Michael Benson Photography

We are so so happy we hired Michael as our wedding photographer. Michael and his 2nd photographer, Jeff, we’re incredible to work with. The photos came out AMAZING. The experience could not have been better. They captured our wedding day in a way we will always treasure! Thank you!!!

Michael and Jeff really went above and beyond on our wedding day! Earlier in the year, we had a couple of prep calls with Michael and got the sense that we were in really good hands. That became even more true on the big day. Michael and Jeff showed up on time and ready to go. Throughout the process they communicated with us to make sure we were getting the shots/looks we wanted. They even came through for us in ways totally not covered by their job description (passing messages back and forth between bride and groom, retrieving something that was left downstairs at the wedding venue). Throughout the day, they were always present capturing the best moments, without being intrusive. Within a week Michael sent the initial photos and they look amazing, we're so looking forward to seeing the rest. Can't recommend these guys enough!

From the moment we first spoke to Michael on the phone we knew we wanted to have him be a part of our wedding day. He was nothing but enjoyable to work with and made every step as smooth as possible. He was easy to communicate with, and was nothing but kind along the way. He was both professional, and fun, and genuinely enjoyed getting to know me, and my husband. Both him, and Jeff checked in on us, making sure we had everything needed the day of the wedding. Our engagement photos and wedding photos turned out phenomenal! Thank you Michael and Jeff for making our wedding day so special!! We look forward to staying in touch with you!

Michael Benson was the first vendor we secured after our venue and date were set. Photography was a very important part of our special day since we wanted to have beautiful pictures to look back on as years go on. My mom and sister met Michael at a bridal show they attended for me since I was planning my wedding from across the country and couldn't meet with local vendors in person. Michael took the time to note down details about meeting with them along with my contact information and sent a personalized email to me instead of the form message I received from most other vendors I heard from. This attention to detail stood out and after speaking with Michael I knew he was a great photographer for our day. He had lots of advice and suggestions since I wasn't sure what I wanted exactly at that point and we worked together to come up with a plan for the day that fit our budget and our hopes for what kind of photos we'd get from it. We ended up also booking an engagement session with Michael and I loved using this as an opportunity to get to know him and his style and I think getting over the awkwardness we felt with posing for pictures helped us later on our wedding day by feeling more comfortable in front of the camera. We've recently received our pictures and I'm blown away by the beauty and detail captured. Both the posed shots and the candid ones capture such wonderful details of our special day, some we missed ourselves in the chaos of the evening. I couldn't have asked for more. We're having so much fun deciding which we want to order as prints to hang in our home or share with loved ones. We would wholeheartedly recommend Michael for any event. He was easy to work with, made everything feel very personal, and delivered spectacular photos we'll cherish for the rest of our lives.

I used this photographer for my engagement photos and on my wedding day. He captured EVERY moment of my day. I have great candid photos from throughout the night too. Michael and his assistant were so kind to my family, going above and beyond my expectations. I am excited to be ordering photo albums to remember my special day by.

I cannot put into words how thankful I am that we used Michael for our May wedding. His professionalism, organization, and experience are unmatched. Michael made me feel at ease during all of the wedding planning and was always responsive to my texts, emails, and phone calls. On the day of the wedding Michael and his assistant, Jeff, went above and beyond to coordinate all of our pictures and ensure that we got every shot we wanted and needed. He even came to our venue on the day of the rehearsal to check out the area without us even asking! We received a preview to share online within 3 days of the wedding and his turn-around time on sharing our online album was great! I would definitely recommend Michael Benson Photography for any wedding!

My husband & I were incredibly fortunate to find Michael Benson! From the start of the wedding planning all the way to the day of Michael was there to answer all of my questions & concerns. Michael & Jeff were so easy & wonderful to work with! My favorite part about working with Michael was the vision he had for everything was exactly what we were looking for! The photos tell the story of the entire day of the wedding from preparing all the way to the last dance! Michael & Jeff were able to capture every great moment of smiles, tears, and laughter and we are so grateful that we will be able to relive all of the magic every time we look at the photos! We will truly treasure these photos forever! I highly recommend Micheal Benson Photography, you will be gazing at your pictures forever!

If there is anything more important than the moment you get married, it is having those moments captured to look back on. It is such an important role, to capture the couple, their family and friends in a true fashion that represents them as they are. As a bride you want someone who actually cares enough to learn about you, your husband, and is genuine in their role. As a person I believe that your truest passion shines through, and that is exactly what I felt from Michael Benson the first time I met him. He knew the stories behind the beautiful wedding photos, and made us laugh, cry, and go back again to see more. Fast forward to the day before the big day, Michael and his assistant, Jeff, were involved in the rehearsal to ask questions and know what was going on. Something I felt was above and beyond my expectations, but I was very thankful. Our family is all vibrant, care free, fun, loving, understanding, and honest group! Michael handled that so well, and captured every moment perfectly. They even did things at the resort that other wedding photographers have not done, making those moments captured even more special. Most of all, my husband began a trend of flipping off the camera, and Michael and Jeff knew that we meant it as a funny thing, and in no way offensive to them! If anything it was a salute to the celebration at hand! I don't think that Michael knew just how special and important to us they were on our day. They made us feel comfortable, and let us be ourselves without judgement. The photos captured are beyond my dreams, and I am so happy to see things I missed. Even tho it is your day, you will miss things! So what I will say if you want the best, then hire Michael! I will always be proud to show off his work, and to share these memories for years to come and with my children and grand children one day. Michael and Jeff, you will always mean a lot to our family, and hope you guys know just how grateful we are that we crossed paths that day on Okemo!!!!

