Connie & Jeff's Photography

I cannot begin to say enough nice things about Connie and Jeff from the first email to Connie leaving the reception I enjoyed every minute dealing with them. I only spoke to Jeff on the phone, but he was great, very helpful, had amazing suggestions and filled in the blanks where I didn't even know there were blanks!

Connie photographed the wedding. She showed up and didn't waste a second, started snapping while the girls hoisted me in to my dress. She was not only incredibly professional but great fun to have around. We all got along with her really well and were sad to see her leave, she made us feel really comfortable, like an old friend.

She found the perfect balance between formal and fun photos, knew how to get the stragglers in gear and came prepared with a little kit. The makeup artist who stayed through my photos was very impressed as well and said she wished she could be at all of her weddings with her. She had q-tips, tweezers, eyelash glue, bobby pins, band-aids . . . you name it! The girls and boys had separate wedding photo sessions and afterwards the boys kept asking who she was, they thought she was a friend of ours she was so delightful and helpful.

Now, the photos . . . I am speechless every time I look at them. Our friends keep commenting on how they look like photos from a magazine. There isn't one photo I don't like. Again, I cant say enough good things about Connie and Jeff, an all around perfect photography experience from start to finish!

Thank you!!

I can't say enough good things about Connie & Jeff. Right off the bat, my husband and I felt comfortable with them. They are easy to work with and easy to get along with - which is very important! A lot of couples don't realize how much of your wedding day will be spent with the photographers. If their images are awesome, but their attitude sucks, your day will not be very pleasant. Thankfully, Connie & Jeff were both skilled photographers and fun people to be around.

They were very accommodating, even traveling all the way to San Diego on a Saturday for our engagement shoot. We were able to see our pictures just a few days after the session. They set up a teaser website for us while we waited for the completed images. Just two weeks after the engagement shoot, a DVD of our pictures was in the mail. We love that we had rights to all our images, not like other photographers. They don't watermark their shots and they did not force us to print our photos with them.

On our wedding day, Connie & Jeff were not just friendly and fun ... they worked SUPER hard. Connie was even days away from her due date! Pregnancy did not stop her from getting amazing shots and making sure our day went smoothly. My parents were very impressed with them ... and it's hard to impress them. They especially loved Connie for having a bridal emergency kit. My mom's false eyelash came off before the wedding and the makeup artist had already left. Connie to the rescue! She had eyelash glue and tweezers in her purse and the crisis was averted.

From our first engagement shoot to the ordering of our wedding album, Connie & Jeff were a pleasure to work with. You won't be disappointed when hiring them because they really care about what they do. Plus you get TWO great photographers for such a reasonable price.

It was a pleasure to work with Connie and Jeff. They are both very professional and were really easy to talk to. They listened to our ideas and also offered their own suggestions. Our engagement session and wedding pictures came out amazing! We could not be happier with all our pictures. Less than two weeks after our wedding we received all our pictures in the mail and also a link to our pictures online. Our entire family was brought to tears while looking through everything. Connie and Jeff, THANK YOU again and again for making our pictures something we will treasure forever.

I live in Northern California and I got married in Southern California, I actually found Connie & Jeff just browsing the internet. I sent an email through their website and got a very quick response. I loved their website and the pricing was awesome so we decided to go with them. When I spoke with Jeff on the phone he made me feel very confidant that they would do a great job which was very important to me because I live quite far from where we were married and was nervous about booking vendors over the phone with no face to face meeting. I was able to send a check and they let me know when they received the money right away. In short the communication between us was great!
One of the top reasons we booked them was because they were a husband and wife team and one would come to me and my girls and the other would go to my husband and the boys to take pictures before the ceremony which I loved!!!!! Connie and Jeff arrived on time and I just can't say enough good things about them. Connie literally started taking pictures the second her foot stepped through the door which was awesome! The shots she got of my bridesmaids getting their hair and makeup done are perfect and really special because they day is so busy you can forget all the fun little details.
We received a little "teaser" (about 125 photos) of photos about a week and a half after the wedding which was great because we could share these with our family.Then received all of our wedding photos about three days after that. After the wedding all of my guest commented to us about how much they loved our photographers and how friendly they were and my husband and I just couldn't agree more. I would recommend this awesome husband and wife team 100%!!!!!!

Connie and Jeff are two of the finest photographers that we've worked with. Not only are they extremely fun to work with, this team's attention to detail and creative edge captivated the very essence of what we had envisioned. Both the engagement shoot and wedding day was finely captured in vivid detail for us to remember and look back upon for many years to come. A picture is worth a thousand words and we firmly believe that the moments they have captured are valued above a thousand words. The picturesque backgrounds, posed shots and candid captures they took allowed us to recollect the day's events clearly. To a special couple we cannot thank enough for capturing our special day in photographs that will adorn the walls of our home.

We had an excellent experience. We definitely recommend Connie & Jeff's Photography to everyone. We got along really well with our photographers. They made picture taking fun and enjoyable. Our engagement and wedding photos are amazing and they really captured the essence of our special day! They are incredibly talented photographers and we were so lucky to find them! We receive nothing but compliments on our photographs, and we could not be more pleased! Thank you so much for being so awesome! =)

I found out about Connie and Jeff through a friend on facebook and let me tell you...that was the best thing that could of happened to us. Im honestly a person who never trust referals from other people...but i am so glad that it worked out with Connie and Jeff. They gave us the best price out there. They were very flexiable with customizing your own photo package to meet your budget. They were very professional and really friendly every one at my wedding thought they were the nicest people. I am really glad we choose them to take our Engagement and Wedding photos. We look forward in working with them again...maybe when my wife is pregnant with our first child. Exciting times coming up in our lives and im confident to say i hope connie and jeff are there to take our pictures.

Connie and Jeff were great. They were fun, comfortable to be around, produced good quality pics for the engagement session and the wedding. They also had a good balance of being inconspicuous and taking charge when needed at the wedding. I highly recommend.

Let me just say: Connie & Jeff are AWESOME! We liked them from the very first meeting, where they showed us samples of their work and discussed packages and pricing. From that point on, they never disappointed us once. Inclement weather forced us to change our first engagement session appointment and they were totally understanding and flexible. Every email and call from us was responded to within a day. They gave a lot of input, but were also open to any ideas that we had about poses and locations. We previewed their 150 favorite shots from the actual wedding day and every single one is amazing. There's a great balance between fun shots, candids, traditional poses, artsy shots...basically every possible way you could want your wedding to be captured. We have received many compliments from the wedding party and guests about the quality of our photos. We would recommend Connie & Jeff to anyone.

We used Connie and Jeff as our photographers for our August 2010 wedding. They were easy to work with and great at keeping the communications open. We were amazed to receive our pictures back within 2 weeks of the wedding. At first I was worried receiving them back so soon, but when I saw them, I was extremely pleased. They did a fantastic job. Thank you Connie and Jeff!!

First, we must say, happy and wonderful people like Connie and Jeff should populate the world! From our very first consultation to the day of our wedding, Connie and Jeff were consistent with their caring support, professionalism and follow-through. Their knowledge of the Greater Los Angeles area allowed for us to better hone in on a location for our engagement photos (you don't have to take your pictures in L.A. though), which helped us ease our minds and not get overwhelmed. We can go on and on about our engagement shoot, but really, YOU, the bride-and-groom-to-be have to work with Connie and Jeff to fully comprehend how great the photographers really are. They were extremely flexible with the time of our engagement shoot (super helpful since we work full-time), BUT, advised us on the best time of day to take photos as the sunlight makes a huge difference on the quality of the photos. Connie and Jeff are very easy-going allowing us to relax, ease our minds, and have a great time being ourselves throughout our engagement shoot, which showed in our pictures. Weeks before our wedding, Connie and Jeff gave us a call to make sure we were doing great and if we needed any help...day-of timeline, etc. With the hustle and bustle of trying to get everything done (since we did not have a wedding coordinator) it felt really great to know that people like Connie and Jeff cared about our well-being in general. Connie and Jeff are interested in helping, they C-A-R-E, which are qualities that many people do not possess these days...
The day of our wedding...well, what can I say? It was the best day of our lives. Connie and Jeff were once again, timely and professional, taking pictures of EVERY detail of our wedding. (We didn't have a videographer, but it didn't matter...Connie and Jeff captured every moment!). We can't thank Connie and Jeff enough for everything they've done for us -- we are still grinning ear to ear when we look at our wedding pictures! My friends have paid up the gazooo for their wedding photographers, but their pictures do not even compare to the quality of ours. We cannot emphasize enough how grateful we are to Connie and Jeff. We will definitely work with them again....when we take family photos with our first baby!
Thank you C & J!!!!!!!!!!

