Testimonials

Wedding & Engagement: Emily & Cory

“I can’t sing Tessa’s praises loud enough. On top of being a fantastic person in general, she’s an amazing professional. She meets and beats her deadlines consistently, her communication skills are unmatched, she goes above and beyond and she thinks through every logistic. Her eye for photography and her talent is exceptional. I love her editing style and she doesn’t miss a single detail. When she turns photos over, they’re all incredible quality! We hired her for engagement photos, and then also for our wedding photography. We’ve taken our engagement photos but are still (semi-patiently) waiting on our wedding day to arrive. In the interim, Tessa held a summer mini-session photo shoot. We had so much fun for our engagement photos that we signed up in a heartbeat for a mini-session for even more of a good time! No one has ever said “we have too many photos of this happy time in our lives” and Tessa has helped us capture this time perfectly. — 9/3/20 Edit We’ve submitted a review before for Tessa’s amazing photography skills based on engagement photos and mini-sessions, but felt so strongly about our exceptional wedding day experience and Tessa’s professionalism that we had to do it again! Hiring a photographer is such an important decision; they are in charge for hours at a time and are directing and keeping your schedule. You have to trust them to do so incredibly much. Tessa did all this (and so much more) with a smile and with such levity that made our day even more enjoyable! Cassie was her second shooter and she was a joy to have as part of our day, too. Our day was perfect for so many reasons, but hiring Tessa was a huge part of that, and we are so thankful to her and Cassie for making the day everything that it was!”

–Emily Nickels Pollen, bride 2020

 

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Wedding & Engagement: Emily & Adam

“Where do I even begin?! Tessa was the first photographer Adam and I met with and I knew after our first meeting that she was the perfect person to capture our engagement pictures and our wedding! She was very informative about everything and we just loved her personality! Tessa did a wonderful job with our engagement pictures! She was helpful and gave directions during the photo shoot and captured so many amazing and candid moments. Now onto our wedding….. OMG! Tessa blew it out of the water! We received our pictures back in less than a month from our wedding day and when I say she captured every last detail.. I truly mean that! I just absolutely love her work and she is incredible to work with! I feel like Tessa is a friend to us now and we are so lucky and happy to have chosen her for such a special occasion in our lives! I HIGHLY recommend Tessa for engagement/wedding/family photos! You will not be disappointed!”

— Emily Wilson, bride 2020

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Wedding & Engagement: Samantha & Beau

“Tessa did an amazing job with our wedding pictures!!! We had to postpone our big celebration but decided to still have the ceremony in our backyard and Tessa knocked it out of the park and made our ceremony look so dreamy. She was so easy to reschedule with us when we got the news we needed to postpone, she was actually the first vendor we contacted b/c she was that important to me. She has done pictures for multiple friends of mine from wedding to newborn and at this point it seems like she’s part of our friend group when she comes around. 100% would recommend Tessa! Cant wait for round 2 in July!”

— Samantha Baker, bride 2020

 

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Wedding & Engagement: Lily & Taylor

“Ever since I saw Tessa’s work through other friends, I knew I wanted her for my wedding. Her photos are truly a step above others that I’ve seen and have always caught my eye. The easiest way to describe the quality of her work is that somehow her photos capture the feelings we were having in each moment — no video required. Not only are our wedding photos beautiful, they arrived SO quickly. Like most brides, I wanted to post a few photos the day after our wedding but was holding off for the professional ones. But Tessa to the rescue. She texted me 5-6 of her favorite photos LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER OUR WEDDING. Two days later, we had an entire highlight reel of approximately 50 photos ready to go…before we had even left for our honeymoon. Being able to have photos that quickly while we were still riding the wedding high was such a special and unexpected perk of working with Tessa. Selecting a photographer is one, if not the most important, part of wedding planning. If you want a photographer who is laid back but professional, creative but still classic, and genuinely acts like she wants to be there, hire her.”

