Bellagala Photography

Jessica St George is one of the best photographers in the Twin Cities. She was absolutely incredible to work with and made my wife and I feel so at ease on the most important day of our lives. Her attention to detail, professionalism, and ability to communicate her vision in the moment is second to none. She moved us from moment to moment efficiently, but never rushed. I appreciated her ability to regonize the moments that meant the most to us and adjusted on the fly so we could savor/capture that time. We could not be happier with what she was able to capture and cannot recommend her enough. I promise you will not regret working with her.

To say that Jessica Ramaker and Brady were the perfect photographers for our wedding day is an understatement. For such an important and high-stress event, they made everything easier and so much fun! From the moment they arrived, they set the tone that the day was all about love, family, and celebrating the bride and groom. They captured every detail we had envisioned—and even more, making the day feel extra special. They kept us on track without being demanding or bossy, and their ease and professionalism made everything go smoothly. They also worked so wonderfully with our young nieces and nephews, ensuring we got the best family photos. When family and friends comment on how great your photographers were, you know you made the right choice. We can’t recommend them enough and are even more excited to see the final photos!

Our photographer was Alexander Zitser, who did an amazing job! He was extremely organized, professional, told us exactly what to do and when, and seemed to appear out of thin air the whole night to capture the best candid shots!

Rachel P. was our main shooter and Melissa C. was our second shooter. They both did such an amazing job! We just received our photos from our wedding and are blown away by how gorgeous they turned out. Every detail was captured perfectly and they made sure to get every photo from our wishlist. I could not be happier with how they turned out. They were also so sweet and great to work with. I really loved their creative vision and how they directed us to get the perfect shot. Thank you so much to Rachel and Melissa for beautifully capturing these special moments that we will always cherish. I could not recommend them enough!!

Andrew did a great job capturing our engagement photos and was very professional the day of the wedding. We appreciated his artistic vision and experience shooting at our venue. We look forward to seeing the final outcome!

Sarah was wonderful!! We had a pre-wedding chat to ensure that our wedding day photo timeline was everything we wanted it to be. She was so professional, kind and friendly! Sarah made us so comfortable while taking our photos (my husband and I don't really like our picture being taken) and they turned out wonderfully! I would recommend her to anyone that wants photography at their wedding!

I enjoyed my experience with the Bellagala photographers. Everyone we were in contact with was kind and communicative. Day of, I never felt awkward taking pictures and I'm not someone who loves to be front and center in one.

Good Afternoon Billy, We just wanted to reach out to let you know you nailed the photography for our wedding! When we found out that the photographer we planned on using got sick the day before our wedding, we were a bit panicked. However, you called us and talked with us all day to plan out the photo details and make us confident we wouldn't have to worry. On the day of the wedding, you arrived early to get a good feel for the venue and meet with us to answer any final questions, which allowed us to focus on the rest of the wedding. When directing our wedding party, you were direct and clear to understand. Of course, the photos we received were phenomenal and captured all the special moments we hoped to save. We cant express how amazing the photos turned out. You went the extra mile to ensure you were prepared and turned a potential nightmare into a stress free event. We would happily recommend you to our friends and family. Hey Melissa, We just wanted to reach out to let you know you nailed the photography for our wedding! When we found out that the photographer we planned on using got sick the day before our wedding, we were a bit panicked. However, you coordinated with the main photographer to ensure that you were on the same page. On the day of the wedding, you and the main photographer worked tirelessly in the background to ensure everything was set up correctly. When we took photos, you had good vision and provided clear directions that translated into amazing shots. The photos we received were phenomenal and captured all the special moments we hoped to save. We cant express how amazing the photos turned out. We would happily recommend you to our friends and family.

We worked with Bonita Quinn with Bellagala and she was nothing short of AMAZING! 100% recommendation working with her for your special day!

We absolutely loved our photographers! Chip was our lead photographer and he was amazing!!! He was very professional and so nice! My husband and I both aren’t the most comfortable in pictures, but he made it super easy with advice and kindness. He was always on top of everything! When he noticed family or friends getting pictures, he would make sure to also squeeze in a photo with his camera too! He had creative poses, fun tools to take different kinds of pictures, and just overall made it a wonderful experience. It was easy to talk to him, handled our crazy group and humor, and used our personalities to bring to life in the pictures. While he was with us, he also asked us questions to get to know us and used that information throughout the day to get special moments, including our dog! He would show us some of the photos on his camera so we had an idea of what we were getting. We can’t say enough kind and wonderful things about Chip! We highly recommend and cannot wait to get our pictures back!!!

