I wish I could give no star. According to The Knot, Wedding Wire and Google reviews, I actually thought that I chose the best photographers in Buffalo NY. Yet, my expectation shattered as my wedding day unfold. My experience with Wozniak pho...tography during my wedding day was nothing but a series of disappointments and frustrations with their unprofessionalism. Here are my supporting evidences:
No prior contact from my photographer before the wedding day. If they are highly rated photographers in Buffalo, NY, I am definitely expecting designated photographer(s) to contact me at least couple days before the important day. No phone call nor email.
The photographer came in late. 10 minutes late to our first look session. Ok, due to my military habit, 0 in my phone number looks like 6 (crossing out the 0) and you could mistakenly look at it as 6. However, she didn’t bother to call the alternate number I provided . According to Google Map, Garden Place Hotel address I gave doesn’t point to the hotel. This could have been easily spotted and she could contacted me early enough and verified with me.
As a result, she came in late. If I am late, I will run. Yet, she walked casually to me. She didn’t even say “I am sorry I am late”. Obviously she did not care much of my time. The photographer asked my wife if we are going to take pictures during the preparation (my wife was completely done with makeups and dress and was waiting for the photographer to show up for the first look). The photographer was failed to recognize what was going on.
My friends who were with us during the outside photo session, they directed my photographer where to take pictures because she had no idea. They came from out of town and first time at the Glen Park. Yet, they were the one telling photographer to take picture at certain sites. They even corrected my photographer about shades on our faces. My friends asked if I hired a professional photographer.
David tried to calm me by saying she took over 500 photos and there are ton of wonderful pictures. After I received the USB, I lost faith in David too. Many pictures were off-centered, blurred, eyes closed or/and dark. Looks like my friend with a nice camera just took those picture. Out of over 500 pictures, only I can take are about 50. If tons of pictures means 10% of the total number of pictures then David is correct. I asked my friend to correct those pictures, and he asked me if these pictures are shot by professional.
Overall, this was an embarrassing experience with David Wozniak Photography and I won’t ever using this company again nor recommend to any one.