Rick Blanco Photography

s really helpful in choosing a photographer. They even suggested the church we got married in! They were always there to answer questions and offer suggestion before, during, and after the wedding. They captured our wedding day so beautifully and met with us after the wedding to go through all our pictures and help us create our wedding album. I would highly suggest them to any other couple getting married!

out ANYTHING with this dynamic duo! They helped us find a beautiful park for your engagement pictures and we knew we wanted some indoor photos at our local distillery also and they didn’t mind in the least going to multiple locations to take shots for us! I remember a few times before my wedding, as it was approaching, I was getting overwhelmed with my timeline and I had reached out to Maria with some questions and she had called me right away and we chatted for a while and she eased all my worries and answered all my questions! On my wedding day, Rick & Maria showed up promptly at 1:00 and we started right away with pictures. They do things so fluidly and effortlessly I didn’t feel overwhelmed or stressed at all. My husband and I chose not to see each other before the ceremony and Rick & Maria were excellent at communicating and keeping me out of my husbands sight! They had took all of my idea’s I had mentioned previously in meetings into consideration and had even more great idea’s for photos which turned into beautiful pictures that I will treasure forever! They just went above and beyond for us. Maria helped me get dressed, she asked me if I needed water, she fixed my hair if it came out if place, she did so much more then expected! They’re just wonderful and I strongly suggest them them when choosing your photographers!

wedding will as in Pennsylvania. They understood my busy schedule transitioning from a graduate student to a medical professional. On the day of our wedding they managed our family and friends well to ensure we got all the shots we wanted. They also handled our unruly families well. My family can be difficult and they always had a smile and kept things light. Rick was also very conscious of my one insecurity (my chin) during photographs. Helping me feel confident and enjoy the process! I adore the pictures of our day. My favorite thing is a small mini album they gave us to tide us over until we get our large album! I have showed it to many of my coworkers that always remark how beautiful the pictures are!

y thanked us for hiring them because they had a long working relationship with Rick and Maria due to how professional they are. When the wedding day came, Rick and Maria were clearly experienced in their job and the location, knowing exactly how to build group photos and capture moments throughout the evening. I will definitely be recommending them to our other friends for when they are planning a wedding, and keep their business in mind for when my wife and I need a photographers for another event. It's also my understanding that while a large part of their business is around wedding photos, they also take part in the community, for instance being hired by schools to take class photos. We recently got to see how our wedding photos came out, and needless to say my wife and I were very impressed with every picture and are looking forward to having the final products of the thank you cards and books.

an't say enough great things about them. I highly recommend them.

first call with Rick and Maria months ahead of the wedding day, we were made aware of numerous things we’d either overlooked or underestimated. Maria and Rick were available for any questions we had as we prepared for and scheduled the events of the wedding, as it turns out most of the day can be planned in parallel with the photography! They even provided a thorough and well-made binder of material for us to organize our planning. Once the day-of arrived, Rick and Maria showed up and immediately got to work. They ensured folks were in the right place at the right time without being pushy, they were even great to have around to talk to and joke with in addition to the excellent pictures. Though it can be hard to occupy so much time with pictures as the bride and groom, Rick and Maria understood this and made the process as seamless as possible to maximize our time enjoying the celebration. During the party they were able to get plenty of pictures when I admittedly did not even realize they were in there! Once the pictures were available to view, we were quite pleased. The picture quality and volume exceeded our expectations. They were able to capture the outdoor nature of our venue, which is something we’d discussed early on in our planning. Rick and Maria have built their business on platforms that make it simple to share and purchase pictures with friends and family, which really makes things easier for us. I would absolutely recommend Rick and Maria for anyone’s event, particularly weddings, as they made our planning and day-of easier and created an excellent product!