Meredith Meyer was our day of coordinator, and that was the BEST DECISION! She was beyond helpful and we couldn't have done it without her!!!

We had the pleasure of working with Jessica Ramaker and her husband Brady for our wedding in October. They were an absolute dream to work with and made our day so special and fun. Their attention to detail and asking us what we wanted was exactly what we were looking for in a photographer. Cannot recommend them enough for making your vision come to life! ****NOT on Jessica**** - I do wish Bellagala would have provided some sneak peeks a couple days after our wedding as we did not have any photos to share for weeks while we waited to get our entire album back.

Liza B was our photographer this past Saturday (11/23) and she was AMAZING! She was professional, funny, so knowledgeable and was always there with suggestions on how to pose. Neither my husband or I take pictures often so having this guidance was a godsend. My family and friends kept raving about her and how she knew exactly where to guide everyone to the place. I 100% recommend her!

Jessica Ramaker was truly the best. She made the whole experience comfortable and fun. We absolutely love the photos and cannot rave about her enough. She is so kind and easy to work with. Would highly, highly recommend.

Our wedding photographer Jessica R. and her husband, Brady, were simply the best. Not only are they excellent, seasoned photographers, but they kept our day running smoothly. They went beyond their duties as photographers and tied ties, helped put on boutonnières, held my glass of wine when I needed an extra hand and SO MUCH MORE. Jessica noticed all the little details I hadn't even thought of—like how the plastic hanger on my dress needed to be swapped for a wooden one for photos, or the tiny string poking out of my dress that she had scissors ready to fix. She even took care of that pesky strand of hair that kept falling out of place. They made us feel relaxed and like we were in the best hands. I would recommend them to anyone of my family or friends. Would it be weird if I said we love them?

Choosing Liza as our wedding photographer was one of the best decisions we made for our big day. From the moment we met her, she exuded warmth, professionalism, and a true passion for capturing memories. She has an incredible eye for detail and a natural talent for capturing those candid, intimate moments that made our wedding so special. Liza made us feel comfortable and at ease, allowing our personalities to shine through in every shot. She beautifully balanced capturing all the important moments without being intrusive, blending seamlessly with our guests. The final photos were beyond stunning—each one told a story, and we could feel the emotions of the day come to life through her lens. Her editing style was elegant and timeless, ensuring we have photos we’ll treasure for a lifetime. Liza was also incredibly organized and punctual, keeping everything on schedule while remaining flexible to any last-minute changes. We can’t recommend Liza highly enough for anyone looking for a photographer who truly cares about your memories as much as you do. She’s a rare talent and an absolute joy to work with!

I am so grateful we chose Bellagala for our wedding photos! They were a great company to work with and our photographer, Evan Sowder, was amazing! He has wonderful attention to detail, and he also helped us feel more comfortable and natural in our pictures. Most importantly, the pictures he took turned out so beautiful and he captured so many memories that we weren’t even aware of. The editing team at Bellagala also did a wonderful job. Good experience, thank you Bellagala and Evan!

Andrew was an absolutely amazing photographer! He made us feel extremely comfortable in front of the camera! We would highly recommend him for your wedding!! We cannot wait to get all our photos back!!

Bonita Quinn was our main photographer, and the second photographer was Alex Brandt. They both did a wonderful job! Bonita was very easy to work with, and she perfectly captured our big day! The final photos were amazing and matched the theme that we were hoping for very well! She was able to capture so many special moments during our entire wedding day.

Billy captured all of the great moments I really wanted him to capture! The poster pictures and the candid pictures were just amazing. He was great straight from the start. He was present for every moment, and got incredible shots, but never ever in the way of anything. The pictures were incredible! 10/10!

Emmerlee and Tom were attentive, professional, and organized. They communicated effectively and were especially kind. We highly recommend their services.

John was fantastic, so helpful with directing some shy family members and even fixed my veil for me

My photographer Sara was amazing! Super nice and had a great eye for details! Thank you so much for taking pictures of my day

Angela was an excellent photographer. Very professional and helped the day run smoothly!

Billy is an amazing photographer. For our wedding, he helped to put family and friends at ease and provided succinct instructions. He captured shots in a variety of poses, backgrounds, and styles based on our taste. Some were sweet and romantic, others were silly and cute, and some were chic and stylish. Billy was personable and easy to work with. The pictures we received were amazing and we are thrilled with the whole experience.

