Michelle Frehsee Photography

I have asked Michelle numerous time to please release the photos to us as it has been WELL past the time our contract gave her to return our images, with no answer to texts, emails, phone calls, and letters. I have asked her to release the raw files if she does not have the time to edit our images as I have the software to read and edit them myself. As a fellow photographer I am extremely disappointed and dissatisfied with the services and lack there of from Michelle.

sent them. On December 1st you told them they'd have their pics in a week. Both them and I have reached out to you multiple times with no response. We understand that you've had personal things going on in your life that may have delayed the process and we have been very understanding about that but we all have crisis in our lives unfortunately and you've been beyond unprofessional....my daughter in law even said she'd except raw files and she edit them herself.. you can contact me personally at 980-291-2521 or it can be dealt with in court

the day of, to keeping everyone's emotions in check when we became behind on the schedule. She is a true rock star at what she does! You can tell she has many years of experience in navigating it all. I couldn't be happier with the outcome and the friendship with her I've now made. You cannot go wrong in working with Michelle.

didn’t even realize we should be thinking about. But she also took the lead on all of that, and so it became a relief that she was thinking about all of the details and guiding us through the process and not just giving us a bunch more work!!! ….That was all before the wedding…. By our wedding we had become friends and she was a joy to have at our wedding. She went above and beyond to get all of the pictures that she did, and we have an amazingly gorgeous album to prove it! We could not recommend her enough! I hope she is available for your wedding day!!!

have had such a wonderful day without her helping in every aspect. AND our pictures are INCREDIBLE!! I highly recommend reaching out to her.

ptured some of the most iconic family pictures in my collection. I consider her our family photographer, at this point!

till not received any of the prints or wedding album that were included in the contract that we signed and paid for ($2700 for the entire package). Communication with her has been challenging. We have asked for a refund of a third of what we paid up front, to hire someone else complete the album and retouching, and she has not responded to our request. We truly wish Michelle the best but also wanted to leave an honest review as this has been a difficult experience.

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l moments. I highly recommend her to anyone wanting to capture their own special moments of family coming together through weddings.

ed. She got right with their program and didn’t miss a thing. Her shots were all superlative, and the candids were especially well done.

he was very communicative before the wedding, and she was very professional and fun to work with on our wedding day 😁❤️! We would highly recommend Michelle to anybody looking for a professional photographer as well as a nice person!

take pictures on our big day!!! And I am so so happy to write a VERY enthusiastic review for her!!! Just look at her work! It speaks for its self!!! Love love love her!!

d we wanted to still share our wedding with all of our friends and family. Michelle was very supportive and helpful through all the ups and downs as things changed due to Covid, and we are so grateful we found her. And the pictures were gorgeous! Thank you michelle for EVERYTHING! we highly recommend her!!

e thing. We reached out to Michelle and she agreed to come photograph our day at a safe distance and wearing a mask, which we really appreciated. She photographed our day at a safe distance and got pictures of everything we had hoped and more, from me walking down the aisle and my husbands reaction, to my little dog curled in my arms when I was getting my makeup done. The pictures turned out beautifully, and she did a fabulous job capturing the love and emotion in our big day. Michelle is so kind, talented, and professional... I couldn’t recommend her more!

easure with a calming personality. She did a fantastic job capturing our moments, putting the story together and bringing our wedding to life through the photos. We are completely obsessed with our wedding pictures. Highly recommend and would use again for other occasions. Thank you Michelle!!

d not want to stand around posing for pictures. When the time came she nailed the exact description of what I wanted, which was candid photos to capture key moments of our special day, which I had heard would go by in a flash. It absolutely did, and we're very grateful that Michelle was there. She was so charming and helpful as she worked diligently to capture not just moments, but the overall 'feeling' of the day. She listens closely, can provide guidance when requested, is an expert of her craft, and a kind person. I would recommend her to others in a heartbeat! Michelle if you see this, thank you again!! :')

t the wedding of an acquaintance's daughter. What I didn't know then was, behind the camera would be an incredibly sensitive, caring, perceptive and outstanding young woman, who is a joy to be around! When a few drops of rain fell at our outdoor ceremony, Michelle read my angst, smiled and reassured me that she had a dozen white umbrellas in her car, if needed. Her thoughtful words instantly put me at ease. She is indeed an artistic, dedicated and prepared professional! We were truly blessed to have had Michelle at my daughter's wedding and will treasure both her photographs and her friendship!