king forward to having them create her wedding pictures. The engagement pictures in St.Petersburg park in the fall were breathtaking. Looking for a traditional, country or out of the box ideas for your wedding. Then Blanco's Photography is who you need to see now. My daughter did a hidden Mickey theme. Rick and Maria helped with so many ideas that were classic Disney. They were a one stop shop. It was like having your own personal wedding planner. We ordered the Save the Date magnets as well as the invitations and thank you cards for the wedding. They assisted in planning the timeline for the wedding day. This was big. They also kept us on time as well the day of. We never felt rushed, delayed or overwhelmed by them. What a fun day it was. Rick and Maria blended in at church and the reception, never being intrusive or demanding. When we viewed the pictures after the wedding there were so many pictures I didn't notice them taking and those indeed were the most precious. The experience was just phenomenal. We will be looking forward to working with them in the future for family pictures. They are experts in weddings. This is what they do. Coordinating with the venue, DJ and florist. Out of this world. We highly recommend the Blanco's Photography for ALL you photo needs. They came highly recommended to us from the venues, church and florist. It was reassuring that we had already booked them first. We booked a year in advance. This was the best decision made for the entire wedding planning.

Maria were completely on board. Our dog can be a little challenging to work with, but Rick came with his own bag of tricks to make sure we got some wonderful shots. We had such a great time at our engagement shoot and the photos looked fantastic, so we knew our wedding photos would be stunning. Maria made sure to call periodically to walk us through our timeline and to just check in to see how we were doing in the planning process. On our wedding day, we had nothing to worry about. Rick and Maria created a checklist for the day of so no pictures were missed. Maria came prepared with extra bobby pins and safety pins and tackled some bridesmaid dress issues. She was a lifesaver, and the girls' dresses fit much better after her tweaks. The day flew by, and I forgot about some of the pictures that we took, but when we finally sat down to see the wedding photos, we were blown away by how gorgeous they were. We cannot wait to get our wedding album so that we can see them every day. Rick and Maria are very professional and make you feel more like family than just clients. We would highly recommend them to any couple looking for wedding photographers. We cannot wait to go back one day for future sessions as our family grows!

nd giving it to me before I asked. They don't only take your pictures, they are with you all day and will help with ANYTHING! My guest stated how amazing Rick and Maria were while taking pictures and how they felt like part of the family and not just photographers. It is truly the little things that made the world go around and they show you that! The work those two do leave me speechless every time! I look forward to using them for future events!

d people. They are reasonably priced and extremely affordable compared to other photographers that I had looked into for our wedding. They are extremely professional and are with you every step of the way through the wedding planning and timeline. They even give you a binder with everything you will need to help you stay organized during the entire wedding planning process. I am thankful that we chose them for our photographers. Our engagement photos and wedding photos came out beautifully. I could not have asked for a better experience. They treat you like you are family. If you are looking for photographers that are professional, caring, affordable and great at what they do, than look no further because Rick and Maria are those people !!!!

do phenomenal work. Our pictures are absolutely gorgeous! We highly recommend them.

asier. We had a blast at our engagement session, they made us feel comfortable and gave us a feel of what to expect on our wedding day. On our wedding day, they came prepared for anything. They blended in well, but at the same time we felt their presence as though they were part of the family. They have continued since the wedding to help us with thank you's, our album design, and a wall collage for our new home. We could go on and on with positive things about our experience with Rick and Maria, but simply put, we could not have asked for better photographers for our wedding. We can't wait to work with them again in the future.

res that will be a lasting memory.

