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Phodot Photography Studio

Phodot Photography Studio

Buffalo, MN
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    Erin Sent on 10/19/2011
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    Hands down the best photographers in the midwest, possibly the country! We absolutely loved Mark and Stacy of Phodot! They provided everything that they said they would plus more. Their photography style is so relaxing that you don't even realize that they're taking pictures most of the time. The pictures turn out beautifully and everyone asks us where we got them done. Not to mention they are so friendly that they blend right in with the rest of your wedding guests! I would recommend them to anyone!

    ~Erin & Bryan Breen
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    Pat Sent on 12/04/2015
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    What an amazing experience - this is the second time we worked with Stacy and Mark for graduation pictures. Cannot say enough good things about their creativity, enthusiasm, and excellent results. We recommend them without reservation - you can't go wrong working with this amazing team!
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    Mika Sent on 08/14/2015
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    Mark and Stacy did a wonderful job with my senior pictures. As someone who doesn't like getting their pictures taken, they did a great job with directing me, and telling me how to pose. They were great at keeping the photoshoot entertaining, and coming up with unique backgrounds in downtown Buffalo.
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    Jessica Sent on 04/19/2015
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    First off, we received ALL of our edited images one month from our wedding date. That was amazing, we were so excited to relive our day. Stacy and Mark were incredibly organized from day one, and coming from a "type-a" personality, that means a lot and helped to keep my stress levels down during the day. It was great to have a husband and wife duo shoot our wedding, as they knew the best shots to take and knew how to have fun with it as well. All of our guests commented on how professional, yet personable, they were. Our pictures are amazing and we cannot wait to start making photo books!
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    They were great and fun to work with. My dad is very critical of photography and raved of them!
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    Kristen Sent on 10/22/2014
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    Stacy and Mark captured every picture on our planning list and so much more! Stacy and Mark gave us a wonderful balance of formal and candid pictures that really captured every aspect of our wedding day. They are a great team and it was so nice to have two talented photographers to catch different angles and moments.

    Stacy and Mark were very organized, easy to communicate with, and professional during our planning process. I felt confident we had the details all in place ahead of time with the formal picture lists and follow up questionnaires we completed.

    I was pleased with the variety of backgrounds they incorporated, as well as how responsive Stacy and Mark were to "day of" requests like adding large group shot at the end of the ceremony. They did an excellent job of capturing all the details from our programs and place cards to my mom's ring I was wearing. They even had pictures of things I told my mom I didn't think they would have been around/have time to get! Additionally I was both surprised and very impressed at how many wonderful shots Stacy and Mark captured of groups of family and friends from the ceremony and especially at cocktail hour.

