One month ago today, my now husband and I were prepping for our wedding later that day. With only a few friends joining us, we were having a small ceremony at a quaint venue, 200 miles from our home. One of our biggest challenges planning our wedding had been finding a photographer who would capture the special moments of our wedding day. One lucky day, I happened to reach out to @lanaracquelphoto, and was pleasantly surprised to get an immediate response.

Not only did Lana respond to my questions, she made me feel like our small wedding was as important as any wedding she’d ever photographed. Never having met Lana prior to the day of our wedding was not a problem, as she felt like a friend the minute we started planning which wedding package suited our needs best, and what details I wanted to include in our photographs.

Wedding day came, and we were not disappointed. Lana met every expectation we had and more. She captured our personalities, our love and our joy of the moments. Our 2 friend/couples in attendance were a big part of our photos and she did an amazing job making sure our friendships were evident in the group pictures-and that everyone looked their best. It was obvious how comfortable we all were with her. Our smiles and expressions were all so natural. Our friends were so complimentary of how well the photos went. Neither my husband nor I are comfortable in front of a camera, but that day, it was different. Lana made us feel so at ease-we didn’t look nervous or posed or unnatural.

It was an amazing day, with our closest friends at a beautiful venue with my favorite person, and all those sentiments were captured in our wedding photos. I am still thinking about our perfect day with fond memories, and I often pull up our sneak peek photos and just smile remembering how much fun we had that day. I can’t thank Lana enough for the thoughtful and creative way she was able to capture us so naturally in our photos. Choosing a wedding photographer is a really big decision, and Lana made that decision so easy to make. Thank you so much, Lana!

Lana was always working with us to get everyone shot we requested. She made the day effortless and fun in terms of photography. Her photos all turned out beautifully and really made us certain our day was captured perfectly. She made us feel so comfortable in working on shots and she was very accommodating to our requests as well. She's super funny and nice to boot, which was a bonus since we spent so much of the day together! 12/10 would recommend!

Lana was absolutely amazing for our wedding photos. I had a bad experience with engagement pictures somewhere else and was worried about trying someone I never met and couldn’t of asked for a better photographer. She was so laid back and made us comfortable, listened to all of our requests and our pictures turned out amazing. You will definitely not regret hiring her.