-Connie and Carlos

We absolutely love Connie & Jeff. They were the best vendor decision for our wedding. It was like having our best friends photographing our wedding. Everbody in the bridal party loved them too. Be expecting many referrals. We would definitely recommend them to anyone that is looking for a phototgrapher.

I found Connie & Jeff's Photography on the Knot.com. I met with other photographers but did not feel comfortable as soon as we met Jeff & Connie we felt very comfortable, like we were talking to people we already knew instead of people we had just met. I can tell that Connie & Jeff are very passionate about doing photography and they do an amazing job. I could not be happier with the pictures of my wedding day. I would recommend Jeff & Connie to anyone who needs a professional photographer. They are very flexible with putting together your photography package, they are very professional but also fun and they are worth every penny!

Thanks you Connie & Jeff for photographing our wedding and helping to make the day as perfect as it was.

Connie and Jeff were great photogrpahers. We had never met them until the day of the wedding and they were nothing less than wonderful. It was so comfortable with them and they captured all the important moments-posed and candid.

We are so happty we decided to have Connie & Jeff to photograph our wedding. We met them lat year at our friend's wedding in Santa Barbara, and we booked with them the next day. Their work is amazing, but most importantly they made us feel so comfortable through the whole wedding process. We will be calling them to photograph all our important events. Hopefully baby pictures soon. Thanks again.

Wonderful photographers. My husband and I are glad we chose Chou Photography. Not only did Connie and Jeff do a great job taking pictures, but also Connie was soo nice with helping out with other behind the scenes bridal issues, hahaha. We love how they managed to get the pictures we want, and were so efficient with time. We highly recommend them to anyone getting married in the LA area.

We enjoyed working with Connie & Jeff! They captured all the moments that we wanted to have captured! They were extremely flexible in working with us for our engagement shoot since my husband travels so much; we had to work around his work schedule. Connie & Jeff were extremely understanding, patient, helpful, honest, and went above & beyond for us. We love them and would gladly recommend them to anyone that is getting married. Their photography packages are very reasonably priced, and I have some of the most amazing and creative wedding pictures!

We met Connie & Jeff at their Beverly Hills office and were very impressed with their sample albums as well as the husband/wife team with innovative designs & ideas. We decided to book them for both our engagement photos and our wedding.
My husband and I had a great time at our mid-September wedding and we're greatful that Connie and Jeff Photography were there to capture every moment of our special day. We have thousands of beautiful pictures to choose from and share with our friends and family. C&J are fun and professional making sure they capture all the details of the day. They are so easy to work with and are very open to our suggestions on certain poses. At the end of the evening, they became part of the wedding too as our friends and families got to know them and instantly liked them as well.
Just days after our wedding, we realized that we didn't have pictures of our wedding rings by themselves. After a few quick e-mails and a phone call, C&J were more than happy to meet with us that same day to take the pictures that we were missing. We have just received our 2 DVDs of raw pictures last night. As I look through the photos, I noticed that C&J captured so many moments that we do not remember as everything happened so quickly throughout the ceremony and reception. We are excited to see the finished album. We would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a fun, energetic husband/wife team to capture their special day.

I have to say that Connie and Jeff are the best photographers we had the pleasure of hiring. Not only were they extremely professional but their outgoing personalities delighted our guests and kept a huge smile on everyone's face. Our wedding day was probably one of the hottest days this summer and even through all the heat and the terribly long unorganized day (8am-10:45pm), their smile never faded. We were hoping the pictures would turn out nice but they turned out even better than we expected. You can see their passion for photography through their works. The day after the wedding, everything felt like a beautiful blurr, luckily we were able to relive the moments of our wedding day through their work. To all the brides and grooms who are looking for quality and lasting memories, you should definitely consider Connie and Jeff. We couldn't be happier.

We were very happy with their professionalism and the quality of the photographs.

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Mark and I met Connie & Jeff at one of our close friends' wedding. During that time, Mark and I were engaged and were looking for photographers for our own wedding. Mark was one of the groomsmen at this wedding. So he was really paying attention to Jeff. He liked a lot of the shot that Jeff took. He also liked the idea of having 2 photographers taking pictures. During the reception, they were even taking pictures of the guests, which Mark liked. After their wedding, his friend e-mailed us a link where we could view their photos, and we really liked their work. Plus, they highly recommended them to us for our wedding.

So, Mark called up Jeff to discuss the package they offered. After the end of the conversation, Mark booked them over the phone. We really didn't need to see their work, since we already saw their pictures from our friends' wedding. They were absolutely beautiful!!! They even threw in a free engagement session since we booked over the phone.

During our engagement session, I was completely nervous. Mark is a photogenic guy who can take great pictures. I'm not rally good with candid shots. I'm always smiling, and can't help it. Plus, the only time we met Jeff & Connie was during our friends' wedding So, I wasn't sure how our photo session was going to turn out. To my surprise, it was super fun!! Connie & Jeff are so laid back and made us feel so comfortable. We had so much fun during the session, that we even went out to eat after, at our favorite sushi bar (and theirs too)!!

On the day of our wedding, I heard a lot of stories from other brides stating how stressful the day was for them. It was the complete opposite for us. Our wedding day was definitely the most stress free event for us. I've been more stressed planning out Mark's birthday parties than our wedding. It really helped that all our vendors were great!! Connie & Jeff were superb. We had a pretty big entourage (12 bridesmaids and 12 groomsmen). We thought it would be really hard to get a lot of good pictures with such a big wedding party. Connie was with my girls and me, and Jeff was taking pictures with the guys. Connie took a lot of great shots of my girls and me. I was super happy with the way our pictures turned out.

The day of our wedding went by so fast. It's really hard to relive all of the great moments that happened at our wedding. I can honestly say that Connie & Jeff did such a wonderful job capturing the precious moments we had on that day. One of the great things about Connie & Jeff is that they gave us our pictures right away. We received our pictures in less than 2 weeks from the date of our wedding. They took over 3000 pictures at our wedding, and they gave us a CD of all of the pictures. Jeff & Connie are making an album for us and we have to choose a certain amount of pictures for that album. Unfortunately, we have so many great pictures to choose from, it's taking us so much time to get back to them!! =)

I highly recommend Connie & Jeff's Photography for so many reasons. Just to name a few: Jeff was always quick to call me or e-mail me in response to any questions I had. They are such a fun couple that it made taking pictures a lot easier. (I think it's truly important to have a good relationship/rapport with your vendors). They also created a website link for us of some of the pictures they took at our engagement session and at our wedding!! here's a link if you want to check it out! http://dianaandmark.shutterfly.com/ Last but not least, they took such beautiful pictures at our wedding, that just looking through them allows me to relive the day every day! You will not be disappointed WHEN you choose Connie & Jeff! =)

Connie and Jeff were one of the first vendors we hired about a year and a half out from our wedding. We met them at their office, and saw previous wedding photos and albums they had created. We really liked the idea of having two photographers and liked their easy going, easy to work with personalities.

