Amanda Adams Photography

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Prices start at $6,000

Elopement pricing

Prices start at $3,000

About Amanda Adams Photography

Amanda Adams Photography

Owner/Lead Photographer

At the heart of my process, I believe in being a calming presence who gives you room to be the most genuine version of yourself in front of my camera, gently guiding you with prompts while capturing sophisticated portraits and true moments. As a bride, you know how fleeting the moments of your wedding day will pass you by. So rather than worrying if you’re missing any of it you value being present, and will hire a photographer who will allow you to do just that. This trust grants you the ability to live in the moment while we’re documenting them for you telling the story of your relationships with a gentle authenticity.

For the past 13 years, I've photographed the beginning of hundreds of marriages. I carry the wisdom gleaned from each of these experiences into all subsequent events, equipping me to become an expert to guide clients seamlessly through the wedding photography process. My brides value organization and have a vetted collaborative team. I work alongside clients and their planners to curate event timelines that maximize guest interaction. The guests present are the priority to my clients.

Services

Services

  • Bride-only session
  • Drone photography
  • Engagement session
  • Extra hours
  • Image editing
  • Online proofing
  • Printing rights
  • Same-day edits
  • Second photographer

Photo formats

  • Hybrid

Deliverables

  • Digital files
  • Digital rights
  • Online gallery
  • Photo box
  • Printed enlargements
  • Same/next-day sneak-peek images
  • Wedding album

Reviews

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3.4 out of 5

5 reviews

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  • Honest Review

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    •Connor M.•Aug 11

    I want to start off this review by stating that I have yet to leave an online review where I gave a business less than 5/5 stars, until now. I try to support small businesses every chance I get, and as opposed to leaving a negative review if the business is not exceptional, I will just omit the review instead of lowering their ratings. I also want to preface by stating that my wife did all the attempted communication & coordination with Amanda Adams, and that I was just a firsthand witness. Having said that, the way that Amanda Adams operates her business is absurd. We had our engagement photo shoot with Amanda in July of 2024, and initial communication with Amanda was off to a shaky, but manageable start. All in all, we got our engagement photos done and received them in what we believe was a timely manner. In preparation for our wedding later in September of that same year, Amanda Adams sent my wife a questionnaire to fill out about details involving wedding photos. I’m not exactly sure what the questionnaire entailed as that was not my role in the wedding planning, but I watched my wife spend hours working on it, to try and give Amanda Adams the clearest and most succinct vision and objectives that she had for wedding photographs. That questionnaire that my wife submitted was clearly ignored and was one of the most disrespectful things I have observed in recent years. Amanda and her other photographer (her boyfriend John) arrived to my wife’s location approximately an hour late, which caused us to have to delay the wedding ceremony by an hour and a half (late arrival travel time to marriage location). John, while a nice guy, did not appear to be the additional “professional photographer” that was promised to us per the contract that Amanda Adams provided and that my wife signed. I don’t believe any of the photos that John took of me and my side of the family getting ready before the ceremony made it to the final gallery. Or maybe they have, but we wouldn’t know because there has been no communication from Amanda Adams for months. Amanda Adams being late and seemingly oblivious to the plan that my wife laid out extremely clearly for her approximately a month before in her questionnaire spiraled the wedding timeline and pushed the reception dinner to approximately two hours late. Thankfully the venue was exceptional and was extremely flexible with our fluid timeline due to this. In addition to the cost for the wedding photos, my wife ordered a wedding album from Amanda Adams with some photographs included that she was going to surprise me with for Christmas of 2024, just under 3 months from the wedding day (Sept 28 2024 – Dec 25 2024). Amanda Adams assured my wife that she would definitely have the wedding album completed by Christmas of 2024. It is now August 10, 2025, and we still do not have a wedding album. Our experience does not seem like an aberration. If you dive deep into some of the lower reviews on different websites, you will unfortunately see people with experiences that are VERY similar to ours. I cannot recommend Amanda Adams to anyone in good conscience. The ridiculous lack of communication I witnessed, stress and frustration this experience caused my wife, and unprofessionalism is not worth it. People pay a small fortune for wedding photographers, and going approximately 8 months without any communication whatsoever with deliverables still hanging in the ether is unacceptable.

