Edward Fox Photography

We had David Loeb as our photographer and he was great. He is full of energy and creative ideas. Because our Day of Coordinator was a little sub-​par, he served as part coordinator, part counselor, just great. He’s not big on posed/​static pictures (although he did take some magical posed photos). But, if creative, energetic fun photos is what you’re looking for, you’ve got the right guy. He really did take some breathtaking photos. We were extremely thankful for his presence and energy on the day of our wedding and we felt like we had made a new friend. Having Dave as our photographer, almost made up for all of the other disappointing vendors.

Do yourself a favor and find a different photo studio. We booked edward fox for our wedding and could not have had a worst experience. We got a photographer who was not professional and who could not come up for pictures poses. The administrative procedures could not be more stuck in the 80s. It takes 3 months for you to get your photos and another 3 to wait for an album.
Don’t make the same mistake I did, pick another photographer.
I would give this place a 0 but that’s not an option

We used Edward Fox to shoot our wedding photography and video 9÷4÷2015. We had Chris and Ken and they were great! The photos and video exceeded our expectations. However, the back office administration was a bit of a mess. They kept sending the emails to the wrong email address and kept trying to charge me for a larger package. They also tried to charge me for parking for the photographer and videographer AFTER the event. They did not disclose this in advance and had they, I could have gotten free vouchers from the hotel. Overall, the work was good but the administration was a hassle.

We hired Edward Fox photography for our June 2015 wedding. We met with a few photography companies but as soon as we left our appointment with Edward Fox we knew they were the ones. Brenda was amazing and very helpful during the months leading up to the wedding. They also have a great setup when it comes to making payments. Once the wedding week came I spoke with my photographer (main photographer). We had two because our wedding was so large. Let me tell you how AMAZING they both were. David Loeb and Greg were the best. We are so happy we choose to go with Edward Fox. After the wedding we were in contact with Lisa when our photos were ready to view. She did an amazing job working on a few things for me. We would highly recommend Edward Fox for any event you have. Thank you.

This place is great! All calls were answered with kindness and professionalism. My husband and I had Jenny as our wedding photographer in early June. Jenny was warm and friendly and extremely professional. She seemed like a member of the family while also giving me much needed professional picture taking advice. Our pictures are beautiful! I cannot recommend Jenny nor this company enough. My husband and I are truly grateful!

We experienced Edward fox photography for my sisters wedding in June. We had BRAD and he was awesome! He was the only photographer hired and looking at all the shots I don’t even know how he got everything. It started to rain during one of our «rounds» of photos and he went out in the rain, through bushes all to get a shot of the bride and groom while they were underneath the gazebo. He was very flexible with our many suggestions and change of scenery and he was very creative. I would definitely recommend him!

We just received the full set of pictures from my daughter’s wedding, and they are fantastic. Our photographer, Brad, was creative, adventurous, and would do just about anything for the shot. Here’s an example — the group had pictures taken outside at an outdoor venue, which sounds lovely except when it rains, which it did. But it didn’t stop Brad… he knew that there was a great shot and ended up standing in the weeds and mud to get the shot perfectly. And I can tell you, he was right on – the shot is great.
The pictures include the standard stock photos you see in almost every wedding, and they are well done. But he also took great care to memorialize some of the more personal moments that make great photos (and great weddings). He caught the bride and groom in some wonderfully relaxed and happy moments. He was always asking if there were other shots we wanted, and was open to anything, even when he probably knew that the idea was probably not going to work. Somehow he captured on film the spirit and happiness of the event.
We had a great time looking at them tonight because it reminded us of the event all over again — and isn’t that what the photos are supposed to do?
Thank you, Brad, for capturing the day so well for us. And thanks to Edward Fox Photography for their professional handling of the business side!

I received my wedding DVD in the mail yesterday and was beyond excited to view it for the first time. To my surprise, I could not believe how horrible the quality was and how poorly the DVD was edited! There are moments in the DVD where the videographer was recording the church floor! How this was not edited out of the final DVD, I don’t know! Whoever edited the video did a horrible job. This is a wedding DVD; as a bride, I was expecting the studio to take time and care in making sure it would turn out looking half decent! I cannot believe I paid over 1K for this. I could’ve done a better job having someone record the whole ceremony on a smartphone. I have emailed the company and asked them to fix it. Quite frankly, I would prefer to have my money back. Thankfully, I choose Gerber and Scarpelli for my photography and I have some beautiful photos to remember the day by. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND Edward Fox Photography and Videography to any bride!

I HATE my wedding pictures. Hate them. As in every time I look at other wedding pictures I want to cry. They were not at all photojournalistic as I requested. I have better pictures from guests who just used their point and shoots. Our first choice of phtographers had to cancel due to a sick mom. I totally get that. We were given the creative director and an assistant «for no extra charge.» Every picture looks like a year book pose. Zero creativity. As for the assistant, she was pushy, got in the way of my make up application and literally walked in the middle of my wedding video as guests were being filmed. Walked right through it. My photos were never corrected and I had only two with my dad walking me down the isle. One with my eyes closed and one with his eyes closed. Really? That’s the best you could do? That was a key moment and you only took two photos of that moment?! Don’t skimp and get a cookie cutter photographer. Spend the extra money and get photos that you love, because after that day, that’s what you have to look back on.

