Whiting Photography

d was just generally a joy to work with. We had our engagement shoot a few short months before the wedding and Stephen gave us the space to get comfortable in front of the camera and identify the types of shots we wanted on our wedding day so we felt prepared and excited. Besides his talent and amazing demeanor, the best thing about working with Stephen was how seamlessly he fit into our day. We opted for small, family-only wedding parties, and wanted the morning to feel as relaxed as possible in the midst of two hurricanes and a global pandemic. Stephen and team fit perfectly into this vision. Their presence on the day was not only natural, but comforting. Stephen was truly up for anything - even when I asked that we all spontaneously hop on an empty water taxi for a quick spin around the harbor before the reception. Creatively, we have come away with both beautiful portraits but also an amazing mix of reception photos that capture the personalities of our family and friends, and the true joy we felt that day. It has been a nearly impossible task to narrow down for our wedding albums - a lucky problem to have!

th every wedding package so that he can meet the couple beforehand. We absolutely loved our engagement pictures and Stephen made the whole experience so comfortable. He is really easygoing and calm and a great presence to have around. We just got our wedding gallery back (such a quick turnaround - and Stephen had already sent us around 50 sneak peeks just days after the wedding!) and we are so happy. When we were talking to photographers, we expressed that we did not want to do a first look but that we wanted to get some photos together outside before it got dark. With a December wedding this was a challenge. Multiple photographers said they could not do it but Stephen said he could. The outdoor photos that we got are truly incredible and Stephen got some insane sunset shots as well! And the photos inside are just as amazing. Stephen is really an expert with lighting. More importantly, Stephen captured the joy of the day and everyone looks so natural. For example, the photos Stephen took of the wedding party are so cute - they don't look awkward or staged at all (which, in my opinion, those often do!). We have received so many compliments from family and friends on the photos. In addition to the pictures themselves, Stephen was super professional to work with, always responsive, energetic, and helpful. My mom said, "I love how easy he made it. It never felt like getting the pictures was in the way of the party." Stephen truly loves his job and his joy is infectious. When he was taking our wedding photos, he kept saying "I'm just so happy right now!" It is awesome to be surrounded by that energy on your wedding day! We would recommend Stephen to everyone and would love to work with him again in the future.

redible way of making photos feel personal regardless of whether you know the couple/family or not. When we got to meet Stephen through Zoom my husband and I both agreed that he would not only do a great job capturing the love and happiness we share, but also be an awesome person to hangout with on the most important day of our lives. We weren’t able to do an engagement session with him, but got to meet in person a year before our wedding and scope out picture locations. Our first impressions from Zoom were absolutely correct. Stephen was professional, talented, and friendly. We knew he would get along great with our family and friends. Throughout our engagement Stephen was communicative and helpful with all things photo and even recommended other vendors. He is someone whose opinion we trust and would go to him for his thoughts and ideas, such as “What is it like when the bride walks down the aisle alone?“ On the day of our wedding Stephen arrived and got right to work! He stayed out of the way of hair and makeup, capturing detail shots while we finished final touches. During such a chaotic morning this was majorly appreciated. I truly believe that the wedding party fed off of his calm and supportive mood making the afternoon a breeze. The additional treats that Whiting Photography offers, such as the heirloom albums and The Zebra Booth are really what set him apart from other photographers. Being able to get the photo booth pictures the same night as our wedding was great. It gave us something to look at the next day and our guests loved it! They also commented on how much they loved Stephen, but duh. Not even two days later Stephen sent us a HUGE sneak peek which had us in tears. The love, light & romance we hired Stephen for was absolutely captured and then some. We cannot wait to get together to create our album, and hopefully schedule family shoots in the future.

