These guys are amazing people and GREAT artists. They made my wedding day even more special. I'm so glad that I choose them for my wedding day photo shoot. Me and my husband were going for our wedding in San Francisco from Florida, so it was challenging to make all arrangements by email and without personal meeting:-) But Pasha did everything to make my wedding easy and beautiful. He answered all emails right a way, gave advices and even helped me to choose the best place for the ceremony. On a Day, they were perfectly on time (even earlier thus my wedding party were running late:-). They were flexible and listening for all our desires. They are light to work with. I could say even fun:-) As a result, we've gotten 200 nice pics (for 2 hours photo shoot) in black/white and in color; hight and low resolutions (to post in social networks); plus story mode collage from the best ones. In addition, he made a pretty cool video and even gave me a link on the best pics, which in short shows wedding day (it was super convenient to show through this link a preview to everybody who was asking "how it was"). Also, I have to notice that they work quick (all photos were ready in 2 weeks). Moreover, price wise it was a great deal. Most of the photographers, even didn't want to answer your emails if your wedding is less than 8 hours and your budget is smaller than 1 000$. Overall, I highly recommend them. Nice job, good prices and I love so much their's "light and bright" style; pics "full of air". read more

Yourdreamphoto - Event Photography Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Getting photos done with Pavel and Natalie was truly the dream photo experience for my Prom date and I. Pavel and Natalie were both very friendly, easy to work with, and they helped make the Prom experience a very memorable one. Pavel communicated very well and organized everything at my convenience. He was there to meet us at our desired location on time and set up very fast. He made quick work and got tons of photos on the amount of time we needed. He got the incredible photos out to us in a few days and it is well worth the short wait. The photos came out even better than we could have possibly imagined and I honestly haven't had such amazing pictures taken before in my life. I would truly enjoy having another session with Pavel and would recommend him to anyone who wants to have the best photo shoot experience of their life :) read more

Yourdreamphoto - Event Photography Near Me - San Francisco, California

What can we say about YourDreamPhoto other than: AMAZING. When we started wedding planning, we knew that there were a couple of things that were very important to us, and one of those was to capture the memories from the day as best as possible. Naturally, we started scouting the best talent in the Bay Area, but with that came the most expensive. Soon, we realized having a great photographer meant spending half of our budget on one. After spending some time with our wedding coordinator, she showed us pictures of what she considered and up and coming photographer who had recently relocated to the Bay Area. When she said up and coming, I expected to see amateur entry level work. But when we saw Paul's website, we immediately fell in love with his work. Paul doesn't take pictures, he tells a story. And he puts that story together in the most beautiful way. When we met Paul, we felt like we'd known him a long time. He was inviting, very open to our ideas and needs, and asked all the right questions. We felt that he got it. He got our vision and knew how to execute. To our surprise, he was very affordable particularly with what he offered. We ran into some photographers that were extremely territorial with their work. However, Paul had a simple and humble approach. I take the pictures, you keep them. No water marks, no ridiculous prices, no red tape on accessing your memories. We had our engagement session with Paul at Lake Merritt and Jack London Square. This is where we met Paul's wife Natalia who is his right hand in many ways. It's SO AWKWARD to pose in front of a camera, especially if you aren't a fan of the spot light. However, the duo of Paul and Natalie helped us enjoy the day and feel at ease. At times, we couldn't stop laughing, other times we fell in love. This is the session we wanted and Paul delivered. The day of the wedding, Paul did an amazing job at capturing every moment we had no idea was being created. Again, he told a story with our wedding, and he used his skilled eye to find things that would later be most important to us. He didn't pull us away from our guests, and didn't have his camera in our face 24/7 like some photographers do. Long hours were worked, but he and Natalie did it with a smile and our guests loved them. Do yourself a favor, and sign a contract with YourDreamPhoto. I don't care what event, Wedding, Party, bar mitzvah, etc. They are GOOD and you will not be disappointed with the service you receive. Paul and Natalie, THANK YOU for the amazing experience. Not only did you leave us with lasting memories, but we feel we've built a lifelong connection with you two. read more

Pasha is GREAT!! Since day 1 when I emailed him asking about his availability and photo shoot details, he's been super friendly, flexible, proactive and accommodating! He helped us plan everything and was really supportive in every aspect of our little adventure :) Here's why we especially loved working with him: - great personality - he's fun and makes the photo process easy - inspiration - Pasha listened to our ideas, helped us develop them and then followed along, so the result turned out to be even better than we expected! - his pictures are top quality and truly artistic - trust me I did a thorough market research! - punctuality - on day X he was at the spot well in advance and then our photos were ready super fast! - price/quality ratio is just unbeatable Bottom line - look no further!! read more

Paul and Natalie were phenomenal. I planned a surprise engagement on Baker Beach at sunset and Paul captured it beautifully. My fiance loved his ideas for the photos and his ability to keep the shoot light and casual. Our friends and family loved the photos. And of course we did as well! read more

