Anna Simonak Photography

My husband and I were married in August of 2011 and Anna Simonak was our photographer. I found Anna searching online for photographers in the Ithaca area that had a very artistic and natural way of capturing photos. I discovered Anna's work on her blog, website and facebook and fell in love with her work. Once I met her, I knew we found the one. In fact, I think her photos became my new standard of mementos I wanted captured at our wedding. She was perfect. On the day of our wedding, Anna was professional, sweet, down-to-earth, on time, calm, and most importantly, she was unnoticed. My wedding party was running late and we were rushing to get ready. We barely noticed her. And the photos that reflect that moment, are incredible. During the ceremony and reception, Anna seemed to float seamlessly through our 200+ guests, gathering the most beautiful and timeless memories. She was able to see moments that a Bride and Groom only get to experience through pictures. And when I reflect on those pictures, I feel the moments all over again. I recommend Anna Simonak to everyone. Not only is she an incredible photographer, but she is an inspiring woman with a beautiful heart.

Anna photographed our July wedding at the Fontainebleau Inn in Alpine, NY. The grounds of the Fontainebleau are beautiful and we lucked out with the weather. Although Anna had not shot at our venue before, she really captured the beautiful scenery and all of the important moments of the wedding. Anna was very prompt responding to emails prior to our wedding. I had given her a list of formal shots I wanted, but told her that we didn't want all of our pictures to look too posed. Anna did a great job with the formal shots, but the more informal ones were amazing! Anna brought an assistant with her for the first few hours. Having a second photographer there was a great benefit as they were able to get many different angles and shots at the ceremony especially. We were so pleased with how the pictures turned out. Anna sent us a few shots in the weeks following the wedding and the completed gallery arrived via email just a few short weeks after the wedding. Anna also mailed us discs of the photographs in a beautiful little book. It was a pleasure working with Anna. We couldn't have been happier with our experience!

Anna was AMAZING to work with! We found her through her website, and were very impressed with her portfolio. We met with her once before booking, and were impressed with her professionalism and her overall presence- she really listened to what we wanted. Before the wedding, she was easy to get in touch with and always responsive via email, and she was incredibly flexible with timing the day of. At the wedding, she seemed like she was everywhere without being obtrusive. Her shots really captured the feeling of some of the most special moments in our lives, as well as a lot of the details we put so much thought into. The finished products were delivered to us with a two weeks of the wedding, and have a great casual-yet-artistic feel to them. I cannot recommend working with Anna enough!

Anna was amazing at our wedding! She was practically undetectable all day and evening while she was snapping shots. I was so busy enjoying my day that I did not give a single thought to what was being captured because she somehow gave me the impression that it was all taken care of. Six days after my wedding I got the link to the pictures and it was! She had hundreds and hundreds of the most amazing candids. Eveyone there was captured beautifully. Anna even made sure when she arrived and before she left that I did not need anything else from her. Hire her now before she gets too booked! You will not regret it!

Anna Simonak photographed my fiance's mother's wedding in October 2010 and did engagement photos for my fiance and I in June 2011. I can't say enough how lucky we were to have found Anna. Amongst other things, she is professional, courteous, and incredibly talented. We felt completely comfortable with her. As a wedding photographer, she blended into the background and captured real, candid, intimate moments that other photographers may have passed by. As our engagement photographer, she was flexible with our locations and really listened to what we were looking for. We couldn't be happier with the results!

Anna was incredibly professional and created beautiful photos for a very reasonable price (compared with other area photographers). I communicated with Anna by email up until the wedding day because she was located a few hours away, but she was very responsive when I contacted her with questions by email. On the day of the wedding, she was dressed professionally and kept in the background of the wedding festivities while simultaneously capturing great photos. I highly recommend her, her beautiful photos (check out her website) and her photojournalism style!

Anna was a dream-come-true. After having dealt with pushy photographers at friends' weddings we were a little nervous hiring someone via email from across the country, well we had no need to be nervous! Anna was very sweet, professional, unobtrusive, quick to offer suggestions when we ran out of ideas, but never pushy or less than gracious! Having just gotten our photos, we can heartily attest to the gorgeous quality of her work. One of our guests even remarked how wonderful it was that she quickly checked the posed photos to make sure they were ok prior to going on the next grouping. I would unhesitatingly recommend her to any couple looking to tie the knot!!!!!

