If I could give more than 5 stars, I would! We hired Bogdan to be our wedding photographer, and OH…read moreMY GOD AMAZING! First of all, what a great, nice guy! Great sense of humor, great at putting us at ease, and clearly passionate about his job and his work product above all else! He drove out and met us at our house at the beginning to meet us and to show us his portfolio, and we were immediately impressed. Just go to his website and check it out. His romantic, artistic photos are what hooked me, but he is also great at catching candid, genuine moments. We picked his middle-road package, which at the time cost $5900. It was by far the best value package we had found among all the wedding photographers we had interviewed. It included an engagement shoot, photobooth at the wedding, unlimited hours of wedding day coverage, 1 large custom designed wedding book for us, 2 smaller identical wedding books for our parents, a secondary photographer (important to catch as many moments as possible at the wedding), free album cover upgrade, a personal private online gallery to view images, full res digital negatives, all printing rights, and 4 large fine art prints. The value was just no contest when compared to other photographers in the area and at his caliber!
And I have to talk about what a difficult couple we were! We tried to schedule then canceled on him several times for our engagement shoot because I was so indecisive. Then when we finally met up for the shoot, my fiancee got food poisoning and we had to call it off again! By then it was too late to schedule another try. Bogdan was so so patient about it all, and instead of the engagement shoot, he came to our rehearsal dinner/tea ceremony and photographed that. That was so special for our family to remember.
Also, my husband and I have no idea how to take photos, and Bogdan was so great at offering suggestions on how to pose, what body parts to move in what way for the most flattering silhouette, and creative new images, all with good nature and a sense of humor, making us laugh and genuinely comfortable. My husband HATES taking photos, but even he loosened up!
He had to deal with our very demanding families that wanted to take excessive posed portraits after the ceremony, us running late almost the entire day, our girl-heavy uneven and untraditional wedding party, and my drunk cousin knocking one of his cameras on the floor. He took everything so patiently and with understanding.
Then, just 2 days after the wedding, he sent me 81 photo previews. 2 DAYS! He is incredible. I can't wait for the rest of the photos and the wedding book. I posted some of his previews here, which can already give an indication of his work quality. Thank you, Bogdan!