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(133)Best of Weddings (6x).New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania areas
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Montclair Studio captures every moment with passion. From the giggles of the flower girls, to the loving tears of the parents, let us capture your wedding moments, into memories that will last a life time.
Our images are vivid, modern and elegant ; captured in the most unobtrusive way possible.
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Michael is an absolute thief. We are pursuing him in court as we had not completed our wedding video for 3 years now and is impossible not reach. Do not dare to make the mistake we made. Plenty of professionals photographers out there.
Likely he is heading out of business in which we will sue him personally. 6k dollars spent for an unfinished product.
Reviews are clear he is robbing and running from clients.
We booked Montclair Studio for our engagement photos and wedding photos and video. I booked them in 2016 at which time they seemed to be a decent and reputable company. Unfortunately at some point in 2019 they started to decline in their professionalism and service as a photographer and videographer. We worked with Michael who became very difficult to reach - did not answer phone calls, text messages, e-mails.. I wanted to go through the timeline of our wedding, and I could not get ahold of him until Monday before our Saturday wedding. He suggested months prior taking photos at Lambert Castle, never notified me I would need a permit, and I found out the week of my wedding I would need a permit. He was very difficult to work with because of his lack of response. Our wedding photos turned out decent but took months of harassment to finally get. The same happened with our wedding video. Our initial wedding trailer had very obvious issues with the audio. We never received our raw footage. I would never recommend them. The price we paid unfortunately we could have booked a much better and reputable studio. I found out the day of my wedding that the other bride at my venue had booked Red Bank Studio - the photography team openly admitted to me that Red Bank Studio was also their studio.. And I have recently found my wedding photos on Red Bank Studio's websites.. so if they try to reply to this post stating that they are not affiliated with me, then I would like to know why my wedding photos are being advertised on their website then. Michael has basically shut down Montclair Studio (which if you look at their reviews, have pages and pages of negative reviews) and moved on to Red Bank Studio but do not be fooled.
anyone know how to get in contact with the guy?
Montclair Studio is out of business and my son is out his deposit. He now need to find a new photographer two months before his wedding! Nice business practice! Hi
tl;dr: Montclair Studio (Michael) is the most unprofessional vendor we have ever dealt with. The post-wedding experience was so bad that when we look at our photos, we get really upset.
We chose Montclair Studio after a recommendation from a friend who hired them for his wedding. Big mistake! It’s likely Michael will respond to this review defending himself without accepting that he messed up (see other reviews). We just want an apology and all of our wedding content.
Michael refuses to accept any fault for his behavior. He does not return emails, texts, or phone calls (his email inbox and voicemail are also full). You will have such a bad aftertaste dealing with Michael post-wedding that you will feel bad when you look at your photos rather than be full of joy.
At the wedding, things went relatively well; after the wedding is when things really got out of hand. He made it very difficult to get the wedding photo files, which was required to be able to choose photos for an album; he claimed he mailed them to us in San Francisco where we live, but he deceived us: USPS tracking # he gave us showed that he never actually sent them We called him out on that and they miraculously were sent. When we complained, he blamed USPS and said we should just pick it up in New Jersey...but we live in California!
Finally, the USB of the wedding photos arrived to SF. The quality of the wedding photos were mediocre: he did not do a good job with outdoor photos or framing. He also had not sent us our Thursday afternoon Mehndi event photos. When we asked how to get those, he said to pick them up in NJ! My mother drove from Manhattan to Montclair (1+ hr driving one-way). Nobody was at the Studio when she arrived, even though she confirmed the time with him!
The video was delivered AFTER the contract deadline; Michael demonstrated no remorse. My mom agreed again to drive to Montclair to pick up the Mehndi photos and the wedding videos, which he said would be ready; she arrived and while there was a USB left taped to the door (which someone could have stolen), the USB did not have any video on it!
We eventually received the videos. The highlight video was very short; it almost exclusively showed highlights from our pre-wedding photoshoot and not the wedding. The full length video is missing my wife’s vows as well as the Hora dance (an important highlight of any Jewish wedding). His contract stated we could receive the raw video footage if we sent him a hard drive. So we purchased a hard drive and mailed it to his studio. He was not there to receive it, so the post office mailed it back to my parents, who then mailed it to him one final time (we now had paid twice for shipping). Finally, the hard drive arrived to us in SF. We were so excited and thought this terrible saga was over. When we opened the hard drive, guess what? There was no video footage on it! My parents and my wife reached out to Michael, all to no avail.
