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Jesse Madison Photography

Jesse Madison Photography

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
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    Laura L. Sent on 06/17/2024
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    Amazing Photos to Create a Lifetime of Memories...

    I couldn't be more happy with the photos with Jesse Madison. He and his wife took each moment and captured it beautifully. The captions with our bridal parties getting ready, to the ceremony, the family photos and romantics were incredible. It was a day to remember and we have the photos with memories to last a lifetime.
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    Elaine S. Sent on 02/09/2024
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    Professional and great end product

    Jesse was very helpful and patient with us during all our photo sessions. He was diligent and thorough with his work and it reflected in the quality of our wedding photos. Thank you Jesse!
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    Austin L. Sent on 04/27/2024
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    Very professional; delivered more photos than we expected

    Our wedding was at Black Gold Golf Club in Yorba Linda on 10/15/23. We hired Jesse for photo and video, and he showed up on the day with two assistants. He sent us 650 photos, and video of the full ceremony and full speeches, along with a highlight video that even included drone shots of the venue.

    We wanted natural poses and bright colors, and he delivered. Jesse has a lot of experience and was quick to offer his advice, but still listened to us and the venue staff whenever we wanted to try something different.

    Prior to the wedding, Jesse had the fastest response time out of all our vendors. Before we hired him, he made time for separate Q&A phone calls with each of us because our schedules didn't line up during the week. He met with us in person closer to our wedding date and helped us get started on a timeline, and even offered his advice on a few vendors that we hadn't hired by that point.
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    Darien Sent on 09/11/2023
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    Hardest working team out there!

    Jesse is a very gifted photographer and we were so lucky to have found him for our wedding. Our engagement and wedding photos, and wedding videos came out amazing. He is truly good at what he does. After the wedding we were told by so many people how impressed they were with how hard Jesse and his team were working that day. They captured everything but were never in the way. Even our priest commented on how impressed he was. I highly recommend hiring him, you will not be disappointed and you will absolutely love your photos and videos! He was also so easy to work with and actually made my wedding day timeline. We also received everything so fast. We got all our photos within 10 days and our video within 3 weeks of our wedding, that's amazing! He is the best!
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    Jeanne A. Sent on 08/17/2023
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    Very professional. Awesome photos. Great to work with

    Jesse and his wife did an amazing job capturing our son's wedding in incredible photos. We loved every one of the 1,000+ photos. Everyone who has seen the photos has commented on how awesome they are. Jesse and his wife were very professional and accommodating to the bride and groom's needs and wishes. I would highly recommend them to photograph any of your special events!
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    Lisa C. Sent on 10/06/2022
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    Wonderful experience

    We recently enjoyed our engagement shoot with Jesse and had a wonderful experience! He helped us feel so comfortable and relaxed. He provided a perfect balance of romantic, creative poses while mostly allowing for natural, candid shots. The lighting, framing, editing—everything looked so beautiful! He returned our photos so quickly and with such quality, and we had such a fun time shooting. We can’t wait to have him capture our wedding and highly recommend his excellent work. Thank you Jesse!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thanks Lisa! I really loved shooting at Huntington Pier with you two. I loved the lighting and cannot wait to shoot your wedding in July. Looking forward to it!
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    Bianca V. Sent on 06/26/2023
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    Great photographers

    Jesse and Emelin were wonderful in assisting us with preparing for the wedding and on the day of. The photographs were beautiful and we would highly recommend to others. As the bride, I was insecure about how I would look in the photos and I greatly appreciate how Jesse and Emelin were able to capture both me and my husband during the really special moments. I am happy that I will be able to look back and feel beautiful in my photos and remember our special day. Thanks so much!
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    Max Sent on 05/26/2023
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    Exceptional !

    We were very pleased that we had Jesse for our wedding photographer. We chose him based on what we could see of his work online and his considerate demeanor. He responded quickly to answer all our questions in the planning and gave us great advice. What he delivered was even better than expected. Even though our venue was outdoors in direct sunlight which poses a challenge, the photos were truly outstanding. Each moment was captured with phenomenal results. The combination of his expert camera work and comfortable personality brought out the best in everyone, hundreds of great shots including family and the traditional details.
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    Rachel C. Sent on 05/06/2023
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    Great Experience!!

    We absolutely loved Jesse! From the beginning he was so easy to work with and his pricing and services were transparent. His communication was great and he was willing to communicate via calls, text, email, etc.

    He did our engagement photos and he recommended a beautiful spot to take our photos. He made us feel very comfortable during our engagement session.

