This review is long overdue, but even years later, I am still disappointed with how our wedding photos turned out.
When we booked Leah Marie Photography, we were shown a portfolio... of bright, vibrant, true-to-color images, including a full gallery from our exact venue. Leah herself was our primary photographer, so we expected our photos to reflect the quality and style we had been shown.
We never received a sneak peek, and after the promised 8-week turnaround had passed, we reached out to ask about our gallery. Our photos were then delivered a couple days later.
The original images we received were heavily overexposed and washed out, with muted colors and yellowish, lifeless greenery. We were also disappointed by a number of composition and quality issues: many bride-and-groom portraits appeared out of focus, the cake was cut off in our cake-cutting photos, the photographer's reflection in a window was clearly visible in several bridal portraits, my wedding dress was overexposed and blended into the green grass behind me, and my rings were noticeably out of focus in the ring detail shots.
To LMP's credit, when we initially expressed our concerns, Leah personally called us and was kind, respectful, and understanding. Our gallery was re-edited, and the second version was an improvement, but it still didn't match the quality or style we believed we were choosing based on the work we had been shown.
Photography was one of the most important investments we made for our wedding because those images would preserve the memories of our day forever. While I sincerely appreciate Leah's efforts to address our concerns, I remain disappointed that our wedding gallery ultimately doesn't reflect the quality and style we believed we were choosing when we booked.
UPDATE (September 2026): After I posted this review, Leah reached out and generously offered to revisit our gallery once again, even though our wedding was several years ago. I provided detailed feedback and examples, including examples of images we did really like, and her team spent significant time re-editing our photos and addressing my concerns. The new edits do show improvement, and I genuinely appreciate the time and effort they put into them.
Some of the specific issues mentioned above—including the reflections, lifeless greenery, overexposure of my wedding dress, and photos where important elements were cut off—have now been addressed through additional editing. At the same time though, these issues were present in the completed gallery we originally received, and part of my disappointment was having to specifically identify and request those corrections myself.
Ultimately, while I appreciate the additional work LMP put into revisiting our gallery, the revisions did not change how I feel about our experience as a whole. There are certainly improvements, but I remain disappointed with our golden hour bride-and-groom portraits, where the sky still feels overexposed and lacks the warmth and color I had hoped for. It was disappointing to have to request multiple rounds of edits and specifically identify issues that I had expected would be caught before the completed gallery was delivered. I recognize that photography is subjective, and another couple may feel differently about the same images. I had a clear vision for how I hoped our wedding photos would look based on the work we were shown before booking, and unfortunately, our final gallery fell short of those expectations.