I love checking out all the little (or big) wedding websites couples create as they are in the whole planning process. Some couples stress out about it, and others find a way to enjoy the whole ordeal (which is how it should be). I can usually tell when someone has posted a link to our website on a site somewhere, because as I track all the website hits, I can easily see where the visits are coming from.
Anyway, I had the honor of checking out Jamie & Tom’s website today (who’s wedding we are shooting in 2008), and was in shock of the amazing review we got already, and we haven’t even shot the wedding yet! (Man do I have big expectations to live up to on this one – lol) I know this is going to be a really long post, but I was so flattered by this review, I wanted to share it on the blog – thank you so much, Jamie….. I can’t even begin to thank you for this, and can’t wait to see you guys next week for the engagement shoot! :)
P.S. I stole a shot of Jamie (after I fixed it :) on the website of her trying on her wedding gown…. she’s going to look absolutely amazing on her wedding day, I can tell already!
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Here’s a copy of the review from her site at:
Photography
Matt Ramos Photography, http://www.mattramosphotography.com/, Schenectady, NY A++
I can’t say enough good things about our photographer!
I first discovered Matt’s website in July, within days of us getting engaged. To tell you the truth, I’m not even sure where I found it. From the start, I loved his work. Photography was our top priority (can you tell? we only booked him before our hall and church) since it is the only thing that we will have to remember the event after the fact. You can plan the perfect fairytale wedding but it will only be a fading memory if you don’t have the perfect pictures to document it. Scrapbooking is one of my main hobbies and was another reason the photography was so important to me. I fully plan to make several scrapbooks of the day and want beautiful pictures to use.
The first thing I noticed about Matt’s work was its originality. He shoots from such a unique and creative perspective. I have never seen anything like it. They are very emotional photographs. This is very significant, with wedding pictures especially. The day is all about love, celebration, and happiness. I want to see that in my pictures… not some forced smile in some terribly stuffy posed photographs. Every posed photo I have seen that Matt has taken, looks natural. Even better, it looks different. His pictures look different depending on the couple, and my fiance and I knew right away that he had a gift for capturing the personalities of his subjects. We live in an area where it seems everyone is striving to be the same. I’ve never seen a photograph taken by a photographer here that didn’t look “Staten Island” to me. We wanted something more and we got it.
Matt’s website is great and is one of the things that made me know right away that he was the photographer for us. You can see samples of his photography in his galleries. You also have access to view the events he’s shot online, just as the bride and groom will and their families. Many photographers just show you a sampling of their best shots. Matt puts it all out there for all to see. Every picture from the events he has shot recently. It says something to me about a person’s character who is so up front with everything. You can look through the photos of his events and see that the gallery pictures aren’t just rare lucky shots. They are happening in every event and it makes it very easy to picture what your pictures will look like (pun not intended). You can also view beautiful slideshows of these pictures or the latest albums he has put together. We even found our first dance song from one of these slideshows (We’re Man and Wife by Michelle Featherstone). Matt also keeps an update blog on his website, talking about his latest shoots. This is what really sold us. Through keeping up with his blog, we realized how much Matt reminded us of ourselves. He seems like a regular-tech-geek, offering ipods with our pictures pre-loaded and digital picture frames! What better than a photographer you can relate to?
Another testament to Matt’s honesty, is that his FAQ answers EVERY question you will ever find in any book that tells you what to ask your wedding photographer. We had no questions during our first conference call because he had answered everything. I knew exactly what equipment he uses, what the plan is if he is sick, who will be shooting our wedding (ALWAYS Matt), etc. I trust the integrity of any business owner who lays out all of the information I need without me having to dig for it.
Matt shoots in digital format, using a Canon camera. The camera he has is freaking awesome (sorry, no better words). 17 megapixels, but I was even more happy about the fact that he uses a Canon. I’ve never seen a better processor than theirs and actually wanted to find a photographer that used Canon products. Matt uploads all of the pictures online for us and our guests to view, and order in color, sepia, or black and white.
Matt offers world class customer service. My emails are answered literally within minutes. He is so helpful and accommodating. His wife and him work together, and both are the nicest people you could ever meet. The two of them seem great together, and couldn’t help but laugh at how cute they were on our conference call; him calling her “honey.” The both of them made wedding planning so easy for us, even being a few hours away. Matt contacted me within a few minutes of me filling out his contact form on his website. They were willing to travel to Staten Island from Albany. They were nice enough to let us know when someone else inquired about our date. They bent over backwards to mail us the contract, set up online deposits, and walk us through all of the legalities with our hall. I really can’t even describe to you how pleased we are with their service.
Also, his prices are very reasonable.We are getting much more than our money’s worth! I highly recommend Matt Ramos Photography to anyone. His pictures are unbelievable. Customer service is unbeatable. Book him as soon as you can!
I don’t always get the opportunity to do so, but it’s sometimes fun to go back and look at some of the old shoots from as far back as a year or two ago. Not only is it fun to remember what was going on that week/month if I can remember it, but I’m sometimes amazed at some of the cool photos I never took the time to notice. Since I’ve been doing the photo of the week thing, I’ve been doing a lot of photo archive digging, and this weeks photo of the week is an example of just that! (I think it’s a 57 Chevy, but I’m not the best at trying to determin the exact year and model of old cars, so maybe someone can help me out here). By the way, we had an awesome family portrait session using this truck (you can see it on the website), but love the way this looks on it’s own as well.
by Matt Ramos
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