We got married at the Wedgewood Sterling Hotel in Sacramento and went with A Perfect Impression based on the venue and who they commonly work with. We did not research them, rather just trusted the venue. Our fault. Vanessa was GREAT to work with, very pleasant and informative. Unfortunately, that's where the compliments end. We filled out the questionnaire, which asked us questions about who we wanted in photos, what kind of poses, etc. Well, the day of the wedding was very hectic, and the 2nd photographer we paid for didn't get to take before bridal shots due to a little snafu earlier in the day. After the ceremony we were taking photos and the photographers literally said "what now, who's next" after every shot. I'm not a professional, it's my first wedding, they are the "professionals", why the hell are they asking me? Thought that was strange. We didn't change locations once, all the photos were in literally the exact same spot on the stairs in front of the mansion. By the time the reception started I was already irritated. But my husband said, let's wait until we see the photos. 8 weeks later we FINALLY get our photos. They were HORRENDOUS! I literally cried at the sight of them. Not only were they at weird angles, peoples heads cut out or off, we had photos of the 2nd photographer in the middle of my bridesmaids during the ceremony, about 5 pictures of our unity candle crooked, and so many close ups of me that my face was literally the only thing in the photo! I sent the link to my mom, her response was let's wait for the professional ones. THESE WERE THE PROFESSIONAL ONES! That's how awful these photos were. I emailed Vanessa and she set up a phone meeting with the owner Aaron. I spoke with Aaron, and he agreed to help "correct" photos. When I mentioned the photographer in the photos his response was "oh that's an easy fix". My thought was then why did I have to mention it. Same response when I mentioned the crooked candle. Why would I have to tell him that? Why didn't they correct them before I saw them. Or better yet, why didn't the photographers look at their damn DIGITAL cameras one freaking time and see how the photos looked?? They could have corrected it then. The unity candle photo was before the ceremony by the way. Plenty of time to correct that. As I predicted every photo was on the stairs, none after the ceremony under the arch in the ceremony space. Half the photos were off centered and we have literally one nice photo of our bridal party! One! And it's off centered and scattered. The photos look unprofessional, and frankly, the photos my guests got on their cell phones turned out better. Yes, Aaron did correct about 200+ photos for me. Yes, they accommodated me and tried to make me happy. But the fact is I will never be in love with my wedding photos. My mom, grandma, husband, sister, anyone who viewed these photos, all thought they were just really bad photos. Waited for this day my whole life and I have about 20 photos out of 1,200 they are decent. That's it. And to this day not one photo is framed and up in our home. Money down the drain. I can't redo this wedding. I can't get new photos. It sucks. I cried looking at them again almost 6 months later. That's how bad they are. It's a shame. We got photos taken by a different company, a romance session, after the wedding. We paid more money for another company to provide us with good photos. And these photos are amazing! They corrected our angles, they even corrected my rings when they started to move. I have 3 photos from API with my rings or necklace sideways. They didn't take the time to pay attention to these details. But this other company did! If I would have known what I was getting with API I would NOT have used them, instead gone with this other company. Do your research. Don't just go with the easy choice like we did. API was the easy choice, but not the best one. read more

The API Team is nothing short of amazing, especially Aaron and Megan (special shout out to Vanessa and Katie!). A wedding day can get a little crunchy sometimes (COUGH where's the pianist? COUGH), but Aaron and Megan were so calm and easy, but most importantly flexible. I appreciated that quality in both of them, and when we had those little bumps in the road, they were ready and willing to readjust and go from there! Another indication of how awesome API is, the venue of my ceremony recently informed me that they are placing API on their "preferred vendor" list. Our location had some strict rules about photography and where the photographer can be. Needless to say, I wasn't the only one who was extremely pleased and impressed with API. If they can make the client and the location happy, that's a great double whammy! From my initial correspondence with Vanessa, logistics with Katie, and the day of experience with Aaron and Megan, I couldn't have asked for a better team to partner with in planning such a special day in my life. Every moment of that day felt like a strange but lovely mix of slow and fast motion, and they captured each of those amazing moments perfectly. read more

I got married at this past Saturday and Aaron was the photographer for my wedding. I can't say enough wonderful things about him. He was fantastic! I have already received 2 emails from him with some "sneak peek" photos and I must say they look amazing!! If you need a photographer for your wedding this is your guy. I promise you won't be disappointed! read more

