...We were just able to go through the photos we were out of town with Russell's family. All I can say is you are AMAZING! A true artist! We have so many that we absolutely love. I put together a book that has 100+ pages of photos I love! My Photoshop class starts in a couple of weeks so I am super excited to play with some of them! Thanks for everything XO Cynthia...
Cynthia, bride

Olivier was the photographer for our destination wedding in France. He was simply wonderful to deal with. Everyone loved him and he created a spectacular album of photos from our Parisian celebration last June. He captured the event as we experienced it with many artistic touches. His good humor and easy going manner with our guests relaxed them and resulted in some beautiful portraits.
Grace, bride, Paris

You bring such a distinctive sensibility to your work and each of the different weddings we viewed seemed to reflect that vision-to be part of a beautiful, heightened Olivier Lalin world in which things are brighter, softer, mistier, shinier, richer, more expressive, and just generally lovelier than they normally are...as if God decided to tinker a little more with life on earth and improve the lighting and the hues! We are excited to see our wedding through your eyes.

Move those hips! That was the phrase of the day at our wedding. Olivier has the uncanny ability to be goofy and yet entirely focused on the task at hand. At first, we thought his personality was fun, but a bit over the top. After seeing his pictures of us, we realized that there was a method to his madness. There werent any pictures with forced smiles and his photography made our wedding look like so much fun. Also, he was very efficient, getting great shots at many different locations in Paris within three hours. Overall, we are very happy about the way the photos turned out and we will cherish the photos for years to come.

My partner hired Olivier to capture our engagement in Paris. Words cannot explain how thankful I am that we now have images to remember that special day! In just three hours, Olivier took over 400 pictures, all of which are beautiful. He had a great sense of humor and was very easy to work with. All the pictures looked very natural, mainly because he just let my fiance and I enjoy the moments without interfering much and snapped pictures along the way in a fun manner. We are currently planning our wedding in Paris and will definitely, without hesitation, want to hire Olivier for it!

I looked at our wedding DVD that you [Olivier] gave me yesterday and I absolutely loved it! Everything is so beautiful and I am so touched every time I watch it. You grabbed small and beautiful details that make this DVD a piece of art. Thank you with all my heart. We have great visuals that will always take us back to that wonderful and special day of ours.

All I can say is, merci! The film truly captures the essence of the day. We cannot thank you enough for such amazing footage! Truly magnificent! We just don't know what else to say The film captures something that photographs just cannot. We will forever be grateful. We just feel like the luckiest couple to have such an amazing and artistic documentation of such a special moment in our lives.

Olivier is an incredibly talented photographer. We will cherish the photos taken with him not just for their beautiful composition but for the special moments he managed to catch as well. There are so many excellent ones it is hard for us to choose which to print and include in the album. He had a great way about him and kept things fun in spite of the long shoot time that it took to capture our favorite spots around Paris and the Lutecia where we got married. I would recommend him to anyone that would like special photos while in Paris whether it is for an engagement shot, wedding or family pictures. Compare to those photographers in the states that we met with, his style simply Rock and his personality is wonderful. You will be happy with the results !

Olivier had photographed a work colleague of mines wedding and did such a fantactic work that when we were getting married we had reached out to him. We looked at him adn a few other photographers but ultimately chosed Olivier based on his relaxed personality and the quality of his photos. We were not dissapointed. He made the wedding day itself fun and relaxing. He has a wonderful laid back personality abd always has a smile on his face. He has a wonderful eye and we had many memorable unique photographs to choose from. I would highly recomend him to any bride or groom. He will capture each details of your wedding day and produce an album of memories that all encapsulate the day. I highly recomend himl to anyone.

My husband and I chose Olivier for our wedding in France this past August and he was amazing !! I love that his photos look so artistic and timeless and show everyone in their best light while still being an accurate portrait. Olivier was very easy to work with and professional, even taking to meet me twice before the big day so I felt comfortable with everything. His great sense of humor quickly set me and everyone else he was photographing at ease. We also used Marco, the videographer from WeddingLight who was great and very unobtrusive. I had very high expectations for my wedding photos and video and Olivier met and exceeded them all. He had a lot of creative ideas for places to shoot photos, and many of them came out looking like they could have been in a magazine or even in an art gallery. We alse chosed his photo retouching services, which we were very happy with. Everything he does is of an excellent quality and i cannot recommend him enough. Shanon, Bride, Loire Vallee.
Shanon, bride, France.

... Genius! Beautiful, stunning, magnificent....um what else can I say, your work speaks volumes. We are so excited ...Xo,
Francesca events, Wedding Planner, New York City.

... Dear Olivier, I have just looked at those remarkable photographs that you took of Kira's wedding. She was absolutely stunning in that gown, straight out of the pages of Vogue. How kind of you to send them to us. Thank you very much. I will show them to Vivienne when I have a chance...
Tizer Bailey, Personal Assistant to Vivienne Westwood

...Olivier embodies everything a discerning bride would want. He has a great instinct for capturing candid and tender moments, and he brings out the best in even the most camera-shy guests. Most importantly, Olivier delivers incredible results. He has a great talent for bringing the mood of the day to life again in pictures in a natural, unforced way and follows up with the exquisite printing and layout that make a wedding album not only a treasured keepsake, but a stunning photographic collection. I clearly could not have been happier to have Olivier part of my wedding!...
Trina Quagliaori, bride

...Olivier embraces the feeling and excitement of the day and you can tell by his photos - each one shares some insight to the wedding that will be forever captured and treasured on film.
Nicky Reinhard, Event Planner, New York City.

