Amari and Madelynn are the absolute best! Not just photographers but people as well. We had them…read moreshoot our engagement photos as well as our wedding and we couldn't be happier with them! They are super easy to work with, not pushy, and very relaxed. Amari is always looking for a photo with the best lighting in it while Madelynn is cracking jokes and taking candid ones while you are unaware. They do such a great job at capturing the intended photos and my personal favorite, the ones that you don't know are being taken. I cannot recommend them enough, they even stayed and danced a bit at the reception. Needless to say they were an absolute hit with us and with everyone at the wedding as well. Much love y'all! You da best!

Madelynn and Amari are THE BEST…read more We were recommended to them by another photographer and are so happy to have their warm spirit and presence during our special day. They are passionate about capturing the organic moments that make a wedding day truly memorable and they are DAMN good at it! Their body of work speaks for itself - they are true storytellers and experts in their craft. Our first meeting over dinner to discuss our vision for our wedding, love story and our lives was such a great conversation, we would have gone on for the rest of the night if it wasn't a school night. You know you're in good company when you're hanging out with the folks who've shot Rock the Bells :) The best part? They go above and beyond for their couples. We had a family member who was hospitalized on our wedding day and they drove us to the hospital so we could check on her in the ER. They roll with the punches and for that, we are so grateful. They became an integral part of our wedding family, complete with extra hairpins and holding onto an extra pair of shoes for the bride for our afterparty. Our guests were impressed by their professionalism, efficiency, and warmth and they even impressed my mother (who is HARD to impress). We cannot recommend Foot Candles enough!

We had the pleasure of working with Rebecca for our Covid quickie mini wedding in Santa Cruz this…read moresummer, July 2020. While Rebecca wasn't the original wedding photographer we hired, she was asked by our photographer to come shot our wedding due to last minute scheduling issues (no fault of Rebecca or our other photographer). While I can't speak to the hiring process or pricing with Rebecca, I can speak to her professionalism and beautiful photos. Rebecca was willing to drive down from Napa to Santa Cruz on short notice, showed up on time, was very easy to work with and put us at ease during our time shooting with her. Post wedding, Rebecca was communicative, kindly send us a preview of a few photos since she knew we were anxious to post them and delivered the final photos in a timely fashion. We were very pleased with our photos and our whole experience with Rebecca. I have no doubt that if you hire Rebecca, you will have a wonderful experience with her and will cherish the beautiful photos she's able to capture.

Rebecca was our wedding photographer and it was one of the best decisions we made! She is a very…read morewarm and kind person which made it easy for us to feel comfortable in front of the camera. Many people I spoke to said their biggest regret about their wedding was not choosing a better photographer. Well you can't go wrong with Rebecca! She was able to take some of the best moments of our lives and make them into a beautiful still version we can keep forever. We also had some "interesting" moments on our wedding day but she took it all in stride. :) Can't recommend her enough!

WOW! I hit the jackpot when I found Lori Makabe photography. There aren't enough great things I…read morecan say about her. She communicated well and was super prepared for the day of the event. She took amazing shots. She followed the shot list and she did a great job of making sure everyone stayed on schedule for pics. She herded all of us seamlessly. Lol. Her pictures were wonderful. She got great candids. If I had a complaint, it would be that Lori does not use Zelle, Venmo, cash, app, or any of those programs. And actually write her a check and send it in the mail... Like they did back when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth! . If you're considering a wedding photographer lip, no more Lori is reasonable experienced and did a fantastic job

Lori and Rich are the best photographers!! They are super friendly, very professional and super…read moreawesome!!! My husband and I couldn't have found better photographers. Lori is reasonable, easy and great to work with. They respond to email and calls fast. Our wedding photo album is so beautiful. I can't even put words how absolutely amazing how the pictures turned out! I had a perfect wedding and a perfect photographer! Thank you so much Lori!!! We are 101% satisfied!!! You get 6 stars out of 5!!

Kristin was one of the photographers for our daughter's wedding. Kristin took the ideas of everyone…read moreincluding the bride, and family to capture the most special moments. Kristin wedding photography skills were top notch! Our pictures are amazing and we received tons of edits and asked if we wanted any changes. We couldn't of been happier

She took photos of my daughter and her best friend and I think they turned out amazing! Beautiful…read morework.

MFI Creations is amazing, talented, dependable and wonderful to work with. They are very…read moreknowledgeable of where and how to take the best pictures and videos. We had hired Nitish as the photographer and videographer for our engagement party. His father took the pictures at the engagement and he did a wonderful job in capturing every moment as well as so many details of the party that go unnoticed sometimes. Its nice to be able to look back at the pictures and see the many details from that night. They provided high quality pictures with a wonderful video of our engagement. We also had a whole day photo session at the SF City Hall. He took some amazing picture of us and we had fun taking the pictures. He made us feel very comfortable; he was very professional, flexible and gave us variety of poses to take. He provided our pictures and video in couple of short weeks instead of several months like most video/photo production companies do. Since our event I've been recommending MFI Creations to everyone that is looking for a photographer and videographer! The experience and final product will exceed your expectation. We are so grateful that we had them for our engagement and can't wait to have them for our wedding too.

