5 out of 5 stars and 16 reviews Best of Weddings (1x).
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(16)Northern Virginia, DMV, Washington DC, Erie Pennsylvania
About this vendor
There is something about a couple in love that really makes my heart skip a beat. Smiles are warmer and more genuine, cheeks are flushed and full of life. I really just think that love is breathtaking and I want to give you all of the feels every time you look through your wedding and engagement album. I want to transport you back to that moment, that kiss, the feeling you had when you first held hands. Love is a journey, and having photographs to document the steps is a gift I will give for the rest of my days. Let me gift those memories to you.
Details
Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2021 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Samantha was our photographer for our June wedding in Erie, PA! She was a joy to work with from engagement photos to wedding day and after. She made us feel relaxed and comfortab...
le. Beautiful photos!
-The Salas
She was so fun to work with and helped make our day special. I don’t usually like taking pictures, but I absolutely loved it and love looking back on them. I know I will use her fo...
r any other events I need pictures for!
Sam photographed our fairytale wedding on Disney Cruise Line! I cannot brag enough about her every time someone sees the photos. She's fun, exciting, and has a natural talent to sn...
ap the perfect shot. We even did a bridal boudoir shoot. I felt extremely comfortable the entire time. I will definitely be calling her the next time I need professional photos!
Sam is an amazing photographer and a great person to work with. We worked with Sam for our wedding, she photographed an engagement session for us and our full wedding weekend. She ...
was so great with our group and also captured pictures when nobody knew she was around! The photos always turned out stunning and Sam definitely went above and beyond the job during our wedding day. I'd recommend Sam to anyone!!!
Samantha is incredible. She is responded to my inquiry about hiring her for our wedding on the very same day that I called her, and was a dream for our entire experience. She met...
with my mom and I before booking to explain her style and process, and we both could not stop talking about how fun, professional, and down to earth Samantha is. She is truly like a friend you have known your whole life!! Even though we had to navigate between COVID restrictions and we changed our entire wedding plan within two months of our day, Samantha made the whole wedding day pass by like a dream. She makes everyone in the room feel comfortable, and she captures authentic moments between family members and friends by making people laugh and being her bubbly self. Caleb and I feel so fortunate that Sam was able to capture our wedding day, and we were so impressed with how quickly she had our Sneak Peaks ready and even more impressed at our full photo gallery!! Our engagement session was a dream too - Samantha taught Caleb how to "nuzzle" and captured some beautiful photos of us and had our gallery to us in record time! We will definitely be reaching out to Sam again in the future :) Not only are her photographs beautiful, but she is a fun, bubbly and stress free part of any event.
Thank you so much Samantha!
Sam is amazing. She is so bright and bubbly. She truly puts you at ease and walks you through all of the posing. She is fun to work with and catches all the little details you are ...
looking for. Would 100% recommend Sam for all couples.
Sam is a wonderful, friendly and super talented human being! We booked her for both our engagement photos and our wedding, she made us feel so comfortable during our Engagement sho...
ot, she hiked around in the woods with us, and the pictures turned out absolutely amazing!! Unfortunately, we had to cancel our wedding this year because of covid but Sam actually offered to fly out to Colorado for our makeshift elopement (unfortunealtely we had already booked an elopement package and were really kicking ourselves because we loved working with Sam so much!) I would highly highly recommend her to anyone getting engaged/married. She is a gem, and will help make your engagement/wedding that much more amazing!!!
Sam is a talented and wonderful individual. She did our engagement pictures and our wedding photos. They turned out amazing!!! I would highly recommend her. She was easy to talk to...
and very helpful. Sam was very flexible and worked with us when we had to change venues on very short notice. She made us feel at ease and we had so much fun doing our pictures! She is professional and has a great personality to work with. She takes beautiful pictures of not only us as a couple but she pays attention to details and gets the whole picture of our day/wedding/and us as a couple. She takes pride in her work and it shows! We plan to use her again in the future!
I cannot say enough good things! Covid added to the stress of planning my wedding and Samantha was there to help every step of the way! From plan A to plan B to plan C etc she was ...
responsive every step of the way! Her guides and handouts for brides are also super helpful! She drove 3 hours to meet us half way to take our engagement photos which turned out great! The day of she helped everything run so smoothly and has such a fun attitude/style. I could not be happier with my photos and she got them back to me in a very timely fashion!
Samantha goes above and beyond to capture the rawest and most beautiful photographs. She was such a ray of sunshine. I cannot put words together that could explain the gratitude we...
have for her. From start to end, she has been the most beautiful soul and created the most memorable moments of our wedding day.
So much goes into planning a wedding, from caters, rentals, flowers, cakes, Hair & make up, suits, dresses to seating charts and party favors. Sam was able to capture all of this f...
or my Wife and I effortlessly. It was like she wasn’t there, a photographic ninja getting the shots we wanted in what seemed like 1 or 2 takes. She’s very laid back and easy going and to the point which in my opinion is the best way to do it. I hate getting my picture taken and she made it a breeze! Thanks Sam! You rocked it.
TLDR: Samantha was the best.
Full review: Sam was a delight from our first outreach communication; her easy manner and quick responses made her an obvious choice early on. Throu...
ghout the entire process, from our engagement shoot to a very hectic wedding day, her enthusiasm and professionalism shined through. She let us get the shots we wanted and knew exactly when to offer her expertise in helping us find the other shots we didn't even know we needed. She powered through a snow storm for us and captured some of the best pictures I've even seen taken for our engagement and dealt with our huge, eclectic family on the wedding day in a manner that pleased everyone. I don't plan on getting married again, which is somewhat bittersweet because I won't have a good excuse to work with Sam again.
She did a wonderful job taking all our photos! We had a short wedding and reception to follow. She was able to capture all the little and memorable details! Sam is very easy to wor...
k with and a pleasure too. Her prices are very reasonable and the quality of pictures are amazing. She was easily available and ready to take other pictures we requested on the fly at the reception. I would recommend her all of my friends.
I was beyond lucky to find Samantha via Instagram to shoot my wedding! Up until we met on my wedding day, she was very communicative and genuinely interested in the vision I had fo...
r my big day. She was so easy and so much fun to work with! She took SO many beautiful pictures that it is hard to choose which to post on social media and which I want in my album! I am forever going to be thankful for her and the memories that she captured on the most important day of my life. I already have friends asking who my photographer was because she did such an amazing job. I recommend her over and over again if a bride and groom are seeking a laid back, VERY talented, and sweet photographer for their special day!!!!
Sam did an amazing job at our wedding this past June. Included in our package was also our engagement photos which I loved! Not only were our wedding and engagement photos absolut...
ely amazing, she was super easy to contact with questions, put my worries at ease and everything went so smooth. She is so good with kids too! She made sure our son was included in everything! Her prices are more than fair and you won't be disappointed with the quality. Definitely use Sam for your wedding!
Sam was great! Super friendly and easy to work with. Her photos are gorgeous and we were so pleased with everything!
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14268 NEWBERN LOOP, Gainesville, VA | Northern Virginia, DMV, Washington DC, Erie Pennsylvania
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