George Street Photo & Video

the photos turned out fantastic. The assistant and videographer were also amazing and super nice. We received some previews which were great, and thousands of pictures in the end to remember our day. We also paid for and received the full video on a hard drive which was great. They were also very accommodating as we lived hours away and made the planning hassle free. Would definitely recommend.

otos and video were also completed timely.

expecting (more than 8 weeks) and we didn't get any sneak peek photos, we were blown away by the nearly 4,000 (!) photos we did eventually receive of our wedding day. So many fabulous shots! We loved working with Terri R, who also did our engagement photos. She really made us feel comfortable in front of the camera. Our second photographer for the wedding, Matt, also did a great job, paying great attention to detail. The video footage Fernando captured was great, and we are happy that one round of edits is included for our highlight video since those sorts of things are so personal and subjective. Paying extra for all the raw footage was so worth it for us too! While the communication was not always the easiest (for example, we had to wait until just a couple days before our wedding to be in touch with the videographer and second photographer and by that point I didn't have the time to answer their questions), they are upfront about the process, so just as long as you know what you are getting yourself into, George Street is an excellent, cost-effective way to capture your special day. Our two photographers and videographer all worked great together as a team. Thank you George Street, Terri, Matt, and Fernando, for all of your hard and beautiful work to capture our wedding day!

dding photos, I know they will be great just like our engagement session photos.

and wedding day, we had the pleasure of working with Ruben & Nina! They were creative, easy to work with, and made the entire night memorable. We cannot stop looking at our photos and are so excited to receive our albums soon. Thank you for making our day last forever!

every part of the day to make sure we got every picture we wanted. I love the editing and the play on depth that the photographers did - they made the pictures so special. I’m so thankful that these turned out so amazingly. I highly recommend Rob and George Street!

t and wedding day. However, there are a couple reasons for the 3 star rating. First, I didn't realize we would get literally zero pictures back until 8 weeks after our wedding (no preview or anything). Second, when we did get our pictures back, the photo editors chose strange photos to edit and didn't edit others which were better- for example, they edited a photo of us doing our first kiss as husband and wife WHERE OUR LIPS AREN'T TOUCHING YET (which looks very awkward), and didn't edit the picture where the kiss looks very natural. Any additional editing costs extra so I am literally editing photos myself on my computer. Ok rant over. If you have a little more money to spend, I'd probably go with hiring a photographer directly.

We had to switch our engagement session time, and they never told our photographer. We ended up asking our photographer for his number and communicating directly with him. - The photo portal is also a hassle. I feel that there could be a better way to share the photos. They also weren’t chronological, and it took us forever to sort through them. - Most of the photos the secondary photographer took were washed out or blurry. Pros: - We got back around 4000 photos, with a good mix of candid and posed photos - Sergi did a great job, and we love all the photos he took. If I could do it again, I would book directly with a photographer, and not through a big company.

deographer and was also amazing. He really is passionate about what he does and made us feel special all day! The planning process is super organized with their online system and the team is very responsive via email. The week of the wedding, you will get a chance to talk to the photography and videographer leads directly. They both checked in and we had really detailed chats about how the day would be, and sent more detail on must-have shots! I felt like the team was very prepared for our day and helped to make it amazing!!

sional. We even plan to use George Street again this fall.

kly move her stuff and take whatever we wanted. Our getting ready photos were super rushed but she managed to take them as quick as we needed and got us to the next location with time to spare.

deas at the venue. Our pictures turned out amazing and I love looking back over them and reliving the day!

