Let me start this review by saying that neither my wife nor I ever expected to get married. This is, perhaps, an important point because getting married usually comes with a lifetime of plans and expectations. It didn't for us.
That bein...g said, when we did decide to get married, I really didn't have much in the way of demands for the ceremony or reception. In fact, the only thing that I was absolutely adamant about was that I wanted really excellent photographs. I was willing to skimp, scrounge, bargain hunt and save on absolutely any aspect of the whole event, but the one place where I was not willing to compromise was the pictures.
Greg has many admirable qualities, however I do believe that the best aspect of working with him was the simple fact that he approached everything with the goal of making us happy and providing the exact photographs that we were looking for.
My main gripe with most wedding photographers is that they focus far too much on posed, framed pictures. Having a background in filmmaking I fully understand the importance of composition, lighting, etc., however it is my firm belief that compromising some of that for capturing authentic experiences is a good tradeoff. The point here is that I wanted candids... lots of them. So it was, of course, the very first topic I broached in our meeting. Greg's response was reassuring and to the point. He was willing to take whatever types of pictures we wanted; he just wanted to make us happy.
Another aspect of his professional practice which bears mentioning is his ability to be completely unobtrusive. At the end of our reception my wife approached me and said, “You know, I don't think they took very many pictures. I'm a little worried.” I reassured her that I saw them all over the place, but it was easy to lose track of them, because they were absolute experts at blending in and not taking the focus away from the events.
Look, if you can't tell by now, we were bowled over by the quality of service that we received from Greg Moss. Our wedding was nothing if not non-traditional. We had no bridesmaids, no groomsmen, no dancing, no band, no speech from the father of the bride, no cake cutting. What we did have was a stage play written by me and performed by my family, my wife presenting me with a handmade album consisting of special messages from all of the important people in my life, me singing “High Anxiety” from the Mel Brooks film and my wife giving me imported Icelandic soda. Hopefully you get the point. I mean, during the actual wedding she ad-libbed part of our marriage vows by quoting the ceremony from “Spaceballs” and then bit me on the nose. This was not the typical wedding, not by a long shot. Yet Greg rolled with it all without batting an eye. Frankly, it was amazing. (Oh yeah, and he got that nose bite, it's in the album!)
As I am sure you can tell by now, I would recommend Greg to absolutely anyone planning on getting married. He never balked at any request, in fact he seemed to relish all challenges presented to him. Those challenges clearly were part of what make the job so rewarding to him, and they are why his pictures consistently reflect a depth of thought and consideration not found with many other photographers. He provided the perfect wedding photographer experience... and he did all of this on his own wedding anniversary. If that's not dedication and professionalism, I don't know what is.