Dark Roux Photography

on in your special day. Worth every penny and cannot recommend them enough!

y, and followed later in the evening by a second line in the French Quarter at dusk. The photos truly capture the fun that everyone was having. The candids are stunning and I can't stop going through these photos again and again. Jamie and Heather were incredibly patient with us and our family as we muscled our way through wedding planning, and we cannot believe how perfectly they captured the events, and our family and friends! We are looking forward to our wedding book consultation with them, they are truly incredible at what they do.

py/grateful we were able to book them and plan to do it again in the future!

ike it could be in a photo competition, the composition was so perfect. I'm so impressed by their talent. These photos will be the memories to last our lifetime, booking Dark Roux was the best decision of the whole wedding process.

al day, Jamie was so flexible, easy going and calm. We have a big family, and he handled the group photos very calmly and got everything done very quickly. Jamie made us feel very comfortable during the pictures, and immediately put us at ease. We had never met in person before the day of the wedding, but we felt so comfortable with him. We feel so lucky to have had Jamie as our photographer, and we can't wait to see the rest of the pictures!!

ly works of art! Heather made us feel as though we were the only ones in the room. We would definitely recommend Dark Roux, their work is beautiful!

e up our festivities up a full 3 hours. They were flexible throughout it all while keeping effortlessly calm and fun demeanors. They kept us at ease, always staying a step ahead of us in their vision. They truly captured the spirit of our crazy day and all of the raw emotion that we experienced. Our photos are stunning and are everything we wanted and so much more. We were so happy to have them and would recommend them for anyone. Hire them!!

to relive my wedding night just from looking at the photos. I would HIGHLY recommend Jamie and Heather if you are looking for something different than the typical wedding photos.

et to know us before the big day (even from long distance) and made sure that she understood our personalities, family dynamics, etc. Even after all the amazing reviews we had read about Heather, nothing does it justice until you are working with her. Honestly, our wedding day would not have felt complete without such an amazing person as our photographer. We knew our photos were going to be awesome - but she did better than that! Our pictures look like they came out of a magazine - one of the best investments on our wedding day. She managed to capture the small, magical moments and every picture I've seen, I remember exactly how I felt in that moment - that's truly irreplaceable. Thank you, Heather, for being a crucial part of our incredibly special day - you blew away our expectations!

eather and Katie were our team on our wedding day and for our reception, and I honestly can not thank them enough. "At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made the feel." -Maya Angelou They will also remember how your pictures turn out (lol) - and the comfort we felt transcends through our pictures. We could not be happier!

ss, they were so warm and open and sincere - from our engagement photo session at City Park, to our wedding at The Chicory. They're not only splendid and other-worldly talented, but they just breed positivity and happiness. Make no mistake: their work is expensive, and comes at a premium, but so, so, so worth it. For the bride whose primary concern is capturing memories from the wedding with clarity and truth, you can honestly do no better. I LOVE DARK ROUX!!

grapher that knows how to capture those moments and those moments you never knew existed. Then Dark Roux is the photographer for you. The photos from them are like no other. They are not your typical wedding photographers. They bring life and art into every picture. Thank you both for making our memories amazing. Thanks Herb and Brent

nd I am so happy with the variety and amazing shots they got. Their photos felt so easy and natural and artistic that they really captured the essence of my husband and I and how we envisioned our wedding and photos to be. They were really easy to work with, really relaxed (and funny) while still being total pros. Everyone has been RAVING about our photos since we got them and we could not be happier with the memories they captured for us!

nd everything and are so artsy, you will feel like you are in an editorial shoot. They will do whatever you want them to, but I liked them because they have such a good eye for creativity and beauty. They are so kind and accommodating as well. So easy to talk to and great personalities. You will not be disappointed!!

