About this vendor
The events in our lives create us. Our experiences—the glitter, all the shine and detail of every moment—make us who we are. Let me help you capture those experiences so you’ll remember every detail. Let my camera document the quintessential moments of your life so you can remember the journey.
Details
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
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Reviews
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Love, love, love our wedding pictures! Leah was excellent to work with, and we are so glad that we chose her as our photographer. Great at handling unique family personalities and ...
even better at making the bride and groom feel comfortable. There was about a two month wait between our event and receiving our pictures, but she took thousands for us to review. Well worth the wait. Thanks Leah!
Leah is very unprofessional. She does not respond in a timely manner, and when she does it is full of excuses for why she is late. We were originally told 6 weeks for our photos. ...
We were married July 24 and did not receive our photos until October 20, little over 12 weeks later. She also told us she would send previews the Tuesday or Wednesday after our wedding (July 27 or 28th, 2021). Never received them, so I texted her Aug. 15th as a reminder. She apologized and said she would send some the next day (the 16th). Still nothing, she was again messaged on the 19th as a reminder. We finally received them later that night.
She does not have an eye for details. In our big wedding party picture, some of our groomsmen were behind the podium at the church, while the rest of us were not. She could have easily had them move in front to make all of the bridal party visible in the picture. She also did not have my husband and I pose at all. Most of the pictures are just us smiling and kissing for the camera because that was what was natural for us. She did not ask us to pose to get any cute bride and groom pictures. I had never had “professional” photos taken before, so I didn’t realize that I had to provide some pose ideas. I assumed that was the job of the photographer.
Please be cautious of who you hire for your special day. Your wedding pictures are a big deal; you will have them FOREVER. Do not be like me and settle for a photographer just because they are local and/or more affordable than other photographers. Please do your research, read their reviews, look at all of their albums, compare with other photographers. If you don’t, you’ll end up with some unprofessional, dishonest, “hot mess express” photographer with excuses for days, like Leah.
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Leah was everything I needed and wanted in a photographer for our wedding day. She was easy to communicate with, fun and energetic, and very professional. I love the style of her p...
hotos. We are very pleased with our experience working with Leah! It says she is based out of Traverse City, but she took pictures of us in petoskey!
Hiring Leah was the best decision we made for our wedding (and the whole thing was perfect so this is saying a lot). I was honestly nervous about having a professional photographer...
at our wedding. Not only am I shy of attention, I was nervous about the photographer dealing delicately with my father, who has stage four pancreatic cancer, and was struggling physically the day of the wedding. Instead of feeling pushed by Leah, I felt incredibly supported from the moment I stepped out of the car. She was extremely accommodating and kind about my dad, and matched our joyful but low key energy. She as also up for anything, we stopped at two random places on the way to the ceremony in Northport and she jumped out and took some truly amazing shots. These impromptu sessions were honestly one of my favorite parts of the day. I am so grateful for her support that day, and over the moon with the beautiful photos she took. Thank you so much Leah!
Leah did my senior pictures as well as fall pictures for my family. She does a wonderful job, makes sure you're comfortable and shows you photos during the shoot so she can make su...
re you're getting exactly what you want. Her location is perfect, and she knows the best places for photos. From beaches, to rolling hills or cityscape , Leah is able to capture your vision!!! I highly recommend!!!!
Leah did family pictures for us when we were vacationing in the area. She was so amazing as she dealt with crazy winds and 5 kids under 7. We had so much fun during our shoot and l...
ove all of our pictures. She is the best!
After much research for a wedding photographer, we ended up choosing Leah Renee Photography. There are so many photographers in the Northern Michigan area, and once I stumbled acro...
ss Leah's portfolio I was immediately intrigued. The year before our wedding, we took engagement photos with Leah in July 2014. We instantly fell in love with her! She is so passionate and truly cared about the photos so much that she came back the NEXT DAY to shoot in good light because it quickly got dark outside. We couldn't believe she offered us that, and we will never forget it. Flash forward to over one year later in September 2015, she was shooting our wedding and couldn't have been more wonderful. She is so patient, and has so many great ideas for poses with family, bridal party, etc. After the ceremony, she kept us quickly moving with family members so we could get all the family shots done. She truly knows what she is doing and is very professional. Although it might take a little while to receive the photos back, it is totally worth the wait. (Especially with how many a photographer shoots during one wedding!) Thank you again Leah! <3
Leah was extremely easy to work with. She was reasonably priced and worked with me on a 3 month timeline. She asked for a list of all special photos I would want in advance. She wa...
s well organized and kept things moving. I appreciated that we got all of our photos with 4 families done within an hour, so we could join our guests in the cocktail hour. To be able to relax with guests before the reception and see everyone enjoying themselves was something we would have missed had Leah not been as efficient as she was. She doesn't do the cheesy photos, but captured authentic moments. Everyone has loved the photos.
