About this vendor
It goes without saying that I love taking beautiful photographs. But a camera or a beautiful view does not make a photo beautiful; it's you! Your essence, your inner beauty, your personality that shines through that makes it beautiful. On your wedding day, it's my job to make sure that YOUR story is told. You need a Wedding Photographer that gets you, understands who you are, and gives you images that reflect you. A nostalgic feeling that fills you up with all of the love, the excitement, and the joy that you felt when you married your best friend. As a bride, that is what I experience each time I open my wedding album. So that's my goal for you! And don't worry if you think you're "awkward in front of the camera." I'll make you feel comfortable. And it's going to be fun...lot's of fun!
Details
Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2019 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Leandra was an absolutely fantastic photographer for our wedding, and we can't say enough good things about her!!
We were looking for a photographer with a warm and bright but tr...
ue-to-life editing style - not super light and airy or sepia toned, and that turned out to be difficult to find. We instantly loved her portfolio once we found her. She also customized a package for us with fewer hours for our shorter brunch wedding, which we really appreciated.
Through both our engagement shoot and wedding, Leandra was the perfect person to have capturing the day. We're a little camera shy, and she made us feel so comfortable. She was very kind, warm, and laid back. She was also very punctual and professional through both occasions.
Leandra delivered multiple sneak peeks and then our full wedding albums with great turnaround time. And the photos were gorgeous, perfect, and everything we could have hoped for! Our wedding ended up being indoors due to rain, and both her indoor photos and creative outdoor umbrella shots turned out so beautifully. She captured every shot we asked for and so many little details and emotional moments. If you're considering working with Leandra, we can't recommend her enough.
There are so many positive things I could say about Leandra, I'm not sure there's enough room in this review!! From our first meeting, I knew that Leandra was the perfect fit for m...
y husband and I! She was so personable, detailed, and attentive to what I wanted, that I knew I had nothing to worry about. In both my engagement and wedding portraits, Leandra captured the most sincere, delicate, romantic, and memorable moments! Leandra went above an beyond what I expected from a photographer and made the sessions so enjoyable for my husband and I which created even better photos. I also appreciated the other vendor recommendations Leandra provided like my wedding planner which was amazing as well! I would recommend Leandra to anyone wanting portraits for any occasion!
Thank you Leandra for all your hard work, AJ and I couldn't ask for a better photographer :)
Leandra was the second shooter at our wedding, and we are so happy that our photographer, Lisa, chose to bring her! She was such a calming presence, and we instantly felt comfortab...
le with her even though we didn’t meet until the morning of the wedding. The pictures that she took are beautiful and her style fit seamlessly into the rest of the album. Thank you, Leandra!
One of the best decisions we (my husband and I) made was hiring Leandra to capture our special day and to do our engagement photo shoot. Leandra is extremely talented and is by far...
the most professional individual I have ever met. She has a great eye for details and her passion for her work was evident from the moment we sat down with her. She presented us with package options in a unique way and had stunning examples of her work with other couples.
When shooting our engagement pictures, Leandra made us feel so comfortable and gave great directions. It was as if we were spending the day with a friend who just so happened was there to take professional pictures of us. It was The same with our wedding. She was punctual, gave great directions and went above and beyond to capture our love. Our guest enjoyed her presence and later commented on how wonderful she was in gathering everyone for pictures. Leandra did an amazing job capturing one of the best days of our lives! We can not thank her enough for all of the wonderful memories!
Working with Leandra was a dream! She was so professional and always on time. We met in person so she could tell us about the process, etc. Leading up to the wedding we worked on p...
utting together a schedule for her and her assistant photographer and she made sure to capture all of the photos that were important to us. Her photos are beautiful and she sent them exactly when she said she would after the wedding. She was also always available for questions and couldn't have been more helpful.
We loved working with Leandra! Our wedding was in a state park on a beachy area. Leandra was happy and positive from start to finish of working with us.
When I first met with her...
she was super easy to connect with. Our wedding had a few small offbeat items incorporated. She genuinely appears to love her job. At one point in the night she was surrounded by Swedish dancing. She captured every amazing moment of our day.
100% recommend.
Leandra is amazing! We booked her for our wedding earlier this year in June 2018 at Potomac Point Winery and it was the best and easiest decision! She is such a pleasure to work ...
with - sweet and easy going, but knows exactly what she is doing and will guide you in all the right directions. We did engagements photos with Leandra and she of course did our wedding day. She made us look so great and captured every single part of our wedding day and delivered absolutely stellar photos. We are not great picture takers and had never worked with a professional photographer before, but Leandra made it the best experience for us by making it fun and putting us at ease. We love Leandra, We are definitely going to be using her in the future for anniversary photos and more. I can't say enough nice things, she's incredible!
