Deeply disappointed with my experience, and further saddened to see many others express the same. It's a shame that for many of us, something as special as our wedding days are now tainted with such a terrible experience. Just as others have mentioned, Christian never delivered on our agreed-upon contract, and I spent 2+ years chasing him without ever receiving my album or getting any reasonable explanation. The last communication I received was over 1 year ago, which claimed (just as multiple earlier emails had) that my album was just in the mail and should arrive shortly. Of course, it never did. read more

Christian Pleva Images - Event Photography Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Christian is a talented photographer and photo editor. Sadly, his poor communication are far from professional and he has left us without a promised portion of the package that we had paid for in-full. We strongly recommend NOT working with Christian Pleva. We had contracted Christian Pleva Images in summer 2018 to be the photographer for our wedding in October 2019. We also used Christian to take engagement photos for us in November 2018. Our initial meeting was to take our engagement photos, which we were arranging to fly from Texas to Boston to accomplish. Trying to confirm this appointment and meeting took much longer than we anticipated or appreciated, especially considering we were traveling such a long distance and weren't planning on traveling back to New England again that year. Christian eventually got in touch with us and explained that he had been in Seattle on a family trip looking at colleges for his son, which is more than reasonable and acceptable. What isn't reasonable or acceptable is the continued difficulty and frustration that we felt and endured in trying to communicate with Christian after the wedding was over and we were waiting for the deliverables from Christian's work. The package we selected and paid for in-full included 8 hours of his service at our wedding, as well as the editing of photographs taken and a full physical wedding album. The layout for this album was to be prepared by Christian, sent to us for approval, then sent for production and delivered to us after the wedding. The estimated amount of time given to us by Christian for receipt of the completed album was approximately 90 days after we received the edited digital photos, which were said to be delivered to us within a month. We did not receive our edited digital photos from Christian until late February 2020, 4 and a half months after the wedding, and have not received our album to date (August 2020). In most communication with Christian this year we have received no response, and when we do hear back he only offers apologies for the delay and a general promise that what we're waiting for will be ready soon. We have reached out to Christian many times to resolve this matter. In our most recent communication (sent via both text message and email) we gave Christian a deadline to complete the layout of the album (which we were awaiting to approve for production), and failing that we were seeking a refund for the portion of our payment associated with the album. This deadline has come and gone, and we now are only interested in receiving a refund from Christian for lack of delivery on a promised product. read more

Sadly, we are having the same issue regarding wedding albums. We got married in 2015 and still haven't received our wedding albums.

Christian and Melissa did an unbelievable job of not only producing an amazing maternity shoot for us which will remain with us forever, but also collaborating with us on finding the right package and scouting locations for shoot. Melissa and Christian were very responsive, both pre sale/ post sale, and the customer service was one of the best we've ever experienced. Finally, the quality of the original photos and the signature editing lends an artistic flair to our photos which renders them timeless and we cannot wait to engage them on a second project. Highly recommend. read more

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A scam artist. Almost 4 years later, we still do not have the full video and teaser video we paid for despite being told it was already done. Now we just have a ton of footage and have to pay extra to get someone to edit it properly. I would not hire them if they were free. read more

I had the same issue. Had my wedding in March 2018, still hasn't delivered the video. Responds every 4-6 weeks with an email "almost done". Highly recommend using someone else. read more

Would give 0 stars if I could. I've been told that my wedding video was ready since the beginning of December with promises to send it to me "in a few days". i still haven't gotten it and this has been going on for 5 months. Christian is the most unprofessional, unresponsive and frustrating vendors I have ever worked with. read more

Christian and Melissa come off as genuinely nice people when you first meet them, unfortunately that is not the reality. It has been 2 years since our wedding (Sept. 2017) and we have still not received our $1,500 album yet. Like others, we repeatedly email and get replies such as "It's on the way..It will be there shortly...I'll send the tracking number in a couple of days". Unfortunately, it seems like we are not the only people who are dealing with these issues. We will be taking legal action to recuperate the money he stole from us & hope others do the same. If you're considering using him for your special day, I'd highly reconsider. I have emails & receipts to back up these allegations. read more

