About this vendor
Sydney Marie Photography is a wedding photography business based in Michigan and Chicago, serving couples throughout the Midwest and beyond. Sydney has been photographing weddings since 2012 and has documented more than 300 celebrations, bringing a calm, thoughtful presence to each wedding day she photographs.
Sydney’s love for wedding photography comes from the connection between couples and the people who surround them. She’s inspired by the quiet anticipation of getting ready, the emotion shared during the ceremony, and the joy that fills the dance floor later in the evening. Her approach blends natural, documentary-style moments with an editorial eye, capturing images that feel timeless, genuine, and full of life.
Couples who work with Sydney can expect a high-touch experience from start to finish. She’s known for quick communication, thoughtful guidance through planning and timelines, and making clients feel completely taken care of throughout the process. With an intentional approach and years of experience, Sydney ensures every meaningful moment is documented with care so couples can be fully present on their wedding day.
Learn more and get in touch at www.sydneymariephotography.com
or email sydney@sydneymariephotography.com
Details
Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
Your trust is our goal. Our community relies on honest reviews to help
you make those big decisions with ease.
5
out of 5.057 reviews
We are beyond thrilled with the work Sydney did for our wedding on 10/12/2024! From the very first moment we spoke with Sydney, we knew hiring her was a no-brainer. She was so warm...
, welcoming, and professional, and we immediately felt confident that we had found the perfect photographer for our big day.
Before our engagement session, we were both feeling nervous about being in front of the camera, but Sydney's calming presence and expert guidance made all the difference. She really knows how to put you at ease, and by the time our wedding day came around, we were completely comfortable, and the photos came out so naturally.
On the wedding day itself, Sydney and her assistant were incredibly organized and thorough, capturing all the special moments and the smallest details with such precision. They were always in the right place at the right time, ensuring every part of our day was perfectly documented.
Two days after the wedding, Sydney sent us a sneak peek of the photos to hold us over and we were blown away. We were so impressed with how quickly Sydney returned our photos, and we couldn't be happier with the final result. The photos are absolutely stunning, and they truly capture the essence and joy of our day.
If you're looking for a photographer who is professional, organized, and who makes you feel completely at ease, we highly recommend Sydney Marie Photography. We couldn’t have asked for a better photographer to document our wedding day!
Sydney is the BEST! She listens to what you’re looking for, is patient, and your hype woman when you need it the most. She is extremely talented and she was the first vendor I knew...
I wanted to book and I’m so glad we did. You will not regret working with her.
Hiring Sydney was the best decision we made for our wedding. When I started looking for a photographer, I knew I wanted timeless, bright and classic photos that captured the story ...
of the day and Sydney's galleries stood out to me. Sydney is the most organized, detailed and thoughtful business owner and got back to us promptly each time from the first inquiry to the photo delivery. Every email she sent us throughout the year long process from booking to wedding day was personalized, efficient and answered all of our questions. Our photos made me laugh, cry, and captured every moment I wanted throughout the day. Every photo she gave us is beautiful, and we never felt uncomfortable or posed. Sydney really makes an effort to get to know you as a couple before the wedding day, from the engagement photo session to specific questions that allow her to put together a comprehensive timeline for your day. We got through our family photos so efficiently that we were able to attend our own cocktail hour, which was the best surprise. She went above and beyond and scouted out the perfect spots at our venue for our first look when I realized I hadn't done that, helped bustle my dress when the buttons were tricky and wrangled our bridal party to get everyone where they needed to be on time. Look no further for your photographer - Sydney is a must!!!
Syndey was amazing! She was extremely friendly, hilarious, and made the experience incredible for my husband and me. If you want a genuine, real photographer that doesn't just go w...
ith the flow, definitely go with Syndey!
We hired Sydney as our Wedding photographer, but she was truly so much more. My husband and I were planning our Grand Rapids wedding from out of the country. Sydney was beyond acc...
ommodating to our scheduling needs and was incredible communicator.