We waited months to write this because we were hoping to secure all of our wedding content first, in case he would hold it hostage due this poor review. At this point, we have given up. Any time we look at our photos, we get upset because it reminds us of this terrible experience with Montclair/Michael.
Michael, if you read this, please give us our wedding raw video footage and an apology. Show some honor and accept responsibility for your mistakes.
I have nothing but great things to say about Montclair Studio as they did photography and videography for my wedding. Michael was very clear on what the packages were and very helpful since I live out of state. The day of, Khoa and his team arrived on-time and immediately starting setting up for the day. They were all so friendly and thorough. The entire bridal party loved working with them because of their energy! It was fun to be around them to take the pictures and videos. We had a beautiful day for weather and for amazing sunset pictures. I couldn't have asked for a better group to help during our special day. I cannot wait to now see all of our pictures and video!!
It’s bee five months since my son’s wedding and he and my daughter in law do not even have the proofs. Perhaps we should have realized there would be future problems when the photo booth didn’t work till the festivities were almost over. Voice mail is full, emails bounce back. Beware.
Montclair studios has completely disappeared with my money after my wedding. They arrived with a broken photo booth which they could not get functioning, and have now gone five months without being able to be contacted. After writing a bad google review, they posted within ten minutes to simply email them, but they do not answer, and merely did that to make themselves look responsive and caring on google.
Our wedding was in April. Part of our package was the photo booth. It was the only reason why I went with them. We were counting on the photos to be our favors. They didn’t bring back up and they couldn’t get it up and running until an hour before the wedding ended, and the printer didn’t work so the few guests that did get to use it didn’t receive photos. I contacted them for a refund for the photo booth to be refunded. They said they would issue a refund and never did. I’ve been trying to get a hold of them since May with no response to any of my emails. I called today, the voicemail boxes for both the office and cell are full so I can’t even leave a message. I have not received status of my wedding photos. They basically took my money and ran. I don’t even know that I’ll ever get my pictures since I can’t get a hold of anyone.
I was excited to book with Montclair as their prices were good and the photo booth they provided at the wedding was a hit. Their portfolio of work is beautiful! Plus I have 2 friends who used them for picture and video at their weddings who highly recommended them. However this week will be 2 months since we got married and I have no received any pictures yet. Which is okay because June is a peak month but they've been offering me false hope with dates we will receive pictures then not delivering. Not to mention I can't get a hold of them. I'm not sure when but several weeks after the wedding I called and spoke to Michael and he said they were being worked on and hoped to have them ready the next week.
- July 15: Sent an email asking for update, no response.
- July 24: Sent an email asking for update and got the response they hoped to have them finished the next day Thurs July 25 or by Monday July 28.
- July 30: Received a "Let us feature your wedding in our magazine" email which I assume was generic. I found this ironic and responded I would consider it once I got my pictures. No response.
- Aug 2: Sent an email asking for update, no response.
- Aug 5: My husband called the studio and spoke to an employee named Alex and was told they were finishing them up and they would be ready Thursday Aug 8.
- Aug 12: Both my husband and I called all day the studio & Michael's cell.. no answer and mailboxes were full on both lines.
- Today Aug 13, still calling and no answer. Full mailboxes.
This is just for photos, there has been no discussion of what timeline for video looks like but I'm not optimistic it will be any time soon. Since they are unreachable at this time I'm hoping this method of contact may get some attention and my questions answered as I feel like I'm in the dark right now. Also I'm getting tired of friends and family asking if I got photos yet and when I'm getting them and all I can say is "I don't know" and that they keep giving us dates and not delivering. I am keeping an open mind and I'm optimistic our pictures and video will turn out amazing but as a client, I'm disappointed with the customer service thus far.
I got married more than 1 year ago and I STILL have not gotten the wedding album I paid for as part of my package with Montclair Studio. I've called them and emailed them MANY times, and gotten limited responses and no resolution. They rarely pick up their phone, or return voicemails or emails. Do NOT use this photographer unless you want to spend the next year of your life tracking down all of the components of the package you paid for. I've never experienced such poor customer service in my life.