Our first experience with them was our engagement shoot. They were really friendly and easy to work with, and even asked us if there was any shots that we would like to have besides their own. It was nice that they had shots in mind, so we didn’t just stand there. A couple weeks later we received all our digital negatives as promised. We loved 90% of the photos. A few photos had angles that weren’t overly flattering, and they choose which photos that they edit (my only complaint about this). Overall, we were really impressed with all our engagement photos and have 8 currently framed and displayed in our house. The quality of these images is top notch in my opinion...

Our second experience with Connie and Jeff was for our wedding. They arrived on time, to two different locations (bride and groom) and captured all the moments wonderfully! We are very happy with our photos. They do have shots in mind, but they are more than willing to shoot shots you have in mind. I like that they were able to direct us. Yes, some of the shots seem a little goofy at the time, but they are actually our favorite photos from the day. If you trust them to do their job, you will be extremely happy!

Granted there are a few shots we wish they had gotten such as our toasting glasses, flower girl individual shots, and a few more bride and groom images. These shots were missed not because of them, but because we ran behind on time. They accommodated the time crunch and got the important shots that mattered. Side note: A friend of mine also got married around the same time as us, and hired a photographer for around the same price, but she didn’t get nearly the amount of photos (we got almost 2000) and had many vital shots missing (like individual shots with her girls).... For the money paid and what we got, we are very happy with the quality, the editing, and working with them...As with the engagement shoot, Connie and Jeff choose their "favorites" and edit those selections. Logistically it makes sense why they do this....

I also want to mention that originally, my husband and I had committed to more albums, but I lost my job 4 months before our wedding and so we had to cancel some of the albums. Connie and Jeff allowed this with no questions asked. Most photographers would not have allowed this. I feel that if you are honest with them, and treat them with respect they will do anything they can to accommodate you and make sure your happy...

As part of our package, we were to receive a metallic paged album with an engraved metal cover. Initially, this was one of the main reasons we hired them was for them and their talent obviously, and for the album. Sadly, when we were to okay the album we were informed the metal cover was no longer available. I was very frustrated, but it was not their fault. They did not have control over this matter and they offered comprobable alternatives to ensure our happiness. It was our fault for choosing an album so far out from our wedding...I am also a perfectionist, so when I got the preview for the album, I was not happy with the flow. Jeff was amazing in working with me to redesign the album so I was happy. He also threw in an additional album to make sure we are happy, and we are 100% satisfied with them and the experience of working with them...

All of my family was thrilled when we received a sneak peak website on shutter fly of all our wedding photos. It was a nice surprise from Connie and Jeff...

We already plan to hire them again, in the future for our monumental events...I recommend them....

We would be happy to refer Connie & Jeff's photography to any friends who were getting married. Jeff & Connie were open to our suggestions of the "must have's" at my daughter's wedding such as:
1) My daughter was married on a yacht at Newport Beach and we had a limited amount of time for pictures after the wedding, so it was very important that thing went quickly and smoothly. We told Jeff we wanted to take pictures from the larget group down to the smallest and he made sure this happened.
2) I also had an idea for a fun picture of my husband with his pockets inside out looking stunned next to our daughter. He took this idea and made it his own, taking many different poses of this. These are some of our favorite pictures.
3) We also had picture taken at Balboa Beach after the wedding. Jeff and Connie worked tirelessly getting every shot possible. Again, we love the running and jumping beach shots.
4)One of the best benefits of having Connie and Jeff together is that Connie was taking pictures of the girls at the same time as Jeff was with the guys. This enabled us to have a lot more pictures in a shorter amount of time.
5) I was so busy having fun at the wedding, that I hardly noticed Jeff and Connie taking the candid shots. However, many of our guests commented that they thought it was great that Connie and Jeff made themselves part of the wedding and were not just observers. Many told us how friendly Connie was and how she was in there getting every shot she could. This is evident when you look at our pictures of the cake cutting an toasting, you can really see the touching pictures taken that were unposed.
6) I feel I must respond to a couple of the negative response I read. I think both the photographer and the wedding party need to take responsibility for communicating the things they want ahead of time, and then trust the photographer to do the rest. For instance, we had a blended family and I failed to let C & J know this. I should have had better instructions on this so we would have had more pictures of her dad's side.
Everyone's preferences are different, so C & J took many different pictures to try and make sure there were some for everyone. I personally like the traditional shots the best and I had a lot to choose from. The silly one's were not my favorite, but others liked those. So I think it was great to have more than enought to choose from and not just limited to one style. You never know what you might like when you see it.

I have emailed Ashley and Scott's pictures to so many people and I have heard nothing but how beautiful the pictures are. Of course it helps to have a gorgeous bride and handsome groom, which we had! I think you will be very happy with Connie and Jeff as your wedding photographers too!

I am the mother of the bride.

My wedding was this past June of 2009. Jeff and Connie did an excellent job of capturing my wedding. They both were very personable with my husband and I, and our guests. Days after the wedding, many of my guests told me they enjoyed working with them as well, and told me they felt like Connie and Jeff were one of the wedding guests.
I enjoyed the poses they put my husband and I in, they were funny and silly, however, others were loving and endearing.
Overall, I would recommend Jeff and Connie, for their outstanding photography.

We met Connie & Jeff in Las Vegas while waiting in line for the Le Reve show. We found out they were wedding photographers. We had such a good time with them, and they did our engagement session for Free the next day. The pictures were absolutely gorgeous. We actually booked a photographer already, but we decided to cancel with the other photographer and have Connie & Jeff photograph our wedding instead. We lost out deposit with the other photographer, but it was well worth it. I can't say enough good things about them. They are such good photographers and they make everything so much fun. They are not only our photographers, but now we are proud to say they are our friends as well. Whenever you guys are in town, we need a re-match in beer pong. =)

Connie & Jeff did a wonderful job of capturing all of the important aspects of our wedding. They also did a fabulous job of catching tons of candid moments that help make the day even more memorable! They're a great duo, and I would highly recommend them :)

When my husband and I started planning our wedding, one of his duties was
to research photographers. Upon
coming across Connie & Jeff’s website, he noticed great pictures along with
great prices. When he called them to get
more information they were MORE than helpful and there was absolutely no
pressure on their end. We decided to
meet with them and upon arrival they greeted us with congratulations and
sparkling cider in celebration of our
engagement. As a bride to be, they made me feel in spot light and as
future husband and wife, they made us feel
that it was “all about us”. When it came down to deciding if we wanted to
go with them, Connie and Jeff took it upon
themselves to step out of the room and let my husband and I have some
private time to discuss and come up with a
plan (I thought that was extremely respectful). We decided to go with them
and even though we didn’t get the most
expensive package we never felt pressured to buy more, Connie and Jeff
seemed to just be excited about whatever
made us happy.

The engagement session was soooooo much fun. We were laughing and joking
around, Jeff was very good at
verbally instructing us. Our engagement pictures turned out so well, all
of our friends were oohhhing and ahhhhing
over them. The beach shots that they took were so romantic and beautiful.
(did I mention that they gave us a deal
on those too???) At the wedding, Connie was with me the WHOLE time and I
can honestly say that she captured my
WHOLE day from beginning to end and with that I can easily relive each
moment any time I want through the
pictures. Connie was not afraid to ask my bridesmaids where things were
(i.e my jewelry, garter, etc…) so that she
could get shots of that, she was very good at directing me, she took
initiative and got the best pictures. Connie
took me up to the bridal sweet to get some shots and she made me feel very
comfortable, she made me feel like the
most beautiful bride ever! I am not used to getting my picture taken a
lot, but she made being in front of the
camera a breeze. Jeff was with the boys and from what I heard and can see
in the pictures, they had a blast too.
During the rest of the wedding, Connie and Jeff worked great as a team to
capture the most intimate and most
important parts of the whole wedding.

