Samantha Jay Photography

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olors (recommending the adorable mismatch). We actually had Nicole and her husband as the day of photographers. Their photography was every bit as beautiful as what’s on Samantha’s website. Our band even commented that Nicole’s eye was uniquely beautiful, and he’s seen many photographs! Samantha did a gorgeous job editing our photographs. Our friends and family frequently comment how stunning the pictures were. They’re true heirlooms that will help us remember our wedding forever. Could not recommend booking her enough!

re to work with as she is SO nice, kind, patient and organized. Would HIGHLY recommend her over and over!!!

my engagement photos as well and they're stunning. She's also very responsive, which I feel like is hard to come by considering how busy wedding vendors are. 100% would recommend her.

led all of my requests and we got our previews back so fast, I was surprised. Her photography is unmatched, my photos are stunning. You will not be disappointed booking with her for any photography needs you have. She is the nicest, sweetest, accommodating and most talented photographer!!! Highly highly recommend!!

e (not always the most photogenic people) were laughing and relaxed the entire time, and the pictures absolutely reflect that. Her style is beautiful and timeless and colorful, and I cannot wait to hang 100 of her photos up in my home. I would absolutely recommend hiring Samantha!!

olorful photography style, and our initial phone call really sealed the deal when we realized how sweet, friendly, and supportive Samantha was. We felt like she was genuinely interested in getting to know us (as opposed to other teams that made us feel like just another paycheck). She was consistently responsive and professional throughout our wedding planning process. During our engagement session and our wedding, Samantha (and her second shooter, Jess at the wedding!) made these two camera-shy people feel comfortable and fairly natural in front of the camera. Though our engagement photo location wound up being used by countless high schoolers for prom photos the same evening, she calmly navigated to other areas in the garden such that they were barely a disruption. Her prompts kept us laughing, and her positivity and energy brightened our day. Our photos themselves will be treasured for a lifetime. She expertly captured such beautiful memories for us. We're really struggling to decide which photos to display in our house because we love all of them so much. Samantha is just absolutely incredible all-around.

tarted researching her. Meeting her via video chat solidified it. She is so super sweet and down to earth and I knew I wanted her sweet, positive vibes to be around me and my husband on our wedding day. Our engagement shoot was so fun, and she made us feel super comfortable in front of the camera (as we are 2 ppl who are not used to being photographed at all). We were in love with our engagement photos and it made me so excited for our wedding pictures. She was super communicative throughout the whole wedding planning process and made everything super easy! Then the wedding day … wow! She and her second photographer were amazing. She made sure everything ran super smoothly and was efficient in capturing all of the right photos, while personalizing the shots to what we had in mind too. We haven’t gotten our full gallery since we haven’t even been married 2 weeks yet, but she sent us some sneak previews and WOW! Absolutely stunning ! She captures everything in the most beautiful, romantic way, and I am so in love with all of them already! I can’t wait to see the rest of the pictures! You will not regret hiring Samantha!!

nd day of. She made us feel so comfortable while getting photographed, she was efficient in getting all of our shots in a timely manner so that we could spend time with our guests and the end result turned out absolutely beautiful. My husband and I are in love with our wedding photos and we honestly couldn't ask for better. Wonderful experience and we hope to work with Samantha again in the future for other photography needs.

planning process and answered all of my questions along the way. We had such a fun time shooting our engagement pictures with her and she really made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. That carried into our wedding day and Samantha and her team couldn't have been better to work with. They were so kind and nice and the entire day felt so seamless. Samantha creates such beautiful work that you'll be grateful you booked her!! 10/10 recommend SJP for your wedding day!!!

nd or wife, your vendors are who you will spend the most time with. Samantha was AMAZING. So kind throughout the day, directed us into the perfect poses and just encouraged us and our love really came through in the photos. They are works of art and I can't stop starring at them. Samantha and her second shooter did such an amazing job- don't walk, RUN to hire her!!

ed our timeline and photo checklist so everything ran smoothly the day of. Samantha and her assistant, Katie, were so sweet and friendly and helped us feel relaxed and natural, which really showed in the photos. They took us around to several locations at our venue to capture a variety of creative settings and poses. The photos are absolutely beautiful and timeless, and we could not be happier that we chose Samantha for our wedding!

