Vanessa Joy Photography Reviews
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Danielle F. Sent on 04/10/2024Vanessa is an absolute JOY to work with. 10/10 book her for your wedding day!
Vanessa truly made our wedding day an extraordinary experience. Her ability to encapsulate the essence of each moment through her captivating storytelling was truly remarkable. She expertly guided and assisted all members of the wedding party, ensuring they felt at ease and confident in front of the camera. Prior to the big day, she diligently inquired about our goals, budget, and family dynamics, showcasing her commitment to understanding our vision. Moreover, her swift provision of proofs, just 12 hours post-wedding, exemplified her dedication and professionalism. Working with Vanessa was an absolute pleasure, and I wholeheartedly recommend her services. -
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Jacqueline M. Sent on 10/04/2023Beyond 5 star Service
Vanessa Joy Photography deserves more than a 5-star rating for the absolutely outstanding job they did at our wedding. Vanessa and her team are true professionals who go above and beyond to capture the most memorable moments of our special day. Her work seemed effortless even with a bridal party of 33 people and a wedding of almost 400 people.
She took the time to understand our vision and preferences, ensuring that our wedding photos would be uniquely tailored to our style. Her expertise and attention to detail were evident throughout the entire process.
On our wedding day, Vanessa and her team were punctual, organized, and an absolute joy to work with. Their professionalism and commitment to excellence made us feel at ease, allowing us to fully enjoy our day without worrying about a thing. Vanessa was always responsive to our questions and concerns, making us feel like valued clients throughout the entire process.
Choosing Vanessa Joy Photography for our wedding was one of the best decisions we made. We highly recommend Vanessa Joy Photography to anyone in search of a talented and dedicated photographer for their wedding or any special occasion.
Thank you, Vanessa and the entire team, for making our wedding day even more magical with your incredible photography skills! We are forever grateful. -
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Samantha J. Sent on 01/04/2023Such a Joy to work with!
From start to finish, Vanessa was just a joy to work with! She made us feel comfortable from our initial call, to our engagement session, to our wedding day. We were blown away with not only her talent (and she's incredibly talented!) and professionalism, but by how thoughtful she was - we received a beautiful cheeseboard with our name engraved when we booked our wedding with her, and then received a camera right before our wedding with the sweetest note.
Our wedding day felt so easy and relaxed, we owe a big part of that to Vanessa and her team. She knew our venue and the best places to take photos and where the light was best. Our bridal party and parents couldn't get over how perfectly she was able to direct everyone and get the shot. Looking at the photos now, we are so happy with how perfectly she captured us and how we felt.
We would HIGHLY recommend Vanessa and her team to everyone! Thank you Vanessa for helping to make our day so special! -
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Madeleine B. Sent on 11/22/2022The Best Photographer
Vanessa is truly amazing. She is professional, organized, hard-working, and easy to work with. She makes you feel relaxed when she takes your picture and will suggest poses so you do not have to worry about looking bad. Not only did our photos turn out stunning, but at our wedding reception she gave us an iPad so we could see photos of us getting ready, our first look, the wedding party, and our ceremony. The quality was amazing and as we viewed the photos, our entire wedding party and some additional guests gathered around us so they could see the photos as well. Everyone was amazed at how incredible the photos looked. Ever commenting they looked straight out of a magazine! Her style is timeless and elegant, and I know we will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives. I would recommend couples hire her for engagement pictures as well since she is an expert at capturing these special moments. -
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Jordan W. Sent on 10/10/2022Beyond our expectations!
Vanessa was unbelievable to work with from the moment we hired her until our grand exit on wedding day. Her team showed up and went straight to work, they were incredibly organized, efficient, and had the amazing ability to make me and every single person in front of her lens feel comfortable. Vanessa was able to capture our love in such a natural and beautiful way, and I'm so grateful we invested in the photos we'll be loving for a lifetime. I will forever be raving about her talent, hard-work, and professionalism. Thank you Vanessa! -
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Nathan J. Sent on 10/31/2022So quick and professional!
It was super cool to be able to see some photo selects as well as a quick edit of the video during the reception! They did beautiful work and were lovely to be around. -
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Sarah Sent on 06/13/2022Highly recommend this amazing talented photographer!!! Thank you Vanessa!!!
