I just can't say enough good things about James Korin Photography!
We hired James and his team for our wedding in July 2022, and it was the best decision we made. Throughout the entire process, James was calm, kind, patient, and supportive. He... helped us to curate a tailored package that fit our needs, which included a second shooter (which was a priority for us), a wedding album, no engagement session (as we weren't in the area leading up to the wedding), and a full 10 hours of coverage. He also was so responsive, answering all of my questions in the months and days leading up to the wedding, and even providing a sample timeline based on our specific needs.
On the day of the wedding, James and his team drove up from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, scoped out the locations they would be shooting out ahead of time, and then even showed up to my getting-ready location early. He got started right away, though never made us feel even the least bit rushed, and started staging a lot of the detail shots while we continued to get ready. He engaged my bridesmaids in conversation to make them relax as he snapped candids of us, brought out props to help stage photos, and just generally brought such a great vibe to the morning. James was super creative about using all of the available spaces we had, suggesting all kinds of photos that never even crossed my mind!
When going to the first-look location (we were running behind schedule, my fault), he was calm and flexible, but also made sure that he and his team were keeping a close eye on the time and getting us into position rapidly, dealing politely and courteously with other bystanders who were getting into the shots, and still making us feel unhurried.
He also did a sunset / golden hour session with us during the wedding (which I highly recommend), where he and our videographer went around to snap some other private photos. His second shooter Bryan scoped out absolutely amazing locations ahead of time for us, and despite the fact that we don't love being in front of the camera, we felt relaxed and truly enjoyed the experience! The photo ideas he and his team came up with were creative, fun, romantic, and beautiful.
After the wedding, so many people came up to talk to me about how great our photographer was! And not even 12 hours later, James sent us about 20 sneak peek photos... and we absolutely fell in love. He captured just incredible moments, including a really special moment with my mom while we were getting ready. I love all of our sneak peek photos so much, and cannot wait until we get the rest!
You won't go wrong with James Korin Photography, I can't recommend then highly enough!!