Not only is her photography style absolutely stunning, she also has this incredible way of capturing the intangible feelings of love and joy that we felt on our big day. I emphasized how it was personally important to me that she capture candid moments between my guests and BOY DID SHE DELIVER. I felt like every single one of our 150 guests was captured in unique and beautiful moments. Although my husband hates taking photos, he admitted to having had a blast with Samantha during our beach engagement pictures, and she was super flexible when his groomsmen turned up late for getting ready photos! You will not regret booking Samantha for your big day!

planning process. She has shot several of our friends and family's weddings so we knew from the beginning that we wanted to use her. People don't always tell you what a huge role the photographer plays in planning out your entire timeline of the wedding day. She was very professional, timely, and willing to make any special request or detail work! Highly recommend using her and cannot wait to get all of our photos back! She also sent us a very extensive sneak preview of wedding photos just a few days later. We know how busy she is with crazy wedding seasons, but she makes each couple feel special!

to our engagement shoot and even stayed later so that we could try and get photos when the Christmas lights in Rittenhouse turned on, even when they never did, she made the most of our time. Our wedding day was a breeze with her and Jess by our sides. She had a direct vision and plan for us and we even had extra time to just wander and catch some unexpected photo opportunities before the ceremony. My bridal party was a bit wild but Samantha and Jess knew how to keep us on schedule and organized. They even left us a sweet photo and note in our polaroid guest book!! A memory I will cherish forever. I loved working with Samantha and plan to recommend her to absolutely everyone I know!

down-to-earth. Her light n' airy creative style is Instagram/Pinterest worthy. Her assistant photographer Jess are amazing and truly capture some amazing candid shoots. DONT SECOND GUESS, BOOK!!!

friend all day rather than a vendor. And her photos are gorgeous! I love her light and airy style and I loved her photos so much I used her for both of my weddings (microwedding due to covid, then big reception)! Her assistant Jess was wonderful as well and I had such a fun, relaxed day with them! Highly highly recommend! Look no further, you’ve found the perfect photographer!!

Samantha and Jess captured absolute photography magic at our wedding!! We are completely obsessed with all of the photos we got back from our special day and we could not be happier to have chosen Samantha to shoot our special day!!

nd us) are just amazed at the quality of the photos and the attention to detail that Samantha puts in. I am not a fan of getting my picture taken but Samantha makes the whole process easy and fun! I can not wait to work with Samantha again in the future for maternity, newborn and family photos!!

bration in 2021! From the beginning Samantha was easy to talk with and super patient with all of my questions and worries. Our engagement photos were perfect and fun. Shane and I had such a great time with Samantha that day and it shows! A year later Samantha photographed our secret mini-mony with just our parents present and it was perfect. Samantha truly has a way of capturing the little moments on such a big day. In September 2021, Samantha was on maternity leave but planned in advance to have someone with a similar style to photograph that day. Nicole was the best and the sweetest and we had such a great time working with her as well. Samantha edited the photos and they also turned out to be perfect and gorgeous. Thank you Samantha for what you do and the memories you help preserve for generations!

ost important parts of the wedding and it is something that you can’t skimp on! Samantha has been incredible to work with from start to finish! She is awesome!!!! Our engagement photos were incredible and I can’t wait to see our pictures from our wedding. My Husband and I were so happy with her and we can’t recommend her enough! So if you’re thinking about booking her, don’t wait! You won’t regret it!

the process. We had so much fun with her on our engagement photo shoot--this made us really comfortable with her, and the photos were amazing! She communicated with us during our engagement and answered all of our questions, which relieved so much pressure. And then on our wedding day she was extremely professional and seemed to be everywhere at once (I think at one point I handed my bouquet to her?). Then...*wow*...our photos blew us away! We have so many favorites, and they are all truly heirloom quality! Her use of natural light, setting, scenery, coordinating people, were all fantastic. I could not be happier with her or her work!

