I wish there were more stars available to fully capture how great our experience with Marc was. You'll see tons of other reviews describing ways he went above and beyond for other ...couples, and here are just a few reasons why we were incredibly happy as well:
1) Communication: Marc was great to communicate with, via email, phone, and discussion in-person the day of our engagement shoot. I highly recommend having the engagement shoot, even if you think you don't need or want it. It gave us all the opportunity to get comfortable and work together before the main event. I have to admit, I may be the first of many reviews you see referencing the pandemic. I wish I didn't have to mention it, but it's an important piece of the story. Although we didn't have to alter the scope of our wedding (only 8 people from the start), we did have to push the date by about a month to allow for our bed and breakfast venue to re-open. In the uncertain times, my husband and I spent a lot of time debating how far to postpone our wedding; ultimately deciding that we didn't want to push it off by a year and wanted to stay as close to the original time as possible. To make that happen, we had to be agile while watching for the inn to reopen. Marc was endlessly patient and told me "he had my back". It was such a relief. We ended up rescheduling for a mid-week stay, which ended up being amazing since we were the only guests at the inn. Marc was able to accommodate this extreme shift in expectations with not even a blink. This made a stressful time so much easier.
2) On that day (and the day of our engagement shoot), Marc was professional, incredibly organized, and had great attention to detail. He made everyone feel comfortable. I don't want to spoil a surprise, but he included a great way the day of the wedding to get some sneak previews of the pictures.
3) The pictures themselves are exactly what we wanted. They are bright, vibrant, and emotional. I'm not terribly photogenic, so I was concerned about really being happy with them and instead picking apart my facial expressions or posture, but Marc is a magician. Because when I look at the photos, I don't see anything to pick apart, all I can see is how he captured the joy and love on everyone's faces that day. Whether the photos were posed group shots, candid snaps, or portraits they really do capture how we all felt that day, which I think is an impressive quality in a wedding photographer.