On the day of, Sydney made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera with encouraging words and helpful poses. But more than anything, Sydney captured the most authentic and beautiful moments from our special day. I love how she embraces color and sought out to capture moments of love and joy. I would highly recommend that you hire her to photograph your wedding.
Stop looking for a photographer. You found her right here. I cannot recommend Sydney enough. The entire experience, from first meeting to sharing photos with us has been incredible...
. Her attention to detail is what sets her apart from others. The first time we talked, I told her I was nervous and awkward around a camera, and she worked with that. After we were done talking, she sent a PERSONALIZED website with packages (seriously still not over that), and she included an engagement session with us to practice.
Leading up to the wedding, she was quick to respond to my texts and set up multiple calls with us to talk about timelines and details. She was so patient because I'm pretty sure we had 2 timeline calls because I lost what I wrote down the first time...
Day of the wedding, she was early and ready to go with the shot list I gave her. She has great guest management skills. I can't tell you how many times people who needed to be in photos wandered off and she had to call them back. She was also excellent at pulling us aside for sunset photos and cake cutting at the perfect times. Finally, when the dancing really started in earnest, she knew when it was time to leave lol.
Sydney sent sneak peaks with 48 hours, and the full gallery in less than 5 weeks. There were so many photos it took an entire night for us to go through them. Every single one of them was incredible and I want to frame them all. Her style is exactly what we wanted, and she captured who we are as a couple perfectly. Thank you again, Sydney!!!
Sydney Marie Photography was amazing. She worked with us with on short notice which was a dream come true for our day! She is personable and kind and put us at ease throughout our ...
whole wedding event. She was very good to work with and took beautiful pictures that will last us a lifetime. Priceless!
Sydney was AMAZING. We had the pleasure of having her photograph our proposal, engagement and wedding and she nailed each session. She took the time to get to know us and understan...
d our style. Our photos are fun, authentic and beautiful and we will cherish them forever!
Seriously the best. Sydney was phenomenal from our first conversation to the morning after our wedding. She humored my husband and I’s silly photo requests during our engagement sh...
oot as well as our wedding shoot. She is so helpful, doesn’t make you feel dumb when you ask questions, and is so genuinely sweet. I’ve never had professional photos taken, and she made my husband and I so comfortable. Also, we share a common love for cats, vintage and beer, so how could we not love her! 10/10 would recommend to a friend (or all my friends)!!!!!!
Sydney was absolutely amazing to work with! From the time I initially inquired with her up until delivering our wedding gallery, and everything in between, she was so great. She re...
sponded to emails/questions quickly, offered advice, helped me create our wedding timeline, and delivered beautiful photos on top of it all. Our package included engagement and wedding galleries, and we absolutely loved all of the photos we got. She was great about accommodating all of our wedding photo requests and pulling us for photos when she thought the sky or scenery was going to be great (which it definitely was). She got all of the little details of the day that I wouldn't have even thought of capturing. My husband and I would 100% recommend Sydney to anyone who is looking for a photographer. She traveled to multiple locations on our wedding day to capture photos and truly helped make our wedding dreams come true!
Sydney was the best!! We hit it off at our first meeting and I felt so lucky to have found her as my photographer. She was extremely helpful with answering questions and sending mo...
nthly updates, tips, and fun giphys! We had to postpone due to the pandemic and Sydney was flexible in moving our date. The photos so far have turned out beautifully!! It rained on our big day but Sydney helped us to have fun and enjoy it nonetheless. I could not speak more highly of Sydney and highly recommend hiring her for your big day! ❤️
Sydney photographed our wedding and I couldn't be happier with the experience and the results. She was an absolute joy to work with from our initial inquiry through delivery. I alr...
eady knew I wanted to have her photograph our wedding based on her portfolio but she sent us additional galleries which made me all the more confident. She was incredibly responsive and she had a great digital experience leading up to the wedding for collecting payment, providing tips, and collecting info about desired shots. At our small family wedding she made us feel comfortable and balanced capturing intimate moments with blending in with everyone else. She also was very flexible and met all of our needs the day of. I could not recommend Sydney more highly.
