About this vendor
John Pesina, owner of Songbird Weddings, is an award-winning photographer that blends vibrant, creative imagery with documentary style storytelling to bring out the true essence of your wedding day. He believes photography should accentuate your individuality and tell a unique story that is all your own; by capturing candid, emotional moments that will live on for generations
Details
Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2014 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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5
out of 5.023 reviews
Songbird Wedding Photography did our wedding photos in February. They went above and beyond! John and Amy did a wonderful job capturing the day. They took all of my requested shots...
and were good at managing the group. We were very surprised with the love and care they took to send us our USB of pictures in the mail especially right now with Covid-19. Songbird Photography is a wonderful company to work with and I would recommend them to anyone. Thank you Songbird for your fantastic work!
John and Amy were absolutely wonderful! From the very first meeting when my daughter attempted to ruin their beautiful album and ipad to the last picture on Thursday evening! They ...
were always professional and prompt. I will recommend them to all my friends!
Got exactly what we ask for from these two! Fun, lively actions shots of great quality to remember our wedding by! AND the pictures turned out really pretty even though it was an ...
indoor, dimly lit venue which not all photographers can shoot well. Both my husband and I were very happy with the photos and would strongly recommend Songbird!
We LOVED songbird wedding photography for our wedding! John and Amy are amazing and the photos turned out so beautiful! We did our engagement photos and loved them so much that we ...
used them on our save the date, invitations, and thank you notes. We are getting a wedding album from them and it is so hard to chose from all of the amazing shots they took at the wedding. John Pesina is a truly a talented photographer and has an eye for beautiful and unique shots. You will be so happy you chose him for your wedding photography. I know I can't wait to continue to look at his amazing pictures for the rest of our lives :)
After looking through John's portfolio, we knew he was the photographer we wanted to work with. His photojournalist style did an amazing job of capturing the bright colors and the ...
mood of the event.
We also had a lot of fun working with them on our engagement photos and wedding photos. John had a lot of great ideas for poses, that felt natural and captured our personalities.
I couldn't be more happy with our decision to work with Songbird Weddings Photography...and every time I look through our photos, I am instantly transported back to that day.
They really captured our personalities in the photos and I couldn't be happier with the end product. I booked a 6 hour slot, but really wished I would have booked for the whole day...
! John was very personable and was easy to communicate with in the weeks leading up to the wedding, which was a huge asset as I was planning the wedding from the other side of Texas.
We were lucky to have such a professional, intuitive photographer as John for our wedding. During the bridal photos, he was warm and easygoing, so our pictures came out natural and...
relaxed. For the ceremony and reception, he was well-prepared and unobtrusive, allowing us to focus on our special day instead of worrying about the photography. John caught all the memorable moments, and provided the final photo set more promptly than we had expected. I am so glad I entrusted my wedding memories to Songbird Weddings!
John and Amy were absolutely fabulous! They truly listened and captured all the important moments as well as some amazing candids. I was really focused on having the unexpected ca...
ptured not just the standards. They were very flexible and calm and always did a great job of communicating! I also felt their rates were more than reasonable, especially for all the photos we received!
I felt completely at ease with both of them which was extremely important because my husband and I aren't huge fans of having our photos taken! My husband and I were thrilled with the quality of the photos as well as the warmth and professionalism with which John and Amy approached our engagement photo shoot and our wedding. We were truly blessed to have a team so talented and dedicated. I will treasure our photos and only wish we could do it every year!
Songbird weddings will give you incredible photos!! Our wedding pictures were better then we could have ever asked for and we absolutely love them!! John and Amy were so easy to wo...
rk with! John really takes the time to make you feel like he cares and is interested in your wedding! He calls his brides which I loved because it is much more personal then just writing emails. He will get back to you quickly to answer any questions and doesn't make you wait for a response. They really know how to capture those special moments of the wedding and they give you a great variety of pictures! The quality of their pictures is incredible, the equipment they use is great and the all of our pictures are the clearest I have ever seen! They were so professional on our wedding day and everyone in our families complemented us on how nice and easy to work with they were! I would definitely recommend them to anyone and guarantee you will get great quality pictures that you will love forever!
A lot of people come together to pull off weddings and for my wife and I Songbird Weddings' John Pesina was not only one of those special contributors he might as well have been an...
angel!
As my wife and I exchanged gifts before our ceremony I started to worry why our scheduled photographer wasn't on site? When I called to check in I was shocked to discover she thought our Friday wedding was on Saturday!!
In desperation while trying to stay calm I called around to ask guests who were still on their way to bring the biggest camera they could find ;-)
Meanwhile our original photographer called John to fill in completely on the spot. With a moments notice (serendipity saves as he lived down the road) John was on site, fully charged and prepared, smartly dressed and calm cool and collected. He introduced himself to us for the first time and blended right into the moment capturing some of our favorite photographs of the ceremony!
Every second John spent with us, our family and our friends was professionally handled.
What could have been a wedding day nightmare was instead a wedding miracle.
We are Extremely pleased with the style and quality of photos John / Songbird Weddings took at our wedding. We met John on our wedding day when he filled in last minute for our hir...
ed day of photographer. John appeared on site, looked and acted very professional. Immediately He knew exactly the pace and flow of the wedding and was able to anticipate the best views/angles to capture wonderful moments throughout the ceremony. The quality of the "raw" / unedited photos were stunning. I am forever grateful for John's attention to detail and thoughtfulness during his shoot at our wedding. I have enjoyed seeing him at other events and published in magazines. I highly reccomend John and Songbird Weddings for your Wedding Photographer. You can rest assured you will have beautiful wedding photos by Songbird!
