I would not recommend Alyssa to anyone who desires timeless wedding photos that will last a lifetime. Even though she is a very kind woman, and when focused can be a great photogra...pher; she unfortunately prioritizes "Instagram" artsy angled shots and her social media.
Overall, I would recommend looking clearly through her more recent provided albums, and seeing if candid photography is right for you. She chooses very harsh lighting for dancing, and photographs uncentered photos often. For my husband and I, we are sad these photos will be very dated in a year or two, considering our theme was "timeless".
After expressing our dissatisfaction, we were offered compensation for a small reshoot. We had to unfortunately decline at the cost it would take to either recreate the photos (makeup, flights, and rented suits) and due to the extremely inconsiderate way she chose to handle priceless family heirlooms.
Alyssa chose to photograph our memory charms, which included a family member's ashes in one of them....on the ground on a rock. Our only copy of our wedding invites (which I hand made down to the stamp), was photographed on dirty concrete outside.
Our wedding photos consist mostly of unflattering candids, a handful of awkward angle family portraits, and a ton of photos that are completely useless but cool shots for her instagram. Specific requests, like our memory table, have angles that do not show the entire thing.
Her assistant was again, very nice, but unfortunately was more focused on filming instagram reels/stories instead of directing anyone.
Every time I talk about my wedding photos I realize I do not have a full bridal party photo that is "normal" and posed, despite us spending 8 hours with her.
Unfortunately closer to our wedding, our meetings were frazzled and disorganized. She was more focused on following her normal shot list opposed to actual requests. She took my request not to "fake" shots (like putting on my dress hours after I had it on), and took that as if I didn't want any posed shots with my family. Poor communication is what led to our wedding album to be almost all candid photos, which directly conflicted with our prior conversations about timelessness and high importance on portraits.
Our engagement photos were amazing, which is why I am leaving her at two stars opposed to my disappointed family members urging me to review zero. Unfortunately Alyssa went from noticing a bandaid on my then fiance's finger during our engagement photos, to not realizing I had hair in my face or fixing my dress on my wedding day. Our engagement photos were posed, centered and romantic, and our wedding photos were angled, offcentered, and candid. I really wish we had the same quality, considering it was Alyssa shooting both.
If you actually want an extremely artsy candid style, and choose Alyssa, keep a close eye on her prices. I had to ask her to honor our original price when we increased our package. Thank god she honored it, because I feel as if our photos did not reflect the cost we paid, let alone her new prices.
Overall, I would trust Alyssa for family photos, engagement shoots, and maternity photos. However, I would recommend sitting down and making sure that Alyssa's abstract, couple-focused, candid style is actually what you and your partner want for your wedding photos.