4.8 out of 5 stars and 37 reviews Best of Weddings (3x).
4.8
(37)St.Augustine FL | NC | GA | Any Location
About this vendor
Ultimate Photos in based Saint Augustine, FL, Richard specializes in wedding photography. Knowing how easy it is to get lost in the hustle and bustle of the big day, owner Richard strives to capture every moment so you can relive the big day with none of the distractions. His photography will give you more than just an album of photos, it will retell the story of your wedding down to the smallest detail and could even include moments you didnāt notice happening.
Richard was born and raised in Miami before making the move to Saint Augustine. He has had a love of photography ever since childhood when he captured whatever he could on the disposable cameras of the 90s. Having grown his skills, and upgraded his cameras, he now delights in capturing the joy of others' special days.
With Ultimate Photos, you and your partner can get to know Richard before the big day with an engagement photoshoot. No moment of your wedding will be missed with a second photographer available as well as additional photography hours. Richard can capture any adventure and is willing to travel for destination weddings, any in Florida , Georgia & North Carolina will have no travel fee . The high-resolution images can be provided digitally or in print, to suit your needs.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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4.8
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I have waited to do this review for the photos, and the photos from our September wedding took my breath away! I felt like I was reliving our wedding day all over again. Richard di...
d an amazing job, and his work truly speaks for itself! He was communicative, thorough, fun, upbeat, and a trooper, especially after giving him fair warning that the Danish side of the groom's family knows how to party and, as expected, partied until the music was over and the lights were on. Richard was right there having fun with them! 10/10 recommend Richard for literally anything that needs photographic proof of an amazing day!
Richard and Ashley are top-notch professionals at their craft. They made sure to make everyone in our bridal party and groomsmen very comfortable throughout the day as they capture...
d the day. They were extremely patient as well with how large our wedding court was and yet, we got all of the pictures we wanted! We got our sneak peek photos right away as well and they were more beautiful than I could've imagined. I would love to hire them for the next time we need a photographer (maybe it's our baby shower š).
Unfortunately Richard did not provide the services he promised. My wife and I upgraded our photo package he offers and paid extra for video. This states it will come with two photo...
graphers, drone footage, and 3 wedding prints. On the day of the wedding Richard shows up by himself with no help, no drone, and we never received our wedding prints now 7 months after our wedding. Itās a shame because he was a nice guy and did his best on the day of the wedding but he sold himself short. His communication was great leading up to the wedding, but after the wedding he was impossible to reach and it took over 2 months to get our photos back. I wouldnāt recommend.
Richard started out great! His package was reasonable, and he was very responsive leading up to the wedding. We added the video package, and we were excited to get two shooters and...
prints. On the wedding day, he was great but was by himself. We never received the promised prints. After the wedding, it was almost impossible to get in touch with him and it took him exactly two months to receive our photos and footage. On a personal level, I lost two important people in my life 6 months after the wedding. One of them was my sister, who gave a maid of honor speech. Her audio was not recorded because of a mic issue, and her speech was not included in our video. He didn't capture our grand exit on video because his camera died. Overall, I think the photos are beautiful, and he was very professional the day of. However, I would not recommend him because he did not follow through with his contract.
We would book Richard for our wedding 100 out of 100 times... We loved how accommodating he was and there were so many little surprises we weren't expecting that made our experienc...
e so much better.
Richard loves what he does and it comes out in the photos and video. I think I've watched the video 100 times by now. Thank you so much for capturing our day!
10 of 10 - will definitely hire again!
Ultimate Photos/Richard was incredible! As a last-minute request for an elopement photo shoot I expected good but Richard delivered excelle...
nce. Richard did both photo and video of our day and Iām so happy with the results. We joke that the video is better than the actual day, because it was just that amazing. I couldnāt be more grateful Ultimate Photos was there to capture and coordinate our day! Thanks Richard!