e deserves a shout out. She was a lot of fun and helped put a lot of nervous people at ease. She most especially helped my wife through some very difficult moments, and in the end we had a fabulous wedding. She worked her butt off and took a lot of great pictures, and we will cherish them forever.

provide us with outstanding photos of not only the ceremony and people, but the light, landscape and love of the event. The photos are amazing and fully capture how it felt to be there that day with so many loved ones. I would highly recommend her for any event--but especially an outdoor wedding!

aphy during the wedding process, but I'm so thankful that Mark did. After calling many, many photographers in the Brattleboro area, Michelle stood out. She was personable, engaging, helpful and genuinely interested in learning about us from the very first phone call. We spent over a year planning our wedding and she was there every step of the way to help us locate other vendors and plan, plan, plan. I never knew how many rolls a photographer really played! Beyond all that, her photographs are stunning. They are not over processed or staged... just real moments. How she could capture so many little things with such artistry, while running crazy working so hard, I'll never know. Our photos take us back over and over and over. And we get to see our day in a way we could never have without her there. The album she created feels good to hold and is top quality and we find ourselves pulling it out to gush over the memories so often. We highly recommend Michelle. Don't email her, just give her a call. She shines over the phone and in person and we couldn't be more of a fan!! Thank you, Michelle for being such an anchor throughout our entire process. Hope to see you around town soon!

a great presence she was on our special day, in addition to capturing so so many beautiful pictures! There were many things on our wedding day that did not go according to plan, and through it all Michelle adapted and even helped in many instances to keep things calm and to continue to do her job exquisitely. Other than taking pictures I had no idea what an important role a photographer could play at a wedding, and I can’t imagine how things may have turned out differently had we not worked with her.

As soon as we got to chat with Michelle, we knew she was the perfect person to photograph our wedding. Michelle is an incredible photographer with a keen artistic eye. Her style meshed so well with our vision. She is an observer, quietly surveying events and capturing moments, feelings, and love as she goes. We had Michelle at both our rehearsal dinner and our wedding and we now have an incredible number of beautiful photos we will treasure for the rest of our lives. Michelle was a joyful, calming presence the entire weekend. She knows exactly when to step in (for the few posed shots we wanted, to jump into action with her own sewing kit and fix my broken bustle, etc) and when to stand in the background, silently capturing naturally occurring moments. We are so fortunate to have met and worked with Michelle. She is truly a special presence and is hugely talented behind the lens. She shared in our joy and it shows in the photos she captured. We highly recommend Michelle Frehsee!

r wedding, to outstanding photos, she was easy to work with and an amazing photographer! She's also a great seamstress and came prepared so she was able to help fix my dress at the last minute! Thank you Michelle! We love our photos, and we loved working with you!

o fun and easy-going, and made the whole experience as pleasant as possible, even in the midst of a bunch of stressed out family members! We would absolutely recommend hiring Michelle as your wedding photographer! She is priceless!!!

is so special. Not only did she capture so many special moments, but she did them artistically and in all lighting situations. She even sewed my dress during the reception after my zipper broke!! Incredible. Give her a call.. you won’t be disappointed!!

me state of CT. We felt so strong about the connection with Michelle that we asked her to travel to CT. She agreed to do so and we were thrilled. Her calm and professional demeanor made it a pleasurable experience. Before and during the wedding she was an expert at capturing the perfect moments. When we received the "Sneak Peak" , I saw pictures that I didn't even know she was taking. Michelle did not interfere with the flow of the wedding, in fact she insured that the events went according to the exact plan that my daughter had requested. The pictures are absolutely amazing and I can't stop looking at them. I highly recommend this professional and lovely woman. We appreciated her stellar performance as a photographer and she was a sheer pleasure to work with.

correctly to ensure beautiful photos. It seemed as if she were everywhere at once and always there when you wanted a particular photo taken. Absolutely stunning!

