Stephanie Naru Photography Reviews
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Lauren K. Sent on 05/19/20215 out of 5 rating-
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10/10 recommend!
Stephanie was a pleasure to work with. She photographed our little pandemic wedding, and captured everything about the event perfectly. Stephanie was a calming and joyful presence to have around on what could have been a high stress day. All of the photos turned out beautifully, and months later I'm still having a hard time deciding which ones to frame I love them all so much! I wholeheartedly recommend working with Stephanie on your special day!Stephanie was a pleasure to work with. She photographed our little pandemic wedding, and captured everything about the event perfectly. Stephanie was a calming and joyful presence to have around on what could have been a high stress day. All of the photos turned out beautifully, and months later I'm still having a hard time deciding which ones to frame I love them all so much! I wholeheartedly recommend working with Stephanie on your special day! -
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Best Vendor Decision
Stephanie was amazing from the very beginning when we were still searching for a photographer and had no idea what we were looking for. She was so patient with us during the process, and we felt very comfortable after meeting in person. She contributed more to our wedding schedule than our coordinator and helped us feel at ease! Her sneak peaks came the day after and we were so happy with the results.Stephanie was amazing from the very beginning when we were still searching for a photographer and had no idea what we were looking for. She was so patient with us during the process, and we felt very comfortable after meeting in person. She contributed more to our wedding schedule than our coordinator and helped us feel at ease! Her sneak peaks came the day after and we were so happy with the results. -
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Ryan S. Sent on 11/13/20235 out of 5 rating
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Fantastic photographer with a great eye and a delight to work with
When we started planning our wedding, one of our top priorities was finding a talented photographer to capture the day. Working in film and television, I know the indelible power of images and it was important to us to find someone who could shoot everything from portraits to candids with style and emotion. I don’t think we could have found anyone better than Stephanie Naru.
We first discovered her through a recommendation by the photographer of a friend's wedding. When we saw her portfolio what stood out most to us was her naturalistic sense of color and composition and the way that she elevated the subjects while including the environment in perfect balance. When we met her we were impressed by how easy she was to communicate with and how well she was able to take our sense of style and personality and synthesize through her own lens.
Stephanie also excels at planning and day-of logistics. It was important to us to capture some photos in locations very personal to our story in the Catskills about 20 minutes from our venue. Stephanie was not only very accommodating but also helped us figure out a schedule that allowed us to achieve our ambitious goal with as little stress as possible. At the venue, once we had captured our portraits and family photos, Stephanie faded into the background, continuing to capture all the important moments without needing any more direction. At the end of the night she grabbed us to see if we wanted any last specific photos, giving us an opportunity to gather our closest friends for a few fun shots.
We were delighted with how the photos turned out and are so happy to have them in addition to the memories we formed that night. We cannot recommend Stephanie highly enough!When we started planning our wedding, one of our top priorities was finding a talented photographer to capture the day. Working in film and television, I know the indelible power of images and it was important to us to find someone who could shoot everything from portraits to candids with style and emotion. I don’t think we could have found anyone better than Stephanie Naru.
We first discovered her through a recommendation by the photographer of a friend's wedding. When we saw her portfolio what stood out most to us was her naturalistic sense of color and composition and the way that she elevated the subjects while including the environment in perfect balance. When we met her we were impressed by how easy she was to communicate with and how well she was able to take our sense of style and personality and synthesize through her own lens.
Stephanie also excels at planning and day-of logistics. It was important to us to capture some photos in locations very personal to our story in the Catskills about 20 minutes from our venue. Stephanie was not only very accommodating but also helped us figure out a schedule that allowed us to achieve our ambitious goal with as little stress as possible. At the venue, once we had captured our portraits and family photos, Stephanie faded into the background, continuing to capture all the important moments without needing any more direction. At the end of the night she grabbed us to see if we wanted any last specific photos, giving us an opportunity to gather our closest friends for a few fun shots.
We were delighted with how the photos turned out and are so happy to have them in addition to the memories we formed that night. We cannot recommend Stephanie highly enough! -
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Biz H. Sent on 10/09/20235 out of 5 rating
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Stephanie is a gem!! Hire her!