hy are true! She is simply the best! She is professional, but made us feel comfortable and was so friendly and kind. A complete pleasure to work with. We first met Samantha when she did our Engagement shoot, and let me tell you, she was so accommodating and flexible with our three locations we wanted to shoot at (relatively close by) and an outfit change. She took the lead at our wedding with finding the perfect locations to shoot at and getting all of the photographs that I had requested. She was on time and completely prepared. And this doesn't even begin to describe her photographs, which I am just speechless about. She has captured moments that will now last forever, not only in our memories, but in photographs. I cannot say enough good things about Samantha. Hiring her was one of the very best decisions we made for our wedding. I would highly recommend her to anyone for any occasion, including our own friends and family. Thank you Samantha!

ha was extremely flexible and accommodating when we had to change our original plans due to Covid. We will cherish our photos for a lifetime. Highly, highly recommend Samantha Jay Photography!

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J. However, as we all know 2020 did not go as planned. When we had to move our wedding to our home on on Long Island, Samantha didn't even hesitate to agree to the change. Starting from our initial conversations with her to scheduling and re-scheduling our engagement shoot, Samantha was supportive, informative, personal, and really made us feel like we were in the best hands. Our wedding day went so smooth and Samantha and Jess found all of the best spots for our photos - they event helped surprise me with my dogs! We are beyond grateful for their talent and support throughout this process and know that we will be using Samantha for any and all future photography needs.

he wedding photography process and was sweet and fun throughout the conversation. This level of communication continued over email and phone as we worked with her for 18 months to organize the engagement session and ultimately the wedding. We really enjoyed our engagement session, and she provided really helpful instructions and tips on how it would all work. She timed it perfectly with the end of day light and we really enjoyed the experience. COVID hit a few months before our wedding was scheduled in June 2020 and Samantha openly communicated with us and was very flexible and transparent throughout. She was willing to move the date to a future date. Ultimately, we decided to have smaller 13 person wedding in Westchester County, NY instead of Media, PA. Samantha was very kind and flexible with these changes, and willing to travel. On the day, I ended up having to do a lot of the coordination and work since it was a smaller event and Samantha arrived early and was started the details while I finished getting ready. During our portrait session, she made sure we got a ton of great shots, even making sure we went to a second location that I had previously mentioned. I'm so glad we did that because some of our best pictures are at that location! She has a wonderful calm and sweet energy that made us feel very comfortable despite the fact that neither one of us are super comfortable in front of the camera. During the family portraits, she was really good at sticking to the plan we had established, which is helpful when you've got different family dynamics to consider! All of our guests also really enjoyed Samantha's presence, and she made everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera. She did a great job with the background shots during dinner and speeches, and wonderfully captured our laughing and crying moments. She stayed longer than originally anticipated and before she left, she asked if there were any other pictures that we wanted and she made sure to take a couple more portrait shots of the two of us. Samantha knows what is important on a wedding day and makes sure you get great shots and feel comfortable and relaxed. I really love the end result photos, both of our engagement and wedding sessions, as to our guests. I would highly recommend Samantha to anyone who is considering her as a wedding photographer.

off to capture every moment! Things that we didn’t even know happened, since it was such a busy day, we got to remember through her photos. Our family & friends were raving about how amazing all the pictures were AND about how sweet of a person she is; we couldn’t imagine having another photographer for our day. Thank you so SO much Samantha!

soulutely stunning!

ut she makes it feel easy and truly captures the magic of the day! It was extremely difficult for me to select photos for our wedding album...there were just too many amazing photos! I couldn't narrow it down. We are thrilled with her work (her second shooter was also great) and we highly recommend her. Everyone I know who has worked with her says the same thing--a wonderful person and photographer.