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Andy did the photography for our wedding on March 29th. Our experience was wonderful! My husband and I were a little nervous about having our pictures taken but Andy made us feel very comfortable and the pictures turned out beautiful. He was also very interactive with our guests so we got a lot of great photos with them as well! read more

We selected this company from a list of preferred photographers from our wedding venue. After looking through their websites we liked both the formal/traditional type pictures they took and especially those leaning in a more artistic and candid style. We decided to meet with them and talk through packages. They had good options to make things affordable and get just what your looking for. Aaron went out of his way to make sure we were happy with the results and we have many, many great shots to look through and remember a wonderful day. Aaron even remembered us a couple years later when we contacted him for maternity pictures. He gave us a great deal and made a good suggestion of an outdoor location he was familiar with. Again very happy with the results. We would definitely recommend API and plan to use them again. read more

May 2011 we were married at wedgewood in rohnert park. Wedgewood suggested that we use " A Perfect Impression" for our wedding photos. I contacted them in January and spoke with Katie who was helpful with my questions and concerns as I was "new" to the whole wedding process being as this was my first. I signed a contract and we picked the Tuscany package. A week before our wedding I contacted Katie again just to make sure everything was all set. She said she couldn't find my "questionnaire" and needed me to redo it, she emailed it to me and I completed it. I had a few questions on this because there were certain shots my husband and I wanted for our special day she was helpful in explaining this process and that the photographer would be sneaking us away for some night shots at the reception. This never happened. On the day of the wedding the photographer was not helpful in positioning people, my dress or flowers and often at the reception he was no where to be found. We did get our online photos back really quick but only to be disappointed in the quality of the pictures. In almost every picture a persons arm or body is cut off, when we spoke with the owner he told us thats the "style" of photography they do. He also said that when they edit their photos they tend to crop the pictures of the "heavyset" people to avoid them being to critical of themselves. This was so shocking to me. I also specified on the "questionnaire" since my husband and I were from a single parent home we wanted pictures of both our moms together on each side of us. There was one photo out of 540 that had our moms in it and my mom wasn't ready for the picture. When speaking to the owner with my concerns he seemed concerned and tried to offer us another photo shoot but basically at that point we wanted wedding photos and couldn't do that over. My husband also spoke with Aaron about a possible resolution and was told he would think it over and get back to us, that was 1 1/2 weeks ago. At this point I am writing this review because I would like to let people know about our story and do your research before you decide who and what you want. I didn't know of different ways to take wedding pictures and that it mattered what size you are. Their wedding photography is NOT your traditional wedding photography. They don't focus on your flowers or your dress (which are important since you only wear those things for that day) Out of 540 photos I could only pick 10 that were just "ok". In reading the other reviews it seems like the other brides were contacted and shown examples of the "style" they use. This was never done in my case. After writing this, we received an email from the owner of this company stating that we never "asked" our photographer to do night photos or what "style" we wanted him to do. In fact, I'm being told that the reason for the lack of creativity/quality was because we didn't give enough direction to the photographer, my family was not cooperative, and there wasn't enough time. Funny, because after finishing our bride and groom photos, we had about 15 minutes to spare. There is no sympathy from this company for not satisfying the client on a day that cannot be re-shot, instead just excuses and blame placed on us for not telling them how to do their jobs. If you are a photographer and getting married this may be a great company for you, but for the other 99% of us that see wedding photos and expect that that's what we're going to get, think again and do your research. Out of over 500 photos you only need about 20 to build a portfolio. That's only 4% of your photos being quality. If there was lack of information on a questionnaire, wouldn't you reach out to the client in the planning stage and say, "We should talk a little more about what you're looking for." This definitely didn't happen. Bottom line DONT use this company you will be sorry and after all its your wedding day and there are no re-shoots. Funny how employees and their friends have to be the ones to write good reviews. 07/22/2011 (Update) To reply to the owners comment. Again, only excuses and pettiness as to why a horrible company took poor photos. We received the questionnaire that he posted 3 days prior to our wedding. If they are saying it wasn't completed correctly, they should have contacted me for clarification. The email that contained this questionnaire stated that "if they had questions" they would contact me. This never happened. PLEASE look at the photos in the link that he posted and notice that peoples arms are cut out. Look for how many photos show a beautifully placed train or how many formal pictures there are in DIFFERENT places, not under one tree. Look for creativity. You wont find it. Bottom line, this company is a nightmare to work with and we are still being blamed for their lack of communication and professionalism. TERRIBLE COMPANY!!!! read more

