jencwang
Wedding: 1/7/12
Amanda is an amazing photographer!! Amanda flew out to Costa Mesa to photograph our wedding and from start to finish, she was consistent, professional, fun and fabulous. She and her assistant Jessica made the wedding party and our families feel natural and at ease.
Amanda was always running around making sure that every moment was captured and that no one was left out. She gave very clear and easy directions for everyone to follow and our families absolutely love her.
She has a very clear vision but most importantly makes everything very candid and natural rather than forced.
I would recommend Amanda again and again to my friends and family for any type of photography!
Rosemary
Wedding: 12/18/10
Being from Houston, we wanted to do something different and take our engagement pictures in San Francisco/Napa since those are two places we love to visit. We scoured the web for Bay Area photographers and didn't have much to go by except for blogs, yelp reviews, and other wedding website reviews - we ended up choosing Blueberry based on those three factors combined. We did all the consultation through phone and email, and Amanda proved to be sweet in both her voice and her text! She was absolutely wonderful from the start and made us feel excited about our shoot.
We opted for the full day engagement session and man, was she a trooper. It involved so much driving from downtown SF to Baker Beach to Muir Woods to Napa and ended at the pier. We told her what our vision was and she delivered exactly what we had in mind. She knew all the locations to shoot at to execute what we wanted.
Even after the shoot, she kept in touch. She let us preview our photographs, let us choose which ones we wanted for our slideshow and photobook, and even sent us the CD of pictures with some 5x7 prints she kindly printed out without us even having to ask. And on top of that, everything was packaged with so much thought and care!
There's no doubt in our minds that we would recommend and choose Blueberry again to take our photos. Pictures last a lifetime and Amanda is definitely a wise investment to make! Thank you Amanda for being a part of our memories!
Lindsey
Wedding: 10/1/10
My husband and I got married in October and it was one of the best days of my life. Amanda and her team truly captured that on film. The pictures turned out AMAZING! I fully recommend Blueberry Photography for your wedding day! They not only take great pictures but they are friendly, fun, and professional. It was overall a great experience working with Blueberry Photography!
nicolewilson2009bride
Wedding: 11/28/09
I don't think there is much else to say about Amanda.......She is as good as it gets! I am glad that I will have my wedding pictures to look at for the rest of my life- its like looking at art masterpieces. Lots of people said our pictures looked like they were out of magazines...she also knows her angles. lighting, and how to capture the best frames. she is also the coolest girl ever-so chill and fun. very speedy with this emails and getting you your pics...
becature
Wedding: 8/22/09
Amanda takes beautiful people photographs. We look like ourselves in our wedding photos, but our best selves (and I hate most photos of myself). All of the people at our wedding - all the grandparents, parents, mentors, siblings, and friends - we now have an album full of incredible candid shots of all our favorite people, smiling and laughing and relaxed and looking like themselves.
So the business end of it: Amanda was on time both for our engagement session and our wedding day. She was well prepared - she had never been to our engagement session location, so she arrived early and scouted it out for locations and lighting. Amanda is responsive by e-mail and phone; I prefer e-mail because I don't have to make phone calls during work hours that way. She was flexible with our schedules - both of us work full-time, and our days are often hectic.
Amanda also includes what I think should be staple modern perks in her packages, such as digital negatives and reproduction rights (for personal use). I was able to put together a DVD with a slideshow of images to share with some of our aging relatives who aren't internet folks and couldn't travel to the wedding. Most notable is my grandmother, who doesn't actually remember being at the wedding unless she is watching our slideshow. The production quality of her print vendors is superb. I feel like we got a fantastic value for our monetary investment.
What stands out about Amanda, though, is her attitude. She was both fun to work with, and easy to work with. Her enthusiasm makes it easy to smile around her and forget how stressful it is to plan a wedding and feel like everyone is looking at you (I'm shy). Amanda was just the right kind of positive to put me at ease on what could have been one of the more stressful days of my life.
