REVIEWS - Abbie Takes Pictures - St. Louis Branding and Wedding Photographer

Location. CRE: Commercial Real Estate | ATP Branding Client

Sarah, Location's Director of Marketing & Design says, "Working with Abbie is always a pleasure - she brings an incredible amount of fun and energy to every branding session. My team consistently praises her for her ability to make everyone feel at ease in front of the camera. She effortlessly brings my vision to life, understanding exactly the vibe I'm aiming for and executes it flawlessly every single time."

Gretchen Garcia | Former ATP Senior, ATP Bride, & now Mom to 2 ATP Birthstory Babies

"Abbie Takes Pictures has become synonymous with major events in my life. Senior photos, engagement, wedding, maternity, the birth of both of my babies, the first years of both of their lives. If you asked me what I value most, you'd just have to look through my home, which is quickly running out of wall space for all of the photos Abbie has taken of my family. She makes sure you are relaxed, happy, and well styled--all things that lead to the best photos with very little effort from you. She captures your family as if it were her own--and in some ways, it is, because she will become like family to you. If you're looking for the total package, Abbie is it."

Jannie Brown | Family Client & Mom to an ATP Senior

"There are certain “experiences” that EVERYONE should have, even if it only happens once. To have a photo session with Abbie Rudolph, of Abbie Takes Pictures, gives you not only amazing photos, but an EXPERIENCE that leaves you feeling proud & confident. If you have a vision for your photo session? Abbie makes it happen. If you have no clue what you want? Abbie can provide direction and ideas that showcase who you are in a positive and incredible way. So, what are you waiting for? Schedule your photo session and get yourself #theATPexperience!"

Bridgette Kossor | ATP Branding Client

"Abbie did my branding photo session and right from the beginning, I knew I was in good hands. She created a plan, asked amazing questions that helped me get really clear about what would best portray who I am and what I offer in my business. We planned clothing, accessories, locations for each aspect that I wanted to represent. During the photo session, she made me feel comfortable, gave me clear direction, showed me what she was capturing throughout the shoot so I could get excited about what she was seeing. I think my favorite part was when she was moved to tears about a photo she captured of me, that clearly showed my "energy connection" as an energy healer. It was incredible. That photo, along with my headshot, received some of the highest response on my social media pages. Abbie has a gift when it comes to "seeing" her clients and finding just the right way to bring the essence of who they are to a photo."

Sam Graeler | 2019 ATP Bride & Family Client

"Abbie has been photographing our family for over 5+ years now. Not only is she extremely talented behind the camera, but her charismatic personality has my husband and kids looking forward to every shoot we book with ATP. Abbie always makes us feel comfortable in our own skin in front of the camera and continues to capture the most genuine images of the people I love most. ATP has truly made my family photo dreams come true! I loved our last "Sunday Comfy Vibes" family shoot!"

Heather Brosch: 2013 ATP Bride & Mom

"We first met Abbie when we were interviewing wedding photographers. My decision to hire Abbie was driven by how relaxed my husband was in our initial meeting with her. He hates taking pictures, so I knew our best chance of getting a good picture of him would be with someone he felt comfortable around. That’s part of the ATP magic – Abbie has such a natural way of making you feel like your best, most beautiful self when she is behind her camera. And now that I think of it, I don’t know if it is intentional or not, but you can always count on her to do something silly at some point in the session so she is able to capture your most natural smiles and emotions. When I first hired Abbie to photograph our wedding, I had no idea it would be the start of her capturing all of our most precious moments in life – our engagement, our wedding, newborn, and first birthdays for both of our boys – but there is no one else that could have captured those moments the way she can."

Bee Thornton | ATP Branding Client

"I have never felt more comfortable in front of a camera. Abbie makes you feel so at ease and beautiful while catching the perfect photograph. The business marketing/product photography and personal headshot photographs she took for me have made me money and boosted my confidence and reputation in my community. I am now am represented in a more professional way in my press photos and Abbie is an absolute professional at representing you in an authentic way."

