About this vendor
Born Uganda 🇺🇬
• Grew up Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
• Moved to AL at 10 🇺🇸
NY area based ✈ wedding photographer specializing in helping multicultural couples celebrate their love in a modern way
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Details
Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Reviews
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5
out of 5.07 reviews
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As a mixed-race couple with a wonderfully diverse group of family and friends, it was incredibly important to us to find a photographer who could skillfully capture different skin...
tones without washing out one for the sake of another. From the moment we connected with Petronella Photography, we knew we had found exactly that and so much more.
Petronella truly stands apart in her ability to capture the authentic spirit, emotion, and beauty of her subjects. She doesn’t just take photos; she captures mood, tone, and the feeling of a moment in a way that feels effortless, brings color and the scene to life, and is deeply personal.
She was incredibly flexible and proactive when it came to location scouting, thoughtfully seeking out ideas on her own while also fully embracing our vision and preferences. At both our engagement shoot and wedding she captured every shot we were hoping to represent our events. Her use of light, both indoors and outdoors, is exceptional, and she navigates lighting for interracial and multicultural couples and wedding parties with obvious skill and care, which made us feel seen, confident, and beautifully represented in every shot.
Throughout the entire process, she was patient, professional, and genuinely fun to be around. Her team was equally engaging and brought great energy to the day. Petronella provides clear, confident direction and advice that immediately puts you at ease and helps bring out your best, resulting in photos that feel natural rather than overly posed.
The coverage was exactly what we asked for and more, and the final images were absolutely stunning, vibrant, colorful, emotional, and full of life. We received the best feedback we’ve ever gotten on professional photos, not just from guests but from friends and family who know us well and felt the images truly reflected who we are.
Delivery was timely, communication was seamless, and the entire experience exceeded our expectations. Without hesitation, Petronella will be our family photographer for life. We cannot recommend her highly enough.
Poise, professionalism, visionary! Just a few words to describe Petronella. She first shot our pre-wedding photo session in less than ideal weather but because of the visionary she...
is those photos were stunning and are some of favorites. She and her team then captured our 3 day wedding celebration and not one moment was missed by them. She takes her time to learn her clients and produce a product that reflects them. She is thoughtful and definitely makes her clients feel special with the added personal touch she places in each communication or package. We cannot wait to have her continue capturing our journey of love. Without hesitation she comes highly recommended!
If you are looking for an Artist who will capture you at your very best look no further! The time spent with the Petronella Photography team was beyond words magic! We had the plea...
sure of working with Petronella for our engagement shoot, and it was our first indication that our time with her was going to be epic! She stopped traffic TWICE for us to ensure the capture of the perfect image! My fiancé hates to smile, but Petronella cajoled some of the most beautiful smiles I have ever seen! She took the time to get to know us to craft amazing energy and moments that translated to visual joy. Her team was flawless on the wedding day, knew all our names and made us feel comfortable and beautiful. Please do not hesitate, to book immediately. I wish I had more words for why she is Magic !
Petronella Photography gave us a wonderful photo experience for our proposal. The best part about it was our photographer, Tiam, really allowed us to enjoy each and every intimate ...
moment between our photos. He was personable and really showed that he cared to capture the full extent of the experience.
Thank you for shooting our engagement photographs, and being a part of our special day.
We loved the moments that you have captured and will cherish and look back at them fondly....
We were so excited to see the photographs early and also the mini-site is so wonderful! It was truly a great experience being photographed by you. We apologize for the confusion with the photographers and appreciate you for handling the situation with such grace and flexibility.
Thank you again and happy new year- we hope this year brings lots of joy and success!
Petronella is an amazing wedding and portrait photographer. Booking her came at a premium but I value memories so I'm ok with paying for it. As a self employed client I thoroughly...
enjoyed her business practice and how patient she was with us. When we received our photos back we were blown away. My mom even wants an album to also treasure. Can't go wrong with Petronella! I'll be referring her to all our friends and family. If you're cheap and don't value nice things, please don't waste your time our hers.
Petronella was a friend before she was a vendor. She is all around incredible. She is down to earth, creative, passionate, and very easy to work with.
We absolutely loved our e...
ngagement session with her and are very much looking forward to seeing our wedding photos.
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