I had a really great experience here.
I waited until I had my photo review to do my review here to ensure I could give the full experience.
I had an ad pop up on my Instagram for the free 8x10 photo and I thought it sounded super cool. I applied for an invite and received one. I paid the $25 sitting fee, and made my appointment. I chose this location as it's close to where I live.
My photographer was Mala and she helped me from start to finish. She was incredibly friendly and since I went alone, she took photos of me in their lobby which are the photos I posted. She made me feel very welcome and comfortable doing this experience as an adult as a lot of people do it for their children.
She asked me which color dress I wanted from the three they had. I believe the choices were blue, purple and pink. I chose pink. They only have one fitting room so it truly is a personalized experience.
She had me do many poses for my photo shoot and made sure I was comfortable and she was very complimentary.
When I was done, she scheduled my zoom meeting to review my photos for two weeks out. (Today) I was nervous after reading the reviews so I went into it with a firm decision of what I wanted, which was my free 8x10 photo.
He had me go through my photos and say Pass, Maybe or Yes and I made sure if I liked a photo I said MAYBE, and not yes as I didn't want to be committed to a purchase by saying yes. I suggest doing that as I don't know what saying yes means. I see reviews saying you can't go back to photos. Everything I said maybe to was on the screen to the end for me to review.
The gentleman that led the zoom was very nice and was not pushy at all. He asked if I was familiar with the book, and I said I was but for me that was more appropriate for children. He asked if I had children or grandchildren and I stated I do not. He said it would be a great keepsake if I did but he understood. He went over a few options of packages on the photos I said "maybe" to. Again, I feel it's important to say maybe and not yes.
I decided to only go with my free 8x10 and he said no problem, confirmed my address and said expect my photo in 6-8 weeks. No attitude, not pushy, he was very pleasant.
Please do your due diligence and you will have a great experience. I hope my review helps with that. Be honest and open with your children. Maybe don't include them on the zoom meeting so their hopes and dreams aren't crushed when you don't spend thousands of dollars on everything. Unless that is your plan going into it. Keep it real and you'll have a good experience here like I did!
I also tipped the photographer in the lobby when I checked out $20 so my total expense for this experience was $45 and it was well worth it. read more