5 out of 5 stars and 32 reviews Best of Weddings (1x).
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(32)Bloomington, Indianapolis, & throughout Indiana
About this vendor
Thanks for taking a few minutes to learn more about Wandering Heart! We are Frank & Sarah, the photographers behind Wandering Heart Photography. We launched our photography business over 10 years ago and love what we do....photographing love stories and giving our couples a powerful, emotive collection of photographs that tell their story.
We are highly experienced professionals with a knack for making our couples feel at ease in front of the camera, for knowing how to masterfully capture the unfolding, ever-changing, unpredictable moments of a wedding day, and for using the elements around us (lighting, atmosphere, mood, color, lines) to frame those moments in a way that is beautiful and moving.
Storytelling is what motivates, moves, and captivates us. It gives us purpose and our photographs meaning...and we in turn give our couples a collection of an heirloom of photographs that that tug at the heart string and rekindle memories, emotions, and feelings.
https://www.wanderingheartphoto.com
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2020 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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If we could give 100 stars we would. Hiring Sarah was the best of the hundreds of decisions we made throughout the planning process. She is an absolute PRO. Not only is her work in...
credible, but she's just an awesome person to be around on your wedding day. Sarah and Frank appreciate the importance of the moment. They expertly captured all of the important pieces yet were completely in the background. Definite photography ninjas. At the same time, Sarah effortlessly directed large groups of people for family photos. Finally, we had to reschedule our engagement shoot too many times because of the weather (#springinthemidwest) and Sarah's flexibility and willingness to pivot on a dime saved the day. During photography, she gives excellent direction when needed but can also go with the flow and capture what is happening naturally. We felt so well taken care of throughout the day knowing we could trust her to keep things running smoothly. We can't recommend Sarah and Frank enough.
When my husband and I decided to have a small Wedding ceremony to celebrate our union with our adult children and grandchildren, we agreed to keep it simple. All I wanted were beau...
tiful photos to capture our day.
We planned our wedding in a few weeks and luckily a wedding on a Tuesday afternoon in July was a slow time for weddings in Bloomington. I reached out to a few photographers but when I met with Sarah via a zoom call, I knew she was the one for me. She was warm, friendly and truly interested in “us”.
On the day of our wedding, she was sensitive to our needs (it was extremely hot and humid). She made us feel confident and comfortable. She was efficient with our time and took every picture I asked her to take and them some. I knew that our small wedding was no less important to Sarah as any of her larger ones.
When we received our gallery later that week, I was amazed. Our photos are absolutely stunning and I couldn’t be happier. I can’t wait to order the Heirloom Album for our coffee table so we can enjoy and share for years to come.
Sarah was an absolute dream to work with. She made our engagement shoot so comfortable and really listened to what we were going for. My partner and I are a bit awkward but Sarah m...
ade us feel totally at ease in front of the camera.
For the wedding day, she and Frank were a well-oiled machine. We have a HUGE family and they were organized, kind, and clear in managing everyone to move us through family portraits. They also did a fantastic job of capturing the fun spirit of our reception which I think is hard to do!
Overall, Sarah was wonderful to work with. So communicative, punctual, professional; I can't recommend Wandering Heart highly enough!
Wonderful people to work with and fantastic photos! I have been in several weddings where photos are time consuming and feel like a task. Sarah and Frank take all the pressure off ...
& make the experience much more enjoyable! They are organized leading up to the event learning family names, timelines, couple style, photo lists, etc. All their work beforehand made the day go smoothly and we were able to get all the photos we had planned. Their warm and bubbly personalities made our photos so much more authentic. Both our engagement and wedding sessions were better than I could have imagined and we are very thankful for their service. Turnaround time is incredibly fast with sneak peaks early to relive the day. Worth the investment for their timeless photos!