...In a heart beat. In an industry where true artistry is rarely paired with talent AND a fabulous personality, Olivier Lalin has a corner on the market. His exceptional work is only matched by his ability to make the client feel so comfortable that they don't know he is there. He inspires groups to participate in the shot, without being obtrusive and he moves a room better than a chameleon.
Cap and Gown weddings, Event Planner, New York City.

... As an event planner, I have personally had the pleasure to work with Olivier on some spectacular weddings. He goes above and beyond to make sure that he captures the intimate emotions, the details and the beautiful memories that later come to life. His enthusiasm and great passion for what he does continues to only grow and get better! I would highly recommend my colleague and friend Olivier to document your special day.
Sofia Crokos, Event Planner, New York City.

We found Olivier on a Book on New York City weddings and we knew we had to have him. His photos captured all of the romance, drama, and magic of ones wedding and immortalizes it. Our wedding took place at a very old swanky New York Hotel that was very art deco in design. We wanted the ceremony to echo that sense of being back in time, dresses, hair, music, ect. We did not need to explain this to Olivier as he just seemed to get it. Our photos are haunting, glamorous, and exquisitely beautiful. He truly made us look like movie stars out of old Hollywood and trust me, we ain’t. Olivier is fantactic, kind, professional, and worth every penny. He will make your day the most special of your whole life ! Johanna, Bride New York City.
Johanna, bride, New York City.

...When Olivier isn't catching the decisive moment of a wedding he's busy creating artistic photographic documentary's in his free time. This is what makes the difference between someone who just takes pictures for money and someone who really loves his craft. Olivier puts all his energy in every assignment before him, nothing is more important then the next picture.
Mark Arbeit, photographer

...Every rite of passage has an ending, even the ones you hope never have too. When we come across those kinds of times in peoples' lives, we realize what a blessing it is to have a simple thing called photography. A wedding is a celebration that lasts a couple of hours but the memories made last a lifetime. It's a celebration that is never planned without hiring a photographer so why not get the top of the crop? Seeing Olivier's pictures on his site I felt like I had been at these weddings. The skill he has mastered in the way he catches raw emotions and unforgettable moments in an image is a rare thing to find. I have seen countless portfolios of wedding pictures, being an event planner, mostly for weddings, and Olivier's is by far the best definition of what photography should entail. Ultimately, capturing a moment in time is priceless, but when the time comes to pay for a photographer, if it is Olivier Lalin, that would be just as much a blessing as is photography itself.
Man-Lai Liang, stylist & event planner, New York City.

I was sold the second I saw Olivier's portfolio and I had no idea how good a photographer could be until I spend the day with Olivier at my wedding. A few word to describe Oliver Lalin: Artistic, go with the flow attitude, hilarious, concentrated on the task at hand and professional. Our guests are still talking about the photographer, Olivier, and how spectacular he was and they have the privilege of seeing his work.
Jacky Natch, bride

...My brother, after his wedding, had told me that he wished they had been more selective about their photographer. Afterall, once your wedding night is over, all you have left for the most part are the great memories and the pics. Being thorough and rather particular, I met with a lot of photographers in NYC. We went with Olivier, and after seeing the pics he took from our wedding, we couldn't be happier. He captured so many emotional moments we had a hard time keeping our wedding album manageable. And we've gotten many comments from friends who look through our album about how these are the best wedding shots they've seen. And no, Olivier did not pay me to say these things!
Jeannie Schaldacht, bride

I cannot say how much we love our wedding photographs. Olivier's photos captured our wedding day both creatively and beautifully. He has a unique artistic style that is very special. Olivier was able to make everyone feel at ease and all of our guests loved him. The quality and artistry of his work is simply excellent and beautiful...
Ali Dao, bride, Washington D.C

...Olivier, how are you? we got back last weekend. Oregon coast was very relaxing - i'm almost back to normal self from the scary bride-zilla. The pictures are beautiful! Everyone loves them and most of all THANK YOU for making the day fun and full of laughter!
Julie Wong, bride

...Olivier Lalin photographed our wedding at the Rainbow Room in New York City in May 2005. First and foremost the results were spectacular and captured the essence of our wonderful day. Before the wedding we had met with Olivier several times not only to take our engagement photos but so we could impress upon him exactly what we wanted for our wedding pictures both formal and informal. On the day he was nothing but professional and courteous throughout as well as being discrete. We at no point felt the cameras invaded even the most solemn and private of wedding moments. However a photographer is only as good as the finished product and we are delighted to have a wonderful album which we will cherish forever. We would be happy to recommend his services and would not hesitate to hire him again for any occasion.