Before I got married, I polled my married friends about what they'd do differently if they were planning a wedding again. The most popular answers were (1) don't stress over all t...
he silly details and (2) get a better photographer. So I was all worried about finding a great photographer, but then I was referred to Songbird Weddings...and almost a year later, I still love my wedding photos.
If you want beautiful pictures taken by people who are easy, fair, talented, attentive, and all-around great to work with, this is your photographer. Songbird's portfolio speaks for itself, but it doesn't show you just how pleasant these folks are to work with. Seriously, give John a call or add him to your list of possible photographers (however you're planning this). I had a bazillion things to worry about when planning my wedding; John made sure the photos were excellent while still letting everyone have fun and relax and enjoy the celebration. He caused me literally no stress, which is priceless. I don't think I could have made a better choice.
My finance and I consider the photographer as one of the most important and successful decisions we made during our wedding planning process.
I am one of those people that enjoy ...
making lists and so I wrote down the names of over twenty-five photographers in the Austin area. I then looked at each person’s albums and website. I wanted a professional who could capture color, the personality of my fiancé and I and provide a product that I could afford. After taking notes on all of the photographers, I narrowed my list down to five people. I then called each of them and did a quick phone interview to see how well we would be able to communicate with each other. Some people look good on paper but have personalities that are hard to work with. Out of ALL of the people I interviewed, John was my favorite so I hired him. After working with John, this is what I have learned: He is not only very talented but also really passionate about his work. He always returns my calls and was on time for all of our meetings.
He provided us with an epic amount of photos of our wedding day. My family and friends are still commenting on how hard John and Amy worked and how beautiful the photos were. If you want to be confident that your photographer will do an awesome job and want to cross one of the MANY things off your list of things to do… hire John. His pictures are wonderful.
We were really impressed with John when we first met with him. He loves his job, is motivated, and works hard to give his customers what they're looking for. We really enjoyed wo...
rking with John.
We haven't gotten our wedding photos back yet, but we were extremely pleased with our engagement pictures!
My best friend and maid of honor is a professional photographer. One of her jobs was to find my wedding photographer. After much research she recommended Songbird Weddings. We li...
ve out of town, so everything before the big day was done through email and phone conversations. John was extremely prompt and accommodating with our situation. We got married at Thurman's Mansion in Driftwood, and were looking to really incorporate the rustic aspect to the atmosphere. We also wanted a more photojournalistic approach to our pictures. He really took notes as to our vision.
On the day, John and Amy were so easy to work with, and so much fun.
Even though the turnaround time for pictures was over Christmas and New Year, John was extremely prompt with delivering the pictures. All of the pictures are so amazing; so many specific moments and details were captured. Every time I look at them I cry because there is so much emotion captured in so many of them. The pictures truly reflect the vision I had for the wedding (especially with the pictures outside- the sky and backgrounds are so prominent, so gorgeous!).
I would highly recommend Songbird Weddings to anybody!
John was the photographer at our wedding in May 2012. He did a fantastic job -- the photos came out great. He did a tremendous job capturing the "feeling" of the reception in the p...
hotos he took. In addition, he added a good dose of creativity to some of the posed shots we took. He was clearly very committed to letting his artistry and creativity shine through. We could not have asked for more.
I hired Songbird Weddings to do my bridal portraits and wedding photography last April. John was extremely easy going and great to work with. He listened to what I wanted (or didn'...
t want) and had a great eye and good energy. The value of my portrait and wedding package was better than any of the 30+ photographers I contacted before finding Songbird Weddings. After both my portraits and wedding the turn around time to receive the pictures was very prompt. I highly recommend John and his team!
John's professionalism and attention to details were outstanding. The pictures of my daughter's wedding were absolutely beautiful and we received so many compliments on them. And...
the cost of his service was a complete surprise and well with in mine or any brides budget!
I really enjoyed these photographers! I loved their personalities. You can really tell they love what they do and have a great time as well. They did everything and much more that ...
I would have ever expected. I WILL definitely be calling them for my future Events and any other photography that I will need in the future! Thank you for capturing my special day!! :)
John was recommended to me by my mother's friend, and I was super happy I chose him as my photographer. For the posed wedding pictures he was great at showing people how to pose we...
ll. I was also really happy to see what a perfectionist he was. He wanted the poses and lighting to be perfect for his standards even though I thought everything looked great. He was a perfectionist but it did not slow down anything at all. For the actual reception which was held in a dark room and was basically a big dance party I was super impressed with the quality of the pictures. The picture lighting was great and really impressive since it was in such a dark room, and he really was able to get great pictures of us and our guests. Also my wedding ran way behind schedule and longer than scheduled and he stayed till the end which I was super grateful for. He was also really great at being able to adjust to the change in basically everything of the reception schedule. His price is also great! He also has really good packages on his website, but if you don't use one of the packages he will work with you to get what you want. I was very happy with his work and I would definitely use him again and recommend him to anyone who asks.
Our wedding was really centered around one big dance party and I don't think anyone could have captured that quite like John. He got amazing in-the-moment shots of us, our friends,...
and family having a blast. This was so much more important to me than some stiff, posed portraits that don't have any REAL emotion behind them. I love looking at all of our wedding photos because not only is the composition, lighting, etc. beautiful...but they are so real, I can relive that night over and over again!
We've known John for several years and admire his energetic drive and the quality photos he takes. We chose John to photograph our wedding because we were certain the photos would...
be great and he'd capture the day as we remembered it. John is an extremely hard worker! He is easy to communicate with and was super attentive to our requests and concerns, which only added to the fun experience of our wedding.
John Pesina was the perfect choice. The photos were amazing and abundant…every moment captured beautifully! And beyond his talent and professionalism, he was a joy to interact wit...
h (he taught my sister-in-laws how to pose). I would recommend John a million times over.
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