cess. Their online portal was excellent for helping us organize and assign our two photographers, it definitely streamlined the process. Our lead photographer Sergei was great. We worked with him for our engagement photos as well to get a feel and make sure he was the right person for the job on our wedding day. At times it felt like we were moving a little bit slow, but the photos turned out EXCELLENT so at the end of the day we had absolutely no complaints. He also seemed to work well with our outside videographer (George Street’s videographers were all booked on our day so we had to go with a separate company), working around them and with them so everyone could get the shots and angles they needed. The photos came back much faster than expected and they were everything we hoped for. A+, will recommend them to everyone we know getting married :)

ortunately, I can't say the same thing for George Street as a whole. We contracted this vendor for our Fall 2020 wedding. Everything went smoothly until after contract signature. The first red flag was finding availability for a photographer to do our engagement photos. There was an unnecessary amount of back and forth and ever changing dates/availability that really took the joy out of what should be an exciting time. My fiance and I ended up having to change our schedules in order to accommodate George Street's availalbity. I do not feel it should be like that. The second red flag was after we made the difficult decision to move our wedding to a later date due to the pandemic. Unfortunately, George Street was less than accommodating to work with us to find a new date. So much so, that they are the only vendor we are not bringing back when we do our vow renewal this summer. Based off all the positive reviews I read prior to booking this vendor, I was so excited. Unfortunately, the customer service and experience as a whole we received from this vendor did not reflect.

ordered my album yet, but I’m sure it will be beautiful, too.

grapher. They made our day even more special and provided us with priceless documentation that we’ll be admiring for years.

ide everyone at George Street is extremely organized. They guide you through the entire process. The portal is easy to use. As for our wedding day Becky was simply fantastic. She was great to work with, fun to be around and worked EXTREMELY hard. Becky is a pro and will get you all the photos you want. Our photos turned out great and I would recommend George Street to anyone. I also found George Street to be more affordable that other photographers and I was very happy with our photos.

e. The George Street website was very helpful in helping us find locations for our engagement photoshoot. The portal was super helpful in helping us map out our photo and video schedule for our wedding day! Our photographer, Ruben, was so AMAZING!! George Street was very helpful in making sure we got the correct photographer for our needs and preferred photo style. We received our engagement photos and wedding photos and videos very promptly! All the edited phots and videos (highlight and full video) were well-done. I can’t think of of one con for working with this company.

for us. Our wedding coordinator kept us on track with our plans and made sure we had everything in order for our wedding day! Our photographer, Rueben was awesome! He did a great job on our engagement and wedding photos. Our wedding video came out great as well! Well worth the money, we would definitely recommend this company to others for their big day!

f photographs that were provided to us, and how quickly they were sent! I would absolutely recommend George Street to anyone getting married!

hedule due to Covid and they were quick to mobilize! Thank you!!!

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g the day of the wedding, they were so helpful making sure the pictures turned out great for us. I could not recommend them enough! If you want amazing pictures and easy people to work with, I would pick them every time. Thank you for making our special day something we will remember forever!

ideo was the absolute most important aspect of our entire wedding. In fact, so important, that most of my budget was targeted towards just the photos and videos… But fortunately for George Street, the price for what we got it was just absolutely outstanding. Living in the suburbs of Chicago, there are thousands of photographers that I could’ve chosen from and believe me when I say I did my research! George Street was the best pic! The photographer (Nikole) listened to our every need and want and directed a room of over 100 people into position for photos. She was able to handle everyone from all the grandparents in wheelchairs down to the teeny tiny little flower girls that were running all over the place. She even shot our engagement photos with my pet horse. Yes, she was able to handle me, my husband, and a horse all in a photo shoot! Our photographer Nicole made me feel beautiful and important on her wedding day. She knew when to ask questions but also want to step back and just do her thing. George Street made the process seamless. Absolutely outstanding, book immediately!

nd photographer, Maria, were prompt and very accommodating when it came to getting ready and first look. The only downside on the day was the weather, but Casey had a look around the venue and picked spots that were very photogenic. The communication with George Street was great. They were fast to respond and nothing was ever a problem. The fact that they could edit and touch up photographs is such a plus. However, the tool for displaying the photographs is not user friendly. The process to add to favourites and getting in and out of the favourites folder was cumbersome and I ended up logging out and logging in again just to get to the favourites, Overall, I would recommend George Street, but they do need to invest in their website on the photo display side of things.

