Donna H. Sent on 02/09/2024

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Get ready to be blown away!

OMG! What was that!?? I’m still speechless after watching our magical wedding video created by Benjamin! I am awed at his ability to truthfully capture the roller coaster of energy and love that was bursting from our souls. The song choice was flawless, the editing seamless. And he did this in the most genteel, professional manner. Benjamin we cannot thank you enough for making the happiest day of our lives…simply PERFECT.❤️

Matty S. Sent on 04/12/2021

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Not your cliche engagement pictures!

Ryan was an amazing photographer and highly flexible with our schedules. I would highly recommend this studio if you are looking for one of a kind pictures. Ryan captured our relationship in a candid way, that was not overly posed nor cliche. Absolutely love how the pictures came out and the photoshoot itself was very fun!

Rebecca D. Sent on 10/09/2022

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The most incredible photographers - PERIOD!

Drop everything and book Forged in the North NOW!

To say that they are incredible photographers would be an understatement; every single photo from our wedding is absolutely spectacular.

We were lucky to have booked far enough in advance that we nabbed Heidi for our wedding. She is a magical unicorn of a person: Incredibly talented but also incredibly friendly! She instantly put us at ease, and made it easy for us (two people who aren't big photo-takers) to feel comfortable and natural even as we were minutes out from walking down the aisle.

We knew that we didn't want cheesy, cliche, or cookie-cutter photos; we wanted something editorial and artistic and, well, stunning... and that's exactly what we got. Her eye for light, shapes, architecture, and movement is unparalleled.

She also clearly did her homework: She knew every single cool-looking wall in a half-mile radius, and was super organized in getting the shots while also keeping us on schedule. After our wedding, she got us our preview photos very quickly which tided us over until the full batch was ready.

Heidi is best in class, and we are so grateful to have had her capture our wedding day.

Jessie W. Sent on 06/14/2022

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The best wedding photographers!!!!

Ryan and Heidi are GEMS! We are so thankful we hired them for our wedding. I was actually sad when I had to say bye to them at the end of the night! They made the whole experience personal and fun. We just received a preview of our photos and we could not be happier with the results.

All our friends and family were talking about how incredible our photographers were all day. We had 18 people in our wedding party, which is a lot of people to manage for group pictures. There was never a point where photos felt difficult or forced. It was like they were a part of our wedding party crew just enjoying the day with us.

My husband and I are not extremely comfortable getting pictures taken, so we were a little nervous to have photographers following us around all day. The whole day felt natural and all of the photos captured real moments rather than posed or staged moments.

They were genuine, accommodating, thoughtful, creative, and warm - basically every quality you could want in someone who is with you by your side throughout your entire wedding day. HIRE THEM NOW.

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Kate B. Sent on 02/01/2022

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Amazing Photos from After It All / Forged in the North

We have absolutely loved working with the team from After It All (Forged in the North's new company).

We originally booked with them in January of 2020, and when our wedding got rescheduled, they were super helpful and accommodating our new date.

Adam - our photographer - was absolutely amazing to work with. We first met him for our engagement photos where Adam trekked a long distance to meet us at an important place for us! Our engagement photos turned out so beautifully!! We loved having the opportunity to get to know Adam and his style before the actual day of our wedding.

No one tells you that the person you're honestly spending the most time with on your wedding day is your photographer, and we honestly loved hanging with Adam. He's incredibly talented and has a super relaxed and flexible shooting style that really resonated with us.

We just got married so we don't have our wedding photos yet, but I cannot wait to see them.

Thanks so much to Adam and the rest of the team at After It All for an amazing photography experience. We're so lucky that we'll have these amazing photos & memories of our amazing day.