Montclair studio was absolutely amazing. Micheal and his team were friendly and professional. They arrived on time and made everyone feel comfortable. My whole family and bridal party was impressed! They knew exactly what photos I wanted and were very organized. We were so impressed with their hard work all night. I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for a photographer and videographer. Amazing job. Can’t wait to see our photos and video. Thank you Montclair studio!! You guys are the best!!
I am writing this review now, because after a year and a half I am FINALLY getting everything I needed to create my wedding album.
My pictures did come out great, and the prices were very reasonable, which is why I'm giving them 2 stars. That said, everything else in dealing with Michael and team was a frustrating MESS. They are very disorganized, are NOT responsive and once they receive payment from you, don't feel any need to respond in a timely manner or get your pictures and video to you on time. They even sent us someone else's wedding video by accident after not sending ours for over 6 months!
No one contacted me before the day of the wedding to set up a schedule with me, and when I called to check in (they sent me a day of wedding note after I called), they told me Michael would be with me and someone else would be with my soon to be husband. On the day of, they showed up an hour late, with a photographer I had never met before because Michael was running late. They told Michael would be with my husband and groomsmen when he got here. We ended up being way behind schedule with pictures that day and we missed our entire cocktail hour, even though we opted for a first look to avoid that.
AFTER the wedding, they sent along a document that tells you "You will receive an email with the link for your Webpage gallery within 30 - 40 days of your Wedding date." After a number of unanswered emails, we received the link to our gallery 60 days later-- they're very busy so fine, the pictures were late. However, it took 2 more months to get the USBs with the actual pictures on them. When I plugged the USB's in, they weren't uploaded properly so we emailed about needing new ones repeatedly and didn't hear back for WEEKS. At this point it had now been 5-6 months since the wedding and we still hadn't received the actual images of the wedding so we could create our album, or the highlight video OR full length video. I emailed and called so many times with no response, my husband stepped in. When we FINALLY got our highlight video emailed to us, it took another full month to get any of the changes made that we requested. Michael and team would promise the images and video were being sent to us, and they would never come, so we'd have to reach back out again, sometimes going weeks with no response and then were told, something was wrong with the mail. They require you to pay for your services in full before your wedding day, so we had already paid for everything and had no leverage here, they had our money and our photos and video.
Then, when we finally thought everything- Final images and videos were going to be sent to us, we opened the USB drives to find that they were from SOMEONE ELSE'S WEDDING. All in all, after a lot of frustrating back and forth it took almost a full year to get our actual pictures and video.
In November, I sent our images over to the company I was using to create our albums and was told they weren't in the correct format/res. I reached out to Michael and team to get them in the correct format/res, and had to follow up repeatedly for MONTHS, until finally in MARCH, the owner of the album company reached out to Michael directly to get what we needed, since I was ready to get my money back and give up the album altogether-- since I was so fed up.
This whole process was extremely frustrating and not something you should have to deal with as a newlywed couple.
Montclair Studio is the best! Every member of Montclair Studios is very talented and their photography is perfection. They are very organized and communicate regularly prior to your event. Shan was our photographer for our engagement photos in Central Park and our wedding. He is very professional and efficient. He captures every moment and his work is fantastic. He is also a lot of fun to work with! Our wedding photos are so beautiful and our guests were very impressed with their work
I cannot even begin to explain how much I loved my experience with Montclair Studio! From the very first meeting, Michael and Shan were extremely patient and polite, explaining every step of the way in terms of timing, pricing and what we should expect to happen on the wedding day. They even did our engagement and it was so natural and comfortable. Our photos looked really good. Like REALLY good.
I’m very punctual and very particular about how I wish to have things happen and Michael was so willing to work with me on even the most minute detail. I sent him a list of photos I wanted and he made every show look beautiful. Everything (almost everything, I cried my makeup off) went so well on my wedding day and I definitely have to thanks Michael for his hand in making my wedding day special.
Montclair Studio was our only choice for photographers. They come with a team, so they are able to take thousands of pictures, and you hardly even notice they are there during the reception. Everyone at our wedding thought they were guests because they mingled into the dancing so well and weren't disruptive to the celebration.
