About this vendor
I love the raw emotion of photojournalism and the artistic, mysterious look of fashion photography. In short, my style is something I like to call “artistic photojournalism.” I believe in romantic ‘posing,’ incredible backgrounds and natural lighting.
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- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
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Sarah is so wonderful! She did a great job with our wedding. She was great to work with and has wonderful photography style! Our photos are stunning!
Sarah was a DREAM to work with throughout the whole wedding planning process! From trying to get our engagement pictures done with lockdown mandates and summer thunderstorms to capturing every important moment on our special day, Sarah worked magic behind the camera! She made my fiancé and I feel so comfortable taking pictures and was so professional from start to finish. It was so much fun getting our pictures back seeing all the moments she was able to capture.
When I met with Sarah it was at the beginning of wedding planning so I had another appointment with a different photographer set up a few days later. I hired her on the spot and cancelled the second appointment. She is talented, bubbly, personable, professional, patient, and just gets it. Her photos are lovely but not over processed. She was great and I'd use her again for sure!
Sarah is absolutely amazing!! She is great to work with and the photos are absolutely stunning!!
Photos turned out fantastic!!
Sarah was wonderful from beginning to end. I found her through a mutual friend and reached out to her about the possibility of her photographing my wedding in California. My husband and I loved her style, and, compared to Los Angeles photographers, she was a steal! She even lowered her travel fee from her usual because of the location. We loved her style from the beginning, and my husband didn't want to consider any other photographer.
Our engagement pictures were good, but we are in love with our wedding pictures. They are truly gorgeous keepsakes and we are so grateful for them - and we got our pictures back less than two months after our wedding! Sarah was so easy to work with and made us feel very comfortable throughout the entire process. I know she books up fast, so seriously don't hesitate - you won't be disappointed. Thank you so much Sarah!
Timely and nice communication through out the process but the photos are just ok. She missed quite a few moments and some of the artistic choices were not to my taste.
Choosing to work with Sarah as our photographer was one of the easiest things we had to do for our wedding! She was such a joy to work with, and she knows how to perfectly put everyone at ease with her friendly demeanor. She is extremely good at what she does, and it truly shows in the quality of her work. Everything from our engagement shoot to our wedding day was absolutely perfect! She worked quickly and efficiently on the day of our wedding to ensure all important details and people were accounted for. And not only was she so helpful to us, however, she worked so well with all of our other vendors! My husband and I could not be happier with Sarah’s services! Thank you so much to Sarah and her incredible team of second shooters for making our day so special!
My wife, Kristan, and I must have spent 15-20 hours trying to decide which photographer to use for our wedding. I can honestly say that the time we spent researching the photographers paid off with our decision with Sarah. She was extremely flexible with our schedules, provided an incredibly easy manner in which to view the photos, and was punctual to all of the timelines that she gave us.
Ten years from now, when we are looking back upon our special day, we are excited to know that we will have such a great reminder of our evening thanks to the expertise of Sarah!
I fell in love with Sarah's photos online because of the natural lighting and the way all of the pictures looked candid and not like they were posing. Our engagements came out AMAZING and I am so excited to see our wedding pictures. The sneak peek she shared is already so pretty! Sarah is so easy to work with, takes pictures very quickly and really has a vision of what she wants to do. I never felt I needed to tell her specific poses or shots I wanted. I trusted her to just tell us what to do and I knew they would come out beautiful.
Sarah is so sweet and very easy to get along with. Her pictures were awesome and I loved that she took the pictures the day of pretty fast. It was never an annoyance and they turned out perfect. She knows what she's doing! She even got our edited wedding pictures a week earlier than expected!
We are an out of town bride and groom, currently based in Beijing, China and getting married in my husbands home town of Houston. As such, we had no idea where to start in finding vendors! I got Sarah's card from the bridal salon where she had bought her wedding dress a few weeks previous! It was a gift from God! From there, we booked Sarah but she also helped me find hair and make up, calligraphy, flowers, baked goods, a videographer...the list goes on at how she was able to piece together people she knew and could recommend to help me. I was literally at a loss, drowning under reviews and recommendations; pinterest boards and budgets. Sarah helped me in a way she didn't have to at all in the months leading up to the wedding. The day of the wedding she was calm, professional and cooperative. Not to mention the pictures are just unbelievable. Everyone has said they look fresh out of a magazine! She got the most incredible shots which we will have forever. I think price wise, it was fair and she is definitely worth the money. We are big Sarah McKenzie Photo fans in our family, Thank you Sarah!
