Pullen Weddings

be able to work with them. We opted for a low-key, beach wedding with a small group, and they were very receptive to our ideas and were really easy to work with. They are the experts when it comes to wedding and beach photography, so we leaned on them for the best locations and photo ideas for our setup, and they were able to get creative and capture our day beautifully. We wanted photos that felt natural, real, and accurately captured the joy of the day, and boy did they deliver! The photos are absolutely stunning and we could not be happier with them. They were also able to offer some advice on other aspects of the wedding, and kept us calm when the weather for the week was looking iffy. Our day would not have been the same without them, and I would hire them 100 times over!!!

as a very friendly, down to Earth type of guy who made our photo experience fun and certainly not stressful!  If you're looking for a wedding photographer in the Outer Banks, Pullen Photography is the one to chose!  

that we wouldn't think to catch. Their ability to work as a team as well as separately allowed them to split the work, enabling them to capture our "getting ready" photos at different locations before arriving at the venue, as well as capturing both wide angle shots and close-up intimate moments during the ceremony and reception. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience with the Pullens!

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ed in every detail. They always seemed to be in the right place at the right time, effortlessly capturing genuine, candid moments. As a husband-and-wife team, their communication was seamless, and their calm, warm personalities made everyone feel comfortable and natural in front of the camera.

e calm, comfortable, and warming setting we created. Often invisible - they fully captured every moment that you'd want to cherish for a lifetime. Cannot recommend them enough!

lly, Dan and Kate put those fears to rest right from the beginning. They communicated with us throughout the whole process, and Dan even braved a 25° December morning on the beach to do engagement pics with us on the one random weekend we could make it to OBX before the wedding.  On the actual wedding day, these two were rockstars. They kept my crazy family organized and got all of the important shots that we wanted. Even more than that, they perfectly captured the love and joy that filled the whole day- even during uncooperative weather. I honestly can’t recommend them enough and will treasure these photos my whole life. 

brought such warmth, professionalism, and calm energy to the day. Shooting in an off-the-beaten-path location can be tricky, but they handled it effortlessly — and made it feel magical. Kate and Daniel have an incredible eye for natural light, emotion, and the quiet in-between moments that truly tell the story of a wedding day. Our photos are absolutely stunning — beautifully composed, authentic, and full of the joy we felt. They captured not just what the day looked like, but what it felt like. What stood out even more was how easy they made everything. They knew exactly when to offer direction and when to let things unfold naturally. We felt completely comfortable in their hands, and it shows in every image. We are beyond grateful for their talent, their kindness, and their willingness to make the trek to Carova to be part of our day. We can’t recommend Pullen Photography highly enough.

heir personalities. But when we talked to Kate and Daniel Pullen, it just felt right. We saw from their portfolio that they were great wedding photographers. What sold us on them for our wedding went beyond that. They clearly shared our desire to focus on the authentic moments of the day. We didn’t want to have a bunch of the cliché staged wedding photos and they were totally on board. They so obviously love the Outer Banks and are committed to showcasing the landscape as part of the experience. That led to some breathtaking photos taken by the Sound. Throughout the day, their joy at being part of and capturing the love and family and friendship that we chose to prioritize at our wedding weekend was obvious and truly enhanced the experience for us and our guests. The photos we’ve seen so far have been amazing. They are everything we hoped for and more. We can’t wait to see the rest!

by the end I felt like he completely understood our vision. We had the photography package that was able to be split between two days, so we had Daniel at our welcome party as well as our wedding day. Our photos could not have come out better. Daniel and Kate really captured the love, joy, and chaos that is my husband and I, as well as our family and friends. They truly went above and beyond--all the way down to helping us carry our wedding arch off the beach once we were finished with portraits. Don't hesitate to hire them if you are looking for someone to capture candid, joy filled moments! We will cherish our photos forever.

turn around. They used excellent techniques for lighting and editing and did a wonderful job prompting us to help pose for the best pictures. They communicated well with us throughout the planning process to ensure special details and moments were captured to help personalize our experience. They also went the extra mile to capture beautiful pictures on the beach and at sunset. I highly recommend them to anyone getting married in the outer banks!