Brides Listen Up - Richard is a must hire !! When I reached out to him he was the only photographer that seemed to care about me & our day rather than finding ways to charge me mor...
e, no hourly rates or weird fee's, I went with the photo & video package (Great Price btw) & everything he gave us was amazing! my husband balled at & in the video, all my family loves him but my favorite part was the Polaroid Album it very much goes with his timeless & nostalgic feel , I'll end with this I don't know if my day would have went as perfect with out him, when all my other vendors failed he went above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of , We love you Richard you will forever be apart of the Lee Family
We love Everything ! Richard was super quick to respond to everything through out the whole process, he helped us plan a few parts of the day to make sure we got everything we want...
ed, his timeline helped so much, our photos & video were a dream but are favorite part was the Polaroid album, I know its just a small thing but getting to take it home & show all our friends nobody has seen anything like it from a wedding, it truly shows why he is above the rest, defiantly would recommend !!
My husband and I booked Richard for our engagement shoot and for our wedding day.
He was outstanding, having him capture moments that we will look back on and treasure forever, is...
SO incredibly special. He was such a huge part of our day! Richard was the best to work with he went above and beyond for us. During our wedding process there were a lot of obstacles that came up and Richard did everything he could to make the experience as easy as possible including bringing sparklers for us because they werenāt in our budget but he was so generous as well as driving down to Fort Myers to shoot our wedding that was originally supposed to be in Jacksonville but due to budget changes we were unable to have our wedding in Jacksonville and did a backyard wedding instead. Richard was a lifesaver! His thoughtfulness throughout our wedding day was wonderful including carrying my wedding dress from the airbnb to the wedding location to making sure the bride and groom donāt cross paths before the ceremony. All of our friends and family were in love with him and told us over and over how great he is. I could not be happier with the end result, the photos capture our day perfectly! We recommend Richard to everyone! You will not be disappointed if you choose Richard for your event he was a pleasure to work with throughout the whole process and is very reliable. Richard is a true professional and his passion for photography really shows in his pictures. He goes out of his way to capture the most perfect photos and has a way of getting the best lighting and perfect backdrops. Richard is laidback and so easy to work with but wonāt let anything get in his way to get the perfect shot. My Husband and I both arenāt super great infront of the camera but Richard made it feel so natural and comfortable. All the extra flourishes show how much pride he has in his work and how lovely, kind and thoughtful he is! We have received SO MANY compliments for our photos from all our friends and family. We could not be more grateful that we chose Richard to photograph the best day of our lives, and thanks to him, we will get to relive it forever. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU SO MUCH RICHARD!! I will finish by saying just book him! Itāll be the best decision you make!
Richard was Incredible ! Super easy to work with, Very quick with communication especially when we needed it, I love all of our photos, his editing style is really unmatched it's v...
ery timeless and natural, He gave us a Polaroid Album at the end of the night which is my favorite item we got to take home from the day, If you want a photographer that will break his back for you but also be an amazing guest than Richard is the way to go ! 10/10
Richard photographed our NYE wedding and could not have been better!! He is so easy to work which is super important on your big day! Our pictures were turned around so fast and al...
l I can say for every single picture is WOW. They are literally stunning and to top it off we received the cutest Polaroid book right after the wedding from pictures through out the night! 10/10 recommend āļø āļøāļøāļøāļø
We were initially drawn to Richardās photography style and loved the fact that he did black & white photos. We had our first phone meeting with him and talked about the plan for o...
ur wedding day. It was going to be very small and intimate, just the two of us, at an Inn in St. Augustine. We had our afternoon ceremony, then a horse and carriage ride, and then our wedding photos on the beach. Richard was with us the whole day. From us getting ready in the morning, to our late afternoon pictures on St. Augustine Beach. Heās very friendly and professional, and made us feel very comfortable. You can tell heās very dedicated to his craft, he even jogged alongside the horse and carriage ride for part of the way to capture this moment for us. We got our pictures back and they were absolutely amazing. He asked us if there were certain pictures we wanted, and along with those, the overall variety of shots he took, including B&W pictures, were simply beautiful. They captured our special day perfectly. We are both very pleased, and would definitely recommend Richard with Ultimate Photos.