We worked with Stephanie as the second photographer for our wedding in Windham, NY on June 2023. She is a consummate progressional, blended seamlessly with everyone, and was a joy to be around. She has a wonderful energy about her and a beautiful eye, finding small moments and epic shots alike. Her love and joy for her work was so evident during the day of the wedding and in the images. We are so grateful we got to work with her and can’t recommend her highly enough.We worked with Stephanie as the second photographer for our wedding in Windham, NY on June 2023. She is a consummate progressional, blended seamlessly with everyone, and was a joy to be around. She has a wonderful energy about her and a beautiful eye, finding small moments and epic shots alike. Her love and joy for her work was so evident during the day of the wedding and in the images. We are so grateful we got to work with her and can’t recommend her highly enough. -
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Kevin A. Sent on 10/09/20225 out of 5 rating
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A true artist capturing unforgettable moments!
Stephanie is an artist when it comes to capturing love, passion, and romance in each shot. We are obsessed with both our engagement and wedding pictures. Stephanie is also the perfect hype woman to get you posing, strutting, and looking your absolute best for each picture. I recommend Stephanie not only as a wedding photographer but as someone that can truly capture those special moments in our short but beautiful lives. Thank you Stephanie!!!Stephanie is an artist when it comes to capturing love, passion, and romance in each shot. We are obsessed with both our engagement and wedding pictures. Stephanie is also the perfect hype woman to get you posing, strutting, and looking your absolute best for each picture. I recommend Stephanie not only as a wedding photographer but as someone that can truly capture those special moments in our short but beautiful lives. Thank you Stephanie!!! -
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Ali Sent on 06/21/20225 out of 5 rating
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Stephanie was the best photographer we could have asked for!
Stephanie was our dream photographer, and exactly the type of person we wanted to join for our wedding day. Throughout the planning, Stephanie was organized, responsive, kind, and professional. We felt so comfortable with Stephanie and knew we could truly trust her to do a great job on our wedding day, and she delivered above and beyond. Our photos are so beautiful, my favorites being the candid moments she caught of our guests.
We also did engagement photos, which we hadn’t planned to do, but we had such a fun morning running around our neighborhood and hanging out with Stephanie that it ended up being an amazing memory from our time engaged, and the photos were just a wonderful bonus.
We were so happy with our experience with Stephanie, and would highly recommend her!Stephanie was our dream photographer, and exactly the type of person we wanted to join for our wedding day. Throughout the planning, Stephanie was organized, responsive, kind, and professional. We felt so comfortable with Stephanie and knew we could truly trust her to do a great job on our wedding day, and she delivered above and beyond. Our photos are so beautiful, my favorites being the candid moments she caught of our guests.
We also did engagement photos, which we hadn’t planned to do, but we had such a fun morning running around our neighborhood and hanging out with Stephanie that it ended up being an amazing memory from our time engaged, and the photos were just a wonderful bonus.
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Incredible
Stephanie is truly incredible. We were nervous about doing engagement photos for several reasons, including being generally camera-shy, and being worried about ending up with stilted, posed photos. Not only did Stephanie make us feel totally comfortable, but we had so much fun just being ourselves. The photos came out great, and they really capture our relationship in a genuine, natural way. Stephanie communicated well throughout the whole process, and was very accommodating when we wanted to postpone the shoot so we could get more autumn leaves in the photos. She also charged a very reasonable price, and had a quick turnaround time of 2 weeks for a full gallery of edited photos. Highly, highly recommended. Stephanie is fabulous. We have gotten amazing feedback on the photos too!Stephanie is truly incredible. We were nervous about doing engagement photos for several reasons, including being generally camera-shy, and being worried about ending up with stilted, posed photos. Not only did Stephanie make us feel totally comfortable, but we had so much fun just being ourselves. The photos came out great, and they really capture our relationship in a genuine, natural way. Stephanie communicated well throughout the whole process, and was very accommodating when we wanted to postpone the shoot so we could get more autumn leaves in the photos. She also charged a very reasonable price, and had a quick turnaround time of 2 weeks for a full gallery of edited photos. Highly, highly recommended. Stephanie is fabulous. We have gotten amazing feedback on the photos too! -
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Natasha C. Sent on 06/24/20215 out of 5 rating
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Perfect Experience
Stephanie was an absolute pleasure to have in our home. She was patient, polite and spent so much time capturing so many wonderful moments of Mae’s 1st Cake smash. Highly recommend Stephanie and will use her again in the future!Stephanie was an absolute pleasure to have in our home. She was patient, polite and spent so much time capturing so many wonderful moments of Mae’s 1st Cake smash. Highly recommend Stephanie and will use her again in the future! -
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Kiana Sent on 06/28/20215 out of 5 rating
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Amazing Experience with Stephanie!!