They were extremely accommodating with family pictures, especially since we have difficult & large extended families.
They are so relaxed and make you feel relaxed on a very stressful day, which was super helpful for us.
And their pictures come out GORGEOUS!
Terrible experience with a local photography studio Montclair Studio. Booked my appointment weeks ago to meet with their team for a wedding consultation and had received two emails confirming the date and time of my appointment ... one of those confirmations was received yesterday asking me for 12 hours notice should I need to reschedule or cancel for any reason.
Apparently they should set internal reminders to also offer that courtesy and same level of respect to their potential clients. I showed up 10 minutes early only to find a closed and locked studio. I thought this was a little odd but figured I would just wait it out. Once it was closer to my 5pm appointment time I decided to call their main line (I received no answer but let a voicemail in case). I stood outside the studio even longer and then opted to call the manager’s cell phone number from my previous communications with him just to see if for any unforeseen reason someone was running late. Again no answer but left another hopeful voicemail that someone would get back to me with an update soon. After waiting another 20 minutes in their parking lot with no hope in sight I called it quits. If they can’t keep their internal appointment schedule straight for when someone is meant to take a meeting AT THEIR OWN STUDIO ... how would anyone trust that they’d show up to their wedding ceremony or reception on time? The lack of communication was alarming and blatant disregard for anyeone else’s time was made crystal clear.
Definitely will not be circling back to them for business. Such a shame was hoping to book local
Our friends got married a few years ago and use Montclair. We were fortunate to watch their portraits and pictures before cocktail hour from our balcony. They were having a blast! Their pictures came out better than can be expected. As soon as we got engaged Montclair was our first vendor to be booked!
They did not dissapoint!!! They answered calls and emailed ASAP and worked within our budget. we got our engagement photos back within 2 weeks and our wedding photos in a month!! (this is unheard of).
The morning of was perfect. They made me feel so calm in such a busy time. They made my husband and I laugh during our portrait sessions and we have so many genuine pictures! We cannot say enough !! Thank you Montclair for the memories that will last forever.
If I could give them zero stars I would. My fiance and I booked an appointment for a consultation online, the day before our appointment I called the studio to confirm since we didnt live in NJ and I wanted to make sure it was set. No response. I left a message and no one called back. When we arrived we met with a photographer and discussed packages, we didnt need everything that was included in the pricing and asked if we could negotiate, he gave us a price and told us that we would have to email his boss Michael to get a confirmation of what we talked about. He wouldn't message Michael himself which I thought was kind of odd but we emailed him anyway. A few days later Michael emailed us back agreeing to what we discussed and said he would draw up a contract. A month later and we still haven't received any more emails, I emailed Micahel and called the studio,no response, it has now been over a month with no reply. This is completely unprofessional and they have a total disregard for peoples time and money, we never even recieved a phone call or message explaining what happened from either the photographer or Michael. I wouldn't trust them to take pictures for our wedding, and I would never go back to them. Think twice before you book with Montclair Studio
It was just amazing working with Michael on our wedding day! He is a truly talented photographer and very skilled at his craft. Michael was very professional the entire day. He makes you feel comfortable and had us laughing all day! We received our pictures very quickly—about 6 weeks after our wedding. They were just beautiful!! Montclair Studio is the absolute best choice you could make when booking a photographer! Thank you so much Michael!
Michael has this way of making you feel like a natural in front of the camera. He cracks little jokes here and there and for me, that natural smile was what made me love our photos. My husband and I have been together for years and were never too into photos but every single minute that Michael spent before and during the wedding gave us some amazing photos.
Michael and his team have done a great job. They were very helpful throughout the whole process and the wedding images we received were wonderful . We would surely recommend them to our friends getting married. Thank you all :)
We did our photo shoot with Montclair Studio in May 2018 at the Hoboken pier. Micheal was our photographer and we had an amazing time shooting with him. Quality of pictures were great and our overall experience was extremely satisfactory.
My day was so beautifully and easily captured by Michael. His easygoing style pt is all in a very relaxed mood and it definitely showed in our photos. High praise to Montclair studio!
