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TAD Photos

TAD Photos

Holden Beach , NC
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    Rachel Sent on 01/09/2023
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    Don’t hesitate to book TAD Photos!!!

    Tela is a natural behind the camera! She blew us out of the water with our engagement shoot and took the reigns to match our expectations by going above & beyond and suggesting ideas we would have never thought of! She knew exactly how to pose us for the photoshoots we’ve done with her so the photos look more fluid & less stiff. She has such a creative vision to really capture the moment and makes everyone feel comfortable during the photoshoot! I would absolutely recommend TAD Photos for personal and professional bookings.
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    Ally A. Sent on 03/20/2023
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    Tela goes above and beyond!

    Tela is the only thing that kept me from rage quitting wedding planning some days. She is a wonderful photographer and has great day of coordination services. She is detail oriented, really has your back when you need it, and it’s like chatting with an old friend. She did both our engagement and wedding photos and I hope we can continue working with her as we grow our family.
    Our venue was extremely unprofessional. Without Tela and her coordination services, my wedding would have been a hot mess. Instead it turned out beautifully. She handled all of the day's issues with tact and professionalism. She and her husband are also just fun to be around and are great at keeping spirits high and nerves calm. She delivered over 950 photos less than a month after the wedding. To put that in perspective, I could post a different photo everyday for the next two and half years and still have some left! I cannot recommend her enough.
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    Amanda S. Sent on 01/09/2023
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    Perfection

    I found TAD Photos online when searching for local photographers. A lot of brides are going for the super bright washed-out style with their wedding photos but I just didn't feel that style captured the emotion and depth of detail a wedding has. TAD Photos does a more “dark” style which I found to be more dramatic and emotional. It makes the details pop like the lace in your dress, the texture of the flowers. I fell in love with their style. When I spoke to Tela on the phone I was impressed by how upbeat, organized, and motivated she was. She worked with us on scheduling a bridal shoot and I should mention, traveled three hours to the middle of nowhere to shoot it! When you meet Tela you'll understand, she has got it figured out. This woman runs a photo shoot! I felt comfortable, beautiful, and confident. Don’t know how to pose? Not sure what to do with your hands? She does, and she helps you look and feel like a natural. After the bridal shoot and about a week or two before the wedding, Tela even worked with us adding their videographer totally last minute, I just could not pass up filming the special moments of our big day. Once the wedding came, Tela and her team were ready to go. She had everything planned out. They got all the shots I wanted and more. I felt like I didn't even see them getting some of the shots they got, it was magic. Their team worked well together in a professional yet friendly funny way. They kept us laughing, smiling, and moving along sticking to our planner’s timeline. We got our photos back much sooner than I had expected. There are creative, artistic shots, fun shots, emotional shots, candid's I mean they got it all. TAD Photos showed me just how beautiful my husband and I are, together. I wish we could do this all over again. TAD Photos made our dreams come true and perfectly captured the most beautiful day of our life. Thank you, Tela and the team!
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    Kaydi R. Sent on 11/05/2022
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    AMAZING Photography and Videography

    Hands down best photographer I have ever used! She is super helpful with the entire planning process. I loved that she and her now husband works together to do photography and videography if you choose to get videography too. She is super nice but also knows how to keep things on schedule and make sure everything gets done! I love that! Thank you so much Tela!
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    Annalacey Sent on 01/08/2023
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    Amazing Team!

    Tela and Drew were an absolute dream to work with. From the start they were professional, reliable, and experienced. Tela took our vision and made it a reality. She was able to capture our day in the perfect way. Tela and Drew became friends to us and now we look forward to working with Tad Photos for many more years to capture our life moments!
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    Jenna Sent on 11/13/2022
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    Amazing photographer

    You cannot go wrong with tad photos. This girl was amazing to work with and my photos are everything I wish for.
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    Heather L. Sent on 10/27/2022
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    Amazing photographer/videographer and a hellava DOC!

    Both Tela and Drew arrived exactly when they said they would and were everywhere and nowhere all at once! Let me explain what I mean by that. They captured so many images that I had no idea they were photographing or videoing. They were able to capture some of the most intimate times of my wedding without getting in the way or being a distraction at all. I just received my videos and photos and it made me and my husband cry. Absolutely gorgeous- wonderfully directed videos perfectly touched up photos. Just amazing. She was also one of the main people who kept everything on track the entire day. Tela insisted we get some sunset photos and I’m so glad she dragged us back out onto the beach. They were absolutely stunning. I would highly recommend her and Drew especially for the Holden Beach area as she knew our beach house very well.
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    Carley C. Sent on 08/29/2022
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    Stop scrolling and hire her!!!!