From the ceremony to the reception, they didn’t miss a beat and they got a
long with everyone so well, especially the
other vendors. Jeff and Connie were actually communicating with the
wedding coordinator and the DJ the WHOLE
time, so they knew what was coming up and what shots they neede to get
ready for….I call that planning ahead and
being organized! And those two words (planning/organization) are KEY for a
bride on her wedding day. When we
got back from our honeymoon, I was soooooo excited to get the pictures. It
only took TWO WEEKS! For our
pictures to come in the mail. When we looked through them, it broughaet rs
to my eyes, they were BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I
told Connie and Jeff at the very beginning that I wanted to keep the
“romantic” feel alive throughout our wedding
and that is exactly what happened. In fact Jeff and Connie will keep that
romantic feeling alive throughout our lives
together because of the wonderful, quality photos and service they provided
for us.

Connie & Jeff are amazing. Their photography is like artwork, and to top it off they are so kind, accomodating, and great to work with. Connie had everything with her. She had a sowing kit, lint remover, stain remover, mint strips, etc. She was a lifesaver. Our entire bridal party had such a good time. We recommend them highly to anyone that is looking for a wedding photographer.

My husband and I were married January 31st of this year and I am so happy we choose Connie and Jeff to photograph our wedding. I came across Connie and Jeff's Photography through the Knot, at first look, I feel in love with their wedding photographs. I really liked the fact that they were a husband and a wife team, therefore I could have Connie with me and the girls before the wedding and my husband Tim could have Jeff with him and the guys before. We met with them and Connie came down to greet us with a smile. We felt very welcomed from our first meeting. They were both very thorough and detailed about their wedding packages and we loved what they had to offer us. We ended up getting the package with unlimited pictures in which we would get the rights. (I know some photographers don't even give the rights to their clients.) We also got a big album and 2 little albums and an engagement session. They even brought us sparkling cider to celebrate! The price was right for what we were getting.Picking a photographer for your wedding to me personally is the most important decision, your pictures are your memories from your wedding and I'm so glad we went with Connie and Jeff's Photography! We met to do our engagement session in Malibu and even though it was very windy the pictures turned out beautiful! We had a lot of fun playing in the sand and laughing and getting to know Connie and Jeff better. They made us feel comfortable! The day of our wedding,they made us feel very comfortable. Connie was right there with me and the girls getting ready and Jeff was with Tim. Throughout the whole ceremony and reception we hardly even noticed they were they and yet they took so many fantastic pictures! We have gotten so many compliments on our pictures from people looking at our album or seeing them on facebook. :) I have already referred Connie and Jeff to some friends who are getting ready and our friends Scott and Ashley went with Connie and Jeff after being referred to by us and they loved them also.After we returned from our honeymoon, Tim and I were so excited to see our pictures! We were able to see them a few weeks later, they were so fast! We absolutely loved them! Connie and Jeff did such an amazing job and I am so happy we picked them. Thank you Connie and Jeff for the beautiful pictures you took of our special day.

We can't believe we only paid $2000 for the amazing pictures we got from Connie & Jeff. We have friends that paid over $8000 and didn't get the quality and service we got from Connie & Jeff. We had tons of questions, and they were so patient in answering all our questions. Every time we called, they were almost always available or would call us back right away. On top of the beautiful pictures, they were so much fun, the whole bridal party had a blast. We would recommend them to anybody that is looking for a wedding photographer. You should hurry before they raise their prices.

Connie & Jeff are an energetic, professional team who captured the joy of our wedding day brilliantly. We would definitely recommend Connie & Jeff to anyone looking for enthusiastic and experienced photographers at a reasonable price.



My husband and I began our search for photographers as most couples do, by seeking out the suggestions of friends and family. Unfortunately, the majority of recommendations we received were either out of our price range or unavailable. We were a bit nervous about searching online for photographers, but we got the idea from my sister-in-law’s wedding to search for a married couple working as a team.



We found Connie & Jeff’s website and were impressed by their beautiful sample photographs set to the alluring melody of Claire de Lune. My husband contacted Connie & Jeff via their website and heard back from Jeff by the end of the day. After confirming their availability, Jeff sent suggestions on a meeting time and place for my husband and me to look over their work and talk about their products. Living close enough to the valley, we decided to meet Connie & Jeff near their home office. 



It is safe to say that we immediately liked Connie & Jeff the first time we met. Their album samples (magazine-style) were gorgeous, and we were delighted to find out that Jeff did all the layout designs and editing himself – a nice way to save a bit on cost. Their wedding package was definitely within our admittedly modest budget, and to sweeten the deal, they offered us a free engagement session if we signed with them that day.



We met Connie & Jeff in Malibu for our engagement session, sunset at the beach. Connie’s bright and even quirky attitude were infectious and Jeff’s friendliness made us feel instantly comfortable. Once we got onto the beach, it became quickly evident that Connie & Jeff were very experienced photographers. At times they directed our poses, which was a great help, and at other times they let my husband and me have fun by ourselves while they took some great candid shots. A few weeks after our session, Connie & Jeff sent us a DVD with over three hundred shots and a selection of specially edited photos.



We worked with Connie & Jeff before the wedding to ensure the day would go as smoothly as possible. Since we had a winter wedding, Jeff looked up the sunset time for us to make sure we had enough lighting for any outdoor shots. On the day of the wedding, Connie came to take the getting-ready shots of the girls, while Jeff met the guys at the church. Even before the ceremony began, we had enough time to take care of all of the separate bridal party shots. One look at those pictures will show that everyone had a great time working with Connie & Jeff. Connie made me and the bridesmaids feel so relaxed, which really helped to settle my nerves. In my session alone with her, it struck me that Connie was more friend than vendor, and I loved the shots she took. My husband said that Jeff was equally as engaging and took some great pics of him and the groomsmen. 



Connie & Jeff’s excellent work continued through the ceremony and reception, which were a complete blur. Thank goodness we had their pictures as a concrete reminder that yes, we did in fact get married that day. We were particularly pleased that Connie & Jeff made the most of the reception venue, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Connie’s skillful eye took advantage of the architecture, the amber lighting, and of course, the animal displays! Connie & Jeff also took pictures of every table and even more impressive, every couple in the reception hall, which allowed us to send personalized thank you cards to each of our guests.



In less than two weeks after our wedding, Connie & Jeff sent us two DVDs with over two thousand shots documenting the day. Many photographers charge extra for the “rights” to your photos but not Connie & Jeff. It took us a while to narrow down the photos we wanted in the album, but once we sent the list to Connie & Jeff, they had the proofs of the album ready within a month. Jeff put together a great spread and incorporated our comments and suggestions seamlessly. When we picked up the finished album a few weeks later, we knew that we had made the right decision to choose Connie & Jeff.



When my husband first contacted Connie& Jeff, he wrote, “More than a quality product, we want to have a positive (fun, laid-back, etc.) experience working with our photographer and hope the shots can capture the same.” This is exactly what Connie & Jeff provided. We loved working with Connie & Jeff and are extremely grateful that we have such wonderful pictures with which to remember the excitement and emotion of our wedding day.

We met Connie & Jeff at our friends wedding last year. We were looking for a photographer, so we were watching their every move. We loved how there was two of them, getting different angles on each pose. They had so many unique and fun poses for the bridal party and bride/groom. During the reception we got a chance to speak with Connie while she was taking couple pictures at each table. She was so nice, she even took us aside to take some pictures of us. We were absolutely sold, and wanted to sign up with them right then and there. She said she will check their calendar when she gets home to let us know if they are available for our wedding. We kept our fingers crossed, and following day we got an email saying they were available. We called them up and reserve our wedding date immediately.
 
On the day of the wedding, Connie was with me the whole time while I was getting ready. I was so nervous about taking pictures, but she made me feel so relax with her humor and all her fun poses. She was amazing. I can't say enough nice thing about her, she is absolutely the best. Jeff was with Jeremy doing their pictures. I didn't get to see any of the guys poses until after the wedding, but there were so many good ones, each pose better than the other. We saw many of the pictures they do at our friend's wedding, but they had so many more at our wedding. They are both so creative and they have such a great eye for capturing the perfect moments. Your photographers are with you the longest on your wedding day. We are so happy we had Connie & Jeff. We couldn't even imagine having anyone else but them to photograph our wedding. Out of all our vendors from our wedding, Connie & Jeff is our favorite and the only ones we still keep in contact with.
 