We got married with Wedgewood Weddings at Eagle Ridge and API was an option for photography in our package. We are so glad we found room in our budget to book API as our photographers. They are also quick to respond to any questions you may have. Andy was the best, super easy going, he is knowledgeable and really good at what he does. He really listened to us since there were certain things we wanted to do and also had certain people that we really didn't want to have pictures with. At first we were trying to stay with in our budget so we looked around to see what the prices were for a Wedding photographer. Honestly just like the wedding dress, the photographer is just as important if not more. The reason why is because you are busy the whole time. You don't get a chance to enjoy everything. The little details are just as important and Andy really captured that. As the Bride I was somewhere else most of the time and through the pictures I was able to experience our wedding through the pictures. Andy did a wonderful job, we are in love with our wedding pictures. He really captured the love and the beauty of our special day. read more

I had a TERRIBLE experience with API. My wedding was on April 11, 2010 at Eagle Ridge in Gilroy. I met with Aaron, loved his work, filled out the questions ahead of time, and I was prepared for my big day.....I guess he was not. AARON NEVER SHOWED UP! He sent Ben? which no offense, was so unprofessional. He didnt know my name, he was late, he never took one straight shot photo of my dad and I walking down the aisle. Not one picture with my mom or dad alone for the bride or groom. My pictures looked like "club" photos. Just the reception and dancing! So very sad. Like the previous yelper he offered me a "do over" which is crazy. Is he going to offer to pay for my dress to be cleaned, make up artist, hair stylist, for family members to come back to town, tux rentals, etc. What a joke this guy is. Stay far far away! read more

It occurred to me AFTER our shoot to check out Yelp. Well no surprise here to see how highly recommended they are. Love, love, love our pics! Aaron from API took our family pics this Christmas season and I can not say enough about how beautiful they are. Not only was he friendly and easy to work with but he did an amazing job catching the Fall colors, took the photos at a great perspective and got my goofy family to all smile at once :) I highly recommend API!!, You won't be disappointed! read more

Thank you Aaron for our beautiful engagement photos and wedding videography. The video drones were a plus. And we are so happy with our night photos read more

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My hubby and I were married in Los Gatos with a reception in downtown San Jose, but the API team were soooo generous in accommodating us! They made the day easy and relaxed, and perfectly captured my family's goofy side, while still succeeding in some truly incredible photos. I could not have asked for a more easy going yet professional team. They made me feel beautiful despite my self-consciousness, and took hardly any time at all in setting all of us at ease. And then there was their help and understanding through all our fiascos with putting together and printing the album, as my husband and I moved three times in one year. They never let us down and I am forever grateful for having them on what was truly a special day. (their video team also did our wedding video, and I can equally rave about that!--esp. since I gave them no guidance whatsoever. It came out soooo lovely :) I would happily go back to them again and again and hopefully will do so in the future for some post-wedding photos down the line. I cannot rave enough about how great API was! You would be very happy with their service! :) THANK YOU API!!! read more

It really does not get much better than API. My husband and I absolutely loved them. They gave us photos that were the exact style that my husband and I has asked for as well as photos that were so great that we never could have known to ask for them. The photographers make you feel so relaxed and look so natural in the photos. They have a great eye! In addition, we had a little mix up with the contract that was completely my fault. However, API resolved the issue for us depite it being my fault. They do great work and they are a very upright and honest company. Finally, I know that when I first looked at the package prices, that I was a little intimidated by the costs. However, after doing some research, I realized that they certainly give you the most bang for your buck (not only in terms of quality, but also in everything included in the packages). I can not recommend them too highly. They truned my perfect day into perfect photographic memories. read more

We used API for our wedding at The Wedgewood Sterling Hotel location and our photographers were absolutely phenomenal. We worked with Kai and Daniel and they made our day SO special. The two of them worked great together and seemed to have a BLAST. They are so creative and helped make all of our visions come to life. I am so satisfied with these two and we can't wait to see the photos!! read more

We had Ken as a dj for our wedding last weekend and he was AWESOME!!! He really knew how to control and interact with the crowd (and ours was a little difficult, but seemed like a piece of cake for him). Many of the compliments we received regarding the wedding were about Ken, his great voice and the great job he did as MC. We started a bit late and Ken helped us get back on track and always checked in with us to let us know what was coming up next. Thanks Ken...you were GREAT and we are so happy we had you as a DJ/MC!!! We also corresponded with Katie a few times and she was great as well and always provided excellent customer service...thanks Katie! read more

