The Parsons Photographers

lowed us to be comfortable and freely ourselves when taking pictures! We feel like we've made new friends through this experience!

dings since 2010. So believe me when I say the Parsons are one of the best pairs of photographers I've ever seen work. Here's why: –Their art is incredible. A perspective that is matter-of-fact and organic while not sacrificing any of the professional aesthetic. –Their attitude. They are humble and accommodating and want to preserve the integrity of the day. –Their energy. Not how energetic they are, but they have this uncanny ability to connect with people. They are listening and seeing the way only artists can. –Their ethics. One of the reasons we buy from some companies or make decisions about our practices is because of the ethics and responsibility behind it. The Parsons are the salt of the earth kind of people and hiring them isn't just lining their coffers and stroking their ego; they are actively taking care of their community and family in a genuinely superhuman way. Like any cause worth believing in – I not only love the work they do, but I believe that paying for it makes the world a better place. Perhaps it was simply that I felt kindred with them. But that I could feel kindred with them after a single weekend of engagement says a lot about their character. The impression they left on me will be one of the most poignant professional interactions I will ever have. I hope that my own clients will feel about me and my company the way I feel about the Parsons.

were (which wasn't something we experienced reaching out to other photographers in the area). Ashley shot me throughout the day and Jeremy was with my husband. Ashley seemed more like another friend at the event than someone we hired, and the four of us shared a lot of laughs on the day. They provided the perfect balance of guidance and flexibility, while also catching moments that we are forever grateful for! Not only was working with them a breeze, the pictures they produced were INCREDIBLE! I have had complete strangers see our photos and ask who shot them. The most difficult thing was choosing which to print, as we had over 900 that we loved. I would highly recommend this great duo!

d make stupid faces and dress weird. We surveyed over 20 local & national photographers trying to find the photographer team that could capture our "fun," unconventional wedding. The honest truth is that we had no "Plan B" for our photographers. We knew we wanted the Parsons the moment we saw their work. Our wedding was shot in 90% darkness for the first half, lit only by the setting sun, and a single blue bulb. The entire rest of the night was outdoors in low light. Even through these challenging circumstances, every image was crisp, evocative, and best of all, fun. The images are "us," perfectly captured. I'm the kind of guy that makes goofy faces in photos. Maybe i'm insecure, maybe i just don't like the idea of trying to "look good." Regardless, the Parsons somehow captured me at my best - smiling, laughing, and connecting to my wonderful bride. I look candid, authentic, honest, and in love. What a wonderful thing to have my memories match our photos. The Parsons were like a ninja team, capturing things I couldn't have imagined they would - connective glances from best friends, The hint of tears of joy from my wonderful bride, and the emotions of our friends and family. They spent the entire day with us before the wedding and split up so we had images of the both of us, separately getting ready in our own unique ways. Not once did I feel like they were in the way, or notice them snapping away, but at the end of it, we had over 1200 photos of our weekend, and our story. 1200! Looking through them again, I am just awestruck. My face hurts from smiling. We dedicated the largest percentage of our wedding budget to photography and I don't regret it in the slightest. The Parsons were worth every penny. They were upfront about their costs and transparent about their needs. It was incredibly refreshing to be able to talk about the value of photography and the cost of services in an open, candid conversation. Looking through these photos, I still feel like we underpaid. If a picture is worth a thousand words, I have millions in celebration of my bride, and these photographers. I would (and do) recommend the Parsons to everyone i know getting married. After the food is eaten, and the venue cleaned, and the dances danced, everything about your wedding night becomes a memory. Hiring the Parsons to photograph your wedding means those memories are honest, accurate, and beautiful. I get to relive the best day of my life over and over, and for that I am endlessly grateful. Thanks guys. Dan (and Jes!) If interested, here's a link to some select photos from our wedding: http://wearethebloggers.com/?p=17234

