Nataly Lemus Photography

I had been a fan of Nataly's ever since "Miss Mandy" posted about her in January 2008. Her engagement pictures looked amazing and when I found out that she was within our price range, I kept her on my radar and became a blog-stalker of hers. After a few months, my FI gave me the task of compiling a list of photographers to look into so I complied. I didn't even tell him that Nataly was my favorite (so that I didn't sway his decision) and just let him browse the sites on his own so he could compare the photographers himself. He told me who his top photographer choice was and it was Nataly! I then shared that she was my favorite too and we kept comparing everyone else to her. We just loved how fresh, crisp, romantic and colorful her pictures were and could envision our wedding photos being the same.


I began corresponding through e-mail with Nataly just letting her know that we didn't have a wedding date set but that we were huge fans of her work. She was so sweet over e-mail and gave us a list of her prices and packages so we could go over that. As soon as we chose our date, I immediately e-mailed her so that we could meet with her. It was a little tough scheduling our meeting because of all of our other commitments, but since we still had well over a year before our wedding date, I didn't let that phase me because we seriously wanted to work with her. When we were finally able to meet with her and Art (her husband/second shooter) she showed us an entire wedding she had done from beginning to end so that we could make sure that we understood how she shot a wedding. She also showed us a wedding album and answered all of our questions. Throughout the meeting we went on tangents and it actually felt like we were just chatting with long lost friends. Once we realized she was also a Disney fan, we knew she had to be ours! We had such a great time getting to know them and didn't realize that a few hours had passed and that they were going to be late for a shoot! When we got home we knew we had to book them so we came up with a creative way to ask them to be a part of our day. Nataly loved that we "proposed" to them and we enjoyed giving her a laugh. :)


We ended up meeting up with them a few months later to sign our contracts and give them our deposit. They were just as lovely as they were the first time we met them. Months later we took our engagement pictures on the hottest most humid day in Anaheim and they were just as wonderful as ever. They didn't let the bad weather, sweat and weariness stop them from following us all over to take great pictures and it paid off. We loved our e-pics!


On the wedding day, they were both ready bright and early for our morning shoot and didn't seem too phased by the incredibly early start time. They kept great track of time and made sure to keep us “clean” by constantly checking where we were going to pose to make sure it wasn't dirty. Art lent us his camera pad a few times so that we could sit on it and was so great about carrying my day bag with him. He was also wonderful about helping us weave our family members in and out of pictures for the formal portraits and they were both so efficient that we got through a lot of those formalities way ahead of schedule.


We met up with them four months after our wedding to receive our completed professional wedding pictures CD. Our CD was beautifully packaged in a gift box with ribbon that matched her website colors. (Nice touch Nataly!) When we opened it, we found our finished CD complete with one of our pretty wedding pictures on the face of it and a kind handwritten note from Nataly thanking us for choosing her and for allowing her to witness our beautiful day. She has such a sweet heart and it’s so nice to have found someone as nice as her to chronicle our very intimate wedding day.

The finished wedding pictures were just as crisp and colorful as the ones we fell in love with when we decided to book her and captured all of the various emotional moments we had that day. They capture the spirit of wonder and whimsy that we had going on and it totally solidified our decision to have Nataly and Art shoot our wedding day. They are so great to be around.

We are so happy that we were able to find her and that she was able to add her artistic touch to our most photographed day. :D

I loved her work the first time I saw her webpage and I knew that she had to be the one...She made us feel very comfortable the first time we met with her and I loved that since I did not find that with other pushy photographers. It does take a while to get her response but that did not bother me...

I don't know where to start with Nat and Art. They were amazing at our wedding and thru the planning process. I knew right away that we had to book them after meeting with them and did not need to meet with anyone else. I just received our pictures and it was a reminder of why we picked them. The photos were beautiful and we were left with a great experiance. Thank you a thousand times (=

I knew I wanted to work with Nataly when i saw her work, she was highly recommended, the price was great and when we met her and her husband we felt very comfortable. Above anything else we wanted to feel comfortable with the photographer, since we are not having a videographer, they are the only ones recording the special day. I did not have a hard time reaching her.
We just took our engagement pictures and the experience was fun! I was concerned that it might be weird but Nataly & Art made us feel comfortable. We laughed a lot! So far its been a great experience.

Photography for my wedding day was one of the most important decisions to make. Once everything is said and done your pictures are your memories. I scoured the wedding sites for recommendations on photographers. We definitely had a budget to work with. My sister suggested Nataly Lemus based on her reviews. I went to her website and liked her work. After the initial email in which Nataly sent her price packages it was another 2 or 3 days until I heard back from her. I emailed her and called her and left a voicemail asking if our date was available. No response. I gave up and kept the search going for another photographer. Within another day or two, Nataly finally emailed me asking if I was still interested, as if she had never heard back from me. I emailed and told her that I did indeed both emailed and called her. Granted, we all are busy but in this day and age of technology I found it strange to not have heard from her. We finally set up an appointment to meet. At that meeting both my fiancé and I asked questions and made sure that she was available. We also asked about the contract. She proceeded to say that she didn’t bring a contract because she didn’t want her customers to think she was “pushy”. She then said that she liked to give the couple time to think about it and that they would think about it too. So, were we being interviewed also? In any event I emailed her the next day and said we’d like them to be our photographers. No response. The next day I called their cell phone and left a message. No response. Finally, another day later, I received an email from Nataly saying “after giving it much thought, we decided we aren’t the right photographers to photograph your wedding”. I was definitely taken aback by this turn of events, but it’s all for the best. Maybe we asked too many questions; maybe we weren’t in her “age bracket”. Heck, who knows what it was. My fiancé and I are both happy with who we are. We actually are now very thankful that Nataly acted in this unprofessional way because we found a great, professional photographer in Felicia Perry. I wasted days of waiting for Nataly to respond to my emails and calls. She’s definitely not worth that aggravation.

