After almost 3 months of looking at our amazing wedding photos (December 2023 wedding), I realized I never wrote a review for Matt Montalvo Photography, and he deserves for the public to know just how good he is. I read lots of reviews for Austin area photographers and just loved Matt's sample photos. Lucky for us, Matt was available to photograph our wedding. He showed up on time and captured beautiful moments during our wedding, but his true talent shined when we stepped outside to take photos. Matt coached us (and our kids) on how to pose and made magical memories that we truly cherish. For the price and the time we had Matt on site, he did a phenomenal job. While we were reluctant to spend money on a professional photographer, we also didn't want to risk missing precious photos with family and friends. Hire Matt Montalvo Photography and you will get exactly the photos you wanted without even asking. Matt is a pro and it shows. Hire him and know your photos will make you and your family look better than you imagined. read more

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Choosing Matt as our wedding photographer was the best decision for our big day! Matt was extremely easy to work with, captured great pics, and was super flexible on the day of the wedding. He is very easy going and has a personality that puts you at ease and not feel awkward. Matt got our pics back incredibly fast. We HIGHLY recommend Matt and would hire him again in a heartbeat. read more

As we were hunting around for a venue around the Austin area, I was also searching for a photographer. I came across a vendor that had a package deal with photographer, DJ, and photobooth for a pretty good deal. I was deciding to go with them... until I came across Matt Montalvo Photography. I compared the profiles and it was a huge difference. I fell in love with his work immediately, so I reached out to him and ask for pricing. He was fast to respond and even recommended a venue (which I eventually booked). The price he quoted me was more than the package price I can get at the other place. However, I told myself that this is a once in a lifetime event and these are memories we will have forever. This was the one of the best choice I made for wedding planning! We booked Matt about 11 months out just to make sure we will have him be the photographer at our wedding. After we sign the contract and made the deposit... we didn't hear from him until about 2 weeks before the wedding. At that time we just need to fill out a form on what kind of group pictures we want. During the day of the wedding, Matt arrived on time.. was dressed nicely and knows what he was doing. I am not much of a poser and he taught us how to pose and do all that other stuff. I am glad that we had prefect weather for our wedding with some clouds in the sky.... Matt was able to take so very very very nice sunset pictures. A week has passed and we got to view all our pictures!! I can't believed it! I always hear that it takes about a couple of months to get your photos, but we got them in a week! and we LOVED the pictures!!! My husband doesn't like to take pictures and doesn't know how to look good/pose for pictures, but Matt work his magic and made him look good! My cousin got married in mid October and he still haven't got his wedding pictures yet. All in all, Matt is an AMAZING photographer. He managed to capture all the aspects of my wedding just himself. His pictures are phenomenal and I couldn't ask for a better photographer. read more

Very quick with proofs!! Professional in all aspects!! Excellent eye for creative shots and he takes from different angles. He was also very open to all my ideas too. We used him for our engagement photos and we would use him for the wedding too.. But we are getting married in California. He is a family man who provides a very high quality service at a fair price. He is easy to communicate with and was the first photographer of many that responded to us (I sent an email to 5 in one afternoon). He would quickly reply to our questions and text messages. Once we picked our favorites.. He had them finished in less than 24 hours, again. He also mailed me a CD with all our pictures very quickly too. I would highly recommend Matt to all my family and friends. read more

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We worked with Matt for our wedding pictures this May and it couldn't have gone better. The engagement pictures - where Matt led us to a mix of iconic and unique local sites - came out great. And my wife is usually a Blinky McHalfSmile in posed pictures but Matt was able to capture her at her most bridal. His ceremony/party picture M.O. is to take the 'must have' shots and then be a fly on the wall for the rest of the night. It led to some memorable photos of the celebration. One note though - if you have guests who are wallflowers or seatwarmers, point them out or otherwise you likely won't see them in your picture book (he doesn't go around doing table photos). The book came in on time and looked great. He was willing to provide digital versions of all the pics and prices were competitive. Would definitely recommend him. read more