I respect greatly and when it came time for us to get married in January 2015, we didn't dream of asking anyone else to document our day! Jeremy & Ashley met with us several times before the day and responded to emails with great thought and care when we had questions. They even came to my work for one of the meetings (as I don't really get to leave for lunch)! I had envisioned photographs in one particular spot after our wedding, and Jeremy & Ashley wisely suggested another location that provided even more spectacular photographs than I could have dreamed. They also laid out our wedding album with great attention to detail and a beautiful arrangement of pictures. We were so pleased when it arrived and have received multiple compliments. Overall, we would recommend Jeremy & Ashley without any reservations!

eddings the year before our own, it made our decision very easy. What we didn’t want was posed un-natural images or a photographer bunching us together or putting us in awkward poses that we have all seen time and time again. It was our wedding and we wanted to be ourselves! Our wedding was in the summer of 2015 so we searched everywhere for a photographer that we could relate to, who was the kind of creative that notices things others don’t and who would represent our wedding how it happened with all the love and funny moments. When we saw how the Parsons worked (as a couple which is great!) and by reading their blogs and seeing some of their videos we knew they were the right people for us. There is approach really is “Hi, this is us, let’s get to know each other”, they really take the time to get to know you and allow you to get to know them. It may sound funny but as we had built that relationship and trust we were so relaxed on our day we barely noticed them taking the photos, they just blended in with our guests and were truly part of the day. Many of our guests commented on how nice and approachable they were and the images…..man they blew our minds we still don’t know how they captured such uniqueness and something so real that is perfect representation of our day. A truly talented and genuine couple!

nt day. Not only were they a pleasure to work with as a team - kind, patient, present, creative, but the photos themselves blew us away!

their work. They pay attention to you, your needs, and every detail most people wouldn't even notice. 6 years ago I saw their work and knew I needed to book them for my wedding day. 4 months ago 'it' happened and it was the best wedding decision we made. It was like having two really close and awesome friends with us, but they were taking photos alongside. They captured raw emotion and their art will forever be proudly displayed. If you want true art, professionalism and incredible people to capture your event, look no further.

elt like they were our friends when they came to the wedding. All our family and friends commented how nice they were to be around and talk to and I truly believe we got some fantastic images of our family members having a good time, feeling relaxed looking themselves (not all stiff) because of it. We absolutely adore our wedding images and could not have imagined anyone else photographing it, they have a very unique eye and vision and will capture things that you won't even notice or remember from the day. Our photographs are such a precious memory of who we truly were during that time of our life. We have so many great moments captured with our family members that are priceless. When they photographed portraits of just the two of us, they made us relax and laugh and even cry just by getting us to interact with each other and I feel that those images are so honest, beautiful and a true reflection of our love. I can't even imagine how they will grow in value over time. It was worth every penny and we'd hire them again in a heartbeat and recommend to any of our friends.

I got married this past summer, it was no question that we wanted them to tell the story. the photos were more than just memories for us. they make us cry and laugh and give thanks. I love the way you see the true personalities of our loved ones in the photos. I love the way the photos remind you of specific moments that allow memories to flood in. I can't imagine anyone else telling our story - the love for their clients really shines through in their work. I couldn't recommend them enough.

r be captured and the story is well told in looking at these photos. It was a HOT day on August 1st with a blaring sun. Ash even had to sub at the last moment due to a gnarly injury. Difficult conditions, but the result blew us away. We cried tears of joy and laughter looking back and reflecting at our day. One picture in particular of my dad and mom dancing is a picture I will always hold particularly dear to my heart. My dad passed away unexpectedly 2 months later, and being able to look back at all the moments, but particularly ones of my dad being apart of our wedding are so beautiful to me. They pay close attention to you and provide more than just taking great pictures, but support and love along the way. The care they put into knowing you and your story is what really makes them so great at telling your story through pictures. We loved everything about the experience and would reccomend them to anyone and everyone.

r myself, so this was the most important decision to me on who we would work with on our wedding day - and we were not disappointed. Our wedding was small, only 20 people, so it was important to us to have a photographer who would capture the intimate weekend we had together with our family and closest friends. The photos that Ash and Jeremy took capture the love and moments we shared perfectly. I would highly recommend The Parsons to anyone who wants their story told through emotional, beautiful photographs.