Bride and Groom are throughout the day. It was wonderful to have the two of them for the entire day. They created a schedule and it was perfect. I can not imagine the day would have ran so smoothly otherwise. Rick is amazing at seeing the perfect picture! And Maria is amazing at doing it all- washing dirt off dresses, fixing bustles, you name it she can fix it! Our wedding photos are simply out of this world and I wholeheartedly recommend them to capture all the moments of your beautiful day!!

one's needs and you get way more than what you pay for! From the moment I spoke to them on the phone, I knew that I had to have them as my photographers! They were so easy to talk to and answered all of my questions! You do not even need a wedding coordinator/planner if you book with them! They are so knowledgeable on weddings and they help you with every aspect of your special day! They even mailed me a special binder with tips. timeline, and different answers to wedding questions that they knew would be helpful! Maria was amazing as she was helping with every little detail and made sure everything turned out perfect and Rick knew exactly what shots to take to must us look our best! They are very responsive and will help you with anything that you need! We do not like getting our pictures done and we got out engagement pictures done with them and they turned out amazing and they made us feel so comfortable throughout the whole process! They created our beautiful save the dates that all our guests are still talking about! We were so excited for them to take our wedding photos and they turned out absolutely beautiful! They asked me exactly what pictures I would want to have and they made sure I got the shots of everyone who was important to me! They offered me signature shots and we took sunset pictures, sparkler shot, and a beautiful lighting shot of us in the church and so many more amazing shots! After the wedding, they posted some sneak peaks and I was so excited to see more! They capture every little detail of our wedding and when we looked back at the photos, it was like we were reliving the wedding all over again! When we sent the link to all of our guests, they felt like they were at the wedding again! They were all raving about how they captured such beautiful photos! They also created amazing favor tags with our pictures that our guests loved! Rich and Maria will make everyone in your wedding party feel so comfortable and relaxed and enjoy taking photos! There is not enough words I can say to say thank you for making my special day so memorable and amazing! I now will have an amazing wedding album full of pictures that I will cherish forever! I would recommend Rich Blanco Photography to anyone!!!! If you book with them, you will get much more than a photographer!

d up using La Massaria as our wedding venue which Rick and Maria were the preferred vendor for. This made things even easier as they knew every little detail about the venue. The week of our wedding we had a consult with Maria to go over last minute details and this was very helpful as she was able to resolve all issues we were having with our time line for the day. She also was able to calm us down with a mishap that we were dealing with at the time. The day of the wedding the two of them were great together and worked very well with our videographer who they had never worked with previously. You would have never believed that after seeing how smoothly things went. Maria was unbelievable all day with helping my wife out with everything from her dress to her hair. The weather for our wedding was overcast which bummed us out as we really wanted good sunset shots and some fall foliage shots but Rick was able to still get some absolutely incredible shots to make up for the lack of sunset. The two of them have some signature shots they like to do with sparklers, sunsets and backlighting that really is a nice touch to make for some awesome pictures. After the wedding they immediately posted a few of our pictures online which was great to have. When you book Rick Blanco Photography you get much more than a photographer. If we did it all again we would without a doubt go with them.

us feel comfortable with the entire process by explaining everything we needed to know. From talking about what they had to offer, to our engagement photos and then to our wedding. They never tried to push services or packages, they just simply told us what they could do and how they could do it. Leading up to the wedding they make sure to go over exactly what pictures you wanted taken that day and when you want to take them. Seriously, with Rick and Maria, you do not need a wedding planner! These two are amazing!! The day of the wedding always has it's hiccups---mine was my dress! Maria was so quick to jump in and literally "save the day". She keeps everything you could ever imagine on her at all times....including safety pins! More times than I could count, as soon as I started looking for something or someone, Maria or Rick jumped in before I even had to ask for help. You will not regret choosing Rick Blanco Photography for your wedding. Trust me!