Alison and tleung
Wedding: 5/2/09
We just got back our photos from Amanda and we couldn't be more thrilled! She did an amazing job with the finished pictures. Everyone we have showed them to is so impressed. My step-mom even said she was an artist and that they should be in a wedding magazine!
But she didn't just do a fantastic job with the photos, she was wonderful from beginning to end. When we were first looking for wedding photographers, we thought we'd have to spend a lot of money to get high quality, non-cheesy pictures. But after meeting Amanda and seeing her portfolios, we thought we'd hit the jackpot. Her images were lovely and her prices were affordable. Then when we met again with her a couple months before the wedding, she helped us plan the entire weekend! I had my own ideas, but she was very professional and easily gave me the timeline for both days (we had an american wedding on saturday and then a chinese banquet on sunday- talk about looong weekend)! My then-fiance and i were so nervous about fitting all the shots in, but Amanda was so relaxed, we both felt so relieved! Then on the day of the wedding, she showed up and just made everything happen. It was awesome! My maid of honor (who hated her own wedding photographs) said we were really lucky to have Amanda and that it looked like we'd have some great pictures. And she was right! I highly recommend Amanda!
october bride
Wedding: 10/26/08
Amanda and the team at Blueberry are talented and wonderful to work with. We felt comfortable with Amanda from the first time we met her, which was especially important since we did not have an engagement session prior to the wedding. She was great about answering our questions and was very flexible with the specific services and options we wanted. The day of the wedding, Amanda and her team arrived on time, blended in, and took beautiful photos. They were able to accommodate a last minute request without any problems. I felt that Amanda listened carefully and understood the style of photography we wanted and delivered it. We received many, many compliments on our wedding photos. We also loved getting the digital files so we could design our own albums. I would highly recommend Blueberry without any reservations.
harumi
Wedding: 9/20/08
We highly recommend hiring Amanda and the team at Blueberry Photography! She is so energetic, fun, sweet and helpful. Amanda went above and beyond her scope of photography. I personally don't like having pictures taken of myself but Amanda made it really easy and fun for me. Our pictures came out AMAZING and so natural. She really captured the essence of our wedding. We LOVE looking at our photos it really takes us back on that day. We barely knew that pictures were being taken throughout the whole ceremony and reception yet there were pictures that were so TOUCHING and heartfelt and she was able to get those SPECIAL shots. It is a guarantee that when hiring Blueberry Photography you will not be disappointed. We love you Amanda!
Lorena
Wedding: 10/27/07
My husband and I were married in October 27th. Amanda was our photographer and we are so happy we chose her. Our engagement and wedding photos look amazing and she is such a joy to work with.
She has a sweet, easygoing, yet very professional personality that really makes you feel like you're in good hands. Neither my husband or I are very comfortable in front of a camera, but she helped us relax and and have fun so that our personalities could shine through in the photos. My husband and I can get a little goofy- she totally worked with that and we all came up with some fun shots, especially during our engagement session.
I especially appreciated that she takes the extra time to fully explain all your different options and listen to your preferences. We were so pleased with the end result- it was exactly what we had discussed and envisioned. We've also gotten many compliments on the photos from friends and family. I can't recommend her enough!
j
Wedding: 8/23/08
i was married this past august in dublin and amanda and micah went above and beyond. from the beginning of our relationship they were extremely accommodating to me and my family. since i was a long distance bride they really went the distance in helping to ease my concerns and execute my vision. additionally they got along really well with all of the people helping with the planning while i was away and got along amazingly well with the rest of the vendors. i didn't even notice them throughout the actually wedding day and when we got the slideshow i was stunned at all the moments they captured....the quality of the images were great and they were really fun to work with! i would definitely recommend them for their great personalities, professional service, and excellent execution.
KSW711
Wedding: 5/30/09
I heart Amanda. Not only is she a great talent, but she was so fun to have around us on our wedding day. She went above and beyond. I would highly recommend her to anyone- in fact, I recommended her to a good friend and she was fabulous at her wedding too!!