Shannon Ahlstrand Photography

helped my husband and I feel so comfortable and captured us being us. Shannon was able to capture moments without us even realizing she was there! My husband no longer hates how he looks in photos and we no longer feel awkward in them! What's also super impressive is that Shannon was able to capture everything we asked for and more. She even captured gorgeous family photos with our 8 nieces and nephews varying in age from 3-11, which was super important to us! Shannon truly took the time to get to know us and the important people in our lives. She was organized, prompt, kind, reassuring, full of energy, attentive, trustworthy, and detail oriented. Even our friends and family have commented on how impressive she was! Contact Shannon! You will be in love with your photos just like we are!

re we got all of the photos we wanted and has a great eye for different locations, backdrops etc. Will be using Shannon for future family events!

each and every one! I am not a fan of posing for photos and she made it quick and painless! So organized! Shannon took charge of our very distracted, loud, chaotic wedding party and made us laugh and smile the whole time! She also handled some anxious family members who were worried about missing specific photo ops (cough cough….my mother). You would also think that she brought several other photographers with her. She is everywhere! I remember thinking at one point at the reception: I wish Shannon was here to take a specific photo…she was already 3 deep. Stop wasting your time looking for another photographer and just book Shannon. You won’t regret it!

which I had no doubt she would be because she made me very comfortable from our first conversation.  She listened to my needs, answered all of my questions,  and was on time.  Most importantly she captured every aspect of our wedding and our pictures are stunning!!!  The price point was very good, and the entire experience was excellent.   I  was a bride that pretty much planned my wedding from beginning to end, so it was important for me to build a good team of people to meet our needs, and I hit a home run with landing Shannon.   So if you're looking for a truly professional photographer that is excellent at what she does, I highly recommend Shannon. 

extremely good at what she does. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. She is prompt with questions, on schedule 100% during the wedding, and we received our photos after the wedding in good time.

irection for the photos. She shows up dressed like a photography ninja and disappears seamlessly into your wedding, coming out with so many beautiful photos. Talking with her ahead of the wedding, she was always warm and responsive. She tailors the experience to your needs and ends up a member of your family by the end. We have had so many people ask us about her since the wedding.

our pictures and she had them back to us so quickly. She is extremely responsive and professional!

ccable and her professionalism is unparalleled. I cannot stress enough how passionate and talented she is!! I am so grateful for the beautiful photos she captured of my friends, family, and my husband. Shannon provided tireless support to me as I navigated many wedding planning obstacles due to the pandemic. Shannon provided much comfort and creative solutions to any problems I faced. Whenever new information pertaining to wedding ceremonies/receptions were announced, Shannon was the first vendor to contact me. She implemented increased safety precautions to ensure my guests' and her safety. Shannon is very thoughtful, conscientious, and has excellent communication skills. I can't say enough positive things about Shannon. I am so lucky I found her!!

add ONLY photographer we met with. We were SOLD instantly when we met her - immediately after a flight from Florida! She was quick to answer all correspondences via email and text - that's a HUGE plus for us. Payment options were easy and quick - reminder emails for the remaining balance was great too. Photographer turned into a great friend and I am grateful to have met Shannon. Our wedding was 1/18, and we received our photos within about 2.5-3 weeks. Absolutely beautiful, too! Attention to detail and creative with her shots. I cannot recommend Shannon for your wedding photos!!

ghly recommend, and hope to work with her in the future!

nted of a photographer she is! We loved working with her; her bubbly personality is so fun and her attention to detail is impeccable! We highly recommend Shannon to anyone in search of a photographer!!

ut us - it was really cool that she paid that close of attention to us without even knowing us. she kept in touch and on top of things from day one. the day of our engagement photos she took the time to understand what we were looking for and how we envisioned our photos. she even made sure she found the perfect angle of my “good side” i really appreciated that. my fiancé and i knew that our photos/memories were one of the most important parts of our wedding. and they turned out PERFECT. we will be using shannon in the future!

ne is just happy around her. We all had great smiles!

special to her as it is to you through attention to detail and consistent clear communication throughout the process! My bridal party was blown away by her ability to be efficient but still get a large number of shots and poses! We got married 3 months ago and I still have family members mention how impressed they were with her on the day of the wedding! I cannot say enough good things about her. She is not only a phenomenal photographer but also just a really wonderful person!

t meeting to the last dance, Shannon remained a constant professional while making sure every detail went to plan. Shannon has a special gift in being able to connect with any and everyone making them feel comfortable in front of the lens. More important than all of these things is she cares. Shannon LOVES what she does and the quality of her work shows because of this. If we have babies, she will be taking their pictures too!

