Mioara Dragan Photography

Mia is amazing! She did our engagement photos and wedding photos. I'm telling you--I've only received compliment after compliment! Her assistant Nick is top notch as well! I highly recommend them! They have a creative eye, they are fun and flexible to work with. You won't be disappointed!

We waited 7 months to post this review in hopes that Mioara would do the right and ethical thing in our eyes. In 2019, we hired Mioara Dragan to shoot our May 17, 2020 wedding and paid her a 50% retainer of $2,250.00. Once the pandemic hit the US, I reached out to Mioara to proactively reschedule our wedding. After a few weeks of exchanges, we rescheduled for August 2, 2020 after she informed me she would be available that month. On July 2nd, 2020 (remaining payment date) we reached out to Mioara Dragan to confirm if we were still on for August 2nd 2020. We then had a phone call where she indicated that she called the MI Governor’s office on to inquire on our venue (without fully understanding the COVID-19 protocols and guidelines we were adhering to) & decided to part ways because we could tell she was uncomfortable. The last thing we wanted to do was make someone do something they were uncomfortable with which in turn would also make us feel uncomfortable on our wedding day. After our wedding (because we did not want to deal with the additional stress during the wedding process), We reached out to Mioara to inquire on receiving our 50% retainer back since she did not provide us with the services outlined in her pre COVID-19 contract. She never sent us an updated contract to reflect our rescheduled date. She indicated she would not be able to and after some back and forth, offered to do a lifestyle shoot/maternity shoot for us prior to November 2021. Immediately after, she blocked us and extended family members (who had nothing to do with our working relationship with Mioara) on social media indicating she wanted to avoid us and not work with us. Upon being blocked and not knowing our rights, we sought the assistance and guidance of a professional law office and attorney. We decided not to further contact her personally and allow the professionals to handle a resolution. The attorney sent her a settlement demand letter where we offered to settle for a way lesser amount just to peacefully close this case. Mioara Dragan ignored the settlement demand letter via her business email address and via postal service at the address her business is listed under. After her ignoring the settlement demand letter, we learned that as clients of Mioara Dragan, we had Legal Rights in the State of MI to begin a Small Claims Court filing. Over the last several of months, Mioara Dragan has ignored two court summons that have been sent to her from the court resulting in the cancellation of two court hearings set forth with a judge to mediate and come to a resolution of the nearly yearlong situation. As a business owner that should practice integrity and ethics, I am not sure how Mioara believes she is in the right for this retainer when we had been dealing with a once in a lifetime pandemic that occurred 2 months before our wedding date. Last year was so difficult for us (as it was for all couples) and every vendor had empathy for our situation except Mioara. From what I hear through industry contacts and reputable photographers, other clients of hers in 2020 have been trying to contact her the same way and she is ignoring them without providing the retainers back. That could all be hearsay – but the way in which she has handled our demand letter and small court summons leads me to believe she is avoiding other clients who could have possibly been going through the same situation. It is unfortunate that our working relationship did not work out.

Mioara was fantastic! She was professional, on time, and flexible throughout the day! We were thrilled with our photos and loved our album. Her creative and in the moment shots really made us feel like we could relive our day over and over. We highly recommend her services :)

Mioara is the absolute best! From our engagement session to our wedding day, she was so friendly, easy to work with, and just genuinely sweet. It felt like I already knew her the minute I met her. She gave us the perfect amount of direction, and at the same time, just did her thing, and unlike other photographers, she wasn't a distraction at all. She gave us our pictures back in a timely manner, and the wedding album we recently received is gorgeous! I met with quite a few other photographers when deciding who to book for our wedding, and no other photographer offered such a perfect package either. Ours included an engagement session, unlimited hours on the wedding day, which was super helpful since we had a full Catholic mass, a second photographer, tons of pictures, and the album. We can't thank Mioara enough for capturing our day so perfectly and for helping make our day go as smoothly as possible. We feel so lucky to have these pictures for years to come. Thank you so much, Mioara! And to all of the future brides out there, book her now! It'll be the best decision you'll make during the crazy wedding planning process.