Bella Grace Studios

Best of Weddings (1x).

Louisville, Lexington, Cincinnati, Nashville, Indianapolis

About this vendor

Living in Louisville, KY with his wife, and two daughters, Josh has photographed over 500 weddings nation wide and his work has been featured in the following magazines: Weddings Unveiled, Southern Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Town & Country, The Knot, Kentucky Bride, Louisville Bride, Sophisticated Living Weddings, Kinfolk, Garden & Gun and more.

Details

Destination Weddings

Destination Wedding Packages

Photo Shoot Types

Bridal Portraits
Engagement

Photo & Video

Digital Files
Film Photography
Online Proofing
Photo
Printed Enlargements
Printed Proofs

Photo & Video Styles

Artistic
Classic
Documentary
Lifestyle
Modern

Wedding Activities

Getting Engaged
Wedding

Awards and Affiliations

2011 'Best of Weddings'

4.4

out of 5.0

26 reviews

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Brittany T

Josh was so friendly and personable as a photographer in my friend's wedding. In my past experience with wedding photographers they were a little demanding. Most wouldn't share a "...

sneak peak" of photos. He was showing me some photos after he'd take them with his camera. He'd also take photos that I asked for. He was hired for my best friend's wedding and I was in the wedding. Great customer service and I highly recommend him!

Gabriella A

Yes, yes, yes to Josh! He has my absolute highest and best recommendation. While his work is beautifully captured, his personality is just as beautiful and kind. His presence is a ...

gift in itself—comfortable, relaxed, and the best energy you would desire for your big day. With a creative vision that is unmatched, you simply cannot go wrong in hiring Josh Merideth! You will be pleased beyond measure!!

Reagan P

Josh was an integral part of our small wedding at Oxmoor Farms. He joined us for a venue walkthrough and helped us dream up a unique place on the property for our ceremony. Not onl...

y is he an amazing photographer, but he also has an incredible eye as a creative director! We loved working with Josh during the wedding - he is confident and provides great advice and counsel - it made everything so much less stressful working with Josh and trusting him completely...a good call because THE PHOTOS ARE INCREDIBLE! He is so talented and captured our day perfectly. From the colors to the lighting to his talent for catching the perfect moment - Josh's photos could not be more impressive. Josh also went above and beyond and shot a family barbecue the day after our wedding and captured some great lifestyle shots. He is so talented, a pleasure to work with, has an incredibly creative eye and a knack for event planning -- he worked so well with our other vendors and was a central part to our wedding day. We will cherish the amazing photos from Josh forever! Cannot recommend Josh enough. You should book him first then ask him about other recommended vendors - he also knows everyone in town. He really took the time to get to know us as a couple and helped tailor the photos and experience to be highly personal. His tailored and personal suggestions made our day feel very special. Also be sure to seek Josh's thoughts about the run-of-show for your wedding day - we ended up using Josh's recommendations for the schedule and it was perfect. He also has a great calming presence and brings the right energy to your wedding day. He captured amazing photos of our florals and the space, as well as special moments with wedding guests. Josh does it all to capture the day! Hire Josh, trust him completely, and know that you will be delighted with the photos and experience!!

Caroline H

Josh is a complete disaster. I fell in love with his work and quickly chose to hire him and sent in our deposit. We wanted to pay for him to come to Florida to take our engagement ...

photos. After months of not hearing back from him, we grew concerned. We tried to let him go, he asked for a second chance and we agreed. Nothing improved. We contacted his assistant and she said that she had a hard time getting ahold of him as well. We decided to cut ties, which left us looking for a new photographer that was available on our date. Pursuant to our contract, we requested our $1500 deposit be returned. Long story short, countless emails and phone calls went unreturned, Josh said he would refund our deposit and shocker - it was never refunded. Bride beware - there are far too many amazing photographers available to risk his terrible immaturity, complete unprofessionalism, and total lack of communication. If you are looking for someone who eliminates stress during the planning process, Josh is not your guy.

megan B

The photographs that we received were good quality but he forgot to develop some family and wedding party pictures from after the wedding ceremony. He acknowledged that he forgot t...

o develop a few rolls and said he would have them developed and sent to us immediately. It's been months and he has stopped communicating with us. We also did not receive everything that was listed in our contract. After he received our initial check getting in touch with him was difficult. Scheduling our engagement photos took months to coordinate because he wouldn't respond to emails or calls.

