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2022 'Best of Weddings'
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4.7
out of 5.031 reviews
Daniel is a very talented photographer. We were married in our backyard and he chose perfect backdrops using not only our wedding arbor and decorations but our backyard landscape. ...
In addition to taking beautiful posed shots he took many candid shots of all of our guests. He was very pleasant to work with. Thank you, Daniel!
He’s out of business now but he shot our wedding in October 22. He still owes us additional photos.
We finally got our gallery in March, but we had hardly any photos of my side o...
f the family and none of my husband dancing with his mom. Also no photos of the speeches other than my dad’s. Plus he said he has every photo from the Photo Booth.
He ghosted me for 3 months after promising he’d have everything to us. He had various excuses and I was understanding. However, he did not reply March-June. Once he finally did reply after I called and texted an annoying amount and he was extremely rude. He apparently was going back to school and I can totally understand that he’s busy…but he again promised TWICE that he’d get us what we agreed upon and now he’s ghosting me again.
Anyone else having this problem?
BEWARE!!! Do not book this man as your wedding photographer!
When my husband and I initially booked Daniel for our wedding, he was personable over the video call, offering exactly...
what we were looking for, and he was local.
When we didn’t book right away, Daniel reached out to us asking if we were planning on booking because he had another couple interested in our date. Now, we had already decided to book with him, so we didn’t view this as pressuring or anything at the time. It could very well be the truth. In retrospect given everything else we went through, I can’t help but wonder if there was another couple.
At this point in time, Daniel responded to text messages and emails almost immediately.
We had booked well in advance, paid half the amount, so there was some time where there was no communication, and that was expected.
Come February, I started asking about scheduling the engagement session. This is when Daniel became very difficult to reach. Often not responding until I had texted or emailed multiple times. Over the course of the next couple months, when he did respond it was to offer excuses about why he’d been unreachable. Nothing was ever scheduled. First it was March was full, then his cameras were being sent away to be calibrated, then his child was sick, then “he wasn’t reachable by phone”, next a family emergency out of town and his cell phone had been run over by a car.
By the time the second week of May rolled around, we had no engagement photos scheduled, he hadn’t submitted the insurance to our venue, and we had discovered that his website, and The Knot accounts were showing that he was permanently closed, which we had not been informed about. My husband also discovered some reviews that had been posted since we had initially booked with Daniel. They detailed a lot of what we were experiencing. How difficult he was to contact, the excuses were remarkably similar to what we were hearing, and they even detailed horror stories of him showing up to their wedding with only 1 photographer when there were supposed to be 2, how he hadn’t taken pictures of the reception because he had to operate the photo booth because he didn’t bring help. I had already been very concerned, the concern now turned to alarm.
With our wedding being June 3rd, I was asking for assurances that he was even going to be able to provide the services he was contractually obligated to at this point. I cannot begin to describe the amount of angst I felt as a bride as I began to realize there was a very real possibility Daniel was scamming us and I had lost faith that he would keep his word.
With no assurances, engagement photos, or insurance submitted, I was not comfortable paying him the rest of the amount. I was at the point of distraction as a photographer is such a key part of the wedding and photos are very important to me. We made the difficult decision to notify him of our lack of faith in his abilities and that we no longer required his services, realizing there was a very real chance we would be eating the money we had already paid him at this point. After we left this message, he NEVER communicated with us. I at least expected him to put up a little resistance. But there was never a call to say that we were wrong, he was going to take our pictures, no apologies for all the heartache his lack of professionalism had caused. So all I can say is BEWARE!!!
Daniel photographed our wedding in 2021 in Chicago and we were happy to hire him again for our 2023 reception!
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I’m SOO excited about how beautiful our pictures turned out! There was more to our decision in choosing Dan to capture our wedding day.
He was very patient, kind, an...
d supportive. We had some family issues and Dan was able to navigate through it all efficiently and with an ease that’s hard to explain.
My husband is camera shy and I’ve never liked most pictures of me. I absolutely love what Dan delivered and referred him to my best friend for her wedding! He’s not available so I told her to change her wedding date. (Probably can’t)
Yes he’s really that good.
Sorry it took so long for this review Dan.