Allison C. Sent on 01/19/2021

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Watching on repeat for eternity

From start to finish, this was an unbelievable experience. We worked with Ben on our wedding video. He made everything fun and honest to who we were as a couple. Leading up to the day we were so unsure of what to expect for the video and photography experience. We are notoriously awkward people who prefer to never have any documented evidence of our existence but we understood it’s a requirement on our wedding day 🙃. Anyway, it was literally zero problem. We laughed, we cried and we focused on our wedding and Ben turned it into the best wedding video I have obviously ever seen in my entire life. If you don’t hire this studio you will regret that with potential every fiber of your existence.

They are hands down the best.

❤️

Frank P. Sent on 06/30/2020

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The best - book now

I figure I would begin this review by getting straight to the point & telling prospective readers all they need to know: BOOK FORGED IN THE NORTH RIGHT NOW… IT WILL BE THE BEST DECISION YOU WILL MAKE FOR YOUR WEDDING!! We used Forged in the North for Photography & Video, and both were absolutely executed to perfection.
We cannot speak more highly of Forged in the North; we were absolutely blown away with their artistry, creativity, professionalism, customer service, responsiveness… you name, and they exceeded expectations. Ryan & Heidi are just genuinely amazing people and they put their heat & soul into what they do. Their work is of the highest quality, and I believe they take a unique & fresh approach to each client (I believe they really invest the time to get to know the couple and craft a vision around that).
Months before our wedding, Ryan & Heidi invited us over their apartment, made us delicious cocktails (just by asking us what we like, and turning that into something fantastic --- which is what they do with their work) and spent the evening really getting to know us on a personal level. They asked us what we like, what we do not like, and made sure to stay true to this throughout the whole process. All of this shows in the final product. Everything from how the photos were shot, to the song they selected for the video was perfectly crafted to us.
Our photos truly captured the spirit of the day & in my opinion our video is of the quality of a Hollywood production. Not to mention on the day of our wedding, Ryan & Heidi so seamlessly fit in that they honestly felt like family (they were like our own personal wedding coaches – keeping us calm and on schedule). I am left looking for excuses to work with Ryan & Heidi again. I strongly recommend them to anyone.

Rachel T. Sent on 08/30/2021

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Great experience, wonderful photos

We worked with Tonhya for our wedding and were overjoyed with the results. The photos were both natural and artfully composed. She was super helpful and responsive as needed, while also capturing candid moments. Would absolutely recommend!

Gawin P. Sent on 09/09/2021

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Thank you Ben

We worked with the sister company After It All and Ben was our videographer. We are so happy with how our video turned out. We probably watched it hundreds of times by now. Ben gave us a lot of direction on what would look good on film and the results did not disappoint. Highly recommend working with this company.

Matthew Sent on 09/04/2021

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Hands Down the Best Wedding Photos+Video Experience

We worked with Ryan and Jennifer (from their sister company - After It All) for photo and video for our wedding. This whole experience from beginning to end could not have gone more smoothly. From our never-ending emails and questions and with the uncertainty of our wedding due to the pandemic, Ryan and his team were always professional, patient, and timely with their responses. Our communication whether be via email or phone was always top notch. We ended up having a smaller wedding at a venue that Ryan was well familiar with. He and Jennifer were basically our directors during our photo/video shoot, and we would not have made it to our venue on time without them. Our photo and video experience needless to say was perfect. Ryan and Jennifer's direction was very natural and made all of us including our wedding party and guests feel comfortable. They even stayed a little bit later as some of our wedding events ran behind schedule. Now 4 months later, we're still in awe and looking through our photos and watching our video highlights each day. We whole heartedly would recommend giving Ryan and his team a chance to capture your perfect day!

Alexa D. Sent on 06/29/2021

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After it All

We used Forged in the North’s new sister company, After it All, and they were the best!! We were not going to get videography for our wedding, but we are so glad we found After it All’s profile and booked them! Ben and Tina were amazing to work with on our wedding day. They made sure to capture everything but without being intrusive or making it feel like it was more work for us. They were the perfect duo. We just got our highlight video back and we have already watched it several times. I was in tears because of how beautiful it is!! The editing, music, and pure art that they gave us is definitely unmatched by anyone else. Our friends and family are raving that it is the best highlight they have ever seen. If you are on the fence about videography or which videographer to hire, definitely go with After it All!

