Reviews & Kind Words
the maggie grace experience
Kind Words & Reviews
Maggie is truly a dream come true! She is not only an incredible photographer, but an incredible person. Maggie was our first vendor choice in our wedding process and she was extremely helpful in walking us through the process when we felt overwhelmed. We interviewed other photographers as we were trying to justify our budget, however we both just kept coming back to Maggie. We felt so pulled in her direction, again not only because she is exceptionally talented and stands out, but overall she is truly just a gem of a person that we wanted to share in this process with and have her capture this time in our lives. We are beyond grateful for Maggie and couldn’t recommend her more.
Chelsea & Lloyd
September 2024
I was eager to hire Maggie because of her rave reviews, yet I was still nervous. We did an engagement shoot with Maggie as a “warm up” and we were shocked with how carefree and lost in the moment we felt. Her cues are genius – you never feel overly posed, thus never feel awkward. This shines through in the photos. We were shocked to see how “us” they were. Before getting in front of the camera, she takes the time to get to know you and your partner, making the session feel laidback and fun.
As for our wedding day, I truly had no idea how much we would need Maggie’s poise and professionalism. The start of the day was chaotic due to some issues with our planner. In ways I didn’t fully recognize at the time, Maggie picked up the slack. The fact that she made this her burden and not mine shows how committed she is to your needs and keeping you in high spirits. She sees herself not just as a photographer delivering a service, but as part of the team supporting you during one of life’s biggest moments.
Maggie was integral to keeping my soon-to-be husband, family, and wedding party stress-free leading up to the ceremony. That morning, in less than an hour, I went from hyperventilating from stress to genuinely laughing and feeling light as a feather due to being in her and her second shooter’s presence. As we got closer to needing to be at the ceremony venue, my anxiety would bubble up. I’d ask “are we okay on time?” and she made me feel like we had all the time in the world. In hindsight, she shifted the problem-solving off my plate to hers, and for that I am so grateful. All while doing this outside in 102 heat, with not one complaint. Truly an angel.
I’m convinced Maggie’s pièce de résistance is her energy. On our wedding day, she was kind and relaxed yet confident and assured, the perfect buoy on an emotional day, putting every family member, close friend, and guest at ease. For days after the wedding, people were singing her praises. Our families adored her and agreed she was key to moving past a subpar situation, allowing us to fully embrace each other and the love shared that day.
We are truly so lucky to have found Maggie as our Boise Wedding Photographer and have put our trust in her. I would do it 1000x over. The photos are absolutely killer and we could not be happier with them!
Boise Idaho, Train Depot
Teagan & Tom
June 2024
We knew that Maggie was the tiptop of wedding photographers and that she would likely be on the top end of our budget. We ended up deciding to forgo a videographer in order to ensure that we would be able to bring Maggie to Florida and cover her fees. Looking back, this is a decision we would make a thousand times over again. On the evening of the rehearsal, I mentioned to Maggie the parts of myself that I feel self-conscious about or that I don’t love in photos. I adored that she didn’t try to just tell me that no one else saw them, or not to worry about them, rather she just heard that I wasn’t going to love a picture if I wasn’t standing up straight or if I felt self-conscious about a certain way that I hold my arm. She just said “OK noted” and then had an eagle eye for those things in every. Single. Photo! She made sure that every single one of her pictures I felt stunning in and I loved every single thing that she did! The day after the wedding as she was flying home, we were somehow receiving little sneak peaks of the most beautiful pictures that so perfectly showcase our love and adoration for each other. By Monday night, we had our preview album in our hand that had snippets of every single category of moments from our most perfect day! We’re anxiously waiting for our full album to be ready in the next couple of months…but I have already printed a ton of pictures for our home.
Maggie is magical. Not only do you feel like your best friend is just following you around on the best day of your life and making sure that you look like an absolute goddess, but you also know that the best day of your life is being captured in a way that you could be in any magazine in the world. Maggie is someone that I would encourage anyone to play around with your budget and find a way to be able to make her a part of your day. You will not regret it. She is worth every penny and honestly, probably about 10 times of the amount of pennies that you will give her. The wedding pictures are the only things that you get to relive and take away from your wedding day, and you deserve to have photos that are a type of magic that make you feel the exact moment that she captured.
Maggie, we love you more than we could ever express to you. Thank you for being such an important and incredible part of our wedding weekend… You made this weekend the perfect best few days we’ve ever had. Thank you for being our amazing destination wedding photographer!
Molly & Shawn
June 2024
We booked Maggie for our small intimate mountain wedding ceremony in fall of 2021. I am a little late on writing this review but I know for a fact since our experience she has only gotten better.
I reached out to Maggie because she has tons of experience shooting small weddings, and I wanted our pictures to be incredible (just LOOK at her portfolio if you need convincing). My first interaction with Maggie made me realize that she was going to be an amazing presence to have at our wedding as much as she delivers beautiful photographs. I was nervous and intimated to talk with her but I was comfortable immediately and was soon gushing about things I would gush about only with a long lost bestie. If you consider yourself are shy and awkward, maggie will make you feel appreciated, accepted, and comfortable from the very beginning – a very important trait to consider in choosing a photographer.
Our day of experience made me once again thankful we booked Maggie. As I suspected she was a dream to have present. She was a calm, collected, soothing, yet joyful and uplifting presence throughout the day – including through the non-avoidable day-of emergencies, weather changes, and schedule pivots. Having someone that was a calm and capable presence during unexpected snafus was so valuable. She had us feeling comfortable and calm when we were about to panic, had us laughing when we felt overwhelmed, and made it so easy to relax when we were just plain nervous to be in front of a camera. She is amazing at her job and was a dream to work with.
Her commitment to her clients and her work became even more evident when she delivered us sneak peaks just days after our ceremony. We cried. We laughed. We had to pick our jaws up off the floor over and over again staring at our pictures that took us right back to our day and our moments. Maggie doesn’t just capture “wedding perfect” magazines photos (she can!) but she has a unique ability to capture real moments that are priceless. She will get all those special moments that make your wedding uniquely yours. The secret smiles, the tears of joy, the nervous butterfly feeling, the range of emotion throughout the whole day – you feel it all in the photographs. The true and inexplicable love, connection, and joy jumps out of her photos. She has an eye for these types of moments and when she brings them together with her editing care and efforts, she makes magic. The best moments of your life will be frozen in time and yours forever. Yes, she’s THAT good.
I can’t express the gratitude and overall happiness I have that Maggie was our wedding photographer. I am in love with our pictures and they are so special to us – I still cry when I look at them. I plan to book her again for any large life event that I want photos for, just because I love her and our experience with her so much. Not every photographer has the skillset Maggie has, so if you are looking for something extra special in regards to your wedding photos, top notch professionalism, someone experienced, kind and fun to be around, and someone seriously good at her art, hire Maggie – she is worth every penny!
Boise Wedding Photographer
Jordan + Kara
October 2022
What we got from Maggie is more than incredible photos. We gained an experience. She went through every length imaginable to make sure that we get photos we never dreamt were possible, all while maintaining a fun and energetic attitude. You won’t regret hiring Maggie as your Boise Wedding Photographer!
– Blaze & Denise