Being a videographer for a Pakistani/Indian wedding can drive you nuts: multiple events, venues,…read moretimings, and a bulk load of relatives to deal with, but Nitish managed incredibly! Our wedding happened fast and we were able to book Nitish for all three of our events (Thurs, Fri, & Sun), only 2 weeks before the wedding day! He was very professional, understood what we wanted, and was extremely responsive and flexible. He videographed our Maayu, Mehndi, and Rukhsati/Reception and was a pleasure to work with! He got along with my hubby and with my family (my dad reminds us often that he wants to work with Nitish again when it's time for my brother and sister's wedding). ;) Nitish is super-talented and has great connections. Nitish provided a photographer for us for all three events plus an extra day for a bride/groom family photo shoot at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. He also set up a DJ for our Mehndi and Reception. The DJ ROCKED, everyone was on the dance floor, from 2-year-old's to 65, it was amazing! Today marks our 1 year anniversary and till day, every guest I speak to regarding our wedding events mentions "your videographer was so nice/good/sweet/talented!" I have to say, we were extremely lucky to find Nitish as we didn't have to stress about searching for a photographer/DJ. We trusted Nitish for his word and went with it. Nitish is fast! We had asked for a short 3-5 minute video highlighting the wedding festivities, and he had it completed in a week and a half, even after asking him to make some minor changes/additions in the video! Our full length wedding video was with us within a month in Blu-ray and HD, and our album followed shortly. How often do couples get to say that?!! I don't follow the wedding photography industry closely, but I'm pretty sure the industry standard turn around time is around 3 months, and can be even longer depending on the season and bookings. Nitish's work is great, but I'm not going to waste any more time on that since you can just check out his work for yourself to see if you like his style. The things you wont notice from their website is how hard he works to get the right shot, from the best angle, with the most interesting compositions. And when he isn't doing posed shots, we hardly even noticed him. MY ONLY NITPICKS: The photographer was not the best, not even close. She did not have experience working a South Asian wedding before, so I can say our photographs could have been much better. She continuously ran into lighting issues and didn't take many pictures of our guests or portrait shots of my immediate family which I had asked for initially. But, Nitish did apologize for her work, and continued to edit and make our wedding album himself. Despite the not-so-perfect photographs, the wedding album itself came out great. He actually got us 2 albums, as my parents had asked for an album of their own. Nitish is a photographer himself as well, but we wanted him as our videographer so he wouldn't have been able to do both. :( ((And undoubtedly, we should have at least asked to see her work before agreeing)).. I also wanted to add that he gave us all of the digital images. They were all full resolution, and they had NO WATERMARK on them, so we ended up making our own personal scrapbook as well :) Overall, Nitish is over the top on what he does and his passion shows in his work! I would definitely recommend him for all your wedding photography and videography needs!

If there were a million stars I would give them to Casey!! She has blown us away by giving us the…read moreperfect wedding video. She captured all the big and small moments, put together an incredibly beautiful and high-quality video, and on the day of, we hardly noticed her and her crew. She was so sweet and awesome and her work speaks for itself. 100% nailed it, perfect!!!!!!!! Here's our video for reference! https://vimeo.com/200866790

We really enjoyed working with, and getting to know, Diane. Her easy-going personality, creativity,…read moreand ability to naturally capture the best moments from our wedding day are reflected in her photos. We highly recommend her, and suggest selecting her engagement photo package, as it provided some extra time to get to know her before the big day and lots of great shots that we could use for our wedding invitations. Diane exceeded our expectations, and was easily one of our favorite vendors for the day.

Diane captured our wedding day so beautifully that words cannot describe how happy I am with the…read morefinished product. She was absolutely lovely to work with. I felt very comfortable with her. She came with an additional photographer as well, which was really nice. She has an eye for artistic shots and is wonderful at capturing candids! While we were getting ready Diane stayed and took shots of the bridal party and her additional photographer took pictures of the groomsmen getting ready. I would recommend her to anyone who needed a wedding photographer. I felt the price was very fair and the turnaround for the photos was in the time frame she quited me. She was also very quick to fix and adjust a minor mishap with a few photos. She was punctual on the day as well. Her and Paulina made my wedding day complete by capturing those moments so wonderfully.

We started working with Joellen in the final stretch leading up to our wedding when communication…read morewith our venue started to break down. Out of the goodness of her heart, she stepped in, took on the final plans and details for our wedding, and made it even better than we could've hoped for. When working with Joellen, you're in the good hands of a professional who knows her stuff! She was extremely kind and communicative. She relieved us from a time that was quickly becoming stressful, allowing us to enjoy the time before, during, and after our wedding. We can't sing her praises enough!

We hired Joellen as our wedding florist and oh my, we were blown away by how beautiful everything…read morewas! I have high expectations in general and I had the highest expectation for the wedding arch. Joellen's arch went beyond my expectation -- It was full, exactly the colors we wanted, and it shaped so beautifully as we exchanged our vows -- I literally was crying looking at it! She was thoughtful and professional to my requests, and I really enjoyed the entire process with her. It's rare to find someone like her -- Joellen's work is art.