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Chris McGuire Photography

Chris McGuire Photography

Peoria, IL
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    Chris A. Sent on 11/18/2023
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    The Only Choice for Wedding Photos!

    I am OVER THE MOON with the incredible job that Chris did photographing our wedding. I will be one of many glowing reviews of Chris, but I can't help but glow over the photos he takes. Chris understands all the important moments that you need and want captured on your wedding day, and then he goes above and beyond to make those moments art that you will treasure for the rest of time. Some of my favorite photos are ones that I had no clue he was taking (or how he took them!). He does so much more the photograph your wedding - he captures the exact feelings, moments, looks, and memories of the most special day of your life. He captures all the important people and all the big moments as they are at their very best. Getting our wedding photos back was like reliving our wedding day over and over again - and that is one of the greatest gifts. Chris is an absolute treasure and the best in his field at capturing the most beautiful moments and turning them into living memorials. I cannot say enough about what a joy he was to work with and how thrilled we are with our wedding photos!
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    Michelle H. Sent on 05/22/2024
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    Hire him now!!

    Absolutely love Chris' work!! He shot our engagement and wedding photos last year and did an amazing job. Every step of the way he was professional, responsive, prompt, and wonderful to work with. He expertly guided us through the photoshoots and gave us his advice on what we could accomplish in our timeline. By the time of the wedding, I had full trust in him that he would capture all the important shots and he absolutely delivered! I love how true to life his photos look...I grew the flowers for our wedding so it was really important to me that the photos reflected how they looked in real life.. and they definitely do! Chris doesn't waste time on hideous filters/weird brown tones that make the pictures look dark for no reason, which is one of the reasons I hired him. His photos are beautiful and timeless! It's been 7 months since our wedding and I'm still thrilled with the photos. I would happily recommend Chris to anyone getting married and I would hire him again if I ever needed a professional photographer!
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    Nicole L. Sent on 10/01/2023
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    Amazing work from a true professional photographer.

    We cannot recommend Chris enough! Chris did both our engagement session and our wedding. We recently got our wedding pictures back and we seriously love all 1,064 of them! He captured every little detail and it was truly like reliving our special day! All of the feelings and emotions of the day were captured perfectly. We’re not sure how we’re going to pick out which ones to put in our album and hang in our home. We definitely understand the “ninja” reference so many others have made in the reviews… there were so many pictures that made us say, “how did he get that? I don’t even remember seeing him!”

    We were looking for a photographer that took high quality, crystal clear, timeless photos. We got that and so much more with Chris. He was so professional, easy going, and helpful. He made sure he knew exactly what we wanted before our wedding and made sure to capture all of our requests and more. We were so thankful to have such a professional photographer capture all the memories from our special day that we will relive for years to come. We would choose Chris as our photographer again and again. Thank you, Chris!
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    E M Sent on 07/16/2023
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    Excellent Choice!

    Chris captivated our engagement pictures and wedding beautifully. He is exquisitely thorough when reviewing the big day's timeline, including the most important shots. He provides an excellent panel of images in a timely manner after the event.
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    Maggie R. Sent on 03/14/2021
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    Chris is GREAT!

    Chris requires no instruction. He showed up and went to work. We had our photos back within two weeks. The photos are incredible. I'm so glad we went with Chris!
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    Peter S. Sent on 02/21/2023
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    Wedding photographer

    Chris did an excellent job, he was exactly where we wanted him to be at all times and took some amazing photos!
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    Mckenna R. Sent on 12/07/2022
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    Best Photographer!

    Chris was very prompt to respond to my photography inquiry. When Chris and I met, I initially wanted a second shooter. Chris informed me that he felt confident that he could capture our day himself so we let him do his thing! Leading up to the wedding, Chris was always willing to answer any of my questions and even help with the timeline. The day of the wedding, Chris arrived on time, calm and collected, and even got started early! He knew some really great spots to go around our venue to take bridal party portraits. Being in front of his camera felt extremely natural. Chris knew that the reception was an important part for him to capture. We ran into a snag with food plates so our reception got started a little later than expected. Chris offered to stay an extra hour so we took him up on it. After the wedding, we received our album in about 2-3 weeks with 1,400 photos. The photos are simply breathtaking. He captured every emotion, all the perfect moments, all the little details, and everything in between. Choosing Chris to take your wedding portraits will be one of the best decisions you make for one of the most important days of your life!
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    Isabella M. Sent on 05/09/2023
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    Wedding photographer

    Chris was amazing he did our Engagement photos and our wedding photos. When I tell you he’s amazing it’s because he’s such a kind hearted person, very understanding and very patient with me when it came to my big day decisions. Chris was always there for me with any questions I had since this was my first wedding I had many and he was always there to answer them for me. He was also very understanding to any changes so made before and during my wedding. He was the only photographer I had with over a few hundred guests and he was capturing every moment I hoped! I highly recommend Chris for any photo sessions he’s very nice and professional.
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    Hannah G. Sent on 09/30/2022
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    Fantastic!!!