    One of the things that stuck out about Stacy and Mark's photography at the wedding fair was the quality of their dancing and indoor pictures. We have many great candid shots of my husband and I laughing and smiling during speeches as well as many dancing pictures with great lighting and focus. I couldn't be happier!
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    I would recommend this husband and wife duo to anyone looking for great quality photography! Their creativity is outstanding, mannerisms are polite and professional and the products they offer are amazing!
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    My husband and I had a shorter engagement (only 10 months) and didn't really get to start planning our wedding until just 6 months before due to other family conflicts. We were getting quite nervous about finding a professional photographer in time. Something seemingly small but great that I liked about Phodot (though I didn't see this til after the fact) is that they have a calendar so you can see if they have some conflicts on the day you are hoping to hire for. As my husband and I are a bi-racial couple and my culture doesn't normally have the Christian weddings, none of my family had any idea how Christian weddings go. Stacy and Mark were great in helping guide the night and giving us advice about how the wedding reception normally would go. Our wedding coordinator was useless but we didn't notice because Mark and Stacy were great! The wedding went so quickly, but seeing the pictures they took really showed us things that we didn't know had happened during the event. The pictures were beautiful and Mark and Stacy really knew the right poses that looked natural and beautiful. Some photographers we had looked into offered a professional photographer and an assistant who may or may not be at the same level as the professional-- it was great to have two great professionals taking our pictures. I'm so thankful that we hired them for our wedding because now we have over 800 great photos from our wedding day!
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    I could not have been more pleased with our wedding day photography! Mark and Stacy are really easy going while still being completely professional. They were able to balance their expertise and listening to what we wanted. It was easy to see the experience they have with how they helped us keep our day on track while capturing every moment. The excellent service and quality photographs are worth the cost.
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    Tom Sent on 07/19/2014
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    Mark & Stacy did a fantastic job at our California wine country wedding. They were easy to work with, professional, they got all the shots and were reasonably priced. I would recommend them!
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    Great pictures for the price. We got our edited photos (over 900) back three weeks after the weeding. They are great to work with and very flexible. I'd recommend them to others. Awesome experience.
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    Great experience. Very responsive, artistic, took beautiful pictures. Returned edited pictures in 3 weeks! I'd recommend them anytime.
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    Phodot was very professional and their work was outstanding! I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a great photographer.
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    Michelle Sent on 03/17/2014
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    Stacy and Mark provided the perfect stress-free wedding day experience, I highly recommend them for any wedding! They were very easy to work with, while also professional and organized which kept the wedding day on schedule, and the final result was a great set of amazing photos. After the wedding when I received the photos to review, I couldn't believe they took so many great shots, most without me even knowing it! It's exactly what you want during the wedding day...photographers who know what they are doing with the lighting, angles, and knowing how to get all of the memorable shots without getting in the way. I definitely recommend them for any wedding!
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    I would not have chosen anyone else. Great to work with and lots of fun!
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    Aleida Sent on 11/04/2013
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    Mark and Stacy photographed our wedding in Sept 2013. My husband and I could not be happier with their work! They were incredibly easy and fun to work with, which made us feel very comfortable with them and resulted in wonderful, natural pictures. What's best is that after the portraits, we essentially forgot they were there yet they captured EVERY important moment of our day. It's wonderful that we were able to enjoy our wedding and still have amazing pictures of it -- though amazing is an understatement for the quality of their work. The pictures they took are not only top quality but also creative and timeless. I highly recommend them to any bride!!
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    Amanda Sent on 04/17/2014
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    They gave us an amazing experience, they were easy to work with and added to the fun of our wedding day. Their work is amazing I don't regret using them for our photography needs for a second!
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    Sara Sent on 08/29/2013
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    We hired Phodot for our June 30 wedding at Edinburgh USA. Mark and Stacy were our photographers and we absolutely LOVED them! We were referred to Phodot by a friend who had used them for their wedding and they were one of three photographers that we were seriously considering. After meeting with Mark and Stacy and seeing work from their previous weddings we knew they were perfect for us. They had the best selection of wedding albums to offer and this was important to us - we wanted our photos to tell a story and be captured in a beautiful album, and believe me Phodot has the best to offer. Their prices and packages were comparable to the other photographers we were considering and I loved the flexibility they offered. We ended up hiring 2 photographers, Mark & Stacy, and I am so glad we did. They were able to capture so many wonderful photos at our wedding and reception - they are priceless. Their photographic styles are complementary and I felt like they really understood what we wanted. Throughout the process they were very good about getting to know us and our personalities and at the end of it all we were so pleased with what we received. I have been talking about these photographers to everyone I know and boasting of the quality of work. They captured all of the best moments on our wedding day and if we had to do it all over again, we would hire them in a heartbeat! High quality, professional photography for a very fair price and excellent customer service. They really want you to LOVE your photos. Their personalities are great, they were wonderful to work with, and I could not have asked for more. Thank you!
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    Sara Sent on 07/08/2013
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    We used Mark and Stacy for our wedding and could not be more happy with their services. They were a referral from a friend of ours who had gotten married the year before and we met with 3 others, but Phodot was the clear choice. They have the best photo books to choose from compared with anyone else we met and their prices were more than fair. It was great to have 2 professional photographers during the day because it helped to speed up the photos allowing family and friends to enjoy our social hour and to keep us all on track for dinner and dancing. They are very professional and extremely talented. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. Their consultation is worth every second because they really try to understand what you want and don't push you into anything that you are not interested. I felt that they were interested in what we wanted. Great communication, always kept in touch with us and had a plan - I really appreciated that!
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    Elizabeth Sent on 08/14/2013
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    I highly recommend Phodot for all your photography needs!

