Picking out a photographer is SO DIFFICULT. Being that we are from Las Vegas, we can only rely on reviews and any samples of work provided/found on the internet. This makes picking a team feel like a long process. I had about 10 consultation...s with photography teams over about 2-3 weeks. With only 2 months to plan the wedding, this took longer than we originally planned but I know we made the right choice with White Dress Cinema.
I honestly picked White Dress Cinema for 3 reasons:
1 - Kelly, who handled my quote & booking, was great. Thorough, understood our budget, and had ideas to fit our budget into their services. The compromise on both ends made me feel like we were in good hands.
2 - they have an attached marketing agency and I felt that they would really be intuitive to who we are as a couple, the vibe and theme we were creating on our day, and that they would use their marketing experience to portray our special day with all of the most important moments that made our day unique to us.
3 - their finished samples were really beautifully done.
I was really impressed with the team that showed up on our wedding day and their care in getting the perfect shot. However, in hindsight, I really wish we had scheduled a call the day before the wedding to go over important shots and where we would shoot the family photos, make sure they understood the final run of show, etc.
I had met Daniel about a month before the wedding at the location but some of the details were still being ironed out and the final ROS was still not 100% confirmed. Having a final sync would have probably helped.
The only reason I knocked them down a star was because they did not deliver our photos or video within the promised time frame. I followed up about it after the deadline passed and they sent it within several hours, but I think they probably just need a bigger team and someone to keep them accountable to their end of the agreed contract, all the way to delivery. I had also paid for all of the raw images in my package and they weren’t delivered until almost 3 weeks after deadline, and only after I asked when we would be receiving them.
The video they produced was absolutely beautiful. I was not at all disappointed. There’s THOUSANDS of photos that they captured from our special day. I was not disappointed with the quantity.
Overall the team was amazing and I would recommend them to anyone getting married in the Los Angeles area. I am totally blanking on the girl who was with me in the bridal “suite” (Veronica? Victoria? 😓) but she’s amazing. I really liked working with her.
Daniel has a great eye and you can tell that he is very talented. I wish White Dress Cinema success and look forward to ordering more versions and cuts of our wedding video for years to come. Thank you, White Dress Cinema!