April Smith Photography

I adore April!

I can't even tell you how much fun I had with her the weekend of my wedding. Being in Northern California and April in Southern, she and I had never met before the wedding! When I picked her up from the airport, we clicked instantly and had a blast chatting all the way over to the wedding location, about 2 hours.

She came along to the rehearsal and it felt like just having another friend attend, it was so great! The day of the wedding she was so helpful and helped to keep everything calm in the midst of a crazy and rushed morning. Like many a bride, I was running behind, but despite the time crunch, she never faltered, always keeping her cool, making me feel relaxed, and she always kept a smile on her face!

The bestman mentioned to me that he has been in a few weddings and that he has NEVER had fun doing pictures like he did with April. We all laughed and joked around the whole time making for some great photos, of which April captured perfectly. She even brought along a boom box so that we could all listen to music while taking pictures, which gave rise to the groomsmen (especially the bestman!) thinking they were models! Too much fun!

Just a couple weeks ago I was able to see the first finished shots from the wedding along with our slideshow. Let me just say that I was moved to tears. The pictures are beyond words. April captured the very essence of what we worked so hard for with our wedding. She just gets it and it transfers so well in her images. Everyone that has viewed our pictures on April's blog has said how absolutely beautiful the shots turned out and I couldn't agree more.

I cannot thank April enough for not only being a wonderful person, and now friend, but being a wonderful photographer. Our wedding would not have been reflected as well without her.

I without a doubt would recommend April to any bride seeking a photographer. You will not be disappointed!

April was absolutely amazing. I found her through a friend where she had been the 2nd photog and was just starting out. My friend actually liked April's pictures better than her #1 photog. From the first phone call I had with April I was hooked. I already had her website memorized and just needed DH to like her too (there was some hesitation on his part because of other photogs we had met). As we were walking to the car after our initial meeting he turned to me and said book her. I was so excited.

We had a blast with April at Disneyland for our e-pics. She did an amazing job and was such a trooper bearing with us because we wanted photos in most of the obscure places so you didn't know it was Disneyland.

On my wedding day April arrived early was able to get set up and had brought her ipod w/a speaker-stereo which was a godsend because we had forgotten ours while getting ready. She had it with her while we did all of our other pics throughout the day too. She made sure to capture all of those special moments and asked me what photos I wanted and if I had any creative ideas. She was always open to suggestions. We had alot of fun with her throughout the entire day. She is an absolute doll and wonderful to have with you on that special day.

Seeing our pictures when they were available were amazing (but I must say a little overwhelming because there were so many-I believe over 1000). We went for a meeting to start work on the album (she had one started already) and it brought all of the emotions from the day back. She did an amazing job capturing the love between me & DH and the love of all of our friends and family.

I am so grateful that we chose April to be our photographer for our wedding day. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great reasonably priced photographer.

I am so impressed with April. She takes the most beautiful and romantic photos that capture so much emotion. As I look back through the pictures, I can't help but feel everything I felt that day over again. Her pictures are absolutely incredible! She has a real talent for helping you to feel comfortable when taking pictures. Not only does April take amazing pictures, she also has a wonderful personality. She is such a kind, sweet person. April was willing to accommodate the events of my wedding. My wedding was not like most traditional weddings, and we had events over two days. She was willing to travel to the various destinations and captured wonderful shots. I feel so blessed that I found April. I don't think that day would have been has perfect as it was without her!

My husband and I were fortunate enough to find April for our simple, small outdoor winter wedding in Laguna Beach. We loved her energy and warm heart and her pictures were beautiful. Her professional and communication prior to the wedding was amazing and when our big day came, she proved to be irreplaceable and priceless. She managed to cover all the shots we wanted, despite the incooperative weather and even assisted with things such as attaching my veil when none of my girls or family could! She effortlessly and decreetly handled a couple delicate family matters and was amazing with my 5 year old goddaughter/flower girl (who still refers to our wedding as her "photo shoot"). There wasn't a guest that attended our wedding that didn't comment on how much they liked April, appreciated all her hard work and adored her pictures. We are now facing the difficult task of choosing! Based on our experiences, before, during and after the wedding, on her professinalism, reasonable rates and incredible character, my husband and I would highly recommend April Smith Photography. We were honored to have her as part of our day and to have her in our lives.

