About this vendor
Modern portraiture mixed with an artistic photojournalistic style. I perfectly blend these styles to capture candid moments in a timeless and stylish manner. I love to get to know my clients and incorporate personal elements into each and every wedding.
Details
Photo Shoot Types
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2013.2012.
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out of 5.022 reviews
I would highly recommend lisa to anyone! From start to finish she was a pleasure to work with. Always on top of things!! She helped me with anything I asked, photography related or...
not-- makeup recommendations, wedding timeliness, shooting locations, live bands, etc. She made my day wonderful. Lisa is also prompt on blog posts and prints, you are not worrying long at all! My only problem now is having to narrow down prints for frames because I love SO many of them!! She captured my wedding beautifully, you won't regret going with Lisa!
Lisa shot our late September wedding downtown. We met with her a few times before the wedding, and did engagement photos with her, which to be honest, I didn't love. There were spe...
cific reasons I didn't like them (except a few), and I told her. I wasn't worried, necessarily, about the wedding, but hoped I would have a different feeling toward my wedding photos. The day of, she and her second shooter showed up, fit right in, and started taking photos of everything. She got all the family photos accounted for (posed, and candid), and did so with a smile--we have a lot of family because of divorce. She helped me get up on a raised garage door platform in an alley to capture some of my favorite photos of the day, and she got details I didn't even know were part of the wedding. And this is all based on the blog post that she wrote just a week and a half ago about the wedding. We haven't even seen more photos than what is in that. I feel really confident that I will love the rest, because the sampling of the blog post photos is super representative of who my husband and I are....and she managed to capture not just one, but two really awesome candid photos of me and my grandmother--an absolute MUST for my wedding. THANK YOU, LISA (and Simon!)
Lisa is down to earth, easy to work with, and super quick with her correspondence. Her photos are absolutely amazing. She keeps it light and natural while capturing all the importa...
nt moments of the day. Her blog is set up very nice and she posts a lengthy "sneak peak" of your wedding day within a week or so--something that my groom and I really appreciated. I would highly recommend her.
Lisa was beyond amazing to work with and captured us perfectly on our wedding day. Lisa was really invested in getting to know us personally and making sure that she captured our ...
wedding story. She was so easy to work with and responsive throughout the entire process. I live in Chicago and she was able to come down to Chicago for our engagement pictures. She was really proactive to make sure that everything was planned out for the day of the wedding to make sure everything ran smoothly. We are so beyond happy with how all of the pictures turned out and are having such a hard time picking our favorites. We got so many compliments of how she really captured our personalities and the special moments of the day. I would strongly recommend Lisa for your wedding!
Lisa and her second shooter were amazing! I was planning from out of state so the first half of our "meetings" were via email. She always responded promptly and answered all of m...
y questions. We selected her most basic package: 8hrs of coverage, 2nd shooter, jump drive with all photos, engagement shoot for about $3000. Based off other estimates I got her prices were much more reasonable which was great because I liked her photos the best. I liked her style of relaxed and kind of documentary style shooting. On the day of she was amazing working with all our goofy groomsman and keeping us on schedule! I would definitely recommend her to anyone. Can't wait to use her again for baby/family photos!
My husband and I married in August 2013 at the Milwaukee Art Museum (both ceremony and reception). We chose Lisa Mathewson as our photographer after lots of research and after mee...
ting with several photographers - and we're so glad we did.
Lisa was organized, prompt, reliable, professional, and very personable. All of her work product reflects that she has great taste, judgment, and (most importantly) talent. We were very pleased with our engagement and wedding photos. They really told the story of us and our special day. And they were lovely and fun - the perfect combination of artistic, traditional, and modern. The lighting in the Art Museum is very tricky; we were there in bright sunlight, sunset, dusk, and night, and we can tell that she was thoughtful and meticulous in making sure all of our pictures were amazing. I remember looking around during the wedding and hoping that the pictures would turn out well despite the lighting situation.
Lisa was a pleasure to have with us on our wedding day. She was a calming influence, and at the same time almost invisible and working her magic behind-the-scenes. We heard many positive things about her and her work after the wedding.
We were looking forward to our wedding for many months, and we are so grateful that Lisa was there to memorialize it so beautifully. And every time we look at our pictures, they remind us of the joy and love we felt that day.
Lisa was recommended to us by my brother who stood up in another wedding she photographed. He described her as friendly and outgoing but also efficient and organized. The perfect...
description of someone who is going to try and photograph a lot of people. Lisa was a Marquette University graduate, and so were we. She also has photographed a lot at Gesu Parish, where our wedding also took place. We met at her studio, and immediately knew we would book her. We got married on November 2nd at 11am with a reception at 5pm. Lisa was able to accommodate us so that we were able to get pictures from the beginning of getting ready to the end on the dance floor. If I had to recommend any vendor, Lisa Mathewson would be it. My pictures were gorgeous! I may be a little biased, but everyone who saw my pictures agreed….Lisa did an AMAZING job. I believe pictures are one of the most important parts of your wedding to spend money on, it's a day you want to remember forever.