My wife and I had the pleasure of working with Matt in June of 2010 for our wedding. Matt was very professional and friendly. We met at a local coffee shop to discuss what we wanted and what he could offer us. As he was listening to my wife and I he would offer great suggestions and take notes. On the day of the wedding they did a great job getting all the pre wedding pictures taken and the after wedding pictures were a breeze. During the reception you would (matt = ninja) see him on a chair or around a corner getting great angles for pictures. Our pictures turned out beautiful! A few weeks later we received our album and pictures, he was very easy to work with on the selection process and offered great suggestions on where to develop additional pictures. We have seen Matt at a few friends weddings and reccomend him to every person we meet that is getting married or has any special occasion that requires a photographer. Thanks Matt! Scott & Stacey Eat em up Cats read more

Matt has an insane amount of experience as a photographer, and it shows in our photos! He's familiar with many Austin venues (if not all of them) and knows exactly when, where, and how to shoot to get the most beautiful photos!! He effortlessly instructed us to get into the right pose, and honestly, I don't even know how he got some of our photos because it was that easy! Matt was also amazing at getting candid shots (and had really helpful tips for us about how to get the best candid shots) and was able to capture truly amazing moments. He doesn't limit the number of photos he takes, and he takes pictures of everything he sees on top of the posed photos he already knows look good - going through the photogallery honestly felt like reliving our wedding day in all its best moments! Matt worked tirelessly on our wedding day, and if anyone (including guests) wanted him to take a picture, he would get it and keep going, even if he was taking a break! It's clear Matt is passionate about photography and capturing all the moments of our special day. Lastly, Matt is insanely fast and efficient. Our ceremony photos are from every angle, and it feels like we had at least two photographers that day! It also meant we were actually able to spend a surprising amount of time on our wedding day talking to your guests, eating, drinking, and partying. Matt is an incredible photographer and worth every cent!! read more

Matt took our wedding photos back in 2014. Recently, my husband and I revisited our wedding photos to have some printed and framed. As we looked through them again, we were still in awe of the moments he captured. The depth and quality of the photos he took and edited were so amazing. We were truly blessed to have him as our wedding photographer. read more

Matt is the best photographer in Austin. He has his craft down to a science. From first meeting him, to saying our goodbyes at the end of our wedding day, Matt executed flawlessly. Our pictures look amazing and Matt is awesome to work with. I definitely did my due diligence looking for a photographer for our wedding. Matt was a referral from 3 separate people, but we still interviewed several other photographers and were very happy with Matt. We did engagement pics and had him for 8 hours on our wedding day. Everything turned out great. read more

When we were looking for wedding Photographers we started by asking our other vendors who they really liked to work with and without any prompting Matt Montalvo was the first name to come up (and he actually came up twice!) After this we started looking into his photography online and set up our first meeting. Matt is very personable and had a well developed portfolio that highlighted his expertise in the field. As an artist myself (but not a photographer) this was the vendor that I was most stressed about because I wanted to make sure we had high quality photos, and that we got the rights to the photos after (which is a very important thing to ask for!) Matt walked us through a sample of his images and his editing style, which showed off his sense of composition when framing the original shots, but also his digital editing skills for cleaning up photos of unwanted items, highlighting the values of the dress, so that it doesn't just look white washed, and refining details and skin tones (which is important when you know that you are getting married outdoors in 100 degree heat!) He's is pricey but this is one of those situations where you get what you pay for, and he was worth every penny. Matt's got his style down pat and is quick with his shots so that you have more time to enjoy yourself at the wedding. He has his timing down to the exact science, and we got some amazing profile pics with the sun setting behind us. He was great about taking all of the shots you asked for in addition to the normal shots he captures. He'll definitely work with you to capture what you want as long as you let him know. ***My recommendation to future customers is to really look through his portfolio and see what kind of shots he takes and make sure you think through what you would like to have captured ahead of time. We got all of the major shots, and the candids were great, but looking back I wish I had asked for some shots of the getting ready stages (starting right before I put on the dress) and I really wish I had some "fun/faux candid" individual shots with each of my ladies (bridesmaids) in addition to the more traditional photo that I got with each Bridesmaid. These are all things that I should have expressed, because if I had Matt would have gotten them! read more