Working with Stephanie was amazing! We felt so comfortable and confident throughout the shooting process and Stephanie's guidance on posing was SO appreciated!! The photos we received were beyond our expectations, we couldn't be happier with the entire process and outcome of working with Stephanie!!Working with Stephanie was amazing! We felt so comfortable and confident throughout the shooting process and Stephanie's guidance on posing was SO appreciated!! The photos we received were beyond our expectations, we couldn't be happier with the entire process and outcome of working with Stephanie!! -
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Alexandra W. Sent on 05/13/20215 out of 5 rating
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Genuine and authentic
Working with Stephanie was a joy. She is a true professional in her craft. She went above and beyond to make my partner and I feel comfortable and joyous. The experience was so enjoyable and as a result, the photographs were genuine, authentic and beautiful. I cannot recommend her enough.Working with Stephanie was a joy. She is a true professional in her craft. She went above and beyond to make my partner and I feel comfortable and joyous. The experience was so enjoyable and as a result, the photographs were genuine, authentic and beautiful. I cannot recommend her enough. -
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Sofia J. Sent on 06/11/20225 out of 5 rating
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the most beautiful photography!
booking stephanie for our wedding reception was easily the best decision i made. her photos are flawless and her style is so artistic, romantic and elegant. the cherry on top is that she is truly a sweet, warm person and a joy to work with. my husband and family loved her. she is very easy to communicate with, is eager to learn what a client's comfort zone and vision are for their event, and is so much fun. i definitely plan on working with her again! thank you, stephanie :)booking stephanie for our wedding reception was easily the best decision i made. her photos are flawless and her style is so artistic, romantic and elegant. the cherry on top is that she is truly a sweet, warm person and a joy to work with. my husband and family loved her. she is very easy to communicate with, is eager to learn what a client's comfort zone and vision are for their event, and is so much fun. i definitely plan on working with her again! thank you, stephanie :) -
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Bethany P. Sent on 10/01/20215 out of 5 rating
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Beautiful Photos & Amazing Experience!
Stephanie has done my sister's engagement and wedding and my cousin's wedding. We loved the deep, rich colors in her editing style so we booked her for our engagement session and we had booked her to do our wedding in June 2020 as well! Our engagement session was so lovely. She was friendly, warm, and comfortable to work with the entire time. My husband was so nervous that his smile would look forced in all the photos, but she really captured the way we look at each other and our love was palpable in every photo! She unfortunately couldn't photograph our wedding, but she took all of the raw images from the day and edited them for us, and they came out beautifully.Stephanie has done my sister's engagement and wedding and my cousin's wedding. We loved the deep, rich colors in her editing style so we booked her for our engagement session and we had booked her to do our wedding in June 2020 as well! Our engagement session was so lovely. She was friendly, warm, and comfortable to work with the entire time. My husband was so nervous that his smile would look forced in all the photos, but she really captured the way we look at each other and our love was palpable in every photo! She unfortunately couldn't photograph our wedding, but she took all of the raw images from the day and edited them for us, and they came out beautifully. -
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Monica G. Sent on 09/06/20215 out of 5 rating
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Highly professional, amazing energy, gorgeous photos!
I met Stephanie in a yoga class she was teaching (yes, she’s also a phenomenal yoga teacher!) & learned she was a photographer. I was looking for one for my wedding at the time & Stephanie was incredibly supportive & helpful while I was deciding & looking at other potentials photographers without ever pressuring me to hire her. I’m so incredibly glad I went with her! Not only is her energy so soothing & joyful on a highly chaotic & emotional day, she captured all the moments I wanted plus some gorgeous shots I could never have planned if I tried! She was so accommodating, professional & friendly, everyone in the wedding party & our families loved her! And she got our edited photos to us so quickly! I was so pleased with our engagement & wedding photos & the wonderful experience that I hired her to do our maternity & newborn photos as well, about a year & a half later 😊 Trust me, newborn photos are tough & my week old daughter decided she was NOT sleepy & did not want to stay calm despite every effort. Stephanie maintained a gentle & calm manner & environment, took her time & gave us plenty of time to soothe & calm my baby & take breaks as needed (even capturing some beautiful unplanned shots in the process) & got really gorgeous photos! I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding or family photographer!I met Stephanie in a yoga class she was teaching (yes, she’s also a phenomenal yoga teacher!) & learned she was a photographer. I was looking for one for my wedding at the time & Stephanie was incredibly supportive & helpful while I was deciding & looking at other potentials photographers without ever pressuring me to hire her. I’m so incredibly glad I went with her! Not only is her energy so soothing & joyful on a highly chaotic & emotional day, she captured all the moments I wanted plus some gorgeous shots I could never have planned if I tried! She was so accommodating, professional & friendly, everyone in the wedding party & our families loved her! And she got our edited photos to us so quickly! I was so pleased with our engagement & wedding photos & the wonderful experience that I hired her to do our maternity & newborn photos as well, about a year & a half later 😊 Trust me, newborn photos are tough & my week old daughter decided she was NOT sleepy & did not want to stay calm despite every effort. Stephanie maintained a gentle & calm manner & environment, took her time & gave us plenty of time to soothe & calm my baby & take breaks as needed (even capturing some beautiful unplanned shots in the process) & got really gorgeous photos! I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding or family photographer!-
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Brian L. Sent on 05/15/20215 out of 5 rating
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We felt right at home with Stephanie!