I hired Pavel for my daughter's first birthday party. He was very responsive throughout the bookings process. On the day of, he arrived on time. Turn out that my daughter loves Pavel! Every time she sees Pavel, she was all smiling ready for the camera. I love how Pavel get a little bit of everything. He took the details, try to get the pictures of the guests. He was aware if there are kids/ guests around the photo booth and he try to take few pictures there. The most important part is he could capture the kids' expression in perfect moment (that was not easy!). Not too mention, I got my pictures in less than 2 weeks. My friends and family love them. I highly recommend him! Thank you, Pavel. read more

Yourdreamphoto - Event Photography Near Me - San Francisco, California

WE had such a good time with Your Dream Photo! Paul was great, made us feel very comfortable on our wedding day and was very flexible with us. He and his wife make a great team! Great energy! They are very affordable, and the turnaround for viewing our pics was fast. Thank you! read more

We were lucky to have been referred to Pavel by another photographer two years ago when we decided to get married at city hall. The photos were incredibly vivid and soft. We immediately felt comfortable taking his direction and he captures moments so well. Two weeks ago we booked a family session with him. Our toddler was cranky and not having the best day but Pavel was able to use funny voices and sounds and suggestions to help get him in a better mood. We are already planning another session for autumn when our daughter arrives. Pavel is an extremely talented photographer and we feel so grateful to have him capture timeless moments in our lives. read more

We had Yourdreamphoto be our prom photographer instead of going to the school gym. Pavel was very nice and easy to work with. He gave us instructions that made the process exciting, and I appreciated that he tried very hard to get all kinds of photos for my group, including candids, couple photos, etc. He was also open to any ideas we had. Pavel was generous to have driven all the way from SF, and he was very quick to respond to my emails beforehand. read more

Pavel did the absolute best job on our engagement and wedding photos. Interestingly enough, friends often commented that they were 'dreamy' and I completely agree. We both felt extremely comfortable with Pavel, and he captured our personalities perfectly. Logistically, he was always super responsive, even arranging a Skype call with us when he was traveling internationally. And we were pleasantly surprised by his turnaround time on our photos. I highly recommend him for your next event. I know for us, we're already planning to ask Pavel to capture family photos when the time arises. read more

Our wedding photographer Paul is a real professional! We love our pictures so much! We had a lot of fun during our photo session and got pictures really fast! Thank you Your Dream Photo for great pictures of our happy day! read more

Pavel was a fantastic photographer. We had a bit of an offbeat wedding at the San Francisco Zoo, and he managed to capture both the silly joy and the solemn aspects of the day with real elegance. First, Pavel is absolutely professional and polite and on time with everything (both on the day of the wedding and in delivering your photographs after the fact). He also has a solid sense of humor and is a genuinely nice person: it was really comfortable working with him, and he slipped seamlessly into the crowd in a way that let him snap some amazing candid shots. But he was also sensitive to when others were snapping photos too--recognizing those were moments that mattered to our guests and to us--and he made sure to get high-quality and natural versions of those too. The editing and processing on the photographs was absolutely gorgeous, as you can probably tell from his portfolio. He provides you with an extensive suite of images, but each one is color-balanced in a totally subtle and graceful way. He made our wedding look stunning! Pavel also has an eye for good spots for photographs. When I mentioned that there was a beach we might be able to go to on the day of our wedding, just for a 10-minute shoot, he gently urged us to try it out, and he was absolutely right in his instinct: the photos from the beach turned out to be the best pictures we got from the night. They are just lovely. Also, for a bride and groom who were relatively low-key in certain ways, Pavel was fantastic with working with our relative lack of direction. At times we asked him to "go and take photos of the area" (sorry Pavel! so vague!) and he came up with some lovely photos of our venue and great detail shots. He was happy to work with a list of shots that we wanted, and requested a good amount of information before the day to make sure that we got covered what we wanted covered, but he was also ready to be creative when we didn't have a strict plan. That was very helpful. The system that Pavel uses for delivering your photos to you worked really well for us. He gives you a link to a password-protected page with all your photos, fully downloadable and high resolution, and beautifully curated and organized. You can order photos straight from that page or save them to your own computer. What's great about this is that it serves as a gallery that you can share and as your own personal cloud database. My husband and I would both highly recommend working with Pavel. His prices are incredibly reasonable and he is the best guy to work with. Thank you Pavel! read more

My partner and I had a couple's photo session. Paul and Natalie were very charming and cordial, and helped with posing so that it felt relaxed and natural. The style of their images is warm and full of light. We received many compliments from friends who viewed our pictures. Highly recommend! read more

What I think is the most important in working with photographer is to feel comfortable around him/her. I have met many photographers that are just extremely awkward to be around. This wasn't the case. Paul is very outgoing and very easy to communicate with. It is very important, just as much as the fact the the work he does is great. Very talented photographer. Highly highly highly recommend! read more

This review is for Pavel. We were recommended to Pavel by our good friend who is also a photographer. We cannot thank her enough for leading us to Pavel. Choosing a photographer can be stressful because ultimately they are the ones capturing those special moments of your day - but don't you worry, you're in good hands with Pavel. He was amazing to work with. He's easy going, professional, and really listens to your needs. He executed beautiful, high-quality photos. He captured moments between our family and friends that still tugs at my heart. Weddings are just one day in our lives and he helped secure long-lasting memories of our special day through his work. Amazing photographer, I can't say anything more than that. read more