Essence Photo & Video
Services:
Photographers, Videography
The Essence of Your Wedding, Captured for a Lifetime!
Phone: (888) 777-7011
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1037 E Woodfield Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
Overall Rating
4.5 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
4.5/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.6/5.0
Professionalism:
4.7/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.4/5.0
Flexibility:
4.6/5.0
120 Total Reviews
Lesley Gall
Wedding: 10/2/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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 :)
Kristen
Wedding: 9/24/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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!
pbwedding
Wedding: 8/21/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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.
mandy83ala and Amir
Wedding: 7/23/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVED ABBY SHE WAS PERFECT!!!!!!!!
Jacqueline Durkin
Wedding: 6/18/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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! :)
jboz
Wedding: 6/11/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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!
CLM062011
Wedding: 6/10/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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.
Gina-H
Wedding: 10/23/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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!
flare
Wedding: 10/16/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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.
thetysons
Wedding: 10/1/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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!
Jennifer
Wedding: 10/1/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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
orangeapple19
Wedding: 9/18/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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.
Lglazik
Wedding: 7/3/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Eric Lipe was a fantastic photographer! He was a delight to work with!
Bride62010
Wedding: 6/20/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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!
kellyand adam
Wedding: 6/18/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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!!
isidroandgemma
Wedding: 5/21/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
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:)
Kelly
Wedding: 5/8/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Words can't describe on how our wedding pictures turned out. Eric was awesome and full of energy. I am not the type of bride who likes to be posed for pics and Eric did a wonderful job capturing the moment and these pictures tell the story of my wedding day in the moment and I love them. The hardest part was picking out the ones for my album. Essence did an amazing job and everything I hear someone is getting married I tell them to go to Essence they have the best value by far. Thanks Essence and Eric for making my wedding day a day I will remember forever.
Katlyn85
Wedding: 4/24/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Our photographer was amazing! He took such beautiful pictures. He kept telling me that he was on "bride time." This meant that I didn't need to feel rushed, and if I needed him, he would be there. He also offered to get us anything whenever we needed anything even if it was a drink! He was awesome! The company was so professional and I have already referred couples to them!
4beck23
Wedding: 4/23/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Beautiful photos. Easy to work with. We loved our photographer. He scouted the venue for beautiful backgrounds and unique and personal photos for us. They had a ton of options for every budget.
Allison
Wedding: 2/20/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
I was at a friend's wedding that used Essence and loved the photographer. We had Olivia at our wedding and she is great. The photos were beautiful and the pricing was very fair.
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