Thank you for your hard work. ❤️
Dan photographed our wedding May 6th this year. He has been such a pleasure to work with and choosing him to capture the best day in our lives was one of our first major decisions ...
together. We could not be happier with that decision and experience!
It did take some time to get our portfolio, I think around 7 or 8 weeks?
Dan did such a fantastic job and even removed blemishes!
We can easily recommend Dan to any couples who are looking for a great photographer.
I’ve been to a LOT of weddings. All my Sisters, and most of my friends are married and I went to their weddings.
I’ve never seen a photographer work as hard as Dan did. Our portfolio is beautiful and we just ordered another album for my Mom for an early Christmas present. She wanted to show her friends while she’s traveling and isn’t very tech savvy.
She received it today before we left to go home and again we are blown away by the beauty and quality!
From one Couple to another who’s looking, hire Dan, you won’t regret it!
Thank you Dan!
Sorry for the late review ❤️
My Fiancé and I chose Dan to photograph our September 2nd private wedding after a Zoom call with him (He did not pressure us yet we knew before we called him back to tell him) that...
we had made a great choice.
We were blown away during our engagement session! We never really had professional photos taken and he made it way more fun than we thought it would be. Then we saw our engagement photos, which solidified our decision.
On the day of our wedding everything that could go wrong on our end, did.
Dan was not only calm, he never skipped a beat. He’s outgoing and always positive. We could not be more happy with our entire wedding portfolio.
Though editing did take a bit, we love them all and once we chose our favorites, we received our prints quickly right through the portfolio.
Our expectations were again exceeded. We loved working with Dan and will recommend him to any couple.
Thank you Dan!!
We chose Daniel to photograph our wedding and we could not have chosen a better photographer! We were very comfortable with Daniel and then we had our engagement session. We knew b...
efore we even saw our edited photos that we had made the Best choice! After interviewing Daniel we then had more of an idea as to what we were looking for in a photographer. He explained things that others did not so Cory and I agreed to book him on the Zoom call even though he insisted that we take our time and that we didn’t need to make the decision right then, wow I’m glad we did because he was the right choice.
We set a date for our engagement session and didn’t realize just how much fun it was going to be.
Daniel explained that he offered engagement sessions not as an extra to entice couples, it’s a way for us to get to know him and vice versa.
We had a complete blast and I really have never like my pictures taken, until now that is.
When our wedding day came we knew exactly what to expect and not only did Daniel deliver, he exceeded all our expectations!
We received around 500 photos plus some additional copies in black and white for our 9 hour day.
It did take a while to get our photos yet we didn’t feel it was terribly long knowing he’s a working photographer. We knew that above all, we would get them and love them.
When we did it was a beautiful digital portfolio with printing options right there! He was very transparent with his pricing and we are so in love with our portfolio that we felt like we should have paid much more. I’ve been to all 5 of my friend’s weddings in the past 3 years and they were all at my wedding as well.
Every one of my bridesmaids made comments about how they wished they could have afforded a photographer like Daniel, little did they know, wink wink.
I’m not big on writing reviews. When I do I believe they should be fair and honest with details.
Daniel is deserving of every compliment he receives.
We’ve never seen a photographer work like he did. He didn’t just work hard, he made people happy and helped them smile in ways I didn’t even know were possible. We did take time for poses and those were what we chose to print, yet the candid moments that he delivered will be with us forever.
We were never rushed, which I can’t say about all the people we hired and Daniel even went out of his way to work with everyone we hired to make sure our day was perfect. He made us feel like we were the center of the universe and even stopped me from apologizing all day.
Our family and friends adored him and his work ethic. Like we had to force him to sit down and eat!
As a Bride who put off our wedding for almost 2 years I can wholeheartedly say, hire him as quickly as you can.
You will NOT regret it. I’ve already referred him 3 times since our wedding and he was only available for 1 of the dates. I won’t apologize though (you’ll get that if you’re lucky enough to hire him)
Thank you Daniel for making our wedding day so beautiful, special, and capturing all the fun! Can’t wait to see you at my sister in laws wedding, in September of 2024!
- Christina & Cory
Dan was a great photographer at our wedding! From our first zoom call he was friendly and easy to talk to. On the day of our wedding he was easy going and didn’t make anything feel...
forced - things moved quickly but we got the photos we wanted and were still able to enjoy most of our cocktail hour. We can’t wait to see the photos!