Kaitlyn W

Where do I even begin? Saying that Josh was absolutely amazing is an understatement. My entire process with Josh was a very enjoyable one, and my pictures are more beautiful than I...

could have even imagined. I searched longer for a photographer than any other vendor, and when I came across his website I knew I had to have him. His mix of film and digital photography is an art that brings your wedding back to life as you look back on your wedding day. Not only that, but I had numerous guests and people of my wedding party commenting on how wonderful he was the day of our wedding. He kept everyone cool and collected, but kept the day rolling on time while staying in the background. Over all, I say it was the best decision I could have ever made! JOSH IS THE BEST!!!

Anna R

From the moment I got engaged I knew I wanted Josh to photograph our wedding. I had seen his work in Kentucky Bride and fell in love. The style and quality of his photographs are u...

nmatched. Not only did he take beautiful photos that we will cherish forever, he also was such a calming presence on the day of our wedding. Josh was able to capture moments from every angle of our ceremony and reception. We were amazed with the amount of images that he was able to collect! I highly recommend Bella Grace to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. With Josh and his team you will be in the best hands on your wedding day.

Anonymous

I can't express how great our experience was with Josh and Bella Grace. Josh is the consummate professional. He went over and above the call of duty for our wedding. His calm and c...

ollective personality was a real blessing to me especially when it came to getting ready for the big event. He knew the schedule better than the wedding planner and did more than she did to keep everything on time and moving smoothly. Everything he did to make the wedding day run well was just a bonus to the quality of his photos. He took a ton of photos on digital and film and we couldn't be happier. Josh's vision for photography is unparalleled by any other photographer I've seen. He is the whole package and I couldn't envision our wedding day running quite as smooth without him. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a photographer without hesitation.

Annie F

I heard about Bella Grace Studios through one of my friends and ever since then, I've been admiring Josh's work. I had referred him to many of my friends who were getting married b...

efore me, so it was a no-brainer when it came time to plan my own wedding! The day of the wedding Josh showed up super early to go scope out some areas in Cincinnati for our bridal party to get pictures taken. He decided on Ault Park which was less than five minutes from our venue and church. He was FANTASTIC. He used both film and digital, which I loved. Film is so beautiful---it's like a lost art, so I was ecstatic when he said he was going to use film for a lot of our pictures. He stayed at the reception way later than I expected him to, but I am so glad that he did-- he filmed some of the greatest pictures I've ever seen!! I never told him ahead of time what shots we wanted nor did we give him any specifics, but after looking through our photos, I realized I didn't need to- Josh read my mind. My family and I chose to have a wedding planner, but honestly, we probably didn't even the day-of-coordinator there thanks to Josh. He knew what needed to be done and when. Not only could I count on him to take amazing pictures, but he also acted as another wedding planner. He stuck to our schedule and made sure everyone else did too! About two weeks after our wedding, he sent a sneak peak, which he posted on his blog. And then about a month later, he sent us our photography link and then a few days later, our CDs arrived in the mail. Five CDs included thousands of film, edits, and originals. Josh beautifully captured our most favorite day to date and we will forever cherish our photos!

Jessica M

I couldn't be a happier client! If you select the creative genius of Bella Grace Studios for your memorable event, you are in the BEST hands. Josh and his team have their finger on...

the pulse of modern elegance; there is no detail that goes unnoticed. My husband and I have a beautifully curated chronicle of our BIG day, and we are so grateful to Bella Grace Studios for that. On top of being a talented photographer, Josh knows how the run-of-show should work, and caters to each bride and venue to help pull off the intricate details of your Wedding. With his expertise and advice, Josh allowed me to confidently be my own wedding planner, so, LOTS of value in the investment to hire his team. Josh beautifully captures the essence of a moment, and the emotional connection to the images he has produced for us, take us back to that party in May that we never want to end! #simplythebest

Alexandria F

Josh was one of the first vendors we booked when we started the wedding process, and we couldn't have made a better decision for our photographer. In the months leading to the wedd...

ing we never had any issues with getting questions or concerns addressed, and then on the wedding day itself he was beyond excellent. He showed up early to be with my wife throughout the day (going to her makeup appointment, wedding prep stuff, and capturing a lot of candid moments before we got to the venue). When we got to the venue he was all over the place taking pictures, keeping us moving, and essentially being part wedding coordinator/part photographer/part Superman (he even helped lace my wife's dress because no one knew how to do it). Josh was fantastic, from what we've seen the pictures are amazing, and he really is the best in the city, without question.