Leandra is amazing! We knew from our first over the phone interaction with her that she was a perfect fit for us for our engagement and wedding photos. She is easy going, flexible,...
and a lot of fun to work with yet professional and prompt in all of her responses. Her photographs all come out looking very natural and several are absolutely magazine worthy! You will not regret choosing Leandra for your wedding day!
Leandra was fantastic as our wedding photographer! She did our engagement pictures as well and I still gush over them all the time. She was so easy going and was incredibly easy to...
work with! It ended up unexpectedly snowing on or wedding day and she kept the energy up!
Leandra is AMAZING! From our first meeting, I knew she would be the best photographer for us to work with. She has the best positive vibes and energy, she's super easy going, and m...
ost importantly, does excellent work. She was a joy to work with, and I'm in love with all of our photos. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for an efficient, thorough, friendly and TALENTED photographer for their wedding. 10 stars!! :)
Leandra is the best in the business! Choosing her as our photographer for our engagement, & wedding photos was the best decision we made! She made the whole process enjoyable, natu...
ral, and so much fun!! She is a joy to work with & the sweetest person you would ever want to meet! Her work exceeded way beyond our expectations! Leandra has a true natural talent for photography, and were able to capture every special moment that meant the world to us. Her communication was consistent, effective, and efficient. Her attention to detail & organization definitely sets her apart! If you want the most authentic, unique, and spectacularly beautiful photos on your special day(s), Leandra is your person! Thank you Leandra! We love you and can't wait for future photo sessions!
Leandra is an excellent photographer and is super sweet. She did both our engagement photo shoot and our wedding. She is very professional and was helpful throughout the process. S...
he has a talent for putting people at ease and getting great natural photos. My husband who hates taking pictures felt very comfortable with her and she was able to capture many special moments between us during both events. It was fun and a pleasure working with her. We highly recommend her!
So happy with how my pictures turned out. She did a great job working with my schedule and any changes I had. Professional and so kind!
Leandra is an absolute pleasure to work with. Her unparalleled creative vision, photography expertise, and meticulous business acumen make her a rare gem. Leandra was well organize...
d and communicative, which ensured structure and smooth sailing at our engagement shoot and on our big day. Needless to say, our day would not have been the same without her!
Leandra is such an incredible wedding photographer! From our engagement shoot to capturing all of the wonderful moments from our wedding day, she did an exceptional job. Leandra wa...
s amazing to work with; not only did she help my husband and I to feel relaxed in front of the camera, but she was super flexible even given last minute changes, she kept us on time with our wedding day schedule, and had the best photo ideas. Every picture she took was so beautiful, and my husband and I will cherish them forever. We couldn’t recommend Leandra more to photograph your wedding day!!
Leandra made the photography experience for my entire wedding amazing! From the engagement photo shoot, to the day of and even the prompt delivery of our actual wedding photos! Ev...
erything was completed with the utmost professionalism. During our engagement photo shoot, she helped my husband and I feel relaxed and listened to our ideas and gave great feedback for what would make the photos even better. On the big day, she arrived on time and ready to capture every moment. Prior to the day, she requested a list of all the names of close family members, so the photos after the ceremony could happen quickly and smoothly. Overall, she is amazing and you won't be disappointed!
We had the most amazing time with Leandra. She is such an incredible photographer and sweet to be around! We laughed and had fun our entire session and we got so many beautiful pho...
tos! Leandra was also so great at finding different locations in Kauai during our anniversary session. She's the entire package and goes above and beyond in everything she does!
Words cannot describe how grateful my husband and I are to have found Leandra. From the moment we met for our initial consultation we new she was "the one". Her skills behind the l...
ens is absolutely incredible. She took our engagement photos which we were so impressed with and we knew without any doubt that she would go above and beyond on our special day. She captured so many important aspects of our day. Her and her assitant Lisa are so professional and handled any stressful situations (if there were any with complete ease). Leandra even helped to show my bridesmaids how to properly bustle/fix my train so that I could look absolutely perfect in my wedding gown. My husband and I had planned to do first look and we were nervous about the weather since it would be outside. Leandra did research and offered suggestions and even last minute changes from our venue did not worry her at all. She was super conscious and aware of what our vision was and was able to capture all the love that was filled in the air on our special day. I would highly recommend Leandra for any of my friends getting married!! She is so great at what she does!! We recently got our photos and album back and we've gotten nothing but compliments from EVERYONE. We are so happy to have met Leandra and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone getting married!!
I am so happy with my choice to hire Leandra as my wedding photographer. She was always quick to respond to any questions that I had and was a pleasure to be around on my wedding ...
day. Most importantly, the pictures are amazing! All of my bridesmaids loved her and are already planning to use her for their weddings.