and I had been together for 7 years prior to getting engaged so I had A LOT of time to stalk other people's wedding photos. And lucky for you, I can save you many years of searching with this review. So one day, I was absolutely blown away by the wedding album one of my facebook friends posted. I had never seen such beautiful and perfect pictures. The pictures were so effortless, airy and light, happy, elegant, and radiant. Right then I knew that one day I was going to use Samantha for my own wedding pictures. Samantha is so sweet and very easy to work with. She facetimed with me before I officially booked her so we could get to know each other and make sure we were on the same page when it came to wedding photos. We then had an engagement photo session where she made us look absolutely amazing. My husband and I are definitely camera shy but Samantha walked us through the entire photo shoot and made us feel very comfortable in doing poses we had never done before. The pictures turned out so beautiful and she made us look extremely natural and candid. I love sharing these pictures and get so many compliments whenever I do. We recently got married about 2 weeks ago and Samantha already gave us a sneak peak of about 200 edited photos from the wedding within 10 days. The photos are absolutely beautiful and I have been obsessed with them and cannot wait to see the rest. She really captured our emotions on camera and I love how happy we look in all of the photos. Samantha shares her photos digitally which makes it super easy to download the pictures and share them. I love sharing pictures and having easy access to uploading them or sending them to family/friends so I absolutely love this aspect about her photography.

f our pictures are so perfect, we receive endless compliments. She is very accommodating and finishes editing in a timely fashion. She cares a lot about her work and takes her time to get exactly what you want. I would highly recommend her and will be coming to her with any future photo opportunities. Thank you!!

e only photography we spoke to and considered. Our first meeting was over FaceTime and right from the start, Samantha made us feel like someone we've known for such a long time. We were thrilled when she was available for our September 7th, 2019 wedding. Our engagement shoot was our first opportunity to meet with her in person. Samantha is so engaging and made us feel so comfortable. Our pictures came out amazing. Leading up to our wedding, Samantha was available to connect through phone & text. She was always there to answer any questions, bounce ideas off of for how to manage specific family photo requests, and to ensure the timeline for the wedding day photos went smoothly. She made us feel like our best friend was taking our pictures throughout the day. The end result was priceless. It is so hard to choose which are our favorite pictures. We highly recommend Samantha. She is incredibly talented, kind, flexible, and supportive. Her work is amazing!

ff call to discuss the big day, Samantha has a way to make you feel like you're friends talking about your hopes for your special day. My now-husband and I have never taken professional photos together and very quickly became comfortable with Samantha during our engagement shoot. Even our dog, Scout posed for some cute photos! On our wedding day, Samantha and Amanda were so much fun to work with and were good sports when the wind chill got hard, and family members needed a push to get in the photo and smile and talk after it was done. With her own bundle of joy on the way, she went above and beyond to discuss a potential Plan B in case her daughter arrived a bit earlier than expected. I can't even say I was relieved after that conversation because I knew before hand that Samantha would have thought of everything in order to keep the ball rolling the day of our wedding. Samantha, thank you so, so much for everything to capture every moment of our special day. Can't wait to see the full gallery of our wedding photos!

a and I met to discuss my vision and she was very open to all my ideas and had so much advice to give based on her experience. She was very reachable throughout the entire planning process and was very professional in planning how our wedding day would go schedule wise. When our wedding day came around Samantha and her husband Patrick arrived early to begin setting up for the shoot and were just the sweetest people the entire day! Samantha was a calming force for me when things went off schedule, and when it started raining, but everything ended up turning out perfect! Our photos are ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! I can't choose my favorite because they are all some of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen. These are photos we will cherish for the rest of our lives and we love showing them off to friends and family!! Samantha Jay is the REAL DEAL and we CANNOT thank her enough!!

of the camera for the wedding. She was 100% right! We could not have been happier with how the engagement and wedding photos turned out and our families and friends were so impressed with how beautiful they were too. I’ve gotten so many compliments on the quality of the photos and how genuine the shots were that she got! Thank you so much for giving us the ability to have these memories forever!

n front of the camera. She says her goal is to create heirloom imagery that will be passed down through generations, and she absolutely delivers. The images we have from this short session captured our emotions and love for one another in a way no other photographer has. After seeing our gallery, my brother-in-law ended up hiring Samantha for his wedding this past October, and she wowed us all again. We will absolutely work with Samantha time and time again, and we implore you to do the same.