Martha Ann U

Bella Grace Studios was a pleasure to work with! From the beginning, Josh was incredibly generous with his time (numerous calls as we planned from out of state) and came ready to g...

o with a calm, but super positive attitude on the big day. He did a fantastic job of capturing all the moments despite multiple venues and a very large family! The day of our wedding, Josh was a pro at putting us at ease and creating fun and creative poses. He made our day so relaxing and enjoyable. We trusted that Josh would snap the important stuff, and he did and then some. So many design elements that I totally missed during the wedding! We loved our pictures - now we just need to order the prints.

Natalie D

Josh Meredith of Bella Grace Studios has captured our engagement (fall 2013) AND our wedding day (June 2014)! From the first meeting we fell in LOVE with Josh's charismatic perso...

nality, professional experience, eclectic studio, creative eye and true passion for beautiful and unique photography! This guy is a GENIUS with light! His expertise and organization made us feel so comfortable that we would get every single picture we had been dreaming of; and we did! We were so happy with our beautiful outdoor engagement shoot at Locust Grove, the lighting was incredible, and Josh kept us laughing! And the most important pictures of a girl's life, her wedding day, are more beautiful than I ever could have hoped for! I trusted Josh 100% with helping to plan my wedding timeline; which was a huge help. Josh spent the ENTIRE day with us and captured not only gorgeous little details, but some of the sweetest moments between my bridal party, my family and most importantly my GROOM! We just received our MANY picture CD's in the mail and the quality is superb! I could not recommend Bella Grace Studios any higher! What an amazingly talented photographer and wonderful person! -Natalie in Louisville KY

Lauren M

Josh from Bella Grace Studios photographed our engagement and wedding. He listened to my ideas, helped us find a beautiful spot to take the pictures, and did an excellent job!! We ...

just received our disc in the mail with all our pictures and I am amazed at how stunning they are!!

Carly H

I am obsessed with my wedding photos and engagement photos. We had so many different locations. Josh was fabulous to work with and was so much fun. He was professional and even put...

up with some of my family's crazy demands. I was very grateful to have him keeping everyone on track for photos (especially the groomsmen). A little slow getting our photos back but worth it for the high quality images!

Amanda M

Although we haven't received our pictures back just yet (almost 4 weeks since our wedding) I would recommend Bella Grace Studios to anyone who is getting married. Josh is so wonde...

rful. His work is amazing (he showed me some as we were going along). He's very personable and makes you feel really comfortable. He was very professional and helped to move many things along during the reception. I would not have chosen anyone else.

Hannah B

First of all, this review does not reflect upon the quality of the photos (which anyone can attest to by simply looking at Bella Grace's webpage), but rather on the quality of serv...

ice. I will return and edit this review once I receive the photos from my wedding. My wedding was at the end of June this year. Josh showed up on time on the wedding day, and stayed until the reception was basically finished. He was very relaxed and knew his way around the venue, and even helped out on small tasks while we were getting ready. His wedding-day service was great. I definitely agree with the past reviewer who said that he was calming (very good characteristic on a wedding day!). However, he did not bring a second photographer, even though the package that we purchased had a second photographer included. Josh seemed to make up for this by being everywhere at once during the ceremony and reception, though, so I'm not very concerned with this. What does concern me (and lowers my rating of Bella Grace) is the service once the wedding day was over. As he finished photographing us, he said that he'd have a sneak peek online within a week and would email us. It's now been over two months and I have not seen any pictures or any email. After a few months of waiting, I emailed him and he quickly responded, saying that the pictures would be done in a week. This was sooner than I expected all of the pictures to take, so I was very pleased with this timeline. However, I wish he would have kept us up to date from the very beginning, rather than me emailing him for an update. I'm confident that the pictures will be wonderful, and my husband and I were very pleased with Josh's photographing on the wedding day. The only negative was Josh's lack of communication after the wedding. I recommend Bella Grace, but if you want to be updated, you'll have to make the initiative.

Kathy W

Unfortunately, I was very displeased with Josh Meredith of Bella Grace Studios. First of all, we never got ANY of our pictures back when he said we would. We were supposed to get...

our enagement pictures back in 4 weeks and it took at least 6. That doesn't sound so bad, but every day for those 2 extra weeks I e-mailed Josh directly asking about our pictures and he maybe responded once. We decided to keep him for our wedding, even though his communication skills were lacking. He photographed the wedding and again, we waiting an extra month from what he originally quoted us before giving out our pictures, all the while NEVER COMMUNICATING that they were going to be late. But my biggest problem is the wedding album ($450!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) that we ordered last March when I originally booked him. Well, it was promised to me in October. That never happened. I continued to e-mail him and call constantly. Finally, in December he said I would have it by Christmas. The first of the year came around and I never got it. I e-mailed, called, left messages a few times a week before I heard back. It was "on it's way" but it never showed up. Finally, In MARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got my mother in law involved who threatened to take him to court and he finally delivered my book (though it was STILL late from what he originally said). Then, MY WEDDING DATE ON THE FRONT COVER ON MY BOOK IS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the first page says "Kathy and Brian, On the road to happines". Yes, spelled just like that. Again, I've tried to e-mail and call him to get him to fix his mistakes and It's been over a week and I haven't heard anything back. He might take good pictures, but i Definitely 100% would never let any of my friends pick him.

