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Let me just say that planning a wedding was WAY more stressful than I had anticipated. The best thing that happened to me as a bride was stumbling upon Ariele Chapman. Ari has since day one gone above and beyond to literally do anything she can to help ease my stress and get through the process of planning. She has a wealth of knowledge in a variety of different areas related to the wedding industry and always has helpful thoughts to share.Anytime I am feeling doubtful or needing advice she has been my go-to gal! Now to get to the important stuff- her photos. Of course I did my fair share of stalking her Instagram (sorry Ari). And immediately loved what I saw. I was obsessed with her approach lighting and colors used but also the perspectives and how not one of her couples photos were those cheesy over done wedding pictures. After seeing her portfolio I was sold.  After taking our engagement pictures I was so blown away by what she captured. I have been told by SO many people that "these are the best engagement pictures I have ever seen". And we could not agree more!! They are absolutely stunning. She really took the time to get to know me and my fiance Kevin and made sure we felt comfortable and relaxed. We were both very nervous that we would be "camera shy" or not know what to do while having pictures taken of us. Ari made us feel completely at ease and we ended up having so much fun!! She is not only hilarious, but also gives great pointers and direction to help guide you in getting those perfect candid shots. We spent the afternoon hitting up all of our favorite local spots that have been apart of our daily lives for 4+ years. She was very creative with using the different locations we wanted to go to and got some gorgeous unique pictures of us. We will cherish these pictures forever as they will remind us of all the different stages of our relationship that helped get us to where we are now. To top it off- she had some edited teaser photos to us within 24 hours and the rest of them within the week. It was great to not have to sit and anxiously await getting all of these back! If you are thinking of hiring Ari - I promise you will not regret it for one minute. I absolutely cannot wait for her to shoot our wedding and be apart of our special day!!  (Ps- She is also amazing with dogs which was a mega bonus for us!) - Alexa + Kevin