Sydney was amazing!! Due to COVID we had to change our date and she was right there with us throughout the entirety of it, keeping me on track and making sure all of our questions...
were answered. She has a very organized way of doing everything and was so much fun the day of. I highly recommend her as your photographer!
Sydney did such an amazing job with photographing our wedding. As soon as we got our group pictures done it down poured the whole time and yet we still managed to get all the pictu...
res we wanted. She was so sweet from the very start and we’re so happy to have hired her for our big day!
Sydney was our photography match made in Heaven! We booked her very quickly after we got engaged to ensure we had her for our wedding day. When our plans were changing multiple tim...
es, she helped us through it and made adjustments to our timelines, payments, etc. She was beyond gracious and was a pleasure to work with on our wedding day! Even messaging us back moments after we send an email (from initial inquiry to even beyond our wedding day). When we got our pictures back, I was bawling seeing all of the beautiful photos and our day so perfectly displayed. I could not be more happy with our photos and hope that we will be able to use her for many more photo needs in the future. I truly cannot recommend Sydney Marie Photography enough! Thank you again, Sydney!
I won an Instagram giveaway with Sydney and was gifted a 30-minute session, then a few weeks after winning I got engaged so the shoot ended up being an engagement shoot. When booki...
ng the date for the shoot we expected snow for the beginning of November, but we got the most beautiful evening that was very warm for November in Michigan. It was the first time my fiancé and I had ever gotten professional photos taken of us, so I was worried about us looking awkward, but Sydney was so helpful posing us and encouraging us to have fun. Although our shoot was only 30 minutes, we were blown away by how many photos we received, she was able to really capture so much in only 30 minutes! Our photos were so beautiful we couldn’t have asked for a better photographer to do our engagement photos!
Sydney is wonderful to work with . Always friendly, and quick to respond to any of my million questions while trying to plan a wedding in a pandemic .
I can’t even begin to descr...
ibe the picture that we had from our wedding and engagement photo session. She is a super kind and lovely person to work with and went along with any of the wild ideas I wanted for my pictures. The photos came out absolutely stunning; I felt like I look like a model in all of the pictures that she took. You absolutely won’t regret choosing her as your photographer!
Sydney was amazing to work with throughout the entire process, from the first day I inquired about her services until after the wedding and getting our AMAZING pictures back! Even ...
when we had to completely change plans with only 2 months notice before the wedding because of COVID, she made sure we knew that we would still be able to count on her to be there for us no matter what our plans ended up being! Also, the fact that Sydney has such extensive experience as a wedding photographer really shows, she made our day SO comfortable and smooth from start to finish, and was able to capture pictures better than I could have even imagined. I would recommend Sydney to anyone!!
Sydney was a pleasure to work with! She was very responsive and paid attention to all the details. We had a really small wedding, and she did a great job to work with what we wante...
d and capture the ceremony. She was super flexible when we had to make some changes, and, most importantly, our photos are lovely. I'm so happy we went with Sydney, and I would highly recommend her as a photographer.
Sydney responded right away when we inquired about her photographing our wedding! Right from the beginning she was very helpful, patient, and flexible with our schedules. She did o...
ur engagement and wedding photos and each time I was blown away by the quality of her work. Sydney captured all the right moments and made our day really special.
Sydney is beyond amazing! Our wedding was originally scheduled for April 2020 and thanks to Covid, we had to move it to August 2020. Sydney was so supportive and helpful during the...
whole process!
A few days before our (rescheduled) wedding, we ended up moving the ceremony a day forward due to weather. Even though Sydney wasn't available for the ceremony, she arranged for amazing photographer she works with, Chelsea, come out and shoot our ceremony. Sydney came out as scheduled to take photos of our reception. She made a very stressful situation manageable and I will always be thankful to her for that.
Of course - I am obsessed with how our photos turned out!! We already have them framed in our apartment. Sydney is a great communicator, photographer, and person. I would highly, highly recommend her!
Sydney is very fun and personable. Exactly what you need in a photographer!! Amazing talent.. she knows how to give you whatever you need or want on your special day. I loved our p...
hotos so much they now cover our walls!!! Thanks again, Sydney. 10/10 recommend.
