We booked a Bellagala photographer for our October...

We booked a Bellagala photographer for our October wedding and overall the company did a great job! They have a pretty rigorous process ironed out for working with you beforehand and then getting the photos to you after. It s definitely worth reading the full contract beforehand though so you know what you re getting. If you don t see something you do want, then you should contact the management at the beginning of the process and they re very happy to work with you. A special shout out to Mike and Kelsey who were so responsive and helpful when I was having some issues and looking to obtain access to the RAW versions of the wedding photos. Another very big thank you to Jessica for answering so many of my questions and for helping me get some extra edits done on a bunch of the photos as well! Their website was very useful and easy to use for the most part and their system is good about sending payment reminders and instructions. Overall, Bellagala does a good job of dealing with all the paperwork things so the photographer can focus on photo things.

My photographer herself was very responsive in terms of emails, very friendly and diligent the day of. She did a good job and we have a variety of pictures from the entire day, but she did make some decisions that will result in us having to pay for portraits/re-shots. They check with you at the end of the night if there are any shots left that you want to take, which is a good idea, but not an effective one. At that point, my makeup was smudged, my hair was messy, my dress was a little ripped, and any good lighting had long since gone, so the point was rather moot. Unfortunately, despite paying for an extra hour of her time for pictures of the two of us, when the final count came in, the few we had of just the two of us were for the most part either ruined from light saturation (our first look) or from the photographer s choice of pose (me in a painful and awkward-looking backbend because my husband doesn t know how to dip). A bridal portrait was missing entirely. To be fair, wedding days are pretty hectic and it s definitely hard to fit everything in. I m sure brides would like to step back and let everything go as they will, but definitely remain diligent for your pictures, ladies!