Sokolov Photography

Serge shot our engagement session and our wedding — and let me tell you, he’s the MOST amazing photographer you’ll ever come across. He really pours his heart into his work. Taking pictures is often times tedious and exhausting, but not with him. He is a ball of energy from start to finish- he pays so much attention to detail, and truly makes it a fun and wonderful experience. Not to mention his work looks incredible!!!

Serge does a thoroughly amazing job and is quite fastidious about his photos. He really goes above and beyond to get those special shots. His photos are disproportionately represented as printouts on the family walls. Furthermore, he also brings a great energy and sense of humor to the scene!

We and our guests and parents loved Serge! The attitude, energy and humor, everything went so smooth. We are so glad we chose Serge to be our wedding photographer! Professional from the beginning to the end product. Amazing pictures!

If you're looking for a top-notch photographer - you found him! I had the absolute pleasure of working with Serge, and I can't praise his professionalism and talent enough! Right from the get-go, I was impressed by his friendly demeanor and genuine interest in understanding my vision for the photos. Serge's approach to each client is truly unique and special, making me feel like my shoot was tailor-made just for me. But you know what really blew me away? How he managed to completely change my husband's outlook on photography! My husband usually dislikes being in front of the camera, and I wasn't sure how he'd handle the shoot. However, Serge's charm and skillful direction put him at ease right away. He created such a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere that my husband ended up having a blast during the photoshoot – it turned into a special experience just for himself. Serge's creativity shines through his work, and the final results exceeded my expectations. The attention to detail and the way he captured genuine emotions in every shot truly impressed me. If you're looking for a top-notch photographer who produces stunning images and makes the whole process enjoyable and personalized, I highly recommend Serge. He's an artist with a gift for bringing out the best in his clients, and I couldn't be happier with the outcome of our photoshoot!

My husband and I had an amazing experience working with Serge during our wedding! We are extremely happy with the photos - both from the ceremony and photo session we had afterwards. Serge managed to capture very special moments of the day and make everyone look amazing. He is not only a talented photographer who gets the best possible angles and finds ways to work with people who are not good at posing in photos; he is also a wonderful person and fun to work with - full of energy, passionate about what he's doing and enthusiastic. I highly recommend Sokolov Photography for your special day or event - you will be very happy with the quality of the photos and 100% have fun!

First and foremost I want to say I'm a pretty big dude and I'm not very graceful when I move. When Serge hyped me up during my engagement photoshoot I realized these hips don't lie and I worked the camera. My fiancé Stephanie and I had a really fun time working with Serge, and I need to give the man credit for waking up at 5AM and driving to DC to take our photos. (For the record waking up that early wasn't my idea) That takes dedication. He even let us include our dog Paul Anka. 10/10 I would absolutely recommend anyone looking for a photographer to use Sokolov Photography. Serge turned it into a really, really fun experience!

Serge was the best photographer we could have asked for! We hired him based on his style; bold, artsy, fun, memorable. Not to mention his pricing was great value. He was a joy to work with since day one. We hired him to both our engagement photos and ultimately our wedding celebration. He has been very upbeAat and pleasurable to work with. We first hired him to do our engagement photoshoot in late 2019 and a planned wedding in May of 2020. The engagement photoshoot was amazing, excellent energy, very outgoing, involved our dog and our guests, went above and beyond, and the photos (so many of them) turned out amazing, exactly like his portfolio reflected and then some. Unfortunately due to COVID, our wedding was postponed 3 times over, from May 2020 to ultimately October 2021. Serge was highly accommodating and stick by us the entire time as if COVID never happened, never once did he say no through all of the unpredictability. The day of the wedding celebration was as perfect as one would hope - just a year and a half later than expected. Serge again went above and beyond, incredibly outgoing, having a blast, very involved. He even brought a second photographer per our request and was able to capture concurrent events happening in two places during the day. All of the guests raved about Serge and his assistant, they were well loved by everyone. They were not only there to work the special day, but they became part of the special day. 10/10 would recommend!!

Serge did our engagement photos and they turned out fantastic! He was wonderful to work with. Serge was so full of energy which definitely made the session more fun and relaxing. He has a great eye for working with the environment that is available to achieve interesting shots. I'm pretty sure that's his photography superpower.

