Stephen Taylor Photography, Inc

Arthur Green is amazing! Our pictures are absolutely breathtaking and he captured everything we wanted to a T.

He was so easy to work with and flexible with the shots we wanted. We got married a few days after hurricane sandy and had our formal location change due. He was so flexible and ready for anything!

I highly recommend them for your wedding...

Hello Stephen,

We would like to thank you, our photographer Dave, and your staff for making our wedding photo experience flawless.

Our photographer seemed to be 'everywhere' capturing the most special moments at the best angles yet we never really noticed him.

Nancy and I did not want to pose for lengthy photo sessions away from our guests, but photos taken showing our guests having a laugh, dancing or even shedding a tear.

It wasn't until we saw our proofs that we realized just how many special moments he photographed and that we would enjoy for the rest of our lives.

After the wedding Stephen, your service continued to be excellent and 'turnkey'. Your availablilty by email was timely and allowed us - by that I mean Nancy a busy personnel administrator and me a frequent business traveler to choose our photos on-line right from our home.

Since our wedding was before the Holidays, you and your staff assisted us in preparing beautiful Holiday cards to mail out to our friends and family. Also your framing service of a cherished photo of myself and two of my best buddies from college standing aside my antique car - just outstanding.

Nancy and I give you our full permission to use our photos and certainly this letter for any of your potential clients who may consider using your professional photography services.

Thanks again Stephen!





Sincerely,



Nancy & Joe P....

Our experience with Stephen Taylor and crew was a dream. Most of the day they were just fixtures in the background, but we had fun with them, too, hamming it up and making me feel like a superstar. They really got the best out of me, my friends, and my family. What a perfect day, and what a perfect way to capture it. I would recommend Stephen Taylor Photography to anyone and everyone. Thank you for the memories that I will have and be able to share forever.

I highly recommend Stephen Taylor Photography. He and his team were wonderful and my wedding pictures and video came out fantastic- I couldn't have asked for anything more. Scott, the photographer, captured the moments of the entire day in such an artistic way. He was like a ninja, we didn't even know he was there! It was a pleasure working with this vendor.

Scott, my wedding photographer, was fabulous! Stephen Taylor and his staff do a wonderful job from beginning to end- they are easy to work with and take the time to go over your special requests from well before the wedding until after. When I saw my pictures for the first time, I was in complete awe. I didn't know I could look so good (!) and Scott really captured the essence of the wedding and the love between myself and my husband. I would recommend Stephen Taylor Photography to anyone looking for high quality, professional photography.

I cannot say enough about my experience working with everyone at Stephen Taylor Photography. From my engagement session to my wedding day, I could not have been happier. Our wedding day photographer, Dave, was terrific, putting everyone at ease the entire day. The photographs truly captured all of the emotion and fun from that day. We had an impossible time selecting the photos for our album because they were all so good...I can hardly wait to see the final product.

I would highly recommend this studio to any bride!

I would highly recommend using Stephen Taylor Photography for your wedding! Dave and Arthur were our photographers and were amazing. They truly belended into the crowd and we didn't notice them (other than during the portraits of course). I loved how they captured the emotion of the day. My favorite photo is one of me grinning from ear to ear as I look down the aisle and my dad is by my side with tears in his eyes. They effectively captured the excitement of the day by keeping us relaxed. Truly photojounalistic - the day wasn't a photo shoot...it was a wedding. Dave kept us laughing during the family portraits and did a great job keeping everyone focused so we could make it on time to our cocktail hour. Overall an amazing experience and the photos directly from the camera were spectacular. I can only imagine the quality after some touch-ups.

Working with Stephen Taylor and his crew was just...easy! We asked for a more photo-journalistic style and they gave us exactly that! Every picture is beautiful. I can't wait to work with them again!

We used Stephen Taylor Photography for our August 2011 wedding. Our photographer, Arthur, was great. He took amazing pictures and worked so well with our family and friends. Everyone we spoke and worked with was wonderful and patient. Our albums just arrived and they are gorgeous! Thank you for giving us something so nice to remember our wedding.

These guys have been around for a long time. They have a different touch to their work. Anyone who knows something about art will love their images. One of a kind!
We used them for our daughters wedding and they did a fine job. Courteous and honest. You may spend a few dollars more for them but in the end all you have are the pictures. They also did a nice video. Stephen and team are fine ladies and gentleman. First class! Use you won't be disappointed.

Your Name:
Rev. John Graf, Jr.

Date of event:
Many weddings

Comments about Stephen Taylor Photography:
From Rev. John Graf, Jr.
I am so happy when I arrive at one of my weddings and find either you or a member of Stephen Taylor Photography on site to shoot the ceremony. You and your family of professional photographers are the best in the business and certainly make my brides and grooms very happy!
Reverend j. Grf Jr.

