Nataly Lemus

Words can't explain how happy I am w/Nat and Art. They did an amazing job of capturing our day. We took our engagement px just 3 weeks before the wedding and Nataly made sure she had them available for us to display at the wedding. They are truly professional and affordable.

I really don’t have enough kind words to say about Nataly and Art. From day one, Nataly has been completely personable and sweet. Prior to the wedding, Nataly maintained great contact with me as far as making sure we had a shared vision of the timeline for the day. On the day of the wedding, Nataly and Art did a great job getting our wedding party situated and photos taken quickly and efficiently (we did our group shots prior to the ceremony). After our wedding party headed to the ceremony, Nick and I had the BEST time walking around with Nataly and Art, taking our bride and groom shots. Seriously, we had such a good time with them, we could have stayed out with them all night and done the wedding the following weekend!!! We walked around, talked, shared stories, and laughed. Art and Nataly are two of the most wonderful people I could have ever hoped to have at the wedding. They listened to all concerns and addressed them professionally. They were extremely understanding and always seemed to know what we were thinking or hoping for as far as photos went. They put us at ease and made us realize that our wedding was really about the two of us. Just us. And that feeling was priceless.

Throughout the ceremony and reception, they moved so quietly that I hardly remember seeing them! They took every shot we asked for, elaborated on our own ideas, and came up with amazing shots we never would have dreamed of taking! As soon as they got home that evening, Nataly posted a teaser for us on her blog that we were able to share with our guests at the Sunday morning brunch – this was awesome!!

I would also like to address the other reviews regarding her lack of communication, etc. Yes, Nataly can be difficult to reach initially. I admit that it was difficult in the beginning to secure a return phone call from her. However, I know how busy wedding vendors are (especially photographers) and never took this personally. I also did not stop calling her because I knew there was NO ONE ELSE I would rather have photograph my wedding. I was determined to get a hold of here no matter what!! And I am so glad I did. Nataly is a lovely person and one of my favorite vendors to work with!

Once I signed a contract with Nataly, I had nothing but pleasant communication with her and her husband. Nataly made sure our photo list and timeline were set, and made sure we had no questions prior to the day. Following the wedding, Nataly let me know within days of the picture deadline coming that she would have the photos to me soon. When the photos did not arrive as stated and I began to worry, Nataly was quick to answer my phone call and made other arrangements so that we could show photos to family members we were traveling to see. Nataly is quick to resolve any potential conflict and she (and Art) are not only fantastic photographers (as evidenced by all her work), but wonderful and genuine people we are glad to know.

If you need immediate and constant communication and reassurance from your vendor, Nataly may not be for you – she (like many photographers) gets busy and may not always have time to post and respond immediately. However, after my experience with Nataly and her husband Art, the quality of their work and the even higher quality of their personalities made all waiting more than worth it and I would recommend them to anyone who wants the best photographers in the LA area to photograph their wedding!

After reading so many great reviews about Nataly my fiance and I tried to contact her several times. She was really slow in responding and got back to us only once to email us her package & pricing info. After that she never returned our calls regarding meeting up. Her pictures look amazing, her pricing is reasonable and we would've loved to work with her. It's frustrating dealing with vendors that are flaky and hard to get a hold of. Oh well, at least we find out now rather than on our wedding day!

I chose Nataly after I had a bad experience with another photographer. Nataly was AMAZING with my engagement photos. She has an amazing gift and ability to make everyone look lovely.

Her editing abilities is great and her prices are PERFECT. We loved her so much, that we signed her up for our wedding.

**UPDATE FOR WEDDING**

What can I NOT say about Nataly? She's just fantastic! Her and her husband Art are a great team and come up with some of the most amazing pictures. We had two engagement sessions with them and everything was just brilliant. Nataly has a way at making pictures just POP and the colors are so vivid, it's almost like you're there, looking at the scene before it's photographed. She has an amazing ability to make anyone look fantastic and has a real eye for detail and artistic expression.

She arrived at our reception before the ceremony to take some shots before our guests arrived and everything was photographed to magazine quality. Once at the ceremony and afterwards, she snagged a few shots that I wasn't even aware she was taking! Her editing skills provide a professional and signature appearance that makes it look like you spent thousands upon thousands of dollars! She's reasonably priced overall, and we'll definitely be using her services again in the future! Thank you for making me a pretty bride and capturing my handsome husband so wonderfully, Nataly & Art!

AMAZING!! I had such a wonderful experience with Nataly Lemus and her husband Art (her second photographer)! Nataly is a true talent..we absolutely adore our photos and so does all of our family and friends! She made our wedding look like a Platinum Wedding although it was anything but. And she made me look skinny--huge plus! My arms never looked more toned :)

Wedding photography was very important to us, so we did a lot of research. I would suggest looking at as many photographer blogs as possible. Not only did Nataly have beautiful photos, we loved that she made the effort to post several photos of each wedding and engagement session she takes. Additionally, she really made huge efforts on getting all of our must have photos, beautiful candids and very artistic portraits. AND!! she is such a sweet person! She was very considerate and professional..she easily felt like part of the Wedding Party. I cannot say enough good things about her and Art.

The only downside that other brides on here have mentioned is that she does take a while to get back to you. But I felt her talent outweighed any lack of miscommunication we had. She really did pull through for us on our wedding day.

