Fairy Tale Photography

How does Fairy Tale only have 6 reviews? Well, it might be because other couples are like me and procrastinate to the point of forgetting to review their amazing vendors… my bad.
When interviewing photographers for our special day, it was very obvious that Laura Parker and the entire Fairy Tale team was the perfect choice for us! Reasons listed below:
1. They love wedding. They ONLY do weddings. They know everything about weddings!
2. For our wedding day, I hardly noticed that they were there but somehow, we had over 2000 pictures at the end of the day! Our photographers were very good at capturing the «essence» of our wedding without too much posing. Don’t worry, there were more than enough posed formal pictures as well!
3. When we woke up the next day after our wedding, Laura had already emailed us her favorite pictures. What a treat!
4. Her packages are so reasonable for everything you get. We chose the unlimited hours option, and it was the best decision. The team was with us from about 9 am in the morning until midnight… I don’t know how much coffee they had to drink to do it, but I’m so grateful for all the different moments that were caught on camera. Our package also included a canvas and a voucher for us to use for our wedding album. It’s been 3 months and we still haven’t cashed in on those extra perks yet, but I can’t wait to see how it all turns out!
I am very happy with the entire Fairy Tale team, and I 100% recommend them. Please feel free to private message me with any questions regarding this team!

My bridal beauty team handled makeup & hair for a wedding on 1÷17÷15 where Angela Fleming of Fairy Tale was the photographer, subsequently, we have worked multiple weddings with her since then. I cannot recommend her and Fairy Tale enough! We have also worked with them many times in the past (with the wonderful Laura Parker!) but 1÷17÷15 was my first time working with Angela. She is such a sweetheart! She put everyone at ease as soon as she arrived. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and communicated with warmth and kindness to everyone in the room, including my team. The photo sneak peeks she provided (in record time!) were gorgeous! She really captured the beauty of the wedding as well as the great sense of humor of the bride and bridal party. Angela made everyone feel totally at ease and relaxed even while helping ensure everything went smoothly with wedding day timing. I am super excited to have continued opportunities to work with her and Fairy Tale again in the future! They truly have your best interest at heart and will make your wedding memories absolutely amazing!

This is a photography company that one does not want to use! Problems at the beginning. Started with us showing her pictures we would like to recreate, she kinda snubs in reality. Told her I wanted her to pay attention to details yet in Bridals quite the opposite. I had door trim sticking out, wall sockets in pictures, bride washed out, photographers’ shadow in picture, etc. No, they do not edit pictures! Unless you pressure them enough and they will do a few after that $ 25.00/picture. They tend to shoot their way and only that. Take their kind of pictures not yours. They talk a good talk but it doesn’t happen that way. Time is of the essence to them. They say 2 hours, they mean 2 hours. They have a really expensive camera, they say, but only shoot one way, their way with a buffered lens. 2 weeks before daughters wedding they opt out of shooting wedding saying they were asked to shoot ways they couldn’t. Reality-​that means pulling off the buffered lens, guess they can’t do that with that expensive camera. Very unprofessional doing this to a client. Then again it’s all about them not the client.
This was a nightmare and I suggest you not use them for your wedding. Remember, they do not edit their photos. What they shoot is what you get, so yes you will get the photos back quickly– but that blemish you want out– not/​that door trim taken out of picture-​not/​that glare fixed-​not. Get my drift?
Cost– high what you get back is low.
Pictures on their website are photo touched, yours will not be

Ok, I’m just gonna get straight to the point. There are way too much to rave about Laura and her team that if I listed out everything, they won’t fit within the word limit. For those who are looking for a wedding photographer, here’s why you need Laura:
1) Flawless Execution
One of the MOST IMPORTANT lessons I learned from wedding planning is that the on-​the-​day execution trumps any portfolio. Wedding photography is a completely different ball game from studio photography and unfortunately, many of the current «wedding photographers» fall in the second category.
It’s easy to set up the perfect lighting, line up the perfect angle, and set up the perfect pose for a «perfect shot» (and even apply the perfect filter afterwards). That’s studio photography and anyone can do that given a good camera. Wedding photography, on the other hand, is about capturing the moments. It’s about having the instinct and the experience to capture those split seconds, those candid moments, and knowing how to respond to those unexpected events (which happens at every wedding).
Laura’s execution is flawless, which comes from her extensive resume and attention to details. Her efficiency is off the chart. That’s how she can crank out 3,000 pics (while others can only do 800) w/​o compromising quality.
2) Excellent Support Team
All of the packages comes with 2 photographers + 1 «assistant», with Laura being the lead photographer most of the time. However, the rest of the team is superb as well (unlike other studios that just grab some complete newbie). Everyone on the team has their own photography studio, including the «assistant». Our second photographer actually charges more than Laura does at her own studio! How Laura can get her as a second photographer is beyond my understanding. So essentially, you’re getting 3 professional photographers. What a deal!
Each photographer has his/​her distinct on-​the-​day roles. Laura is in charge of constantly following the couple, period. The second photographer is in charge of the guests, all the candid moments, and setup for some artistic studio shots. Everyone is professionally dressed and communicated well. With 3 photographers, you can easily get 100% coverage of the entire wedding. As a cherry on top, Laura personally processes some pics immediately after the wedding (usually past midnight) and will have a sneak peak of about 70 pics ready before the morning.
3) Contagious Personality
Laura loves weddings. She genuinely loves weddings and helping brides, and her excitement is contagious. She’s much more than just a photographer that you hire for one day. My wife and I have gained a friend though the process. I would recommend Fairytale and Laura to everyone looking for a true wedding photographer.
I’ve gone to many weddings over the past few years and I can confidently say that no one came anywhere close to the level of execution that Laura had. You know… those «in your face» photographers who get good shots but ruins the moment; those scrappily dressed photographers who looks like they hate their jobs; those studio photographers that takes 5 mins to set up each shot; yeah… you don’t want them at your wedding day. You want Laura at your wedding.

Laura Parker is awesome! She is also very quick with the camera and really has an eye for great shots! Months ago My wife posted a question on the dfw board about first look locations in Denton but we ended up just using a nearby bridge and lake/​pond close to the hotel we stayed in and the shots were awesome! Not to mention, she had 47 sneak peek photos for us the very next morning and our wedding ended at 1AM! Her and the team were very professional and really fun to work with!

I could not have been more impressed with my experience with the wonderful photographers at Fairy Tale Photography! Of all the vendors I used they were my favorite. I have received so many compliments on my wedding photos. Laura and Jessica were my photographers and I choose the All day package, best decision ever! They were so professional and just a joy to have there on my day! I would recommend them to any one who wanted to have amazing photos and a great experience, well worth the money a great deal!

Lauren was an amazing photographer. My wedding day was perfect thanks to all the little things she and her assistant did!
My photo’s are magazine quality.