Essence Photo & Video

I absolutely loved my photographers and videographer from Essence. Their professionalism was outstanding - one of our photographers was a half an hour early and I was so impressed - she started shooting right away! Even before we booked, we were very impressed with their professionalism and the process of choosing photographers. All of our questions were answered in a timely manner, and they have four convenient locations - so we were able to go to the location closest to our home. They are very technology friendly - all of our questions were submitted through an online portal, and answered within hours (even on the weekend!). We loved everything about Essence - they made everything very easy, and worth our money. We did not want to settle, and I believe we got exactly what we wanted, and it was worth all the pennies. I would recommend them to any of my friends.

When looking for a photographer I came across Essence Photo and Video. After checking out their website I knew they would be a perfect fit for our wedding, so I called and made an appt. After meeting with Tim over at Essence we knew this was the one. He made us picture our wedding and what the day would be like...he also showed us sample pictures. Once we choose the style of photography that we like he recommended 2 photographers to us. We would up choosing Travis and I wouldnt have choose anyone else. From the moment he arrived at my house on the wedding day I knew he would be fun and great to work with. He listened to everything we wanted and didnt want. He got along great with us and our bridal party because we tend to get a little rowdy...I even caught him doing the Cha Cha Slide which I thought was awesome, to me that showed he was comfortable with us and was having a good time while working. We also booked a Videographer with Essence, while we didnt get to choose our videographer I wouldnt have choosen anyone else other than Nicholas. When he first called me on the Monday of my wedding I knew he would be a perfect fit. We finally got to meet him on the wedding day. He was on time and knew exactaly what he was doing and where to be. He is very outgoing and fun to be around. Thank You so much....I cant wait to see our pictures/video

Both my fiance and I loved working with Mike Belec, he was professional, fun, friendly, and knew how to take wonderful artistic/fun/elegant photos. We cannot wait to see the Highly recommended! Great time :)

You must go with the Essence and if you can...go with Dave as your photographer and Nick as your videographer. It was revealed to me that they were part of the elite team and they were excellent, especially paired together. I can't wait to see what the finishing products look like!

These people are the nicest and most helpful photographers. We had a beautiful wedding day and Tom & Shirley made it so pleasant and easy for us. They guided us through even the hectic times, they were so professional and yet felt like family. Our album and video are amazing, could not ask for anything more. We are lucky to have chosen them.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVED ABBY SHE WAS PERFECT!!!!!!!!

My husband and I got married this past June 2011 and we used Essence Photography and Videography! We are the 3rd in our families to have used them and they did an exceptional job all 3 weddings. We couldn't have asked for a more friendly photographer. She got shots that we didn't even know were being taken and they turned out incredible. The videography was great as well. The wedding video was beautiful and it was just incredible how the whole night was put into that video so smoothly. ONE thing that was a little upsetting was the placement of the videographer during the ceremony when the wedding party was walking down the aisle. Half of the screen was on the guests in the pews, so when the couples were walking down the aisle the person to the far right got cut out after just a few steps because the camera was too far to the left. Other than that, we really enjoyed them, we payed them extra to stay another hour at the reception as well, and it was pretty cheap! :)

We had a fabulous experience with Essence. The original photographer I had picked out became unavailable a couple months before my date, but Karen quickly replaced him with another great photographer. Our photographer fit in so well with the part and even let one of my friends interested in photography shadow her throughout the day, talking to her and telling her how to get great shots. She was very friendly and had a lot of cute ideas! Would definitely use them again!

We could not have chosen a better company for our photography and videography. They were VERY responsive and VERY helpful. Both our videographer and photographer were very personable and really meshed in well with out wedding party. This was by far the best vendor we had for our special day. I would highly recommend Essence for anyone's photo/video needs. I thought we paid a fair price for the services we received.

I shopped around a lot of our wedding photos. Photos are something very important to us, and you only get one shot for those. Our photographer was Lorelei, and I would recommend her not a problem. My sister is also going to be using her for her wedding, and so far after her engagement shoot she is just as satisfied. Their pricing isnt knock you off your chair like some photographers out there, and I just got done designing our wedding album, and that couldnt have been easier to do. They have such an easy to use interactive website page for your album that you can change things of a switch and move around. Its hard to describe but if you go in (which you should) for a consult they can show you and explain it better. I'd have to say I'd for sure at least make it a stop in there to see what they can offer for you.

Essence was fantastic! Our photographer was so much fun to work with! He was relaxed, natural, and made me feel comfortable right away. We was my go to guy to calm my nerves before the ceremony. We had a HUGE wedding party and he was so patient, but perfectly directive when he needed to be. He was so flexible when something came up we wanted captured. He got all the shots we wanted and more. His smiling face and great attitude help make our day. I would recommend Essence to any friend or family member getting married. Thank you Essence for being amazing and exceeding our expectations!

There cost was average but we did not mind spending the little bit more when after the wedding all that will be left are the photos! We loved our photographer she was a great match for us. We really liked how they got to know us at the beginning and matched us up with some one instead of just assigning some one to us.

Eric was our photographer at our wedding on 10/1/10 and we couldn't be happier with how everything went! He was so attentive to everything we wanted and we had so many people tell us what a great job he did catching every moment of the night! He made everything perfect! Thank you Essence, especially Eric!

Olivia was our photographer and she was so much fun. She was so helpful with posing us and suggesting different things. We haven't gotten our proofs yet and we can't wait to see them. I will make sure to update my review after we see our pictures

We are not completely done with Essence, but so far so good. We loved our photographer. She was very thoughtful and upbeat the entire day even though she was working very diligently. I cannot wait to see our photos. The few peeks I got were great. I can only imagine how the rest will look. I would recommend Essence to anyone. In fact, that is how I found Essence through a coworkek's recommendation.

Eric Lipe was a fantastic photographer! He was a delight to work with!

I really enjoyed working with Essence from the beginning. I thought that their process for choosing a photographer was great, and helped us narrow down what types of photography styles we liked. Our photographer, Robb, was amazing to work with. He was unobtrusive, but always there capturing the shots. He climbed on furniture, laid on the ground, threw the camera in the air, everything! He was flexible and had a ton of ideas about poses and locations for the pictures. He was funny and interacted well with our guests, who were very impressed with him. There are a couple of poses/shots that I know we didn't get, but I would probably say that even if all we had done that day was take pictures! I haven't seen our proofs yet, but just based on my personal interactions with Robb and Essence, I would recommend them for another wedding! Their package included everything we needed at a price we could meet, which was really important to us-who has an unlimited budget these days?! Overall, our experience was very positive-thank you Essence!

We are very happy with the service Essence provided. We havent received our pictures yet but Im sure they will be awesome. Ed was our photographer he was wonderful and handled everything and all of our "NY" bridal party very well. Nick was our videographer. He was awesome, and very professional! I highly recommend Essence to shoot your day !! Thank you Essence, Ed and Nick!!

Essence was awesome!!! Photography was #1 on my priority list and I am so happy I hired Essence!!! Everyone was very professional and very nice. They were patient and I changed my mind a million times. Very easy to work with. Our photographer was great, very nice and cool to work with. She blended with my family and friends so well!!! I didn't even notice she was there!! She helped me with anything I needed and if I wanted something she got it done. Very helpful with suggestions and our proofs came back in 3 weeks! Our pictures are beautiful!! If you choose Essence you won't be disappointed... One thing I wish I did was video, we just had my aunt videotape with her camcorder because I didn't think video was necessary... I was wrong :( The day goes by so fast it's like a dream, get video, it's worth it:)

Eric was wonderful and the pics that i have of my wedding tell a story and i love them.