My husband and I were married in December. Since we are both still in grad school, we tried to save money where we could, but hiring professional photographers was worth every penny! I found One Red Door on The Knot and decided to reach out to ...them. After talking and meeting with Dustin & Melissa, we knew they were perfect for our wedding!
I loved that One Red Door doesn't charge by time. We had looked at other studios that charged based on how many hours you wanted the photographer there, which means you won't get professional photos of your entire day, which was important to me. One Red Door charges one flat rate, and you get your photographers (two of them, which is really awesome!) ALL day. Dustin and Melissa were with us literally for 10-11 hours that day and EVERY part of our wedding is photographed, getting ready, the ceremony, pictures after the ceremony, traveling to the ceremony, the reception hall before guests arrived, cocktail hour, and the entire reception following. We also get digital copies and printing rights to the pictures they took, which is great.
They were so helpful and easy to work with throughout the entire process of planning. They were so easy to get a hold of, either by email, phone call, or text, and they were willing to help answer any questions from their extensive wedding experience. They were always willing to give advice or an opinion, but were NEVER pushy and I never felt obligated to do anything I didn't want to do.
I can't even explain how helpful they were the day of the wedding. They were with us from the time we started getting ready until the reception was wrapping up in the evening, 10 or 12 hours later. Dustin and Melissa were so in sync the whole day and helped keep everyone and everything running smoothly. Dustin helped make sure the guys were in their places on time, cued the bridal party when to walk down the aisle, told us when the guests were ready outside for our exit, helped round up all the family for photos afterwards, coordinated with the DJ at the reception hall, and I'm sure many more things I wasn't even aware of. It really felt like we had 2 wedding assistants, not just photographers. They also had an assistant with them most of the day too and she was just as wonderful! They really made the day so much less stressful and I was able to really enjoy it all because I wasn't worrying about making sure everyone was in their place.
We have over 1,500 pictures from our wedding day, and to be honest, there is not a single one that I do not like. The pictures really speak for themselves, they are beautiful, and it is clear that Dustin & Melissa both have a passion and talent for what they do. They captured moments that I didn't even know were happening and we have a picture of nearly every one of our 230 guests at our reception. They even mailed us little announcement cards that have a link where guests can view all the photos and purchase any they would like. They are prefect for putting inside the thank you cards.
Working with One Red Door photography was absolutely the best decision we made. They are truly wonderful people who care about each of their couples. They went above and beyond in so many ways and I really feel that we not only hired GREAT photographers, but we hired wedding EXPERTS. If I had to do it all over, I would choose One Red Door without hesitation and would recommend them to everyone!