Richard was Amazing, A super fun person to be around & really kept us on track for the whole day, I did have him take photos & a highlight video of our day the photos are breath ta...
king but the video really brought me to tears, overall super impressed with everything Thank you ! 10/10
Richard was absolutely amazing! He was wedding photographer turned coordinator for our small elopement ceremony with family. He was extremely knowledgeable and patient in helping u...
s create a day of timeline so that we could capture every moment - and boy did he! Richard is dedicated and such a hard worker - he never stopped moving the entire day! He truly captured every emotion and all of the small details that we were hoping for. I loved working with him and from the very start he made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. He was everything we could have asked for and more! We will cherish our photos forever.
Richard did a great job photographing our wedding. He captured the spirit of the day between the candid and poised shots. He made it all feel very natural and not forced. The pi...
ctures are beautiful and we are so thankful for him.
The most amazing personality, made sure to remind everyone what we needed to do and what time, took some amazing photos, and had fun celebrating our special day!
Would totally rec...
ommend, 10/10
Amazing! Completely down to earth and incredibly patient!
Richard made us feel very comfortable the entire time of our event.
Richard is the best, he was so fun to work with and made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera, he definitely helped plan the in's & out's of the day when it came to phot...
os which took so much stress off of us, we love all our photos & the way he edited them (very natural but elevated) , my husband cried when we went through the gallery & again with the album , I will be recommending Richard to everybody
Richard did our engagement shoot and the pictures came out beautiful! He delivered the edited photos within days, I was stunned at the quick turnaround! He was fun, easy to work wi...
th, and made us feel very comfortable. We thoroughly enjoyed working with him!
Richard was great, he responded super quick to let us know he was available for our day even though it was kinda last minute, he even sent us a quick video of his self going over t...
he options we could pick from, when It came to the day of we had a plan (timeline) for the day that worked really well even though it rained, the photos turn out AMAZING !! when he said he wants to have the photos tell a story he was spot on he really captured our day the way we pictured it, all of our guests loved him especially my grandma since they were breaking it down on the dance floor
Richard we can't thank you enough you really made us feel comfortable & were awesome guest
We love our photos ! thank you so much Richard you killed it, I booked Ultimate Photos & chose their "The Wedding" Package since I was not needing anything crazy just someone to ca...
pture the day, Richard showed up early & stayed late , he is super fun, I could see him doing stand up if he stops being a photograpgher because his joke really helped me with the nerves, he really did help the day run smooth & our guests loved him.
I also added the photo album he offered & he designed it so well very high quality, YOU WILL BE SORRY IF YOU DONT BOOK HIM & GET THE ALBUM , thank you for everything Richard can't wait for our anniversary photo shoot
Ultimate Photos gets a 5/5āļø's from us! We had a truly amazing experience with them at our wedding. Ultimate Photos was able to capture every moment for us to cherrish for the rest...
of our lives. The quality of the photos they developed is unmatched, we couldnt have had a better photographer to shoot for our wedding. They made it easy for us to get every photo taken and on top of that we were able to access them in high resolution for printing and sharing online.
My wife and I would definitely recommend ultimate photos!
You cant go wrong by chosing ultimate photos if 'The Moment' is what you want captured in your photos to relive for years to come!
Richard was amazing from the start, He reached back to us super quick, during are meeting he explained everything with a ton of detail, When it came to the wedding take it seemed l...
ike he has done thing a million times, he was very clam when things started running late, I honestly don't know if we would have made it through the day with out Richard , Booking Richard & Ultimate Photos for photo & video was hands down the best decision we made for our day, I cry every time I see how beautiful my photos our , the ones he printed for us are to die for everyone loves them when they walk in are home , I will be sending everyone his way
Richard thank you so much for everything & not just for the job you did but also for being a great guest !
Love ,
Mr. & Mrs. Johnson
Went into the agreement with just a few photos just to say we took them. I didn't expect I even needed them... but the outcome was amazing and I am so glad I decided to go with Ric...
hard. He is super friendly and put us both awkward people at ease. Richard got there early and stayed later than expected to make sure he took memorable photos for us. He went above and beyond and I couldn't recommend him more.
