Stefan Ludwig Photo + Video LLC

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Jessica Hall

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Stefan beautifully photographed our Mamma Mia! themed rehearsal dinner at Wayland Hall, and we will forever be grateful to have these moments captured! I was so impressed with Stefan throughout the entire process - from our initial phone call, to email correspondence, to seamlessly showing up on the day of the event. He did an excellent job every step of the way. I gave him a shot list of details, candids, speeches, and more, and he delivered exactly what we discussed. His work is absolutely beautiful, and now we have these memories to look back on for the rest of our lives. Thank you so much, Stefan!

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maria dekoning

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Stefan was truly fantastic! His photography skills are expert-level and everything we could have asked for. Great candid photos that perfectly captured the day and posed photos we will cherish forever. Stefan even worked with us on our budget and stayed an extra hour to get all of the action on the dance floor. I highly recommend hiring Stefan as a wedding photographer!

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Michael McManus

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Stefan has captured so many special moments in my life. He took our engagement and wedding photos (both incredible!) and even surprised us with a wedding video we didn’t know he was making. Since then, I’ve brought him on to take professional headshots for my company, and most recently, he did family portraits for me, my husband and our kids. Every time, the experience has been effortless and fun, and the photos always feel so alive. Stefan’s work speaks for itself, but what makes him stand out is who he is. He's kind, easygoing and genuinely invested. I can’t recommend him enough.

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Kimberlee Hickok

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I'm going to start with short - Book him. Now, for the long... My fiance and I found ourselves doing a scramble to plan a wedding in less than four months after we realized that our wedding venue in Florida that was devastated by the hurricane last fall wasn't likely to open in time (despite the venue's assurances). We decided to move the wedding back to Buffalo and started searching for vendors. Stefan's work immediately caught our eye. We set up an appointment and booked him on the spot. Stefan acted as more than our photographer. For me, as the bride, he somehow stepped into some Maid of Honor duties too. After I forgot to have my hair stylist secure my veil, he helped. He helped me wrap my Nana's handkerchief around the stems of my bouquet, secure my grandmother's bracelet to it, and attach a charm with a photo of my best friend and me. When I tell you that we had to turn around from the elevator and walk back to my hotel room no less than three times because I realized I forgot something on our way to do the First Look, I'm not exaggerating. He was calm and cracked a joke that his day started that way too. What Stefan didn't know is that I lost my best childhood friend to cancer in September (the one on the charm he just helped secure) and she would have been the one to help me. Her void was felt in so many ways that day, but I was all put together because he was so eager to lend a helping hand. Stefan brought another photographer (Patrick) with him so they could tag team even though our wedding was small (~30ppl). He wanted to ensure enough coverage of all the special moments and be able to get video and photos at the same time. They were amazing with my 10yo daughter, cracked jokes and had her laughing, and got her to open up and smile - something she tends to be self conscious about lately. Stefan and Patrick were amazing with helping coordinate the First Look and knew exactly where to have us go for some amazing photos at Canalside. They gave fantastic direction on what to do and how to pose, and the photos are incredible. Just when we thought it couldn't get any better, we received our video, which we can't stop watching and brings people to tears. Stefan asked us some interview questions when we first met to get to know us a bit. During that time, I think we mentioned why we were planning a Tampa wedding. My husband's dad isn't well enough to travel. Moving the wedding home meant his parents weren't going to be able to attend. We set up a tripod and FaceTimed for the ceremony. When Stefan edited the video he included a close-up shot of his parents on the phone screen. These two people who are so important to us and thousands of miles away made their way into our wedding video! Stefan and Patrick helped make our day run smoothly and we are left with the most beautiful photos and video so we can relive it over and over again. They were calm, professional, friendly, and kind. Just what we needed on a whirlwind of a day. Book him.

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Amy Shelleby

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Stefan is an incredible human and photographer. With his talent and humor, anybody would be lucky to have him at their event! He truly captured the entire day from each moment to the next. When going through the gallery of photos for the first time, we went through periods of tearing up, to laughing, to all the in between. Stefan’s work brought us right back to the best day of our life! If we could, we would rate him higher than 5 stars!