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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
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    Miranda H. Sent on 10/22/2019
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    The Perfect Engagement Photos and Adventure!

    Mike and Jill were excellent to work with from the very start. My fiance and I were traveling to Washington from Chicago and knew we wanted to have our engagement photos at a National Park. We fell in love with the natural and journalistic style of Mike and Jill's photos, and knew that they would be a great fit for us! Mike and Jill were full of knowledge, flexibility, and guidance as we determined which areas to have our photos done at! They were always very responsive, and made our time with them an experience and adventure! We are thrilled with our beautiful collection of engagement photos, as they truly captured our relationship in an exquisite and raw way. You can tell just by looking at our photos how comfortable we felt during the session, and the attention to detail Mike and Jill put into capturing the perfect images. We highly recommend working with them!
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    Nicole D. Sent on 09/25/2019
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    Love our Engagement Photos!!

    My fiancé and I knew we wanted to do our engagement photos in the mountains but didn't know exactly where we wanted to go. Mike was extremely helpful from the beginning and gave us multiple suggestions of locations in the Cascade Mountains. We had never been to any of the locations before, so our engagement shoot became quite the adventure. It was a day that we will always cherish and remember forever. Mike could not have done a better job at capturing our love and the beautiful scenery around us. Would highly recommend to any couple, not only for the incredible photos, but for the experience as well!!
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    Carley S. Sent on 05/19/2020
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    Wedding Photography

    Mike and Jill photographed our wedding in September 2019. We planned our wedding from across the country and they were more than accommodating for us, meeting over Zoom and through email to arrange everything. They perfectly captured our day, got all the photos we asked for and more leaving us with about 2,000 photos to look back at.
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    Laura R. Sent on 06/29/2020
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    Beyond Our Expectations!

    From the moment we connected with Mike and Jill of Aspen and Cedar Photography we felt confident and excited about our wedding photography experience.

    Their kindness, flexibility, and eye for special moments was apparent. Our “day after shoot“ with Mike was fabulous. Although delayed twice by weather (of which Mike was communicative, thoughtful, and understanding) the day itself was lovely. Mike took time to let us be us, while offering ideas for phenomenal photographs in the North Cascades. There are so many photos I love from both our wedding day and “day after”. Photos of family and friends that we will cherish and show to our grandkids. We couldn’t be happier with our experience. They would be amazing elopement photographers out in nature during these strange times!!
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    Erin H. Sent on 09/25/2019
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    Friends from contact

    Mike & Jill have such a neat northwest style in all of their photos. I like how it’s a little darker/moodier but doesn’t feel gloomy at all. I was especially excited to have two shooters at my wedding and thought they were very affordable for how great their portfolio is. They are such nice people - I felt like we got along instantly and the whole process of working with them was quite effortless. I liked being able to get comfortable with Mike at our engagement session and then not having to worry one little bit about photography on the wedding day. They even helped with a bit of the set-up chores (which was such a thoughtful gesture). On the Day Of they were such sleuths - I barely noticed them and yet they got all the pictures I was hoping for. They were easy to work with and delivered a lot of really excellent photos. Having had them at our wedding and spending so much time with them, I feel like they’re part of our extended family now.
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    Steven Y. Sent on 12/02/2019
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    Aspen & Cedar will tell a million stories through their photos

    I think it's hard to find good photographers. Not only do they need to have good photography fundamentals, they also need to align with the couple's preferences in artistic style. Artistic style is so subjective because it can be driven by subject positioning, color palettes, fluid or static movements, etc. We weren't sure what to expect when we found Aspen & Cedar, just that we knew that their style wasn't one of your standard JC Penny Christmas studio photos. It was moment-focused, story-focused, all in the backdrop of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We couldn't have asked for anything better, both our engagement & wedding packages came out so beautifully that 6 months later we still haven't figured out what photos to print on our wall. We thank them for capturing the best of us, during the most beautiful time.
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    Em Fine Sent on 02/02/2019
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    Over the moon with our portraits!

    My husband and I couldn't be happier with the portraits we took with Mike. Neither one of us are big "picture" people and most of the ones we have of ourselves are pretty goofy, so we came into this expecting to feel a little awkward about the whole thing. Mike was great at making us feel at ease and a lot more relaxed about it, which translated into some seriously wonderful shots. He responded to our emails quickly, and we were able to book with him just as soon. He was even flexible enough to give us a choice of two different dates, depending on which one was slated to have the better weather. Awesome attention to detail, an excellent eye for composition, and sent out our finished photos in a timely manner.
    We're so grateful to Mike for capturing images that made me cry when we saw the gallery! He made it such a fun and easy afternoon. Can't recommend highly enough.
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    Sonia Sent on 12/17/2018
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    Highly recommend!!

