From the moment we had our first meeting with Liz on a very cold night in January, we knew that…read morethere was no one else out there we'd rather have photographing our 12-13-14 wedding. In fact, she ended up being the first vendor we booked, even before we had our venue picked. We knew wherever we ended up, we could trust Liz to capture it perfectly. And she did! Liz gave us pictures that took my breath away and everyone who has seen them has remarked on what an amazing job she did. She and her assistant were able to capture every single emotion and moment we went through that day and presented them beautifully. She is also not a photographer who relies on the current photographic fads (you know, the instagram-y looks) to make her work interesting. Instead, her photographs are classically beautiful and have a more editorial, natural feel. Even the posed formal pictures look natural. They are definitely images that will stand the test of time. Not only is her work amazing, Liz is too. She is professional, patient, interesting, funny, and soooo easy to work with. Even my husband, who hates to have his picture taken, enjoyed being around her so much that eventually he was able to relax and have fun. Ok, the bottom line of this ramble-y review is you want Liz Lui as your wedding day photographer. She is someone who is genuinely excited and happy for the couples she works with and will work her butt off making sure you are just as happy with the photographs as she is.

Absolutely fantastic from the very beginning. We found Liz through a Google search for…read morephotographers in Chicago and after seeing her photos online, decided to set up a meeting. We were a little weary of booking a photographer that didn't come from a personal recommendation, but as soon as we met her we knew she'd be perfect. We booked the very next day -- before we had a venue or anything else picked. We had ~400 people at our wedding and Liz did an absolutely phenomenal job capturing every little detail and put as at ease. She had scoped out the hotel and surrounding area in advance so she knew exactly where to capture photos and worked with us on our timeline to make sure we could get everything we wanted. We received all of our photos within a few weeks of our wedding and every. single. one. of them was stunning. We couldn't be any happier. Definitely one of the best wedding decisions we made. If you have the opportunity to work with Liz, TAKE IT.

From our first meet up in Chicago to chat, to our engagement session, to our wedding day - Matt &…read moreSarah have been a pleasure to work with! They captured every special moment between my husband and I - they are amazingly talented & you will be completely satisfied & outrageously thrilled with your photographs - They really make you look good! Matt & Sarah are pure talent and a total delight to work with, you can't pick a better photographer! They are the perfect mix of professionalism, talent and personality - their photojournalist style is killer. I have never wrote a review on yelp - but I just had to for them, because I want everyone to use their talent!

My wife and I were extremely pleased with the photos taken by Matt! He was a pleasure to work with…read moreand really made us and the guests very comfortable throughout the wedding. We love his distinctive style and multiple people have complimented the end result. Definitely recommend!

Jim Fender is the most fun photographer I have ever encountered. I could not be happier or more…read moreappreciative with having him photograph for our wedding. Not only are the photographs unique, professional quality and beautifully done, but Fender was also an absolute blast to work with. We chose to have pictures shot prior to the ceremony, which I recommend doing, and everyone involved keeps talking about how much fun it was. Fender was interactive, kind as ever, and willing to work with us in creating nontraditional but still fantastic poses. (Yes, the cover of the movie Bridesmaids was recreated). I have been told by multiple people that the images are ones you'd see straight out of a wedding magazine. In short, if you are in need of professional photos, call Fender. His work is nothing short of amazing.

On one of the most important days of your life, you want to look toward an expert for guidance…read more Most couples take at least a year to plan their wedding so it is not only memorable, it is perfect, and captures the vision you have in your head. I can honestly say, you will not find a better photographer than Mr. Jim Fender. His work is exquisite, timeless and absolutely amazing. My new husband and I not only used him for our engagement photos, we used him for family photos with my two children and our dogs prior to the wedding. He not only captured the love between a man and women, he captured the foundation of a new family. From the first consultation, Jim Fender conveyed a no pressure attitude to use him for any photography service. When you get to preview the body of work from Fender & Donisch you will be amazed by the beauty and priceless memories that they have been able to capture over the years of working with numerous couples. They are very up front about pricing and how to stay within your budget. As a bride and groom not in their twenties, with plenty of life experience, the most important thing in our wedding next to family and friends was the photography. As a couple we wanted to make sure that our precious memories were not only captured but that they were captured as the couple and family that we are. I can honestly say that each and every picture was not only stunning, they were well beyond our expectations. Jim Fender is a true professional, an expert in his field, a fabulous guy to be a around and a fair and honest businessman. He has a very easy way about him that just calms any anxiety that you may have. Is Fender & Donisch cheap? No! But honestly you get what you pay for. Did we go a little cheaper on certain things such as the dress and the centerpieces in order capture lasting memories....Absolutely!! When you are 80 years old and are looking back at your wedding are you honestly going to think about the open bar, the favors, the expensive shoes, the centerpieces? No! You are going to look at the priceless wedding pictures captured by your photographer. We could not be happier with Photography by Fender & Donisch. We can't wait to use them again for my children's senior photos, anniversary pics and maybe even new baby pics! Thank you Jim Fender for being part of our day and preserving our precious memories. We will be forever grateful!