although the Parsons have become sweet friends)! The wedding went by in the blink of an eye and it was so helpful to have Jeremy and Ashley Parsons around reminding us to be present and enjoy every moment. They never awkwardly posed us or told us what to do so they could get their shot, they worked around us and BLEW us away with their creativity when we saw the shots. They wanted to capture what really happened and I am convinced no one on this earth could have done a more beautiful job. Some of our favorite memories from the wedding day was just being around them. They are so much fun, so much about your joy, so genuinely excited about what marriage is, and an absolute pleasure for everyone to be around. Its hard to tell that they are consumed with capturing every special little moment that my husband and I missed. I also want to mention, it is worth every penny to have good photography. Totally worth going into debt when my husband and I think about how thankful we were to have such lovely people around on our wedding day who we were confident shot exactly what happened with visual design and genuine love for what they do. Driving away from the wedding, we were so thankful that we could completely depend on our photographers that day for the pictures and footage we would show our kids and their kids and be reminded of the beauty of the day and the commitment and our love for the rest of our lives. TOTALLY. WORTH IT.

t was a part of our wedding feel comfortable they help you breathe. They took me and my now husband away from the wedding for a moment after the ceremony to do our personal photos. This time didn't seem like we were getting our picture taken though, the parsons reminded us to breathe and take a moment to just enjoy each other and remember why we got married. My experience with the parsons was more than just our wedding photographers. The quality of their work is mind blowing, they turn your wedding day into artwork to be admired by you and your family. They we're simply in two words. THE BEST!

claimed they wanted to 'get to know' us or they wouldn't work with us, so we flew them out to New York City (where we live) for an engagement photo session. Little did we know part of the flat rate was to fly Ashley in from Ireland. Then we hosted them in our apartment for refreshments, paid for cabs and meals in addition to their airfare and lodging. The engagement photos turned out pretty well so we thought they 'got it'. This was in February; our wedding was Oct. 1. They had many personal life events happen between Feb and Oct. Fast forward to the wedding day- Ashley didn't shoot the wedding with Jeremy - a family member's boyfriend stood in. My husband and I being in a creative industry (video and interactive production) knew they were having exposure issues. Everyone has a bad day or an off day; this was clearly theirs. Reluctant to take any remotely 'traditional' shots, or for a shot list, we trusted them. Fast forward to when we get our photos back. Nevermind the tears shed, we had very few family shots with bad lighting.The shots with the bridal party looked like something out of a sci-fi movie. If it weren't for a friend taking charge and providing some direction during our group shots, I don't even want to know what they may have looked like. One shot looked like it was taken at 3 in afternoon, the next shot 2 minutes later, looked like it was shot at midnight. Did I mention exposure issues? When we told them we weren't satisfied, they were apologetic, but very slow to respond and offer up any potential solution. They also claimed it was some of their best KC wedding work. I would beg to differ and if that is true, that's pretty sad. I notice for it being some of their 'best' work, they didn't showcase it on their site or blog.... We are still struggling to get an album together or prints for ourselves and family members, 10 months later we don't have a single one yet. It was extremely unfortunate to have spent over $6,000. Oh, but never fear- we had plenty of shots of peoples socks and the event space's artwork reflecting from a mirror in the bride's suite... I think they have potential but are self taught and don't know their equipment as well as they could. Thus, they should really not be so arrogant. Granted wedding photography is very emotional and subjective, but it's also a day you can't just 'redo', so taking in to account the clients' needs and happiness with the end result is of utmost importance. Sadly, we felt we didn't get that on all levels.

nice to have both Ashley and Jeremy there because with two photographers they were able to capture so much more. Not only did the pictures turn out beautiful, but Ashley and Jeremy are both so down-to-earth and laidback that they didn't add any stress to the day. I would choose them again in a heartbeat and would recommend anyone to look at the beautiful pictures on their blog.