he reason I fell in love with Dark Roux is because every wedding they shoot is different. I knew I wouldn't be getting a cookie cutter wedding album, instead I would get photos that really captured the essence of MY wedding with all our family and friends. What made me fall head over heels in love with Dark Roux is that fact that Heather and Jamie are the most down to earth wonderful people ever! I was blown away by Heather's memory of our first meeting even months after it happened. I can only imagine the number of brides they deal with. Everything about my experience with Dark Roux was top notch. They produce the highest quality work and are able to keep it light and fun. I am so happy I used them for my big day!!!

ldn't of wanted anyone else a part of our special day. Already thinking of doing more photos with them in the future :)

or my husband's wedding gift. There was never a dull moment with these two! They are fun and extremely talented photographers and I would recommend them to anyone!

eremony - just our immediately families which totals about 9 people including a 2 year old cutie niece. We opted for low key, simple, but hopefully lovely and with New Orleans/our home as host, we know we couldn't go wrong. Dark Roux captured ALL of this and more. From the first communication with them (where they ask you what your favorite band is: BINGO right there!) - they immediately responded to our delight that they TOTALLY GOT right away what we were trying to organize and the feel that we wanted - and offered us the package that BEST suited our needs and it really really did. I think I looked at their blog nearly every week - the photos are just stunning. Their photos BOOM with vibrancy and color - but are COMPLETELY natural too, picking up touching and organic details of people, locales, everything. In our "low key" approach, we honestly didn't really know what we were doing throughout the day, BUT Heather and her assistant, Hilary, not only took the most amazing photos - but they helped us remain comfortable, remain ourselves, have lots of laughs, and even get the damn bustle on my dress to fasten! They so non-imposingly led us through the afternoon and totally grooved with our random requests ("Can you take a picture of the shrimp drawn on The Columns welcome chalkboard, please?" "Can you wait around to take a photo of us all with cocktails in hand?"). We just got our full spread of photos and as we wanted, everyone in our families is well represented and looking stunning. New Orleans looks great - the porch scenes, the beautiful calm post-storm outside light, the street scenes, and even a moving streetcar behind us! So fabulous. You will have the best wedding photos if you stick with Dark Roux.

photographs but I just wanted to do a post based on how incredible they both were. My husband (plus our entire wedding party) felt so comfortable with both of these girls and thought they were both so easy to work with and so much fun. I met Jamie and Heather about three months ago and knew we had made the right decision choosing them to photograph our wedding. They are a fun loving couple with a real passion for what they do. Being an OOT bride everything I chose was based on reviews I read on The Knot and WeddingWire so I had to give a review for Dark Roux in case anyone was unsure whether to go with Dark Roux or not. So do it. :-)

o me at the reception and the first thing he said to me was--"Baby I found our photographer!" Before we took engagement pictures, I was kind of nervous, I have never really been photographed before and wasn't sure what to expect--as soon as I said hello, I was comfortable, and it definitely shows in our pictures, which are each a piece of artwork, by the way, and are hanging all over our apartment. At the wedding, they were just as fabulous, I never once felt uncomfortable, they never asked me to do anything again so they can get a shot, it was as if they weren't even there, which is nice because all of your pictures come off natural and real--not posed at all. Another absolutely wonderful thing about Dark Roux, is that they don't eat up your time at your wedding taking posed pictures- you take them, but it takes them no time to get them done, which is great because you aren't eating up your reception time away from your guests and the dance floor. I highly, HIGHLY recommend Dark Roux to everyone--seriously each picture is truly a beautiful piece of art--after receiving all of our pictures, I not only enjoyed re-living our day picture by picture, but also commented at how pretty we looked and our guests looked the day of our wedding. Jamie and Heather are so laid back, down to earth, and fun--you don't feel like you have to do anything else, but just be you and have fun. Which at the end of the day, is what it is all about. I am so glad we went with Dark Roux, because my flowers are dead, my dress is packed away, the tux is returned, and when that one year cake is eaten--all we will have left of our wedding are our memories and our beautiful pictures.

