About this vendor
TJO 2.8 PHOTOGRAPHY is a photography company based in Brookfield - Milwaukee, WI. It is owned by Tom, a professional who enjoys telling wedding stories through expertly snapped photographs. Tom is dedicated to preserving the moments that make each event unique from the next.
Tom enjoys that weddings provide an opportunity to capture people in an authentic way. This professional is also dedicated to a couple’s vision and carefully listens to them and their ideas. Tom works to be as unobtrusive as possible during the special occasion, allowing moments to unfold naturally.
At TJO 2.8 PHOTOGRAPHY, Tom is dedicated to producing timeless images that can be treasured for a lifetime and beyond. Each wedding package includes a one-hour engagement photoshoot. Couples also receive all the photos that are taken from their wedding and they can download and share these photos from an online gallery. A USB is provided as well with the edited images and full printing rights. If required, a second photographer can join Tom in capturing the big day.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2022.2021.2020.+2 more.
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Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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5
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Tom was absolutely wonderful, we can’t say enough good things about his work! He was easy to talk to, made us feel comfortable ( even though we are so awkward with pictures) and ma...
de sure to do everything we asked for our special day. I would highly recommend Tom! His prices were incredible reasonable and he went above and beyond for us.
Tom was wonderful to work with. Very kind and passionate as he wants to help make sure you have the best day possible- in all respects not just beautiful pictures. He is EXTREMEL...
Y quick and easy to communicate with while planning. Our pictures are beautiful. We did end up having an additional photographer, Josh, who was also great! They were able to capture our main pictures as well as candids. Tom also has captured more than just a few weddings so had some considerations from his experiences he passed along to us to help aid in our wedding planning that we appreciated having someone let us know about. We had a wonderful day and now have wonderful pictures to be able to look back on for so many years to come!
Tom was AMAZING from the beginning! He was great during our engagement photos on a cold fall day last year - told us what to work on and think about picture wise for the wedding d...
ay. He checked in about a week before the wedding to confirm details and a listing of important people/must have pictures. On the day of the wedding, he showed up on time, dressed professional and in a great mood. He stuck to the list we gave him for family pictures and captured tons of candid moments. My favorite pictures were of me and my husband...we look the best we have ever looked thanks to Tom's creativity and always telling us "Pretend I'm not here, it is about you two being together." He was very discrete about the picture taking and did not get in the way - there were many pictures we looked back on that we were so happy he caught! The best part about Tom (for our engagement and wedding photos) is his rapid fast turnaround. We had both sets of pictures within a week of the event. Thank you Tom for capturing our most special day and providing such great service!
Tom was amazing and professional from the start. We booked for our engagement and wedding and received photos within a week from the events. Tom was very punctual with his response...
time and the price was reasonable. If you need any photo request go to Tom because he will get the job done.
As a couple that doesn't love photos, Tom did an amazing job making us feel comfortable. We are so happy with how they turned and can't recommend him highly enough!
Me and my fiancee looked around for photographers and met tom and he was nothing but kind and friendly. he showed us his beautiful work and seemed genuinely interested in our wedd...
ing.
Tom and second photographer Robert did a great work. They were so nice and very helpful when taking pictures. The pictures came out so great.
I have been having trouble with writing this review. I don’t want to write a bad one but I am disappointed. We had two photographers. While one was taking our photos and the other ...
could of been taking photos of our wedding parties pictures. Either one of them could of told us what to do or how to pose. It was just a mess. I love most of the pictures we have but they could of been better.
We also did get our pictures back in record time, one week. Which is amazing and I am thankful for.
Tom & Phillip we’re awesome to work with! They helped our typical awkward picture taking family feel comfortable & took pictures I will frame & be happy to display! They were very ...
efficient & fun to work with all while getting great formal & candid wedding shots. I highly recommend TJO 2.8 Photography!
Thank you TJO 2.8 Photography for the wonderful pictures for my daughters wedding. We appreciate all the hard work you and your assistant did to organize our group, take pict...
ures and prepare the pictures. We highly recommend you for future events and hope other families will appreciate your work.