My husband and I can’t say enough about how wonderful Sarah and her husband were. We initially had a wedding date in summer of 2020, but with the uptick in Covid cases we felt it w...
as right to postpone our wedding. It was a very tough decision and Sarah could not have been more understanding, sympathetic and flexible to work with. She is someone you will want by your side on your wedding day! Photos were amazing, she will be sure to get all the shots even when squeezed for time on a crazy day. She’s the best!
Sarah and Frank are the best photographers and amazing humans I have come across! They made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera and captured beautiful moments that we w...
ill cherish is forever! There working style is great and you don’t have to worry about a thing when it comes to their deliverable!
Wandering Heart Photography is simply amazing. We fell in love with the photos on their website and then were over the moon after we met with Sarah and had our engagement session....
Sarah is very punctual, kind, funny, and just makes you feel at ease despite the fact that it was the first time we had ever been professionally photographed together. They are super flexible with their pricing as well and will try whatever they can to make the time needed plus price fits your budget. We can’t wait to get our full wedding gallery back, but are IN LOVE with our preview! We will be recommending any friends getting married to use Wandering Heart Photography!
Sarah and Frank are a dream team. My husband and I are not huge photo takers, and typically feel uncomfortable doing so. After about 15 minutes at the engagement session I knew we ...
had made the right choice! Sarah was encouraging and instructive in all the ways we needed. Our engagement and wedding photos are more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. They capture the fun we had, the beauty of the location, and just the pure joy that we felt to be finally tying the knot. Also, Sarah and Frank were fantastic with our family, making them feel comfortable, and that meant the world to us. Overall, I could not recommend these two more. Kind people who are passionate and talented beyond belief!
Photography was my number one priority when it came to finding a wedding vendor. I was realistic about the aftermath of a wedding - in a few years I won’t remember what color my na...
pkins were, my wedding video will collect dust in my entertainment center, but my photos? Now those will live on forever! They’re the one part of a wedding that really remains timeless. Heck, I still look at my parents’ wedding photos every so often! So finding a good photographer was a must.
Choosing Wandering Heart was a no brainer and was the best decision I could have made. Sarah is a joy to work with! She made my now-husband and I feel so comfortable every step of the way. My husband hates attention and being in the spotlight, so the whole ordeal was a bit overwhelming, but Sarah was able to get him out of his bubble, make us both laugh, and made the whole thing fun and natural. This was especially true during our engagement shoot!
On the day of the wedding, Sarah and Frank fit right in with the bridal party and made sure everything went smoothly. My bridesmaids were actually sad when Sarah had to go haha They had a lot to deal with (it downpoured on the day of the wedding so we had to change plans) and they executed the whole thing really well. Super flexible and very professional!
They were communicative and helpful. I had a lot of questions and Sarah was able to take each one on. She listened to my needs and my vision and she made it happen. She perfectly captured the story of my day, which is exactly what I wanted. The photos helped me see and experience the whole thing over again. And again and again and again because I’m obsessed.
Definitely choose this team. You won’t be sorry. Thank you both so much!!
Working with Sarah and Frank was the single best decision we made for our wedding. Our wedding photos are gorgeous, timeless, jaw-dropping, I can go on.... Sarah gave exceptional d...
irection, and we look natural and effortless in our photos. We will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives, and I could not be happier with how they turned out!!! Communicating with Sarah was a breeze, and she was available to answer any questions that came up throughout the wedding planning process. Absolutely 100% recommend booking Wandering Heart Photography for your wedding!
I cannot express how amazing these two are! They help capture my wedding more perfect than I ever could have imagined! It ended up pouring rain on the day of the wedding (good luck...
, right?) it didn’t feel like good luck at the time! I called Sarah two nights before essentially in a panic and she helped calm my nerves right away. Her and frank took amazing pictures despite the weather. I’m truly happy it ended up raining that day, the pictures turned out even better because of it!!
Don’t hesitate whatsoever and book them if they are open for your wedding date!
