Woods to Meadows Photography

he wedding party. She even took the initiative to ask around the area and get us another location with a beautiful barn and flowers to have more diverse backdrops as a surprise on our wedding day. We also hired a secondary photographer, Mallory, to ensure we had many pictures. She was very kind, helpful, and flexible as well. We haven't gotten the full gallery yet, but I know they will be amazing based on the few sneak peeks we got. I would definitely recommend Kayla for anyone who wants someone who can take charge and flex their artistic perspective for a fun time and some great photos!

e on the online format. I really put my trust into Kayla. Besides providing a list of shots. locations, and a few suggestions, I did not have many strong opinions about what our photographs should look like. There were even a couple of "detail shots" I didn't really care to have done. I am not sure if this was miscommunicated but Kayla appeared really displeased throughout the majority of our photography session. For example, she seemed very anxious to get started with family portraits following the ceremony and crossed her arms pouting during the short reception line we had. This made me feel really antsy at a time when I was trying to briefly enjoy friends and family. She raised her voice at us during family pictures due to some confusion with the name list (she was reading her example names instead of the picture list I submitted) and during bridal party pictures she was very short with our friends. Specifically, she seemed upset with us about "monitoring how we looked" in the picture. I guess I expected some guidance from our photographer, as our group are not professional models. This contributed to a tense and not very fun mood for the rest of our pictures. Overall, her presence contributed to my stress during an already stressful day and I began to lose trust in her. Based on her reviews and description, I was expecting someone easy going and flexible who would support us during our day. Instead, I almost felt like I had to monitor her emotions and avoid her irritation. I understand that weddings are a stressful environment, however, my main desire was to partner with her to keep the mood as chill as possible. That did not happen. Overall, pictures looked nice. There were a handful of shots that would have been perfect with just a little more direction from Kayla (e.g., directing us to move hair, move closer, change posture, etc..). We can't really tell what we look like on the other end of the camera so direction from her would have been great instead of putting all of that responsibility on our wedding party! I didn't think to write this review until attending a wedding this last weekend with a very supportive, encouraging, and easygoing photographer. This showed me that the expectations I had, could have been met with a different partnership.