Chelsea C. Sent on 01/19/2021

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Best Decision for Our Wedding

We hired Forged in the North/After it All for our wedding videography and hands down this was the best vendor selection we made for our wedding day. Due to Covid, our wedding planning was insanely hectic and stressful. We selected our vendors early into our engagement and when our wedding was getting closer, most of our plans were put on hold while we waited out the pandemic. When we decided to move forward with our original plans, Ben and the team were accommodating and responsive. My husband argued with me at first about hiring a videographer but as the night progressed we really felt like Ben was more of our friend than a vendor and we are so happy. I selected Forged in the North/After it All from seeing their work on their site and speaking with the owner, Ryan who was so respectful and attentive in helping me decide what we needed for our wedding based on our vision. While their work speaks for itself, the experience working with them was a dream. We received our video ahead of schedule and Ben turned around a request within 20 minutes. Our wedding video is absolutely breathtaking and something we will cherish for the rest of our lives. To all the wedding couples deciding on a videographer, I would highly recommend Forged in the North/After it All and specifically Ben (After it All). We can’t thank them enough!

-Chelsea & Nick
10/10/2020, NY

Louis K. Sent on 04/20/2021

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Unrivalled Forged In The North

Ryan and Heidi. It’s quite hard to really convey this truly - but Paul is an absolutely magical photographer/person/soul/friend. We could not have hoped for a better person to share our elopement day with. I mean... we were THIS close to inviting him to our wedding evening dinner 😂

He was just so on point from zooming us before To understand our vibe, taste and preference to getting all the timings and location scoutings on the day down to a t.

We will consider him a friend for life and he’s a true credit to what you all do at Forged in The North. You’re lucky to have him.

Thank you for making our Vegas elopement the most memorable weekend of our lives.

Love y’all xxx

Chloe Sent on 09/25/2020

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You want After It All to photograph your special occasion!

After scrolling through countless photography portfolios and a few phone calls with our favorites, we ultimately decided to work with Forged in the North's sister company, After It All (https://www.afteritall.co/), for our wedding in August. It was one of the best decisions we made and our photographer Jennifer was FANTASTIC!
Like many couples in 2020, we had to reschedule our wedding date due to COVID-19. Our original wedding date was scheduled in April 2020, then postponed to August, and then postponed indefinitely. We decided to wait to have the big wedding party but wanted to still get hitched and have a smaller, intimate celebration in August. Like most weddings, we had many vendors that we had to coordinate with separately to sort out next steps with the cancellation that was out of our hands. It was a lot of work and we were so grateful that we had such amazing partners in After It All.
From the beginning, it was so seamless working with them. They were so organized, communication was prompt, and everything was made simple. Once we had to cancel our wedding, the team at After It All (and specifically Kait the Studio Manager and Jennifer the photographer) were extremely accommodating. It wasn't lost on us that they had so much to deal with as a small business, but through the entire time, they remained calm, transparent, and above all, were true partners while working with us to go through all the different scenarios. It was apparent that even with their own stresses, their main priority was still us as their clients and making sure we were all on the same page and happy with the alternative plan. I really wish that I could say the same for all of our vendors.
We know that stress and uncertainty can bring out some negative emotions, but through all this, working with Kait, Jennifer, and the team at After It All has been nothing but pleasant and they are truly exemplary partners!
Moving on to the actual day! Even before seeing any of the photos, we were so thankful to spend the day with Jennifer as our photographer! She was so professional the entire time and made us feel so comfortable in our own skin. She kept us laughing and calm all day. Going into photos, we knew we would feel a little awkward but Jennifer made us feel so at ease. And even better, she somehow captured pictures that look so natural and not overly posed - exactly what we wanted! From the initial phone calls, to the day of, she truly listened to what we wanted and gave good direction without being strict. We had a blast on our wedding day and Jennifer's attitude was a big part of setting the tone for a fun and breezy atmosphere!
Ryan and the team edited and delivered our photos to us in under two weeks and we were blown away by the photos! Again, as awkward humans in front of the camera, we expected to love a handful of photos from the day. We ended up LOVING nearly all of them!! We received so many compliments from friends and family members, particularly noting how natural the photos came out - again something we hoped for and somehow still managed to be produced even in a social distance world!
We had some hiccups with our venue and glaring advertisements on the umbrellas on the table, and Ryan so graciously took extra time to edit those out for us. Again, working with Ryan directly was so positive and seamless. It is clear that he takes a lot of care and passion in his work!
I can't stress how wonderful After It All is - you want them to photograph anything special to you! We can't wait to work with them again at our big wedding party and beyond!

