Dear Reggie,
I am in awe at the beauty of your photography. From the simplest picture of the rings on the flowers to the cake smashing, you have captured my daughter and my son-in-law as I see them. I go back to the slide show you have of them time and again to see how you have taken such beautiful moments of their wedding and stilled them for me to always be able to take in and re-live. We cannot thank you enough for the artistry you attain in your work. It shows your passion for each bride. It is as if Emma was your sister, the time and thought you take in each photo. Amazing how beautiful you have captured my daughters without a single “posed” picture. The one of Natalie looking at Emma as she is getting her hair done says in one photograph the love she has for her big sister. The photo of Stuart looking at Emma as they are seated at the altar shows me the intense love he has for my daughter. The photo of Emma, Stuart, Father Jeff and the crucifix of Jesus shows their faith so beautifully. I am so pleased. I thank you so very much for giving me these memories.
Sincerely,
Phyllis Moser
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Dear Engaged Couple,
If we could describe our wedding day experience with Reggie in one word, it would be “Wow!” To start, Reggie is an extremely talented photographer with great vision, but we don’t need to say that if you’ve seen any of his work. The entire process was a breeze for us, but Reggie worked hard to ensure he had phenomenal photographs. We don’t write many recommendations, usually our experiences aren’t that noteworthy, but once we started seeing the products of his labor we knew we’d be writing this one.
Reggie was such a pleasure to work with. After we contacted him to secure our date, he quickly got us a copy of contract outlining exactly what was included in the fee. About a month before the wedding, we went over a sheet outlining what kinds of formal portraits we wanted and were able to give Reggie an understanding of what kinds of things to expect at the wedding (family situations, locations, events of the day, etc). With so much else going on, this was virtually our only contact with him before the big day. He left us with a feeling of great confidence that if nothing else went well, we at least knew he’d take great photographs. Of course, everything went well on our wedding day.
Reggie promised full-day coverage, and that’s exactly what we got. He arrived at 10 a.m., when we started setting up the reception hall, and he was still at the reception when we left around 11:30 p.m. It will take you a couple minutes to get accustomed to his presence since most people are used to posing for pictures, but as soon as you do, he effectively disappears. You forget he’s there. We’ve gone through all of our beautiful photos already, and have found ourselves wondering “When was that taken, I didn’t even see him.” He’s that good at capturing the little moments. Reggie was with us the entire day, from the set-up, to our day-of rehearsal, to our relaxation and get ready time, to the ceremony and finally, the reception. He was all over the place, working endlessly.
We cannot even begin to tell you how many people have said such wonderful things about our photographs and Reggie himself. Once the photos were on Reggie’s website (about a week), we gave out the address to family and friends for them to see. Almost no one ever sees wedding photographs except for the married couple and maybe a few others. Once word got out that our pictures were online, the phone calls, e-mails, and Facebook comments came flooding in. We’ve heard “These are the best wedding photographs I’ve ever seen,” or “I wish I had him for my wedding,” or even “That guy worked his tail off” more times than we can remember. It’s a great feeling that people really enjoyed the wedding and can see the photographs to help them remember. Reggie captured the entire day beyond all expectations.
Finally, the presentation of the DVD slideshow and the remaining 1000+ photographs that were not online was great. They arrived quickly, less than 2 weeks from the wedding day, in a beautiful case with great labels on the discs. The DVD has a nice menu page and the images look great on the TV (even on a 50” screen). It took us a long time to go through the rest of our photos since there were so many good shots, so make sure you have a day for that. It’s also very nice to have the copyright release forms. We’ve already taken the disc to have prints made and the release form did exactly what it was supposed to. Our prints look amazing as well, which again speaks to the high quality work you can expect with Reggie.
To sum everything up, we think Reggie is great. No matter what kind of budget you’re working with, he is worth every penny. He’s passionate about photography, is gifted and creative with his camera, works hard to capture the little moments, and most importantly, captures the story of your wedding day, which we know is something you want to cherish because it flies by so incredibly fast.
Sincerely,
Matt Ruschman and Jen Wallin-Ruschman
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Reggie,
We just got back from the honeymoon and I had a chance to look through all the pictures. They are quite wonderful! You did an excellent job! I dunno how you managed to be everywhere at once and get some of the shots you got, but I am happy/pleased you did
Thank you so much for all your hard work…I can’t imagine that’s an easy task.
Tami
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