Michael Brook Photography

I don't think my husband and I could have chosen a better wedding photographer. Michael is special because as many weddings as he must do, he treated us ours with untoppable kindness
and professionalism before during and after the wedding, spending as much time as needed in person and over the phone, to address our needs. During the wedding, the only thing you noticed about him was his positive energy! We are so grateful for our spectacular wedding photos, any couple that chooses him is in really good hands.

I HIGHLY recommend Michael - I felt very lucky to have discovered him during my on-line research while wedding planning last year. He is worthy of five stars all around -- personality (incredibly kind and easy-going, with great sense of humor), skills/talent and creativity (we just love our engagement and wedding photos -- taken at Arnold Arboretum, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and Veronique), and communication/reliability (*always* prompt with email responses and timely for meetings/events). We absolutely enjoyed working with him and are thrilled with the memories that he captured for us. We also appreciate now owning the digital negatives of all photos taken! If given the opportunity, I would use Michael again without hesitation -- He really helped to make our big day a special one.

Great experience, great photos. I have recommended Michael to my friends.

Michael was the photographer of a friends wedding and their pictures came out wonderful. After meeting with Michael and reviewing the sample album he had, our decision was easy. We loved his style and had Michael do our Engagment pics along with the Wedding.

He is very easy to work with, as we barely knew he was at the wedding. Pictures and the album came out great, I had lots of comments from the bridesmaid how easy and non-intrusive he was. Most defintely recommend Michael.

My wife and I hired Michael for our wedding on 5/29/11 in Haverhill, MA with the reception at the Granite Rose in Hampstead, NH. We were totally pleased with all Michael offered. We met with him at first to go over album samples and he provided previous works that were all amazing. Michael was all about making the wedding day our day, we had a list of specific shots we wanted, he was able to capture all of those and then some. He took pictures that we had not thought of, like the limo, food and outside the church. His positive attitude through out the day was amazing, as everyone knows wedding days can be really stressful, but Michael was 100% positive. Throughout the whole ceremony and reception it was like he was not there, which is the best. He got all the wonderful shots but was not in the way at all. Some previous weddings we went to you had to look around the photographer to look at the couple at the alter, not with Michael. If he thought of a good suggestion he was very polite about bringing it up. All of his suggestions worked really well too. We looked at the online album after we got home from our honeymoon and were blown away. All the photos were amazing and crystal clear. His website is very user-friendly. The only problem we have is narrowing down the many great photos to fit in the album. We look forward to finalizing our album with Michael, and he has not at all been pushy in this process, he is letting us go at our own pace which is very appreciated. I would highly recommend Michael Brook for any wedding or event.

Everyone in my family fell in love with him when they met him. He is so warm and excited to do what he does. I wanted genuine pictures (not overly edited) that caught the emotion of the day and Michael did that beautifully. He captures all the little moments that make your day so special. Sometimes men do not like having their pictures taken, or being told how to pose, but Michael was great at making them all feel comfortable, and getting them to pose without making them think they were being ordered. Everyone felt so comfortable working with him. He is very open to suggestions, and truly wants to make the client happy and fulfill their requests/suggestions. He is so great to work with, and we plan on working with him again for future events.

My husband and I are so thrilled with Michael! Not only is he a fabulous photographer, but he truly a wonderful person. He shot both our engagement session and our wedding. His talent is clear when you look at his portfolio. He has a photojournalistic style with an artistic flair. He carefully edits all of the shots and adds amazing retouches (color correcting, fishbowl-style effects, etc.). What we really liked best about Michael was his ability to capture the moment without being intrusive. I barely noticed him at the wedding!

He always responded quickly to my emails and calls. He also asked lots of questions about what was important to us, what shots we wanted, and customized a package for us. We did not choose one with an album, but we may end up going back to him to do one after all! I found his price range to be very reasonable compared to others at his level of talent. I would highly recommend Michael!

Michael Brooks is a great wedding photographer! He asked a lot of questions upfront to get a feel for our wedding style and personalities. He used this information to create a beautifully artistic photography package that catered to our tastes. He is easygoing, friendly, sensitive, and professional and a joy to work with, as well as a fantastic wedding guest.
We were extremely pleased with his work and we highly recommend him!

Michael Brook is amazing and easy to work with. His ability to make you feel comfortable and confident are unmatched. If you want to feel beautiful on your wedding day and know that you will have the photos to show it, then Michael is your man.

Michael Brook was a wonderful choice for our wedding. I highly recommend him to all couples. He is extremely easy to work with; he has a great positive attitude and will make you feel at ease before and during your wedding. His prices are great and the final product is beautiful!

We loved our pictures from Michael and have recommended him to many of our friends who are getting married!

