Amber Urey Photography

tos with Amber, I asked for a Sunday in November around 4 pm. Was told to bump it up to 2:30 due to daylight savings, so without hesitation I did. That wasn’t a problem. I come to find out Amber wouldn’t be the one photographing us, but rather her assistant because Amber doesn’t work Sundays. Kind of a turn off, but we accommodated because it was the only option for the date we wanted. We were in a time crunch to get save-the-dates out by Christmas. Getting ahold of her was difficult as she took awhile to respond, or just didn’t respond at all and I would need to send a follow-up. When I decided on a location for our engagement photos, she never responded. This was over a month prior to our engagement session. I didn’t hear from her again until 3 days before my session with her ( a MONTH later). Via email, Amber proceeded to tell me that we “had” to move the time of our session to 4:00 because her assistant had to make up Christmas Mini Sessions that were canceled the week prior. Ironically, the first time I asked for 4:00, that wasn’t an option because of lighting. We were NEVER “asked” to switch our times with the mini sessions, we weren’t even given the option. She also suggested that we switch our location to where the mini sessions were being held out of convenience for her assistant. It was nowhere near where we had planned to have our session at. My fiancé and I were absolutely appalled that this was sent via email rather than over the phone, but we’re even more appalled by the fact that MINI SESSIONS took precedence over a couple that signed a contract for a wedding package. When we called her to express our frustration and state that this option would not work, she immediately became defensive and came up with excuses (which included throwing her “new scheduler” under the bus, and claiming that she is running multiple businesses at once so she’s busy). Amber then proceeded to terminate our wedding contract while my fiancé was on the phone with her, and later sent me an email saying the same thing. On the phone though, she mentioned to my fiancé that we’d get a refund, but conveniently over email she says that isn’t the case. We will never get our money back even though she is the one that canceled our contract. I booked with another photographer the same night that she terminated our contract, and immediately felt that this was a blessing in disguise. Save yourself the time and find a photographer that creates a beautiful, personal experience for you, and that will prioritize you even with engagement photos. You shouldn’t have to accommodate for the photographer like we had to. If anything, they accommodate you and your wishes, because this is YOUR once-in-a-lifetime experience that you are paying for.

orked to capture every single shot that my husband and I wanted on our wedding day. We are absolutely in love with the over 1,000 photos that we received back from her and will cherish them for years to come. We are definitely customers for life and will continue to use Amber for all of our photography needs!

p for my engagement shoot, and asked me questions like, did I want anything specific? she knew exactly what to do. My engagement shoot took 1hr with 5 outfit changes. She not only was easy going, but she was very thorough. Down to fix your shirt, move that piece of hair, and stand here, turn this way. I loved the fact that a photographer didn't just stand there taking pictures like I was suppose to know what to do. She is so interactive, and the pictures were AMAZING. Not to mention, her prices are so affordable. you can tell she does this, because she loves it, and not just for the money. A huge perk is her second photographer is her sister. Whom is an amazing hair/makeup artist. Them together is the best decision I ever made for my wedding day.

here is no one I’d rather have had photograph our wedding. Thank you SO much!!