Esra was the best vendor I hired for my wedding by far. From our first meeting, she was sweet and funny and more than willing to navigate my families difficult dynamics. She made s...ure to ask me what I want from my photos (I said to focus on my eyes in portraits and laughter in candids.) I sent her inspo photos and we talked a lot about my vision. Through the wedding planning, I had a falling out with my parents and had to shift my wedding day plans drastically - Esra worked with me every step of the way and managed every change and conflict with grace. I think after a while, she became my unofficial wedding planner (I could not afford one). In moments when I felt down and worried - or defeated, she would ensure me that she would make sure to get amazing photos and make it a memorable day. I probably changed plans like 6x times and she was flexible the whole way.
For the wedding day, we met a day earlier to do an engagement photoshoot on the tidal basin. My eyes were irritated by the fake lashes and I couldn’t stop tearing. My makeup had tear streaks running down on side and we could not fix it without ruining my whole face. She ensured me she would retouched the messed up makeup for free and for some INCREDIBLE shots with the monument and Lincoln memorial. I brought 2 besties and even got super cute photos with them. She went way over her promised time but continued to want to take photos - we had to tap out before she did! On wedding day, she coordinated with my makeup artists, videographers and other vendors for a seamless getting ready shoot with lots of laughs and cute bridesmaid photos and throughout the wedding and reception. She offered to stay longer but again we were tired and had to quit before she did! She was so fun funny and made us laugh so much - she even got cute photos of my baby nieces laughing! After the event she went to work straight away and sent me 120 “sneak peek” photos that were fully retouched due to the makeup running. I got them in 48 hours and they were STUNNING. I had tears in my eyes looking at all of them. When I shared them, I had family reach out to me from all over the world to tell me how breathtaking they were! When I finally got the full USB drive with all the photos, the details she included in her package just put her service over the edge of truly incredible. Cute and thoughtful wrapping, with a postcard from turkey and a beautiful USB that was customized to with her company name and lights up when plugged in. Right then and there I contacted her and told her she was the best vendor I worked with by far. I couldn’t imagine getting through this experience without you! I promise you won’t regret hiring her!!!