API is a wonderful company! The staff not only treats customers with respect but their own employees as well. After working with API in the DJ department for over a year now, they have shown true passion for what they do. There are countless hours of editing that takes place for the photo department. They use many techniques to perfect the finished product. They constantly break the mold and strive for excellence. The photos alone that they produce show true artistic skill. I highly recommend API for your event! read more

Aaron Texeira and his assistant did our wedding photos at Wedgewood banquet center in San Ramon. They were very nice to me and my guests. But best of all was the wedding photos...Some really amazing shots! I didn't expect so many to come out perfect, but they did! Thanks again for making my wedding day easy and FUN! read more

Aaron is seriously the BEST!!! He photographed our wedding about 3.5 years ago and we loved our pictures! A few years later, we were able to have him do family pictures for us and has officially become our family photographer! He is very kind and easy to talk to. He offered great suggestions for locations and just goes above and beyond every time! We love working with Aaron! We love the quality of the prints! Seriously, great family guy, relatable, funny and just makes us feel so comfortable while we take pictures. I would recommend Aaron over and over again!! read more

We highly recommend A Perfect Impression .. Our first impression was fantastic, the day we met Aaron Texeira. Very personable,friendly, knowledgeable. Very flexible with our ideas. He was a tremendous help in planning my son's wedding day. We were extremely pleased with his pictures, some very unique shots of the happy couple, especially those taken prior to the ceremony. I highly recommend Aaron & his entire staff .. My son Enrique & his new bride Abbie had a lovely wedding ... Thanks to the beautiful photograhs, we will have beautiful memories to last a lifetime .. Thank you so much ! read more

Aaron & his staff made our wedding AMAZING & MEMORABLE. They captured the great love and energry of that day. I used too wonder why professional pictures take so long to arrive. But in just six weeks they sent us a wonderful album. We felt that every picture was taken and chosen with great care. We also had the best DJ! The music was just right for the crowd. Our guest danced all night. Drew (?) kept the pace of the evening perfectly. While the entire staff is obviously talented, as a bride, I felt the best quality of API was their preperation and attention to detail. They provided surveys for my husband and I to complete prior to our wedding day. The day of they knew exactly what pictures we wanted and what music we preferred. This led to less time handling details and more time with our family and friends on our wedding day. They were SOOO FAST and SOOO EFFICIENT. I honestly can't say enough! Oh, the prices were extremely reasonable!!! read more

Aaron, Nancy, Katie, and the rest of the API team did a phenomenal job!!! My wedding was on June 25th this year and the API team went above and beyond the call of duty. My engagement photos, wedding photos, and video are all breathe taking. The quality of the pictures are amazing. The team are so creative, flexible and traditional. They can do anything and everything you would want. It was so much fun working with them. My husband and I had a blast. Thanks API!!! read more

My Husband and I got married at Monestary Beach on 10/10/15 we decided to use API since they were on our venues perferred vendor list. Our photographer for the day was Natalya and she was absolutley amazing! We couldnt have been happier! She was so organized and was able to get all the shots that my husband and I wanted for our special day! Not only did she do everything we wanted, she was SOOO nice! All of our family and friends loved her she really is amazing! We are so happy that we decided to use API and that we were lucky enough to have such a great photographer! We will definetly be referring them to friends and family! Thanks again Natalya!! read more

Oh me geeeee!! We are in awe by how great our photographer was from API sales! We had Cathy and she was incredible. She got the best shots, and knew how to get the best lighting for our wedding photos. she has been doing this for so long and it was definitely evident. I loved her! Couldn't have asked for a better wedding photographer! If I could give 10 stars I would! She is hands down the best photographer I have ever met, or have seen at a wedding. I cannot say enough good things about her. Words just do not describe how phenomenal she is! My mom surprised us with a videographer also from API sales. They were also so spectacular! I am not sure what the videographers name was, but everywhere I looked he was there videoing! I am so pleased with the efforts of this company to make our day truly unforgettable! read more

API was great! Vanessa responded to questions quickly, the questionnaire/photo list was helpful. I had a call with Cathy to go over the list to make sure everything was good, and she was following a printed copy of the list on the day. We wanted photos with all our guests at each table and she said that would take a lot of time, so instead she worked out with the DJ to bring each table up to the head table before they got their food so we got photos with everyone! Photos turned out great and the prints were delivered quickly! read more

