Tessa is hands down the best photographer I have ever worked with. I have used other photographers in the past and they really do not compare. My now-husband and I found her online and thought her reviews looked great, so we decided to use her for our engagement pictures. We wanted the engagement pics shot at Chateau Elan because that is where we got engaged and Tessa was very accomodating with this. She came up with great ideas about where the best spots would be take pics in and around Chateau Elan.
From the first time I reached out to her in email asking questions about pricing to going to her studio to review the images, Tessa was great every step of the way. She was very available every step of the process and always quick to answer emails. She was great at staying in touch with us throughout the whole process and keeping us informed, from speaking with me over the phone about what to bring/what to expect during the engagement session to updating us on when our album would be ready. She was also flexible with payment, offering us split payments for the engagement session and for the album we purchased. Tessa truly cares about what she does and she is ALL about her clients. And she is so talented! My husband and I were truly blown away by the way she was able to capture our relationship in picture form. The thing I most appreciated about her is that she made us feel comfortable and at ease. When we first got to Chateau Elan for the engagement pictures, I was super nervous. Tessa recognized I was nervous and set me at ease. She encouraged us to remember what it felt like when we first met each other and first started dating. She told my husband to treat me like he did on our first date and to tell me I was beautiful, which of course I loved LOL. Her advice made us feel free to be ourselves which made for some really great moments, and she beautifully captured all of them. I highly recommend Tessa!

Finding a great photographer for our wedding was one of the most important things to me when I started planning. I am so happy I found Tessa and that we went with her. As soon as you look at her portfolio you can see how beautiful her pictures are but when we got our own pictures back we really were amazed with how perfectly she can capture a moment/feeling. When I look at my pictures it truly takes me back to how I was feeling in that exact moment, which is totally priceless! Tessa will do whatever it takes to capture the shot too. We were blessed with a beautiful rainbow at wedding and she sprinted to make sure she captured it, not just anyone will do that for you! Tessa really is a pro and an artist!

We had a great time with Tessa doing our engagement photos and photos for our save-the-dates after my future sister in law used her for her high school senior portraits. My fiance is not super comfortable in front of the camera, and she kept us laughing and engaged the entire time. She turned around the digital gallery really fast, and we were able to purchase files and prints really quickly after. We haven't ordered any physical prints yet, but we plan to! Thanks, Tessa!