Leah takes beautiful photos. I enjoyed every minute of our engagement shoot, my boudoir shoot, and the first look and ceremony/reception were a breeze. She makes her clients comfor...
table and is very easy to work with, as she is very bubbly and friendly. She also has a lot of great ideas for shots and is amazing at her job, she really excels at it.
Leah did an awesome job on our engagement and wedding pictures! She is so sweet and easy to work with. We are so happy we chose Leah to photograph our special day! The pictures ...
are beautiful!!!
Words cannot describe the pictures that Leah was able to capture on our wedding day. Leah is truly a master at her trade and you will not be disappointed if you choose her to photo...
graph you for your wedding. She had excellent customer service and went above and beyond to make our wedding memories truly special. I am forever grateful for the wonderful memories she has given my husband and I. We used Leah for our engagement pictures and wedding and have not regretted our decision for a second.
Leah was wonderful to work with for our wedding. We did not have a chance to do an engagement session with her because we were from out of state but she put us right at ease when w...
e met her at our wedding. She is very open to suggestions, if there any poses or specific pictures that you want. Her secondary photographer was great as well. I have seen a handful of our final photos and they are amazing! Her photojournalist style is exactly what we were looking for... and we got a discount for our Friday wedding. Bonus!
Very sweet and professional photographer. Flexible and hard worker.
Leah is amazingly talented, thorough, dependable and wonderful to work with. Her eye for capturing touching photos is evident throughout our photos She was very knowledgeable of wh...
ere the best shots are, which meant that we ended up with very special, meaningful and collection of work. The coffee table book she made for us…words cannot describe how wonderful it turned out, she clearly put her heart into it.
Leah and her assistant Melissa were awesome the day of our wedding! The sneak preview photos on her blog look amazing, we can't wait to see the rest!
I knew as soon as meeting Leah and seeing her work that I wanted her to be my photographer on my wedding day! Some of these earlier reviews say she has bad service, SO not true! Sh...
e was easy to work with and I love my pictures! She has the pictures up very quickly! I could not have been happier with her!!
Leah Renee was our photographer on our wedding day. She was a consummate professional and very personable making her very easy to work with. We could tell from the moment that we m...
et her that she is very passionate about what she does. Her work is both memorable and beautiful. Her knowledge and attention to detail was inspiring. She is very laid back and friendly and was able to keep the crazy bridal party focused on taking pictures in a fun and professional way. I would highly recommend her to any bride and groom.
If you want beautiful photos, Leah delivers. She was very organized the day of the wedding, and took gorgeous shots. If you want good customer service, you probably don't want Leah...
. She doesn't respond to calls or e-mails very quickly, and the contract said photos would be up within 4 weeks of the wedding, and it was 8 for me. Others have had a lot longer. I think I got mine in 8 because I was hounding her with e-mails and phone calls to get them! If you are patient and don't mind waiting months for photos or prints then you should be fine. I love my photos, but I wouldn't hire her again.
Leah does beautiful work. She is creative and fun and makes you feel comfortable while taking your pictures. My husband and I had a great time. Leah was very flexible for our weddi...
ng (she drove 3 hours one way to take our photos, without even charging us a fee). Her service was well valued. With all these "pros" about this photographer, I would like to tell anyone reading this review to steer clear. She has the *worst* customer service and customer skills I have ever experienced in my life. She doesn't answer questions or lives up to her word after the wedding date. It took 4 months from our wedding date to see any photographs, and I didn't receive my prints/photo album until 8 (yes EIGHT) months after our wedding (and in the meantime I had a lot of unanswered e-mails and no definite date of when I'd see my items). She apologized for her tardiness (gave a list of excuses, how unprofessional) and promised me a free print in return (I accepted it blindly thinking she turned her act around). 5 months later, still no free print. She claims the first one got lost (who sends things without a tracking code?), so the second one I am still waiting on. So in all, beautiful work, BAD SERVICE!!! DO NOT USE.
Leah is simply amazing. She is very professional and down to earth. From the very beginning she was open, honest, and truly listened to our wants and needs. Her packages are aff...
ordable and full of good stuff for her clients. During the planning process she was available to answer questions, and asked the right questions in preparation for the day of. The day of the wedding she and her partner arrived early and were ready to go! She was very patient and organized. She knew what pictures we wanted and took charge gracefully. Family pictures were not a challenge, believe me anything with my family is a challenge. She can also shoot a variety of shots, traditional or modern.
I located Leah Renee through my online google search for a photographer for our wedding at Castle Farms in Charlevoix, MI. Leah does a great job and includes a lot in her photo pa...
ckages. She includes either engagement photos or day after photo sessions along with 8 hours for your wedding day. Looking at her website will provide you with insight on the beautiful work that she does. (www.leahreneephotography.com)
Contact
124 N. Maple St, Traverse City, MI
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