    I have done many photoshoots and events where a photographer was involved but Tela and her fiancé drew who is the videographer were by far the most professional and on top of it crew I’ve ever seen. Such great ideas for photos. Very efficient and super quick which allowed for multiple different backgrounds and posing. She made us feel so comfortable and easy going. Absolutely adore them both! She was so flexible with my never ending changing timeline for the wedding. Also a cool thing I didn’t know but she has a drone for the videography package and that was really freaking cool! I can’t wait to see the photos! Love love love her and drew both!

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    Carley!!! you are so sweet! we are so happy we got to work with yall! can't wait to see you tonight for our next session!
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    Lindsey M. Sent on 05/21/2022
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    Amazing photos

    Helen was the photographer for my wedding and she was amazing to work with! She had a lot of great ideas for the photos and made sure we got the shots that we wanted. Tela was very responsive and edited our photos and got them back to us in less than a week! I highly recommend TAD photos!
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    Angie H. Sent on 01/06/2022
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    Maid of Honor/Wedding Planner

    TAD Photos was a wonderful addition to my sisters day. She asked me to plan the wedding and it was the first time I had done that. Along with shooting some incredibly beautiful photos, Tela (the owner) helped me get together a timeline that allowed for the day to flow smoothly. The weather that day wasn’t in our favor but the TAD Photos team made sure we got some amazing photos. Also the turn around time on the edited photos was super fast. 10/10 would recommend TAD to anyone looking to have beautiful photos to remember their day by!
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    Jamie D. Sent on 07/19/2021
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    Professional, patient and creative.

    TAD Photos is hands down the BEST photographer we have ever worked with! The ideas she came up with were awesome and turned out outstanding! Her creativity really shined with our group of people. Would HIGHLY recommend TAD Photos.
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    Katelyn M. Sent on 09/01/2020
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    Beyond Expectations

    Tela is soo amazing! She makes sure every session is personal and really knows how to make you feel special! Your big day is just as important to her, as it is to you. She is so much fun and really takes the awkward, nervousness out of taking pictures. I would recommend for any occasion and she is prompt at response time and picture delivery!

    TAD Photos's reply:

    Kate, Thank you so much for your kind words. I look forward to working with you on your bridals! You and Jake have so much love it makes my job much easier!
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    Taylor D. Sent on 07/20/2021
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    TAD Photos did an amazing job with my graduation pictures.

    Tela drove 2+ hours to come take my graduation pictures and they turned out AMAZING. She made the whole process fun and was willing to shoot at multiple locations to get the best pictures possible. She not only drove to Greenville and spent 3+ hours taking pictures but she also had my pictures ready in less than 48 hours. Definitely recommend her for graduation pictures and any other events!:)
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    Matison H. Sent on 09/02/2020
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    Couldn’t ask for more.

    The true professionalism and attention to detail is unmatched. If you’re looking for a great, creative, thorough photographer, look no further.
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    Danielle E. Sent on 09/02/2020
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    10000 out of 10 Stars

    If I could give 100 stars, I would in a heartbeat. I have known Tela for a few years now and watched her business and talent grow far beyond the years she has been doing this.
    When I got engaged, she was our first thought on photography for our beach wedding. One, because she is local to NC and two, she is INCREDIBLE. She has created a team of professional, personable, and talented photographers and videographers that will take your special day and make it perfect.
    The day of our wedding she came into the CHAOS of the bridal house and made everyone feel at ease. She made us laugh, cry and never made us feel awkward while taking thousands of pictures. Every picture I had on my “must have” list she made a point to create. The grooms house, while more chill, had a female who took charge (because we all know men need a little more direction) while making every picture look easy and carefree.
    While on our honeymoon, we got a few sneak peeks and about fell out because of how amazing the pictures turned out. I could not recommend Tela and her team more.
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    Paige Sent on 09/01/2020
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    Incredible!

    Our wedding photos are beautiful! She was attentive to my requests and was so kind! Tela was so easy to be around and truly made the day a celebration!! 10 out of 10 would recommend, you won’t regret it!
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    Loretta B. Sent on 09/01/2020
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    Excellent Photographer - Gorgeous Photos

    Tela was very flexible meeting before the wedding to discuss what exactly my husband and I wanted to capture on the big day. We felt so comfortable working with her and her team. She did a great job on our engagement photos and we were confident we wanted her to do our wedding as well. She did not disappoint! She is very consistent and made sure to capture the magic of our wedding day. Even though the weather was a bit dreary and it did rain during the ceremony, we still got amazing photos that captured every moment. I couldn't be happier with our choice to go with her and her team!
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    Jennifer R. Sent on 09/01/2020
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    Exceptional

    TAD always comes through. Tela's professionalism, responsiveness, and attention to detail make her a wonderful photographer. She gets to know her client's personalities and allows that to shine through her lense which is so important in photography to capture those beautiful authentic shots.
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