Lisa was amazing! She took wonderful pictures and for the most part, we never saw her during the ceremony/reception. She brings a second photographer to help capture all of the mom...
ents that you want photographed. The pictures all look great and are outstanding in quality.
Lisa was the best on my wedding day! She even stayed later which I really appreciate because she did not have too. She was on time and the pictures are so beautiful. I have gotten ...
so many compliments and we have only seen the blog pictures. I was so lucky to have her on my wedding day! She went above and beyond and I absolutely recommend her to any bride.
I would recommend Lisa to any Bride getting married. She was great to work with and has our wedding photos to us within 4 weeks!
Lisa was fabulous to work with thru the entire process!! She was professional, she was fun and she was eager to listen to our ideas and to make suggestions (without stepping on an...
yone’s toes). She did a wonderful job working with are larger wedding party and was flexible but knew how to help keep us on schedule as well. Her turnaround time to edit and blog a number of pictures is also amazing. Within 2 days of our wedding I had 70+ pictures to show family, friends and coworkers!!! I have gotten nothing but complements on our wedding pictures. Lisa is an extremely talented photographer and an absolute pleasure to work with. I would recommend her to anyone out there looking for a wedding photographer – you will not be disappointed!!!
Lisa was amazing throughout the entire wedding process. From the moment we booked our wedding with her we could tell it was her goal to capture our day exactly how we wanted to rem...
ember it. Lisa and her second shooter Mike were amazing the day of the wedding and were very good sports with our rambunctious wedding party :) I would definitely recommend Lisa Mathewson to anyone getting married and her editorials and young children are quite amazing also!
Lisa did an amazing job, she is very talented. She was extremely friendly and easy to get along, but also professional and knew what she was doing. We are so happy with how the pho...
tos turned out, and we got them back in record time!
I have gotten nothing but wonderful comments from my family and friends about the quality of photos taken by Lisa the day of our wedding. They are beautiful! I will admit I can't...
stop looking at them :)
Throughout the day, Lisa was very attentive and professional. We took a lot of pictures in a short amount of time and moved on EARLIER than expected to the reception.
My favorite part of Lisa's service is that the Monday after the wedding, she sets up a blog with some of the pictures so that family and friends could relive the day right away. It was a great thing to see before leaving on our honeymoon.
Lisa was perfect for our wedding! She did an amazing job with our pictures. The pictures turned out more beautiful than I could have imagined. She captured great moments of our ...
day. Not only did she keep me calm and always made sure I was comfortable, but she made everyone feel at ease and comfortable. She also got our pictures back to us SUPER fast! Highly recommended!
We loved working with Lisa! She is easy to work with, fun, and very prompt. Her photojournalistic style is simply amazing! I cannot rave enough how much I love her photography. Our...
wedding was captured just like we imagined thanks to her. Simply amazing!
Lisa was great. She was fun to work with and gets the great shots you don't even know she is taking! I barely noticed her around the reception, which was great as I didn't want a...
photographer that was up my face all day long! She captures such great candid moments and I would totally recommend her to anyone. Very professional.
Lisa was great to have as a photographer. She has an eye for art in a picture. She is very nice and is quick moving so there is no time wasted on your special day. She made sure th...
ere was nothing missed and very thorough. As a bride you are so excited to see your pictures as soon as possible and she is very quick on giving you a preview. Lisa was great to work with! I would of never changed my decision.
I fell in love with Lisa's work right away, and couldn't believe how reasonable her prices were. Lisa was incredibly easy to work with, funny, and did a great job managing our brid...
al party and families during photos. When I received my final CD I couldn't believe how many tiny details Lisa captured that I would never have thought of. I will definitely consider Lisa for any future photography needs and recommend her to everyone!
Lisa was absolutely fantastic to work with during the course of our wedding! She is very talented - all of our pictures were stunning! Lisa is easy-going, and fun.
Lisa is brillant with the camera. All of her pictures have an artistic touch and look extremely professional. Loved the way my pictures turned out and will recommend her time and...
time again! She's absolutely worth the price.
We used Lisa for our engagement and wedding pictures. Her style of photography caught our eye right away and our first meeting with her sealed the deal. She is very easy to work ...
with and her turnaround for blog posts with sneak peeks, the online gallery, and the DVDs with the photos was so quick. Loved working with her.
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