My wife and I were recently married and our journey to Matt was initiated when we initially were looking at venues in Austin. We remember it clearly as we were at Villa St. Clair and were looking through the wedding photo books that they had on hand. We had no previous knowledge of Matt's capabilities or that he was even an option for our wedding but we were completely floored with his ability to capture moments with a realistic take. The other things that stood out about Matt's style were the presentation, the lighting and his ability to capture moments in such a distinguished way. Don't get us wrong, every photographer is doing their best to bring the best out of their subjects and Matt is great at that, but his photos seem less choreographed than most. Now to what we think is what makes Matt the best in the business and what makes most businesses the best at what they do, CUSTOMER SERVICE. Matt was professional, did things for our family remembers (especially regarding some of their crazier requests), and overall performed at a level that we could never have dreamed of. He captured everything that was important to us and uploaded our photos from the wedding very quickly (1 week or less) from the wedding date. You will definitely pay what you get for with Matt and there is not another photographer we could recommend for any special event due to the importance of photos. We felt that if there are things that you are going to pay a premium for (at least when the memories count most), why not your photos as they last a lifetime. Separately, why select anyone else when you can see the quality in presentation and craftsmanship that Matt has displayed. Again, this is our personal preference and may not the be the most important thing to each person getting married, but if photos are the most important thing to you then we would recommend that you select Matt every time! Thanks again Matt for capturing our memories! read more

My husband and I recently used Matt as our wedding photographer at Villa Antonia. He was suburb and far exceeded everyone's expectations. Our pictures came promptly and were gorgeous! We will cherish them always and have received so many compliments from our guests on how great the photos turned out and how genuinely nice it was to work with Matt. Please book him! You will not regret it!! read more

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Matt was amazing! He was a lot of fun and so easy to work with. I was party of the bridal party and I have to say it was one of the most comfortable experiences I've had being in a wedding. He's quick and gets every shot you can imagine! Everywhere I looked, he was there! He works his events on his own and knows what he's doing. If I lived in the Austin area I would definitely use his services for my own events. read more

For those looking for the best photographer in Central Texas, look no further than Matt Montalvo. His ability to capture "the moment" in pictures is quite amazing. As a professional DJ, I see hundreds of vendors over the course of a year, some stand out, and some, like Matt are simply outstanding. You only have one chance to capture the memories of your event in pictures........why not do it with the best, Matt Montalvo! read more

Matt is simply amazing. He shot our 3/16/2013 wedding as well as our engagement pictures. He is professional, responsive (VERY) and consistent. What you see on the website is exactly what you get. You spend a lot of your wedding day working with your photographer (or so I thought) but Matt captioned our day seamlessly and I didn't find pictures to be a chore, it was like he got all the shots unnoticed! And he made us look like models with his lighting and great angles. The only thing we haven't got yet is the book so I will update this later on that. But based on our AMAZING engagement pictures, beyond perfect wedding day shots, and our 5 months of emailing back and forth - Matt was easily the best vendor we hired. I highly recommend him to anyone who wants beautiful photographs without a lot of work! He took the pictures fast and knew which pictures would turn out good and which ones not to bother with. I am SOOOO glad we booked Matt. Honestly go to his website and look around - if that is what you want, that is what you will get. The work is very consistent and the editing is phenomenal (he edited some arms for some of my lady family members and they loved it!) He gets your pictures up in a week too, so you don't have to wait 6 months for your prized pictures! I could go on... anyways will updated on my album when I get it in 4 to 6 weeks! Everything else was beyond perfect. Thank you Matt for capturing our wedding day memories! We appreciate your hard work and talent! read more

My wife fell in love with Matt's photos during the wedding planning time. She emailed him and got a response within a day. When we met him, we liked his friendly and helpful demeanor (along with his outstanding portfolio) so we signed the contract. Our wedding was April 18, 2014 and Matt did an incredible job! My wife is making some layout changes to the album he is putting together as part of our package and she's still thrilled about choosing him as our wedding photographer. She and I both appreciate his professionalism while believing that he'd be a fun friend to have! We will definitely use him in the future as well as recommend him. read more