    Chris was AMAZING. We warned him about our big family with loud opinions and he managed all of that so professionally and with immense kindness that he was their favorite person by the end of the night. We gave Chris a large order to fill and he over delivered. We actually landed back from our honeymoon when we got the email our pictures were ready (very fast turn around time), we spent the long layover smiling, laughing and crying all over again…which is exactly what we were hoping for. We cannot speak enough of his thoughtfulness, patience, and even-keel approach which made us feel so at ease and helped us to stay present in the moment.
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    Sara M. Sent on 12/07/2022
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    Wedding photos

    Chris was very organized and did an amazing job at capturing every shot. He not only captured amazing shots of us (bride and groom), but of our guests as well. We had several guests that have photos of their families from our wedding that they have put on canvases in their homes. His attention to detail is outstanding.
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    Rachel B. Sent on 12/05/2022
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    Amazing Wedding Photographer! Must Hire!

    Chris did a phenomenal job photographing our engagement session and wedding day events. He was super kind and easy to work with. I was highly impressed with him and his work.
    Chris communicated well with us throughout the entire process. We emailed often. He was always quick to respond to any of our questions. He conferenced with us on the phone ahead of our wedding. Chris was very organized, which made our wedding day run smoothly. We received our images very quickly!! (Our wedding was in early July, and we had our images by the end of July) It was evident that Chris was very knowledgeable about his profession. He handled our engagement session and wedding day carefully. He captured meaningful moments using excellent exposure/lighting. He is definitely an artist. The images he captured were unique, in the moment, individualized, and highlighted us as a couple.
    Overall, Chris was great to work with! I would HIGHLY recommend Chris McGuire to anyone looking for a photographer. While working with my husband and I, Chris conducted himself in a professional manner. He without a doubt exceeded all of our expectations. I couldn’t be more pleased with our pictures! I will cherish these pictures for a lifetime!
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    Dustin V. Sent on 08/02/2022
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    Chris McGuire Photography

    Chris McGuire created magic on our wedding day. He captured the most special moments every step of the way. I would never hesitate to recommend him to anyone. He's got an eye for the "once in a lifetime" pictures and is always on task. Chris provided an excellent experience for everyone involved.
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    Tomnao R. Sent on 09/19/2022
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    Photographer that delivers!

    Chris was the perfect choice for our engagement and wedding photos. His professional and high-quality style of work were apparent from the beginning in the way he worked with us to plan the locations, timing, and sequence of photos for our engagement shoot. We did our engagement photos in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations and Chris executed incredibly well given the huge variety of lighting conditions. Moreover, he exhibited great creativity in the way he improvised several shots in an art museum, which produced some of our favorite photos. On our wedding day itself he was able to photograph all of the standard wedding images while also managing to discretely capture many unique moments. He was able to pose different groups for photos efficiently and yet naturally. Chris was professional, courteous, flexible, and kept an upbeat and positive sense of humor for the entirety of both sessions. We would absolutely choose to work with him again for another wedding or other professional photography needs.
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    Hannah T. Sent on 07/04/2022
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    A+ Photographer

    Chris was amazing. I love the way he captures sharp and vibrant colors in all of his photos. He captured the essence of our relationship and wedding day perfectly and efficiently. Highly recommend him!
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    Sarah M. Sent on 03/02/2022
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    We Could Not Have Asked For More!

    Chris was absolutely amazing throughout our engagement and wedding! He communicated well, pre-planned, and re-planned when the timeline changed! He was prompt and took the lead during sessions! We needed a strong photographer to get us through this very important event and he was there every step of the way! The best part was that he gives access to all photos taken and they were AMAZING!
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    Madison N. Sent on 03/21/2022
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    Many Beautiful Photos

    We went with Chris for our wedding at the recommendation of a friend and we are so happy with the photos! We have SO MANY photos that we love from our engagement session and from our wedding day. Chris’s use of the light and the surroundings makes a breathtaking result. You can tell from his work that he’s been doing wedding photography for a long time. Getting a photographer with a ton of experience really pays off in the quality of the photos you get. And for that, you couldn’t pick anyone better than Chris! He took into account all our requests, ran around with us to different locations on our wedding day, and got every single shot we asked for. We can’t recommend him enough :) Thank you Chris!
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    Lauren H. Sent on 10/07/2021
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    The best in the business!

    Chris was wonderful to work with! From our first zoom meeting until the last moments as we left the reception he was focused on making things great to us! His work is unmatched. Truly the best option for wedding photos!
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    Tracy S. Sent on 12/29/2021
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    I could not imagine having a different photographer!

    From the start Chris was very prompt and professional. I felt confident in payment, booking, quality, you name it. Packages/pricing available were diverse and very accommodating.

    I was looking for a photographer whose style was timeless. Definitely hit the nail on the head with Chris. We had an August wedding in 2021. Outdoor ceremony in a wooded area. Chris did a fantastic job with lighting which I know had to be difficult. Reception photos indoors were equally as beautiful. He also did our engagement photos, even with our kids and dogs in tow. (Thank you for your patience and willingness!) Poses suggested were creative without being forced and some perfectly classic.