My husband and I got married at the beginning of June 2018. Aaron was our photographer and did an amazing job! I was secretly hoping to get him as our photographer as I follow API's account on Instagram- but I was excited to work with any photographer at the company! While we got married in June, I had been communicating with API since October. Vanessa was wonderful through the entire process and was so helpful with all of my questions. While we got married in Carmel, CA, we currently live in NC... so I was planning everything on the opposite coast. Not only were they so understanding and helpful, their work was AMAZING. I loved every bit of the experience. We took pictures on the beach before our ceremony. It was really bright and I already knew the lighting would not be "ideal" for photos, but Aaron made it work! The beach photos are some of my favorite! Our ceremony photos are beautiful as well. Aaron was so accommodating and easy to work with! We truly loved our experience with A Perfect Impression, and I will use them again in the future if we are back in CA. I only had a handful of specific type shots I wanted, otherwise I was very go with the flow and let Aaron due his job. I completely trusted his judgement and it was sooooo worth it! He knows what he is doing! To future brides, don't be too picky! Your shots are going to come out AMAZING with this company!!! Thank you so much! Heather and Daniel read more

I am SO happy I chose A Perfect Impression for my wedding. Aaron and Vanessa were super helpful throughout the planning process and they have you complete a photography worksheet to ensure they're able to get all the wedding shots you want. Cathy was my day of photographer and let me tell you.. she was AMAZING!! Everyone at the wedding loved her and I am so happy that she was a part of our big day. She brought this awesome vibe to the wedding and she is so funny, kind, and good at what she does! She took the awkwardness out of every picture and she was not afraid to direct people to ensure she got a good shot. I couldn't imagine our wedding day without her. She is so fun and made me and my bridal party laugh all day. I can't wait to get the pictures back, I know she did a fantastic job!! Thank you so much API and Cathy!! read more

Our photographers not only had wonderful ideas for shots; but they ven helped keep us running on time in our pre wedding photos! They were thorough and helpful in the pre-wedding meetings. We made a thank you sign to take pictures with and send with our thank you cards. Our main photographer allowed us to look at the pictures on her camera the night of the wedding and choose the picture we wanted. She then promised to process the picture and have it to us within the week so that we could get started on our cards. No surprise to us, she came through! Wonderful! read more

My wedding was april 28th 2012. We did not go through API for anything but a really good friend of mine who works with this company was our DJ. He did an awesome job! I meet with him a few months before the wedding to work everything out and it was great! He was on time and worked well with everyone. Loved the fact that He got out on the dance floor with everyone and a mic while still DJ'ing. If you are looking for a wedding DJ go with this company and ask for Ken his is amazing! read more

API shot our wedding in July of 2017. Andy and Dan were great! They did before photos, ceremony photos and everything in between. They captured some amazing photos that I will cherish forever. Both had super great personalities. Andy even chimed in with some Harry Potter references (I'm obsessed). They did a really great job capturing all the shots I asked for on my shot list (which they provided in their questionnaire beforehand). My only two complaints are that I wish they had advised me more. For instance my only pics of my wedding dress, it's still on the plastic hanger and with the cardboard shape keeper in it. I bought the gown for its unique cape and the before photos did not capture its beauty AT ALL. But we got great ones with it on. My other complaint would be that even though I got a ton of photos, there were many I felt left out. I had to request that they look for more of my first dance! Specifically my husband dipping me or spinning me... a little disappointing as it seemed so special and important to me. But the photos all turned out amazing and they were on time with everything and the value couldn't be beat. Overall still a great place with great people! read more

A.P.I where do I begin! Great great great, all customer service, quality, pricing, this company goes over and beyond. I got some family photos taken a couple moths ago, and they did an amazing job!! If you want the best, then look no further! Thank you so much A.P.I! You guys left a perfect impression!! :) can't wait to do more photos in the future!! read more

API is an excellent company and Aaron is a professional who delivers top of the line service. API has taken over 13 years of our family photos and we always feel so at ease and comfortable with Aaron which always comes through in our photos. With 3 daughters moving into the next phases of their own lives we expect weddings to begin in the next 5 years and there is no doubt in any of our minds who will be trusted with capturing the most important day in our girls lives, they love Aaron. I am confident API will be taking many years to come of photos for our family and milestone events. We couldn't ask for better service and for a better photographer who has always made us feel like friends and not clients. read more