Best decision we made!!
After leaving the meeting with Michael we almost turned around to try to catch him and write him a check. We were hooked! He was so easy to talk to and took such interest in the plans and our families and even what we liked to do for fun. After seeing the photos we realized he used that information to know exactly what we would want to see. He is amazingly talented and artistic and we could not be happier with the photos! The day of the wedding could not have been better. We had so much fun with Michael. He was so enthusiastic and made everything so easy. If we were going to do it all over again we would absolutely call Michael.

We are frequently told that our wedding pictures look like something out of Conde Nast! Michael captured the setting, mood, and personality of our wedding, our guests, and us in such a warm, intimate way. I got married later in life to the man of my dreams, so the day for us was about love, luck, and having fun. It's hard to explain - his style is modern and journalistic, so he captures the best moments as they happen with an incredible eye for detail. I think someone else mentioned that he captures the little things so well, and it's true - like my ring bearers waiting thoughtfully to be announced; my husband's face as I walked down the aisle; the sheer jubilation on both of our faces as we danced and partied with all of our favorite people...when I look at my wedding album I am amazed at how he was able to be at the right place at the right time to get some of the shots he did. We LOVED working with Michael - he's accommodating, inventive, unintrusive, warm, and most of all, his finished product speaks for itself. If you want wedding pictures that immediately transport you back to your special day, and you want pictures that are fresh as well as lovely, choose Michael!

Michael Brook did such a wonderful job on our wedding day and we loved having him with us! It was so important to us that we feel comfortable with the person we were going to have sharing our most important day, and we did a lot of research and carefully interviewed. Michael's easy, open attitude and the way he listened to us put him ahead of the rest from the start. His professionalism is flawless. He was the only vendor I never had to worry about even once, always quick to respond to us. Michael even took time to learn our families' stories, and I felt like it really made a difference in the way that he chose some of his shots, which were so perfect that only someone who knew exactly what it would mean to us could have done it. When we did our bridal party shoot, he was spontaneous, fun, and we really enjoyed having him with us. During the ceremony and reception, he somehow disappeared from our sight but got amazing photos, even close-ups. Our guests raved about his photos, and we're forever grateful for his artistic talent and warmth that he brought to our special day. We love his work so much that we plan to ask him to photograph our baby when she arrives!

I was completely satisfied and impressed with Michael's work from the beginning! His sense of sincerity and willingness to be accommodating was apparent at our first interview. His images impressed me with the candid,storytelling approach. He was so comforting as we approached the final preparations and on the day of our wedding, he made the pictures so relaxed. Not once during my wedding did I feel inconvenienced by taking pictures or uncomfortable! He helped make my wedding day exactly what I wanted it to be. When I saw the images, I was so excited and his work captured all parts of the day, the parts I wanted to remember, and the parts that I never saw! Michael Brook is extremely professional, friendly and a valuable part of your wedding experience! I HIGHLY recommend him and his work!

We found Michael Brook Photography while searching online and decided to contact him based on his amazing portfolio... It turned out to be one of the best decisions we made during our wedding planning process. From our initial meeting up until the day he delivered our album, Michael was an absolute pleasure to work with!

Before the big day he made a true effort to get to know us and our families and understand what we envisioned for our photography. He was even kind enough to meet with my father, a photographer himself, to ease any questions or concerns that he had! Michael listened intently and took notes during each meeting, which made a huge difference in the service he was able to deliver on our wedding day.

For a "Type-A" bride such as myself, I loved that Michael was so detailed, organized and highly responsive. Not once did I ever have to worry about him returning a call or email to answer my questions. Michael was more than willing to customize his packages to best suit our liking and budget. He stayed open to our ideas while maintaining his own creativity. We received countless compliments from our guests on how well Michael interacted with everyone. Looking back on all of our pictures, Michael was able to capture so many moments throughout the day without being invasive.

Michael met every deadline agreed to either on time or ahead of schedule. We were extremely pleased to peek at our email during the honeymoon to find highlight photos from the wedding within days!

We highly recommend Michael Brook for your wedding - you will not regret it!

I have nothing but wonderful things to say about Michael Brook!! He has an amazing personality and an artistic perspective!! I love all my wedding photographs and so does everyone else!!

Michael photographed my wedding in May 2009. He was great to work with. I was wary about feeling like the paparazzi was in my face (and actually didn't originally want to hire a photographer at all) but I barely even noticed Michael was there but looking at the pictures afterward, he captured everything! The pictures were amazing, a great mix of creativity and capturing important moments. He even got great pictures of our very young niece and nephew (who are usually very challenging to photograph). On top of that, I thought his prices were very reasonable. I definitely recommend Michael!