Serge and his second photographer did a wonderful job capturing everything about our wedding day! He is very upbeat and willing to do whatever needs to be done to get all the photos you want or that he suggests. We were on a pretty tight schedule trying to get him last second and we didn’t get the chance to give him the schedule of the night because of how busy we got. He went with the flow, always asked us which pictures we really wanted, and made sure to get creative with the shots he took. Our friends and family are blown away with what he produced. Highly recommend if you can snag him!

A fantastic experience! Serge made our wedding photograph session really enjoyable and very memorable. He is a true professional, full of energy, creativity and ideas. We cannot recommend Solokov Photography highly enough! It was an experience we will always remember with smiles and appreciation!

Serge has a charming personality and provides true professional photography. He is very talented and knows how to get the best shots with backgrounds and various angles. We are so happy with his services during the wedding and also the photo album he posted on his web site. Serge is a pleasure to work with and we recommend him to other couples who want professional photos of their special day. Thanks Serge !

Serge was awesome! We hired him on (after a ton of research) to do our engagement and wedding photos. He was always high energy, creative, and very passionate about his work. During the shoots he would make jokes and keep the mood up, making us feel more comfortable and relaxed. It was clear he had a finely crafted sense of perspective as he was always searching for the best shots and was relentless in finding them. He worked with us for the entire wedding day (from morning til the next day) with an assistant photographer, all over DC and Alexandria to get the shots we wanted. Afterwards, we received our photos in 2.5 weeks and they turned out amazing! He's even providing a USB with all of our digital pictures for free, which many photographers are hesitant to do. We were very lucky to have found Serge and cannot recommend him enough!

Such an incredible experience! We had engagement session taken with Serge in August and I wanted to take a moment to give him a five-star review (even though he certainly deserves all ten stars!) The photography was very easy and relaxed, and Serge was very professional: even though we brought our dog to the photoshoot, he somehow made our little monster be a true photo model!. As a result, we have a bunch of very colorful and meaningful pictures! Thank you, Serge!

Excellent service. Sergey was very flexible about the date and place for our engagement photoshoot which was very important for us. My husband wanted to have a photo session somewhere near the coastline, and Sergey surprised us with how knowledgeable he is about the good spots for the pictures in Maryland. Now we are going to have Sergey as our photographer for the wedding in July. Very excited about it!

We know Serge for three years and what we are certain about is that he is number one when it comes to capturing the great moments of your life. In 2016 he was shooting our corporate event, and we simply fell in love with the way how easy and funny he treated everyone in our company. In a year he was our photographer at the engagement session, and after that, we enjoyed his fascinating work at our wedding in Monticello lake. He is genuine, polite and very very funny, so he was the true gem of our wedding! Thank you, Serge, and I hope to work with you again!

Great photographer. He covered our engagement at C & O Canal and served as our lead photographer at the wedding reception and ceremony. Very well done, well organized and very passionate about what he is doing. Highly recommended. Thankfully, Victor

Since our first pre-wedding consultation we already knew we were in good hands. Serge was our lead photographer during our engagement shoot at DC Union Station and wedding day in September. Serge acted very professional, he didn't only take the excellent pictures, but he also helped us to stay on schedule in this horribly hectic day. Serge helped us to control the crowd and gave us clear directions for group photos. As a result - the group photo session was done in a minute, but the amount and quality of pictures were nothing less but impressive!

Breathtaking photographs and amazing service! Serge is a friendly, genuine, and hard-working photographer. He photographed my wedding ceremony at the courthouse followed by a photoshoot by the DC monuments. My family absolutely loved his work as he was a true professional and made photoshoot go so smooth! Serge helped us make beautiful memories of such an important day. We appreciate all the hard work he put into every picture! I would highly recommend his services to anyone who is looking for quality photographs and great service.

We really enjoyed working with Serge Sokolov! He met with us in person before we signed the contract to go over his offerings and help us understand what it might be like working with his company. We liked his portfolio and loved that all of the options came with full digital rights. The day of the event he arrived on time and hit the ground running. He and his partner got along well with our guests and we enjoyed a number of the shots he pushed us on (I wasn't crazy about stuffing my face with cotton candy—but now I'm happy I did it). We were really pleasantly surprised by his amazingly fast turnaround of our photos as well. It's not even a month and we have all of our photos back, ready to share with friends and fam. I've already recommended Serge to others getting married in the near future.

