Only book Suzanne and Chris if you a completely unbelievable experience. Within a couple minutes of sitting down with them in their studio we were sold. Within 24 hours of that meeting, Chris had emailed us charcoal type sketches of all the ideas floating around in his head about great shots to take at the wedding (You can see it in on their blog). If you take anything away from this review, it is this: BOOK THEM NOW! If you are not photogenic and someone taking pictures of you all day irks you a little, BOOK THEM NOW! If you love the camera, want insane shots of you hanging upside down on a swingset, kissing your wife/husband, BOOK THEM NOW!

Their simple philosophy is this: quality over quantity (which we gave an overwhelming A+ to, and still had 800 pics), a la carte over packages (works out so much better because you don't get tied up into buying things you don't need/want) ownership of your digital proofs (priceless), a year to order your album if you need it, and above all FUN, FUN, FUN! To get us comfortable with the camera we had an engagement photo session in Belmar on the beach. I've lived in NJ my whole life, grew up on the beach, and the way they shot the engagement/wedding pictures you would never believe that we were in NJ.

Engagement session photos turned into a "sign in book" at the wedding and it was a hit. Suzanne put together an amazing spread with ease. Suzanne has an amazing eye for detail. Leading up to the wedding they sent a timeline, got info on what the bridal party was like and who is the clown, who is the shy one in the group. They gave you lists of what shots you might want, and most importantly always asked the question, "How do you want the day to go?" and didn't give the statement, "No I don't do that, this is the plan deal with it." Which sadly, a couple of photographers who we went to
before meeting Chris and Suzanne actually said that to us.

The actual wedding was awesome, they got everything. Ceremony at the Church was fantastic, aisle shots, flower girls, parents, grandparents, overhead shots, family shots, behind the scenes shots. The beach shots between the ceremony and the reception were out of this world. The reception was simple, they did their thing, and every once and a while would come up to you and simply say, "I'm getting amazing shots, do you need any with you and your friends/family/co-workers?" I'd point them out, they'd get them. No boring portraits (they'll get them if you want) but more action, fun, romantic shots that you want to get poster size prints of. Overall, not a single regret or complaint about Suzanne and Chris.

By the way, this is the groom/husband writing this. I don't do these things on a regular basis, but when your photographer gets to your house at 11am and says, "Let's have some fun!" gets your nephew to stop crying, goes all out all day, then makes it to the bar to take a couple more shots of you and your wife until 1am, after the reception is over, just because they are having such an amazing time snapping away, you go the extra mile for them in return. By the way, the one picture of my wife and I at 1am outside laying down on a bench is one of our favorite of 11 years of being a couple. If you want complete from beginning to wedding to album/proofs/online gallery exceptional service, book them to shoot your wedding.