Dan was amazing and to work with and the pictures came out beautifully! It was such a fun and natural experience and nothing felt forced or phony! Book him for your wedding and I p...
romise you won’t regret it!
Daniel was a joy to work with. Despite hiring him within 2 weeks of our wedding (we planned it in 2 weeks!) and not having met him till the day of, he took great pictures of us, an...
d we quickly got comfortable around him (owing to his really nice personality). His daughter helped him as well, and she is a promising photographer for her age! It was special to see them working together :)
Dan was absolutely fabulous. We didn’t get to meet before the wedding but the day of our wedding we felt so comfortable with him. He’s such an amazing photographer and great person...
to get along with. My husband and I have never had professional pictures taken before so I didn’t know what to expect, all I know is our wedding pictures came out amazing. He’s very talented and knows what he’s doing behind the camera. We would definitely hire him again in the future if we needed more photos. Thank you again Dan!
Daniel was great to work with. After always being available for any requests before the wedding and having a Zoom meeting a week before the wedding to lock down the plan, he arrive...
d early the day of the wedding and made great use of our backyard to take all the photographs we requested while also taking great photos during the reception.
After the wedding he provided photos in the agreed upon time, has worked with us to edit pictures that we wanted edited, and even assisted when we needed a few pictures in a quicker timeframe than the printer provided.
We would definitely wholeheartedly endorse Daniel as a wedding photographer
When my fiancé and I were just engaged, I wanted to book the big vendors right away. I searched the Knot for photographers and came across Daniel Adams Photography. I was initially...
drawn to him because we share the same last name. Upon having a phone conversation with Dan, I knew I wanted to book him, but wanted my fiancé to get the same vibe. We booked Dan for our October 2022 wedding and recently had our engagement shoot. I don’t know what else to say other than our photos are simply amazing! Including my daughter in our engagement session was super important to me, and Dan was wonderful with her! We cannot wait for Dan to photograph our wedding because we know we will get wonderfully amazing photos. We look forward to working with Dan soon! If you are searching for your photographer for your wedding, give Dan a shot! I promise you won’t regret it!
Dan was amazing from start to end. Our original photographer disappeared on us about 2 months before our wedding day and we were lucky Dan had an opening. He was so accommodating o...
n such short notice. He made sure he got to know us so that he could make our day absolutely perfect and our photos were stunning!!
Dan took the time to get to know us as a couple first, not just clients. The first thing he did was learn about us and hear our story. He worked with us on our wedding day to captu...
re the best moments, even when started to rain! Communication with Dan leading up to the wedding day was fantastic. He captured our special day thoroughly, bringing out the personalities of our whole wedding party beautifully. Dan was very engaged in the process of finding out what we wanted and he was very responsive and understanding when we had questions or concerns. The final result clearly had a lot of time put into it judging by the quality and consistency across the whole final portfolio.
Angela T
Daniel was at venue ahead of schedule had all set up, very professional, fun and easy to work with. He even helped finish setting up the venue. Where ever we were he was ...
right there to snap the shot.
5 stars is not enough to review Daniel Adam's Photography. From day 1, he made us feel so comfortable and explained everything to a tee. They went above and beyond the day of our c...
eremony and we could not rave more about them and would recommend them to anyone.
We just received our engagement pictures and absolutely love them. I would echo what others have said in that Dan was very personable and made it easier for us to relax and enjoy t...
he moment. Looking forward to seeing what he will do for our September wedding!
Where do I begin?? Daniel and his daughter Maci were AMAZING. Not only did they take amazing photographs of our wedding, they were so down to earth and such a calming presence whi...
le getting ready. I can not recommend them enough. Thank you so much for making our day so special!!!
Dan was so easy to work with! Timely, engaging, professional and very communicative and kind! Easily the best experience with a photographer to date. On time and delivered everythi...
ng he promised and more. His work is beautiful! There was not a shot he missed on our day. With all of the stress we had with planning our wedding in a pandemic with possible riots the day of our wedding he did not miss a beat and went OVER and BEYOND our expectations. We love our photographs and we already re- booked him for our daughters college graduation photos -officially our go to for our life events. Do not pass up a chance to have him shoot your special day!
Dan is one of those photographers that really listens and is not only talented, but also works really hard and smart. He showed up early, we were running late.
