We had a family photo session with Kate in October and were just thrilled with our experience. It…read morewas me, my husband and our 6 month old son. This was the first time we had professional photos taken of the baby and were of course a tad apprehensive about how it all would go, especially due to the fact that he had a terrible nap day the day of the shoot (of course!). Things could not have gone smoother - Kate has 3 children herself so was just wonderful at getting him to smile and holding his attention. She was so creative with finding good spots for pictures (our shoot took place at White Point gardens and the streets surrounding them), and we found her to be warm, pleasant, and very fun to work with. We felt relaxed and comfortable the whole time - it was really an enjoyable evening! The pictures themselves are breathtaking - I teared up when I opened them, and there are a few that still make me misty whenever I look at them! I'm still having a hard time deciding between several for our Christmas card because they're all so gorgeous! She got a great balance of staged, portrait-like shots along with more relaxed, candid moments of our family. These will be treasured by us for a long, long time. We can't recommend Kate enough!! Sent from my iPad

Captured by Kate is amazing! This is the second time my family used Kate (the first time was for my…read moresister's wedding) and she is so talented. Looking at the photos she captured throughout the weekend takes us right back to the joy and happiness because she was able to capture such real and genuine moments. Some of my absolute favorite moments were of our first look, which she captured absolutely beautifully. Kate also has the most calming personality (yet is able to wrangle large groups of family and friends!) and was a joy to have as a part of the weekend. I could not recommend Kate more for any of your photography needs! She is wonderful and we will treasure these photos for our entire life!

My wife and I really enjoyed working with LeeAnn. She was very open to the shots we wanted to take…read moreand made the experience a lot of fun. She made us feel at ease and the pictures turned out great!

The reason I'm giving two stars is because the beginning of our experience with leeann was good. We…read moreliked her work and she accommodated my fiancé and I well. Her true colors came out when we requested to cancel the date we booked with her due to an emergency. Due to my health, we wouldn't be able to make our date and we informed leeann that we would have to cancel. She informed us that we wouldn't be getting our deposit back but she would be able to reschedule. Normally, I understand about rescheduling but we are in Chicago and the time frame for us to actually go to Charleston was uncertain. In her contract, she states that she will reschedule, "due to severe weather." Beyond this, her "contract" says there is no refund policy but leads to believe its only for weather. The contract is very vague and misleading. If you schedule with her, be sure to ask questions about what "no refunds" truly cover if other situations should occur.

Really great photoshoot experience with an excellent and experienced photographer who knows what…read moreshe's doing. Couldn't ask for more. Thanks Lea !

Lea took our family beach photos at Wild Dunes. She…read moreimmediately made us all feel comfortable with her warm personality. She was very accommodating to our needs. We had 3 families being photographed individually as well as our group family photos. With Lea's photography expertise, her professionalism and patience, we got many beautiful photos.

If you're lucky enough to live in or visit Charleston SC, you're definitely lucky enough! If you're…read morereally lucky and you live in or are visiting Charleston SC, Rhett Marley of Charleston Family Portraits will be available to take your family portraits! We are repeat customers and have been lucky enough to have Rhett photograph our family during our Beach Week vacations. Rhett is excellent at capturing all the amazing candid moments as well as position everyone for posed group photos.

Rhett was super flexible with our last minute scheduling. He picked a magical spot for our large…read moregroup photos, and he was helpful and sensitive to some members of our group with mobility issues. He spent time taking posed photos but also also took many candid shots. He never rushed us or seemed bothered at our silly ideas. We are so happy that we had Rhett capture our family reunion photos. They turned out better that we all imagined. We will cherish these photos for years!

I had a disappointing, expensive experience. I don't feel Todd really listened to me when I…read moreexplained what I was looking for. He showed limited creativity and inspiration. He had me do the same pose over and over with minor adjustments to the tilt of the head. The photos sent to me to choose were all about the same, leaving me with little to choose from. Maybe if you're 25 and glowing with youth, he'll be more motivated. But I think the work of a good photographer is LISTENING and finding the best way to capture the subject. This is not the experience I had and I'm sorry I wasted $250.

Todd was TERRIBLE. If I could give 0 stars I would. In 2018, my fiance worked with him to plan out…read morea surprise engagement shoot in Charleston. My fiance specified that we would be in Charleston for an entire week so if something happened weather or business wise, we could push the engagement out to another day. Todd texted him all the way up until the time we got to the park and said everything was ready to go but NOOO... It was not. My fiance proposed, everything was great until we turned around to see Todd rolling around in the grass using his PHONE to capture our engagement... When we went up to talk to him, he said (laughing of course), "Hey man, I don't know what happened, my camera malfunctioned but I got these really sick pics on my phone"... Which were blurry and terrible. He then asked to use our camera that my fiance brought to "re-enact" our engagement which happened about 7 different times because he couldn't get the right lighting... Later he confessed that he actually just forgot his camera battery but didn't want to turn around and drive home or reschedule to another day... He took what was supposed to be such a wonderful moment and ruined it with his lack of professionalism.