I never thought I'd get married so when I got engaged and decided to get married a month later, I didn't think anything would be possible. To my happy surprise Heather and Jamie were not only available but also had great ideas for how they wanted to shoot my "impromptu" wedding at Preservation Hall in NOLA. From our first call to the day we finally met, they had a calming, "anything is possible" attitude. Knowing I didn't want anything too traditional, they captured amazing, "real" moments that felt true and not too posed. The resulting shots had a great editorial feel and felt very genuine. Their creative eye and sense of lighting truly is remarkable. Everyone who has seen the images has commented on how Heather and Jamie were able to capture my husband and my personalities and really bring to life the joy we felt on that day. Dark Roux knows how to tell a great story through their lens.

s will turn out fantastic. This review is about the added experience that Jamie & Heather gave us during our wedding week. Our wedding package included a "2 hour" engagement/pre-wedding session. I say "2 hour" because not once did Jamie ever look at his watch. I never felt like he was in a rush to get home. He was so focused on giving us an experience that he knew we wanted, time wasn't even in issue. My husband and I were initially nervous considering we had never taken professional photos before, but Jamie quickly put us at ease. He bought us a drink to loosen us up and just spent time getting to know us to have a better idea of what kind of photos we were looking for. From there, we went all around the French Quarter taking what seemed like random photos to us, but what turned out to be masterpieces that we now have hanging in our home. We spent the day laughing and smiling (which made for seem really natural looking photos) and making a beautiful memory. To this day, my husband and I still agree that one of the best experiences during our entire wedding week (which was packed with fun activities because it was a destination wedding), was our pre-wedding photo session. By the time the wedding rolled around, we no longer felt like Jamie & Heather were just vendors at our wedding, they had practically become guests. I highly recommend Dark Roux Photography if you are looking for more than just great photos.

hey made us feel so comfortable and captured such unique shots of us and our guests. Everything felt natural. They also helped us wrangle the groom and groomsmen so that we didn't see each other until my walk down the isle, and later, pictures of our second line (they ran ahead of us on a cold and windy night to get the shots, and they turned wonderfully!). Dark Roux made things to easy for us--we felt really comfortable with them and confident their in work, so really all we had to do was show up and smile.

for me. We first meet Jamie and Heather, Dark Roux, in May of 2012 a couple of weeks after our engagement. I have to say that after meeting with them just one time we knew right away that there was no other choice but them for our photographers. We were really looking for not the stereotypical, "Pose here...look here pictures". We wanted something very original and unique. Something that when other people looked at our pictures their reaction would be, "Wow, I've never seen pictures like that". Pictures that really captured our emotions on the happiest day of our lives. And believe me they didn't let us down. Our pictures came out BEAUTIFULLY.... I can't stop bragging about them to everyone and anyone that asks. Not only are they extremely talented, but they are reliable, professionally, fun to hung out with, and must have the patience of saints b/c they put up with all my thousands of emails and questions I asked them. They are truly one of a kind and the best decision I made in all of my wedding planning.

em photo ninjas in the best of ways. They were able to capture extremely emotional and private moments in the the most unobtrusive way possible. On top of the fact that they both made us so comfortable that we didn't mind them getting up close on the dance floor for action shots. They were both so incredibly professional and so much fun to work with. I highly suggest them to anyone looking for the perfect wedding photographers.

ding and I must be honest, I had a blast. We gave them an idea, they ran with it and the pictures are awesome. On our wedding day, I'm pretty sure they were everywhere at once. They got shots of everything without ever being noticeable. They were able to truly capture our day and I'm so glad that we will have these photos to relive our wedding day in the future.

efore I began planning my own. I just fell in love with them and their work after that and knew one day they would take pictures of my wedding! Their style is completely unique and refreshing, with some really fun candid pictures, which is exactly the style I wanted. They are not only amazing photographers, but they are really amazing people! They often hold workshops at their own home for budding photographers, and they give back to the community as well! I would totally recommend this pair as they are extremely professional and have true artistic talent!