solution and addressed every concern that I had. When the weather turned to rain I thought the pictures would be ruined. For your photographer to say “It will be ok. I got you” was very comforting and allowed me to enjoy my day. We just received our album and it is beautiful. The quality of the images and the way the album is put together is beautiful and we have the most wonderful memory of our special day. The smaller set for the parents was a nice gift. Highly recommend!

e had a large bridal party and she was able to capture awesome photos and get everyone on the same page. She took pictures we didn't even know she was doing, like each table at the reception, so it was great to be able to see those later on.

and we couldn't be happier. I would highly recommend using George Street, they are professional and very easy to work with.

ble! When out celebration finally occurred, our photographic Stephanie was fabulous! She was knowledgeable and delegated our guests in the best way!! Finally, our pictures were breathtaking!! Thank you George Street! We are beyond grateful!

yone. She gave suggestions on poses with the bride and groom. She captured natural facial expressions throughout the entire day. Truly recommend her to anyone that will be getting married!

Even the after workings with getting our photos and video has been great.

time for our engagement photos and Georgestreet was more then accommodating. They sent us 3 new portfolios right away. The photographer we chose are absolutely fantastic. And Georgestreet was able to answer questions in terms of adding on hours for our second photographer even up until the week of the wedding. I have a couple reasons I’m not giving 5 stars. 1. The timeline is kind of weird on the website and not very helpful. I would suggest getting your photographers phone number and asking them for help when creating it. That helped me tremendously. 2. When submitting the timeline, I kept getting emails after saying it wasn’t completed when it was, so that was annoying. I had to email a couple of times to be like “what else am I supposed to do..” 3. Our friends got married 9/4 and used Georgestreet. They got a sneak peak the week after, and already got their photos back. I didn’t get a sneak peak at all, and had to wait a full 6 weeks. So that was a little annoying to me. But it is what it is. Overall I thought Georgestreet was easy to use, a great price, and would recommend.

BEAUTIFUL! Both photographers where very professional, polite & got the job done!

and was edited so well. I love having the 4 minute "movie" as well as the one with full speeches. What a special day! We will cherish these forever.

t all under control. The pictures are BEAUTIFUL. We are so happy with how they turned out.

nd my personalities so well. Couldn’t have worked with a better person!

(every hour and location planned out). The price was definitely right compared to others in Chicago! The only reason I give 4 stars instead of 5 is because a couple of photos I really wanted didn't turn out great (us walking out of church for big exit, us walking holding hands outside, and us walking with bridal party) but other than that, we have a ton of great pics and we have a bunch framed in our home!! The full wedding video is awesome. The highlight video definitely needed some changes, but you are able to submit those to the editors.

ed very well with the little ones. The one thing preventing me from giving them 5 stars was that I wish George Street could be a little more flexible on the scheduling and fees if we needed only 15 minutes extra time instead of a full half-hour or hour.

day perfectly. Both of them made me and my whole family feel so comfortable and supported. My family hardly noticed either during the ceremony and they were great fun to have around during the reception. We love that we have these memories forever!