Sarah--
From the moment we hired you, you exceeded our expectations! You were able to do our engagement photos AND get them back to us in less than a week all while you were gearing up for your OWN wedding the following week! You are professional and friendly and made us feel so comfortable during our engagements and at the wedding. I knew I could relax and you would take care of everything and make sure that we had the photos that we were looking for. You know how to get things done and create a STUNNING product! I've already gotten my wedding photos back less than a month after the big day and they are just spectacular. Thank you so much for documenting this special time in our lives!
I HIGHLY recommend Sarah McKenzie Photography to any bride. You won't be disappointed!
Sarah did a fabulous job. Her ideas were great, and her artistic touch is fantastic. I love her use of light as well. Overall a great experience.
Sarah is amazing at capturing the best moments. We used her for our engagement photos and wedding and I could not be happier with the results. Not only that, she really makes you feel at ease in pictures when sometimes it can be an awkward experience. She is hilarious and fun and it shows that she really enjoys what she does. She was also such a supportive person at a difficult time for my family and I cannot thank her enough for her recommendations and advice. She is a wonderful photographer and person! I cannot wait to use her in the future for other special occasions :) Thank you Sarah!
Words cannot describe how pleased we are with Sarah McKenzie! Our pictures are beautiful, there is not a single one that we dislike. It's going to be hard choosing the ones that we want on canvas in the future when they are all perfect. Sarah has an eye for detail; our reception was in an art gallery so the decor was very unique. She captured all of the tiny details and (many more!) for our wedding day in addition to the venue itself.
The months leading up to the wedding, Sarah wanted to meet up with my husband and I for coffee to discuss details of our big day. It was great to get to know her a little bit instead of a stranger coming in on your wedding day. She checked in often the weeks and days leading up to the big day to see if we had any questions for her.
Sarah was a pleasure to work with the entire planning process and a blast on the wedding day! I would highly recommend her to other brides! If we were to do it all over again, we wouldn't change a thing!
We couldn't be happier with our wedding photos! Sarah was terrific. She checked in multiple times before our wedding date to make sure everything was in order, was at the church early to find great spots for photos, and was an absolute pleasure to work with!
Sarah was wonderful to work with as our wedding photographer. I am giving 4 stars at this time simply because I haven't seen our pictures yet - as long as they turn out like her prior work, I am positive I will be editing this review to 5 stars!
Sarah McKenzie did a fantastic job. She was a pleasure to work with and was very personable. The photos were exactly what we envisioned! We definitely made the right decision when choosing her as our photographer!
My husband and I are so happy we chose Sarah McKenzie as our wedding photographer. She is sweet, fun, professional, efficient and so very talented, and we enjoyed getting to know her over the course of our engagement.
We had the pleasure of working with Sarah for our engagement photos, my bridal portraits and our big day. A few things we loved about Sarah…first, she was open to our ideas (including taking engagement pics with our two dogs), but she did everything with her special twist. Second, my fiancé and I were a bit nervous and awkward when we first got in front of the camera, but Sarah put us at ease and gave us all the direction we needed to produce some beautiful portraits. Third, Sarah is quick and efficient during the shoots as well as during her editing process. I was so surprised at how much she captured in just an hour session for my bridal portraits, and she turned around the edited images in about a week! Fourth, Sarah has an eye for details. Trust me, you want a photographer who notices and captures the details. Finally, Sarah has a sweet personality but is also extremely professional, and was able to manage and direct our huge wedding party and family on the wedding day.
Overall, it was important for us to select a photographer with an artistic style who would capture the special moments of our big day in a natural, journalistic way. We knew the wedding day would pass with the blink of an eye, so we wanted a photographer who would tell our story in detail. Sarah did just that – she was able to capture all of the joy, love and beauty of our day and the finish product is a journal of images that we will cherish forever.
We were so lucky to have Sarah as our photographer. She is accommodating, flexible, thoughtful and most important of all, she's a great wedding photographer! She flew all the way from Houston to Charleston for our engagement session knowing that we may have to work against some really stormy weather. Before the wedding she frequently contacted us to ensure she understood our needs and special request. During the wedding, she took care of all my detail picture requests and yes they turned out beautiful. I love working with her and love her personality!
Simply put, Sarah does amazing work and was a joy to work with.
She's very personable, which gave me complete confidence that she would cover all the photos I was hoping for, and she really has a way of reflecting the style of the couple so that the photos look natural and effortless.
