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    4.2 (146 reviews)
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    McKenna M.

    I have nothing but good things to say about Essence. Thank you so much to the manager Chris, photographer Peggy, videographer Jesse, and DJ James. The attention to detail and the passion you put into your work clearly speaks for itself. I will forever recommend this company and especially this team of talented individuals. Cody and I had an absolute blast with all of you!!!! Our wedding was an unforgettable experience. I wouldn't have changed a thing.

    I got married in July 2023, and the guys at Essence Formalwear were super easy to work with. I had 13 guys in my wedding party that needed tuxedos. Groomsmen, Ushers, Fathers and Grandfathers. I went with a classic tuxedo and vest, but was able to differentiate myself from my guys in different ways. That was nice because I stood out in a subtle way. Gerry was the guy I worked with and he was awesome. He responded right away to any questions from me and made the whole process easy. It was probably the easiest part of the whole wedding planning process. If you didn't want to go with a classic black tuxedo they had plenty of other options too that were just as nice. Hell, if you wanted to look like Bruce Buffer for your wedding day they could do that too. IF there were any problems he would take care of it, even on your wedding day. They have an emergency phone number in case anything were to happen. I didn't need to use it but it was reassuring knowing that was the case.

    We could not have been happier with Essence! We picked Nora as our photographer as it seemed like she was great at using natural lighting and did a good job with capturing photos that weren't posed. We were not disappointed! Nora made the process as easy as humanly possible and very comfortable. She was able to read us easily and could tell when the group was getting restless and even could tell if I wanted certain photos without me saying. Nora was the only photographer but managed to capture all the photos we could have hoped for. The ceremony photos were beautiful but the reception photos perfectly captured the night. The quality of the photos when we got them was spectacular. Additionally, the entirety of the photos were sent to us within just over 4 weeks despite the fact that they had 8 weeks. Lastly, we booked the DJ through essence as well (spinning' discs) and Nora and the dj worked together great which made it that much easier. If you're considering essence, do it - you will not regret!

    May 2021 bride here. I don't remember how is stumbled upon Essence but I'm sure glad I did. Being a one stop shop for photography, videography, picture booth, and even the men's suits was a blessing. They also offer a dj service but our venue had a dj, otherwise I would've booked that too. I had no idea where to start when it came to wedding planning. This made it insanely easy to book everything and coordinate the day off. My husband raves about the formalwear service. He loved how simple the process was. And for less than what most rentals cost, the groomsmen were able to even keep their suits! Gerry, who handles the formalwear, went above and beyond. Our wedding was still in the mix of covid related back orders and shipping delays. Our suits were delayed in transit days before our wedding. Gerry tracked down the packages and drove to intercept them at a warehouse. Amazing customer service. Our pictures are something I will cherish forever. They were better than i imaged. Essi Ala-Kokko was a photographer and he was so easy to work with. He knew how to position us for the formal pictures and was able to get communicate effectively. Lastly, I had concerns with our wedding video. After discussing these concerns with Chris, general manager of Orland location, Chris did everything in his power to make me happy. We decided on a song change and a re-edit because the song I chose just made the video boring. Peggy, wedding director, also went above and beyond. She was he one who approved to re-edit the video and she stayed on top of the editing team. Side note: I didn't reach out about my concerns until well over a year after my wedding and they still did everything they could to help me. I am incredibly please with the final product and am so happy to have been able to work with such an awesome team. They truly care about their clients.

    Edgar R.

    We had our wedding on July 1st 2022. Three months prior to our wedding we were able to find out about Essence Photo & Video and we're extremely grateful we did! We can't imagine having hired anyone else to excel our experience and expectations on first timer bride and groom. We went into this experience with ideas in our heads but working with Chris and Gerry, they gave us their utmost honest professional opinion and guided us toward our dream wedding. Their professionalism and care towards the bride and groom is amazing and they go above and beyond what you would imagine. Our photographer Essi was extremely courteous towards what we wanted and what she knew would become beautiful and natural photos to show our most natural flow of love. We had the full experience with Essence Photo & Video and we're so glad we did. Our day was wholesome and it was an experience we will never forget and with a business, or family, like Essence, everything just fell into place. We thank you to everyone in this business. Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez.

    Jacob & Amber at the wedding photo shoot at the waterfall in Worth.. So beautiful
    Jennifer M.

    My son & his beautiful bride was married on 02/13/2021, I couldn't have asked for a better company then Essence Photography to take the photos. Gabe & Elle the photographer's did an amazing job. Peggy who is the photographer manager helped me out in so many ways to make this day as special as it was already. I am so blessed that I was able to book them and have such an amazing company to have your wedding photos taken by.. TOTALLY RECOMMEND THEM for your wedding

    B Jannett E.

    We got married on 2-22-2020 and found out about Essence Photo & Video at a bridal expo. There were other photo/video/photobooth vendors there but Essence's booth was very inviting so we decided to stop by. We met Chris and he happily introduced us to their services and showed us their samples and portfolio. We were impressed and proceeded to schedule an appointment to discuss in depth what we wanted for our wedding. At the consultation, Chris was very informative and helpful. He made suggestions based on our wants and needs. For everything we wanted, Chris managed to give us the best deal for photo, video and photobooth. We ended up saving over $2000 by bundling all services versus hiring 3 different companies to do each service. The other companies we spoke to at the expo were charging so much for mediocre work! The communication between us and Essence was wonderful. Throughout the planning process, Kathy and Erik were always prompt with answering all my questions. They helped me with the wedding day timeline to make sure that we stayed focus on all the shots we wanted done at the wedding. We were given several choices for our main photographers and we chose Gabe. We had Patrick as our videographer and Tommy as our 2nd photographer. Both Gabe and Patrick reached out to us about a week before the wedding to discuss timeline and asked what we wanted included in the shots/poses. Gabe, Patrick and Tommy were very professional, friendly and fun. We loved the guys' personalities and they all made us comfortable and it showed in our photos and videos. I've seen pictures where smiles and poses were just so awkward-looking and I think that it has a lot to do with the wedding party not being comfortable with the photo/videographers. We also enjoyed the photo booth. They have an open booth concept so more people could fit and they had a touch screen camera so we and our guests had a lot of fun with that! They also provided really fun props and we enjoyed looking through all of the photobooth pictures the day after the wedding because the attendant left us a USB with all of the photos taken at the booth. A couple of weeks after our wedding the pandemic started and everything shut down. We were afraid that we would not get our pictures and video for a while because of the lockdown and offices being closed but to our surprise we received an email that our proofs were ready almost 2 weeks early and the video not long after that. The pictures and the video were so wonderful! The shots that both photographers took were great and the video captured things that we didn't see at the wedding. There were some people and portions of the wedding that were important to us that weren't included in the edited version of the video (we completely understand why they weren't included since the editor wasn't at the wedding). I reached out and Chris was so helpful and courteous by getting us in touch with Peggy who handles the designs/editing part of the process. They both quickly made sure that our concerns were addressed and went above and beyond to make sure that our issue was resolved. It was nice to look back and relive our wedding. We are so happy that we went with Essence to capture the most amazing day of our lives. Can't thank you guys enough for being "our eyes" at the wedding and allowing us to experience our wedding day all over again.

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    Great service and beautiful Tuxedos! Gerry Avi and Chris Sigl are the best!! I highly recommend.

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