Tom gave our family easily the best experience with a photographer to date! Tom is super personable and very talented at his craft. Tom along with his Assistant Phillip made sure ...
everyone was comfortable and enjoying their time. Tom is an extremely personable individual, with an artistic eye, he will make your experience memorable!! Tom has has an amazing eye and is so easy to work with. Don’t pass up the chance to work with him! The pictures that we received from TJO 2.8 Photography will be cherished forever. If you are in the market for a wedding photographer, I would strongly recommend Tom at TJO 2.8 Photography.
We had Tom and second shooter Phillip as our wedding photographers and we couldn't be more pleased!! Tom was great with communication and making us feel comfortable right from the ...
beginning. Neither of us are very photogenic or love being in front of the camera but he made it feel so natural. Our engagement photos were a great chance to practice and still turned out so good! He walked us through all the poses and placements to help us feel comfortable. Then when it came time for the big day, it just felt easy. His pictures are incredible and truly capture all those special moments of the day. And even more, his turn around time is amazing which is always great to have those pictures to enjoy right away. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
Terrific Photographer! They say you spend the most time on your big day with your photographer. Tom is the guy you want for that. Very calming behind the scenes and didn't miss a b...
eat, or in this case a shot. He captured our day wonderfully. All of the guest love the pictures. So many great shots of family and friends. Also, we have a bunch of good ones to choose from for framing. Tom provides all the photos he takes to you after the day, raw and edited. We are thrilled to have them to share with family and friends that couldn't make it. We cannot thank you enough Tom!
Tom with TJO did an excellent job capturing photos of us. We could not be happier with the results. He was creative and super friendly during the process. And quick to get our phot...
os back to us. Highly recommend.
Tom was so wonderful to work with. We definitely made a great choice choosing him! He was so easy to work with! He was patient, fun, personable and we had so many compliments on ho...
w nice he was!! He was flexible and help get some great pictures despite the weather not cooperating with us! lol. He helped make our day so much better! Thank you Tom! We cannot wait to see the final product!
Tom and Jen were our wedding photographers on our wedding 12/5/2020. They were both very professional on our day. Our photos are so beautiful and turned out amazing. We would recom...
mend this company to anyone for their wedding or engagement photos. We also had our engagement photos done and they were great too! He even decided to surprise us and stay an extra hour over the scheduled contract time!! This was so appreciated and we could not thank him enough for that. This is a very budget friendly photographer and we have been pleased throughout the whole process of hiring Tom!
We had a great experience working with Tom for our engagement and wedding photo shoots. He was very flexible as we rescheduled our wedding plans due to COVID, and went above and be...
yond for us. Our photos came out great!
Extremely confident in hiring Tom after meeting with him. He's very personable, doesn't treat you like a number, has a great vision, flexible & fun! Tom & Philip took amazes pictu...
res.....my husband and I couldn't be happier with the results
Tom was absolutely wonderful to work with, especially with all the changes we requested of him because of the pandemic. From the beginning, Tom was always very attentive to our wed...
ding plans as was so easy to get in touch with when he had questions or needed to change our plans last minute. He was more than accommodating photographing our small backyard wedding in lieu of our big ceremony we had planned. He did an amazing job with out engagement session and small wedding, even though we didn't really give him any direction on what we wanted. He captured everything we wanted without us being specific on what photos we wanted. Everyone at our wedding was so impressed by his professionalism, but also how easy and fun he was as well. We will be working with him again next year when we have our rescheduled bigger ceremony and we can't wait for him to take those photos as well. 100% would recommend this talented and easy going photographer to capture your big day. He really goes all out for the couple.
Tom already shot our engagement photos, and they turned out great! Can't wait for him to shoot our graduation and wedding pictures. Our small wedding this year and large reception...
next year will surely produce a lot of great pictures!
Tom was awesome to work with for our engagement photos, they turned out so well and we got so many compliments from our friends and family. I can't wait for him to capture out wedd...
ing day!!
Tom and Phillip were absolutely amazing. They were a blast to work with. They were there literally all day from when we started getting ready in the morning until basically the end...
of the night. We got our photos back a week and a half after the wedding on drop box and received a flash drive in the mail a couple days later. It was so nice to get those back right away because everyone was anxious to see them! The photos turned out perfectly. Everyone who was and wasn’t at the wedding said they perfectly captured just how fun the day was! Communication was always quick whenever I had questions before and during the wedding. We also had a videographer and Tom did a great job coordinating shots with him as well. If I could give them more than 5 stars I would. Highly recommend!