ing craziness, the day of our wedding, and even now after all of it has passed and as we decide on our thank you cards, wedding photo album and canvas photos. My mom and I met with Rick and Maria as soon as we booked our venue, they have such an awesome and unique variety of packages for whatever price range you are looking for and they are willing to customize for your needs. We chose the biggest package because when we saw what all was included it was more than worth it. As soon as we booked with them they sent us an organization binder with tips/ helpful hints and dividers to put all of our wedding info and vender info in etc. They gave us suggestions for the location of our engagement photos and even included our dog in the photos which was so important and very special to us. They are always keeping in touch and updating you on what will be next or what needs to be done. If there were ANY questions I had or anything I was nervous/worried about during the planning process they HAD the answer and if they didn't they would help me figure it out (even if it wasn't pertaining to photography)! The day of our wedding was absolutely magical and a total dream come true and I can thank Rick and Maria for being a huge part of that. While I had amazing family around me, a fantastic bridal party and lovely bridal attendant it simply would have NEVER been as perfect without Rick and Maria. For the few minutes we had been at the venue before they arrived everyone was kind of like what do we do? where do we go? I answered with "once my photographers arrive it will be fine, everyone will know what's going on" (because I had read past reviews on Rick and Maria) and just like that it was, Rick and Maria showed up and took charge in the most fun and loving way possible. Everything flowed so perfectly because they had a timeline we worked on together and used it to go throughout our day. Any pictures or poses I had on Pinterest Rick and Maria had them done (I didn't even realize how much I forgot that I wanted until I saw all of the pictures they took). They truly go above and beyond. Maria has bobby pins to help with any hair issues, shout wipes (that came in handy when my husband accidentally stepped on my dress during our first look pictures), she helped me with my veil and my dress the entire night (she is the best ever)! The little things you don't think about Rick and Maria think about and it's because they care and they love what they do. I will never be able to thank them enough for being such an amazing part of our wedding day and for capturing the moments they did. Our save the dates, thank you cards, favor tags and wedding photos were (are) all breathtaking. We cannot wait for our canvas wrap and wedding album! It is something not only myself and my husband, but our families will cherish forever.

ddition to answering questions well out of the photography range. The pictures they take are amazing as is their upbeat attitude throughout the wedding process.

ofessional photos before!). Maria sat down and helped us pick our invitations as we had no idea where to begin! I don't know many photographers that will help you with that! On the wedding day, they were amazing! Every photo we had asked for, whether posted on Pinterest or told to them during our final meeting, they remembered and made sure to capture! Our photos are beautiful! We cannot thank them enough for capturing our day. Maria even had Bobbie pins in her pocket to fix any curl that came our during the day to make sure everyone looked amazing! Rick was so engaging with our bridal party even cracking jokes to make everyone feel so comfortable and relaxed. Thank you so much again for everything! We will continue to recommend you to all our newly engaged friends! You two are amazing at what you do and truly care about your bride and grooms you work with! We will definitely book you for future photos!!!

r shopping" through friends/family/reviews. Knowing I was out of state, Maria was right there to give me contact information to any vendor I asked about. She would always give me her honest opinion - she was more like a wedding planner in some aspects! Rick was amazing on the day of the wedding. We had a 2 year old in our bridal party and he was so patient with her - he is extremely talented at what he does. Rick and Maria are a dynamite team together and we are so blessed that they were able to capture out special day for us!!

chose them. They are very experienced and have a solution for everything. For example, the week of our wedding we were expecting it to rain.. at first we were a little bummed out but I gave them a call and right away they provided several options that made us feel really comfortable and allowed us to stop worrying about what the weather would be like.. Turned out it didn't rain, and Rick and Maria knew exactly where the best shots could be taken. I follow them on Instagram and love keeping up with their work. If you are looking for someone that you can feel comfortable around and will give you pictures to keep for a lifetime, Rick Blanco Photography is a great choice!! Thank you!

