About this vendor
Mary & Joe Bowman
Mary & Joe Bowman
Creating with couples since 2017.
Clean, film-inspired, and timeless photographs for you to hang around your house.
Our average client invests $3600 for 8 hours of coverage and 2 photographers on their day.
Reach out! We cannot wait to hear from you.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
Photo & Video Styles
- Documentary
- Modern
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2022.2021.
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.015 reviews
I genuinely cannot recommend these two enough. Not only am I obsessed with their work, I am obsessed with them both as people. We did our engagement pics and wedding with them and ...
there wasn't a single picture that we didn't love. I had multiple people come up to me after our wedding to talk about how much they loved Mary and Joe also!! I would honestly have paid like triple what they charge because their work is that good. I can't say enough good things about them!!!
HIRE THE BOWMANS!!!!!
This dynamic duo will have you laughing and feeling like you are hanging out with your best friends. They work so well together and were super receptive to us...
. They caught on quick to our vibe. Our sneak peeks were delivered the night of the wedding and were stunning. We cannot recommend them enough.
The choice you make on who to have photograph your wedding is such an important decision, and it's such a great feeling to confidently know you made the right call. Mary and Joe kn...
ocked it out of the park!
They were so professional and dedicated to all the details, but more importantly they quickly became friends. We truly felt like we were hanging out with our best friends all day. They are hilarious and made us feel so comfortable and confident on our special day. They captured every single moment, had a perfect back up plan that came into play due to weather, and were so fun to have at our wedding. They both brought such a wonderful and genuine energy to our day.
They provided us with so many amazing memories that we will cherish forever. We will never have blank walls again because of beautiful gallery they gave us. Looking at these photos made us feel like we were right back there in the moment, the best thing is that you can feel the emotion in each one. Every single photo brings warmth to our hearts.
I will rave about them every chance I get. I know that every person who books Mary and Joe for their special day will be so lucky. Looking back now I couldn't imagine anyone else shooting our wedding day. They are incredible at what they do. This is what they were meant to do.
We love you 3000 - Veronika and Rusty.
The bowman photos captured our wedding day not once but twice! From day one Mary and joe were easy to communicate with and very flexible throughout the changes of the pandemic. Mar...
y took her time to capture our small 2020 wedding day and we are so thankful to have those special memories. Mary captured our BIG day in July of 2021 and we could not be happier with all our pictures! She made us feel so comfortable and was very understanding or some of our special circumstances! We were impressed by the quick turn around for sneak peaks- the morning after our day!! Our gallery included all the special details and moments from throughout our day! She captured our love in a pure and authentic way. We cannot wait to hang up all our special pictures from the day!!
Even though we had never met Joe and Mary before working with them, they instantly felt like friends. They asked intentional questions to really take photos that represented us, no...
t just photos that represented their own personal style. We LOVED our engagement photos and our wedding photos and we got both sets back SO quickly. We can’t recommend them enough!
Are you looking for:
-photographers who have amazing personalities?
-photographers who make you feel important and like you've known each other for years rather than clients?
-phot...
ographers that can capture who you and your partner are in a photograph?
-photographers who would go above and beyond to make you feel like the greatest and most gorgeous power couple they've ever worked with?
-photographers who are also incredibly intelligent and that you can have great conversations with?
So were we, which is why we booked The Bowmans Photo in October 2019! It took me around 2 months of diligent searching for our wedding photographer. Something just never sat perfectly with each photographer we met with until we spoke to Mary. As soon as we got off the phone with her, my partner and I both said "SHE'S THE ONE" and booked her that night.
I am currently going through our engagement gallery and we've never felt more SEEN by anyone other than Mary and Joe. They miraculously knew who we were as a couple and as people and was able to capture it on camera. They gave us beautiful conversations throughout the shoot and were so gracious with their time. I personally have never felt more confident in someone taking my picture until now. I want to cry with how beautiful I feel in our pictures. It captured the way my partner looks at me when I'm not looking and it feels amazing.
Honestly, take the plunge and PLEASE book The Bowmans. We are so incredibly excited for them to shoot our wedding and just to hang out again. They are such fun and beautiful souls. If we decide to have a family, we would probably fly to where they are just so they can take our family photos. Sounds extra, but I said what I said.
I first met Mary when she shot my sister in laws wedding in the redwoods. She was so fun to be around and made everyone feel so comfortable. Her work was incredible so I KNEW I had...
to have her for my own wedding a year later. Mary and Joe are so fun while still being incredibly respectful and professional. They are organized in their process, and have an incredible eye. I would choose them a million times over. Make these incredible people a part of your special day, you’ll never regret it. Love you new friends!!
WE. LOVE. THE. BOWMANS!!! Mary and Joe are the best choice out there if you are looking for photographers. They are so talented, creative, professional, and fun! We got to do our e...
ngagement and wedding day photos with Mary and Joe, and it was a dream! They are so professional, timely, and helpful, ready to lend a hand even if it has nothing to do with photos. They made us feel so comfortable behind the camera, and they effortlessly captured moments that reflected our unique personalities and relationship.
