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Karen Joy Photography

Karen Joy Photography

Ellington, CT
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    Ashley R. Sent on 08/22/2021
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    Amazing Photographer

    Karen is absolutely the best!! She made us feel so comfortable during our engagement photos and on our wedding day! She was patient and kind! She always communicated with me! Our wedding photos came out absolutely perfect! Highly recommended!!

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    Aawww you are so sweet! You made such a beautiful bride! And you both were so fun to work with!!!! Thanks for choosing lil old me :)
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    Christopher C. Sent on 07/12/2021
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    Wonderful photographer for our wedding

    We had a wonderful time working with Karen as our wedding photographer. She was incredibly responsive, easy to work with, took great photos, and did a wonderful job helping us capture our wedding day!

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for your sweet remove!! I loved working with the two of you so much! Your wedding was absolutely SO MUCH FUN to capture!!!
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    Molly T. Sent on 10/16/2021
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    Excellent x2

    I remember being so stressed trying to find a new photographer after the state had shut down (not realizing she was in CT). She was so kind and reassuring! Very calm which is great especially during a stressful day! Thank you so much we are so, so grateful!
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    Britani H. Sent on 10/20/2020
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    Amazing, beautiful pictures

    Karen was such a pleasure to work with… She is the kindest most calm person and her pictures are absolutely gorgeous. From the day we met her for coffee we knew she was the one we wanted to go with. She did our first look which Made us even more excited about the wedding photos. On the day of the wedding she arrived early and took extra pictures of all the things that I had asked her. Even with all the rushing around she got everything done. And when we were on our honeymoon she sent us a couple sneak peeks which were absolutely amazing. She continues to send us pictures here and there and I cannot wait to see all of them because they are all beautiful.

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    Getting to capture your wedding has been a highlight of my career! 2020 was such a crazy year and to be able to capture such JOY was amazing!!! I love that I have been able to continue capturing lifes special moments for you!
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    Jennifer F. Sent on 08/17/2020
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    Amazing Photographer

    Karen was absolutely amazing and will make your wedding day so special! We met her at a friend's wedding and decided to meet with her. From our first meeting to the engagement session to the COVID pandemic, Karen was there providing us options as we had to change our original wedding date. Although we were not able to have our wedding at the original venue, and instead had a much smaller backyard ceremony and party, Karen was still able to photograph our wedding! We received some highlights of the wedding a DAY LATER and they look fantastic. The final gallery is absolutely amazing, we are so happy.

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for choosing me!!! Your wedding was so unique and memorable and i loved every minute of being your photographer!
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    Ryan D. Sent on 10/30/2019
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    Professional, courteous, and beautiful end result!

    Karen was an amazing addition to our wedding. She was always on time, and kept us on task. She was so easy to work with and the end results were amazing! Thank you for making our wedding day beautiful!

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    Aaww thank you for your kind review! Your wedding was a blast!! Thank you for chosing me as you photographer and I'm so happy you love your photos!
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    Elizabeth Sent on 09/12/2019
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    One of the best!

    Karen is a sweet and down to earth person who did an absolute incredible job capturing our special moments on our wedding day. My husband and I were very impressed by both the quality and quantity of photos in our gallery! If you’re looking for high quality photos at an affordable price look no further! She will not disappoint!

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    Thank you for your kind words!! You two were amazing to work with! What a wedding!!! So very happy you love your photos :)
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    Jamie M. Sent on 07/09/2019
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    Jamie Monico

    Karen was the BEST wedding photographer. She was extremely communicative before the event and was so much fun to work with the day-of! Even with an impending thunderstorm, she squeezed in so many fantastic shots! We couldn’t be happier with her work and how incredibly sweet and caring she was! Highly recommended!

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    It was my pleasure! From our first meeting over coffee, that cold and drizzly but FUN engagement session on the beach, the communication in planning, and your big day! That dark storm moving in and having to rush everything actually made in more FUN and definitely memorable!!! I adore you two! Thank you for choosing me to capture your wedding!!
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    Karly Sent on 09/24/2019
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    Caring Karen :)

    Was a great experience working with Karen! Very engaged and energetic photographer. Was always around at any hour of the day to answer any questions we had. Felt like she was family and put out excellent photos!!

