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5.0 (33 reviews)
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Josh S.

I've worked with Joey and April both personally and professionally. My wife and I hired them to photograph our wedding, and our business has used their services for product photography. Each time their photos have exceeded our expectations (just checkout my uploads of their work). Since meeting them, we have always loved their photography, and knew we couldn't have anyone else shoot our wedding. We literally called them first before setting a date for our local wedding. No, really. They are an awesome husband and wife team with an amazing energy. Not only are they wonderful, positive people, they have a whimsical creative streak that can make any event fun, or at least less stressful! I'm actually jealous that people pay them to fly around the country, to rad destinations, to take pictures! Don't tell them I said that. ;) Before our wedding, they both came to checkout the venue. They asked us a ton of questions about how the day's events were to unfold, if there was any event or thing or person that we specifically wanted to be photographed. They asked about the style and theme to make sure they captured it well. Afterwards they gave us a written quote of the different packages and services they could provide. On the day of, they were there early to take pictures of all the pre-ceremony chaos. Then, throughout the night, they did a wonderful job of capturing the spirit of the entire event. If this sounds over the top, its because they were.

THE photo :)
Lindsay D.

We were incredibly fortunate to have found Joey and April as photographers for our wedding. We found that so many vendors offer limited choices and constant pressure to fit into a package of what is best for them and not best for you. Joey and April were an absolute joy to do business with, because they made it very clear their focus is on us and how we would like our wedding to be shot and every other details, not matter how small. They treated us like family and were a constant warm and joyful presence during the entire process. Joey and April worked to ensure the package of products and services was exactly what we were looking for. We are incredibly thankful for that, however the photos they shot surpassed all of our expectations. We had several trial shoots with other vendors and they simply were not even close to the quality of shots from Half Full. They worked several locations, scenes, poses, and captured the light and sentiment of each photo perfectly. We are incredibly thankful for their work. I will close with one of our favorite moments from the wedding. We had just finished the ceremony and were taking our newly married pictures. We were at an outdoor location right behind the altar where we were married. My husband was holding me close and kissing my cheek. Joey caught that moment with the perfect amount of sunlight that made the shot look stunning. He checked the shot on his camera and said "oh wow, you guys have to come see this". We were all instantly in love with it and knew it was 'the photo' of the wedding. We have a black and white enlargement on our wall and we will cherish that moment forever. Joey and April made that moment possible, and we are forever grateful. Please choose Half Full for your next wedding, they will exceed all of your expectations.

Shannon B.

I really can't say enough about our wonderful experience with April and Joey. My (now) husband and I had a short engagement and wanted something very, very small and quiet. The one thing we were willing to "splurge" on was the photography. I started calling around and asking for a la carte pricing, knowing that we only wanted 1-2 hours of coverage. Another photographer actually referred me to April and Joey, and after calling many photographers, we decided that April and Joey were right for us. Our wedding was planned to take place on March 1, 2014 - the same weekend as Storm Watch 2014 (oh San Diego weather people, the dramatics...). Our wedding was planned for Sunset Cliffs and with rain and wind, we started looking for other locations to hold the ceremony. I texted Joey several times, just giving him a heads up that we would give him a firm location for the ceremony the day of - he was SO relaxed with our approach. The day of, the weather broke enough and we decided to go to the Cliffs - I let Joey know and we planned to meet at the originally scheduled time. As we were headed to the cliffs for the ceremony, someone fell off the cliff (don't worry, no one with us and I believe the person was unharmed) at the exact location where we had planned to get married. I let Joey know and he and April just texted back an address and told us they found another place for us. Our photographers found the spot for us to get married! Our wedding was very short and we did family shots afterward. Joey and April did a great job of herding cats, I mean family, into the place and made sure everything was streamline. We then did private pictures on the pier. We felt the entire time like we could be ourselves. After getting our pictures back, we could not have been more pleased with the results. They were simple and beautiful. Not to mention, the box they came in was adorable. All in all, Joey and April take amazing pictures, are professional, and a joy to work with. Furthermore, they're just really nice and genuine people.

A shot of my husband and I on our wedding day, taken by Half Full Photography
Annie T.

Joey and April shot both my engagement session and my wedding, and they were an absolute blast to work with! I wanted a bit of a nontraditional photographer for our wedding since we were doing some untraditional things, like taking our wedding party on an after-ceremony trip to the beach bar where my husband and I met. J&A were super excited about the concept, and they even came up with an awesome on the spot photo shoot outside the bar that gave us some of our favorite shots of the day. April even jumped in to communicate with our bus driver and make sure we were still rolling on schedule. After all was done and we had viewed our beautiful pictures online, I anxiously awaited our photos on a hard drive so that I could order pictures. Unbeknownst to me, the mail room at our building had been compromised, and the package containing our photos was stolen! I sent Joey a text expressing how upset I was, and then next day he hand delivered a new hard drive and thank you note. From beginning to end, they are just so wonderful- and so much fun!- to work with.

