Based off recommendations from our venue and the positive conversation we had with Patrick, my wife and I were excited to be working with PB and J Studios for our wedding. For the ...day of the wedding, our photographers were Jenn and Daniella. I very much wish I could say that our experience was wonderful, but unfortunately I cannot. There were moments during our wedding day where my wife and I both felt uncomfortable due to the direction of the photographers, such as walking through grass prior to the ceremony which lead to mulch and twigs being caught in the trains of our dresses, excluding members of the bridal party (the ring bearer) from photos, being suggested poses (dipping) that would have been better suited for a male/female couple and being pulled away on the second to last song of the night (which was one that was very special to us) for a photograph. We also had specifically asked not to take so many photos outside, due to the intense August heat, but this was ignored. By the time dinner was served, we were both so heated exhausted that we could not eat. Some of our guests also mentioned feeling disappointed about being unable to see some key moments of the night, such as our cake cutting, due to the photographers. The most upsetting moment for the two of us was Jenn and Daniella remained in the room during what was intended to be a private final dance between just my wife and I. The intent had been for the photographers to capture a few moments of the dance and then exit or stop shooting, allowing us to have a private moment together. To have this moment ruined by the camera flashing throughout was incredibly disappointing and frustrating.
I also wish I could say that our feelings changed upon seeing our final photos, but unfortunately, this is also not the case. While many of the detail and candid shot photos we love and mean so much to us, a large portion of our photos capturing key moments, including our first looks with our fathers and each other, we're not happy with. I'm fortunate that I have access and experience in using photoshop, as a number of photos will need to be edited for simple reasons (such as someone standing away from a group or images being blown out) that could have been avoided with more attention to detail and direction when the shot was taken. One of our family members had been taking photos throughout the day, and while I'm sure this was annoying for Jenn and Daniella, we're so very glad she was doing this as a number of the photos captured by her we prefer. While a good number of our photos are beautiful, overall, we unfortunately can't recommend PB and J Studios and are disappointed to not have photos we love of key moments from our wedding day.