This review is only for the DJ portion of API. I knew a photographer personally so I hired him for our wedding, although I think all the pictures I have seen from API are beautiful. I got married at Wedgewood San Ramon on 1/16/11. I am a teacher & planned most of my wedding last summer. When reading about the DJ services that came with our Gold Package I learned that the DJ would give me a call two weeks before our wedding and that I should fill out some paperwork & send it in about three months before the wedding. This made me very nervous. The DJ is one of the most important parts of the reception & just putting off hearing from him until two weeks before wasn't an option for me. I called Aaron (the owner) once & did not receive a call back. I then emailed him and got a quick response. I would say email is the way to go with Aaron. I asked if my fiance & I could meet him this summer. For no extra charge Aaron met with us for at least an hour. He walked us through how the wedding would go & told us that the DJ would prefer us not to provide lots of our own music & music choices. This made sense to me, they are the professionals! So most of my paperwork said "DJ choice". We did not meet with OUR DJ because that would have been an extra $50. Aaron explained that most DJs have other jobs and this would be a fee for them to come in & meet with us. That also made sense to me. Plus, I totally trusted Aaron after I met him. I know that he would never have a DJ work our wedding unless he represented API well. Our DJ was Jason. He was relaxed, while also seeming to be excited about our wedding. He was wonderful, we both really liked him & would definitely request him again if we ever have another event that requires a DJ. I would not hesitate to recommend him. Wonderful things: Jason called me two weeks before. He had a very calming phone presence which I really needed at that time. He really pumped up the crowd. One of my favorite memories of the entire night was when the parents, bridal party...and then we were introduced. The ENERGY of the crowd was so amazing and I know he was behind that energy. The wedding was SEAMLESS! It went so well, just clicked along. He is the one that controls when things happen. All the music he picked was PERFECT. I'm so happy I wrote "DJ choice" on a lot of the options. He really knows how to read a crowd! The reason I didn't give 5 stars (wish I could give 4.75) is because of the following: Aaron did not answer a few of my calls (email him) Jason did not do a "Bridal Party" dance or a "Wilson" dance like I requested. HOWEVER, the acoustics in Wedgewood are not great. If I was at the back of the reception room or in the bar it was hard to understand him. I kept saying, "What did he say?" (and then someone would respond, "I don't know.") So, he may very well have done both of those dances and I just didn't hear him. I honestly do not know why I couldn't understand him if I was in the back of the room. Was it because of Jason, the equipment he used, the room? I am a bit disappointed about that. I have been to weddings before where I could not understand the DJ & always thought that if I picked someone good that it wouldn't be a problem for me. Oh well. My wedding was wonderful & I know Jason had a lot to do with that. read more

Our venue, Wedgewood in San Ramon, provided the DJ for our wedding as part of their services. This is the company that the venue has picked to work with to provide DJ services. Since the price was included in our venue express, I can't comment on that. However, I'll discuss the quality of the service we received. Our only contact with the company in general was through filling out and updating our music questionnaire. We promptly received verifications from the staff that our questionnaire or update was received. They were also patient with our turning the questionnaire in late. Their replies to our email inquiries were quick. The questionnaire itself was complete and we liked that we could save it to return to it later. We also specifically asked what type of cd to provide to the DJ to ensure all our favorite music was available. A few days before the event our assigned DJ, "DJ Jason" called us. He had gone over everything we'd selected and wanted to verify or find out if there was anything additional. At the event our DJ was provided the music cd via our venue. However, despite it being in the requested format, the songs couldn't be played and had to be converted to a different format first. This took considerable time, although we were happy that the DJ was savy enough to be able to do this. Meanwhile, he played songs from our mix that he already had. He did a good job of selecting songs and similar songs to ours before our cd begun playing. I also applaud him for bringing everything and not being dependent on the promised cd. However, it was frustrating that the format they requested wasn't what they needed in the end. We were happy with our DJ's interactions with us, keeping us informed of everything, his ability to pick and play suitable dance music, his "reading" the crowd's music preference and mood, his announcements, general leading of events (toasts, bouquet toss,...), and timing in keeping the event moving along, but still consulting us on when we were ready for things to happen. We experienced no problems with the music system, microphones, volume, sound quality,.... They didn't even make that horrible shrieking sound at all. Our DJ took guest music requests and was always at the DJ podium giving our event his full attention. This DJ was fun to work with and knowledgeable about music and how to select it for a particular audience. Overall, we were satisfied with DJ Jason's service, expertise, and professionalism. We'd be happy to work with him again. read more