Without a doubt, one the best decision of our whole engagement and wedding planning was having Wandering Heart Photography capture our memories. My heart is so full having met Sar...
ah and Frank. Anyone can see from their website and portfolios that they are amazingly talented, skilled, and know how to capture memories. What you won't be able to see online is how wonderful of people they are. How they will make your day a thousand times better or how they will feel like old friends and when you get stressed on your wedding day, just their presence will calm you down. When we got behind schedule, Sarah and Frank both kept me calm and quickly captured all our family portraits because we were determined to capture them before the ceremony. They gave us moments before and after the ceremony to just enjoy each other and our bridal party and when they reception began they mixed right into our family and friends, while making sure we had drinks to enjoy. My family was so impressed with them and we had so many comments about how kind, professional, and friendly they were throughout the whole day. I can't thank them enough for everything!
Ten stars wouldn't be enough to describe our experience with Wandering Heart for our engagement and wedding photos! I had a very short engagement, and Sarah was always quick to res...
pond and was so easy to work with. From our first meeting to scheduling (and rescheduling due to weather) our engagement photos, to preparing a wedding day timeline, plus a final walkthrough phone call before the wedding, I knew that we would be in great hands. Sarah and Frank made us feel so relaxed on our wedding day, which helped us take in the special moments as they were happening. I've only received a preview of our photos, and they are stunning. I'm still getting comments from family and friends on how hard they worked throughout the night and even without seeing the final collection, 10/10 recommend!!
It's impossible to explain exactly how wonderful Sarah and Frank were to us in our engagement and wedding journey!
From the very start, Sarah treated us as a friend and made us fe...
el comfortable; even in the awkward first few minutes of engagement portraits when we were feeling camera shy. She let us be totally ourselves, which resulted in photos that feel just like us; but also guided us to look a little less silly at times (so we also have pictures we can frame for mom)!
On our wedding day, Sarah and Frank were everywhere and nowhere at once, they didn't miss a single moment, but I don't remember ever seeing them either! It was raining during our first look, but Sarah made magic happen within a few minutes under a tiny doorway.
I have looked through (and cried at) our album every day since we got it back, there isn't even one picture that I don't love.
If you want photographers that feel like best friends, and photos that bring back every single emotion of your day, Sarah and Frank are your people.
We loved working with Sarah and Frank. Our wedding was outdoors and capturing the natural light and space was of utmost importance to me, they did so exceptionally. I looked throug...
h more photographers' portfolios than I'd like to admit and couldn't be happier with our decision to go with Wandering Heart. They were, friendly, professional, and listened to our needs and wants for our photos. They made us feel extremely comfortable in front of the camera, gave great direction while also letting us be ourselves and not look over posed.
Getting married can be stressful from planning to the hustle and bustle of the actual day. This husband wife duo are organized and caring individuals making the photography aspect a breeze.
Wedding Photo Review:
I do not think I can fully put into words all of the wonderful feelings I feel about Wandering Heart Photography (Sarah & Frank), but I shall endeavor to try....
The wave of emotions and memories that flooded back to us as we went through our wedding album brought smiles and tears of joy to our eyes! We are so grateful we chose them to capture our very special wedding day. Sarah and Frank captured so many precious moments. Natural, raw, emotional, joy, and moments of calm on a busy day! The photography is a perfect mix of black and white and color, formal poses and natural flow, serious and hilarious. They captured moments we didn’t even know existed! And definitely nailed all our requested favorites. The amount of care and respect Sarah puts forth on the wedding day and in all the editing is truly inspiring. You can tell she loves what she does!
We (and our families) will treasure these photographs forever. And our children and grandchildren will also look back on this day because Sarah and Frank gave their talents and made our day a permanent, lasting memory. We are truly grateful for Sarah's organization, patience, respect, understanding, kindness, and all around fun and zest for life.
