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Meghan Smolka Photography

Meghan Smolka Photography

Grass Valley, CA
4.8 out of 5 rating, 12 Reviews
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4.8 out of 5 rating
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12 Reviews
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    Sarah Sent on 01/27/2024
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    Professional, Fun and Creative

    Such a pleasure to have Meghan as our photographer for our wedding. She was fun to work with, had a great eye for detail, and we received beautiful photos of our special day. I would highly recommend using her services.

    Meghan Smolka Photography's reply:

    thank you so much Sarah! FYI Even on a rainy June day this couple was so sweet! I am honored to have witnessed your union
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    Jennifer T. Sent on 03/05/2024
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    Book Her - No Regrets

    Meghan and her assistant were beyond amazing for our wedding. They captured our true love and emotion through her photos. I could relive our magical day from her photos more than our videographers. Hands down would recommend her to anyone getting married and thinking about booking with Meghan. She makes you feel very comfortable infront of the camera and is very easy to talk to. Always fast at responding and helping formulate the day as well.
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    Justin R. Sent on 01/27/2024
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    Creative, collaborative and professional

    From the first consultation to the engagement shoot, wedding photos and beyond, our experiences with Meghan have all been outstanding. She really took the time and energy to connect with us, learn about our stories and bring a sense of collaboration to our experience.

    We had some pretty creative ideas for our engagement shoot and Meghan was a total sport, helping us lug props down to the beach and really bringing our vision to life, while respectfully offering creative ideas we wouldn’t have considered on our own.

    When it came to our wedding day, Meghan did a fantastic job capturing the raw spontaneity of the event, while also smartly guiding us (and family) to take pre-planned photos.

    Meghan was truly a creative partner throughout the entire process, and the photos we received are absolutely stunning. She brought professionalism, craftsmanship and artistry to our wedding, and we happily recommend her.

    Meghan Smolka Photography's reply:

    thank you so much for sharing the details of your experience, Justin! It's been such a joy getting to know you and Elizabeth through the engagement session, wedding, and then branding photography processes! Wishing you and the new bebe a magical 2024 and beyond
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    Jen A. Sent on 07/12/2022
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    Couldn't be Happier

    Meghan was a rock star! She captured my wedding day like magic.
    From start to finish I was in great hands. Meghan worked helped me with my timeline as the big day got closer and without her - the day would not have gone as smooth and perfect as it did. Her communication and expertise was very on point and professional.
    She can also do the impossible - for lots of us, getting our photos taken can be...awkward. But Meghan (and everyone she works with) made us all feel comfortable and directed us enough so we could feel georgios and also have fun!
    The pictures turned out beautiful, and she works her butt off to get them to you in a very reasonable time.
    I would recommend her to all my friends.

    Meghan Smolka Photography's reply:

    thank you so much Jen! I'm so honored to have captured this special, heartfelt, happy and FUN day for you two!
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    Justin C. Sent on 10/13/2021
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    Great experience and a talented photographer.

    Meghan did a fabulous job photographing our wedding. The quality of photos are amazing. She did a good job capturing the feel of our wedding with tons of candid shots as well as posed shots. She was able to get all the photos that we requested prior to the wedding. She made it easy to contact her for any details and it was easy to view and share the photos. We would definitely recommend Meghan to our friends in the future!

    Meghan Smolka Photography's reply:

    thanks so much Justin (and Katie)! Your wedding was so much fun! Wishing you both a lifetime of good memories, good vibes, and good people!
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    Ashley C. Sent on 09/16/2021
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    Meghan is awesome!

    Meghan did an amazing job photographing my wedding this summer. My sister coordinated her services as a wedding gift and she beautifully captured my special day. There was not a single photo my husband and I didn’t love from her set. She was easy to work with, kind, and her photography style suited our backyard wedding perfectly. I would absolutely book her again. She was amazing!

    Meghan Smolka Photography's reply:

    your words mean so much to me! I was so grateful to be able to provide you with some lovely memories from your happy, sunny day this summer
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    Melissa Sent on 01/31/2019
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    Amazing!!! She is a natural creative soul who prioritizes her clients

    I highly recommend Meghan for ANY photography needs. My fiancée booked a surprise photo shoot with Meghan after proposing. I never have felt so taken care of during a photo shoot. Meghan captured the joyful news and romance of our engagement in a beautiful natural setting. She had the ability to coach us perfectly to ensure that we looked marvelous in our photos! The photos she captured of our love are cherished deeply by myself, my fiancée AND ALL our family and friends. We are in the process of booking Meghan for two additional photo shoots in 2019!!

    Meghan Smolka Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much Melissa (and Jessica and little Stella pup!)
    I can't wait to see you both again this year leading up to your wedding!
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    Melissa Sent on 01/31/2019
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    Amazing!!! She is a natural creative soul who prioritizes her clients

    I highly recommend Meghan for ANY photography needs. My fiancée booked a surprise photo shoot with Meghan after proposing. I never have felt so taken care of during a photo shoot. Meghan captured the joyful news and romance of our engagement in a beautiful natural setting. She had the ability to coach us perfectly to ensure that we looked marvelous in our photos! The photos she captured of our love are cherished deeply by myself, my fiancée AND ALL our family and friends. We are in the process of booking Meghan for two additional photo shoots in 2019!!
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    Sara P. Sent on 11/12/2020
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    Helped put me at ease

    We really enjoyed working with Meghan. I generally am pretty averse to getting my picture taken, but working with her on our engagement photos and wedding day helped me feel much more relaxed in front of the camera. She was a great listener to what we were going for and had some great suggestions of her own that turned out lovely- would definitely work with her again!
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    Andrea B. Sent on 03/20/2019
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    Best wedding photographer Ever!

    Meghan Smolka was amazing on the day of my wedding - I couldn't have asked for a better photographer team. She made me feel so comfortable and relaxed which is just want I needed on that crazy amazing day! Her photo editing and composure of photos including her eye for color, angles, soft/hard lines, textures, focus, perspective and open space were all on point! I couldn't have picked a better person to help capture those life-long memories! Can't wait to go look at those photos now! :)
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    Laura W. Sent on 01/31/2019
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    Fabulous Photographer

    Meghan is such a pleasure to work with. Her gentle direction and easy going manner can make even the most camera shy person feel comfortable (hello, that's me!). And of course her work is gorgeous!

    Meghan Smolka Photography's reply:

    Thank you so very much Laura, your words and confidence in my abilities and work mean the world to me :)
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    Sharon R. Sent on 09/19/2021
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    Not a perfect experience.

    We made a list of pictures that I wanted to be taken at my daughter's wedding and handed them to the photographer. I noticed that at the end of evening that none of my pictures had been taken. I had to remind my daughter to have her take my family pictures. I think the photographer thought she was done for the night. Did she look at the list at all that I had given her? Needless to say all my pictures were rushed. There were two photographers at the event I'm confused at was why they didn't split up and cover both families. When we received the pictures back I noticed there was only one picture of several important events at the wedding. She did get me 3 more pictures of one event. When I mentioned this to Meghan she said I should have bought a bigger package. I wasn't the one who booked her so I didn't know there were bigger packages. Included in some of the pictures were pictures of the food. Why would we want that?