I would recommend them to anybody that is looking for a photographer.

I absolutely DO NOT recommend these photographers to anyone. I remain very bitter about how the day went (stressful when it involved Jeff), and was VERY disappointed with the pictures. My husband and I are still struggling on which picture of us we want to enlarge and give to our parents because every picture has something wrong with it (lighting, something sticking out of our head, not centered, horrible angle, etc). My wedding was beautiful but it was not captured by this husband/wife team. UPDATE: After being sorely disappointed with CJ's service, I wrote this review to save others from having the same problems we had. I got an email from Jeff 10 months later apologizing for everything, only in hope that I would take this negative review off. I told him that I feel we should be compensated for the poor service, and he continued to be a jerk, and made me feel like he was only giving lip service to remove the negative review, not truly understanding how heartbroken I was over the pictures I got from them, and the bad attitude we had to put up with. Time can't be turned back, but I honestly feel that if he is genuinely sorry, then a compensation is appropriate. I also feel that I can't remove this honest review because I don't want other future brides and grooms to go through what we did. I absolutely do not recommend Connie & Jeff's Photography to anyone at all because your wedding photographs is what you will have to relive your special dayAlso, our friend that booked him also had negative experiences with this wedding team as well. Jeff "forgot" that he had them scheduled for a sunset engagement session. The bride spent money getting her hair and makeup done, and took off time from work, only to here from Jeff that he "forgot" [his word]. We never met CJ face to face because they said that they were giving us a special price for doing everything over the phone. First mistake. During our phone interview, Jeff was very aggressive and selling their service as one of the kind. We booked them because we figured it was "good enough". As my wedding day got closer, I emailed CJ a few times asking questions and then sending them my ideas. I was annoyed when I spent time making a list of "MUST HAVE" pictures, only to be told by Jeff that "we don't go by a list". I replied via email and told him that I really wanted certain pictures, like my grandmother and other special people. Unfortunately, those pictures were not taken that day and I regret not having a picture with my grandmother (my only grandparent I had left). (I figure if I tell my photographers that I want it, they would do it and not need me to remind them, considering how busy the day was)One week before the wedding, Jeff calls me and insists that I check into my hotel earlier than the time given. I told him I would try, knowing that the hotel already told me their policy about early check-ins, and that it is not a guarantee until the day of. The day of, I received 4 phone calls from Jeff within 1.5 hours HARASSING me about checking in. My day was not starting at that moment. I already had a Chinese ceremony earlier in the day and was rushing to get ready for the next ceremony, and he would not stop calling me, which STRESSED me out. I did not appreciate it at all. Who needs their vendor to stress them out? Also, he asked that we tell the hotel to put their parking on our bill, which I was fine with. However, I told both CJ that parking validation was being offered to all my guests at the front desk. At the end of their night, Jeff went up to my husband and asked him for money for parking. (My husband did not want a hassle, so he just gave him the money). There's a picture from one of our friend's camera of Jeff collecting the money. Connie was with us girls. She was energetic and fun. Much better than her husband. However, the pictures she took of me solo were all horrible. When I was posing, I was very uncomfortable and it reflected in the pictures. All the poses were generic and not what I had in mind. (classier and more sophisticated). When my husband and I reviewed the pictures, we were very disappointed and thought the rest of the CD would be so. However, with 1900 shots taken, there were bound to be "some" that were good enough. Our post ceremony shots at the location were also very disappointing. We chose the location for the architecture, which it was not utilized to its best. I had to insist on certain locations for shots, which Jeff was not willing to listen to, but his wife was. Apparently, he didn't care about the wedding pictures he was taking for us. Again, the poses were very outdated and uncomfortable. Also, Connie paid some attention to detail, but Jeff certainly did not, as there were lightbulbs sticking out of our heads. (positioning could've been better). Some pictures were not centered. Some pictures had the A/C controller in the background. I also felt they missed some of the key emotions at the ceremony, which was very disappointing. They spent a lot of time taking pictures of my behind or only the mid section of our bodies. (Why???? Because I would want these blown up and hanging on my wall???) At the reception, Jeff's rudeness continued. He pushed one of my friends out of the way so he can take a picture instead of asking nicely. I got feedback from a few guests that he was a "jerk". After returning from our honeymoon, CJ asked us for our address to mail our pictures out. (we had 2 on file). We replied immediately, but I had to email him again a week later when we didn't get the pictures. We finally got it, and we are sorely disappointed. Overall, we were very disappointed in their service. FYI - some of the pictures posted on my profile were not pictures taken by them, but rather family members who are amateur photographers. The saddest thing is that we can't even find one picture of the two of us to blow up because they are that bad. I feel that they lack the skills to be wedding photographers (not creative) and should not be advertising their service as professional. UPDATE: Here's the email that he sent out to me only in hope to remove this review that I still strongly stand by. Although I hear their side of the story, I felt like Jeff is only trying to justify himself instead of being sincere about it. After talking to my husband about the below email and what we thought was fair in terms of compensation, Jeff's response was "we are not rich people. We work hard for a living". I felt his response was disgusting and totally disregarding our feelings, and his attempt to amend things. Even if he could not compensate us financially, maybe offering something else like a photo album would have been nice. However, it is beyond that point now. I hope that future brides do not experience our horrible experience. Dear Stacy,Hope everything is going well. I wanted to email you for a long time, buthaven’t gotten up the courage until now. I didn’t know if by emailing, it would make you more upset with us. I wantedto tell you how sorry I am that you are unhappy about hiring us. I wish I could go back in time and change a lotof things that happen. I want to tell you from our point of view on what happen during different situations, but Idon’t want you to think we are making excuses or trying to say we are right in anyway. We are obviously wrong; Iam obviously wrong. If at the end of the day, the bride or groom is unhappy, the blame is on us. I humbly ask foryour forgiveness. I take sole responsibility for this relationship going bad.I’m sorry about calling you and stressing you out before your wedding. That was not my intentions at all. I just wanted to let you know we were at the hotel. I didn’t want you to think weare late. WHY WOULD HE NEED TO KEEP CALLING ME IF HE ALREADY TOLD ME HE WAS AT THE HOTEL WAITING FOR ME, AND THAT I TOLD HIM I AM ON MY WAY THERE. I’m sorry for bothering you about calling the hotel to give us in and outprivileges for the parking. When we got the hotel, they said every time you go in and out, you have to pay for parking.The only parking validation is given during the reception. I hope you didn’t think we were trying to get extramoney from you. We did have to pay for parking when we left the hotel to go over to the ceremony.I’m sorry for asking for the parking fee. It was completely wrong of me. I should be embarrassed for even asking for something so small. YES.... IT WAS $7, WHICH THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO COVER CONSIDERING WE PAID THEM $2000 FOR THEIR SERVICE AND PROVIDED BOTH OF THEM VENDOR MEALS. We made a new rule to never ask for parking fee. If it’s paid great, if not we should pay for it.I’m sorry if you felt I was not open to taking pictures in certain areas. Not an excuse, but the rain made it a more difficult shoot for us. I wanted to make sure you didn’t get wet, avoidpuddles, or get the equipment wet. I wanted to make sure we had working cameras for your reception. I should have beena better listener and followed your directions better. It’s your day, you should only hear, “Yes, I could dothat” from your vendors.I’m sorry that I bumped one of your guest. I must not have felt it, if Idid, I would definitely apologize right away. It must have been during the cake cutting; there were a lot of people duringthat time. I’m sorry I didn’t help one of your guest to use her camera to take apicture during the table shots. We do that to have your table shots to go faster, so you could get back to your foodfaster. Because, if you do it for once person, everybody at the table ask you to do it, and it really does take a longertime to do the table pictures. Now, we just take the pictures for your guest, unless the bride and groom suggestotherwise.I’m sorry about not explaining the photo list policy better. It’s not thatwe do not use a photo list. We just prefer to get a shorter list of items of just pictures we normally wouldn’t take. Our new policy is to accept all photo lists and narrow down list ourselves. It probably took you a long time to puttogether the list, and it must have been frustrating to hear we wanted you to shorten the list. We should have justnarrow down the list ourselves. Having a shorter list, makes it easier for us to scroll through and make sure we getall the shots you want.I’m sorry about not asking if you wanted jpeg or raw files. We usuallyprovide jpeg unless otherwise specified. Jpeg is more universal and easier to print. We should have asked what youwanted anyways. And most importantly, I’m sorry for not apologizing sooner. It’s becauseof your review that we changed and implemented so many new things in our business. We do as much as we can tomake our clients happy, and we thank you for that. I am truly sorry about everything I did wrong. I blame myself. I hurt mywife because of my mistakes. She is a great photographer. When I make our company look bad, it reflects upon her. When we first read your review on project wedding; she cried all night. I know it is all my fault. Focusing oncustomer service should always be number one. I don’t have a time machine to go back and change things. I really wish Icould. I hope you could find it in your heart to forgive me and remove the review on project wedding. If there is anything I could do, please let me know. (SEE OUR EMAIL RESPONSES WE SENT BACK AND FORTH)I wanted to call you,but I didn’t know if you would take my call, and didn’t want to leave a long voicemail. If you are willing to take mycall, I would love to apologize to you over the phone.RESPONSESHi Jeff, Both John and I have read your email and feel that we cannot fullyaccept your apology unless you are willing to compensate us. We know that time can't be turned back, but we feelthat we did not receive the quality of service that we paid for. Stacy >>> "jeff@chouphotography.com" Monday,September 21, 2009 11:35:57 AM >>>Hi Stacy,Hope much compensation? We are not rich people, we work hard to makea living like everyone else. I apologize the best way that I can. If you can not accept it, I understand. I justwanted to do what is right on my part.Warmest Regards,Connie & Jeff310-855-3365Jeff, We paid you $2000 for your service. We are not rich as well, and wemade sacrifices to book you guys because we thought we were going toget quality service and pictures. A fair price is half because we lostout on a perfect wedding, pictures, and memories that were not captured. In your line of business, you are promising your clients to capture aday full of memories, which we do not feel was fulfilled. I feel that compensating us half would be the right thing for you todo on your part.Hi Stacy,I'm sorry you feel this badly towards us, but we are unable to offerany refund. We are sorry for things that you are unhappy about, and try to explain what happen from our point of view. If you are unable to accept our apology, there is nothing else I could do. I worked really hard and late anight to write that letter of apology. I hope one day you could forgive us. We wish you guys the best in all your futureplans.UPDATE: After being sorely disappointed with CJ's service, I wrote this review to save others from having the same problems we had. I got an email from Jeff 10 months later apologizing for everything, only in hope that I would take this negative review off. I told him that I feel we should be compensated for the poor service, and he continued to be a jerk, and made me feel like he was only giving lip service to remove the negative review, not truly understanding how heartbroken I was over the pictures I got from them, and the bad attitude we had to put up with. Time can't be turned back, but I honestly feel that if he is genuinely sorry, then a compensation is appropriate. I also feel that I can't remove this honest review because I don't want other future brides and grooms to go through what we did. I absolutely do not recommend Connie & Jeff's Photography to anyone at all because your wedding photographs is what you will have to relive your special dayAlso, our friend that booked him also had negative experiences with this wedding team as well. Jeff "forgot" that he had them scheduled for a sunset engagement session. The bride spent money getting her hair and makeup done, and took off time from work, only to here from Jeff that he "forgot" [his word].

