Call them right now! I know you're thinking about it or you wouldn't be on Yelp reading reviews. I checked out a dozen photographers for my wedding and I will say, they were not bad at all. Pretty pictures, nice people; however, there is something incredibly special and mesmerizing about Yasmine and Deshun's photos.
They individually have an incredible eye for detail and you put these two together and my goodness: you, your event, your guests will look like you stepped out of a magazine. The range of photos and shots I have from my wedding still blow my mind when I look at them years later. Every person who sees them comments and asks about who took them. I mean, it's easy to take a nice photo, it's much more difficult to take hundreds that all are unique and special in their own way. They made a quaint church look like a cathedral, a modest bride and groom look like fashion models and a our own home (the reception location) look like a grand garden. Amazement isn't the word.
These two know how to make you look exactly how you tell them you want to look. Yasmine made a point to call me before my event to discuss exactly what I wanted, and she came to my event in tow with notes that she reviewed to ensure every shot I wanted was executed. Deshun will go to any means to get a great shot! Often I would turn around I would find him crouched on the dirty floor taking pictures from these incredible angles--no easy feat for a very tall man. The results were the most interesting perspective and figure flattering images.
Yasmine has such an eye for fashion and is so easy and efficient to work with. I have been in many weddings and have had experience with a lot of professional photographers and I am telling you: what these two can do with 6 hours is what most photographers take 12 hours to do, plus, the shots end up looking all the same!
My concern was primarily the time. I did not feel like they would be there long enough to capture everything I wanted because it's so easy to fall into the trap of getting someone to come for a marathon 12 hour day, but I expressed my concerns to Yasmine and she assured me that every shot what we wanted could be executed in the time frame I was able to pay. Honestly, the lady saved us money and could have easily had me book for more time.
What impressed me most was the fact that AFTER we got all our photos, she still wanted to make sure I was happy with them. She went above and beyond with the editing to ensure I liked every single photo of the over 600 we got from a 6 hour event. As we were leaving the church, Yasmine ran after us and asked us to quickly take some photos (it took 10 minutes to take them) because Deshun saw an area he wanted to photograph us in and had a "vision". I will be honest, I didn't know what the heck he was referring to, but I was game. We could not believe what we saw when we viewed the photos because no one had ever seen that perspective or angle of the church we have been going to for 15 years; moreover, I have never seen any photos from previous weddings (been in a lot at that very church) like that. This boils down to the reason you must hire these people: their perspective and eye for photography is a GIFT.
You can find a lot of people who can take pretty pictures of you, but you can't find a team who can see what these two are able to see: that unique perspective requires more than just experience, it requires this innate ability to look at something plainly there, but see something more out of it.
They not only have that priceless vision, but the technical skills to execute them. You cannot pay for that. Don't skimp on photos of your special event. These two can make four walls look like four totally different landscapes. You will look back at them and see things you didn't see the day of your event.
They are also the most incredible people you will meet: kind, funny and so easy going, and keep that in mind as they will be interacting WITH YOU and YOUR GUESTS the day of your event. All our guests just adored them both, and you will too!
If anything, call and book a consultation to get a free coffee house worthy drink at their studio! From the minute you meet these two, you will fall in love not only with their work, but them as individuals and a team. You will have this gut feeling that you can trust them immediately--go with that feeling, and make them part of your special day. You'll look back and be thankful you did! read more