. I feel like I am not a photogenic person, but Laura managed to make me look good in every single one. She was also very professional and turned things around in record time. Highly recommend her services.
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