Tom and Lesly were absolutely wonderful!!! They made our day even more perfect than we could of dream. Both were calm and collected, helpful to all of our guest and wedding party. ...
They gave great direction and captured every single moment! I never had to worry about anything with them around! I would choose them every time for any event! Thank you both so much for being a part of our day!!!
Tom and Phillip did a superb and profession job at an affordable price, and are a pleasure to work with. They were very flexible with us, even to the point of an hour before the we...
dding. All of our wedding party and family had a lot of fun taking pictures, and all the pictures look great! Not too mention how fast they got to us.
We have worked with some photographers that made our guests feel uncomfortable, but there were no such moments when working with Tom and Phillip. If you're looking for someone you can trust to capture the important moments of your wedding day, then you need to get a hold of Tom!
Tom and Philip were amazing. My fiance and I had a crazy schedule as it was trying to plan our wedding. They worked with our schedules and were really patient with the process. The...
y did a wonderful job handling my family and friends. Our pictures came out amazing and knew exactly what we wanted. Great job guys!
Tom and Philip were amazing! I found Tom on the Knot and from the first message I sent he was incredibly responsive and helpful. He didn't push us at all and in fact told us to mak...
e sure we spoke with and looked into other photographers before making a decision. The day of the wedding they were super flexible and up for anything, even when my husband and his groomsmen decided to rent scooters and take them from the hotel to the church, they hopped in their car and took pictures. They took amazing pictures and the best part was how nice and genuine they were, all of our guests made sure to mention how great they were. I can't say enough positive things about TJO 2.8 and I will recommend them to anyone looking for a photographer.
Tom and Phillip deserve more than 5 stars! They were truly AMAZING! They captured every special moment of our special day and more. Not only were my husband and I taken back by th...
e the beautiful pictures, they were very professional, kind and respectful to us and our guests. It was so nice to hear from our guests days after the wedding about how awesome they thought our photographers were! As a bride, that's exactly what you hope guests says about things and Tom and Phillip nailed it! Thank you so much! Bobby and I will cherish our pictures forever!
Trust me, look NO further than Tom to capture your special day! I seriously cannot express how fabulous he was for our wedding. Tom is fun and patient and helped make our day every...
thing we wanted. I would hire Tom a million times again!!!
Tom was awesome! He maintained his calm, organized, and upbeat demeanor during the entire wedding, even when we were managing my huge family for tons of different shots. Before t...
he ceremony, we scheduled wedding party photos at 3 different locations around Kenosha, which he was totally fine with; he was even flexible enough to start earlier than our initial contract stated. When one of the locations was closed off for an event (causing most of us to freak out), Tom stayed calm and adjusted quickly to a new plan and location.
Tom did a great job of positioning people so our photos turned out beautiful. He added lighting to the indoor venue and made our candid dance photos looked awesome. From the start, he was so responsive and replied to my emails almost instantly. He was willing to meet up in person to discuss photos months before the wedding, and had a large portfolio to share to help us figure out what we wanted.
After the wedding, I asked for a couple specific photos early, and he got them to me right away. We then got the rest of our 800 photos touched up via dropbox just a week after the wedding day! I can tell Tom is passionate about his work by his energy and by the quality of the photos. I definitely recommend him!
Tom and Phillip were fantastic for our wedding! They arrived promptly and prepared to do the getting ready photos - even though the wedding party was a bit behind schedule. Tom did...
not interfere in the least, he simply worked with the members who were ready and captured some wonderful shots. Tom and Phillip were incredibly efficient in taking our wedding party photos and we ended up ahead of schedule before the ceremony. Our ceremony venue had super tough lighting - a wall of stained glass windows behind us with sun streaming through - they handled it like pros!
Our reception was a casual affair, which made it slightly more difficult to get shots of many of the guests because they were up and moving and playing yard games throughout. They made it look easy to wrangle our large families for family photos and we are so happy to have shared these moments with some of our favorite people. They were able to get all the photos my wife and I wanted for the day and suggested a few that we were missing. They were always ready to jump in and take any impromptu photo requests - like a flower girl and myself (the groom) attempting to eat a cupcake whole or another flower girl playing with a yard game. He was able to play with the lighting and camera settings to get some really breathtaking shots.
