Glenmar vs Patkin for photographers

Ok I am looking at these two places. For those who are using them, can you tell me:
Why you choose that particular place?
What package are you using and why?
How many proofs you are getting?
Are you using more than one photographer?
Are you getting black and white as well as color?
Which photographer are you using and why?
Are you getting your video there as well?
If you are not using them for your video why did you go elsewhere?
Anything else?
Oh, and if it is not too personal what range was your package in?
Thank you for your help

We went with Patken
WHY...great photos
WHAT....you make your own packages
HOW MANY...200+
1 photographer
YES, black & whites
STEVE..he had a great photo album he had a great mixture of........b/w,photojournalism,posed and candid shots
VIDEO...no, we wanted a basic package and found one much cheaper.
TOTAL....just under $3000

I booked Patken.

Why you choose that particular place? -loved their picture style. different.

How many proofs you are getting? 250 +

Are you using more than one photographer? no

Are you getting black and white as well as color? yes

Which photographer are you using and why?
I chose Steve because his work is my favorite

Are you getting your video there as well?
No

If you are not using them for your video why did you go elsewhere?
I booked the best in video-Wild Rose Video

Oh, and if it is not too personal what range was your package in?
between 2 & 3k

feel like i just filled out a questionare in a doctors office lol!

Why you choose that particular place? I chose Patken because I LOVE their photos and their style

How many proofs you are getting?
250 plus

Are you using more than one photographer?
No

Are you getting black and white as well as color?
Yes and sepia

Which photographer are you using and why?
Steve. One because we fell in love with his photos and two because most of the girls that have used Patken have used Steve and loved him

Are you getting your video there as well?

Yes. This was my Fh's choice. He's a commercial editor and really loved their editing style (i.e. fast cuts, no cheesy stuff, etc)

If you have anymore questions Christine e-mail or forum mail me

Wow i feel defferent, LOL. We are using Glenmar.

We decided to go with them, because they were the best deal for us, and they showed us a lot of work they did with our hall. We also felt very comfortable with them. Our package was pretty much made up. We are using them for video as well, and our price total was around 3000. We didnt ask for black and white. I never looked at Patken so i cant compare, but i hear great things. And we are getting around 300 proofs i believe.

We used Glenmar and were very happy from start to finish. They offered us the best package with the most photos for the best price ($2,495). We also felt very comfortable with the fact that they knew our reception place very well, and because of timing, we were taking most of our photos at the cocktail hour and reception place.

We got over 400 proofs. Each and every one of them were wonderful. Don't quote me here (memory is fading a little!), but our package included an 11x14, (2) 8x10's, (50) wallets, (2) parents albums with 18 5x7's each, and our main album, any choice of style, with 40 pictures. We did some black and whites, and had our 11x14 portrait hand-painted with a splash of color.

Our photographer was Mike. He was awesome with our large group. At the reception, he stayed until the end, and we hardly knew he was there. He captured some great candid shots.

We got our albums in less than 3 months (we got married in May and had our proofs 2 weeks later. We went in to do our album in mid-July and had our albums ready in mid-October!). They did an excellent job and we were very happy.

P.S. We didn't look much further after seeing them, so we never looked into Patken. We did see JoVon, DeJa Vu and Cassarino before booking Glenmar.

We booked Glenmar Studio. They were very nice and accommodating to us. They were also recommended by my hall (Woodbury CC) and I felt pretty comfortable with them. I only looked at one another photographer, Cassarino and went right back to Glenmar.

I think we are getting around 400 proofs. We are getting some black and white as part of our package. We are also getting 1 album, 2 parent, 1 8x10, 3 5x7's, 4 5x7's for the bridal party, 75 wallets. We are paying around $2,600 and we booked them in Nov 2001.

I also used Patken, and LOVE my pics.
Yes they film in Black/white.
If you give them a budget price, they will wprk a package for you!!!!
We got about 350 proofs.