amazing. When we went to meet with them I instantly felt at home with them. Since that moment they have become a part of our family. They did our engagement pictures, our save the dates, our favor tags, thank you cards, and so much more. The day of the wedding Rick and Maria showed up and instantly began to make my day that much easier. While Rick was taking pictures Maria was running around making sure my mom, bridal party, and I were already to go. My gown was a very heavy ball gown with a long vail and Maria was so good at helping me get into it and keeping me looking good all day. I was so grateful to have both of them there. They work amazing as a team and kept pictures moving smoothly, even though our bridal party made it difficult at times. The day of our wedding went by so fast and by the end of the night I felt that I had missed so much. When it was time to go view our pictures I felt like I was living my wedding day all over again. Rick and Maria captioned EVERY detail that I missed and every emotion that I felt. I am so thankful for the amazing work they did! They will forever be a part of our family and my husband and I look forward to using them in the future for all of our big moments in life together. Thank you Rick and Maria for being amazing at what you do! Thank you for treating me like I was the only bride and thank you for caring as much about my big day as I did!

nd they were phenomenal and we got so many compliments!! The day of our wedding, they were with us all day! They did not miss a thing. As I look at our wedding pictures, i love that they took family/couples pictures at the reception. Although it was rainy, cloudy and sunny they got great pictures! They are affordable, great to work with and take incredible pictures! Rick and Maria are a great team and made us both feel very comfortable. We received so many compliments on our wedding photos! There are so many to choose from, it's going to be hard to finalize pictures for our wedding album! Overall, Rick and Maria are wonderful and I would recommend them to anyone looking for photos for all occasions!

ading up to the wedding, and went absolutely above and beyond the day of our wedding!! The best part about Blanco Photography is that they were so unobtrusive on the day of the wedding yet captured the most amazing images and were sure to take photos of all of our wedding guests. We honestly don't know how they did it all! The images they captured are stunning!! They were the best decision we made as part of our wedding planning because of the memories we will now have for a lifetime through their amazing pictures. We would HIGHLY recommend Blanco Photography to anyone for any occasion...they are truly the best!

runs smoothly. This made a world of difference to us. They were up front with discussing how the day would run, our ideas for photos, and pricing for the event and the package we could afford. Our wedding day went off without a hitch and much of that was due to the Blanco's. Aside from taking our amazing photos they assisted my wife and her brides maids throughout the day. They were always one step ahead of everything and would let us know which part of our big day was coming up next so we could share in a smile and laughter with family and friends. The pictures we have now are gorgeous beyond words and something we will always cherish in our home. We have let everyone know that Rick and Maria Blanco were the masterminds behind our wedding pictures and recommend their service to anyone.

nt. It seemed like they were always at the right place at the right time. They made sure our day was documented so that we can always look back and feel like we are in that moment all over again. They checked with us multiple times to review our list of requested pictures to make sure we captured every picture we wanted and MORE. Rick and Maria made everyone feel comfortable and kept everyone laughing the whole time. We have received so many compliments on how great they were and how amazing the pictures are! Rick and Maria are more than just photographers. They go above and beyond and they are there for you for everything and anything that you might need for from planning to your big day. We honestly cannot thank Rick and Maria enough for everything they did for us! We absolutely loved them and hope to work with them in the future for more of life's special events. Thank you Rick and Maria for EVERYTHING! -Alex & Emily Shepardson

I saw the pictures. Everywhere and nowhere at all times, they caught the true emotions and the essence that was there without my even realizing it; while being virtually invisible the entire night unless they wanted to be seen and never intrusive. There were at least a dozen surprises when I saw my photos finished; little moments that were so special, a tear, a look, pure joy, and now immortalized. I sent the link to people who couldn't make the wedding and they all told me that they felt like they were there. But it was not just the photos. Maria was there always, any questions or concerns that I had before the wedding, we skyped, we talked on the phone; I live in FL and the wedding was in PA. When my dress was bothering me she dove right in and fixed it. And Rick was able to get even my smile adverse husband to smile and have fun, miracle worker. They ebb and flow together as a unit both playing their role and anticipating the needs of each other and everyone around them. Even stayed later than I expected, after my limo got us lost and delivered me an hour late. I am sure there is a limit to the review on the website or I could just go on and on, there are just so many ways that they exceeded everything that I could ever have expected of my wedding team. So I will conclude by just saying WOW!