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    Eivan's Photo Inc

    2.2 (370 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Part of the document you're forced to sign to get your video. Note they'll sue you for $500 per day per post if you leave negative reviews - A detailed legal document titled 'Settlement Agreement and General Release' from Eivan's Photography & Video, outlining terms for review removal, damages, and legal provisions.
    Shawn H.

    One of the most unethical companies I have ever had the misfortune of encountering. I pray others read this and learn from my experience. Everything seemed ok when we signed, but received rude reply to email asking if they could get a meal choice from videographer (we weren't allowed to know who they were sending until after meal counts were due). Videographer seemed great on day of, but later was told there's several events he chose not to film even though we paid for 8 hours of him filming - Sam from Customer Service stated he only films if there's something important that he sees (in our case, half a groom's speech, friends joining in a special dance, and parents' grand exits from venue were all deemed to be unimportant enough to capture). The big problems though come when the editing team gets their hands on your film. The contract you sign gives you 2 edits - you're going to need at least 3. Video 1 is extremely rushed (ours had echoes, speakers cut off mid-sentence, etc). Our 2nd edit focused on guests' rear ends. They feel that's acceptable to send, I highly disagree. Edit #3 was ok minus a song skip Sam wanted to fix. My husband and I approved #4 and here's where it gets interesting. You can't receive your video unless you sign a SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE IN FULL OF ALL CLAIMS AND RIGHTS that says you can't leave a bad review, can't report them to the Better Business Bureau, can't have anyone else leave negative reviews or they're suing you for $500 a day that each post is up. They spend more time threatening customers than doing the job they were hired for correctly. What really bothered me though was I asked for a timeframe of when I'd get my video and they had told me I'd have it within a week - only to miss that by a few weeks, during which time my grandmother passed away, unable to see the video. This company engages in predatory business practices, preying on couples and forcing you to sign legal documents that silence you in order to receive anything good from them. When you refuse, they edit again to give you absolute crap and close your file. Don't worry - they have a fee you can pay to open it again for another edit ... If you want to pay even more to them.

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    The photographer and videographer were very pleasant to work with and took care of all the major details for the big day.

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