Monica Neumann Lunardi

About 15 years ago my husband and I were at a backyard party in Sacramento just kicking back, relaxing and having fun. Lucky for us Monica Lenard was also at the party and happened to snap a photo of us. To this day that is the best photo ever and I do mean EVER of us. She was gracious enough to share it with us. We got it enlarged and framed because it was so awesome and it still sits in our house in a prominent place. She has the “it “factor- capable of seeing unique even subtle moments missed by others and then brings it to life in a magnificent way, to be treasured for years. Somehow she really captured our love for eachother… we were just sitting there, at the party, enjoying being together and with those around us. No better way to describe the essence of a gifted artist that loves what she does and what she can give to others. Been married 32 years and that is still our best picture! Monica Lunardi is awesome!

Monica is amazing at what she does. She definitely knows how to pull the best out of you. She took the photos for both our engagement and wedding and we are so happy with the photos! She was great at working with us on a time line for the big day and gave us great notes on what to expect so we could prepare. We thoroughly enjoyed working with her and will definitely be contacting her for future photography needs.

My name is Penny Rodriguez and I own a small café in Pismo Beach, California. I meet people by the thousands and working with the public I have had the true honor of meeting wonderful people that have changed my life and are a huge part of my circle of friends. This is Monica Lunardi. I met her and her husband through my café and we just clicked. I do a Breast Cancer fundraiser every year and through our friendship she informed me she is a survivor. She wanted to help and donate her time and her photo booth. She lives in Sacramento so this is not close or a easy feat. She has donated 2 years in a row and I can’t not express her determination and hard work she uses to capture your special day. So Oct 17,2015 she was ours for the day. My son’s wedding. If you go on her Facebook page Ryan and Virginia Rodriguez you will see the wonderful moments she captured .Time flies by and when you are so caught up in the frenzy of this day anyway you tend to miss those emotions. Monica has the gift of bringing that back to you through her eyes. She is worth every cent and more so as my friend I urge you all to book her. She is generous, hardworking and I am so blessed to have her in my life. Life is so short and when you come across someone that has heart and works so hard you are the lucky one. I am this one. Thank you Monica for being part of my life

We used Monica to take our family portraits and I was not sure what to expect since i had only ever used those horrible mall photo shops. Monica was extremely patient, kind and professional. She suggested at McKinley park and got some very beautiful fall– like shots of my family. Monica was extremely patient and creative especially when my 3 year old suddenly decided that he didn’t want to have his photo taken. I was very satisfied with the end product and would definitely use Monica again.

Monica it absolutely amazing. I highly recommend her! From when I first met her I loved her! She is so personable and talented. She shot our wedding in September 2014 it was in South Lake Tahoe and suppose to be on the beach but God decided to change that (it was raining) She was calm, professional and didn’t let any changes affect her or our photos! Plus she helped take control and directed everyone for bridal photos, My husband & I were able to relax and take in the moments! A few weeks later she shot my best friend’s wedding and again was just wonderful! She is the perfect person to capture your special memories! Her photos speak for themselves! Thank you Monica!

With the pending school year looming over head we as usual decided to go with Monica for our children’s school year portraits. As always her work is beyond our expectations and every photo is just breath taking. Not only is she professional and creative but the kids love working with her as well. We always have such a good time with her as she makes the photo sessions a fun exciting experience. Her senior portrait packages are amazing. We were forced to go to prestige for the year book photos and I was absolutely shocked to see how over priced, unprofessional that company is and yet so many people use them because they don’t realize you have options. Make Monica your only option. Her senior portrait package is incredibly priced and she makes it about the kids as individuals and her creativity and talent speaks volumes. We are excited and so thankful to have her as our photographer. My children’s portraits are over the top BEAUTIFUL!

For those of you who are about to get married, let me give you the most important advice. Your ceremony will be a blur! I was so nervous and emotional during it, that it seemed like it was over in a snap! I was able to see every stage through Monica’s Amazing! Amazing! Amazing pics! She captured the pre-​ceremony moments! And every aspect of the ceremony for us too see! She took control after the ceremony and suggested what area would get the most beautiful pictures! (Take her advice)
We also booked the photo lounge, and to be honest, it made the reception! It not only served as a wedding favor for the guests, but it made a personalized guest book for us!
We could not be happier with the photos and the professional services we received !
Certain things you do not want to cut corners on, and an artist like Monica is something that is worth every cent!

Monica did the photo’s at my daughter’s wedding. Fabulous would be an understatement. She captured every moment with heart & soul. Monica has a way of using her artistic ability to be at the right place at the right time. Now we have memories to last a life time. My daughter and son in law were so happy with the photo’s that they had several printed on to canvas. If you want the best & a photographer that’s willing to travel, Monica is your artist. And an added bonus is she also has a photo booth business with her son Michael. One stop shopping at it’s finest.

What can I say Im always blown away. I first meet monica at a girls night party and did a photo shoot. with a fabu ladies then she made me feel at ease no rush. So i decided to book another boudoir photo and I was speehless the picture’s came out amazing. I fell in love with her work and decided to get my family portraits done. got them done just in time for christmas I have had so many people like or compliment on how good the pictures came out Im going to keep her in my little black book for sure this time. I love, love, love her soulfull heart and down to earth personality. Pictures tells a thousands stories and she has captured it.