    Highly recommend! I first learned about Mike hitchner from my sister when she had him photographed her wedding. He is such a great guy, easy going, fast at responding and an absolutely amazing photographer, so of course we had to have him photograph our wedding. My favorite part is all the candid moments that were captured, every time I look through my photos I can relive those moments. Highly satisfied and we will definitely be using them again in the near future. Keep up the amazing work!
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    Becca V. Sent on 12/16/2018
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    Amazing Photographers - Highly Recommend!

    We feel so lucky that we found Aspen & Cedar for our wedding, we could not be happier with our photos and they were so fun to spend the day with. We had some adventurous, outdoor ideas and they really embraced it with us and helped us plan well. They were incredibly professional onsite but still fun, even our guests were telling us how great they were! Most importantly, our photos are gorgeous. We would recommend Mike and Jill for any event!
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    Geremy K. Sent on 10/20/2018
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    Amazing Photojournalistic Wedding Photos

    We used Mike & Jillian for our wedding photos in August 2018 (right around the time they became "Aspen & Cedar.") They were extremely professional, relaxed, and unobstructive.

    One of the things we really needed was a photographer who could capture all the candid moments- Mike and Jillian have that nailed. Neither of us are "picture people" we hate posing, look kinda awkward in photos, and have very few pictures of us together despite being together for beastly a decade. When we looked at the hundreds (or more) photos that Mike and Jillian sent us, they were incredible! Perfectly framed and perfectly timed-many of which we didn't realize were being taken until we saw the photos.

    Another thing we noticed throughout the wedding was that they were regularly touching base with our DJ and day-of coordinator. It was like they were constantly conspiring with them to make sure they got the perfect shot. They also made sure to talk with us before the wedding to get an idea of what we wanted and get our day of timeline.

    Ultimately, these two were completely flexible, made us feel relaxed, and delivered photos more beautiful than us two non-picture-people could've ever hoped for. Go with these guys! You won't regret it.
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    David Sent on 08/17/2018
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    Mike and Jill captured a day we will remember for the rest of our lives, our wedding day. Their professionalism, sense of adventure and joy they brought to photographing our wedding day was nothing short of remarkable. Thank you guys so much!!!
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    Stacey Sent on 08/27/2018
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    If you are searching for the perfect photography experience, you will find it with Mike and Jill. Our journey started many miles away in Indiana when we began planning a family vacation to Bellingham to visit our son who moved there last year. Ryan and I decided to get re-married while we were there but wanted to do it as a "surprise" for our children. I began to search for a photographer online and while there were so many options I went with my instincts and chose Mike and Jill. They were excited to be a part of our surprise and while I was nervous about choosing the perfect location for the ceremony, Mike assured me that no matter where we chose it would be beautiful and he was right. Mike and Jill work so well as a team and made our experience special. They took so many awesome pictures! They captured our beautiful day and we have such great memories with our family that will last a lifetime.
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    Shawna Sent on 08/15/2018
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    Mike recently photographed our wedding and we couldn't be happier with him! He's punctual, personable and the whole family loved him! Everyone made comments about how awesome he was and how they couldn't wait to see his candid shots. He truly understand the process and we highly recommend him!
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    Jessica Sent on 08/15/2018
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    Mike was an exceptional photographer to work with! He was on-time (early, in fact) and stayed with through the entire wedding, from start to finish. He had excellent communication with us from the moment of first contact, until we said our good-byes at the end of the night. Mike did an excellent job of capturing our wedding in the most candid way, yet he also made sure to get some posed photos in the mix. His photos came out so beautiful. I would highly recommend him! We truly thank him for all of his hard work at our wedding, and for helping us to capture our special day.
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    Sarah Sent on 09/05/2018
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    Mike was a joy to work with! Being a photographer myself, I was very picky about who to hire to shoot my wedding. I could tell from Mike's portfolio that he had a great eye and was technically an excellent photographer. He shoots beautiful landscape and nature images that really translate into gorgeous outdoor wedding photos. As we were getting married outside in a huge field, I knew I could use this to my advantage. Plus, he shoots mostly natural light - which is exactly my style. On top of all of this, Mike was very kind and easy to work with. Leading up to the event he was organized and responsive and after the event, he quickly delivered our images. On my wedding day, he was very relaxed and we barely noticed (like a fly on the wall), yet he was always in the right spot at the right time to catch all of the best moments of the day. My family loved him and he even volunteered to take my dog in his car to our ceremony so she didn't jump on my dress (ha)! I recommend him to many of my friends in the area and have even hired him to shoot an event with me because I think he is that phenomenal! I'd hire him again as my wedding photographer in an instant. :)