Serge was absolutely phenomenal! We had a small wedding at Bel Air, Maryland, and from the moment we met Serge, he made us feel so comfortable, even with all that wedding chaos around. I have a little understanding of how he did it, but while following us everywhere, he somehow managed to take stunning pictures of all the quests in the wedding. Before the reception, some of our plans went badly wrong, there was a delay in catering, but he made his best to make everyone smile and feel relaxed. He always went an extra mile to help us with technical and organizational issues, always listened to us and brought SO MANY superb ideas for pictures that I would think that this person's been working in the industry for at least a century. And yes - above all, we had fun even during our pre-wedding consultations where Serge got to know our personalities to make us at ease. I promise you will not be disappointed. If you are looking for the right person for your bid day - be sure, you found him.

Such a fantastic job! For personal reasons, we have to change our previous photographer eight days before the wedding (can you imagine what kind of stress was it?), and then we found Serge. This guy is extremely talented, professional and above all really fun. All the guests enjoyed the way how Serge managed to get every single smile, every special moment of the wedding, and how easy he did all his work! Even though the indoor light was pretty bad, the final product turned out to be gorgeous. We had just one "problem" - Serge gave us so many amazing pictures so we definitely need a separate room to display our favorite ones. I can't put into words his gift and ability for photography. Thank you a lot!!!

After we signed our marriage paperwork (elopement) Serge took photos of my wife and I. We greatly appreciated his flexibility on short notice, and were pleased with the final product. The photographic setting was a public place, and he did a good job of managing the lighting conditions, and findings tasteful backgrounds and poses. We got our photos back in a timely manner, conveniently accessibly in digital format. He provided a very good quality of work, with professional and friendly service.

We worked together with Sergey on a wedding and It was so much fun. His professionalism, creativity and fun atmosphere turned into a spectacular work that is hard not to notice. While taking some great shots he kept the couple and the guests laughing and feeling happy and relaxed. That was a great experience and i hope we happen to work together again on another wedding.

My husband and I got married this past July and we loved working with Serge!! For both our engagement and wedding photos, Serge went about and beyond to get different types of shots for us and also made us feel extremely comfortable! Serge has photographed several of our family members weddings and he was the first vendor we called when we got engaged! Choose Serge!

We had a fantastic experience with Serge at our wedding on 11/06/2016! He was on time, and brimming with ideas! However, not only did he have great picture ideas, he'd actually listen to me if I said "Eh, maybe not that one." or wanted something cheesy for myself. He really made me feel like I was the one who mattered. The pictures came out beautifully! His prices are super reasonable, and he was willing to work with us on our package. We had already had our engagement photos done with another photographer, so he added an extra hour to our package instead of doing and engagement photo session. The pictures came back in 8 weeks even with the holidays falling smack in the middle of that time frame! I'm very happy with Serge, and would recommend him to friends and family alike!

Wow, its hard to even know how to put this in words! Serge was the most amazing photographer we could have ever asked for. We watched Serge take photos at a friend's wedding and knew he had to be our photographer once we saw the way he had fun interacting with everyone and the beautiful photos he took! He took both our engagement photos and our wedding photos, all the way from getting ready at 3 PM to post reception photos at 11 PM. I don't even know if he stopped to eat, he was non stop! He even brought an assistant to take photos of my husband and his groomsmen getting ready so that he could take photos of myself and my bridesmaids before the ceremony. He has such a creative eye, and can think on the spot of how to capture a beautiful photo! He is also so fun, and my bridal party really enjoyed taking pictures with him! I absolutely loved our engagement photos and wedding photos! We have received so many compliments already! Serge is the absolute best!

Serge was truly awesome to work with. I never thought I would say this, but he actually made taking pictures enjoyable. He was extremely laid back and kept us laughing the whole time; he was a big hit with the wedding party, the parents, and all of the other guests.. And of course, the important part is that the pictures turned out fantastic. During the big day, everything is a blur and it's hard to appreciate those little special moments. My wife and I were extremely happy with how Serge and his team caught all of those moments that we can now appreciate for a lifetime.

