I would like to give a BIG shout out to Lynda of Lynda Roeller photography. I needed some head…read moreshots for business and she reached out to me through my posting request on nextdoor. What started as business headshots for myself turned into additional business headshots for my partner in life, and then some casual shots of us together as a couple. WOW! Lynda was so much fun to work with - we spent the afternoon shooting business, casual, and couples shots in several locations around Los Osos. Here's the problem - we ended up with so many excellent shots that it is hard to choose the ones we want! We will keep way more than planned. Lynda is great and her fees are very reasonable. If you need photo work done, please reach out to her https://lyndaroellerphotography.com

Jonathan is amazing! We just booked engagement photos and…read morehad hundreds of gorgeous shots to choose from the next day. Before we booked with him I half believed that he was just showing the world very few special shots of incredibly gorgeous and well crafted moments. Now that we have worked with him I know that he is just a god-like master of photography with the ability to catch the best light and the perfect moment. Working with Jonathan is effortless - he captures the moment - you do not have to work for the pictures to look beautiful. The only downside of working with Jonathan? Picking your favorite picture. Thank you Jonathan!

Jonathan was a great wedding photographer! He was super quick not only when taking the photos but…read morewhen receiving our photos, within a week of the wedding! He was super efficient and captured the day beautifully. He allowed us to be extremely present on our wedding day and we are so happy we hired him! Would highly recommend!

Full disclosure: I previously worked with Jayson Mellom for several years at The Tribune in San…read moreLuis Obispo. That said, I was already very familiar with his award-winning work when I discovered that Jayson has since gone on to develop his own successful wedding photography business. To put it succinctly, Jayson's work is stunning. Jayson's decades of experience in photo journalism really shine through his wedding work with documentary-style photography that captures the defining landmarks and the smaller moments and details of the day. Wife and sidekick Robin handles the photography details, but she also helps the day go smoothly by helping with last-minute wedding details. Second photographer Jay - whom I also worked with at the Tribune, also has an excellent eye and captured many delightful moments of our wedding day. All three are very personable and easy to work with. Jayson and his team take their work to a level that exceeds expectations, and I couldn't be happier with the results.

I have to say we went through a lot of wedding photographers portfolios and we fell in love with…read moreJayson's eye to capture the moment. When he sees the moment he can capture it perfectly. No real staging or stiff looking photos. Real moments, real smiles and emotions. Real Life! Jayson and his wife Robin are an awesome team and I didn't have to worry about if my photos would be great! They set up a 'photo booth' area and all of my guests loved it. We have wonderful, beautiful pictures from our special day and overjoyed with the outcome. Thank you Jayson and Robin for capturing the fun, love and excitement of that day!

Are you a bride-to-be or have a large event to plan that you want to make sure goes off without a…read morehitch? Call Rose!! I've worked with her on a number of events and weddings and can say that she is beyond professional, organized, and supportive of creating a memorable experience that brides and guests will enjoy. She will guide you through the process, recommend vendors that fit your budget and vibe, and make the whole process as stress-free as possible. 10/10!!

I really wanted to have a good experience with Rose, but she ultimately let me down in terms of her…read morecommunication, professionalism, and collaborative spirit. Throughout the planning process, she often took 1 to 2 weeks to respond to me, even though our contract stated that communication would be available with a "24 hour response time, usually less." When Rose did reply to me, she failed to fulfill her biggest responsibilities, like proposal reviews, part of what she offered in her partial planning package. Based on lack of communication alone, I should've terminated my contract with Rose to the Occasions sooner than I did. At the time, however, I wanted to give her business the benefit of the doubt. So, I communicated my concerns to her, expressed how excited I was for my wedding and how I wanted to work as a team to help plan it, and, in doing so, I would need her to reply to my emails. Even after articulating my concerns, Rose failed in her communication. But lack of communication wasn't the only major issue I had with Rose to the Occasions. At one point, Rose told me that she'd instructed the florist to change our floral centerpieces from medium to small, as per my request. A few weeks later, when I noticed that the centerpieces had not been changed in my contract with the florist, the florist informed me that Rose hadn't contacted her at all. Eventually, I ended my contract with Rose. Throughout the entire planning process, which I had hoped to be joyous and exciting, I was burdened with the responsibility of trying to get Rose to communicate and perform her responsibilities as outlined in our agreement. I also lost thousands of dollars. Please take heed if Rose responds to this review as, in my experience with her, she tends to lean into defensiveness and combativeness. For example, she might reply that I didn't contact her properly as I sometimes texted her, but of course I had to text her if she was completely unreachable via email and the internal portal. Rose might also complain about the 90-minute drive she took to Santa Barbara to conduct an initial walkthrough. If you are not willing to invest the time it takes to uphold your contract, don't take the booking. Brides, grooms, and to anyone else planning a special day--the choice is yours.

Snowwood Films-Omar Garza: Omar Garza, former videographer teacher at Woodlake High School, and…read morehis lovely wife, did an absolutely amazing job on the wedding feature film they created. They were able to capture so many poignant moments at my daughter's wedding on the Central Coast- Pismo Beach at the beautiful Thousand Hills Ranch. Thank you so much for the beautiful video. You really captured so many special moments. It went by soooo fast for us, so to see what was a whirlwind for us again, is so special. Thank you very much! Stacy Gimbarti Sent from my iPhone

OMG!!! Let me be the first to tell you that having McCLure…read morePictures and Snapp Cubby at our three day wedding weekend extravaganza was one of the best decisions we could have made! Our guests woke up wondering "when is Snapp Cubby open"?? Not only did it provide us with hours of raucous entertainment and fun, our guests received a memento to take home AND now we have a delightful guest book for our coffee table filled with joyous memories. I can't believe that we even vacillated for one second as to wether or not to have it. It was WELL worth the small investment!!! AND I cannot say enough about Eric And Shannon. They are the most talented, energetic, creative, fun and easy going photographers we could have ever imagined to take our photos for our event!!! Thank you McClure pictures for making our wedding weekend even more memorable then we could have possibly imagined!!!

Mahias and his lovely bride are awesome! Not only is Mahias available for me, he listens and knows…read moreexactly what I want (even if I don't speak computer language),he knows what I mean and gets right on it as we speak! Great photographer, I can't wait till he has a photo shoot at one of my upcoming events.

Dream Wedding in 5 days!!…read more Colleen and Eventful Wedding Planning helped us create our dream wedding in 5 days after canceling a large destination celebration due to a hurricane. We are so grateful that we met Colleen and were still able to have our dream celebration. I cannot imagine the work Colleen and her team can accomplish with more notice. Thank you to Colleen for making our celebration our dream wedding!

Colleen and her team are absolutely wonderful. My husband and I interviewed a handful of…read moreplanners/coordinators for our wedding, and we clicked with Colleen immediately over the phone. She's funny, straight-forward, kind, organized and creative. Colleen created a custom proposal for us that included both Design and Coordination. Throughout our planning process, she was readily available by email/phone/text. She helped us through all of our questions (there were many!) and was candid in her suggestions. She recommended vendors for us in every category and we couldn't have been happier with the selection! We truly had a rock star team of vendors. On our wedding day, things went off without a hitch. Colleen and her team had everything under control, including all decorations, and my husband and I didn't have to worry about a thing! She and her team had a well developed schedule and literally just told us where to go and when. It was SUCH a relief to not have to make ANY decisions on my wedding day. My husband and I had the most amazing day! I would recommend Colleen and her team 100 times over! Truly amazing!