What a fantastic crew at Montclair Studios! From the minute they walked into my house they were calm, awesome and snapping away! We took tons of pictures and had so much fun doing so! Michael and his crew are amazing and I would TOTALLY RECCOMMEND THEM TO ANY BRIDE!
Amanda and Michael Best
Michael is the kind of person who makes you feel like a super model and gives the same result! My husband and I felt so comfortable in front of the camera and even the candids were perfect. This was such a beautiful night and the memories were flawlessly captured. I'm incredibly happy
Shan made it so easy to flow with the photos and video, I felt so comfortable and relaxed.
Michael is incredible! Our shots were soooooo pretty! highly recommend!
I LOVED THEM. SERIOUSLY PROFESSIONAL, FUNNY, AND TALENTED. THUMBS UP!!!!!!!
I don't love pictures, I think I'm very awkward but Michael and Fanuel made the process super easy and our pictures came out STUNNING, my husband and I couldn't even believe that was us. From the first meeting to the day of, every thing was perfect.
I wish we could give more starts if I could ! We could not be happier with the services we received from Michael and Shan. They are an amazing team and we would hire them again in a heart beat. They had so much energy and so much creativity. Our wedding day photo timeline was very well organized and I was very happy and impressed with how smooth the photography part went. Michael was very quick getting back to us and he is only a text message away all the time. We are very excited to see the rest of our wedding photos.
Thank you for everything
Peter was amazing to work with! We had him as a photographer for our wedding day. He knew what poses to put us in and worked very efficiently. He responds quickly, is flexible, and is fun to work with. He has fast turnaround of his photos. We got some photos a few weeks after the wedding and the whole album two weeks later. The photos themselves were amazing!
My husband and I got married on 8.18.18 at the Liberty House. Montclair studios and their staff were AMAZING. They captured amazing photos. My two photographers and videographer were fun and made me and everyone feel very confident. Everything was perfect. We received our photos exactly 30 days after and couldn’t be happier. We are still waiting for our video but if it’s anything like the pictures we will be 100% happy. Thank you so much for documenting our special day and making it a lot of fun!
-Taylor and Paul Irwin
Montclair Studio was absolutely AMAZING for our wedding on July 20, 2018!!! We knew we were in good hands when we had our engagement session last year, and Michael was incredible to work with and the pictures were gorgeous!! For our wedding day though, the team at Montclair Studio went above and beyond!! They were incredibly fun to work with, and kept the mood light even when we were feeling nervous. They did a great job directing the bridal party and families for shots, and listened to any shot requests we had as well!! Throughout the ceremony and reception, my husband and I did not even notice they were there! They remained so unobtrusive, and they let everything happen naturally. We got our pictures back within a month of our wedding, and we received over 1,600 of them!!! The pictures are GORGEOUS!!! Better than I could have ever imagined!!!! When I look at them, all of the memories of that beautiful day come flooding back to me. I notice details that I was too overwhelmed to notice on the day of; I feel like I get to re-live our wedding day in slow motion with these beautiful photos! We cannot thank Montclair Studio enough for everything they did for us!!! They are amazing!! To all future brides and grooms: Montclair Studio is the way to go for your wedding photographs!! They will exceed your expectations!! THANK YOU!!! Love, Maria and Brandon Cresci
Their prices were reasonable. That’s the only good thing I can say. The truth is, even two years later, I look at my wedding pictures and want to cry because of how terrible the lighting and angles were and all of the family photos and memories that were missed. There are too many mistakes to name here. Cut your expenses some other way and hire competent photographers and videographers.
When it came to choosing our photographer, we very very picky on our choice. Michael and Shan were amazing to work with from the time we booked the company more then a year away , up to the wedding day and then to getting our images.
Their prices were very reasonable and we would choose them again if we had too. We recommend visiting them and getting a chance to talk to Shan or Michael!
Michael and the rest of the Montclair Studio team were amazing for our engagement and wedding photos as well as our wedding video. We absolutely loved how our engagement pictures came out. The photographer was familiar with the location and picked perfect spots for our photos. A week before the wedding, Michael sent us an email of important things to remember to bring for our wedding day and specific instructions so our day would run efficiently. On our wedding day, Michael arrived promptly and began shooting almost immediately. Him and his team were so fun to be around all day. He was relaxed, which made me relaxed and comfortable. They paid close attention to detail and provided instructions for posing for all the pictures. Brian, the cinematographer was also easy and fun to work with. I truly feel they captured each moment. They shot throughout the entire party and were not intrusive or disruptive. He stuck to my timeline down to the minute and I did not have to sacrifice any pictures. I would give them 1000 stars if I could. I cannot wait to see our video and wedding pictures!!