raits and bridal party photos taken. My husband and I now have maybe 5 total photos of the two of us from our wedding day, and only ONE where we are both looking at the camera. The best photos that we have from our wedding are photos that our wedding planner took on her Iphone! Further, I don’t have ANY individual photos with my bridesmaids. Some of my bridesmaids traveled across the country for my wedding day, and I don't have any photos with them. We paid George Street a lot of money for photos similar to those displayed on their website, but clearly they did not deliver. What was even worse than the nightmare of them LOSING OUR PHOTOS, is how they dealt with the situation afterwards. It took multiple emails for them to even realize there were missing photos, even though we told them from the beginning that they were not there. Once they realized, they offered partial compensation but ONLY IF we signed a contract that was basically a non-disclosure agreement. George Street lost our photos AND they wanted to silence our experience. We did not sign the contract because we truly feel that people should know the truth about George Street and how they deal with their customers. We got married in September 2019, and it took over a year of being tossed back and forth between multiple "representatives" to still reach a point where we do not have a resolution. George Street does not deliver the perfectly curated photos that they present on their website. George Street does NOT have good customer service (can't say this enough). George Street does not care about their customers after they receive a paycheck. They are not what they portray, and I would NOT recommend hiring them to anyone. If you scroll through their reviews, you can see that there are MANY people who have had similar experiences to mine and I wish I had seen all of that before hiring them. I have had multiple brides ask me who they should use for their photo/video and I always say don't even consider hiring George Street. Please think twice before you choose them for your big day and don't get fooled by their website like I did. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!

s from for our save the dates and it was a great idea because you get to work with YOUR photographer. It was a way for us to meet her in person and get a feel for her. The day of the wedding she got right to work with everything I asked. I had even told her to just let us know what she thought was best and do her thing and I'm so glad because the end product was stunning! I had a primary and secondary photographer and 1 videographer. They were all wonderful and I would definitely recommend George Street!

lement to it. This is where you fill out what time approximately you want certain pictures and events to take place. So first looks, ceremony, dances etc. Also what people are important for you and or the groom to get photos with. As well as important shots like a shot of your dress hanging somewhere specific! They are very helpful and thorough, and the photographer we chose was detailed and checked in with us several times to make sure she was getting them all!! That was one of my favorite parts of George Street that they help you pick your photographer that best fits your style, and the look you are going for! But ultimately the choice is yours! We picked Netanya! She was absolutely incredible! She was right on time, a little early in fact. She called the week of the wedding to make sure timing, details, and important shots or people were all discussed again over the phone! Just so she was sure she understood everything that I had written down on there and nothing would slip through the cracks! She was not only punctual, super fast, efficient, detail oriented, professional, unquestionably experienced, also truly kind and tremendously fun to be around as well! When we were taking pictures with just me and my husband, we were laughing with her... it was the first time I've ever had fun ( because anxiety) when being photographed!! She was so efficient in fact she kept us ahead of schedule, so we, and most importantly the guests, even got to have dinner an hour early! She went above and beyond to made sure we got all the shots we wanted and more! I let her know during our pre-wedding phone call that I would need help posing in the formal pictures. I have anxiety, as I already meantioned, and it never fails every time a camera comes out I tend to do strange things with my head or hand placement lol. She didn't let me down or get annoyed, no matter how many times she had to tell me to do the same things while posing! I felt completely comfortable with her help, and I appreciate her and her patience immensely! And I am extremely thankful to her for that. I would definitely recommend George Street and if you are in the Kansas City area I would definitely recommend you go with Netanya, because she was such a joy to have with us on our big day!

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d I received a quick response. Their packages fit our needs and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for photo/video.

and worked with us throughout CoVID planning. George Street is a company that employs independent contractors for both photo and video. You save money by using George Street because the photographer and videographer get to just show up on the day of the wedding, do their work, and go home- the company takes care of all the scheduling, editing, and booking (which would cost more if you booked directly with the photographer because it takes more time for them to do all of that, of course.) DO NOT SAVE THE MONEY, IT IS NOT WORTH IT. George Street has no direct phone number or email address so you can never talk to someone directly. Their contract leaves absolutely no wiggle room if something goes wrong and you need to renegotiate (like a completely unpredictable global pandemic, for instance.) I had to make several changes to my wedding due to the pandemic (downsizing the wedding, changing the date, and using fewer hours for both photo and video) and they basically told me to take a hike, I couldn't get any money back. I ended up working out something that made me slightly more comfortable- they threw in extra prints- but the headache of not being able to communicate with my photographer directly and having to use this godforsaken system is not worth the couple hundred dollars I saved. PLEASE STAY AWAY, book directly with their contractors instead of using George Street as a middle man!