Michael is an amazing person to work with and it shows from the moment he meets you to the day you get the email with "your photos are available!" Michael has a way of finding all of the most heartfelt, genuine moments of a day and capturing them absolutely beautifully. Let's face it--every wedding photographer can line up a wedding party and take relatively beautiful pictures of everyone dressed in their best and grinning ear to ear. Michael is no exception; these all looked great. But the difference comes in the little things we noticed in the photos of moments that we had completely missed at the wedding--my mom wiping a tear from her eye, a groomsman tying his shoe before his march up the aisle, the look of sheer joy when we took that first bite of cake from each other's hands, the little girl twirling to her heart's content on the dance floor. These photos are the ones we love and the ones that will most help us really remember what our day was like.

Some major pros: low light or alternative wedding locations (ours was in a hotel with no windows in the middle of February) are not a problem, the pictures turned out beautifully. Michael took the time to really get to know us before the wedding--by listening to us, not just talking to us--so that by the time wedding day rolled around, he knew exactly the type of wedding we had planned and exactly what we were looking for in our photos. He never tried to make us look like something we weren't or create artificial "moments", but just focused on capturing the beauty (and craziness, and excitement, and everything else) of the day that was already there. The results were perfect.

We had a great time getting to know him throughout the wedding planning process, and we were kind of wishing he would stay for the end of the reception after the photos were over, just to hang out! Five stars from us, no question.

Michael is an amazing person to work with and it shows from the moment he meets you to the day you get the email with "your photos are available!" Michael has a way of finding all of the most heartfelt, genuine moments of a day and capturing them absolutely beautifully. Let's face it--every wedding photographer can line up a wedding party and take relatively beautiful pictures of everyone dressed in their best and grinning ear to ear. Michael is no exception; these all looked great. But the difference comes in the little things we noticed in the photos of moments that we had completely missed at the wedding--my mom wiping a tear from her eye, a groomsman tying his shoe before his march up the aisle, the look of sheer joy when we took that first bite of cake from each other's hands, the little girl twirling to her heart's content on the dance floor. These photos are the ones we love and the ones that will most help us really remember what our day was like.

My husband and I were not looking for the gooey, cheesy, overly romanticized shots that some weddings have, because we are not gooey, cheesy, overly romantic people. We are laid back, fun-loving, mostly sarcastic and always laughing people and worried that a "wedding photographer" would turn us into a Modern Bride cover. Not the case--Michael took the time to get to know us, and our pictures looked exactly like us and our style. (Funny faces and all.)

Some major pros: low light or alternative wedding locations (ours was in a hotel with no windows in the middle of February) are not a problem, the pictures turned out beautifully. Michael took the time to really get to know us before the wedding--by listening to us, not just talking to us--so that by the time wedding day rolled around, he knew exactly the type of wedding we had planned and exactly what we were looking for in our photos. He never tried to make us look like something we weren't or create artificial "moments", but just focused on capturing the beauty (and craziness, and excitement, and everything else) of the day that was already there. The results were perfect.

We had a great time getting to know him throughout the wedding planning process, and we were kind of wishing he would stay for the end of the reception after the photos were over, just to hang out! Five stars from us, no question.

For me and my Fiance (now husband) Choosing our wedding photographer was one of our most important decisions. With so many photographers to choose from it quickly became overwhelming..We orginally booked with another company, somehow they double booked, and so they outsourced us to Michael, we had not previsously seen any websites from him, and were a bit nervous. Michael called us on the phone weeks before the wedding and made a point to learn about us, and our family that would attend the wedding, immediatly he formed a very professional relationship with us and gained our trust. The Big day came and Michael, DID NOT miss a single shot!!! I was one of those brides that had to have a sunset photo, and the sun was radiply setting as the limo's were racing for the seaside cliffs in Cohasset, MA. The entire wedding party plus Michael were running and climbing trying to catch my "dream shot" Well of course we captured the images, and to this day my friends still give me a hard time about climbing a cliff in heels! hahaha, It was wonderful to have a photographer that was also willing to literaly put his neck out their for us! So many of our photos are beyond words!!!! And they are still all over our house! 3 years later! Trust me you will not regret hiring Michael as your photographer, it was a blessing that fate brought him to us :)

Michael is able to capture and document your event with precision and obvious skill, but he also finds ways to convey the emotion and excitement in the air as well! He and I had an opportunity to work side by side on a large and very beautiful wedding in Boston. His work proved to be artistic and creative, while providing everyone with a very enjoyable and memorable peek into the preparations before the ceremony, the expressions of the bride and groom and those in attendance for the wedding, and the absolute joy celebrated at the reception! I would highly recommend Michael as a photographer for any event that you might be planning.