We had many difficulties working with Adrian and Emmett. First and most frustrating is their lack…read moreof follow up. Adrian and Emmett are extremely difficult to get a hold of and will not respond promptly. Second, Logi Productions will nickel and dime you for everything. Want music in your DVD - $10 for iTunes. Want them to cut out ten seconds of your video that you didn't like - $30. Want HD - $500. Want to pay by PAYPAL - $25. Oh yeah, they also insist on having transportation provided for them if you take them with you to get photos - this cost us $300 to get a bigger limo. The list goes on. As all wedding websites will tell you, haggle on price and packages to get the best deal. That holds true for everyone but these guys. If you stray at all from their packages, you will not get your money's worth, and they will NOT spend as much time on your product. Further, I would recommend anyone who does use their service that you GET AN EXTREMELY DETAILED CONTRACT written up that expressly indicates who will be shooting your event, what specifically you are expecting to receive, how long they will be shooting (not prepping, tearing down, eating dinner, etc.), and an up front price sheet. Oh yeah - turns out wedding videography is NOT their primary jobs - Adrian bailed on us four weeks before our wedding to go cover for CNN, and we had to drive an hour out of the city to meet with the alternate videographer, who didn't know our names or listen to our requests and gave us a product with items we specifically asked not to have. Our DVD was riddled with spelling errors and they PUT TWO DIFFERING WEDDING DATES ON OUR DVD NEITHER OF WHICH WERE CORRECT. They made multiple simple mistakes that would have never happened had they put the time and effort into our DVD that a normal videographer would have done. They use a standard template for all their weddings, so don't think that yours will be unique by any means. After we requested these mistakes to be corrected, they refused to send a second proof and said the next DVD would be the final cut. Business school 101 on the first day says never rest until your customers are happy. These guys skipped class on that day. My advice to anyone who is looking for a videographer is to AVOID AVOID AVOID. You will be nickel and dimed and you can get a much better product elsewhere, you won't be given proper attention, and you will spend most of your time chasing these two down to get a hold of them. We had to threaten a lawsuit just to get our DVDs. DO NOT USE!!! Don't believe me? E-mail me rpillman@gmail.com and I'll show you countless e-mails that show how difficult these guys are to work with.

My wife and I were so happy and excited about how beautiful our wedding video turned out! Adrian…read moreand Emmet at Logi Productions were great to work with. Professional service, and outstanding results. Our wedding day went by so FAST, and it was wonderful to see that all the details were captured in such a fantastic manner by Logi Productions. Once we watched our video, we relived our wedding day from start to finish! Brought tears to our eyes to see such details captured. We would highly recommend them and can't wait to use their services again for other events. Thank you for the great work and hope your business thrives!

Corfias Films did my niece and nephew's baby pictures a few weeks ago (yes, they are twins!) and we…read moreall could not be any happier! My sister in law is still beaming for the quality and professionalism they showed. They were super easy to work with and cam to my brother and sister in law's house for the pictures. They had great chemistry with the babies, especially when my niece got a little fussy (not a fan of tutus yet). They also had some great ideas for positions and angles for the babies. The best part was the photos were ready incredibly fast and as I mentioned before, the quality was phenomenal. They also were fairly priced, but the pictures look like my brother spent a ton of money! We all highly recommend them for future pictures! We will all keep them in mind the next time we need pictures!

Let's just put it this way, as long as Corfias Films is in business I wont be going anywhere else…read morefor my family and event photography needs. I have found THE perfect photographer, Kammie at Corfias and in the 2.5 years I will have already booked her for 4 sessions which will include 2 newborns, 1 maternity and 2 family sessions and more to come! If I had known her earlier, she would have definitely been chosen as one of my wedding photographers as well. Kammie she is the most hard-working, detailed-oriented and not to mention absolutely talented professional photographer that you will ever have a chance to meet. Not only is she friendly and easy to work with, she also has a natural talent for lighting, space and visual composition. When it comes to photography, I am quite the stickler about photography that looks naturally pleasing to the eye, not harshly Photoshopped, strange lighting, odd subject and background composition. And for the quality of work, the amount of effort and hours that she puts in, her prices are very fair and reasonable. Kammie's work continue to deliver and surpass my expectations each time. She can find beauty in the most plain places and she sees light in a way you don't notice. She will never put you in the glaring sun to leave you squinting, she helps you pose naturally but effortlessly. The one big piece of advice if you go with her is just to TRUST her instincts and let her lead you, just relax and go with the flow and you will see the magic from her lens. And don't be surprise if you see her on the ground finding the best possible angle to get the perfect capture. She will do whatever it takes to get the shot, don't let her petite frame underestimate her ability to capture big moments. She really does it all from big events to small sessions. She can also work fast and quickly capture the moments including photographing my toddler who would not sit still for more than a few seconds. A good photographer is always ready for that split-second moment and thanks to Kammie, we have some great sets of photos for the books. Most of her photos are just perfect as is but her editing skills are even more superb. Kammie knows instinctively what to fix and what to remove and how to make that photo THE photo. So if you can add the option of advanced editing a la carte for couple favorite photos, I would highly recommend it. To date, I have received so many compliments on my photos and we have so many beautiful memories on canvas to customize our homes in a way that no art from a store could ever compare. Not to mention, her photo sessions are the perfect pages for your family heirloom photo books. Photography is such a great gift for yourself, your family and we often don't think about it-- is perfect gift for friends and the ones you love as well. It's the gift of time. What can be more timeless than that? When you go with Corfias Films, you can't go wrong. 5 golden stars!!

