Shannon Collins Photography

Shannon was the absolute best to work with! Their kindness, respect, and patience was so appreciated on our special day. They made us feel so comfortable on a day when our nerves could have gotten the best of us. The photographs came out even better than we could have imagined. Shannon's images will be cherished by us and our family forever. The photographs captured the day's energy, the fun celebration, and our love for each other. We can't recommend Shannon enough!

Shannon came highly recommended from one of my co-workers, and after working with them I can absolutely see why! From the very first call with Shannon, I knew they would be a great fit for photographing my introverted groom and family. We had such a fun time with Shannon on our wedding day. They were wonderful at putting us at ease, including everyone (especially our little guests who were feeling a little overwhelmed), and capturing all the special moments. Not only is Shannon a talented photographer but an absolute joy to be around!

Here’s what you need to know about Shannon Collins: They are a beautiful human being, inside and out, with a tremendous amount of kindness, care, respect and infinite talent. If you want photography that captures the spirit, essence, emotion of your love story, your family, your wedding day and beyond, hire Shannon. If you want a photographer who is actively trying to make the wedding industry and world a better place, hire Shannon. If you want someone by your side, who will make everyone feel comfortable and capture everyone, as their authentic selves, hire Shannon. And of course, if you want to nerd out over pop culture and have positive, affirming, supportive and fun communication leading up to whatever event or shoot, hire Shannon. It will be one of the best decisions you make. I found Shannon’s work on the site, A Practical Wedding, and shortly after, my partner and I scheduled a video call with them. Immediately after talking with them, we knew we wanted them to be the person to photograph our engagement, wedding (and hopefully more in the future)! We just clicked. Their work is bright, airy, colorful and creative, full of details and unique composition. They make space for everyone’s requests and makes everyone feel at ease — whether it’s kids or you as the couple, so it doesn’t matter if you typically feel comfortable in front of the camera or not, Shannon’s personality and thoughtfulness makes you comfortable. Both for our engagement and our wedding day, they never over-directed us, they just let us be who we are and gave us the occasional suggestion for a pose, all while cheering us on. They graciously worked with us to move the date (twice!) when we had to postpone due to the pandemic, in addition to giving us emotional support during the process. Shannon also scouted our new venue with us when we moved location as well. They went above and beyond what we expected in every way. TL;DR: Shannon Collins is an incredible person and photographer and my husband and I are so unbelievably happy that we hired them. Everyone in our family and wedding party adored them, and my mom, who is the biggest critic even said, “There’s just not one bad photo. They’re all beautiful,” and she’s 100% right. Thank you, Shannon, for everything!

I reached out to Shannon to inquire about her availability for our February 2021 wedding. She promptly responded that unfortunately she was not available for our date. However, she went above and beyond and offered to reach out to her network of photographers to see if they were available for my date and sent me a list of her referrals. She was so wonderful to work with even in this small process that I am even more disappointed not to have her on our day, she seemed great! Easy to work with, generous and responsive. You'd be lucky to book her!