Stephanie Anderson: ATP Client since 2009

"Right around the time of our engagement in 2009, Abbie had announced the launch of her full-time business, Abbie Takes Pictures. We were ecstatic to meet with her and get her booked for our engagement & wedding photos in 2010! As someone that has never been comfortable in front of a camera, Abbie made me feel comfortable and was able to capture our love & happiness in some of the best pictures ever taken of me/us! Fast forward to 2020: We booked a session with ATP in celebration of our 10 year anniversary and the addition of our fur-baby. Again, Abbie took amazing pictures of us and we can't wait to have them hanging in our home! Having someone like Abbie in your corner helping you capture memories and giving you the confidence to shine your brightest is a service that can't be matched. Do yourself a favor and catch her while you can!"

Angie Meara: ATP Mom since 2009

"Our daughter and first born has always attracted other people's cameras in her life. On this path, we happened upon Abbie Rudolph at a restaurant in Maplewood. And, in no time at all, our daughter got to meet Abbie up close and personal for a photo shoot. Abbie was starting her photography business and felt a certain chemistry with Olive and shortly after that meeting, we would begin a 10 year (and counting) journey. I recall Abbie complimenting us on having a well lite home full of natural light. So, we both took advantage of this studio-like backdrop and began chronicling our family's every day, at-home experiences on an annual basis. We had all the comforts of home with this very cheerful, grounded, and ultra charming photographer - Abbie. Her school teacher patience is extraordinary, especially when our son, Van was getting to know her and was still a bit unsure. She always matched our children's need to "warm up" or allowed for their faces to recover after some tears if they became upset by something that had nothing to do with her. This flexibility paid off and her photography play dates were something our children (and my husband and I) eagerly awaited. I didn't know at the beginning of our relationship that we would splurge and hire Abbie every year for 10 years, but do know that her capturing the actual day-to-day life in our home will be cherished long after our children have children."

Jenn Forbis: ATP Mom: "In July, I had a beautiful baby girl. Abbie was there from the time we got to the hospital, until after she was born. Having her there to photograph her newborn photos was invaluable. With the pictures she took that day, she made an amazing book that told Grace's story. I will cherish this book forever. Abbie is truly talented and has an amazing eye."
Tiandra Bland: ATP Family Client: "Abbie is a natural photographer who takes all the necessary steps to capture the essence of anyone or event. She is trendy and contemporary. She is my family and event photographer because she captures memories that will last a lifetime. People view my pictures and are breathless at the flawless and beauty of a single photograph."
Shantha Ready: "My fiance and I are graduate students in a long-distance relationship, so we needed a photographer who would meet us where we were at - both financially and location/time-wise! We have been so impressed with the high quality of Abbie's work and we are so grateful for her friendliness and flexibility! Our families adore our engagement pictures, and I am certain these are the photos of us that our children will someday cherish."
Katy Clune: "It had been over 7 years since I had a photo taken, so I knew exactly what I wanted to give my family for Christmas. I knew Abbie was the person to capture exactly what I was looking for. She took amazing photographs of me at Tower Grove Park and some of me in my classroom with my students. During the entire shoot, I felt comfortable and relaxed while knowing she had a vision that was fully realized in the end. My family was amazed by the range of pictures from close-ups, to those that resembled faraway paintings. In fact, she even had several of the images enlarged and customed framed in time for me to head home for the holidays. I could not have chosen a more perfect present for the whole family!"
Desiree Dutton: ATP Family Client & Mom to an ATP Senior: "We had my sons Senior High School picture taken by Abbie. We were so pleased with the results, I couldn't help scheduling every photo opportunity with her!! People.. seriously.. Best pictures EVER! I am in the habit of having the family portrait taken every two years since the children were born. They are 18 and 20 now and I have used the sum of 4 different photographers over that time period. I have some very nice, posed portraits and now I have ABBIES!!! I’ll never do another in studio portrait again. Abbie and I worked together to choose the perfect location and set the date. She researched the area before our appointment, chose the perfect time of day for great lighting, and we had taken the most awesome photos in about 45 minutes. I've had compliments galore on the large family canvas that hangs over the fireplace and received wonderful feedback on the design and pictures chosen for our Christmas card (which Abbie also remarkably designed!). For those of you who want to do something really special for that significant other, I personally recommend a boudoir shoot. Absolutely fantastic. My husband loves the photo album!THANK YOU ABBIE for uniquely practicing your craft so well!"