sive and answered any and all questions we had. When rain was in the forecast days before our wedding, Stephen went above and beyond and visited our venue the day before to scope out alternative photo locations which put me at such ease! The wedding photos truly radiate pure joy and love and capture how much fun my husband and I have together and how we are always laughing. Stephen also got plenty of killer dance floor moments! As people who don’t love having their photos taken, Stephen made us feel so comfortable and we were really able to enjoy our first look together. He was so easygoing and wonderful work with, I have been in quite a few weddings and I haven’t always found that to be the case. If you are looking for a fabulous photographer, look no further!! Our wedding photos are fabulous and I love every single one of them, Stephen is so talented!!

d quality of each picture blows my mind. I'm having a hard time putting into words just how good the pictures came out. He truly is a fantastic photographer. From the beginning, Stephen was responsive and helpful. He helped me decide whether or not to do a first look (we decided too, and I'm so glad we did). He was so helpful on the day of the wedding. He knew I was super stressed and he kept checking in to make sure I was good and that we were getting all the pictures I was hoping for. I cannot wait to get the rest of the wedding pictures. Thank you, Stephen!

esponsive, communicative, and supportive of our changes in plans. We’ve been so happy with the quality of his work. The candid pictures are incredible and the colors are so vibrant. We loved that Stephen was both laidback and extremely organized (this eased a lot of the bride’s stress). It is true that you spend a lot of time with your photographer, but that was very easy with Stephen, in fact he feels like a part of our extended family!

really understand what we wanted to capture on our wedding day. Our package included an engagement shoot, which was great because we were able to meet Stephen in person before our wedding and we were able to get comfortable with the process. I'm not the most natural when taking pictures, but Stephen was great at guiding us on how to pose and make it look as natural as possible. Stephen is extremely professional, responsive, and does an amazing job at capturing the moment. When we received our wedding pictures we were speechless, he captured so many emotions from not only my husband and I, but from our guest as well. I'm so happy we get to relive our special day through his amazing pictures. He was also great with our family, bridal party, and all our guests :) After our wedding a handful of our guests asked us for his contact information which is alway a great sign!

e there for, or even that you may have missed! We didn't end up moving forward as we found another photography team that fit our needs a bit better, but if you're looking for a photographer that will literally become a part of your day through and through, there is nobody better than Stephen.

the confusing and constantly evolving challenges coronavirus threw at us this year. In the end, we had the perfect day, and Stephen was able to capture the emotion of every moment in his pictures. The photos blew us away, and our family and friends are still talking about how amazing he was 8 weeks later, especially his unique and creative ideas to give us more than just traditional wedding photos. Since our wedding, we've had family & friends asking for his contact information so he can also work his magic during their events. Stephen's pictures are amazing, but it was equally notable that he was truly a part of the intimate group present at our wedding. Everyone felt like they got to know him, and he was very attentive to the details of the day, and accommodating to all our guests' requests. We are planning to throw a future wedding reception and will definitely be coordinating with Stephen's schedule to make sure he can help capture that the fun and exciting emotions of that event as well! We would recommend Stephen to anyone, you will not be disappointed!

r any family event. Kathleen Duffy

d what happens behind the scenes in planning one and Stephen was always an email or phone call away. Even when something unrelated to the photos came up he was happy to answer any questions I had. He truly felt like a friend only a few short months after meeting him, and many months before the wedding even happened! Something that really stood out for my husband and I was how aware he was of all of the surroundings. At one point during the reception it began to rain slightly outside and he found us on the dance floor to see if we wanted to take a rain photo on the outdoor patio by the fireplace. We were thrilled to and when we got outside Stephen magically produced a clear umbrella for the picture. It is easily one of our favorite shots and is still on our venue's website a year later. Another moment I'll never forget is when the early bus left for the hotel before the end of the wedding. My husband and I ran out last minute to say goodbye to both of our grandmothers and some other of our older relatives. And as we were on the bus giving hugs and kisses we noticed Stephen was right there one the bus to capture those moments!! Amazing, I know. He's right in the mix without you ever even really noticing!! I swear he has a sixth sense about where everyone is and what's happening throughout the wedding! I have received endless compliments on the photos from our wedding. They are absolutely gorgeous! Stephen has a way of capturing the moment that I had never experienced before. I am not one to pose for pictures, choosing instead to let the moment happen, and he was more than capable of catching each moment and freezing it in time for us. I've had many friends who were at the wedding,and some who were not but saw the photos, ask for Stephen's information for their own weddings because they were just so impressed. I am forever grateful to have found Stephen Whiting and to have gotten the opportunity to work with Whiting Photography and cannot wait until my twins are born so he can take our family pictures! (Yes we are now pregnant with twin girls a year after the wedding). He is most definitely our forever photographer!! Thank you for everything Stephen!!

