From the very first email inquiry, I knew Joleen was someone extremely special with whom I wanted to work to capture my wedding day. For someone like me who doesn't like being the center of attention at all (even on my wedding day!), Joleen made me feel comfortable and heard from day one. She made every step of the process smooth and fun, and by our wedding day she felt more like a friend. Joleen is adventurous (she waded into a stream to capture photos), encouraging (she was all for it when I wanted to walk across a fallen tree in my wedding dress), creative (she encouraged a crazy first-look idea I dreamed up), and just the sweetest person ever (she made everyone feel welcome and special). Our photos are absolutely stunning, and I cannot recommend Joleen enough. Count yourself lucky if you're able to book her for your wedding. She is an absolute gem!

I'm a photographer myself so I spent a LOT of time searching for the right photographer for our wedding. Joleen was perfect - She is so sweet and fun and felt more like a friend than a vendor I'd hired throughout the entire process, but was still professional and always communicative. She went above and beyond to find us the perfect, smoke-free location to take our engagement photos when the weekend we'd planned for them turned into a wildfire hell, and then spent a lot of time brainstorming with me over locations to take our wedding day photos amid concerns of both fires and rain (luckily, we got neither). The photos are beautiful and we'll cherish them forever. Thank you SO much, Joleen!

Joleen was an ever present source of positivity throughout the day. I felt so lucky to have found her since photographers are so integrated in the wedding throughout the day. I was especially impressed with how she was able to give our family an intimate and special family day among ourselves, while also being a source of laughter and smiles for everyone. This seems like an under appreciated and difficult skill to master -- being present and commanding when needed, but also able to slip away and let families have their day with loved ones. When I was having a moment with someone, Joleen all but disappeared into thin air--in the best way possible. In other cases, she was the source of beautiful moments-- like asking questions to spur reactions between people. On the other hand, she was able to calmly smile and direct stubborn (and drunk) people amidst chaos. In general, she went above and beyond to make sure every moment was captured — beyond what I could have ever imagined!!!

Joleen’s pictures were absolutely artistic and stunning. She captured many candids, which is what we were after. She made sure to get to know us before hand so she could know what was important to us and that REALLY came across in what she captured.

Lastly a few logistical things about her services: 1) in preparation for the wedding she was amazing with providing scheduling — she basically planned our entire day, 2) she surveyed the property twice to make sure she knew where she was going to capture all the pictures, 3) she made sure we were somewhat on time throughout the day and was extremely flexible when we had to make some game day changes to the wedding, 4) she provided a sneak peak in LESS THAN A WEEK with hundreds of pics, 5) her communication/tech services were all A+.