We loved Stephen Taylor. They had the most affordable prices around and offered great service. We had two photographers at our wedding and they captured every moment! We had a difficult time selecting our proofs for our album because all of the pictures were beautiful. They had our proofs to us in less than a week after our wedding and once we submitted our request, our album was back in less than 3 months! I would totally recommend them to anyone!!!!

WOW! What can I say. Our images are Stunning and Magnificent . So easy to work with. I'm a tough client and demand a lot of attention. Stephen gave it to me. Everything I asked they found a way to work out. I have been at so many weddings where the photography staff was not professional either bad attitude or not dressed well. Stephen Taylor studios was so professional and knew how to make us all feel comfortable. I met my photographer before my wedding and we had so much fun discussing my day. Not expensive and worth every dollar.

Overall, we are happy with their work.
Slightly disappointed that it didnt seem like we got the extra bang for the buck for getting the second photographer.

Stephen Taylor Photography came highly recommended to us. We thought we hit the jackpot with securing them for our wedding day however we are extremely disappointed with their service and results. Arthur was phenomenal to work with but afterwards (when it was too late) we realized we should have written down EVERY shot we wanted and not left it to his judgement. MANY pictures were not captured that we wanted. For example, there are no pictures of our wedding bands together. On a day a crazy as your wedding day you hope you rely on someone who has done it before to remind you that they need the wedding bands for a second to take a picture. The assistant photographer was wandering around, following Arthur when he should have been capturing other things. He needed to be explicitly directed on what pictures to take. There was no creativity behind their work. Most of the shots that are "okay" and somewhat acceptable have the videographer in it, blocking people or blocking the action. There are at least 10 pictures that were taken by the professional that were captured better by guests at the wedding. It has been extremely difficult to put the wedding album together due to the amount of disappointment we have with their service. I would ONLY use them again if I had detailed instructions to give the photographer because if you trust their judgement, you will come up empty-handed after having spent a large amount of money. You can never get that day back....
When we expressed to Stephen our disappointment he barely listened and said he disagreed. He has done nothing else to help us create an album that we will like. He just keeps saying "the pictures are beautiful, do the album"... Not what you want to hear from the person you trusted to capture the most important day of your life through pictures.

I used Joe Church for my Oct 2010 wedding after literally falling in love with some of the pictures we saw that he took. He was awesome. Really great to work with, extremely professional and did a great job both with the posed pictures (we had 5 kids in our wedding under 10 years old) and with the candids. The album was done with Stephen. Although sometimes it took a few phone calls to get things worked out we could not be happier with the way that it came out. It is beautiful and I am so happy with our choice. It is expensive but then again most things with weddings are.... and I think it was worth the money.

TBD - still working on our album.

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TBD

Our photographer, Joe Church, was fantastic, very detail-oriented and our photographs are absolutely lovely. The communication was a little tricky for me as I live abroad and couldn't speak with the office in person, but I'm very happy with the decision to use them and would recommend them to anyone.

I am a repeat customer of Stephen Taylor. He was the photographer at my first wedding 15 years ago and by chance I was able to find him again to do my second wedding. He does a magnificent job and is so personable. Joe Church was our photographer and he had such a great personality and made us laugh so much! He made everyone feel so comfortable. He took amazing pictures, and some of which we had no idea of! It was so awesome to see these artistic shots and such candid pics of our family and friends. I highly recommend Stephen Taylor Photography for any event you have that you want excellent pictures or video from!

I am a repeat customer of Stephen Taylor. He was the photographer at my first wedding 15 years ago and by chance I was able to find him again to do my second wedding. He does a magnificent job and is so personable. Joe Church was our photographer and he had such a great personality and made us laugh so much! He made everyone feel so comfortable. He took amazing pictures, and some of which we had no idea of! It was so awesome to see these artistic shots and such candid pics of our family and friends. I highly recommend Stephen Taylor Photography for any event you have that you want excellent pictures or video from!

The moment I walked into the studio to meet with Stephen and Arthur (the photographer) I knew right away I wanted him for our wedding. I met with several photographers and there was no doubt that Arthur was the right choice! He did an amazing job the day of the wedding. Our family is huge and he very patiently and efficiently got as many family portraits as possible. After the formal pictures you truly did not even know Arthur was there. He was extremely nice, professional, patient, and courteous. I have seen the photos online and they came out really beautiful. It is still early for receiving our album so I cannot comment on that yet but I can tell you so far we're thrilled with the services we received from Stephen Taylor Photography. Thank you!!

