Michael's pictures are amazing! He photographed our wedding which included photos of the bride and…read morebridesmaids getting ready, reveal photos in our home, photos with the wedding party alongside beautiful Lake Michigan near the Adler Planetarium, photos in the church and at the reception. He was incredibly patient and dedicated to spending the ENTIRE day with us. Michael did an excellent job making us and our guests feel at ease. Our wedding photos turned out really well, and the candid photos of our guest are such a treat to look at. Michael made the photos available to us very quickly. He is very easy to work with during what can be a busy and stressful time. We highly recommend him. Thank you, Michael!! -Claudia and Jacob Preciado

We had a great time working with Albert. From the beginning, he was extremely helpful and friendly,…read moreand we immediately knew he was a good fit for us and our budget. He's very knowledgeable about the industry and was able to answer any questions we had. What my husband and I valued the most was Albert's ability to get along with everyone. We had used a different photographer for our engagement shoot, and although he shot beautiful photos, he was just very antisocial, serious, and hard to connect with. After we met Albert, we realized how important it was to us to have someone who was compatible with our personalities and was able to communicate effectively with our friends and family. During our wedding, Albert was professional, but at the same time, felt like a friend who was there to help us through the day. An added bonus was that he knew Cantonese so he was able to communicate with the elder family members who did not know English. Albert was (and is) extremely responsive before and after the wedding. After our honeymoon, we requested a few photos for our thank you cards, and he was able to send some within a few days. We were able to receive all of our wedding photos about 3 months after our wedding, and we love them!

Albert did a great job on our wedding. A few thing we really appreciated:…read more - He brought along his assistant Jason who suggested some really fun poses for the groom and groomsmen. We really had a lot of fun with Jason. - Albert spoke Chinese which was a big help with our Chinese family. Our family was very comfortable with him and Albert's Chinese really helped in directing them. - Overall, Albert was very professional and managed the process well. He gave clear directions but was nice and professional about it. - And of course the pictures! They turned out well and our family and friends have really enjoyed them! We would recommend Second Print for a wedding or any special occasion. They are easy to work with and are fun guys in general.

Bryan and his assistant, Maria, just photographed our wedding and we absolutely love the photos!…read more They really captured our day and we were so happy that so many of them turned out to be simply stunning. From the beginning, Bryan has been great about getting back to us with information and working with us on logistics. Since my husband and I know nothing about wedding timing, he was awesome about helping us build our timeline to make sure everything went smoothly. We got married in the suburbs and I wasn't thrilled about taking photos there but Bryan made sure to choose some great places to shoot that turned out much better than I expected. We chose to do our engagement session after the wedding so we still have another chance to capture some amazing photos. We can't wait to see what Bryan will do next time!

Bryan was great to work with for our engagement and wedding photos. He was personable and clearly…read moreknows what he's doing when it comes to photography. He was very accommodating and worked with us to make sure we captured the images and the locations we wanted. All the pictures turned out amazing, we have too many good options to choose from!

Mark photographed our wedding in October, and I was waiting to receive our prints before reviewing…read more He absolutely earned our five star rating--Mark was wonderful! He has a very impressive yet unimposing style, and while he happily took any formal photographs that we wanted, he excelled at "capturing the moment" shots. He took our suggestions and improved upon them and was able to direct us to the shots that he recognized we would want. And during the wedding and reception I barely even noticed he was there yet he got so many great shots. We received the photos within the time he estimated and just loved them. I am so happy that we went with Mark--he has a great eye and I would highly recommend for everyone--and he is very flexible and works with your budget. Couldn't ask for better!