Engagement Photo - caught red handed sneaking another sip. :)
Jenna L.

I'm not really sure how to start this review because I can't even begin to explain how much these people mean to my husband and I. After getting engaged, we began to tackle our vendor needs and the first one we set out for was our photographer. We began to fall in love with Joey and April immediately upon visiting Half Full's website when we read their opening message - "Marriage is so flipping rad! Welcome to the club!" From our first meeting with Joey and April we were sold. They are two of the most genuine, caring and seriously fun people we have ever met and they will forever be a part of our lives. They made our engagement session and wedding day more than a blast, and totally flipping rad! Aside from Joey and April being so much fun, they're also AMAZING photographers. They let us set the scene for our engagement session and really be ourselves with milk shakes, balloons, bikes, and our El Camino! :) Seeing the first proofs of our engagement photos was unreal. To be able to see the love we have fully displayed in a photo was pure magic. And as if we thought those photos were unreal, the wedding day photos were absolutely beyond. We trusted them with concepts and ideas and it paid off. They can see things that we just can't and they truly make MAGIC. Your wedding photogs are with you EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. Joey and April will deliver unreal shots of your amazing day AND bring so much fun along. 2 words - BOOK. THEM.

Genna & Lenny - CHEERS!

If you are looking for a wedding photographer...look no more! SERIOUSLY! Half Full Photography is made up of one amazing couple, Joey & April, who genuinely care about their clients and concentrate on their needs and wants. The first meeting with Joey & April...we were sold! One of the comments that stuck out to us most is they reassured us they would stay as long as they needed to capture the best photos. Another words...they truly care. They came through with everything they promised and more. Our wedding was a destination wedding for most people so we decided to get married at The Dana on Mission Bay. It was a great location for all our guests. My husband and I had our dinner rehearsal on a Thursday and we were getting ready to leave the hotel, looked up, and there was Joey. He let us know he was just "scoping out the scene for Saturday." Again...they truly care. Wedding day. We had a blast. Every one of our guests commented on how great our photographers were! We warned them that we may have a rowdy crowd. It was nothing for them. Everyone was laughing and having a blast and the photos showed that! The only thing I think I can say I regret...is not listening to Joey & April when they suggested doing pre-wedding photos of my husband and I. PLEASE...if you are bride and reading this...consider it! It will give you more time to have relaxed photos and you will LOVE them later. I was all about having the "moment" and well yes, it was amazing...I still look back and wish I did photo before I walked down the isle. Overall, the photography is awesome...Joey & April...well they could have been guests at our wedding :) We were so happy to have chosen them!

Lauren B.

This review is long overdue (our first wedding anniversary is next month...yikes)! My husband and I can't say enough good things about April and Joey. They are the epitome of professionalism, and at the same time made us feel like their dear friends. We had our engagement session with Joey, and had such a blast with him! He's a goofball and immediately put us both at ease which was fabulous! We spent the entire afternoon and evening strolling around, taking pictures, and laughing a ton. Cut to our wedding day 9 months later, and this time we got to meet April as well. As the bride, I had the pleasure of spending time with her all morning as she photographed the bridesmaids and me getting ready. Like Joey, she has the uncanny ability to make you feel more comfortable in front of her lens. Our wedding was in January, which meant we didn't have a lot of daylight to work with after the ceremony, but April and Joey worked incredibly well with our videographers and everything seemed to flow seamlessly (at the very least it was completely stress-free for my husband and me)! I will never be able to thank them enough for their calming presence that day. Our pictures turned out perfectly, and a year later our guests are still raving about how fun, professional and talented our photographers were. We were beyond thrilled with them, and would recommend them to absolutely anyone and everyone. Consider this me shouting it from the rooftops! April and Joey need to be your wedding photographers...you will thank yourself for years to come!!

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Amber S.

Joey and April are AWESOME! We have gotten to know them over the past 2 years, first working with them for our engagement photos in 2014. My husband is in the military and we were moved to Texas at the beginning of our engagement which made planning the wedding a little difficult. Joey and April were able to work with our crazy schedules, and fit us in whenever we had time to come home to Southern California. Right off the bat, from our initial meeting with them, we felt comfortable. They invited us into their home, just weeks after having a newborn, and it felt like we had been friends for a long time. They answered all of our questions, ran through their photography style, and explained just how our wedding day would go. They constantly communicated with us over the next year about scheduling, the process, and everything in between. On the day of our wedding, Joey and April were there on time, ready to go, and helped ease us through it all. Having your photos taken can be kind of an awkward experience at times, especially when you are kissing and canoodling for those cutesy couples photos - but the entire time, we felt completely comfortable and at ease. They were efficient and professional - we couldn't ask for anything more! We would absolutely recommend them to anyone! Seriously, hire them. Like now. :)

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