Tonya Beaver Photography

many months before our wedding date, my gut knew that she was the right photographer for my wedding. From the start, she understood our overall vision and she was very responsive to my questions (both emails and phone calls). As a bride for the second time, I forced myself not to get lost in the many poses/inspiration boards on Pinterest for ‘must have’ pics and after meeting with Tonya in person sharing our love story, she truly captured our special intimate wedding day perfectly! She was extremely professional, fun and quirky, punctual, she gave instruction well (without being pushy or losing her patience), and an she was an overall delight to work with on our wedding day (she even had spare bobby pins available in her pocket to help with my fly away updo hair). She provided 450+ digital photos along with a short video (which continues to bring me to tears every time I watch it) in the timeframe promised (4 weeks after wedding), which were hands down outstanding and professionally done! I highly recommend hiring Tonya as your next wedding photographer! -Annette

ll of my husband's family lives in Europe. Our wedding was the 1st time, and will probably be the only time, that both sides of our families met and will be together again all at the same time. So her capturing our moments with them all was one of the most important parts of or wedding day. She nailed it and truly is so very talented and just amazing to work with. I would recommend her to anyone looking to capture the most beautiful memories for any special occasion. Top notch lady!

r photographs was also incredible. I am new to this whole wedding planning thing - as I think most people are :) My one piece of advise would be to write your photograph wishlist as Tonya describes in her emails. I missed that - it helps everyone stay on the same page and understand everyone's wishes and expectations. We would definitely recommend Tonya for future projects.

asked for a better experience. Highly highly recommend!!!

dea or recommendation. When down to the last couple of days before the wedding, she was organized and supportive. As the MOB, you need your photographer to be prepared...and she is! On our special day, Tonya was the most incredible person you could want capturing all the special moments. She has priceless ability to capture the unspoken moments, things you can't specifically "ask" her to get. It's as if she is that long lost best friend that knows what moments will melt your heart in a photo! And even with her fun & relaxed vibe, she keeps everyone on target and on time! She's a treasure!

he always made time in her schedule to talk and when the wedding day came, I felt like I had known her for years. She is very punctual and knew exactly what the “game plan” was for the day. She made me laugh the whole day, while ensuring every photo I wanted was able to happen! Her work is phenomenal, and her eye for a good photo opp is incredible. We did not do a first look and we managed to do most photos before (minus couple and family group shots) and the ceremony started exactly when it was supposed to! During cocktail hour she made sure all our photos were done, and also snuck us out for some Sunset photos on the river in st augustine. Her and her second shooter were so fun to be with, and her service is a 10/10!!! You can tell this is her passion, and I highly recommend her for your wedding, newborn photos, family photos, anything! Thank you again!!! You captured our most important day to date, and cannot wait to hire you again for future family milestones! - Tori and Carter Anderson , June 1, Wedding - River House

ly! Tonya has the sweetest personality and just fit in perfectly with everyone associated with the wedding. I even forgot to tell her about a group photo that I wanted taken following our ceremony but she just rolled with it like a total professional and make it happen. When it was time for her to leave I didn't want her to...I wanted her to stay and celebrate! Tonya is amazing and you will not be sorry if you choose her for your special occasion! Thank you Tonya for making our day PERFECT!!

ou won't find a better one than Tonya Beaver. The best decision we made was choosing Tonya to shoot our wedding. She is professional, easy to work with, and genuinely a good person that put everyone at ease and made the day fun and easy.

dding day! She is the most incredible photographer! She kept us laughing through it all, but kept us all in line to make sure we got all the pictures we would want, and still have time to have fun with our family and friends. She made the wedding day an absolute dream - catching the most amazing pictures and having such a bubbly personality to keep it fun for everyone! Thank you Tonya for making the night a dream come true!! We can't express our gratitude for everything you have done for us throughout our engagement and wedding!

nestly just couldn't be happier! My now husband and I both thought we were going to look "super awkward" not knowing how to pose - but Tonya assured us that she had that under control for us and we had nothing to worry about... that our job was just to have fun with it. Other than certain family/formal shots for the wedding day, I'm thankful we also let her run with what she felt would work great for our engagement and wedding pictures - she's the expert and came up with ideas for photos that I wouldn't have ever thought of! She's super sweet and responsive, was detailed about all our options, helpful in coming up with a timeline for the wedding day, plus much more. She even helped me get all of the family under control because a few showed up later and our timeline ran off from the start - she got us back on track and still got us the pictures that she knew we'd want to have. Also, if you love light she is so great at having an eye for finding it! We took a quick detour to a nearby pond that would help catch a sunset I would have totally missed for our engagement pics... those particular pics I call "our Nicolas Sparks book cover pics" because that's what they look like with the lighting she caught :) As a hard core researcher when it comes to pretty much everything, I love to write reviews especially when things are great like this! If you decide to go with Tonya you can rest assured you're in great hands for any type of pictures (she also does sweet baby pics!). If you also don't know what kind of shots to ask for, trust her to let her run with it because she just knows what you'll wish you had later! My husband is very hard to impress and hard to get a reaction from, and he was really impressed by Tonya and her talent too!! Another happy couple here!!! Will definitely be recommending her to anyone we know looking for pictures!!!

