Mark was a great photographer. He took care of every detail to ensure our wedding was recorded…read morebeautifully through his photos. From the pre-wedding meetings to make sure he knew exactly what we wanted to his tireless efforts on the actual day to make sure every detail was captured, he was personable and professional. Our wedding was a small, family affair, but he provided us with the same quality and service he would give for a larger event. We highly recommend him for any of your photography needs.

I can't thank Mark enough for his hard work and excellent communication! Throughout the entire…read moreprocess he was professional, helpful, easy to work with, and helped us feel comfortable in front of the camera. Mark captured the emotion behind the happiest, most beautiful day of my life. I just loved the candid shots of the children playing and my friends and family having fun. Looking through the gallery brought me back to the events and the feelings that unfolded while I was busy throughout the day. Mark worked right off my shot list, but there were so many shots that were amazing and creative surprises and we were just thrilled! Every detail of my day was so carefully captured by Mark, who has helped preserve precious memories that will last a lifetime.

When you're looking for a wedding photographer, you must hire Michael Paul Photographers. You won't…read morebe disappointed! We spent quite a bit of time researching photographers online, and when we found Michael we fell in love with his style. We sent him an email to set up a consultation, and he was quick to respond. Knowing Michael only shoots a select amount of weddings a year, we were thrilled he agreed to meet with us. And once we met, we fell in love with his personality and his samples. His coffee table book-style albums are made in Italy. Ours was bound in a gorgeous black leather cover and came in an exquisite wooden box. He also has a unique digital tool that helps you create the album of your dreams together, and we received a USB flash drive in the mail with all of the images as well. Michael and his assistant Jim made us feel so comfortable on the wedding day, from the "getting ready" images to the ceremony to the reception. They also snapped images of us outside the reception venue in the snow for some incredible winter photos on what was the coldest day of the year (in December 2017). It only took a few minutes as the sun was setting, and they got what would become some of our favorite shots of the entire day. That said, being so late with this review is NOT a reflection of their services. I'm just a procrastinator. Michael also knew we wanted more candid photos, so while we still had typical posed photos there were also plenty of candid shots of our guests and us. We couldn't have asked for a better photographer! One a wonderful side note, we mentioned in passing that we wanted to hire a day-of wedding coordinator, and Michael had a fantastic recommendation for us. Michael Paul Photographers: absolutely worth the investment!

Ese was our photographer for our big day, and he was wonderful! He was very creative, and had…read morenumerous suggestions for where we could take beautiful outdoor shots (we chose the Japanese Gardens in Geneva, IL which were incredibly beautiful). He set up a beautiful and emotional first look for us there as well. I loved that he personalized my package for what I was looking for (I had a breakfast in the morning I was hoping he could photograph- and he said no problem), and that he got all of the big moments in our day- from getting ready until the very end- he literally traveled around with us all day. My favorite part was that we walked from the church to the reception hall and he had someone in my family move his car over so he could walk with us and photograph our private moments together. Ese is friendly and fun, and my bridal party enjoyed him throughout the entire day. He definitely shoots in the photo journalistic style, so there will not be a lot of time spent on "group shots" unless you specifically ask. Ese is a bit pricey, but his price included the day- I never felt like he was going to say, "your eight hours are up, I'm leaving even though there are still big things to happen" which is different than many photographers I've seen at events. Photographer is one of the most important wedding day decisions and I was so pleased with our choice. Definitely check out his site- you will not be disappointed.

Esenam is legendary! My husband and I both enjoyed working with him during our engagement shoot. He…read morewas pleasant, passionate, friendly, professional and very easy to work with. Jonathan & I were planning our wedding from out of state, and Esenam was very timely and worked with our BUSY schedule (we're both residents). My husband and I met with Esenam and his family for lunch to talk about the wedding/contract. Everyone loved our engagement pictures and we can't wait to see the finished wedding pictures. Esenam has an artistic eye and beautifully captures each moment. Picking Esenam to capture the memories of our wedding day is probably one of the best decisions we made. I would highly recommend Esenam to anyone who wants BEAUTIFUL wedding pictures. You will not be disappointed. Thank you Esenam!

I use this company for photography and they were fabulous. They were professional. They were nice…read morethey were priced properly. I couldn't have asked for anything better. They created our family with respect and what are wishes regarding each and every picture the final product was absolutely timeless and we could've asked for anything more. Jim and Company was absolutely perfect.

If you want AWESOME photos do business with City 2 City Productions!!!!…read more Jim, is truly a gem!!!! He is a joy to work with and his love and enthusiasm for photography is so refreshing. We truly could not have found a better photographer. "Thank you" seems hardly enough to say for ALL Jim did to make our daughter's pre-prom gathering sweet, spectacular and memorable. His flexibility, generosity, kindness, smiles, and support without hesitation were all noticed and appreciated. We can not thank him enough for making the prom couples, family, and friends feel so at ease with taking pictures, everyone was so relaxed. The photos he took were just GORGEOUS!!!! So many wonderful moments and they were ALL captured by Jim's AMAZING photograpy!!!! We would recommend him in a HEARTBEAT!!!!