OUTSTANDING! I was sad to say goodbye to Serge, but I plan on using him in the future. Serge goes above & beyond the call of duty. NEVER EVER runs out of energy which is a great thing!. Both he & his team are extremely professional and friendly. Serge made a great impression on EVERYONE, everyone kept saying how hilarious he was. Best part for me was when he took photos in the street and didn't care that a car was waiting, THE CAR WENT AROUND US! That was awesome to me. In the short time of knowing him, I consider him to be a friend. My advice to future brides, don't scoff at price if you want the best you pay for the best and Sokolov Photography is THE BEST! You get what you paid for and Serge & his team will not disappoint. A true talent and visionary Serge clearly LOVES what he does. Serge thank you for making my day that more special. Never stop making people smile, continue to bring joy to the world. My hat's off to you and your team. Cheers!

My fiancé and I took engagement photos with serge. He was outstanding. It was our first time ever being in a situation where we were going to be photographed. He made us feel so comfortable and really captured how enjoyable the experience was in the pictures! His photography is amazing. Every picture we looked at had something unique to offer. The one thing I mentioned to him was that I wanted people to know we were taking pictures in DC and he delivered! Hands down I will use sokolov photography again in the future!

My husband and I worked with Serge for our small wedding and he was absolutely amazing to work with! He was incredibly accommodating for our ceremony and our reception. It was a misty day on our wedding day but he made it work! All the pictures he took came out stunning misty rain or not. My husband and I appreciate all his work and have many of our wedding pictures framed in the house. I would definitely recommend Sokolov Photography for any wedding event and/or for any moments you want captured beautifully.

If you want to truly cherish and relive every moment of you wedding after this once in a lifetime event has passed, Sokolov Photography is worth EVERY dime. Serge has an innate ability to make his clients feel at ease in front of a camera. My now husband and I were never ones to pose comfortably in front of a camera but Serge's positive vibe and sense of humor really helped bring out our personalities in the pictures. He takes the time to get to know the personality of the couple and brings it out in photos. His method of photography is creative and he takes ANY environment and transforms it into a beautiful work of art through his skill and use of various techniques. On our wedding day, he and his assistant were prompt and snapped pictures literally every second. It was evident that he and his assistant took their jobs seriously and made our pictures a priority as if it were their family's wedding. During our reception, Serge and his assistant were moving about the room capturing candid moments of each of our guests and us. They were up on chairs, squatting, bending ( you name it) just to get the perfect photograph!! The turnaround time to receive our engagement photos as well as wedding photos was quick. He sent it to us via a link and we also received a USB of our photos. The pictures were gorgeous and we will cherish them forever! Thank you Serge and Alex for capturing our precious day.

My fiancé and I had an overall great experience with Serge and Sokolov Photography. From what I understand this is a family business ran by Serge and his wife. From the very beginning Serge was great about getting back to us in a timely manner and answering all of our questions. We used Serge as the photographer for our engagement photos and we took them around the Jefferson Memorial. He seemed well prepared for the shoot knowing various spots to take picture to have the best views and the fewest people. We accidentally forgot one of our outfits for the shoot and Serge was kind enough to let us run home to grab them which showed me that he understands how important these types of photos can be to couples. It took him about two weeks to get our photos back to us and they look great! Overall, a great experience and he is reasonably priced for the DC area!

We loved working with the Sokolovs. The whole process was easy and fun, which is not always the case with weddings. Serge shot our engagement and wedding photos. We were thrilled about our photos for both. We highly recommend!

Serge did a fantastic job for a complicated wedding! He was extremely thorough and did a lot of information gathering prior to the wedding (skype calls, since I wasn't local) as well as getting details of all of our family members! I was very impressed. I initially chose Sokolov because of the technical quality of his work. He is bar none the best photographer in this price range, and his quality exceeds almost any photographer in the DC area, no matter their asking price. If you want tons of beautiful, technically correct, and award winning quality shots, go with Serge! He shot all day for us and we had almost 1800 wonderful shots!

Serge photographed my wedding and reception in June of 2015, and I can honestly say his kind manner, personality and overall professionalism was fantastic. We asked him to join us for a two day event - a courthouse Friday wedding followed by a Saturday night reception, and he was amazing to work with. His photos were also amazing. I would work with Serge again for any event in the future!

