No photos yet

Shannon Collins Photography

Greater Philadelphia area and destination

About this vendor

I enjoy working with people whose wedding is a true reflection of themselves. On your wedding day, I’ll be with you the entire time, camera in hand, but I’ll also be there for your sanity and support.

Details

Photo Shoot Types

Bridal Portraits
Engagement

Photo & Video

Digital Files
Online Proofing
Photo
Second Shooter Available
Social Media Sharing
Wedding Albums

Photo & Video Styles

Artistic
Documentary
Lifestyle
Modern

Wedding Activities

Getting Engaged
Wedding

4.9

out of 5.0

15 reviews

Search reviews

6/12/2023 • Liza B

When it came to choosing a wedding photographer, my partner and I were pretty tough customers. I work in the wedding industry and I know how photographers can be sometimes. I wante...

d someone who saw weddings the same way I do, and values capturing the real moments over perfectly staging everything. My partner has been holding a camera for most of his life, so he went into the search with a very technical mind, looking for someone with a photography style he liked. I feel so incredibly fortunate to have found Shannon. We were so comfortable with them the day of, and it shows in all our pictures. While working they are kind, funny, and energetic, but they also work HARD and deliver absolutely beautiful images.

10/29/2022 • Katie B

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 c...

ould 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!

6/21/2022 • Rebecca K

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!

12/13/2021 • Elizabeth E

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 yo...

u 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!

6/22/2020 • Dana M

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!

3/19/2020 • Jess F

Shannon photographed a friends wedding and she did SUCH an amazing job. Everyone loved the photos so much. She wasn't too intrusive, but seemed to document everything as if she was...

in ten places at once all day. She took a photo of me with one of my dearest friends that I cherish, which is just one of so so many amazing moments she was able to capture timelessly. Thank you Shannon!!

1/14/2020 • Sami C

Shannon is the best, y'all. The absolute best. Where do I start? As a person, she's incredibly sweet and so funny. Shannon had us cracking up the entire time we worked with her and...

she was always down to talk about reality TV. She's super easy to communicate with and responds so quickly. We worked with her for both our engagement photos and wedding day. In the middle of our engagement session, I turned to my then-fiance and was like, "You know what? I want to invite Shannon to our wedding." And then he reminded me uh, we already had in a way. Oops. She's that much of a dream to work with, that you feel like she's your new best pal after spending an hour together. When it comes to pictures, Shannon's amazing. Both my husband and I wear glasses and that was a major concern for us. We wanted to make sure we had someone who could work with them, not have glare in all our photos, and also not ask us to take them off. It was literally not an issue at all for Shannon. Every photo is perfect. She captured our personalities so well and had us try fun poses that resulted in great pictures. If there was something we really wanted to do or take a picture with, she made sure to accommodate us and get all the photos we wanted. On the day of the wedding itself, she was such a dream. Shannon was flexible in terms of schedule but still made sure we got all of our pictures. Everything went so smoothly and that is in thanks to her. Truly looking forward to working with her again for a family session. I cannot recommend Shannon enough. She's the best.

9/13/2019 • Kate W

Shannon did a fabulous job of capturing us on our wedding day. She's very easy to work with and has great ideas. My husband is super awkward when it comes to cameras and truly disl...

ikes being the center of attention or having his photo taken, but after our engagement session, he told me out of the blue how much he enjoyed working with Shannon, that she put him at ease right away. We didn't want anything to feel overly posed, and she did a stellar job working with us to accomplish that and still have amazing results. She captured so many wonderful, emotion-filled moments. Her turn-around was lightning quick, and we couldn't be happier with our photos!

3/03/2019 • Steph G

We absolutely loved working with Shannon for our engagement and wedding photos. She is extremely talented, made us feel comfortable from the start, and was both professional and fu...

n to work with. Upon meeting her for our engagement photos, she made us feel like we were friends, which made getting our photos taken much easier. From the very beginning she helped us establish our timeline for the wedding day and this was incredibly helpful. She was anticipating questions before we even asked them and was super responsive to all of our questions leading up to our wedding day. She was a vendor that we had no concerns about going into the day. On our wedding day, she did a fantastic job managing the many different personalities. She has a natural positivity and happiness that helped to contribute to the positive vibe of our entire wedding day. Shannon was flexible throughout our day while keeping us on track. The second shooter that Shannon hired for the wedding day was also wonderful, very helpful and a great personality. After the wedding, we were very impressed by her quick turn-around with getting us our photos. We think that our wedding photos captured the day and night perfectly and recommend Shannon 1000000%!