    I ordered a wedding photo book through Chris as well. Attention to detail was amazing and I can’t wait to have this memory so well crafted.

    Again, I couldn’t imagine having anyone else capture our day!
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    Chelsey G. Sent on 08/03/2020
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    You won't find a better Photographer!

    My husband and I couldn't thank Chris enough for the effort and AMAZING pictures/ moments he captured at our wedding. With Covid-19 and a storm messing with our plans he rolled with the punches and helped us have a truly amazing day! I still can't figure out
    how he was able to be in so many places at once to get all the pictures he got!
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    Jennifer T. Sent on 08/10/2021
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    Wonderful!

    Chris was absolutely fantastic to work with! After changing our venue to our home instead of a "typical" venue due to covid, I was worried that our pictures wouldn’t look right, but boy was I wrong! Chris was able to make it look like we were in a forest even though we were in a small grove of trees on our front lawn and our pictures were amazing! He was able to capture small details that I had forgotten about and it was great being able to reminisce on our wedding day. He was able to not only capture great pictures of us, but also great pictures of our ceremony and reception venues. He was incredibly professional, showed up early, and let us call or email him anytime with any questions we had. We are so excited to start the process of picking out our pictures for our album with him - it will just be so hard to narrow the pictures down!
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    Alaina B. Sent on 07/26/2021
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    5 stars isn't enough!

    We wanted to start off by saying that we were a little nervous about booking a photographer that we didn't use for our engagement photos, we didn't know if we would click with the photographer, if they would understand us, or capture the right moments while making us feel comfortable. With that being said Chris was AMAZING to work with from the start. He was able to work with our budget and walked us through his customizable packages to ensure we got everything we were looking for. We chatted for over an hour going over details and just getting to know each other and by the end of the call, we knew we wanted to book Chris for our wedding. He was always there to answer questions and helped us build out our wedding day timeline which was great! He even was able to accommodate our last minute request to add a second photographer (who by the way was also amazing!).

    Now to the actual wedding day....Chris couldn't have been a better sport. Our wedding ended up being 105 degrees and our ceremony was outside. We had a bridal room to get ready in but there was no air conditioning (which threw a wrench into the getting ready photos I had planned)! Everyone should have been miserable but the laughter didn't stop and Chris helped everyone feel comfortable and managed to find multiple locations around our venue to get the most beautiful shaded photos. We have no idea how we are going to pick our favorites because Chris delivered SO MANY amazing photos, both in the moment and the typical posed photos.

    During the ceremony and the reception, Chris and the second photographer were like ninjas. They got some really cool angles and when sharing the pics with family and friends, no one could figure out how they managed to get some of these pictures without being seen! We had more than 5 people approach us at our reception just to compliment us on our photographers, saying they were just the best to work with, they blended into the crowd and made everything feel so natural. We could not recommend Chris enough! We are over the moon happy with our photos and our overall experience with Chris from the time of booking all the way through to the picture delivery.

    Again, could not recommend Chris enough! Book him for any and all of your special events, you will not be disappointed!
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    Allison E. Sent on 05/17/2021
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    Beautiful photography from a responsive local photographer

    Chris was absolutely amazing. To start, he accommodated our complicated schedules to schedule a beautiful family engagement session (second marriage for both, 4 kids in sports between us, life is hectic!). Chris was extremely easy to work with and super responsive. He made sure to capture all of the special moments. His editing was REMARKABLE. I can't get over how beautiful our wedding photos turned out. I absolutely love them. I'm not sure how I will ever decide which prints to get enlarged and hang in our home because their are so many amazing photos to choose from. His photographer was so fantastic, our wedding venue chose one of the pictures of us to be as their main photo on their website. Best photographer around!
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    Michelle B. Sent on 11/04/2019
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    Chris is the best!

    I am so glad we chose Chris McGuire to capture our wedding. He is a very talented photographer and I'm so happy with how our photos turned out. He was very professional and punctual. It was clear to me that he came prepared and focused. Chris helped me tweak our itinerary which I appreciated. He also helped to keep things moving along smoothly during the day, especially during the family and bridal party photos. He was very assertive when leading our group. He really respected our vision and seemed to grasp what we wanted out of our wedding photography. I was super excited to receive sneak peeks a few days after our wedding and the full collection in less than 3 weeks! I highly recommend Chris! Wonderful job!
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    Stefanie W. Sent on 09/09/2021
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    Chris was just what we wanted!

    Chris was so sweet, professional, and flexible with us! The pictures look better than could have even imagined. My bridesmaid said he captured everyone’s personality perfectly, which is so true. He was fun to work with but still extremely professional (even around my tipsy bridesmaids haha!). If you are questioning booking him, I say do it! You won’t regret it.
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    Hannah E. Sent on 12/23/2020
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    10/10 We Recommend Chris McGuire!

    Chris made the process easy and stress-free! He was easy to contact, friendly, organized, and flexible! We are so happy with our beautiful photos!
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