M Koval Photography

Mary was wonderful to work with! She was very easy to schedule with and communicate with. She had great suggestions for poses and make us feel comfortable taking photos when we don't often feel comfortable doing that. She was nice and funny and brought such a positive vibe to our photoshoot. Loved her ideas and the pictures turned out better than I could have ever expected! She carefully watched the weather to make sure we had the perfect day to capture our love, even went to the location early to scope out places that would be perfect for photos. The best part, we received out photos so quickly! I was expecting to wait a few weeks and she had them to me within a few days. Exceeded all of my expectations for our engagement photo shoot!

Sadly, this photographer turned out to be extremely disappointing. 1) She had a problem properly wearing her mask though asked to via text ahead of time. 2) She sat during dinner vs. taking candid photos. 3) She didn't capture photos of each member of the wedding party as they walked down the aisle (seems she snapped maybe 1 each and if that photo was not good, that meant we missed out). 4) She didn't suggest other wedding party poses so we didn't get an individual photo of the groom, and other shots. 5) After I told her there was not a shot of my grandson walking down the aisle, she said the one shot she had will not be “put out that way,” then she reluctantly added a black & white version shot of that shot into the gallery. That photo was blurry and dark. 6) Actually, it turns out that all of the photos are blurry, even family members I sent the link to asked for clearer pics. When I texted her asking if I used the ORDER link would the prints be clear, she replied she would pull down the link and try to clear them up. Well, that failed. When she emailed the new link, the pics were still blurry, just darker, and the photo of my grandson was now missing. When I asked about it, she texted that it was not a great shot and it didn't “represent her well.” Why didn’t she just tell me she removed it? The sad part is that her text messages regarding all of this indicated that she clearly sees all of our concerns as our fault, not hers. Another issue is that the cloudspot link lets you choose from FAVORITE, SLIDESHOW, SHARE IMAGE, or BUY. The link is setup so that I cannot print them or copy them myself (she told me not to screenshot them), I must buy them. Why buy blurry photos? We made a mistake hiring Mary Koval, and The Knot should be concerned that having her as a vendor referral is risky. I am prepared to back up all of my words. We actually look forward to it, as I'm sure she will seek to have this honest review removed. Her last email to me was her insurance carrier and their contact info. Why? She said her reputation comes first. How about the customers come first who are having once in a lifetime moments, like getting married? 9/2 UPDATE: Since I posted this review she has deleted the cloudspot link to our gallery. So now we have ZERO wedding photos!! 9/3 UPDATE: We have video of M Koval never pulling her mask up properly, standing around, spending more time looking at her camera than the individuals. Also, my text while I was on my honeymoon read "Thank you so much! We scanned through them. Will look closer tonight." Once we looked closer we realized we had blurry pics. Still today, we have no link, no pics.

She was an amazing photographer! Captured priceless moments, on time and punctual. She was very friendly and we received our photos fast. Highly recommended!

She was an amazing photographer! She photographed my wedding at Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. She was Very professional! Always on time! Very affordable! Veryyy nice and easy to work with!! I would recommend her for anyone who needs a photographer for their wedding! She truly captured our special day. I cannot thank her enough! ❤️

Mary was very professional from the beginning to the end. She took photos of everything we wanted photographed and then some. I am very pleased with my photo book and the custom box is just beautiful and will be cherished forever. You won’t be disappointed by booking her. Thank you for our memories!

Mary did a beautiful job on our special day June 19th 2021 mountain wedding, she also has a creative side which brings out her talent. Thanks Mary

Mary did a great job taking the pictures in the right environments. She did research and communicated with me regarding my preferences well. I'm glad that I found her.

It was a pleasure working with Mary for my wedding day. She provided excellent communication throughout the planning process, arrived as scheduled, and quickly provided some great pictures.

Attended a wedding recently where Mary was the photographer. She was so easy to work with and helped in capturing all the little moments of the day not to mention the ceremony. She has an eye for detail even in the smallest of things and took her time where no one felt rushed. She was amazing. S. Murphy

I feel so blessed to have had Mary as my wedding photographer. Her effort and communication were outstanding. Mary researched my wedding venue prior to the wedding. She also arrived prior to the ceremony in order to get herself set-up, as well as be able to take some of those precious behind-the-scenes photos before everything began. She was very professional, friendly, and made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera. We love how our photos turned out and would highly recommend her to another couple.

Mary was great! She arrived prior to the scheduled time and started to work getting all of the special moments of our wedding. She was very professional and the pictures I have seen are just beautiful. Her price was very reasonable and I feel she provided above and beyond what we expected. I would be happy to refer her to anyone who is looking for a professional photographer.

The pictures that Mary took for my Fiance and I turned out amazing. I could not have asked for better pictures, the whole process was quick, with a great outcome. We also received them back way quicker than I expected.

Mary Koval is a natural!! She does amazing photography. She did our engagement and elopement photos. She wants your day to be special and she definitely knows how to deliver beautiful photos to remember your day

My good friend Bridgette referred me to Mary. She took our engagement as well as our wedding pictures. Mary went the extra mile and even helped to place chairs and flowers for the ceremony. Oh. My. God. I love them. They look amazing, I love the black and white. Thank you sooooo much!

Omg she did a great job and i am planning on using her for my family portrait

We met Mary from a referral from Baya at the Dream Room in Cartersville. We love the pictures. Mary stayed longer because we asked her to. She was so polite and kind.

I met Mary at my sisters wedding and loved those pictures so I contacted Mary for our elopement. Thank you for capturing our special day! God answered my prayers!

We met Mary at my best friends sons wedding and were so excited to have her capture our wedding as well. I love the pictures and Thank you again for capturing our special day!

OMG...Mary really did a wonderful job. She was patient with us and she came at the last minute when I didn't have a photographer. Y'all would be crazy not to book her for your wedding. Very excited to have had such a great person who enjoyed what they do. Thank you again for a wonderful day and the great work on our pictures.

Highly recommend Mary, she is amazing, patient and experienced with a good eye for detail and scenery. Our engagement pictures turned out amazing...I mean better than expected plus she's reasonably priced. Mary you're amazing, all the pictures at the wedding I didn't think were taken you covered! The box you sent with the USB was so cute!

Mary is WONDERFUL! She arrived early and started set up, she stayed very patient with us through the whole process. We did a styled elopement shoot and are still amazed at the outcome of our photos! Mary is one for adventure and making sure to capture every moment of the day, which in turn is awesome because you get to look back on every special moment, even the ones you weren’t expecting! She’s so easy to talk to and interact Which is highly important I believe. We hope to stay connected and call her for all our photography needs!

Mary has photographed many of my family’s special days! We were blessed to have her photograph our engagement and wedding. Her excitement and love for photography makes every picture perfect! She truly captured our personality on camera and was patient through our silliness.

Mary was wonderful! She visited our venue with us, despite being in a different state and timezone, beforehand so she could get a feel of what would work best day of. She always made sure to communicate with me and answered any questions I had. Day of, she was very punctual and very flexible on going between our venue and the groomsmen cabin. I would definitely recommend her!

Mary was amazing. She was very enthusiastic about capturing our day and came up with many unique “poses” and “actions” for pictures that we would have never thought of. She especially saved the day when all of our ideas ran out. The pictures look fantastic and really “froze in time” all those special moments. We highly recommend her for any occasion!