d our expectations. We took a quiz at the very beginning before we were matched to our primary photographer, whom we have befriended since and connect on social often, to figure out our style. She was so friendly, professional and took leadership to make things flow so well. It helped put us at ease to get the opportunity to meet her for our free engagement photo shoot. She continued to follow up with us leading up to the wedding. When George Street offered us a package deal to include both video and photo, we could NOT pass that up! Behind the scenes, the staff at George street follow up with you often with reminders leading up to the big day and even afterwards with the links to access your photos for the year after your wedding date. Super professional and responsive. If you're on the fence, take our advice and just jump in. We were very pleased! :)

sional, dedicated photographers and videographers. Olga, Monica, Marcus, Ted and Nigel were phenomenal and super friendly to work with. I cannot recommend this company enough! My satisfaction rate is 100% for their amazing work and pricing. Thank you guys for making this an excellent experience and a memory of a life time!!!

heir online planner was also incredibly helpful for planning your big day--it lets you break down what kind of pictures you want, when, and with how many photographers. It's also a very handy payment portal, and you can also order photo albums from it too. The coordinators are also really on top of it when it comes to asking you questions if you left anything out on the planner (and their email response time is quick too!). The intro phone call is also very helpful; it answered all of our questions (and more) and there was an awesome photo slideshow/video to go with it. And last--but certainly not least--our photographer, Ruben, was so AWESOME! He had a lot of ideas on how to get really great shots and what poses to make and was very helpful in explaining everything to us (what was the best order to do things in, etc.). Our videographer was also awesome, as they got great footage and made everything look very sleek and easy. I would 100% recommend using George Street for your photography and videography for your wedding!

pictures are breathtaking! We've never looked at the same pictures so many times. The journalistic style we wanted was met to a T. I'm happy to recommend George Street any and everywhere! They made our day last a lifetime with these pictures. Bonus, we got sample pictures during our honeymoon and the rest within two weeks. Thank you

t to mention---our images were BEAUTIFUL!!! We had sneak peeks and photos shortly after the wedding, and our full video and highlight within the designated time range as well. Would recommend George Street as I have nothing negative to say about our experience. We get complimented on our photos all the time!

She asked about our budget, optimal timing, and special requests and was able with her associate to fulfill it all!

t ease. My husband and I love our wedding photos!

a phone call and then booking George Street. The process could not have been easier from assistance with online planning, email reminders, quick responses, and great pictures. Our photographer, Marta did Marta did a fantastic job! She understood what we wanted and as a result she captured some posed pictures but mostly candids. She did a really good job of using the beauty of our venue. Several family members who looked through the online pictures commented on how good the photos looked, how nice Marta was, and how well she captured the day and everyone who was there. I really appreciate how nice, polite, and flexible she was to everyone who was there. I have already recommended George Street to people I know who are looking!

ur lead photographer, was THE BEST!!! She made photos so comfortable and was a joy to have around during our big day! The associate photographer, Melissa, was wonderful as well! Matthew, our videographer, was also very talented, respectful, and great to have around that day! I have to add, Vanessa even went above and beyond, stepping in to guide us through cutting our cake as she took our photos! We had not even thought about getting tips beforehand in how to “properly” cut a wedding cake. No worries, though, because we had Vanessa to the rescue! Chelsea, our wedding coordinator, was also fabulous! She answered so many questions for me along with way, the year leading up to the wedding, and beyond! So kind and patient with me, as we sorted through details of the day! In the future, we will 100% be reaching out to work with Vanessa, and the George Street team, again! We have already begun recommending them to friends, as well! Thanks, George Street!

and time crunch we had (We did almost all of our photos BEFORE the ceremony!). We were very pleased with George Street's service and have already recommended them to our newly engaged friends!