Stephen Taylor Photography, Great images , Great company, Great reputation and service.

quality of photos was excellent and photographers were unobtrusive during the wedding. There were several mix ups during processing and getting the final albums took an inordinately long period of time

My husband and I were put at ease as soon as we stepped into Stephen Taylor's office. Their level of professionalism is beyond anything we had seen from any other "wedding photography company". We were able to sit in a viewing room, and go through different photographers in our price range. They were never pushy, we were able to build our own wedding package for what we could afford and we were extremely happy with the end result! The photos are everything we could have hoped for!

Like many couples planning a wedding, my fiancee (now wife) and I spent a great deal of time researching vendors, evaluating cost, reputation, quality of work, deals, etc. After meeting with many photographers and/or studios, we finally settled in on Stephen Taylor, and we couldn't be happier with our decision. The process was simple, and in our experience the staff was very responsive to our requests. We opted for a two-photographer shoot, and when one of the photographers moved out of state prior to our wedding, stephen himself stepped up and covered our event. Both he and his counterpart, Arthur, were professional, knowledgeable, courteous, and engaging of our families and friends. After we completed the "official" pictures, they seemed to vanish and weren't noticeable for the rest of the night, yet they produced so many wonderful shots that captured special moments my wife and I missed, since we were frantically running all over the place (you brides and grooms know what I mean). We had our proofs about 2-3 weeks after the wedding (which is FAR quicker than any of my friends or married siblings got theirs), and we're looking forward to enjoying these pictures in our album for many, many years.

Contrary to any negative reviews here, our experience with the studio was nothing but pleasant. I would whole-heartedly recommend the studio to anyone planning a wedding/event. Thanks, and I hope this helps!

Comments about Stephen Taylor Photography:
May 19 ,2012 - Woolverton Inn
Stephen- wanted to thank you for your work at my daughter's wedding. Some of the "editorial" shots are spectacular. I am biased to think you had a beautiful subject to work with, but you have some truly stunning shots. The wedding got incredible raves from everyone there. My wife and daughter had worked so closely with the florist/caterer/site that we ended up with a flawless evening. Everyone said it was the most beautiful wedding they had been to. The light late afternoon was just so magic on the property and you captured it beautifully. I have not seen any wedding depicted in a magazine more perfectly coordinated with color/style/feel at likely double or triple the price point. Everything so tasteful and beautifully captured by your lense.  Thank you.

Warm regards,

Jeffrey Hartford MD

June 9, 2012 - Fiddlers Elbow CC
Stephen/Arthur/Dave,
The photos look absolutely amazing!! You captured the emotion of the day perfectly.  Thanks again for making the day a little less stressful with your relaxed and fun demeanor.  It was a pleasure working with you and I can't wait to begin picking out the photos for our album.  I'll be sure to recommend you on the wedding websites so other couples can be as lucky as us to have the special day documented so well.

Thanks again for everything!
Steph and Paul LaTerra
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May 25,2012 - fiddlers Elbow CC
Hi Stephen,

Thanks again!
I can't believe it's over!  I wanted to thank you again for doing such a fantastic job on Saturday.  Your staff are so professional and everyone commented on your coverage.  I can't wait to see what you guys captured!
 
Lauren Forte and Joe

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June 16 2012 - Newark Museum

Hi Stephen,
  Thank you for the pictures, they are great!  And I can't say enough about Dave Morehouse...he was wonderful that day, putting everyone at ease and getting some amazing shots!  I would recommend him to anyone!

Amity Boutillier

June 23, 2012 - Olde Mill Inn
Stephen,
What absolute joy it has been to slowly gaze at each image reliving the beauty and happiness of our celebration. You have captured the essence of the intimacy that Michael and I share. We just clicked one after the other with eyes brimming. I have begun to send out the website to friends and family. It will take about a week. My sincere gratitude for what you are doing for us. Your work IS our memory of this glorious event. I will write further after I have seen them all. My profound thanks.You were a hit at the wedding. I am so pleased that we worked together. Thank you for everything.
Gratefully,
Valerie
Deepest thanks,
Valerie Jackson
June 2012 - Hamilton Farms CC
Great pics !!! We'll get an idea of the selections between now and next week...
Thanks again; Bill did a great job....

Regards,
John
 
John V. Bartolotta

From Rev. John Graf, Jr.
I am so happy when I arrive at one of my weddings and find either you or a member of Stephen Taylor Photography on site to shoot the ceremony. You and your family of professional photographers are the best in the business and certainly make my brides and grooms very happy!
Reverend j. Grf Jr

This was from a client of ours.
Date of event:
October 3, 2009

Comments about Stephen Taylor Photography:
The team at Stephan Taylor Photography did an amazing job documenting the most special day of our lives. They were easy to work with and lived up to all of their promises. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for high quality photos that truely capture the spirit of your special day.

July 14 2012 - Skylands Manor - Photographer - Stephen and Dave

Hi Stephen,

Thank you for the link to the pictures!  They are beautiful!  

