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Best Wedding Photographers in Berks County, PA

Berks County's wedding photography studios grouped by the style each describes in its own words, with where they work, what's built into a booking, and what couples praise.

Berks Connect Blog|Published October 26, 2026
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The ten studios below have websites that say they're based in Berks County and shoot weddings. They're in four groups. Two are the style of the photos in each studio's own words, classic and traditional, then documentary and candid. One is a town group, the studios in Kutztown and Bernville, and one is the size of the wedding, the studios built for small weddings and elopements. Every one of them sits on the county photographers page alongside the portrait studios, so you can read a gallery and send a message from that page. Six more studios that shoot weddings are in a short list at the end.

Classic and traditional wedding photographers in Berks County.

Both studios here describe their look in their own words: one combines traditional portrait photography with natural candid images, and one calls her style classic, clean and crisp and calls herself a photojournalist.

Photography by McDonough, the third-generation studio in West Lawn.

Photography by McDonough is a family-owned, third-generation studio with over 25 years of experience, built for the couple who wants both kinds of pictures, posed portraits and candids. Its photographers work in traditional portrait photography and in photojournalistic, documentary-style photography, and the studio combines the two into what it calls a beautiful timeless collection of memories. The approach, in its own words, is unobtrusive, natural and authentic.

What's built into a booking? Six photographers work out of the studio at 2112 Reading Avenue in West Lawn, and it offers three collections. The two larger ones come with a second photographer; the smallest lets you add one item from a menu, and a second photographer is one of the choices. Ask how many come to yours. A signed contract and a one-third retainer hold your date, first come first served, and the studio aims to deliver all of your pictures within four weeks. A videographer is in house too, so you don't need a second vendor for film.

Couples praise the staff's friendliness and professionalism, the communication, the quality of the photos and the videos, the value, the flexibility and the turnaround time, and several mention how the team helped coordinate the day. One review puts it simply: "Anneliese was so sweet, patient, and creative."

Rooted Image Photography, the classic two-photographer studio in Fleetwood.

Rooted Image Photography is a woman-owned studio in Fleetwood, and its reviews run to the hundreds. The style, in the owner's words, is "classic, clean, and crisp," and she says wedding photography is one of her greatest passions in life. Her pictures tell a story, and in this case the story is yours.

Every wedding package comes with two photographers. A second photographer is what the trade calls a second shooter. An engagement session, a portrait session before the wedding, is an add-on.

So what do couples say? Reviews come back to how comfortable the two photographers made everyone feel, how organized and professional the day ran, the natural style of the finished photos, the communication, the turnaround, the flexibility and the value. "Emily and Joe were so easy to work with and made us feel comfortable and easy-going throughout the day," one couple wrote. Another remembered the call that mattered: "Emily called me because she could tell I was stressed."

Documentary and candid wedding photographers in Reading and Shillington.

Documentary photography, sometimes called photojournalism, means the photographer follows the day as it happens and gives you very little direction. Candid means the unposed moments inside it. Each of the three says in its own words how it mixes the two.

Carrie Kizuka Photography, the candid-and-posed blend from a Shillington studio.

Carrie Kizuka Photography has covered over 600 weddings since launching in 2012, working out of what the owner calls her seriously massive studio in Shillington. Her style, in her words, is "a blend of candid moments and natural emotions, with just the right touch of posed, formal portraits." Weddings are her specialty, and she creates timeless portraits as well.

She serves Greater Philadelphia, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Reading and the Lehigh Valley, and travels beyond. A second photographer is built into her two larger packages and is an add-on on the others. You get sneak peeks within 72 hours and the full wedding, 800 to 1,200 images, delivered in 8 to 12 weeks. Her site lists an award from Fearless Photographers, a wedding photography site that gives awards for single images, for a standout unposed image, a feature in Philadelphia Magazine, and a Best of Berks readers' vote as the county's favorite freelance photographer.

Couples praise her artistic skill and the quality of the photos, her professionalism and communication, how comfortable she makes people, her versatility and reliability, and how easy she is to schedule. One review: "Her editing style is one-of-a-kind and breath taking."

Heidi E. Reuter Photography, the photojournalists at the GoggleWorks in Reading.