wedding photographer. We did an engagement shoot, which we weren’t sure about, but she advised that it would make us more comfortable on the wedding day and she was 100% right about that! She was so easy going about us including our dog and shooting in a couple locations. Our engagement photos were fantastic and we knew then our wedding photos would be too but we never could have predicted how great! She captured every important moment, the emotion and love in the day is felt through her photos. She handled anything our families or we threw her way with professionalism and kept us right on schedule. I would absolutely recommend Samantha for your wedding or event and promise you will be beyond happy with everything! We will always be grateful she was there for our wedding day.

! My only suggestion for improvement would be that overall I wish we did a little less posing in the shots before the ceremony and a little more of candids. One of the poses where my husband was standing behind me was a bit awkward because he is shorter than me, for example. However, if we had had the budget and time to do an engagement shoot, I think we would have ironed this out before the wedding day so that is on us! Anyway, we would totally recommend this vendor and you will love your photos and Samantha's easy-going yet professional personality!

as there to answer questions about the bustle for my dress when I was in a panic! We received the pictures quickly and they turned out amazing. I can't say enough about Samantha and her company!

happy she was available for our date. What I didn't know at that point was how helpful and supportive Samantha would be throughout the process. She has continuously gone out of her way to help us make decisions about our wedding day. She is so talented and knows exactly how to make you feel comfortable during a shoot. Our engagement photos were stunning (and the experience that day was so fun), so I can't wait to work with her on our wedding day!

t with her was so much fun and full of laughter. The day of the wedding she went above and beyond to make the record breaking heat day proceed with a breeze. The portraits of my husband and I are BREATHTAKING. When doing photos with family and bridal parties and got everyone together, lined us up, and told us exactly what to do with kindness and grace! Our pictures look amazing and Samantha truly captured the laughter and smiles that filled the day between my husband and I and between ourselves and our family and friends. 100% , 10/10, every time recommend Samantha Jay Photography <3

ble to make you feel comfortable, keep you on schedule, and take beautiful photos all at once. We You spend so much time with your photographer on your wedding day. Samantha's positive and reassuring presence is the kind of person you want at your side. We also appreciate her careful prep and communication -- especially given the distance travelled. We'd highly recommend her for destination weddings! She does a fabulous job.

hed out to and I knew right away she was the perfect choice. Our engagement and wedding photos couldn't have been more beautiful. Neither I nor my husband enjoy getting our picture taken - it makes us feel incredibly awkward. But at both the engagement session and the wedding, she made us feel comfortable and look natural in our photos, which was amazing! She was just what we needed - no staged photos from Pinterest, no unnatural poses. It was just her capturing the moments that Kevin and I will cherish our entire lives. But not only are her pictures beautiful, she did a phenomenal job wrangling the wedding party and moving things along as quickly as possible. Her and Jess were amazing, and I couldn't recommend them enough. They are perfection. To make everything even better, we got our previews while we were still on our honeymoon, and got all of our photos a little over a month after the wedding. It was so much sooner than I imagined. Do yourself a favor and use Samantha as your wedding photographer :)

not used to being in front of the camera, but Sam made us feel at ease and captured such natural moments throughout the day. During the planning process, Sam was attentive and timely with all communication. She was also open to my ideas for location and such. Not only is Sam an incredible photographer, but she also helped the wedding day stay on pace. We did not have a wedding planner, so Sam kept track of time and kept the day moving so we did not have to worry about it. Once the reception started, she melted into the background and got shots of the party. The pictures we have gotten so far came out better than I could have imagined and I can’t stop looking at them! Nellie, her partner, worked with the groomsmen in the morning and in tandem with Sam during the wedding party photos. Nellie was also extremely professional, talented, and did a great job capturing the guys getting ready. As an extra bonus, Sam offers a complimentary engagement session with her packages, which really helped my husband and I get a feel for being photographed. Bottom line, Sam is awesome and I highly recommend her services for your next big event!