Michael was absolutely amazing! He was so professional, extremely responsive and most importantly took beautiful photos! We got married on Block Island in September, and he was totally familiar with the island. One of my favorite things working with Michael is that he let us take the lead on what pictures we wanted and wasn't in our faces the whole wedding day having us pose and stopping us from enjoying the moment to take a picture. That being said, he did grab us at one point during the wedding and asked if we wanted to take a few pictures outside with the sun setting, and I am so happy he did that. We wanted candid photos, a lot of group shots, and pictures of our guests enjoying themselves and that is exactly what I got. It's a stressful thing picking a photographer, because you are leaving so much up to them, but I am so happy that we went with Michael!!! His professionalism made him a joy to work with, and his amazing photography skills gave us pictures we will cherish for a lifetime!!

Michael and Jeff are incredible! We initially chose to hire them for our wedding day because they are so personable and we completely hit it off with them upon meeting them. Knowing we'd be with our photographers from am to pm on our special day, it was important for us to choose wisely! Jeff completely put my husband at ease prior to the ceremony and both Michael and Jeff were so laid back and easy to work with, helping set the tone for the day. We recently received our photos and had an absolute blast "reliving" our day through these amazing and beautiful memories that were captured. I especially love that they were able to catch so much emotion - laughter, tears, love and happiness. We cannot thank Michael and Jeff enough for being a part of our special day and for providing us with a lifetime of memories we will cherish forever.

Being a New England transplant bride who lives 2,000 miles away (In Austin. TX) from her Block Island. RI destination wedding location, it was imperative to us that we found a photographer who was as familiar and passionate about Block Island as we are. After struggling to get in contact with several photographers in the area, Michael was immediately responsive and showed great interest in getting to know us as a couple. After our first meeting, I knew our wedding photography would be nothing to worry about while in his hands. He is so welcoming and relatable not to mention talented. His portfolio is very impressive and he checked in with us every step of the way during the planning process. He and his assistant were so calm and collected- despite my wedding day jitters ;) They were such a joy to have around on our special day. The sneek peek of our photos that we have already received made us giddy with excitement. Michael and his team genuinely care about his clients and we would hire him a million times again!

Michael and his assistant, Jeff were amazing. We can now relive our beautiful day with his wonderful pictures, I would highly recommend Michael Benson Photography, not only were the pictures great but they both jumped right into the fun of our night, always right there ready to capture every special moment. Michael knew the perfect places to take pictures on Block Island, we are so blessed we found them and hope to work with them in the future.

Michael and Jeff are by far the best photographers around. They captured our day in ways we would've never imagined. Every time we see a picture, we are brought back to the exact feelings and memories from each moment. Along with their creative (they chose unique and inspiring locations for our photo shoots), fun and professional photography skills, these two individuals care very much about their couples and families. Michael pulled me to the side, as things were unfolding, reminding me to be in the moment and witness the beauty around me; he spoke with family members to create ease and reminded them as well to enjoy every minute; his intuition was spot on and he did not hesitate to jump in when he felt he could add more love and joy to the day. Jeff visited my husband in the morning and shared beautiful words and blessings with him, along with taking awesome portrait photos and more. When Jeff returned to my suite, he said "I love that man!" So as you can see, both Michael and Jeff are incredible people and are pieces of the wedding puzzle that will make all weddings shine. I 100% recommend Michael and Jeff to each and everyone of you. They will meet with you to share photo books of prior events, discuss phot shoot locations, share suggestions about other wedding vendors to make your planning easier and share stories to begin a relationship. We plan to have Michael and Jeff do photo shoots for all future life events. Listen to their suggestions because they are leading from their hearts and truly want you to have a magical experience. For example, another couple was reviewing first look photos vs. photos after the ceremony and Michael shared the beauty in seeing each other for the first time as the bride begins to walk down the aisle and the groom sees her...this couples was brought to tears and said "we will miss whatever is needed even the cocktail hour just to have that moment together." Such beautiful advice and visuals: and that's just one of many. Logistics: they work out a seamless time line, so you can attend your cocktail hour and anything else you desire. They work around pitfalls and timing issues. For example, we were late to church due to an unrelated issue, so they were unable to get portrait pictures of me and then due to another issue they couldn't get pics from the front at our reception table, so they improvised and came up with alternatives that were unique and beautiful. They did all of this on their own, so our night wasn't interrupted in any way. Michael also called to follow up after our wedding to be sure we were happy and to let us know how they improvised. It's always great to connect with them and we hope you get the chance to as well. Make sure to book in advance, as they fill up quickly.