Serge did a fabulous job with our wedding photography. He was great directing the photographs and really made everyone feel relaxed in front of the camera. The whole bridal party loved him and all of our friends and families personalities really showed through in the photographs! He went above and beyond our expectations and the pictures turned out stunning. Our venue required all vendors to be pre-approved. Serge handled all of the paperwork to get approved in a timely manner. He also worked with us to create a package that would stay within our budget

Sokolov Photography is the best! We had such a great time with Serge during our engagement session and of course our wedding! The husband and I are both awkward photo-subjects, but Serge instantly made us feel comfortable the moment we met him for our engagement shoot. Within seconds we were laughing, and he really helped to capture great photos of us! Serge definitely has an eye for artistic pictures, and isn't afraid to tell you to adjust for poses (e.g., he would always mention if a hair was in my face or if I should move my foot over a certain way). The day of our actual wedding, Serge and his second photographer stayed with us for 14+ hours! Not only was he very professional (and never once complained), but he was goofy and certainly knew how to pump up the bridal party. Our entire bridal party loved him. We got our pictures about 6 weeks after, and they turned out great!! Overall, Serge knows how to make you feel comfortable when taking pictures, and makes it such a fun experience! We love his work and definitely recommend!

My husband and I had a great experience w/ Serge! He is extremely talented and very easy to work with. He took his time taking our engagement pics and when it came time for the wedding, he and his team member were there for every moment, capturing it all! All of our guests commented on how our photographer didn't miss anything! We highly recommend Serge Sokolov and his team!

We really loved working with Serge! We had a specific vision for our shoots and he was able to capture exactly what we wanted. Our photos are timeless and often catch ourselves thinking how fortunate we were to have a great photographer. We couldn't have asked for higher quality photos. As an added advantage, Serge is great to work with, very flexible and easy going. I highly recommend Sokolov Photography to anyone!

Serge is really affable and works well with even the most reserved people. He put my parents at ease (they are very reserved so that is quite a feat), kept all the men entertained while the women got dressed, kept the mood light, was full of energy and really went above and beyond our expectations. Our pictures are AMAZING!!! He went with us to multiple venues, did not put any time constraints and put our comfort above all else. Capturing the correct moments in a traditional Indian wedding is tough but he did a perfect job. He takes gorgeous pictures and the editing is always spot on. He even worked with us on pricing we could afford. His work has given us lovely memories for the rest of our lives.

Wow. Serge is so unbelievably talented. It has been a few months since our wedding, and we have gotten nothing but wonderful compliments about our pictures. I'm telling you... our guests are still raving about Serge and his team!! Serge was such a professional, but so friendly and calm, it really made the engagement session and the bridal portraits fun and relaxed. We also had a couple of hiccups during the ceremony, and my husband and I, who had planned everything ourselves, forgot to exchange rings. We ended up exchanging during the reception, and Serge totally rolled with the punches, and still ended up getting the PERFECT pictures of the exchange. Also, some of our guests came to our ceremony from China. It was very important to us to get pictures with the extended family, and the family portraits he took during the cocktail hour were exceptional. I really can't say enough good things. You will love and cherish your wedding pictures forever if you have Serge!!! :)

My husband and I cannot rave enough about Serge and his incredible team. We were the first of all of our friends to get married, and as such didn't know where to begin when searching for vendors. For us, the photographer was the most important vendor because the pictures are what we will have forever. We thoroughly researched photographers in the Norther Va area and Sokolov photography by far had the most to offer. The quality of Serge's pictures is unrivaled. He's a true artist! Additionally, it is uncanny how comfortable he made us feel! My husband in particular is not a fan of having his picture taken, and yet Serge and his team made it a fun experience for everyone. He's an absolute professional as well as a great friend. We are looking forward to staying in contact for a long time! Looking back on all of the wedding planning, there's no doubt that hiring Serge and his team was the best decision that we made! As all of our friends begin to get married we will definitely be recommending Sokolov Photography!