lot of his photographs. I do not like being the center of attention so having less posed pictures and more of everyone enjoying themselves was something that that appealed to me. One of my favorite pictures from the day was a candid he snapped of my dad handing me over to my husband, my inlaws are in the background and everyone is smiling and it just captures our emotions and feelings at that moment- it is priceless. We did engagement pictures with Stephen as well and he met us in the woods where we had gotten engaged. We both felt comfortable from the moment we started working with him as he is very down to earth and personable. He kept us both talking and smiling the whole time and we got some great pictures. When it came to the planning Stephen had us make a list of photos we wanted and he made sure that we got everything imaginable. He also was super helpful in planning our timeline of our day and finding out what was important to us. Stephen is a seasoned wedding veteran and knows the ins and outs and the best way to go about making your day wonderful. I really wanted sunset pictures and sunset fell during our ceremony but Stephen worked to find the best spot for us to take them at following the ceremony and some of my favorite pictures from the day are those. His 2nd shooter was also great and snapped some great pictures of my husband getting ready! Everyone told me how much they loved Stephen and that he wasn’t in everyone's faces to get posed pictures and forcing anyone to do anything. He is very approachable and it made it very easy when guests wanted a picture he was willing to take anything anyone wanted. When picking a photographer it can be very stressful as it is an important decision as these pictures are what you will use to look back on this day. There are also so many photographers out there and the decision can be daunting but I can tell you we made the right decision!! We have over 900 BEAUTIFUL pictures to look back on and a wonderful photo album that we will cherish forever!!

t but even more so we wanted to make sure we meshed well with our photographer and would enjoy & share in our special day with them. After tons of research, my wife reached out to 20+ photographers, researched some more, heard back from few and connected with zero. Then, we found Stephen! From the moment we reached out to him, he was responsive, beyond professional, and easy to talk to. He took time to “meet” us on Skype, learn about us & our relationship, and listen to and understand the vision of pictures for our wedding day. He worked with our budget and guided us throughout the process from beginning to end. During our engagement photoshoot with him, we knew we made the right decision. Stephen helped us set up our wedding day timeline, checked in with us every few months to see if we needed any help or recommendations for other vendors… he did all the things that you really can’t put a price on. On the day of our wedding, Stephen and his assistant Sharon took charge of our large group, were very patient with us, guided us to the pictures we had asked for, and miraculously was able to capture a good picture of us with 7 screaming nieces & nephews! Stephen & Sharon are both extremely talented. The main thing that drew us to Stephen was not only his ability to capture the moments and pictures we wanted but also his passion in photographing the moments in between the pictures. Thankfully, both Sharon & Stephen seem to have that passion in common because looking over our wedding photos brought us not only right back to the special moments we shared, but reminded us of the feelings & conversations we shared as well. Whiting Photography will make your day everything you hope for and more. We cannot thank you enough! -Dom & Marie

was available to shoot our wedding in September 2019. I had seen his portfolio online and was mesmerized by the light, poses, and romanticism of his portraits. Leading up to the wedding he was great to work with. He was very professional and organized; and he also listened to what we wanted from of our photos. My husband doesn’t like getting his photo taken which made things difficult during our wedding since he was the groom! Stephen had the perfect skills to make him feel comfortable and made him focus his attention on things other than the camera. On our wedding day we had scheduled 1 hour of photos outdoors before the ceremony, but it started raining exactly the moment we were about to start shooting. Stephen, thinking on his feet, came up with a brilliant plan to take photos inside the lobby of the hotel we were getting married at. We trusted his expertise and experience and we all got on board with the new plan. The end result… the most beautiful photos we could’ve ever imagined. Stephen’s skills and vision for our photos came to life in a magical way. Turns out the lobby photos were the best things that happened to us. If you are looking for a photographer that will give you the photos of your lifetime, you must get Stephen. He is just the best.