11/07/2018 • Holly P

How do I begin? Hiring Shannon was the one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. She was always quick to respond and gave her honest opinion about what would work timeline...

wise and what might be pushing it. She was very professional but also made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera. We were worried about feeling awkward having our pictures taken, but Shannon and her assistant Brittany made us feel so comfortable, it felt like we were with friends. Shannon was able to give us our photos in only a couple of weeks and they are beyond beautiful. She and Brittany were able to capture moments that made us feel like were reliving the day all over again. We would hire her all over again. Please reach out to her before she is snagged by someone else!

11/04/2018 • Kelly S

Shannon is exceptional. We did our engagement and wedding photos with Shannon and she was extremely accommodating and professional. Out of all of my wedding vendors, she was the mo...

st responsive and by far the easiest to work with. As an "awkward" couple, getting our photos taken was not something we were excited about or comfortable with. Shannon set us at ease instantly. In addition to her professionalism and warm, welcoming energy - she is so talented. All of our photos turned out amazing, and she was able to capture moments and expressions that were amazing to see. I cannot recommend her enough.

10/26/2018 • Liz C

Shannon is one of the best people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Her stunning photos of my non-traditional wedding in an aircraft hangar on 9/22 took my breath away. Additi...

onally, her professionalism, effortless navigation of sensitive family dynamics, friendliness, and excellent communication skills are unparalleled. There were times, like the insanely quick turn around time between wedding day and receiving my pictures when she has a FREAKING NEWBORN, I thought she must be Wonder Woman. Book her, book her, book her. It will be the best decision you've ever made.

3/09/2018 • Ali P

Shannon is awesome. I was first attracted to the natural, candid style of her photos, and once I reached out about having her shoot our wedding, I was impressed by her prompt respo...

nse, organization and great sense of humor. She really takes the time to get to know her clients and understand what you’re looking for. We communicated via email throughout the process, and she was extremely helpful in crafting a photo timeline that was tailored to our wishes. On the day of the wedding, Shannon was basically a magician. You don’t even know she’s there and somehow she’s able to capture beautiful candid photos of every moment. My husband and I were both a little nervous about our very first photo shoot, but Shannon immediately put as at ease and never for a moment made up feel uncomfortable. We felt like we were just clowning around together for an hour, and somehow Shannon was able to turn that into these wonderful photos that really represent us and our relationship. We received our final photos very quickly, and the online gallery that Shannon provided was easy to use and helpful for sharing with family and friends. Thank you, Shannon!

10/09/2017 • Jackie G

Shannon was a delight to work with! From the moment I started searching for a venue, her work popped up at a few of them, and I knew I loved it. When I filled out her contact form ...

on her website, it was apparent from the start we would be compatible, and we immediately started to talk not only about the details of our day but also our favorite Netflix shows. Meeting her for our engagement shoot, she was immediately friendly and reassuring, following us around a flea market with a camera. It was a joy to have her at our wedding! She sent us over a 1000 photos edited within a week of our wedding day. Her images perfectly captured the love, fun and color that we hoped to would shine through at our wedding. It was so great to relive the day through Shannon's beautiful photos. Her casual, unstuffy approach was so US- she doesn't take herself too seriously which is perfect when you really just want candid photos of yourself laughing and enjoying your big day with your best friends and family. That is not to say she isn't serious about her photography. She is a pro, and produces really beautiful work. HIRE SHANNON! You'll love her too.

2/09/2017 • Riss R

I love Shannon's work so much I flew her out to San Francisco for my wedding. She is immensely talented. She takes breathtaking photos and captures really special moments. Great at...

coverage, I don't know how she does it she's a freaking ninja. She's also funny and a joy to be around. Hire her!!!!

Contact

Greater Philadelphia area and destination