Lauren and I are SOOO excited! Our engagement session at Allenberry, our pre wedding day moments,…read moreand our wedding day of 170 guests which encompassed the whole Stone Gables Estate, which is massive, and was mainly at Star Barn was a dream of laughs and special moments. Lauren and I thoroughly researched photographers for our Wedding 3/25/2023 at Star Barn Stone Gables Estate. Our family fully rented out Moonstone Manor the week of the wedding. Star Barn and Moonstone both advised that Paul V was their preferred Photographer and Moonstone had my favorite "Dino photoshopped wedding shot" hanging centered on their wall when we toured them which was done by Paul V. We were considering 4 other photographers before our conversation with Paul. On our first call with Paul, Lauren and I had so much fun, laughs, and connection we looked at each other and knew he was the one we needed before we even ended the first call. He has his system, and is very organized, which took a lot of stress off of us on our wedding day. His package is insanely amazing he has been able to provide. He is the total package! He is the Legend! Every vendor we talked to for our wedding as we locked in Venue and then Photographer first knew of his amazing photography art, his hard work ethic, and his fun personality! Asking if the vendor knew Paul Vs work was Lauren and I's screening question for our other vendors as if they knew Paul Vs work then we knew they had expertise with our Venues to make our wedding day special. If you have a wedding at Star Barn, Moonstone, or photo needs anywhere as he offered to travel multiple times across multiple states for us you NEED HIM! He gave us same day wedding day photo slide show, he got stunning photos of everything, everyone, and every special moment especially the unscripted ones as he is always in the right spot to get the special moment. The morning after the wedding we got hundreds more photos plus he is still working on some super special ones for us. Our PERFECT wedding team (vendors): Paul V Photographer, Star Barn Venue, Moonstone Manor Venue, Food for Thought Catering, Miss Lyss Planner, Fx Photobooth, Klock Entertainment (Nick) DJ, Blossom Bliss Florals, Tangles Hair, Dublin Bridal Dress, Premiere 1 Shuttle.

I hired last year and was extremely excited to work with such a well known and recommended…read morephotographer.. However my hopes were quickly crushed at our rehearsal. I had hired a wedding planner to help coordinate the event and as she was teaching my family in what order/how to walk Paul came up to me and said "You have to put me in charge of this it's taking forever!!!" I was a bit confused as it hadn't even been a half hour so I just looked at him weird and focused on making sure my family was confident and happy. During the second run through he came up to me again and said that 'This is ridiculous we have to hurry up! This is taking forever!' I then explained this is the first wedding that they have ever been in and they need to practice. If he wanted to leave, he could. He decided to stay and project his negative energy. The beginning of our wedding day Paul was scheduled to show up at 9AM.. He finally showed an hour later and at that time my mother talked to him explaining that any more negative words/energy would not be tolerated. He agreed and came up to me and said not to worry he was going to work with everyone and it would be a positive day. Once we were at the ceremony venue he had pulled my planner aside asking if he could have a table set up in the middle of the reception to set up his computer so he could edit during the entire reception. Thankfully she denied him this as the center of my reception was going to be myself and my husband.. Not the photographer. After pulling the planner aside he then pulled the best man aside to see if he would carry his camera equipment for him all day.. Everything then ran smoothly until the reception. He had instructed me to hold my bouquet of flowers pretending to throw it the first time then to come back up and actually throw it so he could get his shot. I did so and my little sister caught the bouquet!! However, while I was celebrating this he ran up to me and yelled "You didn't do what I said?! I didn't get my shot!!!!" I responded with "Yes, I did and it's a little too late now to yell at me." Then around 8:30PM we were all on the dance floor having a great time! When Paul came up to me asking if he needed to capture anything else. I responded with "I think we're good until the sparkler exit if you'd like to take a break."He responded with "I don't ever capture the sparkler exit." I said "I sent the timeline to you months in advance.. Why didn't you mention this prior?" He then said "What the fuck?! Are you fucking kidding me...?" At which point I pulled my father to have him talk to the man I hired who was screaming fuck at me on the dance floor of my wedding reception. The photographer stormed out of the reception causing a scene. My wedding planner and family tried to get him to stay explaining that I/we didn't care about the next day gallery. He could take a month to edit and get us the photos. During this exchange he made the following remarks to my family and staff: "I'm a professional I don't work like a dog for my customers" "I have another wedding I have to prepare for" "My camera is too heavy and I'm tired, hold these things" "Fuck you" "I never stay this late" "My pictures are always good, there's nothing left to take pictures of. I'll just be taking the same shot" (2-3 hours before event ended) "Even if I did stay till the end there would only be 7 people left." After this display of pure professionalism, he stormed off and left my reception 2 hours early, even though he was contracted for the entire day. We then had to hire a second photographer for the remainder of the night which left me with a bill of $750. Which is in addition to the LARGE bill I prepaid Paul. The day after the wedding instead of being excited I was worried that I wouldn't receive any photos. Luckily he did contact me asking to speak with me and posted the photos. However, the photos I specifically asked him to capture he didn't. Our fist kiss photo is blurry, he didn't capture AJ's reaction to when he first saw me, and he missed the bouquet toss. After two days of calming down, my husband and I called him as he wanted to "smooth things over". We did not receive an apology. He instead said "he was dealing with an incompetent wedding planner", along with an assortment of other excuses about how hard he worked, and how heavy his cameras were. Basically saying that because he felt he did some good work that he should be excused for the lack of professionalism he carries. During this conversation we had asked if we could be refunded for the heirloom album that was part of our package as we didn't feel comfortable working with him any longer. He said he would not do that. We then asked him to put the other photographers photo in this album as we wanted it to showcase the whole day. He said he would think about it. Do not hire Paul V Photography. His images may be pretty but his lack of professionalism and nervous nature is not worth it.