It was a bit rocky at first with our first photography being flaky and non-responsive to messages. About 3 weeks before the wedding, we were informed that our original photographer is no longer available but they had another one on stand by who was an actual an upgrade. And boy, was he an upgrade! Billy was awesome! My husband and I are super shy with photos and don’t really know what to do but Billy directed us and still allowed us to be us. He also got awesome candid photos of everyone. Our pictures turned out AMAZING! 10/10 would recommend!

Wow. Hilary was truly the glue to our wedding day. She was the epitome of professional but also made us feel like friends. She kept us at ease and guided us through our day with confidence. She also totally saved me with her car snack! Since our wedding day, my husband and I have mentioned her at least once a day and can't stop raving - all of our guests loved her, too. 10/10 Hilary!!

Would not recommend Bellagala photography as it was a huge disappointment for my daughter's August 2024 Wedding. We waited 6 weeks for the photographs to become available, only to find a collection of duplicates, missing wedding events, and random photos of insignificance. Fortunately, numerous family members and friends captured the day's event for us, and their photos turned out better than those we received from Bellagala. Communication has been inadequate following the event and the photographer has been made unavailable to validate her work. It seems there is no accountability.

My sister recommended Bellagala to me after she had the best experience with their professionalism and expertise last August for her wedding (and engagement photos). Hilary, our photographer, has been kind, communicative, and has taken some of the most incredible photos I’ve ever seen! She made my fiancé and I feel so comfortable at our engagement shoot and was able to capture our love in the most perfect way. She took the time to get to know us as a couple, and made sure any wishes we had for the session were included. I cannot wait for our wedding and I am confident that she will be able to capture all of the special, little moments of our day. Book bellagala for your photography and wedding needs. I promise you that you will not regret it!!

I loved the photographer I had with Bellagala, but I would not recommend purchasing the associate DJ service. I spent close to $1,000 and it was not worth the money. Jessica the first DJ I was assigned was not timely in the first 2 meetings we had, so I requested a new DJ. Chinney, the second DJ, didn’t seem like he knew what he was doing. He didn’t seem to pay attention to the schedule we had put together and explained in our meeting with him. He also missed a few names on the big bridal party entrance. The big thing we were frustrated with was the fact he didn’t play the “must plays” that the dj service app gives you when you’re putting together the song requests. There were only 20 “must plays” on the playlist and he barely played any, so by the end of the night we had to outright ask him to play them.

Billy K. from Bellagala was our wedding photographer, and he was an amazing teammate for our special day. From our engagement session months earlier to the big day itself, Billy’s presence was a constant source of positivity and professionalism. He was incredibly attentive, always wearing a warm smile and making us feel completely at ease. His ability to listen to our wishes without ever being pushy was truly remarkable. Most importantly, the photos he captured were nothing short of stunning. We were blown away by his talent and his ability to capture our most cherished moments. We couldn't have asked for a better fit or a more skilled professional. In summary, Billy K. delivered everything we wanted and more, exceeding all our expectations. Bellagala is blessed to have his services because we feel he embodies the values and level of care that Bellagala represents. (P.S. We're a real couple that married in September 2024 at a Bellagala venue. This, my friends, is a real review. We put effort into the review because we feel so strongly.)

Jessica R was amazing from initial consult, to engagement photos and through the wedding itself. Could not recommend her enough.

Andrew was great to work with - helping get the best shots for our day!

Alexander Zitser was the best, we truly couldn't have asked for a better photographer! He captured so many moments not only on our wedding day but also with our engagement photoshoot. Alex worked extremely well with the videographer and day of coordinator, they seemed like they have worked together several times. We feel like every time we needed Alex to be there, he already was but not to the point it felt like a camera was in our face the whole time. He blended in very well to capture all of our precious memories. Thank you again Alex for everything, we highly recommend!

Our Photographer was Andrew and he was amazing. He was so flexible and always willing to help come up with ideas. He was incredibly attentive to us and wanted to make sure we got all the planned photos we needed. He helped us feel comfortable in front of the camera and was just so great overall. Cannot recommend him enough. Bellagala's guarantee to have someone there to capture your day was something that helped us as our original photographer had a personal commitment she needed to attend to, but we are so happy we were granted our wedding day photographer free of charge since she was not able to photograph our day. Overall cannot recommend Bellagala and Andrew enough!!