Tom and phillip are an amazing duo and work flawlessly together - we can’t recommend them highly enough! They did a great job, were very reasonably priced, and were very fun people to have share in the special moments of our wedding day. If you are looking for a photographer for a wedding or any other family function, I would highly recommend looking at TJO 2.8 Photography.
Tom & Phillip were great! Most of our wedding day did not go according to plan and they were so helpful and just went with it. Emailing with Tom in the months before the wedding ...
was easy and enjoyable, and now - only a week after our wedding - we already have our photos and they are beautiful! We got all our requested photos and so many great ones that we didn't even know we wanted. I would highly recommend!
Tom and Phillip were amazing! Our pictures turned out absolutely perfect! We loved that they weren't pushy like some photographers and they captured everything exactly the way we w...
anted. BUT that's not all! It was the little things they did like Tom finding out that I love country music and bringing a speaker and putting on a country wedding playlist while I got ready, Phillip helping the guys fold their pocket squares, and so many other things! They really made our day perfect! I HIGHLY recommend them!
Tom and Phillip are amazing! Can’t give them enough praise! I found them in my search on The Knot, and couldn’t be happier with the results. Our engagement pictures and session was...
amazing, and our wedding pictures turned out incredible!! I’m so grateful I found them and was able to book them for our wedding. They helped with so much and made it worth free. Highly, highly recommend TJO 2.8 Photography!
Tom and Phillip were amazing. They were both so helpful and made the day go smoothly. I'm very grateful. Thank you.
Tom and Phillip were wonderful! My husband and I are from out of town, and Tom went out of his way to be free to meet with us whenever we were available for a trip home. He's so ...
personable and easygoing, open to whatever ideas or shots you're looking for. His prices are fantastic with different options for everybody to pick from! On the wedding day, he was there for the perfect shots, yet as unobtrusive as I was hoping he would be. He stayed for the entire time, for the same flat fee, to catch every special moment. Excellent, excellent job Tom and Phil! You guys were awesome! Thank you so much, for everything!
Tom took family photos of us the last two years and we've had such a great experience with awesome photos! We've used other photographers, but none came close to the quality of ph...
otos and service he provided. He is incredibly professional and nice, and was so patient and good with my 3 kids. His demeanor made us super relaxed and comfortable
and we actually had fun taking pictures. I really appreciated his perfectionism and attention to detail. He didn't rush through our session - instead, he made sure that he got really great quality photos that we were so happy with. You can tell he loves what he
does. He was also so responsive and super quick with editing the photos and getting them back to us. I can't recommend him enough!! I am so grateful we found him!
We hired TJO 2.8 Photography for our engagement and wedding photos. Tom and Phillip did a fabulous job capturing the moments from the day! We couldn't have asked for a better photo...
grapher. He really has a good eye for capturing candid shots. There were so many photographs to choose from, and we love them all.
Honestly, we have nothing but incredible things to say about Tom! He was wonderful to work with and made the whole process very easy for us. He is incredibly talented and we were b...
lown away with how our photos turned out. He was efficient and innovative and captured some of the most beautiful candid photos that we will treasure forever.!
Tom and Phillip were awesome! They were willing to take lots of fun pictures and go to multiple different locations. And it was very cold but they still got so many great outdoor...
shots! We love our pictures, thanks again Tom & Phillip!
There isn't a thing that these photographers didn't catch! Our wedding was kind of on the fly and they flew with us every step of the way. Not to mention, they always looked like t...
hey were up for anything and having a good time, too! Would definitely recommend!
Amazing detail and personal touch. Affordable and stayed the ENTIRE day! There needs to be more people like Tom and his crew in the world! Cannot recommend him enough, absolutely b...
lew expectations away!
Tom did a fabulous job capturing the best moments. I will refer him to anyone that is looking for a photographer. He is the Best!
