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Colleen Schmidt Photography

Colleen Schmidt Photography

Toledo, OH
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    Beth A. Sent on 05/15/2022
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    Colleen's got your day covered (and captured) - all with a smile!

    I can't begin to describe how incredible Colleen Schmidt is as a wedding photographer and person in general. She did a tremendous job of capturing "real" photos that show our happiness, laughter, and love, and she made sure that my husband and I looked natural and relaxed yet posed in a way that would photograph well. She listened to what was important to us and the style that we wanted our photos to embody - feeling comfortable, capturing candid moments, and bright & cheery photos. We experienced a wide array of weather events on our wedding day - everything from fog to full, bright sun to pouring rain, wet grass, and very high winds. Her photography expertise allowed her to capture us in the moment without being phased for a second by what was out of her control. She had a positive and uplifting attitude throughout our entire wedding day that contributed to us and our whole wedding party having so much taking photos with her - and that fun shows up in the photos!! She is incredibly skilled in knowing how to capture everything from up-close detail shots to wide-angle, all-encompassing portraits. She has a happy, joyful, bubbly personality that was infectious to everyone around, and she did a great job of instructing our large wedding party and different family portrait groups with poise, organization, timeliness, and a sense of calm. As a vendor, she had clear communication and a streamlined, detailed, and organized review process from signing the contract through the final photo delivery and album creation. We also gave her a checklist of the family members and specific reception decorations that we wanted pictures of and she made sure every single item was captured perfectly. Finding and hiring Colleen was easily one of the best decisions that we made throughout our wedding planning process - and I couldn't be happier knowing that we have physical documentation of our wedding day through her photos that we will cherish and look back on with such joy and happiness for the rest of our lives.
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    Mckenna Sent on 04/08/2017
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    We are SO happy with our engagement photos! Colleen has a wonderful personality and is truly passionate about what she does. We just have so much fun with her and we cannot wait for her to be part of our big day!!
    UPDATE. Sure enough Colleen did not let us down on our big day! You could tell that she is dedicated to her work and truly cares about each event that she does. We could not be happier with her work, personality and overall demeanor. WE LOVE COLLEEN♥️
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    Eryanne Sent on 09/29/2016
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    Colleen shot both my engagement pictures and my wedding last weekend. She is easily one of the warmest, friendliest people I have ever met and has a way of truly making you feel at ease. I hate having my picture taken, but Colleen works earnestly to ensure you're comfortable and to capture timeless, flattering shots. My family and friends had nothing but great things to say about her, and her second shooter, at our wedding, noting how she managed to be EVERYWHERE but not in your way at all, all at the same time. Colleen is professional, attentive, and goes way beyond the call of duty. She even came to our rehearsal to snag some shots, and played a huge part in keeping me calm the day of the wedding. I am confident I will be just as pleased with our wedding pictures as I was with our engagement pictures.
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    Maggie Sent on 02/29/2016
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    Colleen Schmidt did a wonderful job photographing my wedding. She was incredibly professional and pays impeccable attention to detail. She is also such a joy to be around. I would recommend her photographing skills to anyone and everyone.
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    Amy Sent on 04/28/2015
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    Colleen was an obvious choice when picking my photographer for my wedding. I have had pictures taken by her before and she always captures the best of me. She has an eye for unique and beautiful shots and is bubbly and calm while doing her job! She does a fabulous job working with other vendors so you don't have to take the stress on yourself. I have received a few preview photos already from my wedding a few days ago (they were amazing- like they were from a magazine) and I already know that the rest will be stunning. Hire her as your photographer! You will love her and your photos!
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    Kristilyn Sent on 01/21/2015
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    My experience with Colleen was amazing! I was at ease throughout the entire process, from our first meeting to the end of the evening on our wedding day! It made the day much easier knowing that I had Colleen capturing our big day and I had nothing to worry about! Not only was it a great experience, I have some amazing photo's that will last forever.
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    Mandy Sent on 05/02/2015
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    Colleen took our engagement pictures, and they are wonderful! I wish I could upload a picture on here just to show everyone. She truly captured the essence of us! She didn't have us pose in stock poses or use a so many filters that the photos looked like a dream sequence. Instead, she let us interact with each other and act naturally in order to create a playful, fun, and relaxed atmosphere. It honestly felt like we were just having fun with a friend who happened to take our picture. It wasn't until we received the final photographs that I noticed some of the incredibly artistic shots. She used different angles and lighting, objects in the foreground and background, and other natural effects to make our photos really pop! To say we were satisfied is an understatement! We highly recommend Colleen Schmidt Photography.
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    We had Colleen photograph our wedding after she photographed a friends wedding the year before. Watching her work was fascinating, she really put a lot of effort into getting the angles needed etc. My only real complaint is that I am a larger woman and she didn't seem to know all the most flattering angles to catch at my best. Almost all of our photos are gorgeous, just a select few, if taken at a higher angle or with her body positioned a different way, or having her pose me differently may have turned out a little more flattering.
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    We had Colleen photograph our wedding after she photographed a friends wedding the year before. Watching her work was fascinating, she really put a lot of effort into getting the angles needed etc. My only real complaint is that I am a larger woman and she didn't seem to know all the most flattering angles to catch at my best. Almost all of our photos are gorgeous, just a select few, if taken at a higher angle or with her body positioned a different way, or having her pose me differently may have turned out a little more flattering.
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    Nicole Sent on 01/14/2015
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    Colleen conducted business with as much professionalism as creativity. Our wedding shoot was both fun and intimate. Thanks to her, my husband and I have beautiful vivid photographs to last a lifetime. I recommend her skills to everyone I know!
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    Mandy Sent on 07/02/2017
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    1. Engagement photos.
    My (now) husband and I were fighting the day of our engagement photos. Colleen’s positive attitude was exactly what we needed to calm our edge. In the end, we produced stunning photos. All thanks to Colleen's calming demeanor.
    2. My boudoir photoshoot.
    When I decided to do a boudoir shoot, I knew I needed a photographer who was going to make me comfortable and not judge me. Again, Colleen's warm personality made me feel so relaxed. She reminded me how beautiful I was and told me how much my husband was going to love it (and he did!). I didn't feel judged at all, and the shoot just felt like me being silly with a friend. One of my favorite photos was an outtake of me laughing at something Colleen said. I ended up giving a canvas print of it to my husband for our one-year anniversary.
    3. Colleen photographed a wedding I was in.
    Colleen was incredible. She got stunning photos of the dress, rings, shoes, veil, etc. She even surprised the bride with a second photographer. What made Colleen GREAT is that she was so organized and professional. She had a designated order for family photos. She knew exactly where to pose everyone so that a process, that would otherwise become quiet lengthy and chaotic, ran seamlessly. She took into account fussy children and disabled grandparents. Colleen knew the names of the wedding party and all parents involved. Everything she did was SO PERSONAL. She stayed much longer at the reception than most photographers, capturing some beautiful (and hilarious) moments for the couple.
    Bottom line: Colleen Schmidt goes ABOVE AND BEYOND any photographer I've ever met because she truly LOVES what she does. You can honestly tell that she wants to capture the couple's beautiful moments together and she puts that above everything. She is so wonderful throughout the entire process, and her warm spirit is so helpful! Her attention to detail makes for exquisite photographs of people's most cherished moments!