If we could give 1,000 stars to Marissa and Lauren, we absolutely would. Working with these two ladies was hands down the best decision we made for our wedding, and we had a team of AMAZING vendors. It’s truly difficult to put into words what a...n outstanding team these two make, and what beautiful talent they each have as individuals.
From the moment we FaceTimed with Marissa and Lauren almost a year and a half out from our wedding date, we felt comfortable and like we were talking to friends. Marissa and Lauren were incredibly communicative and professional throughout our 1.5 year engagement, and every time we heard from them we were that much more excited for our big day! Marissa took time to answer every question I had leading up to the wedding (being Type A I had enough of them) and always responded promptly which made me feel at ease. Being from Dallas/Fort-Worth, we got to meet her for the first time for our engagement session one year out from our wedding date. She was every bit as wonderful in person as she had been over phone and email, and she stayed calm when there was a miscommunication regarding the time our planned location was available. Somehow, all thanks to Marissa, we wound up having the entire Dallas Arboretum to ourselves and ended up with the most gorgeous photos! For both our engagement session and our wedding, Marissa’s photos have been stunning and crisp, and they capture every emotion felt in a still image.
Marissa and Lauren were not only professional come the day of our wedding, but they were FUN and full of so much excitement and positive energy that my husband, myself and our entire bridal party fed off of the entire day and night. These two ladies, along with their second shooters, had a way of making every photo taken and every second filmed feel natural, and they always worked smoothly from one moment to the next. When we got our photo preview and highlight video, I was in awe at some of the moments captured - I truly hadn’t even realized they were taking photos/filming because of how seamless everything was. The gorgeous photos we have already received as part of our preview make us smile from ear to ear every time we look at them and our highlight film still makes us cry without fail - Lauren stitched together the most perfect story of our day, and the music she chose gives me chills. In my father-in-law’s words when he saw our video: “I have happy teardrops flowing and I can’t turn them off!”
Our best friend/groomsman/officiant who is married himself and has been in at least 8 weddings said that Marissa and Lauren were the best photographer and videographer he has met over the years . . . while we haven’t been in as many weddings as him, we couldn’t agree more. Thank you Marissa and Lauren for capturing our day so beautifully and for being such a joy to work with! Love, The Drinans