Heidi E. Reuter Photography has been in business since 2005, after the owner studied photographic journalism in London, and the studio works out of the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. The studio describes its style as one that "falls under the category of photojournalism tossed with artsy and fun", and its editing style is classic, meaning it correctly exposes and color-corrects each photo.

What's in a booking? Coverage runs 4 to 8 hours and you can add more, every package includes two photographers and an online gallery, and the engagement session is the studio's gift to you when you book. Expect about 50 to 75 final photos per hour of coverage, a small preview within a few days, and help with an album if you want one. The studio books up to a year or so in advance, takes bookings on short notice, and travels. Its site says readers have voted it into the county magazine's photographer categories, Best of Berks Photographer and Favorite Freelance Photographer, five times, and it's a Professional Photographers of America member.

Reviews describe a photographer who puts people at ease in front of the camera, accommodated last-minute requests and made the sessions fun. "Heidi was also a huge help putting our overall timeline together," one couple wrote, and another hired the studio again after a surprise proposal.

Golden Light Photography, the artistic-and-documentary studio in Reading.

Golden Light Photography is a Reading studio. The owner, from Portugal, lives in Reading, and the studio describes "a unique style that combines artistic and documentary photography," blending spontaneous shots with carefully crafted portraits in natural light, above all the golden hour, the soft light around sunrise and sunset.

The studio works mostly in the Reading area and travels to New Jersey and Delaware. Services cover weddings, engagement sessions and quinceañeras, and the studio lists a team you can meet at a pre-wedding session, so ask how many photographers come on the day.

Couples praise the professionalism and expertise from planning through delivery, the creativity and quality of the finished photos ("The final photos were absolutely gorgeous."), a warm manner that puts people at ease, and patience with children. Turnaround comes up often: "How fast she turned our pictures around and the quality of her work is unmatched." Clients come back for the next event.

Wedding photographers in Kutztown and Bernville.

These three studios are in Kutztown and Bernville, and their galleries are the test. One covers the whole day as its own policy, one is praised by couples for its team coverage, and the third shows a wedding gallery.

Life Story Photography, the full-day team on a Bernville hilltop.

Life Story Photography is a studio on a countryside hilltop in Bernville, just outside Reading, founded by Jennifer Stork in 2007 and serving Berks County since. The studio describes itself as a team of visual storytellers (ask how many come to your wedding), and its rule is simple: "We believe every wedding deserves to be captured from start to finish," which means the whole day rather than a block of hours.

The images come from getting to know you first, then from the team's expertise in timeline planning, lighting, posing and photojournalistic candids. An engagement session is included, and so is a print release, which is written permission to print and share your photos wherever you like. The studio books a limited number of new clients a year.

Couples praise the quality of the photos and of the finished prints and albums, the creative posing, and the kindness and patience with children. "Jenn is highly organized, caring and flexible," one review says, and some clients have used the studio for every event since their engagement in 2014.

Seidel Photography, the wedding and family photography studio in Kutztown.

Seidel Photography is a Berks County photographer located in Kutztown that specializes in wedding and family photography, and its site shows featured weddings.

An engagement session is complimentary in some packages and can be added to any of them: up to an hour, within 20 miles of Kutztown. Couples single out the team coverage, and one review spells it out: "you get a team working on capturing every phase of the wedding."

Reviews call the photos breathtaking and praise the photographers' warm, professional manner, their patience with toddlers, pets and camera-shy husbands, the quick turnaround, and a studio that has always delivered inside the timeframe it quoted.

Jacquelyn Kolosow Photography is based in Kutztown, with a studio on North Constitution Boulevard, and its site shows a wedding gallery. The photographer was given her first digital camera in 2003 and trained at the Hallmark Institute of Photography, a photography school. Travel is included within 25 miles of Kutztown, with a fee beyond that.

Couples praise the photographic quality, the professionalism and responsiveness, the photographer's personality and the way she engages with children and families, and her versatility, and they pass her name on to friends.

Wedding photographers for small weddings and elopements in Berks County.

A micro wedding is a handful of guests, and an elopement can be just the two of you, often somewhere outdoors. The two studios here built their businesses around small guest lists and elopements; one of them puts a micro wedding at 50 guests or fewer, so if yours is small, start here and ask.

Schwenig Photography, the husband-and-wife elopement duo in Berks County.