Tom and Phillip spent the entire day with us! From 10am - 11pm and never missed a beat! They were an amazing team together and got some gorgeous shots! We had met with a few photog...
raphers and none came close to the service Tom and Phillip offered. We got any shots we wanted, they worked with our videographers, as well as talked with our guests who complimented us on how wonderful they were. Without their team we wouldn't have such amazing pictures to document our day and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for photography services! We will be using them for any future endeavors that may arise.
I cannot say enough great things about Tom and Phillip! from the Engagement photos to the actual wedding day I am so pleased with the results. They started first thing with us in t...
he morning and stayed till the very end capturing the best moments of our day. They made sure to get all of the photos we wanted that day, and made sure we stayed on schedule. He got our photos to us quick and they were perfect!!! I can say I cried at some as I was reliving that moment through the picture! If there was a type of picture he wanted to capture he made sure to explain it so we could capture the perfect moment. He was fun and wanted us to have fun with the pictures! He is great to work with as is Phillip!!! I would recommend them Highly for your wedding day!!! I could not have asked for better photographers!!!
Tom and Phillip were great! They were the friendliest photographers I have ever met! They had great turn around with photos and we love them all! My only suggestion when booking wi...
th them is to have a list of photos you want to take to make sure you get everything you want!
Tom and Phillip showed up in the morning and left after some dances! They were well with the price!
Tom and Phillip were wonderful at our wedding. They showed up early, were respectful of the photos we wanted, and helped us create more memories than we even realized. Our weddin...
g had torrential rain, so our outdoor photos had to be scrapped, and they had no problem switching up the photo plan without notice. They were extremely attentive and respectful to all of the guests. I am so glad we chose them. I definitely recommend them!
Tom and Phillip are an amazing duo who truly went above and beyond for us. Tom is very easy going and patient, which really helped me (I was nervous to the max) during both our eng...
agement and pre-ceremony photos. He was open to working with our own creative ideas and excelled in capturing our visions; he was also willing to work with my little beagle, who was rather rambunctious at times, which was incredibly important to us.
At one point during the pre-ceremony hair/makeup shenanigans, Tom was the photographer, DJ, delivery man, and friend that I needed. My husband said that Phillip was very fun to work with and "fit in with the guys" during their pre-ceremony shenanigans. I know the guys had a lot of fun shooting photos outside before the ceremony! I think this reflects the open, honest, and positive communication between everyone as well as the feeling of family/friends we established.
The photos of the ceremony and reception are, without a doubt, perfect. So many special moments and raw, happy emotions were captured in such a beautiful manner. I am so pleased to share these photos with my family and friends, and I have received nothing but amazing feedback.
Tom even made a special slide show for us that was included on our flash drive. It captured the spirit of our special day and brought many tears to my eyes... all of Tom and Phillp's work reflects how both my new husband and I feel about our day: it's perfect.
I cannot recommend TJO 2.8 Photography enough. If I ever have another special event/occasion, I would not hesitate to contact Tom.
Thank you so, so very much for everything!
xoxoxo,
~*Sparkle*~
I don’t know how I ever could thank Tom enough for everything! He was so responsive, kind, and calming. From our engagement pictures and the wedding he made us feel at ease. I t...
ruly didn’t have to worry about anything! His photos are absolutely amazing! I highly recommend TJO 2.8 photography! You will not be disappointed!
Tom did a fantastic job! He took pictures of our entire family (up to 17 people and 3 lab dogs) as well as individual families. It was supposed to be an outdoor shoot but the weath...
er didn't cooperate initially. Tom was very patient and came up with other suggestions we would've never thought of! When the weather finally did break (kind of, it was still drizzling) we made it outside and finished up! Throughout the entire process Tom was nothing short of professional while being EXTREMELY easy going. I would recommend TJO 2.8 PHOTOGRAPHY to anyone, and will DEFINITELY be using him for all our other pictures in the future!
I found Tom on theknot.com. I had no idea what to look for in a wedding photographer, but he was the first to respond to my inquiry and he was extremely responsive, so I went with ...
him. I didn't meet him until the day of the wedding, mainly because I live far away from where we were getting married, and the whole wedding party and my parents immediately fell in love with him. From the moment we met we all trusted him; he was patient and just a genuine person. The moments he was able to capture will be with us forever. I'm so happy Tom was part of our day! - Stacie
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