I met with a lot of different photographers and decided to book with Ariana. They seem very professional and showed me examples of complete albums (not just albums made up of the best photos taken from a number of weddings) which I think gives you a realistic preview of what your album could look like. They are also really willing to work with your budget and their prices are reasonable. Good luck!
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Thank you :)
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I used Ariana Studios. While their albums were what I was looking for, the photos that I got from my wedding were not. Make sure you are VERY specific with what you want from them. Also, looking through them albums, find out the name of that photographer and ask for him/her to be your photographer. I was disappointed in a lot of my pictures and so was another 2010 bride. They were a pleasure to work with and Jeff is a doll and will listen but make sure you tell them EVERYTHING you want and give a day of schedule.
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Loved loved them They did a great job ay my wedding and I recommend at 4 friends and they were all very happy. They have 4 photographers all with different style so look through the albums and the proofs I loved Konrad but my friend used Peter and another used Ray we were all very happy but you need to see what style you like. Work with Jeff you is a great guy very professional.
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I used Ariana Studios. While their albums were what I was looking for, the photos that I got from my wedding were not. Make sure you are VERY specific with what you want from them. Also, looking through them albums, find out the name of that photographer and ask for him/her to be your photographer. I was disappointed in a lot of my pictures and so was another 2010 bride. They were a pleasure to work with and Jeff is a doll and will listen but make sure you tell them EVERYTHING you want and give a day of schedule.
ITA with this! I think I am the other 2010 bride she is talking about. Give them a detailed list of what you want taken. I absolutely loved Jeff and the rest of the staff but also am disappointed in my day of pics. Another thing I do love about them is that they are willing to work with me regarding my disappointment. I am going tomorrow to talk to them some more. If you want to know the name of my photographer FM and I will tell you.
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I used Arianna studios for my Wedding on June 25th,2010. As many of you brides know it's extremly overwhelming planning a wedding and contacting all these different vendors. I walked in overwhelmed and walked out relieved and calm! That afternoon I took care of my gown, flowers, Dj, photographer and videographer! the staff were all a pleasure to deal with from start to finish! They were professional and made us feel like they cared just as much about our day as we did. My husband and I couldn't have been happier
If you cant find them there go to www.arianastudios.com bottom of the page click on online proofing i am on the second page Santo 06/25/10 my photographers name was Konrad
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UP DATE!! I went to pick out my thank you today and to voice my concerns. Jeff and Cathy were nothing but accomodating. They cant explain what happened with the pics but are willing to make good on it. They are upgrading my album which was the basic 8x10 40 print album to a 10x10 70 pic design album. They are also giving us an extra 25 Thank yous at no charge. They are also going to pull prints off the video of missing pictures.and was willing to do a special shoot with us- me in my dress and DH in a tux.
Even though I was disappointed at first- I still would recommend them.
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I used them. . I had Konrad. I posted a more detailed vent over on LIF of why I was a bit so-so about their performance on my wedding day.
They are professional and they did take 1,102 pics of me based on the proofs I got. I did get a lot of the pictures I wanted but then again, I was very specific on my wedding day of what poses I was looking for. Only complaint was some of the pics weren't taken with as much light or in the close up angles I would;ve preferred. He missed close up pics of my bouquet wrap, and more close ups of my face as I walked down the aisle. Lots of the pics were taken really far away so I'm not sure if they will fix that w/ editing for the albums.
One thing for sure is they offered the BEST price of all the photography places I saw (including Patken, 12th Night, TP, Duet, and Dan Wagner). After a while, you start to notice a lot of these styles are similar anyway.