Eli Photographer

with him. He made our guest book. We took pictures at Sycamore Grove in Livermore and Alviso Adobe Park in Pleasanton . He knew the area, which was very helpful. He gave my husband and I concrete feedback and direction, which made our pictures turn out amazing. We got married at Nella Terra in sunol. He also knew the area very well. I told him ahead of time what pictures I wanted from his previous work. He was near by but also out of sight out of mind. When it was time to take the specific pictures, he told us, I didn’t have to worry about it . Before all of that I must mention, We were lucky to spend the day with him. He was committed. He met me at Bernal park in Pleasanton, then drove to Del Valle in Livermore to meet my husband fishing and back to Pleasanton to my hotel. He will go the extra mile to capture memorable moments for your special day. We got pictures back quicker than we anticipated. His partner, who joined him on the wedding day, was also very professional , kind and fun. They made a great team. He truly made us very comfortable and it was so fun to share our day with him.

spent time getting to know us personally throughout the process which made it even more special. We received a beautiful engagement photo guest book for our wedding. We met for two hours and visited 4 locations for the book. Eli took time to add the personal touches and it was awesome! The wedding day photos were spectacular as well. Eli spent time with us while getting ready for the wedding and then was there to support us throughout the day. I would highly recommend you use Eli as your photographer for a wedding or any other special event.

we needed three things. 1. That we'd get great pictures (obviously). 2. That since we weren't getting a videographer, we wanted the pictures to tell the story of the day as it happened. And 3. That we would have no idea where he was while taking pictures so we'd get the truest pictures for the day. With Eli, we got all three. While we got formal pictures of the families and groups, we also got truly wonderful candid shots that I'm confident wouldn't have been possible if he'd been in front of people trying to capture them. He was everywhere at once, capturing every moment throughout the day, and no one knew until we got the pictures back. We didn't need engagement pictures, so Eli came to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner instead. A seriously fantastic idea... if you don't do engagement shots (or win an hour or photography at a raffle like we did and don't need them...), this is a great alternative that Eli offered for us. This way, we didn't have to worry about taking pictures ourselves, or making sure someone else had to worry about it and didn't enjoy themselves. Eli could stealthily run around taking pictures of everything for us, and everyone could enjoy themselves all evening and the following day. On the day of the wedding, he showed up in the morning while we were doing hair and makeup in the hotel. He then met us at the venue (warning us of traffic before we left) and took even more pictures. He was there all day long. He listened to the requests for the few pictures I knew I wanted, and I gave him artistic license otherwise. I was not disappointed. We got thousands of pictures and a book with all of them. We also got our pictures less than two weeks after our wedding. Two weeks!! Thank you so much Eli!!! We're so happy with the way all of our pictures turned out!