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From our very first conversation, I knew Michele was going to be amazing to work with. And she most definitely was! She put so much thought and effort into the prep even before the wedding and it made it all so easy and seamless. I can get a little uncomfortable having my picture taken and was nervous about all the photos but I seriously had the best time! Michele was so personable that it felt like having an old friend there with you : AND THE PHOTOS.they are incredible!

She listened to what we wanted and gave us the most beautiful gift with these photos! Seriously I beam from ear to ear every time I look at them. I wanted to remember all the love and joy from that day and now I will be able to forever! Thank you Michele, a million times thank you! You are so talented and it was so special having you share our day with us!

Michele is quite simply THE BEST. Not only is she the most fantastic wedding photographer, she is also a superb family photographer. In addition to being incredibly talented, she is fun, professional, friendly, and just an all around awesome human. Michele and Mark photographed our wedding in 2011 at Ten Mile Station in Breckenridge. We wanted photos that authentically and beautifully captured the day without feeling overly staged or formal, and they certainly delivered. An early snow meant that the ceremony was moved inside then out then inside again, and Michele and Mark handled the changes with grace and captured all of the special moments of our wedding day, big and small. Michele was also great about sharing other wedding vendor suggestions, which was so helpful, especially since we were planning from a distance.

Over the last decade, we have continued to have Michele photograph our growing family every year or two. Our kids now know and love her and are excited to see her. She makes them feel comfortable and as such the photos she takes of them are genuine. Most recently, she came to our home to do an "at-home family session." We had so much fun! She beautifully captured the joy and chaos of this current season of our family's life. We will treasure the photos and video forever. Don't walk, RUN to book Michele for your wedding or family photos! You will not regret it.

My bride and I have only great things to say about working with Michele! From our first meeting, working with her has been an absolute pleasure. She was very interested in who we are and what was important to us in our wedding photos. Michele went to great effort to make sure we were organized ahead of our wedding day, and as a result we got all the photos we wanted of family, friends, and all the big moments of the day in a very natural way. We highly recommend her services and look forward to working with her in the future!

Michele was amazing to work with and caught every little aspect of our wedding day(s), even stuff I didn't see! We postponed the big party due to covid but still went on with a tiny ceremony, Michele captured such great photos that we could share with family and friends that could not be there. Last month we had the actually wedding party, Michele captured everything, people smiling and having a great time, the details of decor, family portraits and wedding party portraits, etc! She is so easy to work with, super responsive, and super talented! Highly recommend having Michele photograph your wedding, elopement, whatever it may be :)

My now husband and I had a wonderful experience using Once West for our wedding photography in August, 2021. Michele made us feel like we were a priority, and arranged multiple video and phone calls ahead of time, along with having us fill out a questionnaire to be sure she was organized and prioritized everything that was important to us. Surprisingly, not all vendors do that. Michele's talent was obvious from viewing her portfolio ahead of booking Once West, but we were blown away to receive our own photos that showed even more of her creative expression and visual talent beyond what we had already observed. Michele let us just be on our wedding day, with some instructions on posing as needed, but not much!

She also got our family photos done so quickly and we weren't standing around smiling and sweating until our faces hurt. That was perfect for us. Michele is very experienced, floating in the background, yet capturing so many wonderful memories at the same time. Michele was also so kind and patient as we asked for posed photos on the fly during the reception.

We love that we came away with photos that show the timeless, natural, unfiltered beauty that was our wedding day and we would highly recommend Once West to anyone looking for a photographer.

Where to start with Michele from Once West? She's beyond friendly, professional, funny, and great to be around. Most importantly, her photos are beyond gorgeous. I wanted to work with Michele because her style of "live and experience your wedding day, and I'll capture photos along the way" was exactly what I wanted. On the actual wedding day, she took beautiful portraits of our family and friends, but my favorite photos are the ones Michele captured of the small, candid moments of our family and friends.

I would 100000000% recommend Michele to anyone looking to capture important moments. I cant wait to work with her again in the future! Thanks Michele for being with us on our wedding day, we are so grateful!

Michele from Once West was so amazing we used her twice! Once during a private ceremony at the beginning of the pandemic and a second time during our celebration the following year. Both times her photos were absolutely stunning! Michele made both of us feel incredibly comfortable, which is atypically of both my wife and I when we are getting our photos taken.

She was incredibly communicative and flexible around our needs. The photos she took were fantastic and we have received a deluge of compliments from our guests. She even sent us some printed photos in addition to our online gallery. We would highly recommend her and use her again if we ever had a need!

I hired Michele to do a personal brand shoot and I couldn't have asked for a better experience! She went above and beyond in every way possible. I felt like she just "got" me and we clicked. I felt completely at ease and she made me laugh, which created such natural photos. She absolutely captured my true essence - I actually cried when I saw my photos because they felt so authentic.

Not to mention, she shot a LOT and I ended up with WAY more photos than I expected. I WISH I had hired Michele for my 2013 wedding, and I will absolutely be hiring her for a lifestyle anniversary shoot with my husband in the near future. I highly recommend investing in photography with Michele - you won't be disappointed!