    For services, he provided a lot of great photos from the entire wedding. Starting from when we were getting ready to the grand exit. He also did videography coverage throughout the wedding and provided us with key moments from they day and made such a beautiful highlight video. He captures such beautiful clear photos and he did not miss a moment from the day.

    We highly recommend Jesse, we will use him again in the future for other special events.
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    Dena F. Sent on 05/02/2023
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    Jesse Madison is the best! We couldn't be happier!

    We hired Jesse Madison to be our wedding photographer and we were thrilled with our experience, our wedding photos, and our wedding album that he designed! He offered an hour for engagement photos in the package we chose, but we had gotten engaged 11 years ago, so he added that hour to our wedding day. He kept in touch via phone and email as we planned the wedding and the timeline of the day's events. He arrived at our house on time to take pictures as we were getting ready. Then, he met us at the venue and took detailed shots of the setup. He and his assistant took photos constantly throughout the wedding and reception. Jesse and his assistant were professional, kind, prepared, and knowledgeable. He had the images ready very quickly after the event and I chose my favorite 100 shots to be in the album, which was laid out beautifully! We absolutely love our wedding pictures! He got some great candid shots as well as posed photos, and he took some artistic shots of our rings, my dress, the food, and decor. Jesse was wonderful to work with - he is so kind, flexible, and helpful. I would have liked it if he had directed people more in the group shots (stand closer, turn to the side, take your hands out of your pockets, etc.), but we are so pleased with our experience and our gorgeous photos! We highly recommend Jesse Madison - he's the best!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much! You guys are so kind. It was such a pleasure to shoot your day and meet your families.
    Best wishes,
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    Natalie M. Sent on 02/05/2023
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    Absolutely wonderful

    Jesse and his team were absolutely AMAZING!! they were on time, and extremely professional. Jesse is an amazing photographer with great experience he made sure all our photographs had the perfect lighting and even contacted me to go over details I had not thought about. The whole team was so sweet, and kind.

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thank you Natalie. It was just perfect. Your wedding was so beautiful. Thanks for choosing us and trusting us with your wedding photos and wedding video. I just loved it. Best wishes to you and Carlos.
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    Amy M. Sent on 01/13/2023
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    Captured us perfectly!

    If anyone deserves a 5 star review its Jesse! We hired Jesse to do our engagement and wedding photos. I was first impressed with his prompt reply after my inquiry. Within a day we got to work and spent a full hour talking through our vision, wants and needs. Jesse was helpful and made some great suggestions! Day of he was early and calmed my nerves due to it raining. He is so caring and thoughtful. The guests loved him. We loved him. He captured the day and us perfectly. Speaking of perfect he got us our photos within a week and they were amazing. The lighting and detail of the photos are perfect. I can’t rave about him and his wife enough. I would be happy to share my photos and provide my experience with anyone who is looking to hire Jesse. Thanks Jesse you made our day!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much Amy. Your wedding was so special and memorable. New Years Eve! Whew. What a memorable night. We were thrilled to be part of it. Congrats to you and Wes!
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    Richa S. Sent on 10/20/2022
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    Loved this Photographer!

    Hi Jesse, the photos exceeded my expectations by about a million. In fact I am slightly sad I didn’t take more at the bridge. Thank u so so much. I loved all the candid shots, the close ups, the food and decor. You caught each and every moment and every thing and I am SO happy words cannot express. I will be highly recommending you to all my family and friends!

    You are officially my photographer for all events moving forward!!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thanks so much Richa. I really enjoyed shooting your wedding. Such a wonderful time getting to know your families while capturing it all. Best wishes!
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    Jamie P. Sent on 06/22/2022
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    Jesse is the best!



    Jesse did an amazing job at our wedding! He was so friendly and professional and was working hard the entire evening to capture every moment of our special day! We didn’t want to spend a ton of time taking photos after our ceremony and wanted to enjoy more time at our reception so Jesse moved quickly and efficiently and I was amazed at the shots he got in the short amount of time we spent taking photos. He is so talented! He took so many awesome candid photos as well and filmed throughout the night. Not only did Jesse do an exceptional job, but his pricing is very reasonable! I highly recommend using Jesse Madison Photography!
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    Mackenzie H. Sent on 06/16/2022
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    Extremely Professional and Beautiful Photos

    Jesse is such an incredible photographer. We hired him for our wedding and his son came as his assistant.
    We interviewed two photographers and after the finished our zoom call with Jesse we knew he was going to be the best. The professionalism was so incredible. You can tell that he loves photography and takes so much pride in his work; it shines through. He knew we weren't extremely into posed photos and took the right amount to get the incredible shots but also focused on candids and they turned out beautiful. We received our photos back just a few days after the wedding (I was surprised how quickly!) and I've looked through all 900 a million times and am continuously amazed.