When it came time to plan our wedding, one of the most important items besides the wedding location was our search for a wedding photographer. We were referred to Connie and Jeff through a family member and although intially we did not meet with the couple face to face, we signed up with them because of the confidence and enthusiasm they displayed towards their work. Our wedding day was almost a year ago and we still fondly reminisce about the day and how our wedding photos truly reflect the beauty of it all.
From our first telephone conversation, Jeff maintained a friendly and professional attitude as we discussed the various packages they had available. All of our questions were answered and I especially appreciated the fact that they were answered in a timely manner either by phone or email. My husband and I feel that Connie and Jeff were fair and accommodating and fullfilled all items of our contract.
There were a few incidences that stand out in our experience that reflects the above. Our engagement session was cancelled and had to be rescheduled. To apologize for our inconvenience, Connie and Jeff added a free mini album at no extra charge.
In addition, when it came time for the engagement session, Connie and Jeff spent an extra hour with us...way after the sun went down to ensure that we got the best photos possible. It was a fun day and they were pleasant to work with.
On the day of our wedding, Connie and Jeff worked tirelessly to capture our special moments and at one point, I remember Connie getting down on her back to take a photo of the bridesmaids and I. After the wedding, my husband and I were still talking about what a thorough job they did and we were glad they embodied strong work ethics and professionalism throughout the day.
Every photographer is unique and different in their own way. Communication is key and it is important that you are satisfied from the beginning. It will definitely reflect in your photos and make for a perfect wedding day. We wish Connie and Jeff the best as they continue their photography endeavors and we would definitely recommend their services to new upcoming brides and grooms.

My husband and I hired Connie & Jeff for our September 20, 2008 wedding. We had seen a couple photographers before we met with them, but knew they were right for us after our first meeting. Their style and personality matched what we were looking for. They were also very easy going with substituting certain items/services in the package as we had already taken our engagement photos and our package included an "engagement session". In addition, we felt that their packages had a great value for our already tight wedding budget.


They both arrived exactly when they said they would and scouted out the 3 locations we took pictures at beforehand to get a better idea of what they wanted to shoot. It was nice to have a husband and wife team so that the bridesmaids and groomsmen could take separate pictures beforehand without having the groom and bride see eachother. I wanted a traditional wedding where we didn't see eachother beforehand. Connie and Jeff were very flexible with our times as well and helped keep us on schedule which was also very important to me.

Even after the wedding was over, they still kept communication as we needed to pick the pictures for the albums we ordered. We received the album in about 5 weeks which is faster than most photographers out there. They also took about 2000 photos that they put on a cd and mailed to me within 2 weeks of our wedding. Now that's fast service!

I liked them so much that I referred them to my future sister in law who will be getting married next September.

Thanks Connie and Jeff! I'll keep the referrals coming!

Back in July 2007, we interviewed two other photographers before we met with Connie & Jeff. The other photographers did not meet our expectations and their albums available for viewing were just plain old. My husband and I wanted a different style and we found it with Connie & Jeff. What sold us was not only their competitive pricing but the style of their wedding pictures, the myriad of choices they offered, and most importantly, two photographers. Not an assistant photographer like the other photographers offered. When we selected our wedding coordinator, we were glad to hear that the wedding coordinator had previously worked with Connie & Jeff. We received great feedback from the coordinator about their work and this put us at ease knowing they work well with other vendors.

Connie & Jeff were punctual for both the engagement session & the wedding. We had fun taking the pictures and they made us feel comfortable. We were able to get all of the raw pictures on DVD's, which was great because the wedding went by so fast & we appreciate that they were able to capture every moment. We also took this opportunity to post our pictures online to share with family & friends before we received the finished album. Once we received the finished album, our family and friends were impressed with the finished product and complimented their skill.

We felt a connection with Connie & Jeff - we just cliqued. They were very approchable and there was never a dull moment. We were so impressed with Connie & Jeff during the wedding that we referred them to multiple friends who were looking for a photographer for their weddings.Thank you for capturing the moments that we missed and memories that we will always cherish.