Engagement Photo Review:
Five stars isn’t enough to justify how wonderful Sarah Wilson from Wandering Heart Photography truly is. From the very first point of contact (while she was traveling abroad, no less) to the clink of glasses at the end of our engagement shoot, her professional demeanor yet loving sense of guidance made our engagement photo experience the best I could imagine. Sarah’s respect for the art photography medium shines through in all of her work. She answered all of our questions and helped to plan the day with us – which made us nervous nellies enjoy the day even more. She truly captured the life, love, and joy of my finance and I. Sarah’s gift of photography is priceless, and you will treasure the moments she captures forever.
We were so, so excited when we found out that Sarah & Frank were available to shoot our wedding. Sarah also did our engagement photos. From start to finish Sarah & Frank were incre...
dible. They easily understood the "feel" we were going for with our wedding and captured all of the important moments without us having to give them direction at any point. We are over-the-moon with our photos and are proud to hang them in our home. Sarah & Frank are fun, creative, and flexible - just what you want on your wedding day!
Our experience with Wandering Heart Photography was beyond our expectations! Aside from being amazingly talented and skilled, they are professional, organized, prepared and intuit...
ive. They provided a questionnaire which we completed and asked us to provide a list of specific pictures we especially wanted (which they included). They were great with everyone - children, pets, and all the relatives! And they include small, thoughtful gestures in their packages. We are so happy we chose Wandering Heart to document our special day!
We can't say enough great things about Wandering Heart photography. The photos from our wedding are STUNNING-- the biggest challenge is going to be finding an album big enough to h...
old the hundreds we completely love. The photos look natural, joyful, candid, and classic. We love them and are so thankful for the great work Sarah and Frank did.
In terms of planning, Sarah and Frank were amazing. From our first call, they were super friendly, easy to work with, made us feel comfortable and at ease (even when posing for photos, which is hard to do!) and prompt and highly communicative. We chose between them and a different, more expensive photographer, and I'm so glad we made the choice we did, because I can't imagine anyone doing a better job.
We'd hire them again in a second. Thanks, you two!
Our wedding photos ended up PERFECT & we were so lucky to find such a talented team at Wandering Heart Photography. They were so flexible and helpful and they got beautiful picture...
s, rain and all. It is so hard to pick some of my favorites out of SO MANY amazing pictures. If you are looking for a wedding photography team that is insanely talented, caring, flexible, and hard-working, I HIGHLY recommend Wandering Heart Photography. We cannot put into words how thankful we were to have Frank & Sarah on our side the day of our wedding. The weather changed on a dime and it was raining for almost the entire day but they still got gorgeous photos. I have had multiple people who have come up to me and were so impressed with our photos and how detail-oriented Frank & Sarah were. A few people said they enjoyed meeting Frank & Sarah at the reception and they were very impressed with their ability to capture every single moment of the day. They were constantly talking to us behind the camera to help us stay comfortable and relaxed for our pictures. They even stayed a few extra minutes after our time with them was up to capture a few more pictures that we requested. We HIGHLY recommend them!
Sarah and her husband were a great team at capturing all of our special moments. They were efficient and thorough and paid attention to detail. Great personalities that fit right i...
nto our wedding day!
Sarah did an AMAZING job on our engagement photos! Neither of us had done a shoot like this before, but the kindness and friendliness from the moment we met Sarah made us feel so w...
arm and comfortable and created perfect photos! Sarah was also very responsive to our emails. The weekend of our shoot had questionable weather, and she was on the phone with us throughout to make sure we caught the best time and conditions. She even climbed up a steep hill to get gorgeous scenic backdrops! Would absolutely recommend and hope to use her again for other photos for us soon!!
I can't say enough great things about the Wandering Heart Team! From the very beginning Sarah was so accommodating. My Husband and I live in San Diego but were getting married in ...
the Indy area and Sarah worked with us to connect via Skype and work out details from afar. When it came to wedding planning... photography was the one thing I felt I could confidently check off my list and knew it would be handled flawlessly. Sarah can make anyone feel comfortable in front of the camera and knows how to show each couples uniqueness through her work. Sarah and Frank really go above and beyond from making sure you are comfortable, checking to see if the Bride needs a drink ( everyone knows she can't make it to the bar with all the chatting ) and Frank even gave the groom his belt after he forgot one! My entire wedding party raved about how much they enjoyed working with Frank and Sarah and how impressed they were. On top of the gorgeous photos they deliver, their customer service and professionalism is top of the line! Would work with them again!