I would highly recommend All About Amore to anyone. My husband & I got married in November, and…read moreinitially, we had a hard time finding a photographer who understood what we wanted and whom we felt would take quality photos without being cheesy. After researching several photographers, we met with Steve Garrett after a friend recommended him. Immediately I could tell that Steve would be a perfect fit for us. He's a really nice guy, and he just put us at ease when we met him. I reviewed some of his portfolio, and I really liked what I saw. We decided to hire him. Our wedding was beautiful, and Steve shot us throughout the day, along with an assistant. Both photographers were polite, kind, enthusiastic, and outgoing. In the morning, they shot the bridal party before the ceremony, as we got ready. It's hard to put into words...they were fun to be around, but much of the time, we felt that they did a great job of letting the day unfold without us feeling like there was a camera right there. They got some great shots of everyone together, posed pictures, but a lot of candid shots that truly make me relive the day in my memory. Since it was November, he got great shots using the color of the fall leaves. I loved those photos most, because they are beautifully shot, and allow me to remember the feelings I had, on the morning of my wedding day. Then were the ceremony and reception shots, which were all pretty fantastic. One thing I really liked about having two photographers was that sometimes, they would each do their own thing, taking shots of the different guests there, the food, etc. But then, sometimes they would take shots together, each from a different angle. I thought that was really cool, because sometimes, the subjects would not be looking directly at the camera. All in all, I would (and have) recommend Steve and his team at All About Amore if you're looking for a wedding photographer. If you want quality photos, and a photographer(s) who will take the kind of photos that YOU envision, then give Steve a call. You won't be disappointed.

We couldn't be happier with our wedding photos and the experience of working with Steve. He was…read morehighly recommended by a close friend and traveled all the way to California to shoot our wedding. He was very professional, personable, and made us feel very comfortable. He was interested in getting to know us & our families, very passionate about his work, and genuinely loves weddings! When we got the photos, we were even more pleased. They were incredible and priceless memories of our special day. We highly recommend All About Amore photography!

Anthony took our engagement and wedding photos and we couldn't be happier with the outcome of both!…read moreHe did an incredible job capturing our personalities and the emotions, colors, lighting, and vibes of our wedding day. He knows how to get his job done efficiently while being professional, fun, and allowing the people he is photographing to feel comfortable in front of the camera. 10/10 recommend!

We were searching for a wedding photographer and found Anthony via Thumbtack. I'm so happy we did!…read moreWe didn't want the traditional posed wedding photos, we wanted candid more natural shots and from looking at his website, we knew his style was what we were looking for. Anthony took the time to travel into the city and meet with us personally to make sure it was a good fit and talk about details. He's a one-man show so he's able to offer a great rate and he truly does an awesome job handling it on his own! He was able to keep our bridal party in-line (not an easy feat!) and kept people laughing. We ended up having to make a location change last minute due to heavy Friday afternoon traffic and Anthony went with the flow and was able to find some unique locations in the city on the fly. I would 100% recommend Anthony to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. One piece of advice, make sure you are clear on the length of time between the wedding and when you expect to get pictures. I was a bit surprised at how long it took to get back our photos; I wanted to use some for our thank you cards. He was super accommodating and sent us a few of his favorites so we had some to use for the cards.