Thanks to the miracle that is social media (Facebook), I saw some pics of a friend that Monica had taken and they were great. One thing led to another and before too long passes, I find myself, along with my partner and his two children at Sutter Fort Park in Sacramento, having our pictures taken too for the holidays. In the past, we have done the photo studio at the mall thing but NEVER again. Monica was fun to work with and was great with a little boy and girl that were easily distracted and would have MUCH RATHER been running around the park being kids. She took charge and effectively directed the kids. The end result? GORGEOUS PICTURES. Pictures that we cannot wait to share with our family! The pricing was VERY fair and we get full ownership rights of the images to have printed as we see fit. Oh, and in mid-​December, so close to the holiday, she was even able to provide a 24 hour turn-​around on getting us the disk… it was actually more like 5 hours till we had our first pictures and 17 hours before we had access to all of them. She took LOTS of pictures and applied different coloring effects to many of them. I would, without hesitation, recommend Monica to anyone looking for beautiful pictures to be taken. I will certainly be looking to work with her again in the future.

Great people!!! If you are searching for a great photographer or photo booth, stop you search here! We had them come to our wedding reception and it went GREAT! They were very professional, and fun to be around! Their photo both was the hit of the party! I will definitely use them again, I may even make up a reason just to get them out again!

Monica is a most excellent photographer! She shot our wedding. My wife, Amber, and I are beyond happy we went with her. She is artistic, personable, professional, and runs a great photo shoot. She maintained a fun environment during all parts of our photo shoot. I was very impressed with her professional and personable demeanor.
But most importantly, I am blown away with the photos she took. The posed shots were great. The candid snaps were outstanding.
Another great aspect of hiring Monica for our wedding was that right away, she was posting watermarked photos to our Facebook. This way, people who couldn’t be there could share our eventful day with us right away!
I highly recommend hiring Monica for any of your photographic needs.

Monica is an amazing photographer! She is so wonderful at capturing the love and emotion in her photos! We first met Monica when hiring her for our wedding (12÷5÷09). She was just incredible! Captured every special moment, but was not intrusive at all. She was very patient with our demanding family, and worked well with little light (our wedding was in the evening outside, it was dark).
Monica also shot my maternity photos and newborn photos of my daughter. She has also done our Christmas photos, Fathers Day photos, and everything in between. She always manages to capture beautiful photos, despite a cranky infant or toddler. I am SO thankful to have her as our photographer. She is so kind and generous, and her passion for art and love always shows in the photos she takes.

I wish I could post a picture of the photos Monica took of my dog Georgia. We call it her (Georgia’s) holiday picture but it is displayed in our home all year round. Monica took many shots and she capture her beauty.
My Georgia also participated in Monica’s photo-​art show, Freedom to Love 2013. What a fun shoot that was! The photo Monica took of Georgia made me smile but the entire show was meaningful, touching and beautiful.
Monica now has a gallery of her own on J Street at 2612 J Street 212‑4094. Give her a call, or better yet, check out her website and check out her work and some of the causes that have been the backdrop of her themes. Oh yea, then call her for your next photo needs.

Monica truly is amazing at what she does. she has done my maternity, family, Xmas, my children’s newborn photos and I’ve never had one complaint. She knows what she’s doing and gets the best shots that you can cherish forever. Oh did i mention her prices are amazing and affordable. She will do outdoor and indoor shoots for only 100 $.and you can have 2 or 20 people with you she doesn’t care or charge you per person. she will edit the pictures and mail them all on a printable CD a couple days later. Pretty cool right… ill never go to another photographer again. We love Monica. and i would recommend her to everybody.

Monica ROCKS. We hired her to capture our wedding (8÷18÷2012). She is VERY easy to work with and knows just how to orchestrate the subjects of each shot. We did the engagement shoot in Old Town of Sac and based on the time of day, angle of the sunshine, and weather picked a riverside, and old brick wall settings. She had us in comfortable poses that we would not have struck without her instruction that took advantage of every element of the final photos. She also agreed to come to the rehersal (and diner of course) and we are glad she was included. There she helped get the whole wedding party in synch to be efficient with the photo shoot right after the ceremony. And it was a race trying to get all the shots with the sun setting on our mountain top setting and she pulled it off flawlessly. I do not recall ever seeing her during the ceremony but by the shots she took she seemed to be everywhere capturing every smile, laugh and look of the event. The same is true of her candid shots of the reception where she captured the merry mayhem and mirth on the faces of our guests fully enjoying themselves. She also got before shots showing off the beauty of the venue, setting, and arrangements. And a 2 weeks later, we had a DVD with her selection of the 700 best photos (ok several were duplicates with color, B&W or other visual effect added). They were all great. And unexpectedly, she also set up a slide show of the event to the tune of our first dance. That was an unexpected bonus, that was so touching it made my new bride cry… in a good way. Monica is crisp, no nonsense with a focus to get photos that capture the best of the subjects and surroundings. If you need a photographer, Monica is the fail-​safe choice.