Narrative Images

This review is long overdue and is for my wedding on October 14th, 2017. I have known Bernadette, and Rick by extension, for a while before I hired them to be my wedding photographers. I could not have gone with them since I was planning to invite them as guests. But their exceptional talent has led me to hiring them instead. Wedding planning is stressful so I was glad that Bernadette was on point with working with me on planning the shoot locations and timeline since our wedding schedule is very tight. They also respected our wishes of having more natural photos versus the super posed pictures that I have seen with other photographers. My husband and I are pleased with the photos from our wedding. We even had a sneak peak a week after our wedding, which I did not expect because it takes most photographers a month or more to come up with the photos. We also had a photo slideshow from them that we were able to share with friends on social media. The online photo gallery was also easy to share with close friends and family. Still have to work with them on the photo album though. In sum, I would highly recommend Bernadette and Rick to anybody who is getting married or anybody who would need photography services. Their gift of capturing joyful moments without any effort is unmatched.

We could not be happier with the amazing work of the Narrative Images team, Rick and Bernadette. We were introduced by a mutual photographer friend for our wedding, and the rest is history – we consider them our family friends – that are also amazing photographers! We love their natural style, capturing the truth and emotion during special life events or everyday real life. They listen to our ideas and goals of a shoot and use their natural talent to capture it. If you are awkward (like us) and don’t know what to do – they give you some gentle guidance to ensure you get your desired results. They are wonderful people, amazing artists, hardworking photographers that have given us some of the most amazing images of our most precious milestones. We have used them for our wedding, maternity, newborn and family photos and hope to continue a lasting friendship and working relationship!

Bernadette and Rick are truly amazing, both as people and photographers. They are a pleasure to work with. They images they captured are ones we will forever treasure. I HIGHLY recommend them!!

Bernadette and Rick, you guys are so much fun to work with, thank you for photographing our most special day! Thank you for capturing our amazing Engagement Shoot as well, you made it so easy for us! You both are so on point and really captured everything we wanted. And Bernadette for the win, helping me with my bustle!!! These two are a Husband and Wife team who work flawlessly together. Both of their visions come together and capture the most beautiful pictures! Thank you both so much for working with us!

Bernadette & Rick are just two amazing people and their easygoing, genuine nature is reflected in how they shoot the day and interact with their couples. They are attentive in the planning process as well as on the wedding day, flexible and just so fluid with their approach. They have a calm-ness about them, which as a Coordinator, is a great positive, since they are with the couple majority of the day. For my last wedding with them, we had a unique location for shooting and it required some stair climbing and succinct timing and they nailed it! Their handling of the post-production & album afterwards are timely and just as attentive all the way through! True professionals and ones I happily refer!

Working with Narrative Images was truly one of the best decisions we made for our wedding! Bernadette and Rick were friendly, professional, and very thoughtful from day 1. They captured the essence of our 'style' and wedding and they went above and beyond throughout the whole process. During the actual wedding, we had so much fun working with them and they were also so stealthy, making sure they were out of the way but capturing sweet moments throughout the event. I truly recommend them and if you choose them, you will feel (like we do) so lucky to have worked with such talented documentary photographers.

I was planning a vineyard wedding in Temecula, CA from Milwaukee, WI. I knew I wanted pictures in the super cute Old Town Temecula and that we would do our first look there prior to heading to our venue, Mount Palomar for pictures before the wedding. I had no idea where to begin to find a photographer. I knew I wanted 2 photographers and that it was important to get some really good reviews. In my search, there were so many mixed reviews on photographers. Then one day at work when I was talking to one of my internal clients I mentioned how difficult it was to find a photographer. His daughter lived in San Diego and he immediately got in touch with her to find out who she used for their wedding and then new born photos. A personal recommendation meant more than anything to us! I reached out to Narrative Images (Bernadette & Rick) and they got back to me right away. They understood we couldn't make it out to CA, so they agreed to do a Skype/Face Time session with us. We hit it off with them right away! They understood us as a couple and what we liked and we enjoyed their style! A huge plus is that they are with us the entire day, from the time we get ready until after the grand exit! They were great to work with figuring everything out before the wedding. Fast forward to the wedding day; everything was great! They found all sorts of cute little places in Old Town Temecula for pictures. They understood that we didn't want a bunch of posed pictures and that we were more the fun and natural style. Fast forward to about 2 weeks after the wedding and they had our sneak peeks available and within a month after the wedding all of our pictures are available. They are AMAZING!!! Absolutely captured the essence of us as a couple and really captured all the love throughout the day. I can't thank Rick and Bernadette enough! You two were absolutely amazing! I would definitely recommend them even to those who may not be having a CA wedding. They were seriously fantastic!!!

Bernadette and Rick had worked with 3 of my friends (one of which I recommended Narrative Images to them) before working with us. When it was time for us to choose a photographer for our wedding, we were very confident and comfortable with Narrative Images. They formally studied photography, so the quality of their pictures is evident in how they capture candid moments, movement, and lighting. Their natural pictures and ability to play with lighting truly stood out from the rest. Having formal or “natural” pictures is hardly natural for us, but they made us feel very comfortable and guided us throughout the process, especially during the engagement session. As a married couple, they work together very well and tag teamed to capture moments from various angles or different scenes at the same time so the final product was a great summary of our wedding day in terms of the details, events, and emotions from us (the bride and groom), family, and guests. They are very professional, accommodating to our schedule, and created a package that worked with our needs and budget. We made requests to have some or all the pictures in time for certain family events or sales for printing – they were timely and very understanding. They truly went above and beyond when they dropped off the USB drive of pictures at our doorstep so I could have it in time before the holidays. We are 110% satisfied with their work, would highly recommend them, and would be choose them again to document future moments in our lives.

Bernadette and Brian were great! They were true professionals and so easy to work with. They were there to capture every picture, but did it in such a way that you didn't feel like they were even there.

I was sooo glad I found Bernadette & Rick!! They are an awsome team. They were so fun to work with. They are both so laid back and made us feel relaxed & comfortable. And not to mention, their work is AWESOME!

Rick and Bernadette are true professionals. All of our pics turned out great, even the ones of the dog! They knew how to put us at ease and are very creative. None of the boring stock photo stuff. We got our pics in a very timely manner. I cannot recommend the highly enough!