I wish there were a "0 star" score here. I rarely write negative reviews, but I couldn't help myself after being treated in an unbelievably dishonest and disrespectful manner by this photography studio. So here is my story. I knew I would have a vacation from 9/23 to 9/28, and I planned to take a personal portrait on 9/24. I contacted this studio on 9/8, and I was told they were going to be available on 9/24 for a portrait shooting. Over the next week, we discussed some details like location, meeting time, etc via email. On 9/15 and 9/17, I emailed them about paying and setting up a time for consultation. On 9/17, Christian replied he was in the studio and would go over the details later that day via phone. But at the end of day, no phone call. No explanation. Nothing. In retrospect, I should have known that this person was not trustworthy by then. But I was not wise enough. On 9/20 morning, I texted Christian, asking his availability again. I told him to let me know ASAP if he couldn't make it on 9/24, as I really hoped to get the shooting done this week. Christian replied:" I have time on the 23rd or first thing in the morning on the 24th". Naively, I believed him again. In the evening of 9/22, I texted Christian, hoping to have that overdue consultation on 9/23, one day before the shooting day. I heard nothing from Christian until noon, 9/23. So I called both the studio and his cell phone. Not surprisingly, no one answered it. Then around 5:25pm, 9/23, less than 24 hours before my scheduled shooting session, Christian texted me, "We can't shoot tomorrow but if you'd like to set up a day next week we can. Let me know and we can set up a time for a call." I was furious. If they can't do it, they should let me know earlier, at least by weekend. By not informing me in a timely manner, they wasted a sunny vacation day of mine! What make them think I'm still going to believe them and let them stand me up again? I understand compared to event shooting, they can't make tons of money with my little portrait shooting. I got that. But I didn't force them to do it. At least they should let me know that they aren't able to do it in a timely manner. At the very least over the weekend. Good photos? Maybe. Worth the extra pain of booking and being stood up? definitely not. There are tons of great photographers out there! In my opinion, this team does not deserve to be in any decent human being's wedding ceremony. read more

How is this man still in business? He is A CROOK. Plain and simple. He will tell you the same excuses day in and day out. He will pretend his links do not work. He will ignore your calls. He will ignore your texts. My sister still hasn't received her photos. He boasts that his photos will be done in 5-8 weeks yet it's been triple that and she has yet to receive. His knot profile has been deleted, probably because he has horrible reviews that all talk about how his customers have taken him to small claims court due to failure of delivery for the photos. DO NOT USE. plain and simple. Christian, you are a disgusting and pathetic excuse for a photographer. read more

My fiance and I were looking for a few nice pictures for our wedding webpage. We bought a groupon and little did we know that we would have 2 absolute PROs that worked with us to get the most amazing pictures we have as a couple. We ended up getting much more than what we had mind, because the quality of every photograph was so amazing. We would recommend them to our friends and family. read more

Christian and Melissa shot our engagement session and wedding and I cannot recommend them enough! First of all, they are incredibly nice, warm people and I loved getting to know them. They also took the time to get to know us as a couple prior to the shoot so the day of, we were all comfortable with each other. We also met a couple times before the wedding and went through a very detailed timeline so nothing was left to chance. They were beyond prepared and thought of images that I didn't consider previously - their input was invaluable. I have never gotten so many compliments as I have on both the engagement and wedding photos. The day of the wedding, a "same day edit" video of some images from the day was included in my package and all night (and in the following days after the wedding!) the guests kept telling me what great photographers I had! The photos are so unique and creative - to me, they are unlike any other wedding photos I have seen. Somehow Christian manages to capture the essence of the day and the photos are truly organic. They aren't just images, I feel like they are a work of art. We got married on 8/21 and I received all the digital files on 9/24, so they are incredibly timely as well, and very responsive via phone/text/email. The entire year, from the engagement to the wedding, it has been an absolute pleasure working with them! I honestly cannot say enough great things about this amazing duo! read more