With all the chaos in going on, Sydney was this amazingly organized, calming, non-biased presence around it all. It got a little hectic as she wasn't able to make my wedding but sh...
e found me an alternate just days before and then made sure to edit them so that my pictures from my ceremony this year and my reception next year will be cohesive. She was able to work with me and my budget and just knew everything i didn't. She wore alot of hats during this while keeping me sane and I'm so appreciative. She was amazing to work with and I can't wait to continue to work with her on the next piece of this journey. 10/10 would recommend!
Everybody should use Sydney as their photographer! Even before COVID hit, we had to reschedule our wedding date and Sydney was so accommodating and easy to work with. When we had t...
o adjust to COVID and switch to a small backyard wedding she was willing to work with us the whole time. She was very quick to respond to all of our questions and was wonderful to work with on the day of our wedding. I love Sydney's work because her point of view and editing style is truly timeless. Our wedding photos are beautiful and won't be "out of style" in 20 years. They are full of color and life and truly capture the emotion of the day. I'm really looking forward to working with her again next year!
Sydney was amazing to work with, and we are so happy that we chose her as our wedding photographer! She was extremely responsive during the whole process & so helpful any time we h...
ad questions or concerns. She was so flexible, even after we changed our whole wedding plan due to COVID, which was such a burden off of our shoulders. We are in love with our photos & I cannot imagine our wedding day without Sydney there!
As an officiant, I've had the pleasure of working with Sydney and enjoy watching her work her magic! She has a keen eye for the perfect shot and a beautiful way of working with co...
uples in love! It’s an honor to work side-by-side with one of West Michigan‘s BEST pro photographers. Your wedding day comes once in a lifetime. Having Sydney capture moment is a no brainer in my book!
Right from the start Sydney was amazing: she communicated quickly, was excited and friendly when discussing engagement shoot plans, and was clearly passionate about her work and ma...
king sure my fiancé and I had a positive experience. I'm so happy to say that meeting Sydney was just as wonderful as I hoped, and our engagement shoot was AWESOME. Sydney trooped up sand dunes for us, sweat it out under the sun, and THEN got rained on, with a smile on her face and encouragement the entire time! And the result is absolutely gorgeous. Our engagement shoot photos are stunning, the colors are so crisp and vibrant, and I feel like she really captured us as a couple. Working with Sydney was the best choice I could have made about a photographer and I'm so excited to follow her work and keeping working with her myself! Thank you Sydney!!
Sydney is truly the best! I am a coivd bride and even though plans were changing constanly she was there kind and helpful whenver I needed her. Her photogrphy style is beautiful an...
d all the photos I've seen so far are amazing. I cannot wait to see the end results. 100% will recomend her to all of my friends getting married/ engaged.
Sydney was absolutely awesome! She was so amazing to work with!
We ended up changing our date last minute so we could get married before my husband joined the navy. The date we en...
ded up choosing Sydney was unavailable. She was able to have an associate take the pictures and then Sydney edited them all. They all turned out amazing! I'm super thankful we chose Sydney!
Sydney was great! Not only did our pictures turn out absolutely beautiful but she was a pleasure to work with as well. Super easy going and personable. We shared with her that we w...
anted to enjoy our wedding and not spend too much time taking photos, which she totally honored and pulled us at convenient times for photo ops. Can't wait to get the photos printed to relive that day again and again!
Sydney was an amazing photographer to work with. She was very relaxed and was willing to try any picture we wanted. Her finished products were fabulous and even gave us an extra su...
rprise. She was very quick with responses and has a great questionnaire. I can't thank her enough for driving all the way to us and spending the day capturing our wedding! Definitely recommend! :)
Thanks so much for a wonderful day, we had such a great time and you captured it ALL!! We love the photos and will be sharing them all with everyone!!
Working with Sydney was absolutely amazing! She is not only a wonderful photographer but an wonderful person. Meeting her was like catching up with an old friend and it immediately...
put me at ease. The photos are absolutely stunning and I know it has everything to do with how amazingly talented she is. I would recommend her to anyone and everyone!