My husband and I had the best experience you can possibly have with Serge and his team!!! Not only did we love how wonderful they were but so many of our guests loved how personable, easy-going, friendly and kind they were and wanted their contact information for not only weddings but other future events like anniversaries, family photos, baby photos, etc. Serge's demeanor keeps you calm and comfortable no matter what is going on around you. He will go out of his way for you because he really is focused on pleasing you and giving you his best. We looked at several photographers in the DC, MD & VA area but Serge and his team were so reasonable and had such high quality work with such creative and unique ideas!!! Our engagement photos and wedding photos were everything we could hoped for and much more!!! If we need anymore photos in the future we will definitely give them a call. Thank you so much Serge and the rest of the Sokolov Photography Team!!!

Outstanding service all around! This review is well overdue and if you are looking for a photographer you should absolutely go to the Sokolov team. Serge and Kate are both so sweet and take a lot of time perfecting not only the photos but their relationship with you. My husband and I used their services back in Maryland in 2013 for our engagement and wedding photos. Engagement sessions can always be awkward because most people aren't 100% confident taking pictures, Serge made sure to make us feel at ease before we even got to the picture site. The photo quality is amazing and Kate does a wonderful job editing. The day of the wedding the team was efficient and creative with photo taking and making sure to get everyone included. All in all, you need to try these guys out. I am constantly complimented on our gorgeous photos and we owe it all to the Sokolov team!

It's a few months after my wedding and so I have a lot more perspecitve now than I did during the planning process-- especially in regards to what is most important and what things one can go without. The images you have from that day are, by far, one of the most important investments you'll make during this whole crazy, expensive process. I am so happy I went with Sokolov. Serge is AMAZING to work with, super nice and dedicated to his craft. He will go out of his way and give 110% every time he interacts with you. The images from our wedding were stunning. He even went back, on request, to photoshop my mother's makeup in all the pictures because the makeup artists made her look like a ghost--- he did an amazing job and really saved the day! On your wedding day, you're going to be so excited to see all of your friends and family, the last thing you're going to do is be away from them posing for pictures (or at least your husband will complain) but Serge will make it super painless, efficient and the results are amazing. He was so sweet on our wedding day and was able to painlessly capture all the important moments without getting in the way or taking us away from the party for too long. He's a true professional. Even my guests commented on his professionalism, awesome personality and great attitude. The other thing-- that's so surprising-- is that he is very affordable!! I was a little hesitant and thought about going with a more expensive photographer-- wrongfully thinking more expensive may correlate to better-- but after our engagement shoot, I was so pleasently surprised and stuck with Serge-- and am so glad I did. He also spent almost 3 hours with us on that hot day and kept a great attitude throughout, encouraging my then-fiance to keep smiling for the camera. I can continue to rave about Serge and all his talent and hard work, but the proof is in the finished product. I highly recommend Sokolov Photography

I could have asked for a better experience with a wedding photographer! The pictures were amazing! We purchased the top package and had two photographers with us for the entire day from prepping before the wedding, through the ceremony and reception . They captured every moment beautifully! We also received a DVD with all of the images so we have unlimited access to all of our wedding photos, which is a huge benefit. Also, both of our photographers were very professional and enjoyable to work with and We had so much fun throughout the process.

We wanted a professional photographer for our engagement party. I found Sokolov Photography's portfolio online and I instantly loved the photo styles so I booked it. Our party wasn't that big and we weren't sure if hiring a photographer would be a great idea since we didn't want to spend that much on the party. But I have to tell you that it was worth every penny of it. I got a good vibe from Serge on the phone when I wanted to set the time and plan for the day. He was punctual and even more than that. Before our party starts, we decided to go to a lake and take some shots. He showed up in our appointment 30 minutes earlier so he can evaluate the area. After we got there he started shooting photos. He was so professional and guided us to make good gestures. He was constantly taking photos of every steps we took. He created a relaxed shooting experience for us before the party started. After about an hour or so we went to the location of our party. Before we entered he'd taken lots of photos from our guests. A good thing about him was that he didn't interrupt us and our party to take good photos. He was all over the place taking pictures and at the same time he was invisible and that was my favorite thing about him. We were supposed to get a DVD including all the photos. After about one month we received an email with a link to web page with a password that our photos where there and the day after that we got the DVD with a nice case which one of our best photos was on it in our mailbox. Photos were nice and we were completely satisfied.

