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Pam is an incredibly nice person, which made it very easy to work with her. Although she asked me to write a review soon after the wedding, I waited months until we received our final wedding album, so that I could write about my overall experience. I also hesitated to write a review earlier, because as nice a person she is, she is the only vendor that I had for whom I cannot write a glowing review. As a reference, I am a pretty relaxed bride.
I was impressed by Pam's photos on her website and studio and quickly booked her for our wedding. However, our wedding photos do not look similar to those photos. We had several nice shots, but many of our photos in our album do not look retouched. There are few special effects (e.g. blurring of background, black and white, interesting angles) used, which can make a professional wedding photo pop compared to the everday photo. She also a missed details in the wedding, like photographing the program/menu cards, the wedding shoes, and more of the mother-groom dance. I had eight other friends get married this year (all using different photographers), and when I look at their photos to make sure I am not overreacting, I definitely can see a difference. My husband, who could care less about most of the wedding details, actually asked me if we should bring the proofs to another photographer to touch up.
My photos seem so different, that the only way I can reconcile things in my head is to assume Pam had a very "off" day the day she covered our wedding. For example, Pam actually forgot to do bridal shots the day of our wedding! With the rush of getting ready for my big day, I did not notice this either until we got our proofs. Pam was very professional in scheduling me to come into the studio several weeks later to shoot these photos and covered the cost of having my hair and makeup done for the reshoot. When we received our final album, she also forgot to order the parents' albums that we had ordered. She is pleasantly forgetful but made every effort to correct these problems.
The final album is nice. I don't love it, but it is nicely done. She is great at designing layouts and the quality of the albums she uses is top notch. She also has good turnaround time, as the album was done 5 months after our wedding.
I have learned some lessons about wedding photography. #1: All of your photos will not look like the ones posted on a photographer's webiste, since those are only their best photos. Be careful! #2: Going with the most expensive vendor does not necessarily mean you will get the best vendor. Be picky!
I am so embarrassed having to write a negative review, but I feel like I have to share this information because all brides want beautiful photos. Pam is very nice and can take wonderful photos, but maybe not consistently so. She is so nice, I just don't have the heart to tell her how we feel. If we had the chance to do it over, we would consider using another photographer. We were disappointed in our experience, but wish the next bride the most beautiful photos ever!
Pam is an incredibly nice person, which made it very easy to work with her. Although she asked me to write a review soon after the wedding, I waited months until we received our final wedding album, so that I could write about my overall experience. I also hesitated to write a review earlier, because as nice a person she is, she is the only vendor that I had for whom I cannot write a glowing review. As a reference, I am a pretty relaxed bride.
I was impressed by Pam's photos on her website and studio and quickly booked her for our wedding. However, our wedding photos do not look similar to those photos. We had several nice shots, but many of our photos in our album do not look retouched. There are few special effects (e.g. blurring of background, black and white, interesting angles) used, which can make a professional wedding photo pop compared to the everday photo. She also a missed details in the wedding, like photographing the program/menu cards, the wedding shoes, and more of the mother-groom dance. I had eight other friends get married this year (all using different photographers), and when I look at their photos to make sure I am not overreacting, I definitely can see a difference. My husband, who could care less about most of the wedding details, actually asked me if we should bring the proofs to another photographer to touch up.
My photos seem so different, that the only way I can reconcile things in my head is to assume Pam had a very "off" day the day she covered our wedding. For example, Pam actually forgot to do bridal shots the day of our wedding! With the rush of getting ready for my big day, I did not notice this either until we got our proofs. Pam was very professional in scheduling me to come into the studio several weeks later to shoot these photos and covered the cost of having my hair and makeup done for the reshoot. When we received our final album, she also forgot to order the parents' albums that we had ordered. She is pleasantly forgetful but made every effort to correct these problems.
The final album is nice. I don't love it, but it is nicely done. She is great at designing layouts and the quality of the albums she uses is top notch. She also has good turnaround time, as the album was done 5 months after our wedding.
I have learned some lessons about wedding photography. #1: All of your photos will not look like the ones posted on a photographer's webiste, since those are only their best photos. Be careful! #2: Going with the most expensive vendor does not necessarily mean you will get the best vendor. Be picky!
I am so embarrassed having to write a negative review, but I feel like I have to share this information because all brides want beautiful photos. Pam is very nice and can take wonderful photos, but maybe not consistently so. She is so nice, I just don't have the heart to tell her how we feel. If we had the chance to do it over, we would consider using another photographer. We were disappointed in our experience, but wish the next bride the most beautiful photos ever!
User2929089 Sent on 12/28/2016We had our engagement shoot done with Pam. She did a decent job with the posing and such, but there were certainly some things (editing) that could be improved. It seemed a bit pricey overall.
