In summary, five stars without a doubt, if I could give Tomas Ramos more than five stars I would! If their photojournalistic style if your cup of tea, contact them asap and you will not be disappointed.
Photography was the second vendor we bo...oked after securing our venue and wedding date. So it was very important to us and we were willing to set aside a healthy budget for it. It is an "investment" ;) It was narrowed down to a handful of photographers and we selected the best of the best.
This review is quite overdue. The length of our relationship with Tomas Ramos is one of the strongest testaments to their quality. They've elevated capturing happiness into an art form in their photography. The hardest part of writing this review is not attaching hundreds of photos, because I have so many favorites with them.
We first contacted Tomas Ramos for our engagement photos. My wife and I are naturally pretty quiet and reserved, but before we knew it, we were having so much fun in front of the Golden Gate bridge and playing around the Legion of Honor (both attached). He would point us to the best place to stand to capture dramatic shots (for example, with the Bay Bridge and an old-fashioned steamboat that happened to be stopped by the pier).
They dealt with the very difficult lighting inside of the church, and found little nooks and crannies to take unique photos (for example, from above a spiral staircase). Unobtrusively, they captured key moments, making sure to include almost all of our guests in his photos: during the ceremony, laughs and toasts in the reception, expressions across the board during speeches, and dancing at the end. The attention to detail was amazing he never interrupted a moment, but would direct when we were focused on photo. We got amazing shots inside the church, in several locations around SF, and finally, during the reception at the Japanese gardens
Fast-forward a couple years, and we hire him to shoot our anniversary photo session in Europe. The amazing thing is that he knows Paris, London and Venice like his out back yard and show us were to go, shop and even the best restaurants. We had so much fun we did not want to leave.
Tomas is also amazing with children and family photo shoots. He shot my sisters maternity photos and newborn and they were fantastic. he is making the year book that will be several sessions during the year.
So far he have been taking photos for our families and we have officially adopted him as our family photographer and now all of our friends want to book him.
I could go on and on about this but hands down I must say that best of the best is only the beginning.
We are planning another trip to Europe and we are taking him with us.