I remember noticing Mary because I saw her unique ability to capture the most meaningful and real moments, and she delivered! Every photo (candid or posed) captured something so special. I felt like our photos reflected moments that were so natural and happy and full of love.
In addition to great photos, Mary and Joe offer great prices and great memories. Their deals are amazing, the editing is STUNNING, and their personalities are SO FUN. Five minutes with them and you get more than great photoraphers...you get great laughs and great friends. We can’t say enough about how amazing working with Mary and Joe is. We love our photos and can’t wait to hang them everywhere in our house. My husband and I highly recommend their services and can’t wait to work with them again!
I cannot say enough glowing things about this adorable and very spunky husband and wife photographer duo. They hold such sentimental value for my now husband and I because we were ...
Mary's first couple she ever photographed after she moved to the Colorado Springs area back in 2017. Back then, she was a budding couple/wedding photographer looking to grow her portfolio and we were ecstatic to help her out by modeling for her. Three years later, many BEAUTIFUL engagement and wedding photos later and my husband and I are still wowed by her work and the level of service she provides. Her husband Joe also joined into the picture as her co photographer and brains behind their brand not too long ago and together they're THE PERFECT couple to photograph whatever you need, whether that's your engagement or wedding photos. They're also really accommodating with your budget if you share that info with them from the get go. We had booked them for our wedding late last year thinking everything would go as planned at our original venue location, but as Covid hit, we quickly made the decision to pivot and change our location to another venue. Mary and Joe were very supportive and didn't have any qualms about our new plans and even offered to help out in any way they could which was SO SWEET. They were also super quick to respond to my questions along the way via Instagram DM and email. They'll even set up a video meeting with you if you need it. On the day of the wedding they had such a "go with the flow" attitude about literally everything which made us feel so much more at ease. They would keep us on schedule, but never rush us if that makes sense. All the fun, none of the stress. They made us feel so natural in front of the camera and having them as a duo was so helpful, since each would divide and conquer at different points in the day to maximize the amount of places they could be at to get photos at one time. They made the family photo portion after our ceremony an absolute breeze, as Joe had a list of all the family members we wanted photographed with us and would call out their names as Mary would stand there photographing. I could go on and on about how awesome these two are, but what I'll end with is that the delivery time for getting our wedding photos back was SO FAST. They truly under promise and over deliver with this. It only took Mary a week to edit and deliver the several hundreds of photos they took for us. I was beyond impressed and extremely happy with the end results. Feel free to take a look at the photos from our wedding I've attached below as a true testament to their work. Don't hesitate booking them, DO IT NOW!!!
I’m so happy I booked Mary for my wedding! She showed up on wedding day and got right to work taking amazing photos that we will cherish forever. She is a true professional and suc...
h a blast to work with, her and her husband made sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed throughout the day. And I love that she wrangled all my crazy family in for pictures with ease! We had so much fun and I’m so thankful they were apart of our big day. My only regret is not getting any engagement photos taken too!
If you're looking for someone who can capture every single noteworthy moment--as small as the tears you shed during your vows, to the largest moments of every single guest having a...
blast during the reception-- look no further. Mary and Joe were an absolute dream. They arrived on time even when myself, the bride, was late. Their attention to detail was spotless, to noticing a change in photos and placements, to sensing stress and offering to drive and pick up chipotle for everyone! We didn't have to ask for anything, they knew exactly what to do and when to do it, and carried it out to perfection. Joe was an absolute blessing to be apart of the day as well. As Mary took care of the gals, Joe got the most incredible photos of the guys. SO happy he is officially apart of The Bowman's Photography! Our guests had nothing but amazing things to say about these photographers, so much so that people wanted their information to shoot for their possible upcoming weddings. They also flew out for our wedding, and never complained about a thing during the process. What an absolute gift it was to have them shoot, and produce lifelong memories that allow us to relive the most special day of our lives. Thank you thank you Mary and Joe for everything!!
AMAZING quality of work and super flexible to work with. Mary was such a joy and we will always come back to her for all events. She was great and our guests loved her too!
I could not be more happy that we found Mary and booked her for both our engagement and wedding day photos. Mary is so sweet and funny and instantly makes you comfortable. She’s ha...
ppy to answer any and all questions throughout the whole wedding planning processs. She shot the entire day of our wedding starting with getting ready and wrapped up with dancing at the reception. Her work is beautiful. If you’re looking for photos that are a work of art, you’ve found the right girl. Thank you for everything Mary! You went above and beyond documenting my dream day!
I coordinated a wedding where Mary was the photographer, and WOW! She is so fun and is one of the most caring and loving photographers I’ve seen in the business. She was so relatio...
nal while also being on top of schedule and giving good direction and ideas! Book her! And book her quick! You won’t regret it.
All I have to say is Mary HAS to be your number 1 one option for your wedding photographer! On top of the fact that she takes THE BEST pictures, she’s literally one of the coolest ...
people you’ll ever meet. If you’re worried about feeling awkward or uncomfortable during all of the pictures, Mary makes all of those worries go away instantly! Another bonus, the turnaround time for your pictures is fast AF for wedding photography! Please do yourself a favor and book her, you won’t regret it!!!
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Charlotte, NC
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