I cannot thank Vanessa and her team enough for capturing our wedding in such a special way! From the minute we spoke to Vanessa on the phone back in 2020, we knew she was the one for us. She is down to earth, talented but most importantly she is professional and organized when it comes to your wedding day. We had our engagement shoot done and both my husband and I were nervous about feeling awkward in posed pictures, but Vanessa made it fun and light! When we got our pictures back, we were amazed with her talent and knew we had made the right decision. We used our engagement shoot photos for many many things leading up to our wedding and have multiple pictures framed around our house. Throughout planning our wedding, Vanessa was easy to reach, she helped with my timeline and took into account the very specific details I cared about. I mentioned specific photos that I wanted and she was able to get them (even in the rain!!) She sent us LOVELY gifts throughout our planning and she felt more like a friend. Leading up to the wedding day, I felt very comfortable knowing that she would keep us on track and run the show the day of. I wanted to have a fun and stress-free day and she made it better than I expected. When she arrived, she was calm, happy and so easy to work with. The entire bridal party - (including groomsmen) commented on her ability to get the bridal photos done quickly and efficiently and everyone knew exactly where they needed to be. There was no rushing or being late while getting ready - everything flowed perfectly. It rained very heavily on our day and the ceremony/cocktail hour could not be outside as planned. Vanessa managed to capture us perfectly and used to clouds to brighten our photos - she is just so talented. It was very important to us that we could enjoy our cocktail hour so Vanessa made sure to get all pictures complete before our ceremony. At the end of the night, Vanessa airdropped "sneak peeks" into our phone along with handing us a printed mini album!!! We spent the night looking at our pictures and reliving those magical moments. It was a highlight of our day!!!! We then received our wedding photos while we were on our honeymoon and were blown away with how well she captured the emotions we all felt that day!! No matter how many times I look at our photos, I am brought back to that exact moment and can truly relive that day. I would book Vanessa over and over again!! We are so excited to work with Vanessa to put our album together and cannot wait to display her work around our house. Remember - your photos and memories are the only things you have after the wedding.. This is the most important day of your lives -- the day that you have been planning and agonizing over for months (or even years).. make sure to choose Vanessa to be apart of your team!! -
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Marie J. Sent on 02/19/2022Wedding Wonders
Vanessa made my wedding feel so unique and precious with the way she styled her photographs. She made sure all my needs were met and the few requests I had were overwhelmingly done beyond perfection. I was more than happy with her style and technique of placement for her photography, and If I were to ever have another special event as memorable as my wedding, I will most definitely choose her as my photographer.
Thank you Vanessa! I cannot wait to see the outcome. We (Husband and I) thank you graciously. And lastly, apologies again, for our little monkey causing so much chaos. We greatly appreciated your patience with him, and ability to still take beautiful photos. It truly shows your capabilities and professionalism with certain situations. But I wouldn't mind having one special photobomb of him. Lol.
Thank you again,
Xoxo, Mr. & Mrs. Torres. -
Ben Sent on 07/01/2023
Amazing Person and Beautiful Work, Engagement & Wedding Photography
My wife and I can’t say enough good things about Vanessa Joy and her work! We first met Vanessa back in 2021, when she did our engagement photos in Austin, Texas. We loved our engagement photos so much that we had to have her photograph our wedding! Her photos are beyond beautiful and she is amazing to work with. Not only did she beautifully capture some of the most cherished moments in our lives, we also believe her photos helped us adopt our baby. My wife and I recently grew our family through adoption and we credit Vanessa’s work to helping us get matched with our baby’s birth mom, as we used our photos from Vanessa to create our adoption profile book. Thank you Vanessa Joy for being such a blessing in our lives and special part of our adoption journey! -
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Kirsten H. Sent on 09/26/2021Amazing experience with top-notch photographer
I would highly recommend Vanessa. I can’t imagine a better photographer. We are thrilled with her work!
Vanessa and her team were the photographers at my September 2021 rehearsal dinner and wedding at Glenmere Mansion in NY. We booked Vanessa about a year in advance on recommendation from our wedding planner. There were a lot of fun touches she did leading up to the wedding day that made us feel like we made the right choice – from a cutting board with my new last name on it to a polaroid camera she sent to us at our home in Colorado, she made us feel very confident in our decision.
My now husband and I were sure we were going to feel uncomfortable doing all of the romantic, looking-into-one-anothers-eyes photos, but Vanessa made us feel so at ease. Her direction was efficient and straightforward, making it easy to follow. Many members of our wedding party and family marveled over how quick and painless she made the whole process. My 90 year old grandfather, who has rarely had a professional photograph taken and wasn’t thrilled at the prospect, kept talking afterwards about how great she was. Vanessa made sure to get a list of “must-have” photos ahead of time and got them all done very quickly, with beautiful results.
I anticipated having to wait a few weeks to get even a preview of the photos from the wedding, but when I got back to my room the night of and checked my phone, she had already sent 50+ BEAUTIFUL photos. I’m not sure how she got that done so quickly, but the images were stunning. She is very artistic, so beyond just the typical shots you see for weddings, she took some very, very cool images that played with light and color and looked like they came out of Vogue.
We had a black tie wedding, and I really appreciated that Vanessa showed up looking so great. She really blended in with the crowd.
