Essence Photo & Video

We love our pictures! All of them! Thank you for your great service on such a special day! more

Our photographer was professional, creative, and friendly! We couldn't have picked a better photographer for our wedding! more

My photographer was terrific! When I talked to him on the phone for my pre-wedding consultation, he made a bad evening (not the wedding day, the day he called) seem not so bad. I was having a miserable evening and he un-knowingly made me feel so much better. He was interested in my history with my husband, how we met, how he proposed, etc... more

We liked the options that come in the All Inclusive package - especially the printed proof book, digital negatives on DVD, and the 16x20 gallery canvas!!\r more

My wedding day truly was the best day of my life. Our photographer made us feel very comfortable and was great fun to work with. I really couldn't have asked for more. Tell him I say THANK YOU! more

We absolutely loved our photographer! He had a great personality, he was very friendly, and took into account our special circumstances. He did a great job with our pictures and we have enjoyed looking at them over and over again! We would HIGHLY recommend him and your company to anyone who is getting married. more

Our photographer was very easy to work with and made both of us and our families feel quite relaxed on a very stressful day. more

Our photographer was great - She worked well with all parties and was very professional. We enjoyed having her as our photographer. more

""We liked the (all) inclusive and style of the photographers. As well as the friendly staff."" more

""A friend recommended Essence and we had a very enjoyable consultation. It seemed like the right fit for us."" more

Our photographer had no backup equipment and broken primary equipment and caused everything post-ceremony to run 45 minutes late. So, I was 45 minutes late to my own wedding reception because the church photos ran late and the park photos ran late. We had to pay overtime on the limo. She missed many of the shots on our list because she didn’t use the list. There is not one single picture of the groom by himself. But, at least we have photos because we have NO video. Apparently, both video cameras malfunctioned and there was nothing salvageable from the entire day. Both cameras on the same day for the same wedding malfunctioned with the result of frying the tapes. Apparently the “backup equipment” is used in conjunction with the primary equipment from the back of the church and the back of the banquet hall. So, they have two cameras on the ceremony one of which is the primary equipment and the other is the backup equipment. That seems extremely deceptive. We were also told ""this has never happened in the history of Essence."" Ask around like we did and you’ll find that it has happened. Plus, no one at Essence called us about it until we called them: 4 months after our wedding, right around the time the video should have been arriving. No one picked up the phone to let us know that we would have no wedding video. They mailed our tapes to some amateur video recovery place in California they found online. None locally? Video could not be recovered. After the recovery place mailed them back, Essence told us they lost them. Now, we don’t even have the tapes to take to a real recovery company. We would give anything for even a tiny snippet of video. Affordable photography nothing, I would rather have paid a different company more money for better results. Remember, your photographer and videographer are the only independent contractors that you still have to deal with after the wedding. Make sure you choose wisely and do not choose Essence. Cons: Poor quality, customer service, videography more

Our photographer was absolutely fabulous! There couldn't have been a better person photographing our wedding. Our personalities meshed and it felt like we were posing for a buddy as opposed to a stranger. She was wonderful and we couldn't have been happier having her be a part of our day. more

""I viewed an album from Essence (family member's wedding) and loved the quality."" more

Very personable and open minded. He provided assistance outside the scope of his job, provided good suggestions, and went with the flow. We had no issues at all, and would recommend our photographer, loved him! more

We would recommend Essence and our photographer, Mike to everyone. He was 100% dedicated to our wedding. He made it fun and comfortable for my husband, me, and all of our guests. He was very professional and shot very artistic candid photos, which is what I asked for. I've never seen a photographer work so hard, he was everywhere, but never annoying. more

I am so in love with my pics, they brought tears to my eyes. Their pricing was reasonable and our pictures were as good as the ones you see on photographer websites costing $6,000 or more. My photographer was very friendly and willing to do anything to get the picture. She literally laid on the ground and hung out of a moving golf cart! My maid of honor and my sister are both going to use Essence for their weddings next year. more

We originally were drawn to Essence because we could get our negatives. This was extremely important to us. For the price they wanted we thought that was extremely reasonable. We also liked the canvases they had that came free with the package. \r \r Our photographer, Ed, was wonderful. We got married in November of 2009. He made sure to tell me that it was my wedding day and not to rush or let anyone push or pull me around. We wanted to take pictures outside, but didn't think about what time the sun sets. He made sure we had plenty of time to take the outside shots we wanted outside. He even went to a second destination that was not planned. \r \r Ed took every shot imaginable and even shots we didn't notice. He made sure my husband's grandma was not a camera hog like she has been in his cousins wedding.\r \r When it came to our album that's where we got frustrated. We were told to pick 80-100 photos for our type of album. We picked 85. When the 1st design came to us we were mad because our album came with 20 sides and they showed it with 26 sides. This was $25 per side. We replied back that we wanted only the 20 sides. They said that we picked too many pictures for the amount of sides that we wanted. They then told us that we would have to decide what to eliminate or move. Expect to pay more for sides. In the end we paid for32 more sides. Our album looks great and we got it back before 6 months after the wedding. Everyone that it was shown to says it is beautiful and asks for the name of the company. All in all they are a great company.\r Pros: Beautiful pictures, Great price Cons: extra album pages more

My photographer was Eric. He was the best!! Funny, professional, and great at giving us ideas for unique pictures. Of course I got all the standards with my family and bridal part, but we had the most fun and got the best pictures at the park. Eric was so into it, I could really tell he was enjoying himself and passionate. You could see him thinking about each shot. He was so nice that we were really relaxed and our emotions came through in the pictures. Many of my guests have complimented me on the pictures and one of my best friends booked Eric for her wedding this year. Pros: Great pictures and the photographer's personality more

I've never enjoyed having my picture taken, but my photographer made it easy and fun. Our pictures were AMAZING! We got a lot of great candids and our album is beautiful. Pros: Professionalism, pricing, flexibilty Cons: Nothing more

All I Can Say About This Place Has Horrible Photo & Video, we hired essence for our photo & video and the photographer and videographer were very nice, however we were told we would have our proofs in 4 to 6 weeks we got them in 8 weeks, we receive the proof book with no explanation of why it was late and over 90% of the proof book was not color corrected, all the pictures had bad lighting and were very yellow. They told us they were going to fix the bad pages and give us a call when ready, 2 weeks later they call us and said 2 pages were fixed. So now we have a proof book with bad lighting and only 2 pages that look corrected. Next we were told we would have our video in 8-12 weeks. We had to wait over 12 weeks. When i called to see where my video was they said sorry we are backed up and we want to make your video perfect for you. Once we picked up our video we came home excited to watch it and it was horrible. The sound is bad, the video jumps from scene to scene, and it will cut off a scene and jump to another one and then replay the same scene it cut off. It did capture everything that was said between my wife and i because I had a microphone. Needless to say I would not recommend Essence Photo and video. Pros: Horrible Service, Photos, & Especially Video Cons: My Advice Is To Look Somewhere Else. more