Jorge Santiago Photography was the best investment I made throughout the wedding planning process. Jorge and his assistants are sensitive to the wants and needs of their consumers, professional, prompt, low key, responsive, and above all, TALEN...TED, I could not have asked for more from them.
My husband despises getting his picture taken and was completely against the idea of a photographer from the beginning. However, after meeting with Jorge for our engagement photo shoot, my husband was impressed and I was overjoyed! We had our engagement shoot at Cook Forest, one of the last old-growth forests in the United States and a bucket list item for us both. Jorge’s work is stunning and the amount of time he was willing to invest in us was unbelievable. He was willing to drive over two hours one way in order to hike over a mile for several hours to get us the photos of a lifetime. His turn-around time was quick and the results well worth the wait.
When I decided to incorporate a videographer, I didn’t want to work with anyone that Jorge wouldn’t be comfortable working with. On top of which, I wanted the quality to be on par with the photo quality I knew we would be receiving. Jorge gave me the name of our videographer who was also phenomenal to work with.
On the day, Jorge (known to many who have worked with him as a photo ninja), was never obtrusive or demanding. Jorge and his assistant communicated easily with my Deaf parents, (a must for me) and worked easily with the rest of our family members and guests. Jorge and his fantastic assistant were willing to go to my husband’s family farm to get pictures of him in his childhood home prior to the start of the ceremony. Then after the ceremony, they were willing to drive with us a few minutes down the road to a piece of property my husband’s family owns to get gorgeous panoramic shots. He and his assistant stayed at the reception until the last song snapping over 7000 photos by the end of the night!!!! We received a final product of about 1000 GORGEOUS photos for us to treasure for all-time on a USB. The USB was mailed to us in a stunning, one-of-a kind wooden box that had one of our wedding photos printed on it and a multitude of prints for us to frame. I was rendered speechless by the kindness of the act and the willingness with which it was given.
I cannot emphasize enough how far above and beyond the call of duty Jorge went to ensure we were completely and totally happy with his work. In fact, in our email communications after the wedding Jorge confided that he, “was so moved by all the love and connection in (our) family that (he) was inspired to learn ASL… It's been an amazing journey so far and (he is) really excited about it.” Jorge was inspired to learn another language so that he can better communicate with future Deaf clients! If you’re on the fence or questioning the value of the investment, all I can say is it would be a mistake NOT to book with Jorge Santiago Photography. Thank you, Jorge for all that you did for us!!!