He was there ready ...
to shoot the moment we arrived. With the pandemic we had some hurdles yet Dan kept calm and got the great shots. He went above and beyond what we paid for and was an absolute pleasure to work with. We cannot thank you enough Dan!
If you’re looking for a outgoing, fun, detailed photographer for your wedding day look no further. He really has the ability to deliver beautiful photography and he is very outgoing.
He even know how to politely ask others to move for the shot, without even asking. We highly recommend Dan. Thank you Dan!
What can I say other than you are ‘outstanding’ having you capture moments that we will look back on and treasure forever, is SO incredibly special. The dream team!
You were such...
a big part of our special day and our families/guests love you too! Thank you again for agreeing to come all the way to Indiana!
Dan, wow what can we say! He was an absolute charm, and we feel blessed and lucky to have had hike photograph our wedding.
Dan and his team were soo much fun!
He is so detailed, an...
d full of energy, yet extremely relaxed.
We would recommend Dan to any couple without hesitation.
Our wedding photography is beautiful! And we didn’t make it easy on him (Covid sucks) he didn’t skip a beat. We could not be more impressed.
If you can get him booked (I had two friends try he was already taken those days) go for it! You and your entire wedding party will not have a better photography team , especially at their current pricing.
Our friends paid 3x’s more and were jealous of our photographer. You can’t make this stuff up. Real life is soo much better. Thank you Dan ‘the’ man! You’re a rockstar and we live you! ❤️😊❤️
Dan was such a absolute blessing and pleasure to work with. He’s the photographer every couple deserves. Punctual, organized, and so much fun!
He made us more comfortable than we h...
ave ever been, even in front of a rather large camera and lens.
I can’t say enough great stuff about Dan and his team. True professionals and the real deal!
If you’re lucky enough to book him I would highly recommend him to any couple, and I have twice!
Thank you Dan the man, you’re awesome and we really appreciate you!
Dan was amazing to work with. The day of the wedding he showed up on time and stayed a little later. He even stood out in the cold with us ( January night time wedding) to get the ...
perfect shots. Dan and his daughter/assistant were very accommodating to what we asked during our time with them. My wife and I couldn’t be happier that we chose to have him photograph our special day!! Look forward to seeing all our photos!!! I highly recommend anyone looking for someone to capture your special moments, Dan is the man for the job!!
Dan was really great as a photographer and is a very detailed person. He’s very interesting too.
We loved the way he was relaxed, as that made us relaxed, and the poses he suggest...
ed were very good. His candid photography and style and patience was fantastic. Highly recommend Dan and would recommend taking advantage of all the freebies he’s offering.
Wow!! I can’t say enough about Dan and his wedding photography skills.
He arrived a full hour early, was all set up, and had all our venue shots before the first guest even got the...
re.
He worked with me to create the perfect “shot list” and he never sat down. I had to force him to eat.
He was always smiling and we had so many people tell us how much they liked our photographer.
And the instant print photo booth was a HUGE hit! The video was super great as my Grandma was able to safely watch our ceremony. (Covid sucks)
His complimentary services make him a fantastic value, his character makes him a great person, and his photography skills and ability to make us feel confident and comfortable in front of his camera was truly great. If I could give him 6 out of 5 stars I would. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dan is the Man
Dan was very patient and kind. He was helpful and directed us artistically.
Dan is not only a fantastic photographer, he’s soo much fun to work with.
His attention to detail and the way he put us at ease was really great!
His positive energy really leveled...
up our wedding and far exceeded our expectations.
He offers a great package with lots of complimentary services that others did t even think of!
Thank you Dan the Man for making our wedding such a special day.
We love our wedding photographer and our sneak peeks were absolutely beautiful and we got them the next day!!!!🤩 ❤️🙏🏼❤️
Dan's ability to put us at ease in front of the camera was phenomenal.
His attention to detail, great personality, and attitude, as well as knowing exactly what "we" wanted as a c...
ouple was mazing.
All our friends absolutely loved him as much as we did and I am still getting compliments about how "Fun" our Wedding Photographer was.
Out of our 6 vendors, Dan really was the absolute best.
We would highly recommend him for any wedding. This was our first, with a photographer, and we will be hiring Dan for all our future event and potrait needs.
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