I do not even know where to begin. Stephanie was incredibly professional and felt our whole family so incredibly comfortable during our baby boy’s first shoot. Her photographic talent is only matched by her beautiful personality. Thank you so much to Stephanie and our family wholeheartedly recommends her for any of your photography needs. We can’t wait to have her back.I do not even know where to begin. Stephanie was incredibly professional and felt our whole family so incredibly comfortable during our baby boy’s first shoot. Her photographic talent is only matched by her beautiful personality. Thank you so much to Stephanie and our family wholeheartedly recommends her for any of your photography needs. We can’t wait to have her back. -
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Stunning photos!
Stephanie did both our engagement photos and our wedding photos, and we could not be more thrilled with them! She was such a joy to work with - she really helped us feel like ourselves in front of the camera and made us feel so comfortable. We've recommended her to all of our friends who are planning weddings!Stephanie did both our engagement photos and our wedding photos, and we could not be more thrilled with them! She was such a joy to work with - she really helped us feel like ourselves in front of the camera and made us feel so comfortable. We've recommended her to all of our friends who are planning weddings! -
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Wonderful photographer!
My daughters gave me a family photo shoot as a birthday present. We hadn’t had professional family photos done in way too many years so we had high hopes of finally having some fabulous family shots. Stephanie delivered big time! My short list is still 40 photos! She suggested perfect color schemes based on our setting. She was very open and amenable to taking group and solo shots. Even my husband, who is impatient about posing for photos, said “why don’t we do that every year?”. I will definitely use Stephanie again and have recommended her at every opportunity.My daughters gave me a family photo shoot as a birthday present. We hadn’t had professional family photos done in way too many years so we had high hopes of finally having some fabulous family shots. Stephanie delivered big time! My short list is still 40 photos! She suggested perfect color schemes based on our setting. She was very open and amenable to taking group and solo shots. Even my husband, who is impatient about posing for photos, said “why don’t we do that every year?”. I will definitely use Stephanie again and have recommended her at every opportunity. -
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Excellent photos!!!
Stephanie is a rock star family photographer! We had the best time together laughing in the freezing cold, down by the Hudson River in Beacon with my 2 boys and my husband. She took incredibly memorable photos of us. We are extremely pleased. I HIGHLY recommend using Stephanie as a photographer. She was responsible, reliable, a great communicator and clearly creative! She even created a Pinterest page for us so we could share ideas about wardrobe and shots. 5 stars!Stephanie is a rock star family photographer! We had the best time together laughing in the freezing cold, down by the Hudson River in Beacon with my 2 boys and my husband. She took incredibly memorable photos of us. We are extremely pleased. I HIGHLY recommend using Stephanie as a photographer. She was responsible, reliable, a great communicator and clearly creative! She even created a Pinterest page for us so we could share ideas about wardrobe and shots. 5 stars! -
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Like having a talented friend capture sacred memories
Stephanie is the best - she’s communicative, creative and compassionate! We first hired her for our engagement shoot back in 2015, had so much fun working together, and then hired her again in 2019 for a newborn shoot after the birth of our daughter and again in 2020 for a family photo shoot. Stephanie immediately made us feel comfortable and had great ideas that allowed us to connect as a newly engaged couple and later as a family of three. It felt more like inviting a good friend to capture incredible memories. Stephanie is talented and professional. You couldn’t ask for a better experience or final product.Stephanie is the best - she’s communicative, creative and compassionate! We first hired her for our engagement shoot back in 2015, had so much fun working together, and then hired her again in 2019 for a newborn shoot after the birth of our daughter and again in 2020 for a family photo shoot. Stephanie immediately made us feel comfortable and had great ideas that allowed us to connect as a newly engaged couple and later as a family of three. It felt more like inviting a good friend to capture incredible memories. Stephanie is talented and professional. You couldn’t ask for a better experience or final product.-
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