Allison N

Bella Grace Studios was the first vendor I hired for our big day, and I'm so glad I did! I'm not a huge fan of being the center of attention so pictures make me a bit nervous, but ...

I knew as soon as we started our engagement shoot with Josh that I would be just fine. As for our wedding day, Josh and Shana stuck with us for the entire day and were a calming presence the whole time. Not only did they get some mind blowing shots (I've already seen a sneak preview), but they also acted partially as day of coordinators and guests wranglers which I needed because this was a very DIY event. They just felt like part of the family. You won't be disappointed if you hire Bella Grace Studios!

Katie B

Josh is such an amazing photographer! He has wonderful ideas and a creative approach to photography. Our photos are absolutely stunning! Josh was so amazing on our wedding day. He ...

was by far our favorite vendor. I would highly recommend Bella Grace to everyone!

Peggie P

Josh Meredith, Bella Grace Studios, redefines excellence in customer service as well as photography! Josh and his wife are a team that will make sure that every wedding detail is ...

captured from the moment the engagement pictures are taken until the last moment of your wedding reception is over! True professionals, unbelievable attention to detail and amazing personalities! They listened to our daughter's requests as well as ours and they went way above and beyond to provide excellence in every way possible both before and during the wedding! We had a photo session at our home with Josh a few weeks before the wedding to capture our daughter as the "blushing bride" and he blew us away with his creative abilities and his ability to interpret our vision and make it reality! He was with us the entire wedding day and is such a delightful man! He is kind, and such a gentleman as well as an amazing photographer! He is so calm and has such a keen sense of a brides heart! We are thrilled with the photographs and are so thankful that we had Josh and his team document our daughter's wedding day! We highly recommend Josh and his entire team!

Amanda Jo L

Wonderful to work with.Nice. Personable. No Time limits! Will stay with you for the entire day! Creative. Kind. Affordable. Gives you the CD WITH RIGHTS to ALL of your photos! Awes...

ome photographer. Everyone that saw our engagement pics has said "When I get married, I'm using your photographer." He was wonderful for both our engagement session and our wedding!

Jen W

Unfortunately, Josh Meredith of Bella Grace Studios led my fiancee and I on for 2 months thinking that we had booked him as our wedding photographer. My mother sent in the deposit ...

as soon as Josh and I had discussed and decided that he would be our wedding photographer - but 2 months later and many attempts at communicating with him IN PERSON and via phone and email he was never able to confirm this reservation and my fiancee and I were left looking for another photographer with 2 months less to spare and many photogs already booked. Luckily we did find another much more competent, professional, and considerate photographer that we are really looking forward to working with for our engagement session and wedding photos.

Julie B

Josh Merideth at Bella Grace Studios is fabulous! He was with our bridal party the entire day of our wedding capturing all of the fun memories! He was absolutely professional and...

such a joy to work with. He helped to make the day go as smoothly as possible and we couldn't be more thankful! Highly recommend!!

Beth R

Josh is the best. He was awesome to work with, and the photos are amazing. He and his assistant took thousands and thousands of photos, and I love virtually all of them. They go...

t all the photos we specifically requested, and had tons of things they wanted to do to get some great shots. They were really respectful of H being in uniform for the ceremony & didn't ask him to do anything inappropriate (we've been in some military weddings with clueless photogs who asked for WAY weird things). They were also everywhere and nowhere at the same time once the ceremony started - they didn't get in anyone's way, obstruct anyone's view, etc., but the still got every shot. They were with us ALL DAY LONG, and all our guests had great things to say about their interactions. I'd use Josh again in a heartbeat, and recommend him to anyone. Our package included an engagement shoot, the wedding, all the digital photos on disc, and a 60 page coffee table album from the wedding photos. Also included was travel from Louisville to Georgetown, Kentucky. We're really pleased with everything & I think we got a great price as well.

Harriet E

Creative and modern with a touch of tradition. If you are willing to follow his lead he does amazing work.

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900 East Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY | Louisville, Lexington, Cincinnati, Nashville, Indianapolis