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    Awww thank you so much! So happy you two are happy! I had an amazing experience with you guys! I felt like family too!! Hope to capture more memories for you guys in the future. Much love!
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    Heather L. Sent on 08/09/2019
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    Highly Recommend

    I love Karen so much. She takes amazing pictures and catered to my every need. I am in love with all of our photos, I can't say enough good things about her.
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    Marissa Sent on 05/18/2019
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    Best photographer in CT

    There is literally no better photographer than Karen. She is so unbelievably talented, and really cares about her clients. She gets to know you, what makes you happy, what doesn’t, and does everything in her power to make sure your day is perfect. She is not only an incredibly photographer, she is also a genuinely kind person. I am so happy we chose her for our wedding, and so happy I got to know her! Her photos are incredible, she captures the most magical moments so easily. I just can’t say enough positive things about her.

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    Aaww Marissa! You're gonna make me cry! Thank you so much for your kind words. It's truely been amazing being your photographer. I felt sad when your wedding was over!
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    John J. Sent on 03/19/2019
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    Very professional

    Karen joy did an outstanding job for my wife and I on our wedding day ! Her services were well worth every penny. Karen worked with alot of effort to accommodate every request my wife and I had . For Karen to be able to work a crowd involving our crazy fun filled families and to be able to capture every great moment was amazing . As a groom I'm very happy that one day we will be able to look at memories and share these memories with our children one day when we have children. Karen even stayed almost an hour late just to make sure my brothers and I got one last photo captured with us holding a picture of my father whoom passed away and could only be with us I. Spirit .Karen made sure my brothers and I took a photo with his framed picture in front of his memorial we set up in the front row of the steering area . This meant the world to me that she went above and beyond .....we couldn't have hired anyone better my wife is also very happy ... We loved the book she made us as well when we received it and looked at it the book brought us back to the wonderfully once in a life time day we had ....thank u Karen .five stars to you and I highly recommend Karen to anyone who wants to have an organised and professional photo shoot for your wedding

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    It was an honor! The love that you and your wife share is so beautiful! I cried tears of joy for you from behind my camera.
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    Kelly W. Sent on 04/08/2019
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    Professional, talented and attentive Photographer

    Karen went above and beyond to capture our engagement and wedding day. She has an eye for using the light and the natural landscape around her. Karen was attentive, easy to work with open to all of our ideas. I highly recommend her if you want photos that capture the feeling of the day. We joke that she was "everywhere the action was", and we don't know how she did it. We were so happy she was our photographer!

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    Your wedding was so beautiful and SO MUCH FUN to capture!!! I don't think I ever stopped smiling for the two of you for the entire day. :) Thank you for choosing me!
    Much love,
    Karen
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    Amanda Sent on 08/02/2018
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    Karen did a beautiful job capturing our wedding! Engagement photos were included in the package we chose. It was nice to use the engagement session as a way for my husband and I to get to know Karen. She was very warm, flexible, and creative during our engagement session. My husband and I felt very comfortable with her and our engagement photos captured our personalities with poses that are very natural. We wanted our engagement photos to have a natural look which Karen has an eye for and the warm personality to make everyone feel comfortable. When we saw our engagement photos we were in love and knew that our wedding photos would be amazing. We met with Karen at our wedding venue a month prior to our wedding day. During that meeting we were able to scope out areas with beautiful backgrounds for portraits and go over the rough schedule of our day. Karen was very flexible and offered some tips and advice for a smooth day. On the day of our wedding Karen was more than accommodating and patient as she worked with our families and friends to capture special moments and family portraits. After family portraits my husband and I stayed back to capture some more "romantic" photos. Again all the poses look natural, exactly what my husband and I were looking for. We are in love with Karen's work and can't wait to use her in the future for maternity and family portraits with nature as the background when the time comes! We would definitely recommend Karen to capture your special day, you will fall in love with her as well!

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    You two are the sweetest!!
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    Amanda Sent on 07/26/2018
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    From the second we met Karen, we instantly clicked. She captured our vision within minutes and we knew we’d found the perfect photographer. She’s super easy to talk to, so we felt comfortable with her from the start. We had done an engagement shoot with her which was so much fun, we couldn’t wait to see our photos! We knew she had captured some truly great moments of love and laughter. In the months coming up to our wedding day, Karen was in contact with us every step of the way. Karen joined us at our rehearsal the day before our wedding and scoped out every spot for photos, where the sun would be hitting at what time, and the convenience of spots for family who wanted to attend cocktail hour. Karen snapped the most beautiful photos of our wedding day. Our wedding party wanted to attend cocktail hour so Karen and I worked on a “shot list” so we could get everyone quickly over to cocktail hour while my husband and I took our newlywed photos! We can’t say enough great things about her. Her work is phenomenal, her personality is wonderful and her presence is super calming! We will definitely be her clients in the future as our family grows over the years :)