— Lily Barker, Bride

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Engagement: Taylor & Mookie

“We had an amazing time with Tessa during our engagement shoot. My fiancé and I really wanted to feel and look authentic in our photos, but have a very difficult time doing that naturally when we’re behind the camera. Tessa gave amazing direction and made us both feel so comfortable in being our true selves. We felt completely at ease with her, which allowed us to be as happy, free-spirited, dorky, and in love as we are throughout the entire photoshoot. She also loves dogs so we were able to have our sweet pug, Hank, in some of the photos. We are having the hardest time narrowing down one photo for our save the dates because we really love them all! Along with being very welcoming, upbeat, professional, and approachable, Tessa has a beautiful editing style. She incorporates natural lighting so well and brings that out even more during edits. She even made some impromptu stops with us during our time at Eagle Creek when we saw the most beautiful sunset scene. The photos are breathtaking! If you are looking for all of this and more for your engagement shoot, definitely go with Tessa! We can’t say enough positive things about her and are so looking forward to her capturing our wedding day!” — Taylor Donahue, Bride

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Engagement: Katie & Doug

 

“I can’t recommend Tessa enough! My fiancé and I hired her as our wedding photographer after seeing her amazing work for our friend’s wedding. She is traveling two states away on her 30th birthday weekend for our wedding, and she’s still less expensive than the comparable photographers in the area! She also threw in a free engagement photoshoot, which she also had to travel for. I really appreciated that she worked with me on price too. We figured out exactly how many hours I needed and made sure it fit with my budget. We had our engagement shoot in Chicago. Even though we are from Chicago, my fiancé and I had no clue where to take pictures. Tessa did her research and gave us so many options! We ended up with a little of everything – street art, bridges and skylines, and the beach. She also gave us such great direction. My fiancé and I had no experience with photoshoots before, but Tessa made it feel natural, easy, and fun. She’s also super efficient, so I know that will be great for my wedding day. We got so many pictures done in such a short amount of time. We have SO many amazing photos from the shoot and we cannot wait for the wedding now!”

— Katie DeBour, Bride

To see more photos from their engagement session, click here!

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Wedding: Laura & Kendall

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Truly Amazing!

“Tessa was our wedding photographer in September 2018. She did an AMAZING job and we were so happy with all of the photos!

It rained on our wedding day, but Tessa did not mind getting a little wet to take outdoor photos of us and our wedding party. It was an overcast and gloomy day, but I loved the way that she edited the photos because all of the colors are light and bright.

Tessa is great to work with because she helped us stick to our timeline and made sure to capture all of the photo combinations that we had previously discussed (including ones with our golden retriever)! She is so friendly and easy to work with and helped us feel comfortable in front of the camera.

I honestly can’t say enough positive things about Tessa and her work… if you’re thinking about using her as your wedding photographer, you will not regret it!” – Laura Roby Yeager, Bride

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Wedding & Engagement: Mary & Tyler

 

 

Worry free

“Flipping through some of the other weddings Tessa had shot, we knew we wanted her as our photographer. We love the style of her photos and knew she would capture our day perfectly.

We had our wedding in downtown Indianapolis, as well as our engagement photos she took for us. Tessa was so helpful with location scouting and helping us think through the perfect spots for the pictures we had in mind.

She would pose us every once in awhile, but she always tried to keep the process very natural feeling which made her easy to work with. Tessa is super entertaining which helped ease the pressure we had put on ourselves. We loved the outcome and would recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer for any stage of life!” — Mary Buente Fritz, 2018 Bride

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Wedding & Engagement: Gina & Daniel

 

“Tessa did an incredible job capturing our engagement and wedding! Tessa is so personable, organized and talented. In a whirlwind of a day she managed to capture every special picture of our day. She is open to suggestions and willing to go the extra mile to get the perfect shot. Very thankful for Tessa’s talent and cherish all of the special memories through her pictures.” – Gina Goodpaster, 2017 Bride

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Wedding & Engagement: Matt & Christina

“Tessa was amazing to work with from start to finish! She made everything so easy for us. From driving all the way to Cincinnati to making sure our photo album was done perfectly, we could not have asked for a better photographer. I was stunned by the quality of the photos that she took at our wedding and the speed in which she got the photos to us. We loved having the little preview 2 days after our special day! Tessa was truly such a joy to work with – I hope to use her again in the future!” – Christina Howes, 2013 Bride

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Family: The Brummetts

“Tessa is the best. She makes getting family photos fun and is super flexible and easy going. She has a magical way of making everyone in the family look good, even if your 1 year old is fussing because he is over pictures or your 3 year old is crying because she is cold! 🤪 She is super creative and everyone always comments how amazing our photos are! She gets them back to you super quickly too!”

— Caitlyn Brummett, repeat client (commenting after a winter session we had!)