Kathryn K.

My husband and I had to pivot our initial wedding plans last minute because of COVID and move them from Alaska to my hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. We decided this 2 months before our planned wedding date which made for a stressful process of organizing our big day in a short amount of time with COVID regulations. We knew having a photographer document our day was a must. My husband researched a few photographers and stumbled upon Alyssa. She was the first and only one we reached out to. She agreed to take on our short notice wedding. She was very personable, easy to communicate with, and enjoyable to work with. She listened to what we wanted and did not want. During the planning we were struggling with finding an officiant. We asked Alyssa of any suggestions and she immediately provided us an option who we hired and ended up being equally as superb as Alyssa. The connection was a nice plus from hiring Alyssa. We feel as though her pricing was fair and she was very up front with the costs associated with hiring her. On the day of, she showed up on time and ready to go, and took an incredible number of great photos of us. She was able to fit in a quick session between our ceremony and dinner at a different location. She also joined us for our wedding dinner to both photograph and enjoy herself. We were embarrassed because the restaurant we booked mistakenly miscounted the number of chairs we needed. With a smile on her face Alyssa was willing to squeeze into the head of the table with me. Both my husband and I were surprised at how many great pictures Alyssa was able to take of us, our dog, and our party. We are not the most photogenic bunch, but you could not tell based on the pictures she took. The quick 1-day turnaround with a selection of photos was a nice perk. We were able to enjoy them on our honeymoon and reminisce. We were also able to quickly appease our families by sharing those with them. The quick turnaround on those photos allowed us to utilize the pictures on our Thank You cards without any delay in sending them out. Working with Alyssa was great, and we could not be happier with how the photos turned out. We would recommend her!