traits -- and boy did they deliver. The raw emotions they captured of our wedding day are just beyond words. We have incredibly stunning sunset pictures (the way they caught the light - WOW), meaningful getting ready photos, and they stayed late into the night to capture the partying... OH and Daniel attended our wedding weekend kickoff pool party and GOT IN THE POOL with his camera and just had so much fun with us. I could not have asked for more. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND hiring Daniel and Kate. 10 OUT OF 10!!!

our day & all these little details and moments throughout the day that we never would have even though of asking for! We love, love, LOVE our wedding photos & are so happy with how they turned out & hope to be able to work with him again someday!

te are also incredible humans we were so fortunate to meet.

bration before the big day, so they were well prepared. Rolling through the pictures was such a breeze. Daniel was extremely professional, yet relaxed and personable. He really understands the rawness, weather and beauty of the Outerbanks, and the photos captured everything we always loved about our destination, and all the best moments, big and small, of the day. We adore the collection he made for us, and will clearly treasure them forever.

tly fell in love with all of their photos just from how the literally catch every little second of your day even when it’s off guard moments but that’s what makes the best pictures. We reached out to Daniel and Kate because we were vacationing down in obx and wanted them to do our engagement pictures and we were expecting too so we did maternity pictures as well. I can’t say anything bad about them they went above and beyond for us from the first time we met them, to me having my son and Kate emailing us to say congratulations and all the way up to our wedding day. It was as if we were family, Daniel and Kate treat you like they have known you for years and that’s something we loved especially coming from a big family it was as if we became a family. On our wedding day we had both Daniel and Kate and just having them being there in our best day ever made it so special. They are amazing with kids too, all the shots of the kids that day are just so good. All our family and friends still talk about our photographers and how much fun they were. We are so beyond happy that we picked them, all of our pictures are AMAZING I look at them everyday I can’t stop looking at them. We can’t wait to go back to obx to have them do family pictures! If you are getting married in obx they are a MUST HAVE for your special day. We love our Pullen family!!! The Leadleys

r relaxed style really fit with mine and I couldn't have asked for anything else. Plus the photos are beautiful!

g out to friends and family. I was so worried about how we could possibly find someone to take beautiful pictures of us that still captured our personalities, but we got everything we could have wanted and more with Daniel and Kate. I spoke to a few photographers at the Outer Banks Wedding Expo and they all had nice looking portfolios, but I walked away thinking that they were kind of "cool guy-hipster-locals-only" photographers that we had nothing in common with. I made my way to Daniel and Kate and knew instantly these were the people I wanted involved in my wedding. They were so welcoming and nice, I was immediately at ease with them. They "got" my vision - photos that are pretty, but not overly-staged that still show a bit of our personalities. They traveled to Wilmington (where we live) to take our engagement photos, letting us take a few with our dog (they even played with her while we took some solo pics!). The awkwardness I was so worried about was nowhere to be found, Kate and Daniel and genuinely a super nice and cool couple. It was awesome to watch them work together, you can feel the love they have for each other and see them brainstorm really inventive ideas for the lighting/locations/poses for the pictures. Daniel came to our rehearsal and rehearsal dinner and took such amazing candid photos, and my family/friends loved him! The photos Daniel and Kate took of our ceremony and reception were perfect and exactly what we wanted. We got our preview pictures quickly and didn't have to wait long to get the finished collection. They even mailed us a thumb drive with the photos, all of the pictures printed out and a few select enlarged print-outs. I would recommend Daniel and Kate to anyone, not only will you get amazing pictures, you will get to meet two really awesome people to help guide you through some of the more awkward parts of your wedding!

ing people. Not only did they drive 12 hours to shoot our wedding (with a broken down car on the way) but they went out of their way to make our day special and stress free. We cannot thank them enough for being so wonderful, easy to work with and capturing every detail of our wedding perfectly. Should you be in the market for a wedding photographer, look no further.

made my husband and I feel very comfortable having pictures taken of us all day. The timeliness of the preview photos was excellent, also. After two weeks we have an amazing and large preview of our wedding pictures. We can't wait to see the rest! They were also very responsive to all of my emails, making sure I got all the information I needed/wanted in a very timely manner. I would highly highly recommend Daniel and Kate.