My husband and I are pretty artsy people and both have a creative eye. Choosing a wedding photographer was exciting but surprisingly difficult for us. After going through 30+ different photographers I stumbled upon Sarah's site through her ad on a wedding blog. We were instantly sold! Her photographs are amazing and her colors and angles were perfect for us.
Sarah shot our engagement photos which turned out to be super cute-we even printed a few on canvasses.
She did a great job at our wedding (ceremony + reception). All the shots were incredible-the mood and spirit of the event were captured perfectly and everyone loved the photos! Sarah and Erika (her 2nd shooter) did a fantastic job and we can't wait to tell our engaged friends about her.
I don't know where to start on how happy we are that we went with Sarah for our photographer. I think choosing a photographer was one of the most important decisions for us in the wedding planning process as choosing a bad photographer can ruin your memories to the biggest day of your life (no pressure, ha). Sarah put us at ease with her amazing talent and professionalism from start to finish of working with her.
From the first meeting, she was organized and professional. Her website is user friendly and has a lovely design that draws you in immediately. Even her contract had some subtle humor in the wording was just another breath of fresh air in the planning process. Her pictures of this romanticism that is unmatched in the Houston area for sure. The "look" of her photography was the exact feel I wanted to my wedding, and I couldn't be happier with the pictures.
During our engagement session (which I highly suggest couples do so your comfortable with her and know how she works), she had a vision and was determined to find us creative shots. She makes you feel comfortable and at ease during the shoot which can be awkward for a lot of couples. I love how her pictures didn't turn out super posey, which I wasn't a fan of with other photographers. She gets the sneak peeks up quickly and it's nice that you don't have to wait long to see the teasers. Additionally, any time I emailed her or called her she had wonderful communication. She answers promptly and is ready with the details you need.
On the wedding day, she's in control, but eerily calm (which what bride wouldn't love that). She's in charge and has a system without being pushy and still having that cute spirit about her. She gets the group bridal shots done quickly and efficiently so you can get into the reception for the good time. She stays in the background throughout the whole reception yet captures these great shots without getting in the way. I would've liked to see her more since she's so fun to be around, but she's so smooth and effortless. :)
I seriously cannot say enough good things about working with her. She's beyond talented and I would tell any bride to go with her because she will be one vendor who you can count on and know you'll get what you pay for! Thanks so much Sarah, you rocked it. :)
We had our engagement photos taken by Sarah and hated them so bad that we found another photographer to take our engagement pictures again. Sarah was unprofessional, late to the appointment, didn't photo-shop mosquito bites even after confirming she would, all the engagement photos had either my face or my fiance's face blurred and there were no pictures that were decent enough to put in a newspaper announcement. She ended up giving us our money back and a disk of photos, but it was a waste of dry cleaning bill and a Saturday afternoon.
It was an absolute miracle to find Sarah McKenzie as our wedding photographer! Not only was she able to accommodate our extremely short notice(due to a very quickly impending military relocation), but she also managed to provide my husband and I with hundreds of absolutely beautiful photos which I imagine must have been nearly impossible to accomplish considering our entire lack of organization the day of our wedding coupled with the usual chaos surrounding these types of events. Sarah was extremely professional even from the very first email that I wrote to her, and she was overly attentive in responding to every phone call, email, etc. If you are looking for a photographer that will really take the time to learn who you are as a person and to learn what kinds of images you want to remember your perfect day with, then Sarah is the one to go with! She gave my husband and I the personal photos with the vintage flair that we had asked for and we can not thank her enough :) We definitely recommend her to anyone who wants beautiful, better than "average wedding day" photos. Two thumbs up!
Sarah McKenzie is one of the most talented photographers I have ever seen!!! The pictures that she took for my wedding were beyond stunning! They were everything I expected and so much more!
Let me begin with the photographer herself....Sarah is so professional and understands exactly what you are looking for! If I envisioned it...She photographed it! She is also so creative! The photographs she takes are like works of art!!! I can't quit looking at them!
Each and every singe photo Sarah took of our wedding day is priceless and beautiful. She captured every single emotion and facial expression. She photographed the most important day of my life--- I will always look at my pictures and know that everything that happened that day was captured in a photograph that she took!
Sarah went above and beyond our expectations...words can not express how wonderful she is or how beautiful her pictures are!
I will MOST DEFINITELY work with Sarah again!
Michelle Turek
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