Thank you,
Jessica


July 5 - We absolutely love the photos; can't believe that it is only a 'preview'!  Everything was above and beyond our expectations. 
Hope you are enjoying your summer and staying cool. 

-Krista &Tom Smith-

Hi Stephen,

We loved the images from our wedding in October! They were exactly what we wanted! Thank you again for the great work!
Amy and Nick 7-14-12 baltusrol golf club
Hi Stephen,

I just got back from my honeymoon and was able to look through all the pictures. They look great, the guys did an amazing job! We are sending the link to our family and friends this week.
Thanks again!!

Amy Birkenstock


Rachel and Brian 8-19-2012
We enjoyed looking through all the images! Arthur and Patrick were amazing! We don't even know where to begin with just how happy we were with them, and how professional they were! Our families are still talking about them and they think it is so sweet that Arthur teared during the Ketubah signing!

Thank you for help!
Rachel and Brian Fabrykant


Maryann Quinn - Spring Lake Golf Club, NJ
I love it!  look forward to receiving the actual album.  Thank you so much, you guys do great work!  You captured the day!

Maryann Quinn - Spring Lake Golf Club, NJ

Andrea Voto 10/14/12

 All our thanks to you, Stephen...U were awesome to work with!  Be in touch soon...
Andrea

Jon
Arthur and Dave were great at our wedding!  It was an amazing day and they made everything very easy for us and almost seemed like they weren’t there.  They had a great style of blending in without being right in your face…it was great!  And I am sure the pictures will be fantastic as well.
I just wanted to say thank you!
Jonathan
 
Jonathan B. Mertz, CIC

I completely disagree with the previous bad reviews! I had nothing but a pleasant experience working with Stephen Taylor Photography. My photographer was Joe Church who is just wonderful. I've spoken to Diane millions of times, particularly after the wedding when I was getting the album together, and she was so helpful and nice! As far as service goes, they are great! After the wedding, I had my proofs to look at less than a month later, and they got my thank you cards mailed out the day after I submitted the picture we wanted for them. While I was choosing pictures and designing the layout, I must have emailed Diane and Agnus so many times and they got right back to me each time and really helped me so much with designing my album. It was so convenient that I could do it online from home since I live so far from their studio. All said and done, we had our full album plus 2 family albums within 6 months of the wedding! All of the albums came out absolutely beautiful. It was worth every penny! I would definitely recommend them!

Great photography! Hard to choose who you want because they are all great! Very professional and the customer service is excellent!

I completely agree about the receptionist Diane. I feel that she is unorganized, rude, and gives the company a bad name. Prior to our wedding she sent me the pre-wedding form twice in one day and followed up with two calls. This was after the fact I already sent in the requested information and spoke to her on the phone. I hate dealing with her because I know she very very very unorganized.

I've had many unpleasant experiences with her this was just one example.

they were okay. We had to basically design our album

While we LOVED the photographer we picked from their selection, we had a difficult time working with this place. They double booked our photographer for a late night wedding the night before ours, when we had booked her for an early morning start time months before. Then they gave me a hard time about wanting the photogropher to be there at 7 am to capture me getting dressed at my parents house. I found them to be a little expensive and we just received a proof "journal" - no actual proofs, which was disappointing. Although they do make you a DVD with some of what they feel are the best pictures of the day - which is a nice keepsake to have, especially since we didn't have a videographer. They were a little inflexible - though our pictures came out fantastic, again thanks to the wonderfully talented photographer we selected. I have mixed feelings about working with them.

We used Paul Mecca from the Stephen Taylor studio and he was just phenomenal. We saw work he did from another wedding and new we had to have him. He called us a few days before our wedding to go over all the details again, ask what he should wear, and just to put us at ease. The day of the wedding he showed up on time and came up with the greatest shots. The greatest compliment I can give is that we loved EVERY SINGLE photo he took - there was not one picture that we thought was 'just okay' let alone bad. You will not regret choosing him!

Pictures came out beautiful!! We had two excellent photographers...Pam and Bill...Never were in guests faces...captured our wedding day wonderfully!!! Worth every penny!!

While Stephen Taylor is extrmely professional, I cannot say the same for Joe. Joe was my photographer and he did not get family photos that he was suppose to get, he skipped table shots, and even worse, he didn't take portrait shots of the bride and groom! He did excellent editorial style/action shots but really missed the traditional portraits that make an album. I had to have my wedding portrait photo-shopped by their graphic artist. This is something that is truly unacceptable and doesn't make for happy clients. It's not like you can go backwards to fix the day but obviously something was lacking.

Excellent. I will recommend to anybody.

We were very happy with Stephen Taylor Photography. They were not obtrusive at all..we never knew they were at reception and they got amazing candid shots.