I've had the pleasure of working weddings with Sydney over the last 6 or so years now here and there, as well as with other wedding photographers. Needless to say, I've seen how a...
lot of photographers in West Michigan handle a wedding day and I can tell you that Sydney is one of the most organized and professional photographers you could ask for. By the time the wedding day arrives, she has already spent so much time communicating with her brides that everyone knows where to be and when, so that she's able to get them all of the priority photos that they are hoping for.
Aside from that, she has worked for me as well, and I'm selfishly a little sad that she is usually booked with her own weddings because she completely nails everything that I ask her to photograph and she is my favorite to work with, both in quality of work and just being a fun person to be around. She's one of the most technically skilled photographers that I've worked with, and I use a LOT of the photos she delivers to me when she works with me.
Basically she's the real deal when it comes to professionalism and preparedness so that you can relax and enjoy your day and get amazing photos to remember it. Let her guide you through the process an you'll be glad you booked her!
Sydney did both our engagement and wedding pictures for us. We couldn’t be happier with how they all turned out! She is very personable to work with, and does a great job at captur...
ing the moment. Would highly recommend her for your wedding!
We booked Sydney for our wedding and engagement photos and couldn’t be happier! I researched dozens of photographers but decided on Sydney based on her beautiful editing style and ...
extremely quick and helpful responses to my many questions. For our engagement session she was both professional and flexible, and even worked with us to include a few shots with our new puppy. Our engagement photos turned out beautiful and we can’t want to have her do our wedding this summer!
Hiring Sydney was the best decision we ever made. I was a little nervous not meeting with her before our wedding, but Sydney reassured me and laid everything out perfectly in her q...
uestionnaire. She has an amazing eye for detail and kept us on track with our timeline. Sydney has been photographing weddings for years, and it really shows. She made us feel comfortable during both our engagement session and our wedding day. If you’re looking to book Sydney don’t even think twice, and add an engagement session!! It makes a world of difference and you feel so much more comfortable for your wedding. Thank you Sydney!!
SYDNEY IS AMAAZING!! We live out of state so finding a photographer without being able to meet in person was intimidating at first, but sydney truly made an effort to determine wha...
t was MOST important to us, work within our budget, and really relieve all of my worries!! She was amazing to be around on our wedding day, made sure to capture all of the meaningful moments, and I absolutely love her work.. CANNOT wait to see our pictures!!! :) <3
Sydney was everything we could have asked for on our wedding day. We had a small, outdoor wedding. Due to weather, our ceremony had to be moved an hour earlier (very last minute) a...
nd Sydney was understanding and helpful. Throughout the ceremony, Sydney blended in and took amazing photographs. After our ceremony, she knew the perfect indoor location for wedding party photos after it started raining. Sydney also supported me throughout the reception with the order of events. I would highly recommend Sydney to anyone looking for an amazing wedding photographer!
Sydney was so wonderful to work with. She captured my May 2019 wedding perfectly and we are so happy with the album. She was on time and started snapping pics right away. She was v...
ery open to suggestions and there were photo ideas we had as a wedding party that she totally went with and photographed for us. On top of that, she had so many wonderful ideas herself and again, I am so so happy with the outcome. Thanks Syd for creating the photo album my great-great grandkids will look at one day!!!
Sydney was perfect. She photographed my March 2019 wedding in Grand Rapids and her work is beyond beautiful. She was so easy to work with because she is such an all around happy an...
d easy-going person. The best part of my story is Sydney had reached out to me. I had a wedding photographer back out on me early in my wedding planning process. A couple weeks previous, Sydney had messaged me over social media to check if I had already had a photographer for my wedding. At the time I did, but after losing my previous photographer and a couple of weeks of drooling over Sydney’s website, I decided to reach out. She worked with my budget and just was an all around amazing person. It was the best thing that could have happened to me. My husband and I are still in awe of our photos months later. She caught so many cute and fun candid moments. She also did a fantastic job of rounding up my crazy family and getting all of the group photos done in a timely manner. Sydney had a sneak peak ready for me the morning after my wedding! I honestly cannot recommend her enough!