Working with Sarah was a dream. My husband and I are not used to being in front of a camera, but Sarah was able to provide the best direction that translated beautifully to both ou...
r engagement and wedding pictures. We received so many compliments from our families and wedding party about how great Sarah and her husband Frank were the day of our wedding. Can not recommend these two enough. Such wonderful people and amazing photographers.
Truly wonderful people and photography! They capture every moment possible and provide the BEST pictures to look back on. I can’t thank them enough for following me around with wat...
er on our hot, special day and providing us with the most beautiful pictures! HIGHLY recommend:) THANK YOU!!
I can't speak highly enough about Sarah and Frank. From beginning to end, they made our wedding day so easy! Sarah is extremely organized and detailed oriented, so by our wedding d...
ay I felt completely stress free about the photography portion of our wedding. She even drove an hour and a half to our venue sight a few weeks before our wedding to walk through the whole set up with us. On the day of, both Sarah and Frank were SO easy to work with! They captured all the key moments without hovering or taking away from those moments and the ceremony. They had such a calming presence that my husband and I felt completely comfortable just being ourselves during the pictures. At the end of the night, they double checked to make sure there wasn't anything they missed. As they were leaving, we happened to hear a favorite dance song of ours, and they literally ran back inside to capture that moment for us without us even asking. The quality and quantity of our pictures were beyond what we could have asked for.
In summary: They are just incredible. We would get married again just to have them take our pictures! :)
AMAZING- they captured the most special natural moments. I would recommend them to every single couple getting married. I could not be happier with how they turned out.
Sarah and Frank went above and beyond to make sure our photographs were everything we wanted and more. They answered all of my (many) questions and put me at ease that everything w...
ould go smoothly. I still cry everytime I look through my pictures. I will treasure these photographs forever!!
Sarah and Frank are amazing photographers and people! They made my wedding day so special! They have great ideas and amazing skills! I love their photography style. I love that the...
y get to know and meet with the couple before the big day to discuss any questions and give a very detailed timeline that was a lot of help! I had no problem getting ahold of them and we got our photos back in a timely manner.They were able to give me a sneak peak in no time! I would highly recommended Wandering Heart Photography! Everyone including myself loved our pictures!! I can't wait to use them in the future!
One of the best wedding planning decisions that my husband and I made was to have Sarah and Frank as our photographers! I felt like I left most wedding planning meetings feeling ov...
erwhelmed by options, but from the first meeting, Sarah provided support and guidance in helping us figure out what we wanted. On our wedding day, they went the extra mile to make sure we got shots of everything that we’d wanted. After your wedding, there’s nothing more exciting than waiting for the pictures so that you can relive the day, and we loved that we got a preview of our photos the week after our wedding, and the whole collection within a few weeks! We could not be happier with the array of photos that we have that help tell the story of the day. As a bride and groom, I think it’s natural that you “miss” a lot of the peripheral events at your wedding, and I was so happy to see some of those moments that Sarah had captured that I didn’t even know that I wanted! We had a brunch with our bridal party the morning after the wedding, and it was definitely unanimous that the photographers were awesome people to work with! We can’t speak highly enough for Sarah and Frank as wedding photographers and people and are so thankful for their beautiful work!
I can't say enough good things about the images Sarah and Frank got from my wedding! Every single one is breath taking!!
Sarah and Frank are absolutely amazing photographers and so wonderful to work with. They were both there for the entire day of our wedding and captured so many memories we will be ...
able to look back on for a lifetime. I just received my wedding album in the mail the other day and it is simply stunning. I would definitely recommend Wandering Heart Photography and cannot wait to use them again in the future for family photos.
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