o capture the most beautiful, real, raw and creative moments of our wedding at the Arcade on 11/11/16!! You have made our wedding day perfect and we're a big part of the help! Not only do you capture moments but you captured our hearts and everyone complimented how professional, fun, hard working and a great team (and hussnad and wife) you guys are! Definitely something to look up to! Thank you will never be enough!! From the bottom of our hearts! Bekah and Drake Savage.

ssional. People were dying over our engagement photos and telling us just how stunning they were. They are very creative and talented photographers. You will not be disappointed with them. I highly recommend. They are great people and want to shoot your day the way you want it and simply love making the client happy! Which can be hard to come by.

ice, helpful and easy to get along with. And if that wasn't enough, their pictures are simply incredible. We have received so many compliments on the artistic and gorgeous nature of our wedding photographs, and people have been shocked at what Daniel was able to capture. We met them through an OBX wedding event and they were the first vendor we booked. Our package came with an engagement photo shoot which we used to get to know them and get comfortable in front of the camera. Both Daniel and Kate immediately helped us relax and feel at ease. By the end of the photo shoot we were having so much fun we didn't want it to end. And of course the pictures were incredible. We used the engagement pictures to create a photobook for our parents as wedding gifts, which they loved. In the months leading up to the wedding Kate was fantastic. She recommended several vendors when we had no idea who to pick and really helped us work through some of our timeline questions. Their wedding photography guide definitely aided in our decision making process, and we are so glad we went with their recommendations, like doing a first look. They also recommended doing a second round of pictures right before sunset which at the time seemed like a hassle to try to fit into our timeline but in the end was SO WORTH IT. When it came to the wedding itself, we had Daniel and one of his assistants. He was professional, on time, and was the perfect mix of involved and behind the scenes. When we took our sunset pictures he brought an extra change of clothes so he could lay down in the surf just so he could get the right shot. I have never seen someone so committed to getting the perfect picture as Daniel was that day but it was completely worth it. We love our pictures!

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imeline did not go according to plan, but Daniel and Kate problem solved and still got all the pictures we wanted without a hitch! Our pictures turned out more beautiful than I could imagined!

g. We met Kate prior to the wedding and knew immediately that she was going to be great to work with. On the wedding day her and Brooke were both such a pleasure to be around and they were so calm even with everything going on that it helped us relax. They also sent us a lot of the pictures within a week of the wedding which was amazing.

iel and Kate were very professional, helped us pose for inventive shots, and were a pleasure to work with. I definitely recommend Pullen Photography.

ng them earlier. We exchanged e-mails and they did exactly what we have asked and much more. We received our preview in 2 weeks so we were able to work on our thank you cards. Very professional and friendly!

solutely honest, I never saw Daniel or Kate during our friend's wedding - only because they blended in so well, which was one of the reason we hired them. The second reason, and the more important one, is that we loved their style. They're both so talented, with a great eye - Daniel is more focused on the overall vision - Kate zones in on the details … and together, they mesh so well. Let me preface this by saying that we are very particular about what we do and don't like, in photographs. We lean towards artsy type pictures that haven't been overdone on Pinterest. We like simplicity - clean lines - interesting angles. I'm sure our first meeting with Daniel & Kate was a bit overwhelming, since we basically assaulted them with all the things we didn't want. But they ran with it and assured us that they understood our desires. Day of the wedding: Prior to the ceremony, Kate photographed me and the girls, Daniel stayed with my husband and the guys. I never saw them once after the "formal/posed family pictures" were over. Of course, in my state of nirvana, I had forgotten we had photographers. Until the pictures came - and while perusing through them, I caught myself gasping -- they were absolutely beautiful. Each photograph captured the emotion of the day and I was silently thanking the Gods for giving Daniel & Kate the gift of photography. Hands down, the pictures were just… exquisite.

a list of questions that we asked each photographer. We received feedback from all, of course some more detailed than others. Initially we were both on the same page, but she eventually talked me out of it, saying "this is our special day". She wanted to get a photographer with great reviews. We viewed Daniel's work in several OBX wedding publications, and read some very good reviews. OMG....so glad she talked me into going with Daniel Pullen Photography. Just a hair more than I initially planned for but so worth every penny we spent. We had a beach wedding and an outdoor reception. The beach photos and reception photos were just perfect. The quality of the pictures were just amazing. We were so very happy with our entire wedding package that Daniel and Kate put together for us. We had hundreds to choose from. Highly recommended!!!

