Molly Lichten Photographer | Reviews

A review could never do enough justice to explain how phenomenal Molly is, based on both her portfolio and her kind-hearted nature as a human being. The second I saw Molly's work, I was completely enamored by her photos — the lighting/color, composition, and romance she captures is truly one of a kind. I looked at a lot of photographers and they couldn't capture the same emotions she could produce. The second my husband and I learned she was available for our wedding date, we booked her instantly without a second thought of exploring more photographers.
Being from the D.C. area, we wanted a beach scene for our engagement shoot. Fortunately Molly works bi-coastal in the District and in L.A., so we definitely took her up on the idea to fly out to SoCal to have our shoot, and it was as perfect as you could envision a beach shoot to be. Molly was so proactive in nailing our scene and vision down that she even researched the potential weather and sunset time of the day of our shoot to bring out the best of our images months in advance for us (and her times were right too!). Molly was incredibly hands-on when it came our wedding. She met with us during our walkthrough to really understand our venue space and get some photography ideas flowing before the big day, and also making our venue owners big Molly fans along the way too. When it came to the planning process for our wedding, she not only sat with us as we kept revising, but gave great input and suggestions to help maximize our time and capture every shot we wanted no matter how high or low of a priority the shot was. When it came to our vendors, the photographer was our number one priority. We've heard horror stories from our friends and colleagues on how much they didn't love their wedding photos or their photographer ended up having a completely different vision than theirs based on the final results. I even had one colleague's photographer's SD card corrupt and all of her wedding photos were lost for good. Molly gave us peace of mind and ensured us that she takes all precautions for this to never happen in her experiences. Molly showed that being a wedding photographer is more than just picking up a camera and grabbing photos through a fancy lens. The way she captures her images not only brings out the best in her skills, but brings out the best and most genuine emotions from her couples. 10/10 would book again if we ever have any reason to — whether it be a future maternity shoot or any other life celebration — any reason to bring Molly back into our lives again, we would!

I took the search for our photographer seriously. I interviewed eight photographers in the DMV area. I reviewed their portfolios closely, looking at full wedding albums (key to knowing their style). In the end, we chose Molly, and it was one of our best decisions. In her portfolio every person looked so good in EVERY photo and the backgrounds were framed beautifully. A great photographer knows how to make even the least photogenic shine, and that’s Molly. Our photos came out better than I could have imagined - they are magazine worthy. Even better, she was such a joy on our wedding day - professional, kind, and completely focused on making the photos perfect. Our parents and wedding party were impressed. I cannot recommend Molly enough.

The first vendor I booked for my wedding because I was so excited to work with Molly after finding her on Instagram! During our engagement session she walked us through every pose and gave us a lot of encouragement to make us feel comfortable. Molly is very good at what she does and communicates with you throughout the whole process. She is very organized and helped us figure out our photography timeline and gave us realistic advice on how long each type of shot would take. And she got us some sneak peeks the next day!

Molly is an ABSOLUTE artistic pro. Now that I have captured (no photography pun intended) your attention, let me back up my claim. As you may already have perused Molly’s sample gallery on her website, her artistic work in photography is often indescribable. Her ability to capture both macro- and micro-shots is astounding. Molly’s natural appreciation of nature and beautiful venue structures will go a long way for your engagement and/or wedding photos. My wife and I had picked the Lincoln Memorial and the National Cathedral for our engagement session, a garden at a museum for our first look and pre-ceremony photoshoot, and an art museum for our ceremony and reception venue and Molly captured every aspect of what each venue had to offer as their unique attributes. The natural beauties that these venues offered us, Molly captured. What we love about Molly’s pictures (one of many things we love about her photographic talent) is that Molly doesn’t put a lot of filters or edits the heck out of what she has so beautifully captured. What we love about working with Molly is that she is available to talk or email you, if she’s not deep into editing or shooting another session, compassionate AND passionate about her product and art work, and knows exactly how to place the couple with the pose so she can get the “money shot”, every shot. She is so kind and gentle, which we also appreciated so much. When she shot our wedding, she was pregnant (HI J!) but you should’ve seen how she moved… She moves so fast because she truly cares for her work and want to provide an unforgettable experience for the couple. We highly recommend Molly and her artistic talent for your very special day because her work is actual art. We are so happy that we had Molly to have other perspectives from our special day, captured so “timelessly, romantically, and real”.

Hiring Molly was one of the first decisions we made for our wedding, and truly one of the best decisions we made. She is not only talented but also incredibly patient, making 2 camera-shy people (and 1 hyper dog) feel so comfortable in front of a camera. From our engagement session to our wedding, we love looking back at all of our photos and I trust that her photography style will stand the test of time as we look back through the years. Overall, Molly is a dream to work with; she is communicative and met every deadline she set. I would recommend her without question!

Molly is truly the best at what she does! She is incredibly talented but also an incredibly sweet person. She is thorough and organized and truly listens to what is important to a couple. She did both our wedding and engagement photography and blew us out of the water with both! She was our first vendor we booked and we couldn't be happier with our decision. She has such a great artistic eye and knows what looks great and how to make it happen. She absolutely exceeds all expectations!

If you are looking for an amazing wedding photographer, look no further and book Molly! For me personally, I wanted to make sure our photos came out beautiful because your photos are what you are able to keep forever (along with your memories!). Because of that, I did budget a little more for my photographer. When looking at different photographer portfolios, Molly’s definitely stood out as being high end, artistic, with the beautiful soft bright lighting I was looking for. Her work definitely compares to photographers who are much more expensive. Once we booked her, it is very evident that she is very meticulous and detail oriented. Her professionalism is top notch and she was so easy to work with leading up to and on our big day (we had issues with some of the other vendors on our wedding day, no issue with Molly though). In the end, our photos came out so beautiful and we have a huge album now full of beautiful pictures. I think it is important to keep in mind that all photographers can deliver one good photo… but the difference between a mediocre photographer and a great one is you’ll have a handful of photos you love versus endless number photos you love. I loved so many of our photos that it was tough to edit them down and pick ones for our album. My price listed below included a large high quality wedding album and additional hours. Keep in mind, she also includes an engagement session with your package so that she can get to know you as a couple prior to the big day. Our engagement photos also came out fabulous! Highly recommend Molly, you will not be disappointed.

I can't say enough good things about Molly!! She was an absolute joy to work with. At our engagement session Molly did such a great job directing us into natural poses and making us feel comfortable in front of the camera, so by the time of our wedding day we felt like we knew exactly what to do! Her communication was always prompt and incredibly detailed, and when we had to postpone our wedding Molly was so gracious and accommodating. On our wedding day, Molly struck the perfect balance of taking the lead and keeping us on schedule, while also blending seamlessly into the background and letting us enjoy special moments with friends and family. Molly’s photos are truly works of art that we are excited to have hanging in our home for many years to come (and, she did an amazing job shooting around unexpected Halloween decorations and Covid testing tents that popped up at our venue- you’d never know from the photos!). Hiring Molly was the easiest and best choice we made for our wedding!