complimented her efforts throughout the day to capture all the little and big moments, noting how she would even stand on chairs just to get photos at the best angle! She truly does go above and beyond, at one point even doing some mediating between me and my mom a few weeks before the wedding. If you are looking for a wedding photographer, look no further! It doesn't get better than Michelle.

re the photographer was obviously out of position. Knowing these pictures would the things we will always look back on I really wanted to find the best photographer. Thankfully we did. Michelle was so great to work with, and extremely patient! Her style is to capture natural moments as opposed to setting up endless shots, though we had our list of pictures and she captured them beautifully as well. It turns out I have a hard time acting naturally when I know the camera is on me, something I figured out during our engagement photo session. She was so patient with us as we (or I) got more comfortable acting naturally. In the end she was able to capture some great pictures, likely due to her talent more than me completely getting over my awkwardness. I was worried about a similar issue being evident during the wedding itself but having gotten to know Michelle during the engagement photos it did feel less awkward the second time around. While I was obviously a little more distracted, Michelle's ability to seamlessly move around the space made it so I was never fully aware of her presence or felt the camera on me. It made for a nice realization when we saw the pictures and I learned she had been everywhere! I couldn’t be happier with our photos and our decision to work with Michelle.

rything so comfortable and her calm tone has a way of making you feel calm too; a rare feeling on your wedding day! Although I barely knew she was there all day, she captured so many beautiful moments making sure to get our personalized decorations, and each of our family and friends smiles. Her work is just lovely! We truly can’t thank her enough for just being her and giving us so many pictures to help us remember one of the best days of our life. Michelle, you’re an incredible woman and artist, thank you for being a part of our lives!

her easy going nature this was a wonderful fit for us. I was not super easy for us to find a photographer who was more into telling a story and grabbing alot of candid shots, compared to the "set photos" as I call them. Sure they look nice but you can tell they are not genuine. Michelle will grab it all, but she really excels at capturing the moments and the unscripted. We had many phone calls and met in person before the big day which was very nice. There was a moment where we realized we had forgotten the rings during the ceremony and Michelle was bad ass and dropped her equipment and ran into the house to grab them for us! It really was an awesome memory. I can not speak high enough for the quality of her photography and character!

as at the top of that list and we were so happy when we were able to get her. From our first conversation we knew she was perfect to shoot our wedding. She is so warm and personable, and we really enjoyed getting to know and working with her. In the end we felt like she was part of the family. My husband and I were amazed when we saw the wedding photos and kept saying to each other "I don't remember seeing Michelle around when we did that" while at the same time whenever we were looking for her to take a particular picture she was right there. It is like she knows where to be for all the right moments, even if that ends up being on top of a pile of pallets to get a group shot over our wedding bonfire or sitting in the middle of a muddy road to capture the right angle during our engagement photos. Michelle is very talented, she was able to capture so many details with an artistic flair despite difficult conditions of sunsets and alternative lighting sources like the bonfire. I know some believe that there isn’t a big difference from one photographer to the next but having talked with friends / family who had horrible experiences with their wedding photographers working with Michelle proved to be one of the best investments we made in our wedding. We had so much fun working with her, we can’t recommend her enough.

eming to tell a story of their own. From the first phone call, we could tell that Michelle was down-to-earth, while also remaining professional, respectful of our vision, and thorough as she checked in with us leading up to our wedding day. Michelle has an energy about her that is difficult to describe, but incredible to experience. Her calming, yet direct, professional, and purposeful presence made all of the difference on a day filled with so many emotional extremes. We so appreciated Michelle taking the time to help us slow down and appreciate little moments throughout our hectic, yet incredible wedding day, while simultaneously capturing those special moments with her camera. Michelle is passionate about her work and this shows in the beautiful photographs she takes. Michelle is also versatile and flexible, as she was able to integrate some more structured/posed photos along with candid photos that captured the connections between the people we so care about. She did a wonderful job documenting meaningful moments throughout our wedding day, and we had multiple family members and friends come up to us during the wedding to tell us: “your photographer is amazing!” (even before seeing her incredible photos!), and we said: "we agree!". Michelle’s photos are truly a gift of memories captured and preserved in such a beautiful and meaningful way, and we will cherish them for years to come! We are so thankful she was available on our wedding date, and we HIGHLY recommend her!