We loved Matt!! We used him for both our engagement shoot and for our wedding day. Our immediately impression of Matt when we first interviewed him-he is personable, fun, professional, easy going, directive yet willing to take your ideas and preferences into account, and most importantly-his photo editing schools are gorgeous!! Our engagement pictures were absolutely beautiful! But my fiance and I realized we aren't big at looking at pictures of ourselves and framing them-so for my wedding I wanted more creative artistic shots. (ie. just our bodies but not faces in the backdrop, more scenery, etc). Matt was totally willing to do that and the results were beautiful! On the wedding day he was punctual, patient when were running behind, always reachable, captured everything. I honestly don't know how he does it by himself but he got so many kodak moments my guests are swarming over all his pictures now. He truly captured my wedding in ways I could not have even imagine. I highly highly recommend Matt and hope one day he'd be willing to shoot us again :D read more

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I have seen Matt's work. It is amazing what he does. He is very personable and professional. He truly goes the extra mile when dealing with his clients. read more

Matt's work speaks for itself. He is so talented at what he does, we were so grateful to have him capture our special day. He photographed my bridal portraits and our wedding on 11-11-11. He met with us to go over everything first. He even let me swap out items on the package to accommodate what I needed. He was always very professional and accommodating. I never would have thought I would be looking through our 1000+ photographs and say there is not one bad picture. He is truly amazing at what he does. read more

We hired Matt after seeing work that he has done for another friend's wedding. My husband thought I had lost my mind when I chose a package, but after seeing the engagement pictures...followed up by the wedding pictures...he is NOW a Matt Montalvo fan too! And come to find out that even my surgeon used him, so apparently he is doctor approved. Matt is professional AND has a great personality to work with. He is quick, he is efficient, he captures all those special moments and how he gets the lighting to work in his favor is beyond me. I would highly recommend Matt for any photography need you might have, I promise you that he will meet every expectation and more. read more

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Since all the others have already covered everything that's great about Matt, I won't repeat them. Matt indeed is a good photographer and captured some great pics. Our experience with him overall was pretty good. He was easy to work with, flexible, easy going and produced good results. Here are a few things that could've been better though - - Most of my getting ready pics are focused on my hair dresser even when she wasn't working on my hair/dress. I feel, as a photographer, he could've either asked her to step outside the frame to focus only on me and my family, or found a way to click the pic without focusing on the hairdresser but he didn't do that, and now I have lovely pictures with my family and hairdresser :\ In fact there are one or two pics of only my hairdresser...there's really no use of such pictures for me. So while he took about a 1000 pics, some of them were of no use for me. - Parts of the venue were not pictured such as the pool house where the guests gathered and were welcomed as they came in. So I don't have pics of those moments. I don't blame him entirely for this, a better communication between us could've avoided this. - The candid pictures during the cocktail hour were not that impressive, many of them had the backs of people. He captured some very good candid moments during the ceremony and dancing portions of the event though, so I'm not sure why the cocktail hour pics didn't come out so great. It could've been a factor of time. - While he was extremely good about taking the posed family pics as per my requirements and per what I filled in the form, it would've been nice if he had suggested a few interesting pics for us...like a crazy pic with the cousins. It had slipped my mind, would've been nice if I was asked about it. Nevertheless, we did get some amazing pics capturing some good memories from our wedding which we are very grateful for. read more

When I read the first post for Matt I was completely astonished! Matt came highly recommended to us from a friend who recently used him for her wedding. We interviewed approx. 6 Austin photographers and quite honestly, we chose Matt because he was the most reasonably priced and his work was GORGEOUS! My daughter is getting married in 2 weeks and he has taken her engagement photos and her bridal shots. For both shots, I found him extremely professional and VERY accomodating. He was willing to really listen to my daughter and do what she asked and as a result, he captured her beautifully for both shoots. I would image the wedding shots will follow suit. I have gotten so many compliments, even some from professional photographers, on what wonderful photos he took. It's hard to imagine the Matt Montalvo we know would intentionally book an appointment and then "get a better offer". Unfortunately, errors happen and things don't always go as planned and as a business owner myself, I know it's hard to make everyone happy all the time. As for myself and my daughter, we could not be more pleased with what he has done for us and I would highly recommend his services. read more

