Collin Richie Photography

My husband and I wanted a photographer with a lot of wedding experience, true knowledge of photography in different lighting environments, and with a really artistic eye who could capture the romance of our event & the beauty of our setting. Also, because we knew it would be a highlight of our night, we wanted someone able to capture the outrageous vibe of our international scene on the dance floor.
I’m so glad we found Collin Richie. Although he lives in Baton Rouge, he was the most responsive, prompt and available vendor to take part in our New Orleans wedding. He responds within minutes to texts, calls, and emails, and actually met with us twice in NOLA before the wedding. In our first meeting, we were instantly impressed by Collin’s friendly, fun & professional nature. And, importantly, the wedding albums he showed us were fantastic — artistic, beautiful, full of color, romance, action, texture! He met with us another time just to tour our wedding venue. Since our ceremony was at night, he gave us great advice about how to light the ceremony and reception area for optimum photography.
On the wedding day, Collin and his assistant (there are always 2 photographers — HUGE plus!) showed up on time with all their lighting and photography equipment. We wanted to take the formal shots before the ceremony, but the bridal party was running far behind schedule. Not a problem for Collin! He stepped up and had family and friends hustling in and out of the scene, switching places, putting shoulders in and out… etc… He orchestrated the most efficient twenty minutes of participatory action I’ve witnessed in years, and our wedding was able to start on time.
For not being intrusive at all, they got amazing coverage during the ceremony and reception. If I saw something wonderful happening on the dance floor or in the crowd, it was so easy for me to catch Collin or Brandon’s eye and direct them toward the scene (if they weren’t already there.) Also, Collin sweetly reminded us that the cake hadn’t been cut around 10:30pm — honestly, we were so involved on the dance floor, we might’ve forgotten .
In sum, Collin Richie has my highest recommendation. I had a wonderful experience with him and his team, and the pictures I’ve seen so far have been incredible. Seriously brides/​grooms/​planners — book Collin, and put your photography worries to rest. He’s awesome!!!
P. S. Also very professional, transparent, and predicable with contracts and invoices. Truly leaves you worry-​free.
–Lindsay Frenkel