ecial. We fell in love with his work when we saw his photos from our friends’ engagement shoot. When we met with him in person and we immediately knew we needed to have him to be our wedding photographer. He is such a down to earth and personable person. We had an engagement shoot with him in Boston and we absolutely loved how our photos came out. He really was able to capture who we were as a couple and we were so comfortable with him. On our wedding day Stephen was definitely an MVP. He is so creative and talented. He and his team were so easy and fun to work with. They were super professional and organized. He captured so many special moments during our big day that another photographer would have missed. We also had his Zebra photo booth at our wedding reception, which was a total hit. It was so nice to have a place for people to take pictures that did not take up a lot of space. We also absolutely loved how our album came out. We had a great time designing our album with Stephen. We had so many pictures that we wanted to include in our album. Having Stephen as our wedding photographer was the best decision we made in the wedding planning process. We have so many amazing photos that capture our wedding day perfectly. If you are looking for a photographer who is creative, talented and very easy to work with, I would absolutely recommend Whiting Photography.

ing creative and experimenting with different lighting/angles etc... and they all turned out great! He is extremely organized and was responsive and helpful throughout the entire planning process. He did a great job keeping us on schedule on the wedding day and got all of the shots we wanted. I think he was able to get pictures of every single person at the wedding! We ended up with over 1,300 pictures to help us remember our big day. Our album is fantastic and everyone we show it too is blown away by how well it came out. I can’t recommend Stephen enough!

and me personally to make us feel comfortable, confident, and safe to be ourselves in front of the camera. When we got our wedding pictures, we were absolutely blown away. Stephen and his team were able to capture, what in retrospect, feels like every single moment, glance, and true emotion felt on our day. He read the room remarkably and always seemed be in the right place at the right time. He understood the importance of the relationships and small intimate family moments and made sure to capture them all equally and beautifully. We cannot thank Stephen and his team enough for everything they did. He had our backs in ways that far extended the responsibilities of a photographer and we are so very touched and grateful for that and will cherish these photos forever!

r and the pictures he produces are absolutely stunning. But the best part about hiring Stephen was his overall calm and easygoing presence - especially on a chaotic day. He lays out a schedule of events for the day and coordinates with all of the vendors himself so everyone knows what time to be done and where to be. For the formal photos, he was organized and quickly moved through every shot we wanted. For the ceremony and reception, we barely even noticed him and his team - even though they were clearly there and captured some incredible action shots! I could not recommend Stephen enough and you should not think twice about hiring him!

e work ethic and ability to connect with people in just a short span of time. We booked Stephen pretty early on in the process (I was totally sold solely based on the galleries on his website) and being my neurotic self, I was incredibly worried about vendors flaking on me. Stephen checked in exactly when he said he would and made sure that we were in touch and he knew everything we wanted out of our wedding photos. On the day of, Stephen could have been one of my bridesmaids he fit in so well with our group! He kept people smiling - even my mom who’s a tough sell when it comes to pictures! At the wedding, he got us through the “formal” pictures in no time so we were able to enjoy a little bit of our cocktail hour. He blended into the party but made sure to grab us for some incredible sunset pictures that we would have missed if it weren’t for his attention to detail! Obviously, can’t say enough good things about Stephen. Well worth every penny spent & I am so thrilled we had him capturing our best day. OH! And he adds a custom photo book into your package and it’s non-negotiable. Don’t try and fight him on it - the album is 100% my favorite thing ever. THANK YOU Stephen for capturing everything we hoped for and more!

