We were absolutely blown away by Juancho and Johana! We were recommended to them by my sister, who had Juancho SC at her wedding as well. After seeing how stunning her wedding photos turned out, it was an easy and clear decision for us to choose them too! From our engagement shoot to the wedding day, they made the entire experience so fun and full of love--even in the freezing Chicago cold! They were so easy to work with, and we received our engagement photos incredibly quickly, which was such a nice surprise. On our wedding day, they brought such positive energy, making the day even more enjoyable. When we saw the preview photos the very next day, we were in awe--they are absolutely unreal! We can't wait to see the rest of the pictures (we just got married last week!) and know they'll be just as amazing. Juancho and Johana truly captured the magic of our day in the most beautiful way! read more

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Juancho Photography is the very best in Chicago! This dynamic + talented duo, will not only provide you the most beautiful, tear-jerking, and quality photographs, but they will also instantly become your best friends the second you meet them! I am a Wedding Planner here in Chicago, and I have just adored working with these two! They always make my clients happy, and are two of the best people you will ever meet! I have referred them to all of my clients, personal friends/family, and I even used them on my Destination wedding day in Tennessee. So when my husband and I found out we were pregnant, they were OF COURSE who we wanted to capture this beautiful moment in our life. I showed them my inspiration photos, and they found the most perfect location that gave me exactly what I was looking for! The day-of, they make being infront of the camera so easy! Giving us direction on how to pose, making us authentically laugh, and pointing out ways to better show off my bump! They are just the absolute best to capture any momentous occasion! You will just LOVE them and LOVE the photos they capture for you to cherish forever! Thank you Juancho + Johana! xo read more

Juancho and Johana are the dream team. These two HUSTLE to capture the moments that you will cherish for the rest of our your life. Your relationship with your photographer is extremely important, you spend the most important day of your life with them by your side. As quite a particular person (I am not a type A personality, I am a type triple A personality), I knew that we needed to find the right match for us. Johana and Juancho are the perfect pair. They are organized, responsive and they set expectations extremely well. Positivity and passion are so important on the day of your wedding. They kept it fun while wrangling a bride and groom and their entire wedding party with ease. We have every important moment captured from multiple angles. Juancho is very funny which is both energizing and provides natural smiles! My husband and I are so thankful that they were part of our day. I do not hand out 5 stars like participation trophies, they earned it and I cannot recommend them enough. read more

JuanchoSC Photography is not your average photography company. They are an experience. This wonderful duo couple are not only talented but they truly create an environment where you feel comfortable enough to connect with the camera, even if it's your first time in a shoot! I've worked with Juancho and Johana a few times, on a personal level as well as through my event planning business, and can say, they are the most well oiled machine in the business. It is often times hard to connect with photographers on a planning aspect, as some are focused solely on getting their shots rather than the entire vision of the day. Juancho SC, is proactive, attentive, respectful, fun, and manage to create what could be a simple photo, into a piece of art. Their artistic and fun view of life shows within their work. I will continue to work with and refer clients to this power couple! Thank you for the talent you create and your friendship! read more

Juancho and Johana are not only INCREDIBLE photographers, but also just such wonderful people. I had creeped their photos for 2 years prior to having them shoot our engagement shoot (yes, since before we were even engaged ). That's how good they are! They are true to the colours and emotions of the photos and have an artistic and vivid editing style. Their photos are truly out of this world and captured our love so perfectly. Aside from that, the entire experience from day 1 was perfect. When I reached out to inquire, Juancho called me right away and had a conversation with me just getting to know me and what our vision was. He and Johana then scheduled a zoom call with us (thanks to COVID) to get to know both me and my fiancé. They provided us different package options for engagement shoot vs. engagement + wedding, with optional add ons including albums and canvases. We then scheduled a date for our shoot. Going into it, I was excited and a bit nervous, and my fiancé was especially nervous as he doesn't love posing for photos. Little did I know that we had nothing to worry about! They had provided us with tips beforehand, and then on the day of, they were both so carefree and relaxed that it put us completely at ease! They directed us in how to start our poses without making us feel like mannequins or stiff at all- they allowed for our natural personalities to take over and captured the most beautiful photos. We got our photos SO fast, and in the end they had us view our photos in their home theatre studio, in the format of a slideshow over wine and cheese. We are so grateful to have met Juancho and Johana, who are now not just our photographers but also friends, and for this to be the first big step in our wedding plan ning process! Do not hesitate to book them :) read more

