My husband and I could not have been happier with our choice of Kristen as our photographer for our wedding. She was our FAVORITE vendor; her personality was one of the main reasons why we hired her. My husband and I met her and we both felt so comfortable with her, like we had been friends for a long time. She went out of her way to make our photos spectacular, even spending a afternoon with us heading out to wine country for our engagement photos underneath the tree where we were engaged.

Our wedding photos are incredible. After all the horror stories of friends this was an area of major concern. She sent us 1800 images (filtered down from those with closed eyes, out of focus, etc) that we LOVED. We asked her to focus on more candid moments, rather than posed pictures. My favorites are of pictures of my husband and I laughing at eachother, exchanging a look, our families expressions, and one of my brothers mock-strangling me that I love. She captured our day completely, which is something I was amazed she could do; from getting ready to the ceremony, to the wild reception... I feel our photos are as good as a video of our day.

I would highly recommend Kristen to bride. First for her photos (cause that's what you are hiring her for), but mostly for her personality. She makes you smile. She is worth well more than her fee: graduating from Brooks and long experience, but she is newer than the established Santa Barbara photographers... therefore less expensive.

I would be happy to send anyone some images of my day or to provide further information. Please email me at alizanich@earthlink.net and title the email KRISTEN GRINNELL REVIEW in caps... so I don't delete it with all the spam I get to that address :)