erson a few months later for our engagement shoot and instantly felt comfortable and relaxed with him - a tough thing for two people who do not like being photographed! Our engagement photos were not of stiff poses but instead of us laughing together (real, genuine laughter)! We knew then that we had made the right choice! Stephen was in constant contact with us throughout the entire planning process whether it was answering our endless questions or just checking in to see how we were doing! We never once felt any stress related to our wedding photos. Stephen made wedding planning fun! When the wedding day came, it was like seeing an old friend again! Stephen so seamlessly fit in that it felt like he was one of our guests! Stephen took the time to get to know not just us, but our family and friends, too. Everyone felt so comfortable with Stephen behind the camera! One of our friends, who was married just a year before, told us she wished that she had met Stephen prior to her own wedding! Other friends in the wedding party raved that ours was the most efficient wedding photo process that they had ever experienced. Stephen is also extremely organized. We never had to stop and think about whether we were getting every photo that was important to us because we knew that Stephen was on top of it! We also completely trusted his suggestions - one of our favorite photos resulted from us climbing over a wall! When we received our photos we were absolutely floored. We could not have imagined photos this beautiful! It would have been impossible to choose photos for our album on our own since we LOVED every one! Thankfully, Stephen was amazingly helpful and insightful in working with us to create the perfect album. Not a day goes by that we don’t look at our wedding photos and have the opportunity to relive the best day of our lives! Each photo perfectly captures a moment in time with emotion and artistry. A picture might be worth a thousand words, but Stephen’s photos leave you speechless! Out of all of the wedding gifts that we received, our photos will always be the greatest. If you have not yet found a photographer - stop your search and contact Stephen now! He’s not only an incredible photographer, but a wonderful person and you would be so lucky to work with him!

No one could have done a better job than Stephen. He was so easy to work with, had amazing ideas on where/when/how to do pictures, and took the stress out of the day in a way that is incredibly unique and made every aspect of working with him a pleasure. His team was also truly amazing, as he sent several people out to ensure every moment of our day was captured. Just looking at our pictures you get the exact sense of who we are, what our day felt like, and what was happening to both of us (and our guests and dog) throughout the day. Working with him for both our engagement and wedding was so amazing that he now has customers for life (whether he wants us or not). Stephen and his team were thorough, well thought out, able to accommodate special requests, incredibly easy to work with, and unbelievably talented. They were awesome. Every one of our pictures is amazing. And even I, a groom who could have been more involved in the planning (but realistically, couldn't we all?) is so unbelievably happy with Stephen and his team that I am INDEPENDENTLY writing a review (I'm sure my wife will write an equally glowing review with the information you actually want, but really, take it from me, we are so outrageously pleased, you should hire him RIGHT NOW).

us through what we needed and could expect from him throughout the whole day and really covered all the details needed to capture everything we wanted throughout the day! We loved that he includes an engagement session with his packages, and encouraged us to bring my stepdaughter along too. We loved getting to know him a bit before the big day, and loved the bonus pictures too! What drew us to Stephen work was how natural all the photos looked, from the formal pictures to the ceremony to the ones captured on the dance floor. He's also great with kids, which we knew we wanted since we had a bunch at the wedding. We've seen the amazing preview photos from the wedding, and can't wait to put together the full album with him! Stephen takes fantastic photos and is a pleasure to work with! Highly recommend!

easure to work with. We had so much fun with him. He was able to capture everything from the serious moments to the fun on the dance floor! Thank you Stephen for being a part of our big day.

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ement shoot and wedding, we could not have asked for a better photographer for our big day. Stephen and his team are professional yet easy going and captured all the typical family portraits as well as the small little moments that make the day extra special. We had so much fun working with Whiting Photography and we will be recommending him to all of our friends and family in the future!