After looking up and talking with many photographers, i saw an ad for Connie and Jeff on theknot.com. They were located near my house so me and my husband decided to meet with them. The moment I met them I felt so comfortable with them. They were very reasonably priced and I loved all the sample pictures I saw. So we signed up with them. They made our engagement session so much fun and took the most amazing pictures. Not only that, we got a DVD with all those wedding pictures less than a week later. On our wedding day, they arrived at my house at 9 am and stayed with me until 10 pm. They took fun and unique pictures and I loved every one of them. We also had a very lareg bridal party (10 bridesmaids and 10 groomsmen plus me and my husband=21 people!) and they did a wonderful job at capturing everyone in our pictures and also at making sure that everyone was doing what they needed to be doing for the pictures but made it so much fun. Everyone was talking about how great my photographers were. We got our pictured and our albums super fast. Jeff even dropped the album off at our business to make it more convenient for us. My cousin saw our pictures and loved them so much that she also hired them for her wedding this last July. She loves her pictures too. We both agreed that they were our favorite vendors by far. HIGHLY recommend them. Thank you Connie and Jeff!

My husband and I were very much pleased and happy with Connie and Jeff as our photographers on our wedding day last year, May 24, 2008. I found them through browsing the internet; the photos on their website and the great deal they were offering caught my attention so we decided to hire them and we were very satisfied. We first met them on our engagement photo session on the beach. They were very easy to work with and professional at the same time. They made the experience fun and comfortable for us and in turn, we were happy with how the photos turned out. On the wedding day, Connie stayed with me and my girls getting ready while Jeff was with the groom and the boys. The photos they captured were amazing, very natural with attention to details. We were comfortable with them the whole day as they tried their best to capture every special moment of our wedding day, which they did successfully! I LOVED how our photos and our album turned out. The quality was just impressive. It was everything I had hoped for. Our family and friends were also very impressed when they saw our album and the quality of the photos. The bottom line is: I would recommend Connie and Jeff. They seemed to genuinely love and care for what they do and their customers. It was very easy communicating with them either via phone or email whenever I had a question. We were very fortunate to have found them for our wedding and would definitely do it again if we could = ) They work great together as a team and will work with you to capture those very precious moments of your big day.

Connie and Jeff were FANTASTIC!!! They are so talented and provided me with such an array of options and angles to choose from. Not only did they give me a great deal on my pictures but they were very easy and professional to work with. I highly recommend them to anyone and would certainly use them again!

My husband and I were married on April 5, 2008. We were married in the Crystal Cathedral and had over 800 guests and also a fairly big bridal party. I wanted all of the day's moments captured on camera as best as possible. I met Connie and Jeff at my cousin's wedding in April of 2007. They had a mishap with their previous photographer and Connie and Jeff were GRACIOUS enough to show up last minute and take beautiful pictures. After my husband and I saw the pictures, we set up a meeting, talked about options and signed the contract. It was easy and smooth and I could not have asked for more.

I really liked Connie and Jeff because of the fact that both of them took pictures on our day. We got so many great moments and I am now able to share those photos with everyone on this site. I have to say, they were the most stress-free vendor in the wedding. I didn't even know they were around and the guests had such a great time with them. My husband and I LOVED the poses and ideas they had. We told them in the beginning that we were a fun and energetic couple and wanted the MOST natural shots. I am a person who doesn't particularly like those dramatic poses. Both Connie and Jeff listened to us and also respected our parent's wishes by taking some formal posing pictures.

I HIGHLY recommend them because you get two photographers that truly care about the client. My husband and I were able to look at our pictures so quickly after the wedding. I was amazed with the turnover rate. We got all of our pictures (thousands) but unfortunately misplaced our CDs during our move to Georgia. But we contacted them and they were understanding and eager to help us in any way possible.

I'd like to preface this vendor review by stating that Connie & Jeff's Photography fulfilled ALL terms of the contract in a very timely manner; however, this is an honest review about how Connie & Jeff handle their wedding photography business - both professionally and personally - and I DO NOT recommend other brides to sign with Connie & Jeff's Photography.My husband and I initially met with Connie & Jeff early last year 2007 and we decided to hire them to photograph our wedding on the spot - not because their photography talent was unprecedented, but because we felt that their style was "good enough" and the package they offered was hard to beat. I had been researching various photographers for months before our initial meeting with Connie & Jeff, and found that their photo package was one of the best that I came across. Enter here my first (and my most UNforgivable) mistake: not asking the photographers enough questions at the initial meeting & hiring them on the spot.It is my honest feeling that the level of photography skill that both Connie and Jeff possess is nowhere near equivalent to the amount of money that they charge for their services. Their "eye" for wedding photography and details seem mediocre at best. My husband and I hired a second photographer (an old friend of my husband's from school & church) for our wedding - a real up-and-coming photographer who had no real portfolio to show us. Let it be known that the wedding photos that she shot, re-touched, and produced for us far surpassed the quality, style, and eye for photos that Connie & Jeff generated for us.The posed photos that Connie & Jeff had us do throughout the wedding day seemed very generic, out of date, and very rehearsed for a photography team that states they shoot in "photojournalistic, traditional, and artistic style," as per their website. For example, when Connie had the groom + groomsmen all pick me up for one photo, I distinctly remember one groomsman nervously saying, "Are you sure about this??" Connie's response was a curt, "Trust me. I do poses like these for weddings every weekend." I clearly remember Connie's response because I remember the way that it made ME feel: generic, posed, and like "just another wedding." In fact, when I peruse through the gallery of wedding photos on Connie & Jeff's website, I see many of the same poses that my husband and I were asked to do in many of the photos on their site.My husband and I received approximately 1,500 images from our wedding day. However, a simple cursory glance through the disc of images is where I learned that more is not always "better."- Their website states: "All weddings are shot in photojournalistic, traditional, and artistic style."o I do not feel that occasionally taking a few off-centered, off-angle shots equates to a "photojournalistic" style. During our initial meeting, I remember Jeff pitching to us that he was the one with the eye for album design & photoshopping, while Connie was the one with the eye for detail in the photos. I can find fewer photos than are fingers on one of my hands that exhibit true, raw emotion of the wedding day and genuine artistry in the eye of the photographer.- Our signed contract states: "Special Design Images (Black/White, Sepia, Special Borders, etc.)"o Little did we know that that meant only 25 images - chosen by Connie & Jeff themselves - being re-touched for "special design." And if we wanted more photos to be "special designed," we'd have to pay for each one to be re-touched by Jeff. Here is where I was kicking myself in the rear for not asking enough questions at our initial meeting. Had I known that such a minuscule percentage of the photos would be re-touched (25 photos out of a total of 1,500 = 1.67% of photos re-touched!) and that we would have to pay for each additional re-touched photo, I have to wonder why the couple was not allowed to choose which photos would be re-touched themselves?o 10 out of 315 total photos from our engagement session were re-touched. Each additional engagement photo (above the 10 included) to be re-touched by Jeff would cost us $10/photo. Again, something that we should have asked about during our initial meeting.- We were informed that all photos that were included in the wedding albums would be re-touched.o The lighting in the church for our ceremony resulted in many drab-colored, yellowish hued photos of us during the actual ceremony, while many photos of the reception are in a garish orange-colored hue. When my husband and I chose these photos to be included in the albums, we were under the impression that said photos would be color corrected to reflect a more natural photograph, because who wants to remember a drably tinted colored photo of the groom kissing the bride during the ceremony? We were surprised when we received our wedding albums and, when flipping through the pages, it did NOT seem as though all photos included in the albums were, in fact, re-touched, as per the agreement. We were quite disappointed.On multiple occasions in dealing with Connie & Jeff, my husband and I felt more like a business transaction, rather than a couple whose satisfaction was of the utmost concern. The most repugnant offense was when we were informed that our wedding albums were ready! Here were our 3 options for retrieving our albums:1. We could have picked up the albums ourselves from Connie & Jeff's HOME in Chatsworth. (Their business office is in Beverly Hills, which is where we initially met them, signed our contract, and where we assumed that they conducted their business.)2. We could have had the albums mailed to us for $100 which included shipping, handling, and insurance.3. We could have had Connie & Jeff deliver the albums to us for $1/mile, roundtrip, from their home in Chatsworth. (i.e. Delivery to a home 40 miles away from Chatsworth would cost $80.)Please tell me in which situation mentioned above you felt most like a treasured and important client?While I realize that a couple's wedding day is never as special or meaningful to anyone other than the couple themselves, I believe that it is the duty of the photographer to capture just how special and meaningful the wedding is, even if the photographers don't feel it themselves. It is true that the wedding day goes by in a blur, and that a couple can never truly ever relive their wedding day - except through their wedding photos! Sadly, my husband and I are disappointed and feel nowhere near the happiness we experienced on our wedding day when we look through the wedding photos that Connie & Jeff took for us.At this time, you may be wondering why in the hell did we hire Connie & Jeff? The thought occurred to me, a few months after hiring them, that we made a huge mistake. It did cross our minds to forgo our $1,000 deposit and sign with another photographer - but we didn't, and it's the one regret that I still harp over to this day. Hiring Connie & Jeff?s Photography was the one, most costly, mistake we made in regards to our wedding, and I hope that my mistake is your gain, as I do not recommend any other brides signing on with them.One person who can do simple Photoshop skills plus one person with a mediocre eye for photography does not a wedding photography team make.