Sarah M. Sent on 07/12/2021

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Amazing video!

We worked with Ryan and Ben for our wedding video and they were awesome to work with! Both were very personable and fun. They captured everything from our day without us realizing they were even there. We both hate being photographed/filmed, but Ryan and Ben made it feel natural and easy. The highlight video they put together was unlike any other wedding video we've seen. It truly captured the happiness and fun we all had on that day and was done perfectly! Due to COVID, we had to change our wedding date a couple times, but they were very understanding and flexible given the circumstances, which was a huge relief while replanning. Thank you for sticking with us through the process and capturing the pure joy of our celebration! 100% recommend hiring them!

Darah Sent on 09/13/2019

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Truly. The. Best.

PAUL AND BEN HANDS DOWN ARE TWO OF THE MOST TALENTED PEOPLE I'VE EVER WORKED WITH. I would have another wedding/party/event JUST so I could hire them. I've LOVED working with them!! SUCH A JOY.

Katie Sent on 09/19/2019

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Highly recommend!

We got married on 9/7/19 and had Heidi, Ryan, Adam, & Silvia capture our wedding! For a party of 210 people we had 2 photographers and 2 videographers. We cannot say enough good things about Forged in the North! We don’t say this lightly but they truly are 10/10! Firstly, booking them was so easy and seamless. The team, including Kait the studio manager, were quick to respond via email and all were very willing to call or to text if we had any questions. When it came to planning out the schedule of the actual wedding day they were so helpful in making sure it was organized so that we didn’t waste any time day of! Ryan even met us for coffee to just get to know us in advance and to go over our wishes for our day. They are so easy to work with and are extremely personable. We were both pretty nervous about being photographed day of. We are by no means models and are not used to being in front of the camera. From the moment they arrived, we instantly felt at ease. We clicked immediately and felt like we had been friends forever! It no longer felt like this big production of a day, but rather just like we were hanging with friends! We have quite a large family, but they were able to capture the intimate moments between us while also capturing all the must have large family shots. They were professionals from the start, punctual, and stuck to the schedule, all the while joking with us and making us feel so comfortable. We absolutely adored their team. We cannot recommend them enough. We hope to work with them again in the future!

Megan W. Sent on 06/02/2019

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Quality, vision and responsiveness — what more could you need?

My husband and I got married in March 2019 at 501 Union and chose Forged in the North for our photographers and videographers. We made an excellent choice! Though we weren’t able to work with Heidi on the day of, we were in great hands with Ryan and his team of shooters and videographers. My husband works with video himself, and was so impressed by the quality of the footage and how much the Forged in the North team were able to capture for us. We loved the trailer they made, but even more than that, we so appreciate the raw footage Ryan sent over that gave us a full picture of all the little things we missed on the day of.

Plus, not only did Ryan and his team make us all look incredible, but he was also so responsive and accommodating. When you’re full-on stressing in the months ahead of the wedding and realize you need another hour of shooting, it’s so great to be able to reach out to them and get a positive response super quickly.