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Brides Beware of Juancho SC Photography. Their Instagram account and website are deceiving. They will give you only a handful of these "artistic" photos, the rest of the photos you receive will not look like what they advertise. The Bad and the Ugly: I do not have one photo with my entire family. I have only 4 photos total of my nieces from the day of our wedding and not one of me with them. I have maybe 15 random photos of guests. Only 1 photo of me in my wedding dress with just my mom. Not one photo of just me and my father- only a distant one of us walking down the aisle. They took about 30 pictures of me with my dogs and only gave me 4 which was important to me because my dogs are very old and I wanted these memories with them. NOT ONE of me alone showing my whole wedding dress head to toe- they have my dress cut off at my waist in almost every photo. No photos of our buffet or any from the dining portion of our wedding. None of the exterior of the Yacht which was our wedding venue (they said they forgot), the list goes on and on. After I tried requesting my photos many times, my husband called Juancho asking for our photos. There were specific ones we remember taking but his answer was "no, we gave you what we gave you" and that was where Juancho left it. A few weeks later, my make-up artist posted a handful of our photos on her website without our permission. Photos she never should have had access to. Turns out Juancho & Johana gave her our password to access to our private web portfolio and let her use our photos for advertising, which our contract specifically states says they cannot do. I had to hire a lawyer and so far I have spent thousands of dollars on legal fees to try and get the rest of our wedding photographs. It is now almost 1 year later and they have refused to give us any more. I believe they have disposed of the rest of our photos and we will never see them. It has been a nightmare working with Juancho SC Photography. My husband and I will never see some of the special moments from our wedding day. Not only were they terrible to work with because of the loss of photos but because of more.... More Bad: 1. Juancho is very high strung, he is very loud and hyper, and constantly yelling and making everyone feel nervous. He would scream "Erica No, Erica No, Erica No" every time he thought I wasn't making the facial expression he liked. When he would take a "good" photo of me, he would show me it and say "wow, Juancho did a good job on this photo" patting himself on the back, it was awkward. 2. They brought a 3rd person, their "assistant" so if you have a head count at your wedding add another person to your budget! Also, they disappeared during dinner. I planned our seat chart (and paid for 3 extra dinners which is in their contract) for them to sit across from us to take pictures during the dining part of the wedding. They were nowhere to be seen for a solid hour! 3. Editing. None of our photos were edited. So brides if you have blemishes they will show. They use a scenic lens which blurs your face or if it's close up it has a lot of structure which will enhance any flaws. I have very good completion yet every photo looks like I have bumps all over my face. 4. Juancho takes photos from a low angle, so if you do not have a double chin you will now. Even my husband who doesn't have an ounce of fat on him has a double chin in our wedding photos. I also believe they are posting all fake reviews on The Knot. Unfortunately that is how I found them. All of the wording in their reviews is repetitive, "Juancho and Johana are amazing." In almost every single review the word "amazing" shows up. In Johanas emails she used "amazing" for almost everything she wrote. Coincidence? I don't believe so. On their Instagram, they post pictures from years ago. They keep recycling wedding photos because I don't believe they have enough work to show more than just a few per year. This does not appear to be a full time job for them, more like a side job. If you are looking for an Exceptional Wedding Photographer in Chicago, please do not let Juancho SC Photography ruin your magical day! Response to Juancho's Comment: Their website FAQ was recently updated with all new verbiage ( I am guessing after my review and lawyer). Our contract from July 28,2018 says we get all photos. I would never recommend them to anyone. read more

Easily the best decision we made for our wedding! From our first Zoom meeting to our wedding day, Juancho and Johana created a comfortable and exciting atmosphere . For both our engagement photos and our entire wedding day, it was as if we were hanging out with friends who were able to capture every perfect moment. My husband and I didn't have any specific locations in mind for our engagement shoot or wedding photos, and they were able to recommend so many perfect spots that represented 'us' perfectly! My husband is notorious for not being able to smile on command, and I was worried our pictures would reflect that. Juancho and Johana made sure that this was not an issue at all. They made us feel so comfortable and calm that my husband has a genuine smile on his face in each picture! Throughout the planning process many of our vendors asked who we had hired for photographers, from the moment we said Juancho and Johana, all of our vendors could not stop raving about how amazing they were and how the vendors were excited to see them at our wedding! We were so extremely happy with how both our engagement and wedding galleries turned out that we will never be able to pick our favorite photos, instead we have 800 favorite photos from our wedding day! From the beginning of our wedding day to the very end, they were constantly taking photos and capturing every moment of the day. Our guests even commented about how amazed they were that our photographers seemed to be everywhere capturing every single moment! At the end of our wedding night, we invited Juancho and Johana back to our reception to have a drink and hang out with us because we weren't ready to say goodbye to them! We will never forget our wedding day, and it is all because we hired Juancho and Johana to not only take extraordinary photos but because they helped make every part of our day perfect with their energy and excitement. read more

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We are so thankful that we found Juancho and Johana! They enhanced our wedding planning experience greatly, making the whole process feel like we were working with family from the first meet-and-greet at their house, to driving to Michigan for our engagement shoot, to easing our nerves on the day of and finally continuing to be like family post-wedding. We cannot recommend them enough! We had several meetings with other photographers and no one compared to Juancho SC Photography. Although they are incredibly professional, working with them instantly made us feel at ease and as if we had known Juancho and Johana for a very long time. Juancho led the creative direction while Johana handled the business side of things and planning for the day-of. Both are excellent photographers. They are a great team and even better couple. Their talent is breathtaking! It was important to us that we had a range of photograph styles from striking, vivid images, to stunning black and white images; from excellent group shots to thoughtful candid moments no one would think to capture but tells the story perfectly. We love their signature photograph the most: the ones that add an extra layer of light splashing the image or the ones that bring the foreground in and out of focus at the same time. We review our engagement and wedding photo albums all the time, always finding a new favorite image. The precious moments they've captures via still images feel like live video that take us right back to the feeling of each moment. We couldn't be more thrilled that we hired them for our wedding and look forward to working with them again in the future as our family grows. read more