My husband and I don't live in the Austin area so we spent a lot of time looking online at different photographers in the area. Matt was number one on our list and after meeting with him there was no question that he was the right guy for the job; we didn't even meet with anyone else! Matt was very professional and his prices were extremly reasonable for the wonderful quality of the pictures; he was always on time and very quick to turn things around for us. We received very good feedback from our guests after the wedding that he was very friendly, he was constanatly snapping photos and they thought he was one of the best photographers they had encountered. After seeing the photos, we couldnt believe what an amazing job he did. The editing was stunning, the quality was fantastic and he managed to get it all done in less than a week. Matt accomodated our schedule, he was willing to work with us on our photo requests and at the end of the day, he delivered photos that were simply beautiful. One of the best things we did was book Matt for our wedding and if we lived in the area we would use for him EVERYTHING! read more

Matt Montalvo is an amazing photographer. I have looked at pictures from all the well-known photographers in Austin, and his pictures look better to me than anybody else out there. The best part is that his prices are about half what they should be. He offers his amazing abilities far less than you would ever imagine. I would recommend his services to anybody and everybody that is getting married. Matt is extremely professional. read more

Matt Montalvo captured every moment of our wedding with ease and grace. He seemed to be everywhere all the time and didn't miss anything! I was so thrilled with how professional he was and how easy he made it to get all the pictures we wanted done quickly so we could go party with the guests. Also, he posted the pictures on his website and a few on facebook within 1 week of the wedding, so everyone could view our big day right after it happened. Matt is incredibly talented and easy to work with. I am so glad I picked Matt to be my photographer because he captured the memories of the greatest day of our lives beautifully. read more

We absolutely LOVED working with Matt. I have had many friend use him as their wedding photographer and had admired his work for years. We actually moved wedding dates to make sure that he was our photographer. His eye for these things are spot on. I couldn't be more happy with how our pictures turned out. We used him for engagements, bridal & day of! I have never seen a man move so fast and capture so many moments in 8 hours. I love that he does not over edit any of his pictures, he does just enough to bring out the natural beauty. HIGHLY recommend Matt as your photographer! read more

Matt did the photography for my bridals and wedding, and he was amazing! Such a nice guy, super professional, and extremely efficient. I can't say enough good things about his service, I even had countless family and friends come up to me the day of the wedding saying how great he was! And our wedding photos and my bridals turned out beautiful. I felt so comfortable in front of his camera, so much so that I think he is the only photographer to have ever captured my genuine smile. He picked the best spots and poses for our formal/staged photos, and he captured a lot of priceless candid moments. I am so happy with my choice of photographer. He was my favorite vendor, and worth every bit of our investment. read more

My daughter used Matt for her engagement photos and they were outstanding so we knew we wanted to use him for the wedding as well. The wedding was just over a week ago and we already have the digital photos ready to view. He did a fantastic job, he is super quick, and organized and was able to get all of the outdoor photos done in record time since it was 95 degrees and everyone was melting. When I viewed the ceremony photos I was taken aback, I don't know how he captured so many angles, I never remember seeing him at all. he is so unobtrusive during the ceremony you don't even know he's there, yet he gets all the shots and even more . He captured the essence of the reception perfectly and got all of the shots we wanted plus so many wonderful candid photos reflecting the fun everyone was having. I highly recommend Matt Montalvo for your wedding photography, you will not be disappointed. You will be thrilled with the results just as we are. read more

From the minute we met Matt, he showed a sincere and earnest desire to capture our special day. He met with us before the shoot, listened to our picture desires, explained what the best scenarios were for optimal photos, and took an overall interest in our wedding. During the actual wedding he was very patient and accommodating with our several, and sometimes difficult, photographic needs. When we first saw the results, we were absolutely astonished at the quality. It is an understatement to say that Matt has an amazing eye for photography. The pictures make you seem like you are actually at the wedding! He captured all the beautiful scenery, vivid colors, and action. All of my friends and colleagues (some of whom are professional photographers) were simply amazed by the pictures. Matt was an absolute pleasure to work with and he is one of the best in the business. You will NOT be disappointed if you choose him to be your wedding photographer - I can guarantee that. read more