I would give more than 5 stars if I could because John is a photographer in a league of his own. When we started planning our wedding, I was not as convinced as my wife about the importance of wedding photography and videography... until I saw our engagement pictures by John. It soon became clear that we made one of the best decisions in our life by hiring a professional photographer. Here are a few reasons why: 1- John is fun. John did both our engagement and wedding photos by the way. Besides being a great photographer, John is a very fun guy and has an interesting personality. He always knew exactly how to make us feel comfortable and spontaneous when taking photos (just like we were hanging with a friend). 2- John is a great planner. To save money, we did not hire a wedding planner. But John stepped up. With his experience and connections, he provided great advice when it comes to hiring vendors and planning the big day. 3- John is a great listener. From engagement to the wedding day, John planned regular Zoom meetings, where he walked us through every detail of the wedding. Our wedding was not easy to plan since it had two ceremonies and a melting pot of Moroccan and American traditions. However, John was a great listener and helped us with his experience and artistic views to find the perfect succession of the events and plan the sequence of shots. 4- John is a high-tech photographer. Since we chose to have a backyard wedding, we were a little worried about the background, but John made it so easy. John cares a lot about technical details such as lighting. He is the kind of photographers that would visit the venue a few months before the wedding to check lighting conditions, create a detailed map on his computer showing where the sunlight will come from, then give suggestions about the appropriate site for the ceremony. His devotion to his job is just inspiring! 5- John is omnipresent. On our wedding day, John was everywhere. Later, when I saw the photos, I was wondering if he had some teleportation superpower, since the same scenes were taken from different angles with great attention to details and emotions, although he was working alone. 6- John is an artist and storyteller. John is very good at taking candid moments, transmitting moments of joy, moments of emotions, and telling a story based on photos. We have received many compliments about the photos and some family members even got emotional after seeing them. 7- John is attentive to details. He captured everything that has significance to our marriage. The details photos were stunning and had a breathtaking quality. They perfectly highlighted the mixture of Moroccan and American traditions (Henna, Amaryah, Moroccan traditional clothes, forehead kiss, etc.). Just what we wanted! 8- John is generous. John put a big effort to edit our photos after the wedding and stayed in touch sending us sneak peeks. I was so surprised when I realized that he took and edited more than 2000 photos during the wedding day. He also suggested making a photo album and a few prints for us. John made of our wedding a magic memory. We will treasure his photos forever. I highly recommend John. Honestly, I am thinking to fly him overseas to get him to photograph our next wedding in Morocco lol read more