We got married this past weekend and used this photographer for our engagement pictures (comes with the bundle) as well as the wedding day. They made us feel so comfortable, we had such a good time with them, they were always right there whenever I turned around on the wedding day, and they were flexible with payments. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND them to anyone not sure of what to look for in a photographer. They are so good at what they do you don't need to know anything. They take the time to get to know you personally and read how your feeling. They have you make little adjustments during pictures to make sure you look the best you can. I am so so so happy they were our photographers and can't wait to see all the pictures! :)

Sokolov Photgraphy was just amazing. We utilized them for both our engagement photos and on our wedding day. Serge was incredible right out of the gate - neither my husband nor I love having our picture taken, but he put us right at ease and helped us to feel comfortable during our engagement shoot and also on our wedding day. Serge and Kate really went above and beyond to ensure our photos were top notch. Our ceremony took place in a black box theater (basically, an all black room) - Serge took the extra time to work with the lighting director at our venue to ensure he would be prepared and able to take amazing shots. The quality of our photos is outstanding. Serge has quite an eye for taking creative and beautiful shots - as a result, we have truly unique and beautiful photos. We opted not to hire a videographer for our wedding and could not be happier with our decision - Serge was able to capture the story of the day completely with photos. Overall, I can't imagine finding a photographer who offers as much value as Sokolov Photography. I recommend them to any couple!

Serge and Kate are an absolutely amazing team to work with. From the engagement session to familiarize us with working with a photographer, to the post production, to the actual big day- everything was completely professional, yet comfortable. Serge is great with putting you at ease, and has great ideas for pictures. Kate's production capabilities are phenomenal as well! We knew right away when meeting Serge that he would be perfect for the big day- after all, the pictures are what you'll be looking at for years to come! I could not recommend Sokolov Photography any higher, and am incredibly happy with our choice.

I cannot say enough good things about Serge, Kate, and the entire Sokolov team. They did both our engagement and wedding photos for a very reasonable price (especially compared to other photographers in the DC region). We met with them well in advance to determine our needs for our wedding day and they walked us through our options and the entire process. They were very responsive to all email inquiries and were so accommodating even when we had to reschedule our engagement shoot four times. Serge is also hilarious and can make anyone laugh and feel at ease, which is a huge plus. Everyone looks so happy/carefree in our photos. He was even a pro at handling our two young pit bull mixes and incorporated them into our engagement and wedding photos. He and Kate do amazing retouching as well. One of the major perks of this team is that they will give you a DVD of ALL your retouched photos (we literally received hundreds) that you are allowed to post/print/send anywhere. They also do album designing and printing. The layouts they put together for us were so creative and vibrant, a far cry from our parents' pastel albums from the 80s. They are a pro team that are so fun and personable that it's like working with old friends. I highly recommend them to all brides!

After going to Wedding show after Wedding Show and getting engagement photos with a well known photographer to lets just say was very mediocre we found Sokolov Photography and instantly knew on the spot that Serge and company was the perfect fit. From the engagement shoot to the day of Sokolov Photography sets the tone for high class photography in the area. The quality and professionalism of Sokolov Photography is second to none. If you look at the photos that Sokolov Photography generates versus other photographers you can clearly see the difference. The photo quality is a cut above the rest. The photos are stunning and I can attest you will not be disappointed. If Sokolov Photography is not the premier Photographer in the D.C. area yet its only a matter of time until the word gets out. His product,quality and reputation speaks for itself.

My husband and I could not have chosen better photographers to capture all of our amazing wedding moments! We both knew that planning a wedding would be a huge feat, so we were pleasantly surprised and delighted when we quickly leaned how effortless and fun of an experience it would be to get to work with Serge and Kate! We had Sokolov Photography shoot both our engagement and wedding photos, and were so very pleased with how beautiful all of the photos turned out. I was honestly a little nervous about the engagement shoot, having a "shoot" is not the most natural thing for me. Again though, I was so pleased with how Serge and Kate handled everything. They were very professional and very personable, which made the whole experience comfortable, relaxed and fun! Needless to say, your wedding photos are meant to be cherished for the rest of your life, as it is one of the biggest and happiest milestones of your life :) My husband and I are beyond happy that, thanks to choosing the Sokolov team, we will forever get to treasure all of our wonderful wedding moments that they captured!!