Santa Barbara based Destination Wedding Photographer Willa Kveta takes a photojournalist’s approach to documenting moments as they happen, and a portrait photographer’s approach to capturing beauty as it unfolds before her lens. Find out more...
We loved all the photos, but really enjoyed the ones on SB Zoo and the beach.
Willa is very personable, professional and extremely easy to work with. She is very artistic and it shows in all of her photographs. Once I received all the photos for our wedding, I was blown away. Every picture had her personal touch and they looked beautiful. She photographed our wedding perfectly and now we will have the best photographic memories. I highly recommend her!
We got the album, slide show, engagement photos, two photographers, and all digital photos.
What was your favorite wedding photo? Willa was absolutely AMAZING!!! She is professional, warm, and just an overall talented photographer. Willa helped us from the get go with a timeline and had great suggestions every step of the way that ensured everything running smoothly. She was able to get incredible shots and was never intrusive - at times we hardly even noticed she was there. The shots came out so natural looking and not at all posed. We couldn't be happier with how our pictures came out and will always have them to transport us back to our special day. I highly highly recommend using Willa for your wedding photos. You will be more than satisfied and we received so many compliments from family and friends on how beautiful they turned out!
How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? Willa was never once intrusive and made us feel totally comfortable in front of the camera. Everything felt really natural and our pictures came out stunning!
What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? DVDs, two photographers, timeline consultations
How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? She was warm and so sweet.
What was your favorite wedding photo? What first drew us to Willa was the beautiful work on her website. And after meeting her, it all made sense. Of course she would be the bright, talented, fun, warm, and professional person that she is. Willa and her associate photographed our wedding and we could not be happier. They are masters of their craft and the best people to have on board, calm at all times and very hard working. You will see them climbing this, scaling that, crouching, lying down, all for the best shot. Your slideshow and images will blow you away and they will of course arrive promptly (which we understand is not always the case with wedding photographers). We sent the slideshow to some of our friends who couldn't make the wedding and a common reaction has been awe and tears of joy. Willa's photos are not just exquisite, they capture emotions.
What was your favorite wedding photo? We loved all of the photos but in particular a face front shot taken in Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens.
How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? Willa was incredible at getting great angles and shots throughout the wedding without disrputing anything! We hardly remembered seeing her at the ceremony or party and yet she produced amazing shots of every minute of the wedding!
What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? We received an online slideshow, CD's, two photographers and amazing photos!
How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? Willa was exceptionally flexible and worked with us to get pictures at all the venues we chose for post-ceremony photos. She was friendly and showed us photos as the day went which helped us make adjustments for even better pictures!
What was your favorite wedding photo? All of our photos are beautiful.
How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? They were great at getting all of the good shots and staying out of our way at the same time. We never felt bothered by the photographers in our faces. When we got our photos back, we were surprised by some of the pictures because we don't know how they managed to get them without us noticing.
What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? 2 photographers for 10 hours
12x12 wedding album
1800 digital negatives of high resolution
pre wedding engagement session
slideshow with music
retouching
How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? Because they were professional and knew what they were doing.
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Satisfaction : 5.0
Creativity : 5.0
Unobtrusive : 5.0
Value : 5.0
Review: Wedding Photography that looks like a magazine
What was your favorite wedding photo? All of our photos are unreal. I had high expectations but Willa surpassed all of them. We live in Ecuador and I had to plan everything from a distance but Willa was very helpful with the process and made it so easy for me. We got our pictures back so quickly and I can honestly say that they look like they are from a magazine. I don't even usually like photos of myself but somehow she pulled it off. We could not be any happier because we will have these photos and memories to look back on forever and Willa's artistry made that happen.
How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? She did it all and everything was captured beautifully.
How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? Willa has the best personality and I knew right away that she was a perfect fit when I talked to her over the phone. She is easy going and down to earth but also very professional and has it all together. She is very trustworthy and delivered everything earlier than the contract deadline which was amazing.
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Satisfaction : 5.0
Creativity : 5.0
Unobtrusive : 5.0
Value : 5.0
Review: Magical!
08/17/2011
melanie k
Wedding Date: 07/15/2011
Reviews Posted: 1
What was your favorite wedding photo? I originally met Willa at a bridal show in Santa Barbara. Right away I liked her attitude and her passion for photography. I had a small wedding and I only wanted a photographer for 2 hours. Willa totally worked with me on scheduling and cost and the photos were AMAZING! Many people have asked me how many photographers I had after viewing our photos because of all the different angles and beautiful shots. I reply...just one, Willa Kveta, and she was fabulous!
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Satisfaction : 5.0
Creativity : 5.0
Unobtrusive : 5.0
Value : 5.0
Review: Fabulous Photographer
07/25/2011
Jamie R
Wedding Date: 07/02/2011
Reviews Posted: 1
What was your favorite wedding photo? Everyone knows how important photography is when it comes to having a special occasion in your life.
My husband and I had the privilege (and I do mean privilege) of working with Willa and her team.
Upon getting engaged last year we had our engagement photos done with Willa. They turned out absolutely stunning! She knows how to work with people and how to make them feel comfortable.
When it came to our wedding day she was so comforting and extremely organized. I remember thinking at the end of the night; I never even remember seeing her. She blends in and still managed to deliver to us over 1200 photos.
She surprised us even more when she put together a slide show and submitted our wedding on a National Wedding Blog within a week of our wedding.
We just received all our photos and couldn't be more thrilled. Her total turnaround time was three weeks, I have never heard of photography (especially wedding photography) being completed in this short period of time.
I highly recommend Willa and her team. You will be so pleased with the level of service and the quality of the photographs when you receive them.
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Satisfaction : 5.0
Creativity : 5.0
Unobtrusive : 5.0
Value : 5.0
Review: Excellent Photographer and speaks Spanish
06/14/2011
Maria G
Wedding Date: 03/20/2010
Reviews Posted: 1
What was your favorite wedding photo? Can I say all of them? But it's true. Especially the ones of us - Willa is very creative and our pictures are beautiful.
How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? Both of the photographers did a good job staying out of our way but when we needed them for a group shot or something, they were always easy to find. I like their style which is more photojournalistic.
What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? We got a 12x12 leather album and all of the digital negatives included. We also did an engagement session with Willa before our wedding. There were other things included too...can't remember everything right now.
How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? It really helped that Willa speaks fluent Spanish because most of our family members don't speak English. Everyone loved working with them because they seemed very professional and very nice.
Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Satisfaction : 5.0
Creativity : 5.0
Unobtrusive : 5.0
Value : 5.0
Review: We LOVE Willa Kveta Photography!!!
06/05/2011
Samantha G
Wedding Date: 09/04/2010
Reviews Posted: 1
What was your favorite wedding photo? There is one shot that they captured of us right as we exited the church and both of us have tears in our eyes but we are smiling at each other. I love it because we are the only thing in focus in the whole picture which makes it beautiful but even more than that, I remember that moment and how I felt and am extatic that they captured it for us. I love the photojournalistic style and that's why we chose Willa Kveta Photography because they are so good at capturing real moments instead of cheesy posed pictures.
How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? All of our pictures are incredible and they didn't miss a beat. They were easy to work with and kept the photography fun. There were no disruptions to our day. They did an excellent job!
What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? All of the above :)
How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? They were very calm and professional but at the same time outgoing and fun. It was a perfect combination to sooth the nerves.