My wife and I were married on July 15, 2017 and regret our use of Montclair Studios for our wedding photography and videography. Throughout the day, the photographer Monica did not give many directions. This can be seen in our photos. I was in a wedding two months later in which a different photo studio provided an abundance of direction. I wish Monica provided us and our bridal party with even half as much direction.
When we initially scheduled our wedding day we were told we would need at least three hours for our first look and bridal party photos. These photos took less than an hour and a half. This incorrect scheduling threw off the schedule for the entire day. Luckily our venue was able to welcome us early. While sitting in our venue for more than two hours, the crew from Montclair Studios was charging their drone in order to be able to shoot some footage at the venue. We were confused as to why the drone was not fully charged prior to arriving for our wedding.
The crew was ready to film at the venue less than a half hour before our wedding began, as guests were starting to arrive. At this time, they wasted nearly fifteen minutes trying to get the drone to actually work. We were rushed to take photos in the ceremony space before guests started to be seated.
The crew from Montclair Studios was missing for a large portion of our reception as we had to have friends take a picture of a special moment provided to us from the venue. Montclair Studios left our wedding an hour before the reception ended (as scheduled due to the unnecessary 3 hour scheduled first look). Because of this, we had to rush the cake cutting and bouquet toss. If the schedule had been more clear for the first look photos, we could have had Montclair Studios there for the duration of our reception.
After our wedding, we waited well beyond the guaranteed 60 days to receive our photos. While we were happy with the photos, it took many phone calls and emails to actually receive the link to our photos. When asked what the delay was for, we were told this was a “busy time of year” for them and that the contract didn’t matter.
As for our video, we also had to wait well beyond the guaranteed three months to receive it. Montclair claims to have mailed the DVD twice but was unable to provide any tracking information to prove they had sent it. Our initial video failed to include any drone footage despite paying an additional fee to have the drone as a part of our wedding day. The initial video also include choppy edits. Once the video was fixed, it still included staff from Montclair Studios walking in front of the camera during our ceremony.
Overall we were very disappointed with Montclair Studios. While they did try to rectify the situation by providing us with additional albums for our parents, we would not recommend Montclair Studios to our friends or family. From the troubles on the day of our wedding to the many phone calls and emails in the months after, we were never completely satisfied with our experience with Montclair Studios.
Andrew & Gabriella Lewis
My husband and I got married a month ago, and cannot say enough amazing things about Montclair Studio! From booking and consultations, to the actual day of the wedding, Michael, Monica and Tom were absolutely fantastic! They were VERY fun to work with and they worked with all of my crazy ideas! The team went above and beyond to make my day so special! Thank you so much for all your hard work, I simply cannot wait to see the final product!!
Not enough stars to give. I had researched a ton of photographers before narrowing it down and making appointments with a few studios. After my meeting at Montclair studios I was sold. Extremely genuine, professional, and from the looks of the photos, extremely talented. Photography can range drastically but Montclair studio was beyond reasonable. I just received my wedding photos back from my summer outdoor venue wedding and I am in LOVE with all of them. Not only did Michael capture every aspect of the day in the 10 hours he was there but each photo is more beautiful than the next. He was never intrusive and it was like they weren't even there during the ceremony/reception, etc. He is so talented and made the photos look so natural. I prefer much more candid, artistic photos and that is exactly what I got. Thank you for capturing the beautiful day I had from start to end so I can relive it over and over again!
