I feel it important to leave this review because this company is very efficient at marketing their product, but do not live up to expectations, and I really want others to be aware.
Also, the minute that they received our final payment, we cou...ld not even get a hold of them. Prior the the final payment, they were super attentive to all of our e-mails. But afterwards, everything changed. I waited to post this review so that I could contact them first with my concerns and give them a chance to make things right. But unfortunately, a week has gone by, and I have yet to hear back.
There are multiple 5 star reviews, and an impressive portfolio. They also pride themselves on professional editing. I wish I could have had the experience that these other reviewers did. However, I am not completely satisfied with our pictures at all.
Don't get me wrong, they did take SOME great shots. However, for the price we paid and previous work we saw from Beau Vaughn, we do not feel like the standards were upheld. My sister in law has a BFA in photography, and I have previously worked in graphic design. Both of us can agree that the majority of our photos seem amateur. There are many pictures where I can see how something was clearly Photoshopped, for example, under my chin. Additionally, a lot of the pictures are very over exposed and the lighting still needs a lot of work. I understand our ceremony was supposed to be outside, but with the rain, there should have been adequate preparation for an indoor ceremony. A professional company should know how to accommodate for indoor lighting.
Not only with the editing, but the photographers provided no direction in how people were to be positioned for portrait pictures. They would simply say which side of the family was next, and just stand there, expecting us to arrange ourselves. I know from experience with other photographers (and talking to some other professionals) that it is expected of photographers to direct. The majority of the pictures are not evenly spaced and now I cannot even print them because they look so unprofessional and awkward. This is something I know can be fixed in Photoshop, and for the amount we paid, this should have been taken care of. Now, I will probably have to fix them myself.
So yes, I will not deny the fact that there are some great shots. But, as a whole, the pictures do not live up to the standards of Beau Vaughn's reputation. I honestly feel let down that we were so excited to use these guys as our photographers, and this was the result.