llergic to a camera lens), was impressed & very comfortable. I recommend Pullen Photography highly!

g! From the very beginning of the consultation process they took the time to get to know us and our style so that they were able to provide the types of photographs in which we were interested. Together we came up with a VIP list prior to our wedding so that they did not miss any important people/family members in our shots and we got all of the "necessary" family pictures without missing anyone. Our photos are absolutely beautiful, and we have a great mix that of the "standard" portraits and the more artistic shots that we were interested in. Further, they were both completely at ease and not at all intrusive during our event. We got our photos back very quickly and we have gotten so many comments on how beautiful they are! The value of the service they provide is unbelievable. For anyone planning an event on the Outer Banks, it would be a mistake not to check Kate and Daniel's availability for your photography...we would book them again in a heart beat!

visited my pinterest site to get to know us better before the big day. Daniel and Kate made my husband, our bridal party, families and I feel comfortable and happy. We get comments all the time about how wonderful our wedding photos are, we could not be happier with Daniel and Kate!

ut the whole day. They captured every perfect moment. They also had a photo booth set up with their own props and it was a hit! The Pullens also did our engagements and my bridal portraits. We plan to work with them for many more years!

ought the package that included the DVD of pictures and I also added on a "trash the dress shoot" and two additional hours at the reception. The trash the dress photo shoot was a blast! I have never had so much fun! And Daniel is a very creative artist when it came to backgrounds and poses. What impressed me the most was when we were leaving. All of his equipment was packed and ready to go and we were walking off the beach when he stoped and took the time to unloaded everything and take more pictures because he liked the lighting of the sunset in the background. We lucked out the night of our shoot - it was a beautiful day on the beach by the Frisco Pier followed by a gorgeous sunset on the sunside. I was completely comfortable at both locations and the pictures we just received are epic! For the ceremony, Daniel and Kate were very professional. The church we were married in had a ton of rules about photography and the Pullens were already aware and knew what to do - that made one last worry off of my list. It was nice that Daniel was able to be with my husband and his friends while they were getting ready and that his wife, Kate, was with me and my bridesmaids. Between the two of them they never missed a moment or photo opportunity. The reception was just as smooth. Dealing on the business side of things I mostly talked to Casey. She was very helpful in getting me organized. I liked that they had a list ready to go for the formal pictures after the ceremony. It took a while - but that was my fault because I wanted a picture of everyone and everything. If you want to get to the reception quickly I don't see that being a problem with Pullen Photography - they are very concerned with pleasing you and capturing your day exactly how you want! I highly reccommend this company to anyone getting married in the area!

part of the crowd. I would pick them if I had to do it all over again, cant imagine using anyone else.

ay of our wedding, Kate helped to calm my fears, and captured the perfect pictures of me -- laughing with my sister, hugging my mom. Daniel spent the time with the guys -- catching the brotherly affection between my husband and his younger brother.

vision (better really) when we decided to have a destination wedding - but Daniel and Kate really went the extra mile for us to make sure that our pictures were available for our reception when we returned home. They were flexible, and worked with us on location and poses - and helped make our day so memorable! Everyone who has seen them has had nothing but good things to say - and I can't thank them enough for all their hard work. I would gladly recommend them to ANYONE for top-notch, first-class wedding (or otherwise) photography! ...and I wish I could rate them higher than 5 stars - because they TRULY deserve it!

pher's preview was amazing. Daniel and Kate were a pleasure to work with! Their prices are extremely affordable compared to others out there and they have a much better portfolio in my opinion! They were great to work with and I would highly recommend them to future OBX brides! Thanks so much Kate and Daniel!

important thing to them. We had such a crappy wedding planner and they gave us a free shoot the next day on the beach and when I was impatient for my DVD I ordered from their website and they were sweet enough to send extra pictures for no charge!!!! I will have them take all my pictures from now on. You WONT go wrong with Daniel and Kate!

rom start to finish, they were professional yet fun. Can't recommend them enough.

de and groom. They were receptive to what we wanted and our family suggested while incorporating their exceptional artistic ability and photographic experience. I would recommend them for a wedding or any other event! Check out their website and you will know exactly what you will be getting in your photo album.