Having e2photography capture our wedding moments was the best experience! Steven Seeling is…read moreextremely organized. He puts a huge amount of thought and care before, during and after the wedding to ensure everything is done exactly how you want. The day of the wedding, our photographer was so fun! He helped us calm our nerves and took amazing photos. After a wedding, all you have left is the memories and the pictures and our pictures are fantastic! We are so pleased that we trusted this company to help us remember every moment of our wedding! They are so superb, all of my family has commented on how beautiful, professional, unique and timeless our pictures are. We feel so lucky to have worked with e2photography! Thanks! Steven did our engagement and wedding. Our pictures are beyond wonderful. We couldn't have asked for more! I really suggest them :)

My husband and I found E2/Steve on Craigslist after looking for a local photographer to take some…read moreengagement photos of us. Most of the other photographers I found were using silly photoshop filters or taking pictures at an angle to make the photos look creative, which I think is really cheesy. But what stuck out for me in Steve's sample photos were that all the images were so sharp and looked naturally beautiful. Before I met Steve, I had worked with several other local photographers and I can say Steve was by FAR the best to work with. He pays a lot of attention to the details in the photo like the sourroundings, positioning and lighting. His photos are beautiful, plus his prices blow the competition out of the water! The best park is he even gives you ALL the photos on a CD when your done. He offered to touch up 10 photos for free, but we didn't even think they needed touching up because they came out so well. Thanks Steve!

What an Incredible find!!! I could not have asked for a better photographer for our wedding! We…read moregot our photos and we gasped .They're brilliant! He is extremely talented. We had the pleasure of working with Paul Connolley to take our engagement photos, the reason I went to him is because his portfolio looked absolutely stunning Paul is fun-loving, enthusiastic, patient, and most importantly a great photographer that has a talent to capture the emotions of the wedding. Paul's enthusiasm on our wedding day was real and his love of photography could be shown through his work. I keep saying he was the shining star of our night. We can't stop looking at our photos and have gotten so many wonderful compliments from our friends and family (my mother cries every time she looks at them). Every one raves about how "they should be in a magazine. One of my photographer friends called him "the candid shot master"". We are so happy Paul was our photographer his photo-journalistic style is just what we were looking for "our wedding pictures are a work of art" Paul has the creativity that anyone could ask for, but he also brings a lot of other things to the table. He's super friendly, had great and useful tips throughout our wedding day, and kept everything upbeat and on schedule. :) I wouldn't have trusted anyone else! We absolutely loved working with him and Jenna Shattuck his partner; Jenna was so cool and delivered incredible pictures of my husband and his entourage getting ready and waiting for the wedding to start. She captured with great ease the moments leading to our wedding, the anticipation and nervous vive as well as laughter and guy time they shared. I also loved that within weeks of my wedding, I could see all my photos online, and my friends and family could view them and easily order any print they wanted. I strongly recommend Paul David Photography as a wonderful combination of quality photography and professional considerate charm. He has an amazing ability to not only capture the details of our wedding day, but more importantly, the people and the emotions everyone is experiencing in the moment. We cant recommend him highly enough.

I hired Timothy Whaley and Assoc. for my wedding photographers and with the package we received an…read morein-studio engagement session. It was horrible. I've talked to TWA about it but none-the-less I was beyond dissapointed. So, I decided to call Seth for some shots in front of my most beloved city skyline. He met us at Buckingham Fountain and took about 50 or so shots that all turned out great. I had my edited and unedited negatives online in about a week. Seth's a great photographer and is so easy and fun to work with. I highly recommend him as a photographer. He's very talented....

Our photographer was an associate of Alex. Multiple times throughout the reception, he was…read moremissing/gone somewhere. We had to seek him out to be sure we got shots of some of the more important events that I wanted recorded. He sat and talked with one of my guests for at least an hour and we ended up with basically no reception shots not centered on the bridal party (which we did specifically ask for--it was a small party and it was low key, so it's not like it would have been that hard to shoot my friends and family members for an hour--especially if all he was doing was chatting and sitting around in our one-room reception hall). He also brought his son as an assistant who was not appropriately dressed and wore dark sunglasses during the indoor event. Getting in touch with Alex/the company afterwards is usually pretty hard. They take forever to get back to you either by phone or by email with helpful answers to your questions. It took a long time to get our proofs before we could even order our album, which then took quite a few months to be finished. Whether it's right or wrong, I felt like because I wasn't spending tons of money, my concerns were not as important and that they were gonna get to me when they got to me. The price is pretty typical for wedding photographers-- high. We expected that going in but were still stupidly surprised by all the costs. Also, Alex told us at an expo that he usually just throws in the disc after the event, but I guess we didn't buy enough of the really expensive individual prints for that to happen. To be fair, though, we did get the proofs in some really nice binders and a nice bag so we DO have the memories in some fashion--even if we can't reproduce them. All in all, a bit of a headache and a little irritating. But the album we received and the pics that WERE taken were beautifully done.

I waited several years before I wrote this review because I wanted to make sure that I had an…read moreopportunity to work with other photographers for the purpose of comparison. I hired Alex to take my wedding pictures in winter of 2008. He arrived with only one assistant, a teenage boy. The wedding was inside the Ida B Noyes Hall of the University of Chicago in the middle of winter, ample opportunity to capture the majesty of the architecture. This, however, wasn't the case. The pictures were simply awful; stiff, banal, and utterly lacking in creativity. It looked like we were posing for formal prom pictures, rather than wedding photos. In many of the bridal pictures Alex had me stand in front of a wall sconce...consequently, there is a glaring light bulb in the background. The number of photos was limited, probably because the assistant was a teenager, and the very best photograph (the one blown up and framed on our wall), was taken by a girlfriend. When it came time to order the prints, Alex would not relinquish the digital images. Are you kidding?!? I have had the opportunity to work with many photographers who take delicate, natural pictures and who always ALWAYS provided me with the digital files. All in all, barely passable. Barely.