I had Montclair Studio Photograph and Video my wedding. My husband and I even added on the photo booth option to the package. When I first contacted the studio my first question was if they had ever worked with my venue and their answer was yes. They were able to show me a few (and I mean A FEW) photos that were taken, unfortunately not ever couple will release their photos for sharing. Well the day of my wedding I hear the photographer and videographer say that they had never been to my venue....This worried me but I thought, hey they are professionals. They do this all the time and I am sure they have done their research on the venue. Well I was wrong. I will say now that my photos came out ok. Nothing completely amazing that I had never seen before but I expected more. Way more. After hearing that none had even seen my venue my next impression was of the photographer not having a timeline planned out. I had informed the studio that I did want to photograph a first look with my husband. This was not done. They left me and my family waiting in a room while they had my husband outside and waiting for me. Nothing was ever mentioned to me and after about 20 min this made the ceremony start late. This then caused for the photographer and the maitre'd to argue.... After my ceremony the first words spoken to me were "WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM!" by my photographer. Apparently neither her or the videographer were set up at the start of the ceremony so not only were my husband and his groomsman entrance not photographed or filmed but neither was mine as I walked down the aisle. This in my opinion is completely unprofessional especially when the blame was being pointed in every different direction. In addition to this neither my husband or the officiant were mic'ed and half way through my ceremony the videographer informed someone in my wedding party to put a mic on my husband. This was not our responsibility and should have been taken care of before the ceremony started.
When I finally received the video of my ceremony you can't hear anyone speaking, but I can hear the videographer sniffling and/or clearing his throat. Finally you wouldn't think there was a way to mess up a photo booth, but we were receiving a copy of all photos that were taken from our wedding by or guests. 90% of these photos were just thrown in the book. Not glued down to a page, no effort to possibly have guests write my their photos. I am EXTREMELY disappointed in this company! If there was a way to get my money back believe me I would. I am only happy that I didn't order my wedding albums from them because to get uncharged on an album would have been the icing on the cake.
The Montclair Studio team was amazing! It was important for us for our special day to be timelessly captured and they did just that while also being such a pleasure to work with. They made it so easy for us to feel comfortable in front of the camera. We were also floored by how beautifully done our same day edit turned out at the end of the night and our guests absolutely loved it too. Special thanks to Mike, Monica, Brandon, Katter & Fanuel for being there on our special day. We can't wait to see the pictures in a few weeks! :) Noelle & Mark
I absolutely LOVE Montclair Studios!!! The owner Michael is so nice and laid-back. He did our engagement photos and he made us feel so comfortable and made it fun! The day of the wedding photographers Monica and Shan spent the day with us. They were AMAZING!!! We had so much fun with them we felt like they were our friends at the wedding. We made them take a selfie with us at the end of the night. When we got our pictures back I was blown away!!! We got 1600 pictures and every one is better than the next. They are so beautiful it is so hard to choose for the album. They took such a variety of pictures too. And at the same time we never felt like we were taking a ton of pictures. I would absolutely hire them again!!!
Simply amazing video ! Fanuel was great to work with and brought all the right toys to make our video spectacular . We were blown away about our drone shots and cannot wait to see the full film
We used Montclair Studio for photos, video and a photo booth. They were super professional and very easy to work. They were great at making us feel comfortable during posed pictures and captured great candid moments throughout the night as well. We added on the photo booth to our package at the last minute and (of course) everyone loved it.
I can't say enough amazing things about Montclair Studio! I've always seen their gorgeous photos online and just knew we had to book them for our wedding day - and they are extremely affordable! Michael and his team are so friendly, nice and willingly to work with you anyway you want! Our engagement photos came out beautiful and I know our wedding photos will too! Michael was on time the day of our wedding, knew what photos to take while I was still getting ready and kept our bridal party moving right along all night! We had so much fun with Michael - he's so funny and takes any photo you ask him to. My husband & I highly recommend Montclair - in fact, two couples we're friends with booked with them! Such a pleasure to work with, thank you!!
We are so glad we chose Montclair Studios for our wedding photos. They were very easy to work with, and were committed to capturing our wedding the way we wanted. Michael and his staff are very professional and we couldn't be more satisfied with the way everything worked out. We did our engagement photos with them as well and those also turned out amazing. The photo booth was a cool touch and our guests loved it! We highly recommend booking Montclair!
My husband and I got married Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, NJ. Michael Gogean and his team were absolutely fantastic in every way!! When it comes to selecting wedding photographers and videographers, you must remember….you will be spending a lot of time with these folks on the day of your wedding. They will be capturing intimate moments and will be there for all the behind-the-scenes and center stage moments. There is a ton going on, many special moments to capture, and time is of the essence. Michael and team provided helpful guidance and instructions while capturing images throughout the day and night while also…at the same time keeping my husband and I at ease throughout the entire day. They are professional, polite, and even provided comedic relief as needed to keep us smiling and comfortable throughout our wedding day.