Celeste is an absolutely amazing photographer. I have worked with her on numerous occasions and…read morewithout fail she has produced stunning photographs. She is fun, professional, and has a remarkable ability to get children to laugh and smile. When I hired her to photograph my son for our Christmas card I was somewhat nervous since he not only had a cold (runny nose etc.) but also wouldn't still for a second (very active 1.5 year old!). Needless to say the photographs were beautiful and my card was a success. Thank you, Celeste!

Nick made our wedding so much fun! The piano/singer was phenomenal for our ceremony and cocktail…read morehour! We picked some challenging songs to incorporate and he didn't miss a note. Our guests LOVED the live music. After dinner, Nick took over and the dance floor was packed. The oldest guests in the room and the youngest guests were all on the dance floor. Everyone had a blast and we couldn't have picked a better DJ!

I cannot say enough great things about Lowcountry Entertainment who we chose as the lighting and DJ…read morefor our daughters wedding....Nick was so amazing to work with. He was patient and answered any and all of my questions. He made it easy and the forms he sent helped a lot as we were able to decide ahead of time what songs we wanted for each portion of the ceremony and reception. Charlie was an outstanding DJ and incorporated songs that we specifically requested at the reception while also adding in songs that got the guests up and dancing. The reception music was absolutely perfect! And, I personally loved the ceremony music and how he timed it all so well...I don't know how he did it but I thought it was so beautifully done! I highly recommend Nick and Charlie (our DJ) for any special occasion. I was so pleased and we received so many compliments on the lighting and the music for the reception. It was the best day!

When I started planning my wedding in January, I felt like Ooh Events was going to make my life…read moremuch easier. By the time the wedding came around, I couldn't wait to be done working with them. Here the key reasons I'd avoid working with them if I were planning: 1. My original planner was sweet but disorganized and lacked follow-through. I had paid for the design and coordination package, and she wasn't delivering on the design elements. And it's not like these packages are cheap! 2. That planner either got fired or quit, but that was news to me until I showed up in Charleston for my tastings and tours. I texted her only to find out then that she was no longer with the company. No one at Oh Events had reached out to me. When I called them to see what was going on, they played it off and tried to place all the blame on the old planner. When I emailed the owner Lisa, she did not take any accountability for the situation and again tried to play it off. The one saving grace was Carissa, who seemed to know what she was doing and tried to be helpful. 3. After that whole debacle, I had a few different people working on the wedding. The lead was Amanda and she was definitely an improvement. She was good with follow through and responsive. During the wedding, she seemed to keep things moving smoothly enough and she even gave us a ride at the end of the night. I would have liked her to be reaching out to me more proactively but I got the sense that she was overworked and newer. 4. The one place where Amanda dropped the ball is with our cake at the end of the night. We had discussed having the top tier sent home with my in-laws. On Sunday, I asked my mother-in-law if she got the cake and she said she never got it, so I asked Amanda what happened. That's when she told me she hadn't been able to get the cake, so I asked her to contact the venue to see where it was. Again, I had to be the one to follow up a few days later to see what happened with that. That's when she told me that they couldn't find it but that I was welcome to call the venue and sort it out. It's not my job to sort that out and again they should be taking responsibility for losing our top tier. I have yet to hear back on what they will do but don't expect they will do anything bc that is the type of company they are. We also used them for rentals and florals. Kaitlyn from florals is a bit terse over email but Susanne was lovely in person. The flowers were nice though the bouquets weren't fresh and starting to wilt already when we got them. Not sure what happened with the florals at the end of the night. Rentals were fine but a bit pricey. They also have weird fees added on (flip fee for example) and we had to pay extra to the venue since the rental team wanted to be there early. Overall, Ooh Events seems to be all over the place and I wouldn't recommend them to a friend.

I have used ohhEvents previously and always had a good experience. This was my first experience…read morewith Curated Events after they acquired ohhEvents and it was the complete opposite. I rented table and chairs over the Christmas holiday. The items I received were in terrible condition. The chairs and tables was both filthy and the chairs were missing manny of their end caps forcing me to go to the hardware store to purchase covers so they would not damage my floors. I returned the items and followed up with the representative. I was responded to saying that my message was being sent to management on the 29th and I would hear back soon. It is now the 8th and no response yet.