Schwenig Photography is a husband-and-wife duo based in Berks County that guides couples "through intimate micro weddings and adventurous elopements." They specialize in documentary wedding photography, and their approach blends editorial composition with unscripted, documentary storytelling. Editorial means the kind of framing you'd see in a magazine spread. They move, as they put it, between guided direction and quiet observation.

They've photographed over 100 weddings. There's no travel fee in Berks, Lancaster, Lehigh, Bucks or Philadelphia. Their hourly rate is one photographer with a second shooter as an add-on, and their 8- and 10-hour collections include a second shooter until the reception. Sneak peeks arrive within 48 to 72 hours and packages deliver within 60 days. Most couples book 9 to 18 months ahead, and the duo takes a select number of weddings a year.

Reviews praise their professionalism and friendliness, their artistic skill, how comfortable they make people in front of the camera, the flexibility, the range of services and a smooth process. "Mackenzie and Josh are two of the kindest people you will ever meet," one couple wrote.

Courtney Lyn Photography, the small-wedding adventurer in Birdsboro.

Courtney Lyn Photography works out of Birdsboro and offers services for small intimate weddings and elopements. She frames the day as "an adventure that focuses on your connection, your love, and the significance of your commitment," and she's an outdoor enthusiast: "You want your photos taken on top of a mountain, count me in!!"

Your sneak peek arrives in 24 to 48 hours and the full set within four weeks. There's a mileage fee beyond 30 miles of Birdsboro.

Couples praise her artistic eye for both posed and candid moments, her professionalism and organization, how comfortable she made them, and her way with kids and pets, and families come back for repeat sessions. One couple wrote: "She basically stepped up to be a wedding coordinator for the entire day."

More to look at.

  • JMBice Photography in Fleetwood: candid and natural, capturing the moments as they happen.
  • Memory Photography in Reading: a Crescent Avenue studio that lists weddings and engagements among its services.
  • Searfoss Photography in Wernersville: a portrait studio whose owners mix candid with posed photography at weddings; one of them holds Master of Photography and Craftsman degrees from Professional Photographers of America.
  • Shots by Shawnna Photography in Fleetwood: a portrait photographer whose work includes engagements and weddings.
  • Kaitlynn Hertzog Photography in Berks and Lehigh counties: documentary-style photography inspired by film.
  • Keeb Photography in Berks County: weddings, events and newborns.

How we picked.

The picks rest on three things: a listing on BerksConnect, the studio's own website saying it's based in Berks County and shoots weddings, and what couples say in their reviews. Each one was open as of 2026. They're grouped as the opening describes, they aren't ranked, and nobody paid to be here.

Frequently asked questions.

How do you choose a wedding photographer in Berks County?

Start with the style in the studio's own words, then open the gallery and see whether the photos match. Then ask four things: whether two photographers or one are in the package, how many hours of coverage you get, whether an engagement session is included or an add-on, and how long delivery takes; the four studios above that say how long delivery takes run from four weeks to about three months. Price belongs in that conversation too, and what a wedding photographer costs in Berks County covers it.

How far ahead do Berks wedding photographers book?

Further ahead than most couples expect. One Reading studio books up to a year or so ahead and also takes short-term bookings, and one elopement duo says most brides book 9 to 18 months out. Two of the studios above take a limited number of weddings a year, so once you've got a date, the photographer is one of the first calls, and our month-by-month Berks wedding planning timeline shows where that call falls against everything else. If your date is closer than that, ask anyway.

Do Berks wedding photographers win reader polls?

The county's reader polls have a photographer category but not a wedding one, and the latest winner is a portrait studio, so there's no annual wedding winner to point you to. Two of the studios above say on their own sites that readers have voted them favorite freelance photographer, one of them five times, without a year printed. The galleries and the reviews are the test.

Where do Berks wedding photographers shoot?

The studios here are based in West Lawn, Fleetwood, Shillington, Reading, Bernville, Kutztown and Birdsboro, and several travel to Lancaster, the Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia and beyond, one with no travel fee inside five counties and two with a mileage fee past 25 or 30 miles from home. If you haven't picked the venue yet, our guide to wedding venues in Berks County walks through the county's options so you can book the two together.

Pick the group that matches the photos you want, message two or three of its studios this week, and ask each one about photographers, hours, the engagement session and delivery. The rest of the county's photographers are on the county photographers page, and if the venue is still open, event venues in Berks County is the place to start.

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