Planning a wedding from out of state is never fun. With only 3 months away from our BIG day, we were extremely lucky to have found vendors that worked around our tight schedule and across the miles. My husband and I had recently moved to Oregon from California, therefore, my main source for research were magazines as well as the internet. I found Connie & Jeff's add in The Knot magazine and after receiving a friendly & speedy email response from Jeff, I immediately set up a meeting with them during one of our travels back and forth between the two states. We met in their BH office and they presented us with a very descriptive presentation of their services which for the kind of pictures (both traditional & candid), prices, and quality we were looking for, it was great and we booked them on the spot! Which by the way, they added a mini-album with our wedding pictures I could carry in my purse to show off to everyone and anyone I ran into just for booking them that same day.

During our meeting, we set up our engagement session to take place in Malibu beach on our next trip to California the following month. Both, Brian and I, are happy with the outcome of our pictures even though mother nature decided to blow the wind from all directions that day. We were comfortable enough with Connie & Jeff to act silly and just be ourselves that day and the pictures are a testament to their wonderful work and the reason as to why they are displayed in our home.

On the wedding day, they showed up earlier than the time planned and were with us until the last dance. With two photographers, Connie with myself and Jeff with Brian, coverage of our special day was awesome. The package included anywhere from 1200-1500 pictures and we got to keep ALL the images taken that day which was the latter, as well as the pictures from our engagement session. With the efficiency & speedy turnaround these guys had, we were not complaining one bit.

From when we first met with them until the day they turned in our album, we were completely satisfied with their professional manner and personally touched by their genuine great spirits. I would also like to share with you how Connie & Jeff went the extra mile to hand deliver our wedding album to us. After the wedding, we were to visit family & friends once again in California the following couple of months, and because of our tight weekend schedule, they offered to meet us at our friends' dinner party to make sure Brian and I would be happy with the outcome. Needless to say, we were very pleased as were our friends, and have since then received many wonderful compliments on our wedding pictures as well as on the lovely couple behind the cameras.

Love is truly made up of special moments, and Connie & Jeff truly captured ours that day. CJ was the best and easiest decision we made for our wedding photos because they delivered the work they promised and because they also took suggestions we made while we worked with them and turned it into something beautiful for Brian and I to remember for years to come.

You will not be disappointed!

Sean and I wanted to let you know that we did receive our photos!! We are SO happy with them, they turned out GREAT! We wanted to give you a big THANK YOU for the excellent work that you did at our wedding. We are able to relive each moment through the fabulous pictures that you took. We noticed on your web-site that there was a section for "testimonials" and because we are so happy, we would like to write one for you to use if you ever need a recommendation. We were over and beyond satisfied with the pictures and we want everyone to know about you guys!! I have been telling all my bridesmaids (who are very close to planning a wedding themselves) that they should use you and I have given them all your information (so be expecting some phone calls!). Let me know how I should go about writing a letter for you, do you want me to mail it or e-mail it? And if there is ever anything else we can do you for, please let us know, we are forever grateful.
Sincerely,
Tracy & Sean

Jeff and Connie are a very warm and caring couple. From Champagne celebrations during our first meeting to working within our budget; they truly "get it". There was not a moment during the wedding that wasn't captured on camera. It's rare to find people that are so considerate, thoughtful AND professional. I recommend them highly!

We recieved the 2 dvds containing the wedding pics and love all of them! It'll be very hard to choose the pics that we absolutely want in the album but once we do, we'll email our choices to you asap. We had a blast at our wedding and we are glad you two had fun too. You made it very easy, stress free and fun. We are so excited for our album! Thank you so much for a great job on our special day!

Hi Jeff and Connie, Evelyn was soooo pleased with all the work you both have done. It was great, all of it...there is so much of it we don\'t quite know what to do. That\'s a good thing! I just want to let you know that we received the pictures and will let you know what we want. Tomorrow we take off to Europe. Can\'t wait to continue to work with you guys. Like they say in Italy, \"Prego!!\"

I did not have your email till today when I got the copy that you sent Sandra. I wanted to just thank you again for the job that you did with us last Friday. I can only imagine what the pictures look like. I can't wait for your direction of the day of. I felt a strong sense of security with you guys and I know that Sandra feels the same. This is important to me since in my eyes a wedding is a celebration of the bride and to see how pleased she was after the shoot was so comforting to me. Anyway I must run but once again thanks for your direction and I can't wait for the pictures of the "BIG DAY".

Sincerely,
Brad Berkow

First of all, thank you for a great experience photographing on our wedding day. You made the experience very comfortable, natural and most of all fun! It seemed like you were a couple of good friends taking our pictures. The time just flew by so fast... we wish we could do it again! = )

Nicole and I went through all of the pictures earlier today, and we absolutley loved them! You both did a wonderful job, and you were extremely easy to work with ... we'll definitely be recommending you to anyone looking for a photographer. Thanks again, and we'll be in touch soon.

Thanks Connie & Jeff, we couldn't believe how beautiful the pictures turned out. Your creativity and acute sense of style has amazed everyone who has seen our pictures. The pictures you took were magazine quality. You made me look exactly how we felt on my wedding day – Just Beautiful.

Everyone comments oh how our wedding photos are not the typical boring staged photos, but how they actually capture the essence of our wedding day. Even people who weren't able to attend the wedding got a chance to share in our joy because of our incredible pictures. Your photography is professional, whimsical, and everything I wanted to reflect our wedding day. Thank you for capturing a day that will bless us for a lifetime.

Aloha! we just got back Monday night from Kauai and our pictures where here by Tuesday... Brian and I love them! You both did an awesome job capturing all the little moments. Everyone at the wedding commented on how well you worked together ;) We'll go thru them by the end of this week I'm sure, and should get back to you by the end of the weekend. Thanks again and on a personal note: Connie, thank you for being by my side the entire evening and keeping me at ease... you are great! and Jeff, you are as well... you two make a wonderful team!

Thank you so much! You both took beautiful and creative pictures. There are so many and they really captured all the emotions. Beautiful, funny, sensitive and so creative! Thank you so much for a great job! And we know we wore you out too! Ashley and I looked at the pictures together and she said" I want another wedding!" Her sister will probably be getting married next year, so we will call you again soon!

We love these two! Filming with them is like hanging out with your best friends (since they are) and it allows us to open up our creativity and passion, to provide a better film for our clients as well!!