He was there for every moment, even when I didn't even see him! lol. I will definitely promote him whenever I can. I truly love his work!
thank you so much for being an amazing photographer and guest at our wedding
OMGGGGGG This photographer understood the assignment me and my husband is overly satisfied he is patient professional and very considerate but most of all very fun to work with ver...
y fun I recommend him to anyone he will get the job done to where you will have beautiful memories forever in a lifetime
Richard did a fantastic job not only in capturing my surprise proposal but he played a very big part in the set up of keeping it a surprise until it was revealed that the whole thi...
ng was planned for my now Fiance. Richard was very professional, very reasonably priced. He really seems to enjoy doing what he claims is more of just a hobby. I highly recommend Richard for any special event that you plan and want great photographic memories.
Absolutely spectacular! The photographer really pays attention to details and makes sure to capture every special moment. Went above and beyond my expectations, really set the bar ...
high! 10/10 recommend ultimate photos! Theyāre amazing!
Richard is an amazing photographer. Heās Professional and affordable. He captured every special little detail that made our wedding day wonderful and memorable. Our pictures were ...
amazing. I will definitely recommend and book him again for all of our special events.
Ultimate photos definitely has earned 5 stars from us. They are the best in the wedding business! Richard and his wife Liz captured the most beautiful photos on our wedding day. Ri...
chard literally ran alongside our carriage to get that special photograph!! The creativity, the can do attitude, and the fun he added to our day made us so happy we hired him!!
BOOK HIM!!
I found Richard on the knot and I booked him for our engagement photos and our wedding in 2023!! I was looking for a reasonable price but for the best quality photos! I...
am so glad I chose Ultimate Photos! He responds in a very timely matter, he is very attentive! We had to reschedule our photos due to bad weather but he was able to get us in the next weekend !!!
First off he took off the whole day to do our engagement shoot! He told us that he is free the whole day to get the shots we wanted which you donāt get that type of commitment often! He let us do two different outfits and guided us on what to wear so we donāt clash in the photos. At first me and my fiancĆ© were pretty nervous as we have not had any professional photos done before but Richard gave us directions and made us feel super comfortable. We did our shoot at Hanna park in Jacksonville it was beautiful! You can tell he is very passionate and loves what he does! Our finished photos were everything we imagined! They are all so beautiful and all our family and friends love them and weāve gotten so many compliments!! The quality is stunning and the angles and the lighting capture the day perfectly! He did a fantastic job at showing our love through the photos! So excited for the wedding!!
We booked Rickey from Ultimate Photos for our surprise engagement. From start to finish Rickey was helpful creating and capturing the perfect moment. He was able to catch all of th...
e organic moments as well as help us stage pictures after the proposal that turned out perfect.
Hands down the best decision you will make!! Richard was so professional and our photos turned out amazing. I couldnāt have asked for a better photographer for our special day.
Such a fun experience! I so was nervous to take the photos, but he really got me out of my shell and made it memorable. The photos came out breathtaking! Very professional and poli...
te. He thinks outside the box and gets some one of a kind photos. Ultimate photos will be doing all of my photos moving forward!
I had the best Experience with Ultimate Photos, Richard was amazing from the moment I reached out even though we were super last min, as we planned to get married 2022 but decided ...
we didnāt want to wait, He took the time to get to know us and to find out exactly want we wanted for our day, he was very professional & we were over the moon with the out come of the photos I really highly recommend
Iāve had such a wonderful experience with Richard. From the start he responded to my inquiry right away and took the time to get to know what I was looking for. He made me feel ver...
y comfortable and natural in front of the camera even though Iām very shy. I got the pictures the next day and was over the moon with the quality of his work. I highly recommend him and would definitely contact him again if I ever needed to shoot. Overall, great professionalism, personality and quality. Thank you for making our day a forever memory!
By far the best in town. He has a a way with the camera and capturing the perfect shot. If youāre to remember youāre special moment in high quality then this is your guy.
We reach out to Richard to do our engagement photos, we are naturally shy not very photogenic but he made us very comfortable & was able to break my stubborn fiancƩ out of his shel...
l & how I finally have photos of him actually smiling, he took his time & didnāt put a time limit to our shoot to make sure we got great photos, he over delivered ! He gave us easily 150 amazing photos , we did book him for our wedding that is coming up we would highly recommend if youāre looking for a photographer
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