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    I adored capturing your love story!! From the engagement session, to being a part of the organizing of the timeline, to being there for your big day! I was actually sad when your wedding was over! Working with the two of you was so fun!
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    Molly Sent on 07/05/2018
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    Omg where do I start?? We absolute LOVED working with Karen!! Our engagement shoot was so easy and so fun, and oh my god did the pictures come out beautiful. I was so excited to see what magic she worked for our wedding!! We got our wedding album back today and we were not disappointed, the pictures were perfect!!! So high quality and the way she works with the light and environment is amazing. She managed to capture our special day so perfectly :) She’s so professional and fun to work with. If you need a photographer, call Karen!!!

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    I truely LOVED working with the two of you! Capturing your story was a joy! :) Thank you for choosing me as your photographer!
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    Laine Sent on 09/05/2017
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    Karen was absolutely phenomenal and put so much effort into making sure our day was amazing. She was so attentive, affordable, and kind to work with. I'd recommend her to anyone. Our pictures are stunning.
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    Kristin Sent on 08/06/2017
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    Karen not only did our engagement photos, but also photographed our Wedding. We are beyond happy with her work. Karen caught so many emotions, priceless kandid photos, and yet still captured the most important moments for myself and my husband throughout the night! We most definitely recommend Karen for any photography needs! Totally worth every cent ! ❤️
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    Kristin Sent on 01/18/2017
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    Karen is an amazing photographer ! She even got my fiancé to smile (hates getting his pictures taken) during our engagement photo shoot!! Very responsive and answers ANY questions you have to make the day of special. She definitely knows how to capture thay special moment. I can't wait for her to photograph our upcoming wedding!
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    Crystina Sent on 05/29/2017
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    My experience with Karen was absolutely perfect. She did everything that she could to make our day awesome. She is not only extremely talented but also has such a fun personality! I can't wait to use her in any future pictures that we need done!

    Karen Joy Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for your kind review! It was a pleasure working with you..and your family & friends. Your wedding was beautiful. Thanks again for choosing me to capture your day! :)
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    Brittany Sent on 01/18/2017
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    Karen is super professional and commited to her craft. We had a great time shooting our engagement photos with her. She was knowledgeable of our outdoor location and kept the shoot flowing with great ideas for poses that felt natural and looked great on film. We reccomend her to anyone looking for quality photos , and we hope to work with her again in the future!
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    Bryan A. Sent on 01/18/2017
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    Karen was phenomenal! She listened to exactly what we wanted, and to what we didn't want. We decided a few weeks before the wedding to try to take as many pictures as possible before the ceremony so we had more time with our guests during cocktail hour. She was more than accommodating coming 30 minutes earlier than originally agreed upon. We didn't want a lot of posed pictures, opting for more of the candid shots. Karen came up with some great ideas for the posed pictures we did take and gave us a ton of candid shots, just like we asked for. She was also very accommodating when our guests asked her to take specific pictures during the reception. Everyone raved about the finished results. She was very easy to work with during the whole process and very responsive with any questions or suggestions. I would highly recommend Karen to capture any and all special moments in your lives!
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    Karen did an awesome job capturing the day and helping us to recall all the best moments of the day. She helped to capture the moments we missed, and show the love we have for each other, the love we have for our family and friends and the love they have for us. Karen provided copies of all the pictures online and via a CD which allowed us to download, print, post and edit whatever we wanted.
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    We love Karen! She did an absolutely amazing job at our wedding. Karen was always punctual, creative and knew what we wanted. We had two weddings, a cultural Cambodian and an American wedding. It was a hectic two days but Karen was able capture the beautiful,heart felt moments that we will always have. We can't thank her enough for the beautiful work she has done for us. We highly recommend Karenjoy photography for anyone! -Soky and Jared ?
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    Karen is wonderful to work with and has a great sense of style in her pictures and a wonderful personality. She is prompt with responding to any questions or concerns you have. Pictures were given to me in a timely manner after our wedding. Easy to work with. She will listen to your concerns and recommendations with your pictures. I would recommend her to everyone!
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