I was blown away with the service and quality of the pictures Leandra provided. She is extremely thorough and helpful in the planning process and is amazing the day of. She coordin...
ated all the photos, was timely, and was near invisible at the church and reception. Our guests loved her! I have only received the sneak peak so far, but I am so impressed with the quality of the photos. I would recommend her 1000x over.
Leandra was a perfect wedding photographer. She made the entire process smooth and easy for us from start to finish, was always friendly, easygoing, and charming, not just with us ...
but with our entire families, and captured the details of our wedding beautifully. This happy bride and groom (and our whole families) wholeheartedly recommend Photography by Leandra!
Leandra is not only one of my dearest friends but the most talented photographer I know. I could not think of anyone else I wanted to capture my special day- so much so that I set ...
our wedding date based on her availability. From start to finish she has been nothing but professional and a pleasure to work with. Just in the few sneak peek photos I have seen she brilliantly captured authentic moments of joy and laughter and nailed my vision! I have been told my photos look like a magazine layout and should be entered in contests- yes she is actually that fabulous! Beyond her photography skills is her genuine, kind and personable nature- making her easy to work with and comfortable to share your vision with. I cannot recommend her enough and she truly made our wedding day PERFECT and we'll have the photos to remember it forever!
My fiancé and I just had the best engagement session ever with Leandra! She was so sweet and made us feel so comfortable and excited. We took great shots in Bryant Park and then ...
some iconic New York shots at Grand Central and around Midtown! This was a fantastic experience and we highly recommend her!
I had the pleasure of working with Leandra recently on an inspiration shoot. And she made the experience one of a kind. Leandra's warm spirit carries over into her work, and judgin...
g from how she treated every vendor and model assured me that she'd be amazing to work with on my couple's wedding day. Her work, itself, is incredible as well and she's versatile across natural styles of photography. My experience on the styled shoot with Leandra would make me recommend her several times to my future couples.
My fiancé and I are so lucky that we have Leandra as our photographer.
We struggled finding other photographers for various reasons but once we contacted Leandra we knew it was...
going to be a good match.
She was professional and extremely accommodating, which we greatly appreciated because we live in a different state from where we are getting married.
We were feeling nervous at first during our engagement session but she made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera and once we got the results back, we were blown away. There is something so special about seeing a really good picture and she can take 'em!
She offers so much for such a good value (hooray for fitting into your budget) you will not be disappointed!
Leandra was recommended to me by a photographer I know through my sister in law.
I wanted a Photographer for my New York City Bridal Shower as I knew I would have many special la...
dies together that aren't usually and I wanted to capture all of the special moments. (Having thrown many Bridal Showers before, I know how hard it is to do it all and take pictures.)
Leandra was more than I ever could have hoped for. She was AMAZING. She was always exactly where I hoped she would be but never intrusive. Every time I thought of a perfect picture moment I would turn to find her already there. My Bridesmaids and guests loved having her there as well. Everyone noted how professional and sweet she was. Never getting in the middle of a moment, just capturing it.
My Bridesmaids found it as a HUGE load off of their shoulders and Leandra even helped me to just relax and enjoy.
She greeted me with a big hug, like we were old friends and when the party was over she even captured my goodbyes.
AND THE PICTURES!!!
THEY WERE PERFECT!!!!!! It was already the most beautiful Bridal Shower I had ever been to but Leandra captured it even more beautifully. She captured details and moments I even missed myself. She is a true artist. I am now making my photo album and it has taken days. Almost impossible to narrow down which photos to use. I can't narrow it down. They arts all perfect.
Leandra was punctual both the day of the event as well as for communications, deposits and proofs. She is very fairly priced and does stunning work. If our Wedding wasn't in Vermont she would be doing that too. I will recommend her to ANYONE for any event. Also her portfolio is very impressive so take a look. Feel free to ask her to view my photos. I believe she named it, "Pop Fizz Bridal Shower."
If you are looking for an amazing photographer who really cares about you and your day, SERIOUSLY, you found her.
Leandra, Thank you for everything. I can't wait to hire you again for our next event.
I cannot say enough positive words about Leandra! She is so sweet and kind. She really makes you feel like the bride! She replies to emails quickly, and has great communication. Sh...
e answered all my questions about the photography contract, and wasn't offended if I didn't understand something.
She was very professional while shooting our engagement photos. She arrived early. She never made us feel rushed, as I had three outfit changes. She would let us take candid shots as well as posed. She would point out a beautiful scene she wanted in the background. She gave photo ideas but also listened to us, made sure to shoot the photos I asked for as well.
We were emailed our engagement photos through a website in about 1 week, which is fantastic turn around time. I can't wait for her to photograph our wedding day! I feel as though picking a photographer was one of the hardest wedding decisions we had to make and I am so happy we choose to use Leandra photography for our engagement shoot and for our wedding day! I truly recommend Leandra to any Bride! She really goes above and beyond to make the couple happy. You won't be disappointed!
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