We are so happy we went with Forged in the North! If you’re thinking about it, you won’t regret it.

Kevin L. Sent on 08/11/2019

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Wow! Incredible work + professionalism

We are SO happy we hired Ryan to shoot our wedding. He was responsive and reassuring in the lead-up, and when some unexpected rainstorms rolled in on the afternoon of the wedding, he stayed calm and assessed our options. Luckily, the clouds parted and Ryan got some amazing shots of us in some remote parts of the botanical gardens. He really listened to what we wanted, while also providing his professional guidance.
Ryan's personality and temperament are perfect for this kind of work -- he is decisive and assertive (especially for those challenging family photos) while still being friendly and having a sense of humor. I highly recommend working with him and Heidi - well worth it!

Sasha Sent on 03/31/2020

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One of the best decisions for our wedding!

There aren’t enough words to express how much we love the wedding video Ben (and Ben) shot for us. What he created goes far beyond capturing the mechanics of a wedding. He captured the emotion and essence of the day. His video allows us to remember exactly what that day felt like and not just what it looked like.

If you’re on the fence about a videographer, do it and hire Forged in the North!

Yoshi A. Sent on 09/22/2019

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Stop looking for your photographers. These are them!

Ryan and Heidi should be celebrated superstars in the industry. From the way they made every interaction with us so real and personal to the artistry in their work, their hipness and style are unmatched. Just check out any wedding on their website and you'll know what I'm talking about. After meeting them and hearing from our closest friends about their experience working with Forged In The North, we knew that if one aspect of our wedding would be under control, it would be our photos and videos. We laughed, we cried, we sang, and danced. Thanks to Heidi, Ryan, and their team, these moments on our big day were captured in the best light possible.

Quincy Z. Sent on 09/09/2019

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Simply the best!

This review is long overdue, but have to say that my husband and I were thrilled that we were able to work with Ryan and his crew for our wedding. We couldn't have asked for someone better to capture our special day and we have gotten SO many compliments on how gorgeous our photos and video were. He was a true pleasure to work with throughout the entire process, very receptive and patient with all my questions. On our wedding day the entire team had great energy, made us laugh and put us at ease.

We couldn't be happier with his work and would 1000% recommend them to anyone!!

Chelsea R. Sent on 02/20/2019

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Authentic, Unique, Artistic. Highly Recommend!

We highly, highly recommend Paul & Ben with Forged in the North. They were so wonderful. Leading up to our destination wedding in Bermuda, they were very responsive and accommodating - Ryan even spoke to my Dad since my parents decided to gift us the photography as a wedding present. By the end of our wedding weekend, they were friends attending our wedding as guests, not photographers. The photos they captured were stunning and intimate. They have an incredible artistic eye and we loved how they took advantage of the light. The shots don't look like traditional wedding photos, they are personal, unique pieces of art. We've received so many compliments! Finally, our wedding video by Ben was magnificent. It truly captured the essence and emotion of the weekend and it never fails to bring me to tears. We love that they provide us with the raw photo and video files as well as they took a TON of footage. We felt the photography / videography was the most important aspect of our wedding to capture the memories. Forged in the North exceeded our expectations! Thank you!!

Winnie D. Sent on 05/14/2019

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Ryan is the best

My husband and I did an anniversary portrait session with Ryan and he was a true delight to work with. We were both excited and a little nervous/camera shy, but he was easygoing, attentive, and a pleasure to talk to which put us at ease. He captured amazing and fun shots of us being us in the streets of Manhattan with magical lighting and great composition. He is very talented and has a great eye for locations. They are now our favorite photos of us. I highly recommend him for your next shoot!

Elisabeth Sent on 05/23/2018

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We absolutely loved working with Ryan and Heidi!!!! They were spectacular and worked with our budget. Thank you to them!!!

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