  • Unfortunately, bad experience.

    •Verified review
    •Haley M.•Aug 11

    *Please note, it is difficult for me to write this, but Amanda has not returned my calls/emails/social media messages since December 2024. My wedding was Sept 2024. I am in contact with others who have had the same experience from 2019-2024, showing it is a recurring issue.* I wish I had chosen someone else for my wedding pictures. Our initial call was friendly and she seemed like a hard worker going through a rough patch (which I truly have tried to be sympathetic). Communication issues began before our engagement shoot. She got a new phone number, but did not contact me to let me know or confirm time/location for the engagement shoot. After no response to calls, I emailed her 20 minutes after we were supposed to meet to check if she was still coming. I figured it was a one-off thing. In Aug 2024, she sent me a lengthy questionnaire about my wedding. 2 weeks before the wedding, she emails me her timeline, which did not match the details in my answers. I called her to discuss and left voicemails, which were not returned. I emailed her business email twice with no response. I tagged her business in an Instagram post, which she promptly commented on, but still did not return my calls or emails. She finally answered the phone 2 days before my wedding day and I conveyed the timeline issues. One concern was that the second shooter (another photographer I had included as an add-on in my contract to cover the guys getting ready), would be riding in the same vehicle as her. I reiterated the times that both the bride and groom sides would be getting ready, and noted that the locations were far apart. She promised me a new timeline the following day (the day of my rehearsal dinner) with those details worked out. By 9pm the next day (the day before my wedding), I had still not heard from Amanda. Because the day was built around a timeline with other vendors, we had to continue on the timeline I had communicated to Amanda the day prior (which she said she could make work). On the morning of the wedding, my mother in law texts that the photographers arrived to the boys location. The second shooter (who in the contract was meant to be another professional photographer) was her boyfriend, Jon Czerniawski. Amanda showed him how to use the camera, then left for my location. Jon told my husband "I don't know why I am here." Needless to say, no photos taken by Jon were included in our final gallery. Amanda arrived at my location an hour late, causing a significant delay in our ceremony start and reception for our other vendors. Because of this, my husband and I had only 10 minutes before the sun went down for any bride and groom photos after the ceremony. We then had to rush to the reception, which was shortened by 2 hours. Our contract stated we'd receive photos in 8 weeks. At 10 weeks with no word, I contacted her. She promised the photos in a few days, which I received in early December. There were no photos from Jon's perspective of the day, and many of our group shots had closed eyes. We also never received an album. Amanda said it would be shipped by Christmas, but since Dec 2024 she has stopped communicating with me. I am incredibly disappointed to see she is still working with other brides while myself and other clients have had this experience with her. Take your time and your money to someone who will respect you and your day. Amanda is talented, but I would advise against her services. I just want my album and to put this behind us.

  • Excellence and beyond!

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    •24k Event Band•Jan 2, 2024

    Amanda is a perfect choice to capture all of your best moments, no matter the occasion! Every vendor and the bride and groom appreciated her generous demeanor and skill set. She is a very nice person, too, that continues to care long after the contract ends!

  • Engagement Photos

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    •Joshua H.•Jan 1, 2024

    Amanda came to us highly recommended and we scheduled the only day that worked well with our schedules. Unfortunately for us, the day was less than picturesque. A dense fog covered the area and I thought there was nothing that could be done except moving the shoot inside. Boy, was I wrong. Amanda has the artistic eye that I clearly lack, because what I saw as gloomy, Amanda saw as artistic. We went through our shoot without a hitch and, a moment with the love of my life, artistically frozen in time, hangs on a canvass in my living room for all who visit to see. I’d recommend her final product and thorough process to anybody.

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