Choosing Steven as a wedding photographer was a necessity to my husband because of the following…read morestory: About 15 years ago my husband was broke and working as a pizza delivery guy. One day he chose to bike to his bank to cash his paycheck and get cash necessary for payment of bills for the month. Somewhere along the way he lost his wallet, containing about $900...all the money he had in the world at the time...all his money to pay rent, bills, etc. Upon return to his apartment he noticed the loss and began to fret uncontrollably, went back to retrace his steps, etc. Later in the day he received a phone call from Steven saying he'd found his wallet and letting him know where he could pick it up - it was but a few blocks away. When he met Steven and retrieved his wallet (all the cash inside) he was incredibly grateful saying "You have NO idea what this means to me. If there's ANYTHING I can ever do for you, please let me know". Steven replied "Well, I've started this wedding photography business, so if you ever get married I hope you'll hire me." "Done." my husband replies. Fast forward to the planning of our wedding. He shares this story with me and shows me the website...turns out Steven has become some sort of world-renowned wedding photographer, fetching as much as $15K per event and all expenses paid to weddings overseas. We discuss the price and my husband impresses upon me how much Steven's gesture meant to him...the price is not an object in this case. OK...it's his parents $ after all...who am I to argue? Steven remembers my husband and is SO touched about having been remembered himself he offers to shoot the wedding for $8K when we express concern over his price. Steven is a GREAT guy. VERY down-to-earth, personable and fun. The services he offers and his quality of work leave a lot to be desired in my mind, however. He shoots film only...and only in black-and-white (at least this was the case 4 years ago). As a former student of photography, I understand the appeal in the purity of this as an art form. In retrospect, I don't appreciate it as a service to document an important event. Our photos were dark, muddy and boring. Of the few hundred proofs we were given to review (for a short time online and as hard-copy proof sheets) I had a hard me picking any that I felt compelled to spend the egregious amount of $ he wanted for full prints (some of my favorite pics of our wedding were taken by friends and by the disposable cameras we placed on the tables at the reception). No digital option was offered. As a photo-hoarder (5000+ pics posted to Flickr) this really pissed me off...especially for the amount of $ he charges just to shoot the event. Since our wedding, several of our friends have wed, all of them spent less than half what we spent, and all of them got both BW and color as well as a digital package option, and their photos are FANTASTIC. I understand and respect that my husband had a pact to keep with Steven, but were it not for that, I would have been infinitely happier with another photographer.

I love our wedding photos - but they were done by Chris Guillen (who we found and booked through…read moreRLW), so just call him if you're looking for a photographer. His business is listed separately as Chris Guillen Photography. He was fantastic - got so many great shots but wasn't intrusive - we honestly really enjoyed having him there. I still look at the photos from that day and feel like I'm there all over again. Steven Gross, on the other hand, was prickly, pushy, and at times downright rude. For some reason, every time I spoke with him after the wedding, he repeatedly mentioned a mildly embarrassing event that happened there (and I'm not sure why, since he wasn't even there and it wasn't that big a deal - though frankly, it was tiring that he kept bringing it up). I admit - it took us a long time to get around to choosing the photos for our album (2+ years) - but we had paid our (enormous) bill on time so he had our money, and part of the package we'd paid for was the album. When we added more photos than our package covered, we ended up incurring a cost of nearly $1000 for about 25 additional photos (another reason to go with a photographer who will give you rights to the digital photos - RLW won't and you pay through the nose for every print). Once I'd ordered the album, I got no confirmation or ETA - until a couple weeks later when I got a sharply worded email from Steven that I hadn't paid for the extra photos. Ummm, well, neither he nor his assistant had ever asked me to - and you'd think we hadn't already paid him (on time) for thousands of dollars for the photography already. I authorized him to charge 50% of the amount due since I wanted to see the album and pay the balance when I picked it up. When I did pick it up, just a couple weeks after it came back from the book binder, it was beautiful - thanks to his wonderful assistant, Erin, who worked on the design and ordering of the entire thing. And what do I find but that Steven had already charged me for the balance. Maybe he is short on cash but that's no excuse to be rude to clients - especially since we always paid on time. Next time I want to drop serious coin for beautiful pictures, I'll choose someone who isn't such a prima donna. Actually, I'll call Chris Guillen myself and leave RLW out of it entirely. They added no value - just headaches and extra costs.

My husband and I loved working with Crane's Photography / Randy, from our engagement photos, our…read morewedding in August 2023, and getting our final photos and wedding album. He is personable, responsive, respectful towards our wishes, and professional. We highly recommend him!

Randy and his second shooter Gigi were absolutely amazing! Randy impressed my dad and I as soon as…read morewe met with him because of his passion for what he does. He takes so much pride in his work. We received a beautiful video of highlight pictures made to the music of our first dance song that made all my loved ones tear up watching because he captures true emotion. We also received all of our edited pictures in less than a month of the wedding! My friends and family have said each one of his photos were better than the one before, too hard to chose just one. Cannot recommend him enough!