My wife and I got married at the Newberry Library in October 2014. Jason and Ela were wonderful to…read morework with. They had great ideas for pre wedding photo locations and were very organized in mapping out a route in Chicago Friday evening traffic! They also did a great job herding our entire wedding into one group picture, in the dark, and it turned out amazing! They were quick with the proofs, reasonably priced, and made a great photo album for us as well. They also have 2 very cute dogs. Thanks Studio Finch for beautifully documenting our wedding day!

The most IMPORTANT decision to make when planning my wedding was who our photographers were going…read moreto be. I was dead set on finding the absolute perfect fit for the kind of photos we wanted. I'm not exaggerating when I say I spent over 6 months looking, researching and interviewing photographers until I finally found Studio Finch. From the moment we first met Jason & Ela we loved them. They are just great people and totally down to earth. They answered all of our questions and made us feel at ease. Now, onto the actual photos...I can't tell you how absolutely AMAZING our photos are. We got married 2 years ago and people still comment online about how fantastic our photos are and want to know who our photographers were. I had sent Ela a bunch of shots we wanted to re-create with our wedding party and they did every last shot and they came out exactly like we wanted. They trudged through old barns, cow manure, mud, dirt and grime to get our shots. Not too many photographers would do that!!! Not only did they do it, they suggested most of those shots! Bottom line is, they are just fantastic. You get 2 incredible photographers with 2 different sets of eyes and styles when you book them. They will go above & beyond to capture the magic of your day and smile while doing it. I've since recommend them to multiple people who have used them for their weddings and they just rave about how fantastic they were and how incredibly happy they are with their photos.

We could not thank LoftyWeddings Photography for capturing the images they did for our wedding day…read more The attention to the details of the ceremony decor elements and reception elements are superb. Their team was able to capture elements that we do not even remember from the wedding day! Without their highlights from the wedding, we would not have even known those elements were there. Thank you to their team for capturing memories we will cherish for a lifetime!

We used Lofty Weddings when we got married earlier this summer, and we are so happy with the…read moreresults! Steve and Ramona were our photographers, and they both did an amazing job. They helped us decide on the best locations around the city to take pictures and they directed us through the entire process, which was extremely helpful since neither of us had done a professional photo shoot before. They got a lot of great shots of the venue and the decorations and took a lot of wonderful pictures during the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner and dancing. Every time I was with a friend or new group of people, it seemed that one of the photographers was there to capture the moment. I really appreciated how proactive they were, but they were also open to us asking them to take whatever pictures we wanted. They sent us the link to our pictures just a couple days after our wedding, which was very exciting! We loved how the pictures turned out. As I told Steve...I don't know how they did it, but they made us look good. :) They were both wonderful to work with, and we would highly recommend them!

Can we rate 10 stars?!?!…read more We were very cautious of giving money to someone we met on craigslist but we were very happy we did! Michael had the best work of anyone we had checked out. He also had the most reasonable price. We are very glad we hired him for our March wedding at the holiday inn martz plaza. He was professional, friendly, approachable and courteous. He really tried hard to capture our day the way we wanted and invited any ideas. We all had fun during our photo session over the Chicago river and during the wedding and reception his presence was barely noticeable. We got a ton of pictures and the edited shots were absolutely beautiful. He captured our special day perfectly and each time we look at our piggies, it's like reliving our fantasy day. We will likely hire him again for future work and will definitely recommend him to friends!

I hired Michael as a photographer for my engagement party and I was more than happy with the…read morepictures! Michael is fantastic to work with and takes direction really well. He is easy to communicate with and did not worry me at all with what he was doing. He is professional, creative, and trustworthy! I was referred to him from my family friend who used him at her niece's birthday party the weekend prior to my event in the same venue. She was very pleased with him too! I think anyone will be happy with Michael and I highly recommend him for any party, wedding, engagement shoot, birthday, etc. My key suggestion would be to make sure you tell Michael specifically what you want, mixed with his creativity, you will not be disappointed!