Can you recall the last photograph you couldn’t stop looking at? Like really couldn’t stop looking at. Or the last moment someone captured that brought all of the emotion rushing back as if you were reliving it?
If you’re like me or my wife, your answer would be a profound no. That’s before we met Elizabeth and Joel, owners of Birchwood Studio.
Planning a wedding wasn’t our forte, in fact we originally planned to elope. We already had everything we wanted—each other. Plus, as everyone knows, weddings are expense and they pass by in a blink of an eye!
That was our perspective beforehand; now it is completely opposite, and we have Elizabeth, Joel, and Birchwood Studio to thank because of it.
Having little to no experience planning an event, every step was something new for us. One of the most difficult parts was finding a photographer. After searching through 20 different photographer’s portfolios online we felt a bit discouraged; spending thousands of dollars for an overwhelming “meh” wasn’t exactly what we had in mind. We even considered asking my wife’s 15 year old cousin if he would use our iPhone to take pictures. That all changed when we found Elizabeth and Joel.
Within 3 seconds of looking at their website, both of us said, “YESSS”, out loud. Everything about their pictures were striking; strikingly different, strikingly better! We almost couldn’t believe it at first glance. If you’re wondering what I mean, pull up a random picture from another photographer and compare it. The clarity, resolution, depth, color, positioning—everything is so much better. It was far beyond anything either of us had seen.
We immediately reached out to Elizabeth and she promptly responded. Luckily we were able to hire her because her schedule was entirely booked—in fact I think she made an exception to work with us.
From here everything only continued to exceed anything we could have ever imagined. From a professional perspective, working with Elizabeth couldn’t have been better. She was prompt, organized, and went out of her way to ensure that she knew exactly what we hoped to capture. From a personal perspective, her personality, compassion, and love immediately made us feel special and trust her. On more than once occasion she went out of her way, taking time away from her husband and young children to make sure our day was perfect.
During our day, she brought a second shooter, and her husband who is the videographer. She spent all day with us and never missed a moment. And although she had another shoot scheduled early the next morning, she had previews available the SAME night as our wedding, with more and more each day following. Not even two weeks later, Elizabeth had hundreds of perfect pictures, and Joel produced a video of us that left us in tears at their studio, and tears as we write this.
We never imagined, or could have imagined, an experience like this— for our wedding day, or anything. Everything that Elizabeth, Joel, and Birchwood Studio captured is so powerful that it feels like we are reliving it.
We could go on and on, and it still couldn’t describe the depth of our gratitude for everything that they did for us. If you are looking for someone who is incredibly kind, loving, giving, and extremely talented, Elizabeth, Joel, and Birchwood Studio is your best bet; they are worth every penny. We can’t imagine being any luckier than to have Elizabeth and Joel help our day last forever.