one calls within 24 hours, and they are super friendly. They are open to any ideas you have in regards to your engagement and bridal shots. We wanted something out of the ordinary, and they were excited to do it. They are definitely a great team. And the quality of their photos, AMAZING! I've never seen such great photos. They captured all of the best moments of our wedding day, and even blended in with the party! It was a great day. I love them, and would highly recommend them to anyone!

tured every moment so beautifully and their candid shots really captured the spirit of my friends and family. you can tell these two are completely in love and i think that really translates into the beautiful work they do... we really had so much fun working with them!!! :)

eady with them (remember, your photographers are with you all day!). Our two year old daughter was our flower girl and I loved that, as parents, they were really able to work with her. At the same time they are also a really cool couple that is way into music (a major plus for my husband) and take AMAZING photos. Well well well worth the price.

picking a photographer came down to a level of comfort regarding aesthetic of the pictures and the personalities of the photographers. Heather and Jamie were exactly what we were looking for. We wanted a wedding displaying the event naturally, and to be perfectly honest, once the wedding started I did not even notice Dark Roux's presence, and their photographs display that freedom. Their photographs capture the events as they happen, with excellent lighting, and at the perfect moment. Additionally, throughout the entire process, starting with our engagement photos, Dark Roux maintained the focus on being fun, exciting, and very unique. When they suggested taking photos at a rum factory and nearby train tracks in New Orleans we truly did not know what to expect. But when we say the photos after the fact, they truly captured our best features, and represented who we are as people and as a couple. Lastly, Dark Roux provided us with all the materials and products from our package in a timely and professional fashion. They informed us of when to expect the materials, and frequently provided updates on their progress. We could not be happier with the results, as the pictures looked amazing, and provide a wonderful record of the happiest day of our lives. If you are looking for a wedding photography team that is relaxed, fun, and utterly professional, we cannot think more highly of Dark Roux.

gh. Their portfolio, and photography work, is perfection. Their personalities are amazing. They take their time to really get to know you (in this case for our wedding), and are very personable. When we first met they took the time to chat with us in person, and even offered skype since we were an out of town couple! They treated us to a lovely snack, went over all the details and information they had to offer, and brought plenty of examples to show off not only their work but our final product. Just making us more and more comfortable in our choice. They find simple tricks to make you smile, and bring out the best in you for the camera. Making you extremely comfortable. Even the simple "poses" they put us in for our engagement photos didn't feel "posed" at all, nor look it in the end. It shows not only their truly unbelievable talent, but our comfort and personalities in the final pictures. During our wedding, aside from a few poses/set-ups we knew we'd have to be in, they were invisible. Blending into the crowd and only appearing during the minor flash of the camera. Making it extremely easy for us, and our guest, to go about our evening of visiting, eating, dancing, and just enjoying "our" night. Everything about Dark Roux was perfect, and we couldn't have asked for better photographers for our time. I don't care what you're planning, please, seriously... take the time to check them out on FB or via their website and I bet you'll be contacting them for a face to face to book them! We can't WAIT for the final product and after a 'sneak peak' we're already amazed at their talent!!

ing our research, we scheduled 3 appointments with different photographers with styles that we liked. My husband and I knew after meeting Heather and Jaime for the consultation, that they were the photographers for us. They are so down to earth and genuine. But what made our decision super easy was how comfortable they made us feel, like we were old friends. My husband and I are pretty camera shy so it was very important that our photographers made us feel comfortable. Everything went great with them from our engagement pictures with our doggie Anna to our send off. We absolutely love them and our pictures too!! I would highly recommend them to any of my friends that were planning a wedding.

e a skype meeting. They were so funny and friendly when we talked that it made the decision super easy. They were able to accommodate our crazy schedule for some engagement photos and the day of the wedding, they were a calming presence while taking the getting ready photos and group photos and not to mention, super funny. During the reception, they were everywhere! Even capturing some crazy video! They were accommodating and helped put me at ease throughout the day. The photos are amazing! All of our guests, fellow photographers included, were really impressed with them and the photos.