I just had my engagement session with Nataly and she exceeded my expectations! When I got my pictures back I was blown away! My fiance and I are not photogenic, but that was not a problem because Nataly made us extremely comfortable. She has been very sweet every step of the way. She answers every one of my questions super fast and always checks up on us :] I can't wait for her to photograph our wedding! P.S. She was the only vendor my fiance and I completely agreed on. We were so happy that her prices fell within our budget :]
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UPDATE AFTER WEDDING
1/28/09

We only have great things to say about Nataly and her husband Art. They went above and beyond. Not only were they our photographers, but Nataly was superwoman. She was always ready to not only take pictures but she also helped with things that were not her responsibility at all like helping me put on my veil and bustle my dress. That really touched me because she was not our coordinator but she still did those things for us that she could have easily not done since they were not part of her job as a photographer. Art made sure my husband and I were okay at all times, always asked if we needed water, if we were okay. They were both great to be around and put all of us at ease for our family pics. For many of the candids we really did not know they were around which helped because we really are shy around cameras.

We got our pics back and they are absolutely beautiful! I was happy to see so many moments that I missed because I was either busy or simply not around but I can still enjoy through our pics. The quality of their work is amazing. The colors and sharpnees of the pics was absolutely amazing. Their prices are still affordable and completely reasonable even though their quality of work is impeccable as well as their work ethics.

Nataly and Art were our favorite vendors. We don't see them as vendors we see them as part of our wedding. Nataly really became my wedding go to girl and friend. She helped me with my many questions which had nothing to do with photography but was always happy to help.

I saw some reviews below from brides who have not used her services saying that she had slow communication. As an actual bride that did use her services, I can't complain. She always replied to my e-mails at the most within 1 or 2 days. To some that might be a long time but I am also a busy girl and had no problem with it. For the most part though she always replied within a couple of hours.

I recommend Nataly and Art to anyone who wants high quality pictures. They are amazing to work with and really cared about us as their clients.

Thanks Nataly and Art!

Looking through countless websites for the perfect photographer is a daunting task so it was a relief that at a friend's party that the subject came up and we were referred to Nataly's website through recommendation. My fiance outreached to Nataly several times in order to get questions answered and a meeting established to discuss details of possibly using her services for our engagement session and our wedding. The responses were few and far between. We loved her work that is why we initially overlooked her delayed responses. It eventually got to the point that we worried if she was hired on would she continue in the same haphazard manner of communication, which was a chance we could not take. So as a result to her lack of communication we will seek another photographer for our big day.

My favorite vendors! I loved Nataly and Art. She always responded to my emails, concerns, etc... We did both engagement and wedding pictures with them. They made us feel really comfortable and it was like hanging out with friends. We were sooooooo happy with our pictures. Book them!

I love Nataly and Art! They shot our wedding this past weekend and had already posted teasers on their blog later that night. So far so good!
They were both easy-going and fun on the day and Art was great with the kids in the bridal party, directing them when needed and distracting them when necessary:)


I'll post more when I get to see the rest of the pics!

I give Nataly 5 Stars!!! She did an amazing job at our wedding and I love our engagement session too! I will be receiving my pictures soon so I am very excited to see it all.

Hands down Nataly is one of our favorite vendors. Her work is superb and timeless. My sister recommended Nataly to us and I am so glad she did because now we have pictures that look like they belong in a magazine. Her and her husband Art are great people who really cared about us and our planning process. We booked her 18 months before the wedding and throughout that time she kept in contact and e-mailed me to find out how the planning was coming along. That really made me feel at ease because I knew I could depend on her and not have to worry about her not showing up like you hear that some photographers do.

Nataly's work is worth a thousand times more than what she charges! If you want beautiful images at affordable prices she is the gal for you!

Nataly and her husband, Art, were a dream to work with from the beginning. We booked an e-session (engagement session) with them since that came recommended by a lot of brides. I was glad we did because they really put us at ease in front of the camera and it was so much easier to work with them on the day of the wedding. Nataly and Art were on time and worked like dogs to capture every moment. I had to keep telling them to stop and eat something. HA! The quality of service was excellent even though it was their busy season for weddings. And then there's Nataly's amazing talent! She has a way of capturing those wonderful moments that you didn't even realize she saw. She was like a camera ninja! I am thrilled with Nataly and Art and would gladly recommend them to anyone. Thanks to you both for photographing our wedding memories.

Nataly and Art (her husband and partner) are truly amazing photographers and as an added bonus they are both incredibly sweet people. My husband and I did an engagement session with them and had them photograph our wedding, as well. We loved working with them, they put us at ease in front of the camera and actually made having our picture taken fun!

We just got our wedding photographs back and they are absolutely beautiful! The style and quality is better than other photographers that we looked at who charge at least double what Nataly and Art charge. On top of that, they will give you a disc with all of your photographs along with the rights to the images! They caught all of the little moments of our wedding perfectly. Something else I loved about them as photographers is that they were very unobtrusive at the wedding... I didn't even notice them working their magic during the ceremony and reception.

We could not have been any happier with Nataly and Art, they were our favorite vendor. All of our friends and family want to use them for their weddings!

I wish I could write a glowing review for Nataly because I really like her photos. Thing is, she never responds to emails. I quickly moved on. 4 stars for quality of work, -2 stars for lack of communication.

I love Nataly! I was able to work with her on a wedding and after seeing the amazing photos, decided to use her for my family portraits as well! They came out just as amazing as her wedding photos! I get almost giddy when I find out one of my brides are using her because I know I am going to get amazing shots, and very happy brides!