is hard work has shown in the pictures. I would recommend her to everyone!

r myself love being the center of attention, so to have people so focused on us for a such a large chunk of time sounded uncomfortable. Tonya and her assistant made jokes and kept things lively so that we could enjoy ourselves and get even better pictures. She made sure to listen to what I wanted, and helped to incorporate our ideas so that we all got what we wanted. I could not recommend Tonya Beaver Photography enough!!

her free reign to really be creative and take our photos in the moment. Her and her assistant joked and laughed with us, made the day fun and worked so efficiently together. Truly made us feel like we were the only two people in the whole world. Tonya captured so many amazing moments -even taking the time to get a photo of me wrapped up in my veil with my beloved 21 year old cat at the last minute. I have only seen a few shots so far, but I am in love with every single one and can't wait to see the rest. Tonya is the one to call if you're looking for photos to treasure for a lifetime.

y of making you feel like you've known her forever. All of our guests loved her! Her pictures are so beautiful and she has a way of capturing the emotions in them. I've had people reach out that I haven't spoken to since college to tell me how great they are. We'll continue to work with Tonya in the future for sure!

erfect fit for my husband-to-be and me. She did an amazing job getting to know us as a couple, and she was focused on making our engagement session and wedding day experiences with her fun. Our engagement shoot went so smoothly, the shots were amazing, and the video of the shoot made my mom and mother-in-law to be cry. Many of our family members commented on how easy she was to work with and that she was a true professional. Tonya is so very talented and creative...a true artist! If you are looking for a photographer, look no further...Tonya is the absolute best!!

asked around, I kept getting the same reply, "Tonya Beaver Photography." After using her for engagement, you better believe I'm using her for our wedding. I was blown away by her quality of work and her intuitive nature with camera angles, lighting, and even poses. I highly recommend Tonya Beaver Photography.

phy. We were all gathering brides maids and groomsmen to take pics with the bride and groom. As we are lining up for this pictures Ms. Beaver decides that is it a good idea to SNAP her fingers less than an inch away from my face to get my attention like I was a CHILD....I don't treat my own children that way, let alone a complete stranger. When I questioned why she did that she proceeded to blow me off and walk away from me. This is not how a business owner should conduct business... I understand that gathering that many people together to take a picture may be difficult but there are soooooo many other methods she could have chosen other then to snap her fingers in my face. Also please next time that you make a mistake like this and you want to apologize for it, you should say it to the person you were being disrespectful towards and NOT his wife and brother...Please learn how to conduct yourself as a real professional and not some prima donna, your behind the camera not in front of it!!!

ssions and highly recommend Tonya to everyone.

wants you to have fun. I thought taking engagement and wedding pictures would be really awkward but she made it very enjoyable!

know her couple and their desires for their photos. So thankful for Tonya!

r the session and was extremely flexible with our crazy schedules! We are most appreciative of the time and effort she put into taking our photos! Memories are captured and kept best by picture and I would trust no one else to have done our pictures!! She is absolutely amazing and made the first part of our wedding planning journey absolutely stress free! Anyone who is looking for a photographer for any occasion, Tonya would be the name I would recommend! Her work is stunning and to work WITH her is just as much a joy!

n make a potential bride go crazy, but look no more as your journey of blog reading has ended. Tonya Beaver Photography should be your first and only pick for your photography needs!! Her level of experience and attention to detail are expressed in her work time and time again. Her ability to not only capture the posed shots but also tell a story is what makes her simply amazing. Her photography is like artwork that is told through a photo lens. The way in which she captures every laugh, every tear, every heart felt moment is what takes her experience to the next level. Something that I've never seen any other photographer do before is take still shots along with video clips. During both our engagement session and also during the wedding day Tonya was taking video clips of the candid moments that we would cherish for a lifetime. The video clips help to paint the picture of the story and ties in all the still shots. I absolutely love the slideshows that Tonya put together for us. I cry every time I watch them. My husband and I are so thankful for Tonya and look forward to contacting her for our maternity, newborn and family photo sessions. I too like many of the brides have gained not only a wonderful photographer but a wonderful friend!