Tears as I type this because she’s just THAT dang good. Honestly, 3500 characters don’t even begin to give Shannon the credit that she deserves. As soon as we got engaged and I began looking at photographers, I knew we wanted someone unlike any... other to capture our day. We wanted someone who knew us as a couple, someone who was personable and we could connect to, and someone whose work was so authentic it would perfectly depict each moment throughout our wedding process. Then, I found Shannon. The minute I saw her photographs, I knew she was our girl. HOW COULD YOU NOT?! I found myself obsessively scrolling through her work, first drooling because she’s literally THAT good, and then tearing up imagining Matt and I being “those people”. The minute I contacted her and heard back literally the SAME hour I knew we were set with the most perfect person. Y’all, her initial email had me crying, and laughing, and was the most professional email I’ve gotten all in one. I still honestly don’t know how she does it? Before we even met Shan, she literally made us feel like we had known her our ENTIRE lives. When we took our engagement pictures, it was an experience unlike I had ever had, ever. We laughed until it hurt because she’s hands down one of the funniest people I know, and our smiles were so genuine because she just GETS IT. We literally glow in our pictures because Shannon lights up any room she’s in (and in our case a park which is a whole lot of glow people). After our engagement pictures, she literally answered any and ALL of my emails and texts (even the ones at 12:30am) even though she wouldn’t be working with us again for a while. She stayed in contact and made us feel so loved and valued which you don’t find with ANYONE ELSE. Then came our wedding day. Over time, Shannon became someone I held so near and dear to my heart (because you can’t not do that with her), so naturally on my wedding day she was the first person I texted because I literally could not wait to see her again. From the minute she got to our venue and started working her magic, everything was literally so thought out and orchestrated, it was impossible to not take notice of her. Our family and friends literally begged for her contact and raved over her attention to detail, her infectious personality, her professionalism, and unrivaled talent. Each set of pictures she took were literally so fun, yet authentic, and fast, but each moment was so sweet. Y’all, to witness her in her element is INSANE. As our pictures are trickling in, each one brings back all of the feelings that we felt from our wedding day in the most BEAUTIFUL way. She captured raw moments and made them SO beautiful you can’t not cry, smile, and laugh. I relook at them hourly because they’re honestly that freaking good y’all. *wipes nose on sleeve* I’m obviously very biased but I haven’t seen pictures in the industry like hers. I will NEVER have the words to thank Shannon not only for giving us pictures that we will cherish forever, but giving us a friendship for life. Brides, listen to my words, there isn’t a photographer out there like Shannon. YOU. NEED. HER.
Ily Shan!!!!!