We chose A Perfect Impression for wedding photos, video and DJ and we are so glad we did! They were very responsive and worked so well as a team which made wedding planning that much easier. Ben and Alicia did an amazing job on our wedding photos! We were so thrilled that our pictures turned out beautiful, romantic and artistic - just as we hoped they would be. Jason and Roger also did a fantastic job on the video! We love the 1-2 minute video montage they inserted in the beginning and middle of our video. We received our photos and video in just six weeks, which is extremely fast, and we couldn't be happier! We highly recommend A Perfect Impression! read more

We got married at Foxtail Golf Course in Rohnert Park. We had a package that included A Perfect Impression for our photos. Our meeting with them went very well and it was very easy. On our wedding day, we had Benjamin as our photographer. We loved him! He got along very well with my guests and I. He seems to love his job and it shows in his work. Our pictures turned out beautiful! We get very shy and awkward when it comes to taking pictures. He found a way to make us comfortable and not even feel like there was a camera. They looked great. Ordering pictures and the communication after was very easy also. They get a huge thumbs up! = ) read more

Aaron was a pleasure to work with and delivered amazing photos that we will cherish for the rest of our lives! We feel like he captured the evening perfectly! We also got great engagement photos! I can't say enough nice things, highly recommended. read more

DJ Kyle worked it out at our 10th wedding anniversary celebration on October 16, 2010!!! He reviewed our song list with me, he checked ahead of time and made sure he had all the songs we wanted, he also coordinated the playing of our wedding dvd simultaneously and flawlessly. He showed up early, dressed appropriately and prepared. He was friendly, personable, and wonderful to work with. Our photographer was Katie, and she was just as good. She made sure we got the poses we wanted, she was fun, innovative, and inspiring. I can't wait to see the pics!!! A Perfect Impression is a top-notch company, and we would definitely hire them again for future events!!! read more

This is a great team. Aaron and his staff are professional, efficient, and non-intrusive. The pictures they took were amazing! We got a mix of romantic and fun shots, as well as all our family and friends. I would totally use A Perfect Impression again, and I've recommended them to many of my friends. read more

My wife and I got our wedding pics done by Aaron in October 2008. He is very professional and a fun guy to work with! I highly recommend Aaron and his staff. read more

My wife and I used "A Perfect Impression" as our DJ for our wedding. They could not have done a better job. Aaron was our DJ and he did an awesome job. He knew exactly what to do and helped run our Reception. He gave us great recommendations on everything from how to make our entrance to when we should cut the cake. My wife and I had a huge list of rare songs that we wanted to play and Aaron was able to find all of them and play them. I would highly recommend this DJ service to anyone. read more

I cannot think of enough amazing things to say about this company. I am going to break it down from each side of the lens, since I am fortunate enough to have had incredible family photos done with them as well as worked with them professionally. I am going to start with my experience with Aaron when he did my family photo session. We are a family of five. Myself, my husband and my three kids who at the time were ages 4 and under. He captured my children and their energy...their personalities ...flawlessly. The pictures of them together and then of them seperately were perfect. We had more than a couple of great shots of the five of us to chose from. Not only that but by the end of the shoot, my kids were calling him "Uncle Aaron" he made them so comfortable and it shows in every single one of those shots. You will NOT get that at the Picture People! I also work in the wedding business and in my over 15 years experience I have worked with countless photographers. As a group, photographers have a reputation of delaying timelines, or becoming rude or pushy to either the staff or the Bridal Party - or the worst... THE BRIDE (gasp!!). I have.. not once, ever, with an API photographer had an issue with them being rude to anyone, or delaying the timelines. This is HUGE and here is why... you still get FANTASTIC photos! I, as a coordinator, always want the photographers to take the time that they feel that they need to capture those moments - to get those incredible shots, at the end of the day... (besides each other!) that is what you get to walk away with - memories.. captured...but, with a well planned wedding, you will also have a time line that allows only so much time for wedding photos. You have other things you need to get to. It is a big day! You have lots to do. Rest assured that the API photographers will get those pictures and they will be amazing! AND you will get to move on with the event, not waiting for the photographer to decide they have what they need... I promise you.. they do!! read more