Bellagala was quick to answer our questions and had a user friendly website. We had Bonita as our primary photographer and she was super flexible with our large families and was able to capture our most important pictures. She handled our large wedding party and family sizes well.

Jessica was amazing! We did our engagement photos with her and she made us feel very comfortable and knew all the good poses to do. When we took our pictures for our wedding, we were very comfortable with her and she knew our style. Jessica was very accommodating in case we were running behind and corralling people for pictures! We are both excited to see our wedding pictures especially if they’re as good, if not better, than our engagement photos!

Bellagala was amazing to work with, there was great communication beforehand and always updates along the way. Our photographer Chip, was amazing. He was fun, insightful, and went with the flow of our crazy bridal party. I highly recommend this company, and Chip for their photography needs!

Working with Jessica was a fantastic decision. She was efficient with her time and clearly cared about what she did. She was able to get close to take shots without getting in anyone’s way. I had multiple people come up to me at the wedding and tell me how impressed they were with her.

Tom B was an amazing photographer and he went above and beyond!!! He was a true professional and even stopped to show us some of the pictures he was capturing throughout the day. Even unedited they looked beautiful!!! Thank you Tom and Bellagala! We seriously cannot recommend them enough.

This review may be more unusual than others you may read about this vendor. It's taken me a few weeks since my wedding to write this review, but after reflecting on the whole experience, I would still give them five stars. We picked Bellagala because we liked the idea that this was a photography company and not just an independent photographer. Bellagala has a policy that if your photographer gets sick or can't make it to your wedding for whatever reason, you will be guaranteed a replacement photographer. I liked the "insurance policy" since other photographers we talked to couldn't give us a contingency plan if something came up. The staff at Bellagala was very easy to work with and meet with. It was a very standardized process which I found helpful having never hired a wedding photographer before. They were easy to get in touch with via email and phone and were very helpful. I did find it odd that all payment was due even before our engagement pictures, but maybe that is standard. However, I would not recommend the photographer we chose (which ultimately was our mistake). She was pretty flaky and disorganized. I had to be the one to reach out to her to get our engagement pictures scheduled and it was a struggle to find a time that worked to review the wedding day timeline. Our engagement pictures were... fine. She had a great turnaround time with our pictures but we found it kind of difficult to take her direction during the photoshoot. Overall she was really nice but was always ill when we talked to her. This became a real problem when she called out sick two days before our wedding and we needed a replacement photographer (yay insurance policy!). When this happened, we were texted and emailed by Bellagala promptly and by then they had already assigned us a new photographer. You don't get a say in who they pick as the replacement, but we were so lucky to be assigned Billy K. They also sent us his gallery and we actually liked it better than our original photographer's. Billy was quick to get in contact with us and get up to speed on our wedding day plan. It was a surprisingly smooth process for how stressful it potentially could have been. We met Billy for the first time on our wedding day and he was awesome! He was very professional, knew what he was doing, and came very prepared. He worked his tail off running around and capturing every angle of the ceremony. We got all the photos we asked for which was no small feat and he gave directions that were easy to follow. He was enthusiastic and so much fun to work with. We couldn't be happier with the photos we received and there isn't a single thing he missed. If his quality of work is this high for a wedding he got thrown into last minute, I can't imagine how good his photos would be if he was our original hired photographer. The turnaround time for these photos were also super fast. We can't say enough good things about Billy! A few other things about Bellagala that I didn't know about/realize, but that might matter. 1) They don't edit photos. They can color correct, but can't photoshop anything. 2) Your online photo galleries are only active for a few months. Overall, Bellagala was easy to work with and Billy K gave us amazing wedding photos. Even with needing a replacement photographer, we would do it all over again.

Todd Wardrope recently shot our wedding and he was great! Very professional, communicative and got great shots. He even provided a teaser video, which was artfully styled and captured some amazing moments I didn’t get to see day of :) We can’t wait for the final video!

We chose Bellagala for our wedding photos based on a recommendation from a friend. Our photographer Billy was absolutely AMAZING!!! He was professional, organized, flexible, creative and easy to work with. Our guests commented how impressed they were with his professionalism and friendly demeanor. He had good ideas and suggestions and made our day seamless. We recently received our wedding photos and couldn't be happier! We would recommend Billy a million times over and are so grateful to have worked with him on our special day.