    His personality is so welcoming and kind. He really wants to make sure you have everything you want and more. We are extremely pleased we chose Jesse.

    Thank you for everything!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much Mackenzie for this super kind review. You guys are truly a special couple and I am so happy for you both. Such a pleasure to capture your wedding day!
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    Aaron H. Sent on 06/07/2022
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    Jesse rocks!!

    Jesse was a pleasure to work with from the start. He did our engagement photos and wedding photos. Extremely professional and talented. Jesse's demeanor is what truly stands out. It felt like a close friend was photographing our wedding. It was incredible working with him. Highly recommend!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much Aaron. I am so happy to have worked with you and Mackenzie on your wedding day. It was so beautiful and memorable. Wishing you both the very best!
    Jesse
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    Silvana R. Sent on 05/10/2022
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    Could not have been any better

    Amazing experience and a dream

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    We enjoyed being there for your beautiful wedding Silvana. Best wishes to you and Carlos. Thank you for the review!
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    Johanna Sent on 05/23/2022
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    Awesome Photography

    I can’t rave enough how impressed and grateful we are with Jesse Madison Photography! From the beautiful and isolated beach location, the perfect time of day to magnify the grandeur of a California sunset , and the unique and artistic angles and backgrounds that Jesse uses truly speaks of his gifted talent as a photographer. On top of that, Jesse is very personable and easy to work with, reliable, open to ideas, and very meticulous with his photo shots! Thank you Jesse for the beautiful portraits!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thanks so much Johanna. So sweet of you to post this. We appreciate it so much. We loved shooting for you!
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    Paola S. Sent on 04/26/2022
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    Best photographer ever!!!

    Jesse is always so professional and great!
    He really understood what we wanted. The experience was wonderful and the pictures turned out amazing! Thank you Jesse!!!!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much Paola. We loved shooting with you. I absolutely loved the photos we captured with that gorgeous sunset lighting. All the best!
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    Amber C. Sent on 06/02/2022
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    Looking for the right Photographer? Search no more!

    If you are looking for a photographer for whatever event, search no more! Jesse Maddison is an absolute master at his craft! He spends quality time ensuring he captures every moment perfectly, he has an amazing eye for detail, and makes the process fun and easy. My family will be life long customers of Jesse Maddison Photography.
    Thank you Jesse for the capturing the moments you have for my family over the years. You truly are a master at your craft!!!!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much Amber! It has truly been a pleasure to capture these special moments for you and your family!
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    Tiffany T. Sent on 04/02/2022
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    Best photographer ever!

    Hiring Jesse for my wedding Photography was the best decision I made for my wedding! We started with engagement photos, which came out amazing. He brought us to a beautiful beach and we got the most amazing photos! We were supposed to get married in 2020, but with covid, our wedding was postponed til 2022. Jesse has been nothing but helpful while rescheduling, not once, but twice. The day finally came and we had our wedding March 25, 2022! He and his wife arrived promptly and made sure we got all the photos we could dream of! He always came up with great ideas for photos that we will cherish for a lifetime. We received the photos so fast as well! Ive heard photographers take months to get photos back, and he was able to get ours back within a few weeks! Him and his wife are very sweet and caring, and we loved having them around us on our special day.

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much Tiffany. Yes the scheduling was crazy right??? I just loved shooting your wedding at the Richard Nixon Library. Amazing. Hope you and Barrett are doing great. All the best!
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    Daniela G. Sent on 04/01/2022
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    Best day ever!!

    Jesse and his wife were amazing! Both were very professional and very easy going. My husband and I absolutely loved both of our engagement and wedding pictures.
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    Kate H. Sent on 12/02/2021
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    Found a steal with Jesse Madison

    Jesse Madison and his wife were very professional and made things really easy on us on our wedding day. We received the photos in a timely manner, they were punctual, and the photos turned out amazing. We even had family/friends come up to us letting us know how great they were.

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    We were so happy to be a part of your day Kate. You and Greg are so warm and such a kind couple. It was our pleasure to capture every moment! Thank you for choosing us!
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    Tiffanie S. Sent on 10/14/2021
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    Great photography

    Jesse and his team were beyond great! The shots were unique and artsy, and the turn around time was beyond fast! He was so nice, and helped direct us to get the most beautiful pictures! We definitely will recommend him to our family and friends!

    Jesse Madison Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much Tiffanie. Your day was so special and I am so happy for you and Joe. We love your photos! Everyone is enjoying themselves so much and it really shows. Congratulations!
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