We could not have asked for a better wedding photographer than Joel and Kristin! From the very…read morebeginning, their energy was incredible and made us feel so comfortable and excited throughout the entire day. They did an amazing job making sure to capture all of the poses and photos we specifically wanted, while also getting so many beautiful moments and shots that we never would have thought to ask for. Joel also worked seamlessly with our other vendors, which helped the entire wedding day flow so smoothly and kept everything on schedule. He was professional, organized, flexible, and genuinely such a fun person to have around on such an important day. And the photos... absolutely gorgeous! We are so thankful to have these memories captured so beautifully and will treasure them forever. We also really appreciated their willingness to travel out of state to CA to photograph our wedding. It meant so much to us to have someone we trusted there to capture our day. If you're looking for a photographer who is talented, energetic, easy to work with, and truly cares about giving you the best experience and photos possible, we cannot recommend Joel enough! 5/5 stars, without a doubt!

Joel is a phenomenal wedding photographer. Definitely the best in Central PA without question! His…read morerates are super reasonable and he's SO fun to work with. He's easy going and works with you to make sure he's on the same page with what you envision for your photos. Highly highly recommend!

Shay and Jason shot our wedding, and I could not have been happier. After listening to everyone…read moretelling me that her prices were too high and then showing them her work, compared to people in the price range they were telling me was reasonable, I won everyone over, and I am so glad that I did. She captured all the photos I wanted, as well as some I didn't know I would. Her personality was everything my wedding party needed to stay on time. She is just a joy to work with, and we plan to keep working with her in the future, as our family hopefully expands.

I cannot say enough great things about working with Shay and Jason. From the moment we met Shay she…read morehas been so helpful and personable with us. Through the planning process, she had great communication and worked with me to make sure no details were missed. The day of, Shay was amazing. She captured every moment beautifully. Her and Jason were so flexible with the ever changing plans with the weather that day. The thing I will remember most though was her not just being someone behind the camera. You can tell Shay truly cares. From coming to me and allowing me to take some breaths through the day to helping fix my bustle, she didn't just feel like a vendor, she felt like a trusted friend. I am so thankful we chose Shay to capture our day and have these memories to cherish forever. If you need a photographer, you will not be disappointed booking Shay and her team!

Marly and her husband, Steve, took beautiful photos of our newborn with only two days' notice! My…read morehusband and I were living out of a hotel, while waiting for the adoption papers of our baby to be finalized; I reached out to Lucent Lux via yelp and Marly responded right away. With only an hour to shoot, she managed to capture our new family beautifully and provided us with over 100 digital images in less than 24 hours. We're so grateful to have these memorable photos to share with our friends and family.

I had a great experience! I went to Marly for a few head shots for my website (I'm a writer,…read moredirector, producer). Before I even showed up for the shoot I made sure that I expressed my anxiety via email about actually being in front of the camera for once. Marly's response was quick and totally put me at ease about any physical insecurities I was afraid would show up in High-Definition in front of the camera. She also gave me advice about what I should wear (makeup, wardrobe, and accessories) that would look good in front of the camera. I felt better going in but still very nervous. When I got there Marly was very patient with me as I had felt my face would do this weird nervous twitch as soon as the camera came out. Marly suggested we play some of my favorite songs I had downloaded on my phone which really helped me relax. Her encouraging words throughout the shoot helped me with my awkwardness :-) The equipment she used was quite impressive and she certainly knew how to use it. Overall, Marly made a nerve wrecking and potentially disastrous experience one that was pleasant and dare I say enjoyable. The pictures came out crisp and beautiful. She used a lot of natural lighting which really complimented my skin tone. I would certainly go to her again should I decide to brave another adventure in front of the lens. Thanks Marly!