We are so glad we chose Michael Benson and his photography team to capture our beautiful wedding ! All of the photos were amazing from the back drops to the lighting to the moments he captured . He was able to tell the story of our day with pictures which we can relive over and over ! They fit right into the wedding day as if they were guests and were always present to capture the big moments! Truly talented and truly fabulous ! Thank you Michael !

It was a wonderful experience working with Michael and his assistant Jeff at our wedding! They were patient and so easy to work with! Everyone has commented on how beautiful our sneak peaks came out! I would recommend them over and over! They truly captured my special day!! Brett and I look forward to working with them again!!

Michael Benson was absolutely wonderful to work with!!! He was friendly and made our wedding in Block Island absolutely amazing! He took the time to learn our entire bridal parties first names as well as our parents. The entire experience was great and I highly recommend using him for a photographer!

Michael Benson and Jeff were absolutely fantastic to work with! They really went above and beyond for us helping us throughout the day. They were quick and efficient when it came to doing all the group shots of the families and bridal party which could have been tricky since we had such a big bridal party and have large families as well. I would strongly recommend these two guys for anyone's wedding day. You won't be disappointed I promise!

If this rating had more stars, me and my whole bridal party would give it to them. Wow! Words cannot express how wonderful they were. My husband and I are not picture people and Michael made us feel at ease and comfortable from the first time we met. He was professional, helpful, incredibly kind and patient, and helped make our day amazing. Our guests all commented on how great him and his partner were and how much fun they had taking pictures with him. Michael was truly a pleasure to work with and the preliminary photos that were sent the next day look a.m.a.z.i.n.g! Thank you, so much, and if you are a bride in search of a talented and personable photographer, Michael is your guy.

Michael Benson was wonderful!! There are so many choices to make while planning a wedding, so many people to hire and to TRUST. Having Michael as our photographer is one of the only things I wouldn't change if I could do it again (except my groom of course). He was extremely professional, but also felt like family! He took gorgeous pictures, listened to what we wanted, and really delivered! We were very lucky to have him and Jeff be part of our wedding day :-) THANK YOU GUYS, you really meant a lot to us that day!

Michael was great to work with! We hit it off right away and he was willing to answer my many, many questions. Our engagement shoot was great! My now-husband and I are not used to being photographed and we thought our pictures would look awkward, but they came out amazingly. Michael was reliable and did a great job with our Block Island wedding in June 2015. He made sure to get all of the pictures we had requested, and was able to get a read on our personalities quickly. All of our pictures are beautiful; we had a hard time picking which to use for our Christmas card!

I have had the pleasure of working with Michael Benson and his assistant, Jeff, at three weddings. The latest wedding was my own. I knew after he photographed my friend's wedding that he had to photograph mine this past September. Michael is one of a kind - he's personable, easy to work with, beyond friendly and accommodating, and he genuinely cares about his clients. Michael was the first vendor I booked and I couldn't have imagined planning my wedding without his words of advice and help. He helped calm my jitters and reassured me that everything would run smoothly on the day of, which of course it did! He helped create a day-of timeline and offered suggestions about time management to ensure that all of the shots we wanted were executed properly. Michael had so many opinions and ideas about particular shots he thought would work nicely, and he asked for my specifications and requirements to ensure that our photographs would turn out exactly as my husband and I wanted. Michael and Jeff were both on time and couldn't have done a better job keeping everyone stress-free and relaxed. They reserved the entire day for our wedding and spent all day capturing each and every moment. Michael and Jeff worked well with our videographer, too, and they offered each other suggestions throughout the day. Michael sent me a proof of 25 pictures within days of the wedding and has been in touch with me since then. He kept me in form of when my pictures would be ready and has always asked if there was anything else he could do for me and my husband. Most vendors I worked with were business-like and unpersonable, but Michael made me feel like I was his only bride and client. He reassured me on numerous accounts that he would do everything in his power to make my day exactly how I wanted it. I couldn't have asked for a better experience with my photographers. Our wedding would not have been the same without Michael and Jeff. I feel so strongly about how wonderful they are as people and as photographers, and if I can offer any bride words of wisdom it would be to hire Michael Benson as their wedding photographer. He is the best of the best!

Michael was the perfect photographer for our Block Island wedding this October. We first met Michael at the Block Island wedding show. His professional and fun personality made us feel comfortable and excited about our photos. Furthermore, his work is just absolutely stunning. Michael and his assistant Jeff were a wonderful pair and immediately blended with our bridal party, parents and friends making everyone feel so at ease and natural. They even swooned a crew of some of the most wild, hopped up on sugar kiddos around! My husband doesn't love to be photographed but even he said how natural it felt with Michael and Jeff around he didn't even notice many of the great shots they were getting. Needless to say, our photos came out amazing. We just received our sneak peek photos and look forward to all the others to come. If you are looking for a great photographer, contact Michael. You won't be disappointed!