Meeting and working with Justin was one of the highlights of our wedding experience. We found him via his social media sites and were instantly impressed with the quality of his photos. His website was also impressive, and the care/attention to... detail that he shows was evident from the blogs he has written on several of his wedding photographer experiences. Our initial contact with him via email amazed us with his responsiveness and energy – which could be felt even just through emails! We selected his 6-hour wedding coverage which is $3,300 and was worth every penny. Given Justin’s impeccable communication, attention to detail before/during/after, and the speed in which he got the finished photos back to us, we think this price is even low for his services and professionalism!
Our wedding started at 11:30 in the morning, and Justin arrived at least two hours ahead of time to start capturing shots of us getting ready. With wedding mornings being sort of hectic, Justin brought a great blend of energy, calmness, flexibility, and sense of direction. During the ceremony, Justin was amazingly discrete, and upon looking at photos after the wedding, we were amazed by how he could get so many angles and great photos without his motion being a distraction at all – truly ninja-level skills. It was also notable that during the formal shots that we took during cocktail hour, he did a great job managing our family and friends in a way that made people feel included, while also applying some needed firmness to keep our loved ones from devolving into a chaotic photoshoot haha.
Justin was fantastic during the reception too – not only in taking photos of us and us with the guests, but also in finding time to chat and take wonderful, spontaneous moments of our guests in ways that highlighted their personalities (such as shots of our flower girl dancing and being generally cute). Throughout the wedding, Justin had a plan and was also quick to notice opportunities as they unfolded and adjusted to unexpected changes. A great example of this was how after we finished eating, we wanted to take photos with all our guests at their tables. Some of our friends were not at the table when we reached them, and Justin, unprompted by us, made a note of their name and table, and got us photos with them individually when they came back to the wedding hall.
To reinforce, Justin was a true joy to meet during our wedding experience. He took time before and even after the wedding to get to know our story, likes/dislikes, and hobbies. He was willing to do this in his free time and visited our wedding venue (Ceresville Mansion) before the wedding to get an idea for shots on the wedding day. His willingness to ask questions and get to know us made him feel like a friend, and it also resulted in him capturing the small, meaningful details and big moments from our wedding in a wonderful, comfortable way – from pineapples to blue roses :) Thank you Justin – meeting and working with you was incredible.