April is such a kind and wonderful soul and the most talented photographer I have ever had the pleasure of meeting and working with. She is beyond talented and has a natural eye. Being a larger bride, I was very concerned about making sure that some of my flaws were hidden. I was honest and told her my concerns and she did her very best to help me. When she sent me the initial pictures she let me know that was very worried that I would be unhappy with the pictures, because she just wasnt experienced enough. She is just as worried about how you feel as how she feels about the whole experience. I cried when I saw the pictures she had taken, they were so good. I would recommend her to anyone.

On my wedding day she was calm, collected and just had a handle on everything. She also brought a small stereo to ease nerves.

I just adore her and I honestly believe you will too.

April is an awesome photographer. My husband and I agree that we made a great choice for our wedding photography. After our first meeting with April we instantly knew we were going to hire her. She is very passionate about her work, she's professional and very attentive to your needs as a bride. As much as she is creative she was open to suggestions and a few ideas we had. On my wedding, things started a little hectic, our bouquettes were not ready on time, my family was late(yes, my immideate family, all part of the wedding party)and some things were not being set up how they were planned (e.g. decorations, personalized signs, name card table et., etc.), so I was frustrated and over whelmed. Oh and I must get this off my chest, as a wedding gift my husband bought me beautiful and rather unique diamond earrings (totally matched my wedding ring)that I was not able to wear because he designated my sister (one of my bridesmaids)to deliver them to me, but because she was late I was unable to wear them. I'm still giving her a hard time about it... April and her second shooter, Amanda made things a whole lot better. While Amanda headed off to take pictures of the guys, April looked at me and said, "Jeanette things like this happen all the time", she turned on her ipod/boom box to liven me up and she shuttered away. And even though we had to make some slight changes and improvise, the day turned out magical, literally an evening to remember and I got photos to prove it. I have not seen all my pictures yet, because it's only been a few weeks, but April has an awesome blog on her website to get a sneak peek at some photos. I go on it almost everyday to view my slideshow, the slideshow has the perfect song she added to it, and it makes me tear up a little. Many THANKS to April for capturing everything that did go right.......

I had searched a long time one morning for a photographer. Then I came across April's web site. I fell in love with her pictures and I did not search any further. From the moment she answered the phone when I called her, I knew I wanted her to be our photographer without even meeting her. She was outgoing and very friendly.
The place we got married was beautiful inside but dark. I wanted outdoor pictures. April found a place close to our wedding location and I got my wish. There are no words to describe our wedding pictures. Although I have not seen all of my wedding pictures yet (because I just got married) they are amazing. Everyone says the slideshow April has on her blog is our teaser pictures. Infact I look on there everyday to see them. (I wont lie, sometiems it is a few times a day)
April has found her true calling and I would recomend her to anyone. And when it comes time for us to take family pictures... down the road, she does not know this yet but she will be getting a phone call.

April did an amazing job on our photos. We could not be happier with the outcome. She was very professional to work with and definitely knew what she was doing. I'm so excited we chose to go with April Smith Photography for our photos.

I can't tell you how gorgeous our wedding pictures came out! April is amazing! My husband and I wanted our wedding to be intimate and small and were initially against taking our pictures before the wedding. Our dilema was that our wedding was at 7 pm and if we wanted any photos with natural light that meant we would have to see eachother before the ceremony. We decided to go ahead and do it and we are so happy we did!

April set it up beautifully. She came fully prepared with her infamous pink ghetto blaster playing the perfect "first moment" love songs. The moment was so sweet. My husband was crying before he even turned around to see me. But even sweeter is how April captured every moment! From him wiping his tears before even turning around to see me, to the moment we both set eyes on eachother and kissed while crying together! When we saw the slide show created it had us once again in tears together.

April was a joy to have photograph our wedding. She was very organized and did great while working against the sun going down. I would recommend April over and over again. She has such a genuine sweet spirit. She loves what she does and it shows!

"When searching for a photographer for my wedding, I was extremely particular because I wanted to have the most memorable photos possible. When I met April I knew she was the perfect photographer for us. She made us feel extremely comfortable and was very professional. When we realized that we would only have one hour of photos of my husband and I, our wedding party, and family after our wedding ceremony we were a little worried. April suggested that we take photos before the wedding. I was very hesitant because we are very traditional. April explained that she would make it extremely memorable for us, and we decided to take photos before the ceremony. I am so thankful that we did! We met at our hotel suite and April made it extremely romantic and personal for us. She even played our wedding song while taking photos. We would not have gotten all the wonderful images if we waited to see each other during the ceremony. I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you April for capturing our special day in the most amazing way! We will never forget that!"