Hire her. I cannot say enough good things about Malena - she was an absolute joy to work with and to have around on my wedding day!! Even from the first phone call I really felt like she cared about my event it wasn't just another booking to her - I think I talked to one photographer after her and thought immediately no I could really feel the difference. We eloped in Vail and I really needed pretty snowy wintery pictures, without them being cheesy, and with them also being moody. She did ALL OF THAT. Absolutely nailed it I was so extremely happy with my pictures I felt like they captured us, our love, and the whole day perfectly. On top of her being wildly talented and oh so sweet, Malena literally did THE MOST for our day - she had moved and still traveled in for our event, offered to pick up anything on the way from other vendors I needed (she got my flowers and even emptied her own Stanly cup to transport them when the bucket the florist had was too big), was extremely organized, literally acted as my day of coordinator, and got my pictures back to me in TWO DAYS. That is unheard of!!! On top of being excellent at her job, she is so sweet and easy to interact with. I'm a pretty shy person and not a huge talker and Malena made me instantly comfortable which I couldn't have been more grateful for on my wedding day! I would book with her a million times over she is the full package!