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Jia B. Sent on 04/03/2022Amazing Experience with Vanessa Joy Photography team
We had to reschedule our wedding three times because of the pandemic. Found Vanessa Joy online and fell in love with the story telling, color grading and the whole package from previous portfolio. When the day came, Nino and the team was super punctual and professional. They made the day less stressful for both me, my husband and the whole wedding party. The post wedding day services was top notch as well including the album arrangement, thank you cards and so many more. Would definitely recommend to any one I know. Thank you! -
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Ashley T. Sent on 07/05/2021Incredible experience - goes above & beyond!!
Vanessa and her team were absolutely incredible. I’m so happy we went with her for our wedding day. From my experience with her on our foggy weather engagement shoot, I knew that despite whatever weather was thrown our way, our pictures would still come out incredible and it would be one less thing to worry about. Needless to say, our wedding day (and first look) started out with rain and the pictures came out so dreamy despite the weather.
I have to say though, Vanessa really went above and beyond in every aspect leading up to our wedding day as well as the actual day itself. She has a gentle sureness about her that gives you this calming confidence on your wedding day because you know the job will be done and it will be done beautifully. She is very experienced and it shows.
On the day of our wedding Vanessa even stepped outside of her job description and helped us run our “day of” timeline when we were in need. With her help, we were able to get all of the pictures we wanted and even arrived to our ceremony 20 minutes early, despite the fact that we shot at multiple locations with an 18 person bridal party. She is very professional and well versed in all things wedding/bridal and it showed. When my family and bridesmaids couldn’t find the last bustle in my dress she quickly came over and found it in a few short seconds. It’s the little things that she did that really helped the day go off without a hitch.
I highly recommended Vanessa and her team - she produces incredible results and even gives you an adorable sneak peak of the photos the night of the wedding. She is someone you definitely want to have on your team for your big day! Highly recommend - worth every penny! -
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Christina H. Sent on 08/24/2021Vanessa and her team were a pleasure to work with!
Vanessa and her team were a pleasure to work with to capture not only our small micro wedding in 2020, but also our full wedding in 2021. From the beginning when you decide to work with her, she and her team are very responsive and answer any and all questions you may have. They were always professional and friendly which made it a smooth process leading up to the wedding day and then on the day of. They are prompt showing up on time and get straight to work to capture every small detail of your day. Vanessa guides you throughout the day showing you the best poses and best locations to capture the perfect pictures. The quality of pictures were exactly what we were looking to capture for our wedding day. The package we choose included thank you cards and an album and Vanessa and her team were there every step of the way to help you choose the best pictures and layout of both. I highly recommend booking Vanessa and her team to capture your special occasion. Thanks Vanessa! -
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Karissa A. Sent on 06/08/2021So much better than I could have ever asked or imagined.
I was definitely a nervous bride and a bride that wanted things to run smoothly. Vanessa was there to help with both of those things. Right away I felt comfortable with Vanessa. She started by bringing me a latte and letting me know that I could just do my thing and she’d be there. She’s exactly what you need. She also had photos placed in an miniature accordion photo album literally the same night as the wedding. Amazing! She laughed with me and calmed me. If you need a photographer ladies, hire her. -
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Gina M. Sent on 09/11/2021Jumping for JOY!
Vanessa Joy that is...I can honestly say that the easiest decision I had to make for my wedding was choosing Vanessa Joy as my photographer. Her beautiful work speaks for itself and once the commitment was made, I never gave it a second thought or looked back to question it again. The day of my wedding Vanessa and her team were perfect professionals. They were precisely placed to capture all the special moments throughout the evening but my guests and I barely even realized they were there. My photos are everything I dreamed they would be and I would absolutely recommend Vanessa Joy to other brides. -
Danielle Sent on 12/28/2020
Thank you Vanessa Joy!
We discovered Vanessa after seeing pictures she had taken at our wedding venue, and we knew we wanted her to capture our special day. During our first phone call she was warm and welcoming while also clearly communicating all of the important information. Her assistant Jaye is wonderful , and the booking process could not have been easier! When we were forced to reschedule our larger celebration due to the pandemic, Vanessa was responsive, accommodating, and supportive as we re-imagined and downsized our wedding. She even sent us clever "still engaged" T shirts, which added humor and lightheartedness to the stress of postponing. The day of our micro wedding, she was delightful to work with from the moment she arrived. Give her a veil and a camera, and she will make magic! Her assistant and second shooter were equally professional and talented! Our portraits exceeded my high expectations, and the photos of the ceremony and celebration captured our genuine emotions. As the rain began to fall at the end of our outdoor cocktail hour, Vanessa captured one last portrait of us under the stormy sky. After dinner, she presented us with an IPAD of images form earlier in the day that evoked laughter, tears, and applause! After the wedding, we worked with Vanessa and her team to design beautiful thank you cards, and a gorgeous wedding album. Vanessa's ability to connect with the people she photographs is equal to her technical expertise. We will cherish the beautiful memories she gave us! -
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