Yael Pachino Photography

Yael Pachino is an absolute magician! She is the sweetest, kindest, most organized, has incredible attention to detail, and produces the most AMAZING photos you will ever see. Yael and I met at a networking event years ago and conveniently, I was looking for a photographer for our engagement photos. During our engagement shoot, Yael made us feel relaxed, beautiful, and put is in the perfect spots to achieve really awesome photos. From that shoot, we immediately locked her in for our wedding. Throughout the planning process, I was in constant communication with Yael asking her questions, creating a rain-day plan, and exploring photoshoot sites. She regularly sent us checklists, reminders, and notes to help us keep on track. On our wedding day, Yael arrived early with the biggest smile, truly experiencing the joy I felt. My biggest advice for a future bride is get a GREAT photographer. You are literally with them the entire day, longer than anyone else. It is so crucial to find someone you are excited to spend your day with. Throughout the day, Yael was there with anything and everything, like bringing clear umbrellas when she saw rain in the forecast. These turned out to be really awesome photos as well! Yael is your biggest cheerleader on your wedding day, reminding you how amazing you look, and it comes from a place of complete sincerity. Yael knows exactly where to stand, where to position herself, and how to position you organically to get the perfect shot. And we can't forget about her associate, Talia! Talia was there every step of the way to help us get in position, get shots from other angles, get pics of the boys, help us organize our families for photos, and capturing some great moves on the dance floor. I wish I could write more about how awesome Yael is, but honestly her work speaks for itself. She is truly amazing at her craft and I'm confident to say any couple who works with Yael will fall in love with her just like we did.

Yael is a dear friend of my husband and I, and we always knew just how talented she is by seeing her and her business grow through the years. My fiancé and I always knew that if/when we got married, we had to hire Yael to be our photographer. To say she made the whole process such a joy is an understatement. I hate taking photos, but Yael truly made it so easy and fun, directing my fiancé and I the whole time. During the wedding, all our wedding party commented on how amazing she was – specifically how she was able to balance being sweet, fun, and also successfully directing everyone for where she needed them – which is such an incredibly difficult thing to do! Once Yael sent us our sneak peak photos – my husband and I and everyone we shared the photos with were FLOORED. I knew her photos were going to be gorgeous, but I didn’t quite expect just how much her photos would capture the same essence and feeling of living the day in real life. Every time I look back at her photos, I will remember the day so vividly and for that I will be forever grateful for Yael and her assistant. I cannot recommend Yael enough – if you want to have a friend to make you calm on the wedding day, and also be rest assured that you have hired an incredibly talented and professional photographer – Yael is THE one to hire.

This review took me almost a week to write because every time I started, I burst into tears reliving how magical Yael made my day, from the moment we started working together to this day. To start, Yael is the kindest, most amazing person I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. She is dedicated, compassionate, hardworking, kind, friendly, and loving in everything she does. Not to mention, she's the best photographer I've ever seen. Yael made wedding planning stress-free, which is a challenge during covid times. When we had to reschedule, Yael was not only flexible as a photographer, but she was a shoulder to cry on and a reassuring voice that our wedding would be perfect. And she delivered on that promise. When doing our engagement shoot, she made me and my husband feel comfortable and at ease. The same goes for our wedding day. Yael took our wildest dream and turned it into a reality. Her photos convey the joy and love we were feeling on our wedding day. Her personality and authentic self meant that everyone involved had a beautiful day. Yael makes everyone feel like she's your best friend, and she puts everyone at ease around her. Her light and love shine through everything she does, and her positivity radiates. Not only did Yael make our wedding day amazing, she has continued to make us feel special and put us in the spotlight following our wedding. She delivered absolutely beautiful sneak peek photos less than 24 hours after leaving our wedding, and then followed up with the kindest, most beautiful blog post days later. When working with Yael, she truly makes you feel like you're the center of attention and the only couple she is working with, even though she is busier than anyone I know. The amazing thing about Yael is that even though she put us in the spotlight, I know for a fact that Yael makes every couple feel as wonderful, loved, and prioritized as she did for us. It's just in her nature to make others feel their best. Yael truly made me feel my best. She navigated every request, accommodated every photo no matter how crazy, and gave me and my husband the best day of our lives and the ability to look back and relive it through her photos. They are dynamic, full of life, and bring us straight back to our wedding day when we look at them. Not only am I obsessed with my wedding photos, we have received endless compliments. She truly caught our most intimate, magical, emotional moments and delivered them with beauty and grace. Anyone considering booking Yael should do it immediately. If you want your day to be perfect, work with Yael. If you want beautiful memories to look back on, work with Yael. If you want to feel like the center of the universe on your wedding day, work with Yael. If you want to feel so at ease and natural being photographed professionally, work with Yael. Working with her was absolutely the best decision we made in our entire wedding planning process. I will truly never be able to repay her for what she has given us.

From my first interaction with Yael, I knew she was the right person to capture our wedding. Her fun, bubbly personalty meshed so well with mine I knew she would be a joy to spend my wedding with! After doing our engagement shoot with her, Joshua and I could not be happier with the images and couldn’t wait for our wedding! On the day of our wedding, Yael and her assistant rolled with the punches, worked with us being late, and still captured all the pictures and more that we wanted. In less than 12 hours after our wedding we already received over 120 sneak peaks and were in awe at how beautiful they all were!

Yael was absolutely AMAZING! She made the entire day seamless; she made me and my husband feel so comfortable, she provided detailed timelines, coordinated with all of my other vendors, and her work was INCREDIBLE. With being a COVID bride, I felt as though I had to tackle so many extra stressors, and it was such a blessing to have such a talented, kind, and flexible photography team to capture all of the feels! If you’re in need of a photographer, especially in the Philly --and surrounding-- area, Yael is your girl!