Wood & Ether Reviews
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Mairi H. Sent on 09/11/2023
The best shoot ever
Our experience shooting with Macaulay was what we dreamed of and more. I couldn’t recommend him enough. His services are worth every penny. -
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Emma P. Sent on 08/04/2023Perfectly captured our day!!
Macaulay is incredible! He is not only an extremely talented photographer, but also a lovely person to work with. He has a very calm and friendly demeanor that put both of us at ease throughout our wedding day and especially during our portrait shoot. Macaulay is a great listener and has such an awesome creative eye. He captured our venue, our guests, and us perfectly! So far we just have our "sneak peek" photos (which he got to us in just 5 days!) and we are already over the moon. I know we will treasure these photos and be transported back to our magical day each time we look through them. We couldn't recommend Macaulay more highly! -
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Kirsten Sent on 07/13/2023Perfect Perfect Perfect
We had a great experience working with Wood & Ether. They captured some seriously beautiful shots of our wedding that will be cherished for generations. Thank you for the wonderful memories! Everything about the process was high quality and professional. Couldn't be happier. -
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Samantha M. Sent on 11/18/2022
Timeless Documentarian-Like Wedding Photos
As soon as I came across Macaulay's website, I knew I wanted him to be our wedding photographer! His photos have such a documentarian, raw, and emotional quality to them — and was exactly what I was looking for. From start to finish, Macaulay was a pleasure to work with. He met with us to get to know us as a couple, and was very professional and communicative. On our wedding day, he was relaxed and made us feel like we were shooting photos with a friend. He struck a perfect balance between letting us propose places around the venue photograph, but also had his own ideas to share with us. It was truly effortless. I was blown away by the beauty in our wedding photo album. The photos are everything and more. He captured so many intimate moments and all the details of our day. I will forever cherish our photos and would recommend him to anyone looking for timeless photos to last a lifetime. -
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Emily Sent on 10/21/2021Amazing!
Wow. If you're lucky enough to book Macaulay you will not be disappointed. Not only is he professional, responsive, and an incredible artist, but he's also just a really good guy. Every interaction we had with Macaulay from our engagement shoot to the wedding day was 10 out of 10. We love our wedding photos. The album we got from Macaulay tells the story of our wedding day with sensitivity, humor, and humanity--and genuine beauty.
We were looking for a photographer who was more interested in helping us capture memories and moments than in staging an elaborate, expensive photo shoot. We were excited by his portfolio and his documentary background and we could not have been more pleased with the authenticity, caliber, and range of the images we received. And he really was a joy to work with. Someone else in their reviews mentioned his ability to fit in-- he became so much a part of the feeling of community we had created for our weekend that we forgot he was taking pictures half the time and were delighted to discover some of the moments he had captured without us noticing. He really does have an impressive ability to be present, yet blend into the background so you forget the camera is on.
We originally booked with Macaulay in the fall of 2019, thinking our Starksboro, Vermont wedding would be in August 2020. That didn't happen, but you know who stuck with us through thick and thin and two postponements? This guy. Macaulay was responsive, kind, practical, calm, and genuinely fun to work with and talk to in addition to being so skilled. We're so lucky we found him and so grateful for his artistry, professionalism, and genuineness. -
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Britt J. Sent on 07/19/2021Can't imagine anyone better!
We really enjoyed working with Macaulay to capture our big day! He was professional and personable every step of the way - including the extra yearlong detour after we postponed due to the pandemic. He listened to our every need and every hope for what our wedding day would be like, and he absolutely delivered. He was prompt to respond to all communication and ensured we were always ahead of the curve in terms of planning and decision making. He went above and beyond by traveling to our venue a few weeks ahead of the wedding to ensure he would be as prepared as possible to get all the shots we wanted. By the time the wedding arrived, it felt like he was another longtime friend there celebrating with us. He somehow managed to fit right in and remain unobtrusive at the same time. We would love the chance to work with him again and highly recommend his services to others! -
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Colleen D. Sent on 01/06/2022Absolutely Love our Wedding Video!
We couldn't recommend Macaulay more! We heard of Macaulay through a friend who hired him to be their wedding photographer and gave him a glowing review. We were hesitant to hire a videographer, but our wedding video ended up being our most treasured wedding memory and will be for many decades to come. Macaulay captured our day perfectly. He was easy to communicate with and was a pleasure to work with. For us, rewatching our wedding video is magical, surreal, and brings tears every time! -
Rebecca C. Sent on 07/28/2021
Creative and Professional Photographer
This past June I had an event at a farm up the Hudson in Monroe, New York. Macaulay took amazing photos that perfectly captured and elevated the entire feel of the event and venue. He had great vision and direction for all the photos, was very fun to work with, and was a great addition to the party as a whole. Throughout the night he captured a ton of really great candid moments, I'm so glad I have such beautiful photos to look back on. Thank you again! -
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Grace Sent on 10/27/2021Couldn't recommend more!