etting to know them! They were able to capture every perfect, intimate, and fun moment from our wedding and you barely know they are there! Like ninjas! They always returned our e-mails and phone calls promptly and arrived a few minutes early on our wedding day (thank you both for helping to calm my nerves!) Their style is unique and original; our family and friends said they had never seen pictures like ours before. They are awesome at getting the perfect candids - take note for those of you that have friends and family that know how to party ;) Not only were the pictures great, but they got them back to us really quickly too. You absolutely will not be disappointed if you choose Dark Roux Photography for your wedding, engagements, or anything else.. we promise!! Thanks again Jamie and Heather!!

ouple treated me like a personal friend. There was NEVER an email, phone call, or even text message that wasnt responded to. There was NEVER hesitation for this couple, with one small child and Heather being pregnant, to drive to another state to take our engagement pics, bridals, and the whole day of our wedding in the rain!! The photography presented by this couple speaks for itself. They capture the love, the emotions, and every little detail that comes along with this day. Jamie and Heather are super laid back, and it takes little to no effort for them to relax you and make you feel comfortable in front of the camera. There is not a DOUBT in my mind that if I had to do it all over again, Dark Roux Photography would be the first vendor checked off my list! LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!!!!

g with and make you feel comfortable. I have gotten so many compliments on my engagement, bridal, and wedding pictures. They are definitely the photographers to go with for your wedding, no doubt about it!!

We had just google and found them They were happy to respond and quick to answer back. We needed 2nd line band at the last minute and they were very helpful by giving several suggestions. They were so flexible and easy to work with I couldn't be happier. I felt they made my day so easy. I can't say enough about how great the pictures turned out. Our wedding album from them is amazing! I look at it and it makes me feel as though I am there again. They captured everything I asked for. You Not be disappointed I HIGHLY recommend them.

n taking pictures for 10 years. I know exactly how you should pose and what you should do." For us, that was a turn off. We really wanted someone who would just capture our day and what it meant for us. We didn't want to spend our wedding like we were in a constant photo shoot. The first time we met Jamie and Heather, we knew we had found our photographer. Their pictures were amazing and their personalities were even better. We felt so relaxed and at ease (just how you want to feel on your special day). They focused on what was unique about us as a couple. They made us feel special. We left our first meeting with them knowing that they were our first choice. It was an awesome choice. They were so much fun to be around that you forgot you were taking pictures. When I was stressing over wedding details, Heather even offered to sit with me and help me out (talk about customer service). When I was waiting alone to take those steps down the aisle, Heather was there not only to capture the shot but to calm my nerves. It was amazing. Jamie worked so hard putting our album together. Even when I got a little crazy and worried about every single detail, he listened to everything I had to say. He made sure each detail was exactly what I wanted. He even re-did the entire album for me. I felt so lucky to have photographers who cared so much. Thanks to Jamie and Heather of Dark Roux Photography my album, my pictures, and my wedding were all more wonderful than I envisioned. Choose them. You won't regret it.

otos within the month. They are great to work with and are so creative and different. We did not want the traditional wedding pics (although they can do that very well) we wanted an edgy different perspective and we got it! Highly recommend them.

raphers for about 2 months and finally found Jamie and Heather. We loved their style and when we met them it was a done deal! They are completely laid back and make it all about what you want. They have great ideas and their photography style was exactly what we loved. On our wedding day they were fast efficient we absolutely love our photos! We will for sure use them again and recommend to all our friends and family!

t exactly we wanted in our wedding photos. They were flexible, attentive, and an all around fun couple! My wedding photos look as though they came straight out of a magazine! These two really have an eye for beauty and they helped complete my vision for the wedding. The photos are romantic and intimate and it was all captured naturally by Dark Roux. Not to mention, the reasonable pricing and extremely quick turn around on being able to purchase and view the complete portfolio of the pictures from all the events (rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception). We hope to work with them again soon.