Encompass Weddings

ond what we imagined. I cannot rave enough about the communication we received from the management team — Ashley and Megan were incredible. They were responsive, organized, and reassuring throughout the process. We are also so grateful that Encompass chose Chelsea and Steve to capture our day; they were an absolute dream to work with. A huge thank-you as well to the editing team for doing everything they could to honor our specific requests and vision. The biggest con for us was not being able to know who our photographer and videographer would be until a few months before the wedding, and that pre-consultations are not guaranteed. Our videographer kindly offered one, while our photographer expressed clear professional boundaries — which we respected. It did take the full 45 business days to receive our content during peak season. While this was completely within the contracted timeframe, the wait was emotionally difficult, especially since business days do not include weekends. As a very type-A bride, I’ll admit my expectations were on the lower end going into this — it almost felt too good to be true. But Encompass truly knocked it out of the park, and knowing what we know now, I would choose them all over again without hesitation.

d videographers they hire are all new to the field and you have absolutely no say in who your team is.  You also cannot expect the team to follow any instructions you give them either, so if you have a list of photos you want to be taken, you’d better have someone running that ship for you. I gave them a full list of everything I wanted documented and they could barely get through the list of family portraits that needed to be done. And nevermind the fact that the videographer was directing the show, not the main photographer, and the second shooter seemed to be more organized than the main. My gown was the star of the show and there were no full length photos taken of my dress despite them being listed on my shot list. The portraits that were taken of me in my dress were terrible: the sun was beating down on us and they had me stand in half shade half sun, so my face is completely washed out. All of the bride and groom portraits were done terribly.  Corresponding with the company was awful. Theyll pester you with texts and emails saying ‘we havent forgotten you!’ But then take days to respond. If you're using a bot just say so.  And on top of all of that, if you want the actual RAW files of your day, they charge you an extra $300 on top of all the other fees. Who charges an ‘early booking fee’? If anything you should have offered a discount as that was easy business you didnt have to worry about because it was locked in a year and a half in advance.  They offer you a chance to send them any edit requests after your event, but don’t actually want to hear about them. Most of the closeups i cant post because they did absolutely no touch ups of any kind, outside of slapping a filter on the whole photo, and it’s a weak filter at best.  Upon receiving my gallery, it was also painful to note that they sent me one particular pose in 16 different edits. Literally, the same pose, position, etc but landscape, horizontal, cropped, farther back, color, b&w, and its not even a good angle of either myself nor my husband.  Are they convenient? Sure. Are they good? No. 

e! Not to mention the team they hired were absolutely incredible. They stayed in contact with me every few months leading up to my wedding. Got me in touch with my photographers and made it more of a personal experience. The photos are gorgeous and my videos are timeless. I highly recommend their services if you’re looking to pay a good price and have great photos!

video exceeded all our expectations—it was beautifully edited and allowed us to relive every special moment. They managed to capture not just the big highlights, but also all the little candid moments that made our wedding so meaningful. We’re so grateful for their talent and care. Highly recommend to any couple looking for a team that will go above and beyond!