My fiancé and I booked Joelle for engagement photos. They turned out horrible. Awkward…read moreangels,poses, in almost every picture one of us is making a weird face. I paid $250 for 20 pictures. She provided 40 pictures. Quality over quantity and none of them were good. When speaking to her about this and possibly reshooting or getting a refund she said she stands by her work and she would not reshoot. I deleted the entire email link she gave me because I didn't even want to look at the pictures. I am so upset and so disappointed. This pictures really meant a lot to my fiancé and I. I was very excited and now I'm really just heart broken. I do not recommend couples photos. Over all she seemed like a nice person and other photos may be better but couples photos and god forbid wedding pictures I wouldn't bother at all. Just over all very upsetting. **update*** She was not "blind sided" as we had an entire conversation of me begging to reshoot giving her the benefit of the doubt that it was an off day because her website did not look like this. When she wouldn't I asked for a refund and expressed how I really was not happy and how everything was just awkward. She said she "stood by her work" she said no one else had ever told her they didn't like their photo. Another persons review on "the knot" says otherwise (and they were someone's wedding photos and involve breach of contract). Examples of the "professional" photos Joelle took. You can see that they are awkward and unflattering. The picture of the ring you can see orange outlines all over my hand for her "edit". Which I believe her edits are just filters and lots of color enhancing not actual edits. She even provided "glamor edits" within 5 minutes to see if I would like them which was a weird and distorted makeup filter over my face in serval pictures. The reason I didn't want the focus on my pregnancy is because it is still very early and I have not even shared with many friends or close family members yet. Which I had told Joelle during our session. In fact I didn't even tell her I was pregnant a referral told her. The fact that she even brought that up during a response to a negative review is completely inappropriate and shows a level of unprofessionalism I didn't even think was possible. I don't think I'm a model by any means but my self confidence is not that low. When I said I was upset and "struggling" I got so emotional because these pictures were so important to me and she wouldn't budge and I started to blame myself. But it is not my fault that I got ripped off and bad photos. I was so polite when I had told her I wasn't happy. I debated even saying anything at all but was encouraged to speak up because they were expensive and I really wanted to love my photos. I trusted her to tell me if the weather would not work she as the "professional" told me she was comfortable and confident to go through with it. She didn't show me the photos as they were taken. She stopped at the end and quickly ran through the photos on the tiny little camera screen. As someone who doesn't know a thing about photography I was not very critical of the 1 inch by 1 inch screen and the rapid run through of pictures. When I actually got the photos back however I was able to see how terrible they are. None of my pictures are "wind blown" they are just bad photos. You can tell she's has no professional training and was probably a bored house wife who got a Nikon for Christmas and decided to make a career of it. How absolutely horrific.

The pictures were done nicely and she was easy to work with during the session, but did not follow…read morethrough with editing she promised (holes in the wall, scratch on leg, and tag showing) and the "free" book provided, which I had to remind her about three time, had her water marked name on two pictures and the pictures that I asked to edit in the book were not edited. When confronted about concerns, I was told she stands by her work. She did not even try to make the images better and did not look at the book. If this is the work she stands by, I would not recommend her. I had seen her work with another client and my product was not like my friend's work.

My husband and I both love our engagement and wedding photos. Betsy and AJ did a phenomenal job of…read morecapturing everything down to the last detail. I love looking back at our photos and sharing them with family and friends. We always get complimented on how beautiful they are! We highly recommend Mountain Gap!!

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We cannot say enough wonderful things about Soul Focus Media. Tracey and her team, Alli and Kate,…read morewere amazing to work with from start to finish. We were lucky enough to meet Tracey and Brandon at an open house at our venue. We could see professionalism and passion shine within our first conversation. They make you feel so comfortable and truly have your best interest at heart. Planning with SFM was so easy and seamless. We are OBSESSED with our engagement and wedding photos. They are breathtaking and we are so happy to have them for a lifetime. I cannot recommend SFM enough! You will not be disappointed.

Soul Focus Media is my DREAM photography team. I cannot say enough good things about SFM and their…read morephotography skills and just who they are as people. I found them wedding wire/the knot. They responded super quickly after I inquired about availability and price and have been an amazing partner ever since.Tracey was so helpful in my day of timeline/ planning and being around SFM is like being around friends. My husband and I could not have picked a better photography team to spend our entire day with and we are obsessed with every single photo in our gallery. They got sneak peaks to us the DAY after the wedding and our entire gallery sooner than anticipated! They have given us the best gift of capturing all of our emotions of the best day of our lives- and capturing our friends and family so beautifully. We love them.