I had also gotten the package that allows Classic to complete my videos and that I would have a…read morefree photo album. On the website, it advises that the customer will have a say in how both of these are completed. While the quality of the photos are great, the way the wedding album was completed was not to my taste. The layout of the photo's were jumbled and they were in a strange order to me. Altho classic has an editing tool, it only allows me to re-size the photos , where I would rather delete them, select my own, and create my own layout. It's not intuitive nor easy to do. And, it has stopped me from ordering the album for myself and for my parents, because I really dislike how it is.
Also, my highlight reel, full length, video, were done to a high quality. But my issue is with the music. It was done in a style that does not match my fiance and my tastes. And good music has defined a large portion of our relationship as well as was a major highlight for our wedding. Classic advised on the website that you could have a say in the music but I was never asked, prior to the video being completed. The music reminds me of a commercial jingle. And while three songs were blended together well, my fiancé and I prefer music that matches Neo Soul (Ex: Chrisette Michelle), Classic R&B (Ex: Brian Mcknight) , and Caribbean Soca (Ex: Kes and the band) as my family is from Trinidad & Tobago.
When I reached out to classic, they did provide me with the site they get their music from. However, the majority of the music seems to be a fit for one demographic and is not very diverse. The few songs that are R&B and recognizable are old and still did not seem like a good fit. Also, you have to pay an additional amount of money to select certain songs as well.
While I love the videos themselves, the music has made me hesitant to share it with family and friends because it does not fit my fiancé and I's personality at all. While I have been highly satisfied by the vendors and most of Classic's other's services. But in these areas where I thought there would be more selections and where I would be allowed to have more of a choice, things have fallen short of my expectations. I may have paid someone more to get what I wanted, had I known this. It has added extra work, and stress to me that I was hoping I would not have had to do, especially after doing so much work to plan my wedding. I may be creating my own album through another vendor, but that will be an additional costs and perhaps not as high of a quality as the one I have from Classic. I'm not sure what other resolution I can find for the music on our videos, that would not cost and arm and a leg to have someone else resolve as well.