Paula B Photography

h and her pricing and packaging options were very clear and helpful on her website. We did an engagement shoot with Paula about a month before our wedding and it totally put all my wedding anxieties at ease! Even if everything went wrong at the wedding I knew I was still going to have amazing photos of my husband and myself. Paula was great with suggesting places for us to do the shoot (because I totally had wedding brain and could not make another decision) and once we got there she was so amazing with making us feel relaxed and not feel awkwardly dorky in front of the camera. She even got the pictures back to us within a week so that we could have time to print them before our wedding. For the wedding she and her husband Nik were so amazing at putting everyone at ease, getting all the shots we wanted, and all the ones we didn't know we needed. They were right there when you needed them and many of our guests commented how wonderful they were. All of our photos were amazing- I can't believe how good they look and that it's actually me in them! She truly captured the garden/vintage fairy feel of our wedding and there were so many more photos than I anticipated! I know how overwhelming finding a photographer can be and what a significant investment it can be, but Paula is definitely worth every penny. She clearly loves what she does and it shows in her photos and and in her personality.

g more, actually). Her correspondence with me was timely and professional, yet extremely easy-going and flexible. We met her first for our engagement session, which she drove an hour for and stayed until 1030pm because I wanted studio portraits in addition to our downtown Alexandria shoot. She rented all the equipment and set everything up at no additional charge. Incredible. What was more incredible is that she spent the first 30 minutes just getting to know us. Paula has an amazing gift of seeming like an old friend from the minute you meet her. My now husband and I spent the entire car ride home talking about how relieved we were that she was so kind,energetic, and easy going. We were so excited about having her at the wedding. A week before our actual ceremony we met Paula and her second-shooter, and husband, Nik at our venues to do a walkthrough so that she could familiarize herself and take some test shots. I thought that was extremely forward-thinking of her. On the day of our wedding, Paula was early and did some artsy shots of my dress, invitations, jewelry, etc. Afterward she just sort of blended in with the bridal party. I was able to be completely in the moment of my wedding because I knew I had nothing to worry about with Paula. My husband said the same of Nik, who ended up being just one of the guys during the pre-ceremony photography. Paula was organized, focused, gave clear directions, and at the same time was so warm and flexible. She has absolutely no ego as a photographer, so when my bossy family was yelling her name all night to get shots of things they wanted she did so with her warm smile and indulged their whims, while amazingly never missing a moment. She even set up a photobooth at an amazingly low cost! The pictures were amazing, and so is she.

ith our pictures! She has such a great eye for light and angles. We have so many to choose from and they are all wonderful. We will definitely use her again in the future for any photography needs.