When I was looking for a wedding photographer, Sydney stood out against the rest of them. She is so quick to email you back, is friendly and knowledgeable about all aspects of wedd...
ings. When it came to our engagement session she gave us ideas for locations and just made the whole experience so fun and easy. My husband hates his photos being taken and he enjoyed our engagement session and loved talking to Sydney's husband who was with her.
When it came to our wedding day, Sydney has this awesome questionnaire that answers everything! There were questions on there I never even thought about!! She showed up early and found places for portraits and checked in on me. She's just the sweetest and made our day so special, even through the stressful parts. She was a blast at our reception dancing with everyone on the dance floor while taking photos, like I said she made the day even better. We were sitting in our hotel room the night of our wedding and I got a Facebook notification from Sydney Marie Photography, Sydney had posted 10 photos from our wedding, I couldn't believe it and it made me so happy. I can't thank Sydney enough for everything, if you're looking for a photographer do not hesitate and hire her.
Our wedding is in August 2019. When I started searching for a photographer, choosing Sydney was a no-brainer! During the decision process, I narrowed my list down to three differe...
nt photographers and had family and friends compare portfolios! Everyone said Sydney’s photos were the best! So I chose her! She’s creative and takes the perfect shots! Her responsiveness has been so helpful during the planning process. I even received a box of gifts after booking with her as a thank you which was so wonderful!!! Of all the things I’ve planned for our wedding, I’m the most relieved I picked her as one of our vendors. Can’t wait for our big day!
Sydney did our engagement photos and she did a fantastic job! Leading up to the session she was great about communication - and on the day of, when the forecast predicted rain, we ...
exchanged many messages and she made sure (as much as she could!) that we avoided the rain as much as possible. She was very easy to work with, incredibly friendly and gave us posing instructions while also letting us be ourselves.
We had a fantastic experience working with Sydney. In the months and weeks leading up to our wedding, she responded clearly and promptly to every emailed question, walking us throu...
gh the planning process and working with us to figure out a photography package that fit our needs and budget. On the day of (our first time meeting in person), she was so relaxed and easy to talk to, and she made all the couple and group photos flow incredibly smoothly. We ended up finishing family pictures way faster than we'd thought possible (with two big families) and had even more time for couple photos and partying :)
All the photos are so beautiful and natural, and we're so excited to get prints and albums for our home! Our families love them as well. Thank you, Sydney!
Sydney is AWESOME! She did our engagement and wedding photos and was simply amazing. The shoots are fun and relaxed; like taking photos with a long time friend. Her turn around tim...
e is amazing, also. You get a few sneak peeks the same day even! Even with the joking around on shoots, she's still highly professional the whole way and super easy to communicate with in all aspects. 100% recommend!
Sydney was such a joy to work with on our wedding day! And, not to mention, our bridal party was rowdy, but she wrangled us together and was able to make our experience unforgettab...
le! She had tons of fun poses and ideas, but still allowed us to add our own. She was very flexible and wanted to make our day run smoothly and she did! We took a trolley to different picture locations and she joined us for that trip and helped choose where to shoot. Sydney is worth the money and experience! She was awesome!
She puts an amazing amount of detail into everything! Couldn’t have asked for a better photographer for our big day!!!
Sydney was amazing to work with for our engagement photos! Being newer residents to the west side of Michigan, we are in love with the photos of us in our new city! She was communi...
cative & a total rockstar. She helped me with every step of figuring out what should come next. Sydney is a huge joy, easy to work with, and SHE DELIVERS! I can not say enough how in love we are with our engagment photo experience!
Sydney did such a fantastic job for our special day. Not only was she relaxed and professional, but she was accommodating as well. We had a tight budget and she made it work! My hu...
sband and I couldn’t have been happier with the moments that were captured during our special night.
I highly recommend this lady.
Contact
Chicago + Michigan
- Wedding Vendors/
- Wedding Photographers/
- Michigan Wedding Photographers/
- Grand Haven Wedding Photographers/