    We hired Phodot for our wedding this past summer, and we are so glad we did! Mark and Stacy were such a joy to work with and they exceeded all our expectations, by a lot!

    Mark and Stacy were incredibly helpful throughout the entire process! They helped us figure out what we were looking for (we don't know much about photography and weren't sure what exactly we wanted - just nice photos). They got to know us and our style, which ultimately gave us the best photography we wanted! After telling them about our interests and likes/dislikes, they found awesome locations that were exactly what we were looking for! They even went to those locations ahead of time to check them out and determine nice spots for photos!

    Both our engagement pictures and our wedding pictures turned out amazing, and they will last forever! We were so happy with how they looked! The pictures are top notch quality, and the products are the best of the best!

    In addition to giving us awesome service, products, and amazing results, Mark and Stacy and great people to work with! They are pretty cool people, and we had fun spending 8 hours of our wedding day with them! They also were really quick responding to my emails/questions, which I greatly appreciate. During our 9-12 months of planning - I sent Phodot a number of emails with questions, concerns, thoughts, etc., and they always got back to me right away! It's annoying working with vendors when it takes them days to respond to your emails!

    I definitely recommend hiring Phodot for your wedding or anytime you need a photographer. I will definitely hire them again in the future whenever we need a photographer again!
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    Lindsay Sent on 08/18/2013
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    We hired Phodot to photograph our May wedding and it was among the best decisions we made. From the outset, they were receptive to our needs, creative in their suggestions, and highly professional. They made us feel like we were their only client and we feel doubly blessed because there were two people capturing all the events from our special day. Mark and Stacy were taking photographs well before the ceremony started and continued taking them long after it ended. Our pictures have been described as breathtaking and we happen to agree. Even our most un-photogenic relatives look good! We're thrilled with our custom video and we're still struggling to narrow down the photos that will make up our custom wedding album. Their prices are extremely reasonable and their end result is outstanding. We will definitely hire them again for our future photography needs.
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    Dan Sent on 09/07/2010
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    When getting ready for our wedding we worked with a couple of different photographers, but none seemed right. When we met Phodot (Stacy and Mark) we hit it off right away. They met with us a couple of times before the wedding to make sure we felt comfortable with them. They went above and beyond and we where excited to work with them. As the wedding got closer there communication with us was excellent and on the day of the wedding they did exactly what they said they would. They showed up early and stayed the whole day. These guys are great and they love what they do! Not only that their pictures are amazing! Both my (now) wife and I are so glad we decided to use these guys. When everything was over they came to our house and presented our photos to us. Thanks so much for capturing our special day! We will enjoy these photos for the rest of our lives! I would strongly recommend these guys to anyone planning on hiring a professional photographer for their wedding.
    -Dan & Arianne
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    Emily Sent on 09/03/2010
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    My husband and I are both so glad that we chose Phodot to do the photography at our wedding and reception. Mark and Stacy did an amazing job with the photos. I chose them for their unique style and for the personalities of the photopraphers, Mark and Stacy. My husband initially didn't even want professional photographers or photographer of any sort apart from friends taken pictures on their cameras, but now even he told me how happy he is that we chose them. Also, I really like the way they have a premiere of the photos with their clients, that was a lot of fun.
    Simply put, I give them 5 stars in every category and would highly recommend Phodot!
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    Theresa Sent on 01/05/2010
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    Stacy was a blast to work with! She made being in front of the camera comfortable and it made the pictures look more natural. The pictures came out great and we had so much fun! We would definetely use her again! We got our pictures fast and we had alot of fun picking out which ones we were going to use, there were so many to chose from! Thanks Stacy!
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    Heidi Sent on 01/21/2010
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    I strongly and wholeheartedly give both Stacy and Mark 5 stars across the board for their work! They were early, professional, helpful, took pictures we didn't even know we'd want. And all of our pictures came out awesome! They take great candids and great posed shots. We were completely happy with the whole package! And we received our pictures and a CD just a couple of weeks after the wedding! So much fun!! They are terrific!
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