All the said, MOST IMPORTANTLY they delivered unbelievably stunning images of every moment of the wedding and hi-quality perfectly edited and beautiful video as well.
Highly recommend!!
The whole team is amazing. We worked with Montclair Studio this last Saturday and we were amazed . Easy going and fun... Definitely not your old school type of pics. Cant wait to see my images!
We just got married this week and Mike and his team were simply great! They made us feel relaxed and enjoying our day. We are not picture people but from the previews we love what we see!
We used Montclair Studios for our wedding day on 2/17/17. Michael and his staff were so easy to work with and my bridal party loved their professional, but laid back approach. We felt like the staff let us enjoy our wedding, while still capturing some amazing shots! If you are looking for a good photographer/ videographer look no further, Montclair Studios is the best pick!!!!
We could not have asked for a better experience with Montclair Studios. We used them for both our engagement photos and our wedding day photos. The first time we became aware of them was at my husband’s friends’ wedding at which he was part of the wedding party and therefore got to experience much of their wedding day photo shoot. They had made a great first impression on him. So when it came time for us to choose a photographer, Montclair was the first company we thought of. I appreciated the fact that they wanted to meet with us once before the engagement shoot. Michael really took the time to get to know us, our relationship, and our photo preferences (though we didn’t have many at the time). He was great at suggesting locations for the engagement session too. During the photo shoot, he gave us directions and was patient with our little bit of awkwardness. Michael actually made it fun for us. The day of the wedding, Bogdan was a wonderful photographer who knew just what pre-wedding prep pictures to take without being too much in the way (which I feel is important as a bride). He also worked well alongside our videographer. Most importantly he also was flexible when we had specific photos we wanted him to take on the spot. After the wedding the studio made it easy for us to select our favorite pictures and send it to them online once we received the flash drive. Michael did wonderful work on putting together the album and then allowed us to have our own input during one last meeting. We really felt like our desires were met and in the end our expectations were more than exceeded. We would recommend Montclair Studios to anyone looking for a wonderful wedding photographer.
Montclair studios was such a good find! Michael and Monica are such amazing photographers, they both made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera without ever looking cheesy! Our photos came out beautiful and are such a great reminder of our wedding day!
I feel like saying Michael and his time were amazing, creative, professional and captured our day perfectly, isn't quite good enough. When my husband and I started planning our wedding we knew that photography and videography were the most important things to us. Well we made the best decision going with Montclair Studio. Th professionalism and patience that these gentlemen had is like no other. They were so creative and inventive and our pictures certainly show that! They are the best of the best and if you want amazing top of the line pictures you have to book Michael and his team!
My experience was great! They are patient and flexible which is most important on your weeding day. I haven't seen the pictures of our wedding yet but I have seen their work and know they are amazing. Highly recommended!!!
Monica was absolutely amazing before, during, and after our big wedding day! Very easy to work with. Responsive and professional. Very flexible. Fun personality. Very good eye (most importantly of course). The list can go on and on. Aside from her art, we must say that her involvement in preparation for the wedding was the most impressive (the meetings on skype, planning the timeline, etc...). It helped us more than we could have hoped. The whole day revolves around the pictures! Not a single ounce of regret choosing her as our photographer. We easily made the right choice :)
was amazing! We worked with him for our engagement photos. He takes simply gorgeous photos and was very professional and easy to work with. He was responsive to e-mails and had great suggestions of places to shoot. The pictures came out great and he has a great eye for photo poses and angles.
We have used Montclair Studios for both my daughters weddings. I can't say enough to express the excellent service and professionalism. Everything turned out beautiful and I could not be more pleased. Shan is very accommodating and easy to work with. I asked for the same photographer that I used two years ago and was able to use them. The fact that all of them are still there says something about how well the company is run. The photographs and video are amazing. I received so many compliments from all my guests both times I used Montclair Studios. This is the best company and staff in NJ and I highly recommend using their services.
We used Montclair Studio for both photo and video and we could not be any happier with the result. Thank you so much !
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