Anna was a dream and a pleasure to work with! Our wedding last August in Cicero, New York was captured beautifully by Anna's artful way of taking pictures. I have gotten (and still get) so many compliments on Anna's work. In addition to the loveliness and artistry of her pictures, she was so professional and easy to work with at the same time. She was always prompt with her communications with me, and her reasonable prices were an added bonus. Anna is an extremely talented photographer, and I am so very grateful that she was able to capture the most important day of my life so far. -Veronica & Jason, August 14 2010

I chose Anna Simonak to photograph my daughter’s wedding by studying the photos on her website, those on her flickr.com page, and by reading reviews from earlier customers. The fact that her fees and services are quite reasonable and practical was a bonus. She communicated extremely well and quickly by email, answering all sorts of odds and ends of questions. At the wedding itself she was quiet, responsive, taking specific photos we asked for and then unobtrusively clicking away on her own while events unfolded. We are very happy with the quality of both the posed photos and the candid shots. Several friends and relatives captured the posed photos on their own cameras, but Anna’s photographs of virtually the same frames outshine the amateurs with superior focus, color, depth, and lighting quality. Let me repeat: quality. Her candid shots captured the activity, humor, thoughtfulness, and happiness of the entire event. The only photo Anna missed was when the bride threw the bouquet, but that is because the bouquet shot straight as an arrow and hit Anna herself! But the next photo taken was only a split-second later; she never missed a beat. We are all very happy with Anna Simonak’s work and highly recommend her.

Anna provided my husband and I with amazing quality photographs for years to come. She was never pushy and let us pick where and how we wanted our pictures taken. At the reception, Anna was everywhere, yet never in the way. She is an amazing photographer and we would recommend her to anyone!

We are thrilled to have Anna as our photographer. She is very professional and with a great personality. She is more affordable than other photographers in this area, but the quality of the pics she took is equally good as others, if not better. I like her style much more than other photographers. That's another reason we chose her besides the reason money-wise. She has a very unique vision which is represented through her pictures. She captured the emotions so well. We just received the discs Anna mailed us. By looking at the pics, we feel like reliving the day. Anna was not noticeable at the wedding, but she was everywhere. She took great pics of us, and of the guests. If we were going to hire a photographer again, we would choose Anna definitely.

Anna is a bride & groom's dream come true. Her photos translate every memory you'll want from your day. She took shots I had forgotten I wanted to ask her for. And her turnaround time spells out instant gratification - we were still on honeymoon when she uploaded our photos to the online gallery. My only recommendation would be, if you are waffling on whether to book her for a shorter period of time to shave your budget a bit - don't. She's super budget friendly in the first place and that little extra bit for those few extra hours of her getting to roam free capturing your day will be more worth it than you'll ever know :)

We stumbled on Anna thru Project Wedding and could not be more thrilled with the outcome. Every moment with her was a joy and the photos brought tears to my eyes from how perfectly she captured our day. She caught every moment I wished I had a camera of my own for, brought out the best in everyone, and found details I didn't even know were there. Thanks to her we'll be able to re-visit our wedding reception whenever we want, and for that I can't thank her enough.

Anna did such a great job and was so great to work with. Her photos were absolutely beautiful and all we had to do was have a great time! Anna is an amazing photograper and very affordable and easy to work with.

We were totally thrilled with the photographs and the interaction with Anna at our daughter's wedding this past fall. We were so impressed with her gentle and unobtrusive presence and the glorious photos she took. The candids as well as the more staged shots were of high quality, creative and they truly captured the essence of a memorable and happy occasion at our home. We loved working with Anna and are spreading the word in our community of Ithaca.

Anna did a wonderful job of capturing our day. I can't actually recall how I found Anna, but I am so glad I did. She was so great to work with and was very responsive to all communication. She did a great job of arriving early on the day of our wedding (which nearly freaked me out because I thought we were running late when I saw her)and immediately jumped into action shooting away and capturing moments that would have otherwise been missed. My only wish is that there were two of her! I know there are only certain shots that can be obtained while having two shooters during a ceremony, but Anna did a wonderful job trying to get every important shot. She was like a photographing ninja, I never felt over burdened by her presence and was pleased to see many shots I never knew she took. I would definitely recommend her to other brides.