xtremely talented, personable, comforting during a stressful time, and professional. She really wanted to capture us as a couple. We got married at Mt. Snow and her pictures from the top of the mountain are the most amazing photos we have! My favorite photos are some of the candids of our guests during the wedding. She was able to capture everyones emotions in beautiful pictures. Michelle was able to give us a sneak peak of our wedding photos the day after the wedding! What could be more exciting!! My husband and I were able to come home after such an exciting weekend and pull up the pictures online and re-live the weekend in such a wonderful way! She always answered our questions within 24 hours and made time to have phone calls even during her busiest time. We would highly recommend Michelle for an engagement session and wedding!! She did an outstanding job!

ve met my fair share of photographers...even worked with a few. She is by far, the best of the best. Look no further! My husband and I met with Michelle (after I stumbled on her online) and immediately knew she was the perfect fit for us. Her portfolio captured so many wonderful candid shots which brought so much life to each event we saw. It reassured us that we could be ourselves on our wedding day and let her work the magic without us worrying about a thing. Her demeanor on our day was calm, focused, and professional. I had family members and friends come up to me DURING the wedding saying how great that she was, and they said things like "everywhere I turned, there she is!" and "she is so sweet!" and "that photographer is on the move!" She had two cameras strapped to her, and she used them both with so much grace. Michelle previously photographed at our church and venue before on multiple occasions and made sure to collaborate with us in terms of lighting, honoring rules of the church and our priest. She came to the table with ideas and feedback based on previous weddings, which as a result, made our photos that much better. Michelle also made sure to work with our DJ to make sure they were in sync throughout the reception. With a "destination" wedding (for us) she was prompt, easy to reach, and scoped out just the right spot for us to take photos off-site in Vermont. She made us feel at ease and helped to work out a timeline with us beforehand so that our day could run without a skipped beat. The dress will turn to junk, the decor will rot, but your photos will be (perhaps) the only lasting memory you will have. Every photo we have is pure beauty, there is absolutely no wasted shot. Invest in this vendor, and put your trust in Michelle because she will definitely deliver!

le has captured it all! We couldn't ask for a more perfect person to capture these moments in our life for us. Michelle has a warm and gentle presence that instantly makes you feel comfortable and allows you to be yourself. She captures the pictures you asked for along with many wonderful candid shots thay are so perfect because they are the most real and show the true beauty of lifes moments. We love working with Michelle and look forward to many more years of beautiful photos ❤

hout realizing she was there impressed my entire wedding party and guests. She stuck by me through a wedding venue change which resulted in a completely different location and vision. I just received my sneak peak photos and they are perfection! I can't wait to do more projects with her, already have a boudoir photo shoot on the books! Any bride would be LUCKY to lock down Michelle for her special day.

l and she did a great job of making sure we were comfortable the entire time she was there. When we weren’t doing posed shots she had an amazing way of blending in; most of the time we didn’t even know she was around! This allowed for the most natural, beautiful photos that truly captured the feeling of the day. The pictures are everything we could have hoped for and more. We loved working with Michelle and would suggest her anyone looking for a photographer!

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NOT REGRET IT!!! She is awesome, fun, professional, skilled, helpful, talented, worth it! I just can't say enough, but I know there's no one better!

E POCTURES! All of our planning was a breeze, because Michelle instilled so much confidence in us of her. Our wedding day was beautiful in so many ways, and we are so grateful that Michelle was there to help orchestrate it! But the pictures, THE PICTURES! They are truly amazing, and the book that Michelle had made for us is beyond priceless! Bottom line is that we could not have asked for a better photographer because of a pleasure it was to work with her, presence she had at our wedding, and the pictures that she delivered to us.

airy lights and somehow the photos looked exactly the way it was, the way it felt. Most of the photos were candid, and the moments that she caught bring so much visceral rememberence when we look through the album. I couldn’t recommend Michelle more. She is emotionally tuned into her work, the people, and her form and product reflect that wholeheartedly. She was so pleasant and easy to work with. We appreciate our experience with her and the beauty of her photographs so much.