Jeff Kolodny Photography Inc

We must express our disappointment with our experience working with Jeff Kolodny Photography. Despite the positive reviews highlighting Jeff's organizational skills and creative eye, unfortunately, our own encounter did not align with these expectations. From the beginning of our special day, it was evident that Jeff lacked the organization mentioned in reviews. At our wedding, he seemed scattered and disorganized, running around in a manner that was, frankly, chaotic. This was particularly challenging given the inherent discombobulation that comes with being a bride and groom on their wedding day; his stress added to the bride and groom’s stress exponentially. His lack of organization was overwhelming and added unnecessary stress to an already hectic day. One of the significant letdowns was Jeff's claim of having extensive experience with Orthodox Jewish weddings. Regrettably, this proved to be untrue. It became apparent within the first hour that he was ill-prepared for the unique aspects of such ceremonies. Not having a second shooter dedicated to the bride's photos, but instead who following Jeff around, resulted in considerable delays, leaving the bride and groom waiting on Jeff at various points during the day. Equally disheartening was the omission of crucial religious moments from the photographs, including the bride entering the bedekken, the bride seeing the groom enter the bedekken, the 6th of 7 blessings under the chuppah, and the groom’s grandmother walking down the aisle. At a Modern Orthodox Jewish wedding, there are separate events for the Bride and Groom happening concurrently, and by having a shooter who trailed after Jeff rather than one who separated from him, Jeff missed some incredibly important moments as noted. Additionally, standard wedding photos were missed, such as the entrance of the bride and groom into the party room with bubbles around them, the bride's POV at the 'first look', the groom’s grandmother with the bride and groom, a variety of group shots with bridesmaids and groomsmen, and multiple configurations for family photos. Despite forewarning about the complexities of the groom's family structure, (including multiple marriages and half-siblings), the photos lacked the desired coverage of three distinct family units. The absence of creativity in the shots, a quality we specifically sought when choosing Jeff, further compounded our disappointment. We expected a level of artistry and innovation, as reflected in his Instagram and website, but the delivered results fell significantly short of these expectations. The most distressing aspect of this experience is the realization that some of the most crucial moments of our special day are not captured in the photographs, or if they were, Jeff did not send them to us in our gallery, yet is posting them publicly to his blog. Despite multiple emails to Jeff asking for the missing photos, he has chosen to ignore the messages and instead posts publicly about our wedding. We entrusted Jeff to immortalize memories that we can never recreate, and the outcome has left us feeling deeply saddened and let down. We cannot recommend Jeff Kolodny Photography, and we sincerely caution others considering his services to explore alternative options.