Nataly and Art were great to work with, they made us so relaxed and were great to be around. They also handled my little bridal breakdowns like nothing happened. I made the right choice in switching photographers to Nataly Lemus Photography. I did find that sometimes Nataly was hard to get in touch with, but it didn't bother me.Everyone I have shown my wedding pictures to, has complemented on how great my photographers were and how they captured so many special moments. I did feel there were a few problems with the editing on a few photographs, about 5 of the 800. But after I spoke with Nataly she completely understood and offered to see what else she could do with the pictures. That made me feel really great that she still cared to make me as happy as I could be, even after getting paid and putting so much time into my pictures already.I would definitely recomend Nataly Lemus Photography.

our experience with Nataly & Art was AMAZING. They took great pictures of us despite us being inexperienced in front of a camera. They are amazing! I just love their style and they got great shots throughout the entire wedding. Nataly & Art absolutely was everything we could have possibly wanted!! HIGHLY recommend!

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!

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.

Nataly Lemus and her husband did the photography for our wedding and engagement. We were beyond happy with our pictures. The quality of work they gave us exceeded all our expectations. We knew we wanted someone who would not break the bank but had talent. We could not have asked for a better photographer. They made us feel comfortable at all times and were always very understanding even when things got crazy. Thank you Nataly for the beautiful pics we will cherish always!

nataly is a truly gifted artist both with a camera and in the editing process. in my long, arduous search for the perfect photographer, she was a cut above the rest for sure. not only did i like her pictures the best, her price was the best too! :) my husband and i both agreed that our photographer was the most important decision we had to make about the wedding, so we were very picky about who we got. we did our engagement session with them before the wedding and they made a fairly unphotogenic couple look like cover models. same with our wedding. she & art caught all the most precious moments of our day and we got BEAUTIFUL pictures that will hang on our walls for the rest of our lives. i've heard so many horror stories about wedding vendors ruining some aspect of a wedding day, but i'm so thankful that i didn't have to experience that. i have recommended nataly & art to everyone i know that's getting married. they definitely set the bar for what wedding photography should be. :)

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!

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!

Amazing? Yes. Kind? Yes. Professional? Yes. Talented? Yes. My absolute favorite wedding vendor? Yes! Nat and Art were a dream to work with! My husband and I couldn't have been happier with our photographs. I have been told time and time again that our wedding photos are the most beautiful most people have seen and I always gush about our wonderful photographers. I've recommended Nat and Art to friends and two have booked them already. I have been married for a little over a year and a half now and I still find myself going through our wedding album.
Nat and Art,
If you're reading this:
Thank you! From the bottom of our hearts, Thank you! I'm so glad I found such talented photographers to capture our wedding day. We are forever indebted to both of you! Glad to hear you guys are doing family portraits, because I'll be calling you once this duo becomes a trio. ;)
Scott and Jen

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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 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!

Since I met Nataly and her husband Art they became my favorite photographers!!! Nataly and Art are very professional and fun to work with! My husband and I knew since the first time we met them that we wanted them to photograph our wedding. I was so happy with their work that I even had them do my one year anniversary photo session!!!! I love their work so much that I've recommended Nataly and Art to many of my friends and I was soooo happy that they also photographed one of my best friend's wedding. I would really recommend Nataly and Art to photograph your special day! not only they are fun to work with =) they are very professional and I have no words to describe their creativity!!! and best of all they are not expensive!! Nataly and Art, Thank you so much! From the bottom of our hearts, we really love, love your work..I'm so glad we had you photograph our special day!!!

Since I met Nataly and her husband Art they became my favorite photographers!!! Nataly and Art are very professional and fun to work with! My husband and I knew since the first time we met them that we wanted them to photograph our wedding. I was so happy with their work that I even had them do my one year anniversary photo session!!!! I love their work so much that I've recommended Nataly and Art to many of my friends and I was soooo happy that they also photographed one of my best friend's wedding. I would really recommend Nataly and Art to photograph your special day! not only they are fun to work with =) they are very professional and I have to words to describe their creativity!!! and best of all they are not expensive!!
Nataly and Art,
Thank you so much! From the bottom of our hearts, we really love, love your work..I'm so glad we had you photograph our special 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!

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.

I loved the husband wife duo, made it more comfortable and personal (I dont really like a lot of photos). They were extremely flexible. I loved the pictures that came out, the editing was beautiful and the ideas Nataly had for backgrounds/poses, etc were wonderful. Great photographer!

I actually hired Nataly Lemus as a second shooter for my wedding only because I had already hired my first shooter. Nataly was very professional and helpful before/during/after our wedding. She took some amazing shots and captured moments that are very close to my heart. She is very reasonable and affordable, she will work with your budget and your sense of style in photography. I highly recommend Nataly Lemus. Please e-mail me for more information or questions: futuremrslara@gmail.com

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!

Nataly is great to work with from beginning to end at a wedding reception. She's in the right spot at the right time to capture that priceless moment. Recently, we worked a wedding reception together, she never once put her camera down nor did she miss a shot during the reception activities. True professional.