We couldn't be happier with our decision to have Macaulay shoot our wedding at Sleepy Hollow Inn in Huntington, VT! Macaulay has been extremely professional but also kind and compassionate throughout all our communication and interaction with him -- and that included a lot of shifts and changes between when we originally booked him back in 2019 and when we finally got to have our wedding this fall!
He gave us valuable advice on our timeline and planning, and helped us pull off taking all our portraits and family photos before the ceremony. We also had a last minute issue with one of our closest family members not being able to come, and Macaulay ended up lending us mics to record the audio for our ceremony, -- truly going above and beyond his role as our photographer.
Overall, we wanted a photographer who would capture the feel and emotion of our wedding day, and looking back through our final wedding photo gallery, Macaulay did an outstanding job of that. It's been especially fun getting to see how he captured not just all the big, scripted moments, but also all the little, intimate ones as well. We truly can't recommend working with Macaulay highly enough! -
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Amrita G. Sent on 09/22/2020Incredible eperience. I would recommend Wood & Ether to everyone!
Due to COVID, our original wedding plans changed and even in our alternate plans, our original videographer fell through last minute. We were obviously very nervous that we may not even have a video to share with our friends and families who couldn't join due to international travel restrictions.
Enter Macaulay @ Wood and Ether... We connected with him with 10 days to go for our wedding and we were so lucky that he had our date open. He quickly arranged a call with us and asked us many questions about the event and our preferences. He worked with us to understand our schedule and budget and provided us various options to meet our needs. We were able to come to an understanding of doing a 4-hour ceremony video and film. It was so easy to communicate with him. He just knew what we were looking for, what we needed!
When we realized that there will be all-day thunderstorms on our wedding day, Macaulay offered to come a day before to take some aerial footages of the venue, understanding how important it was for us.!!
During the wedding itself, it felt like he was part of our small group, at the same energy and excitement level as the rest of us. Due to the rain, we had multiple locations set up for the ceremony and Macaulay was quickly able to adapt to changing situations.
Thinking about the wedding day activities can be stressful and it really helps to have someone who not only adapts quickly to changes but offers their invaluable advice wherever needed.. it helped us plan better so many times!!
Coming to the final wedding film: you really have to see the samples of his videos and photographs to see the quality in there. We really loved that he captured all of our toasts and vows, and integrated them as part of our wedding film. Our wedding film represents love, joy, and energy from the day and we are so very grateful to Wood & Ether. He captured the essence of the day to the extent that our overseas family (who joined us virtually on the day) felt like they were transported back to that day when they saw the video.
Thank you, Macaulay!
We recommend Wood & Ether highly for the tremendous support, ease-of-working, and the quality of the videos that Macaulay provided.Wood & Ether's reply:
Thank you so much Bharat & Amrita! Working with you and getting document your day was such a pleasure. I'm also thrilled to hear that overseas family members were able to enjoy the film. Wishing you all the best! -
Mckenna J. Sent on 09/07/2020
Best day ever
We heard of Wood & Ether photography through wedding wire and the knot. We did some research on the photographer, Macaulay Lerman, and found that his work stood out from that of other wedding photographers. His portfolio not only debuted his previous wedding photography, but also his personal photography portfolio. After browsing both of these portfolios, it was clear to us that Macaulay has a very strong art background and eye for detail and sincerity in his work. His work clearly conveyed the personalities in both the couple whose wedding he was photographing and Macaulay's own artistic eye and vision. His work seemed very candid and personal. So with this in mind, we decided to book him for our August 2020 wedding.
My husband and I had hoped for all our families to come together on our wedding day for a big celebration, but like everyone else's wedding plans this year-- ours changed due to covid-19. We ended up changing our date to a sooner one to accommodate our newly formed staycation honeymoon plans. We also changed our day-of timeline and reduced our guest count to 30 immediate family members. Even with all the chaos and plan changes we went through, Macaulay remained 100% accommodating and helped us plan for our new wedding vision. His services on the day of were phenomenal! He was very timely and navigated our event very safely. He beautifully captured all the moments we wanted captured and gave us an excellent collection of candid celebratory shots that we will treasure forever. All the things we thought about his work prior to our wedding were confirmed- Macaulay is truly an amazing photographer and artist. We highly recommend his services- whether for a wedding, special photoshoot, or commission.
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Jenna Sent on 10/20/2019
Intimate Summer Camp Wedding
Macaulay was flexible, professional, and made my whole family feel comfortable. He was able to capture so many beautiful moments without making anyone pose. He even got pictures of things we didn’t even realize happened. For us the most important part was being able to spend as much time as possible enjoying our day. Macaulay was able to take pictures we’ll cherish forever while letting that happen. -
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Lexi M. Sent on 10/01/2019Amazing Video + Phtotos
Macaulay was amazing and wonderful to work with! Thank you for everything! Great prices and even better photos and video! -
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