r family beautifully. My girlfriends have horror stories I’d their photographers and it reinforced how blessed and lucky I feel to have Shannon! She won’t let you down.

ur engagement pictures were in the snow and cold and came out beautiful. She is SO organized and helped with our day of timeline and syc’d up with our other vendors. Not only is she timely and creative, she became our friend- she is warm, friendly and funny, and our guests thought the same! She made sure we were where we needed to be and weren’t late getting back to the party. She really captured the most wonderful day of our lives, and we couldn’t be more thankful!

ping us to plan for things that we never would have thought of on our own. The photos she captured were absolutely stunning and perfectly captured all of our candid moments. In addition to her wonderful photos, Shannon kept us on track throughout the day so we didn’t have to worry about a thing. Shannon moved us flawlessly from getting ready, to the first look, to taking photos throughout Cleveland, and back to the venue in time for the ceremony. Shannon did such an amazing job to help make our wedding day absolutely amazing and we highly recommend her! As a bonus, she has some of the best shoes we have ever seen. Thank you Shannon!

came my friend. She captured so many amazing photos. From the moment she walked into the room the morning of my wedding she made things so fun and made us all feel relaxed and comfortable. The pictures turned out FANTASTIC! There are so many moments that she captured that we missed and can look back and smile on. She is such a fun upbeat person and I am so happy she took our photos. Her work is AMAZING and you will love the work she delivers.

want on your wedding day. We had one photographer, Shannon as our photographer and let me tell you, girl can run around. Like Shannon's page says, she's like a ninja. That is accurate. Shannon is a amazing at what she does. She makes you feel comfortable and makes the experience fun. Shannon is the right pick for your photographer, I can promise you that. Thanks, Shannon!

ns when you ask for a certain style or editing. She got great photos of the two of us and our guests with a nice mixture of posed and candid at the reception. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer

urs and she had exactly the eye we wanted for our special day. Her photos are classic with an edgy twist. As someone who hates being the subject of photos, I really appreciated how comfortable she made me. She was so patient and always knew what to say to get me to take the best photo I could. Shannon was a total ninja at our wedding! I can't even believe she got all the shots she did by herself. She really was everywhere all at once. For this and so many other reasons, I will always recommend her to couples in need of someone to capture their special day.

confident that she understood what was most important to us and would capture the memories perfectly. On the day of, she made everyone feel so comfortable, and quickly seemed like a member of the family. She made us all feel so at-ease, even when we were getting pictures taken all over Cleveland (which my husband and I thought would be awkward.. it wasn’t! She made it so fun!). At the reception, my sister commented that every time she saw something happening and wished she had her camera, Shannon was right there, already capturing the moment. Shannon is truly a sweetheart, an amazing professional, and she does beautiful work. We couldn’t be happier that we chose her to capture all our wedding day memories!

d flexible as we prepared for our big day. She provided us with a variety of locations that would capture everything we wanted and talked about prior. She also had back-up locations set just in case the weather didn’t cooperate. On the day of the wedding, Shannon didn’t miss a thing. She was organized and efficient with the family photos and basically acted as our event coordinator from there on out. She made sure we enjoyed our time with the bridal party, giving us the chance to dance and have fun with our closest friends and family on the party bus, while staying on schedule and hitting all the locations we planned. When things got off track, she was flexible and never pushy. At the reception, Shannon captured candids of all our guests and all of our special moments as well. She stayed well beyond what we expected because “we were having too much fun to miss.” The pictures came out out wonderful and we loved sharing all the memories she captured on our special day. We are so happy with Shannon’s work and would highly recommend her to anyone in the future.

requests. I know we got an amazing deal from her and are over the moon about our photos!

process of documenting our wedding day timeline and the photos we wanted so easy. She has so much experience and is very creative, and is so willing to help if like us you don't have an exact picture in your head of what you want and need some input! She was incredibly responsive to any and all questions or last-minute changes as well. On our wedding day, Shannon was extremely organized - she made sure we checked off all of our family photos and kept everything running smoothly. She was great at giving us poses and directions for each photo, and really brought out the best in us, our families, and our wedding party. On top of that, she is just so fun and easy to get along with...we all had a blast taking our photos! So many of our friends and family commented on how great Shannon was. My brother and his fiance immediately booked Shannon for their engagement and wedding photos after getting to know her and seeing her in action at our wedding. We could not be happier with our photos turned out too - they are gorgeous and Shannon captured everything we wanted and so much more that we didn't even know we wanted!! If you are looking for a wedding photographer, Shannon is the one for you!