I am totally disappointed. Though we bought an expensive package, the photos were not what we were expecting. Several key shots were missing, and most of the pictures done by my aunt were better quality than this «professional» service. I encourage you to go elsewhere for your wedding photos. Stop resting on your laurels, Edward Fox.

Chicago Brides: do yourselves a favor and hire Jenny Fontaine to photograph your wedding. You won’t be sorry!
Jenny is beyond talented. I just got a look at my photos and am over the moon! She has a wonderful personality, and balances being organized and running things on a schedule without being… well…you know. I had a blast with her all day long, and she got along perfectly with my friends and family. Sometimes personalities just don’t gel, which can affect how the pictures come out, but she kept everyone laughing and with genuine smiles on their faces.
We met with Jenny a few weeks before the wedding, and I have to say, she did literally everything that I asked. Table pictures, getting ready pictures, etc. She also had some amazing ideas about where to go downtown and ended up shooting absolutely marvelous shots. I will be glowing over these pictures for years to come.
I could not ask for better pictures or to be happier.

We utilized Edward Fox’s Video services for our April 2014 wedding. Honestly we went back and forth during planning our wedding about whether or not we wanted to spend the money to have someone professionally video tape the wedding. After receiving the final product it was worth every penny and thanks to Edward Fox the out of pocket cost was very reasonable! Joe was our videographer and he was great. We didn’t speak until just 2 days before the wedding and I think he could tell I was a bit stressed and he made everything very easy. He captured every moment but was also very much in the background and was never in our face or asking us to do additional things. He truly just captured the day. Luanne edited the video and did a fantastic job. She edited together the reception so well it was like reliving it over and over again. My only complaint was that they requested song selections from us for the video a month before the wedding and at that time it was one more thing I didn’t have time to add to my plate. We elected to have Luanne choose the songs and she did a great job but if song selection is important to you I recommend you add it to your wedding to do list ahead of time.
Overall we would recommend having a wedding video and using Edward Fox as your videographer!

Would not recommend them! I worked with Brenda in the Schaumburg office. She was great but that’s where it’s stops! Our photographer was terrible! Dry sense of humor. Offended many of my bridal party. Did not listen to direction. Kept saying we’d do some pictures that we never got back too. Kept sending people off. I asked specifically for table shots and didn’t get any. The pictures don’t look like a professional did them. I have a friend whose quality picture as well as video I feel came out better than theirs! I am extremely disappointed! He kept us away much of our wedding and some of the pictures aren’t even on there.
Pay a little more to get better service. Oh because I now called to complain and all their doing is upgrading our album which is only a 300 value which is stupid since I’m unhappy with the pictures I’m just going to have a bigger album with the pictures I am not happy. Doesn’t make sense! Please go elsewhere.
This day is supposed to be captured and they will do everything but !!

I am soooooo disappointed with my wedding photos. It is the one part of my wedding that, six months later, I am very regretful about. I was so excited to view my photos but they were a huge letdown. They were just very standard nothing artistic. They were of the same quality of those taken by my guests. The photog especially botched pics of me and my husband kissing: he couldn’t seem to time it right so it looks like we are biting each other’s faces. He also had my father in law pose in such a way that in all our family photos he looks like his arm was amputated.
I got a good price which I should have known was too good to be true. I guess you get what you pay for. The only reason I am giving this review 2 stars instead of 1 is because I didn’t spend a fortune.
This company is not helpful when it comes to albums and prints. The online service is difficult to use and guests had trouble viewing the photos. Our album design looked amateur and like it took all of 5 minutes. It lacked artistry.
Oh and they were very deceptive when it came to the engagement photos. Our package said it included an «engagement session». We’ll, it turns out that only included actually sitting in the studio, which was an hour away from the office where I booked them. Purchasing each photo would be $ 150! And it would be in a tacky sears-​like studio. They said if we wanted outdoor photos we could go to the «field» (which I am guessing was more like an empty lot) behind the studio. So we don’t have any engagements photos at all. I wish I would have had them done so I could have seen that this was a poor photographer and I could have booked someone else.
When I requested a meeting with our photographer prior to the wedding (after signing a contract and paying in full) I was told he wouldn’t meet me at the office where I signed but instead I would have to drive an hour into the city during work hours and they would charge me $ 35 to meet with MY photographer! All my other vendors went out of their way to meet with me at a time and location that was convenient for me, the client. This company is lacking In customer service. If you want ordinary photos circa 2003 call Edward Fox.

I’m not one to write reviews, however, after dealing with this company, I decided to create an account with Unilocal to let others know what they’re getting into!!!
I made the HUGE mistake of not looking into other wedding photography & video companies. A friend from work who raved about her pictures recommended them and I made the miserable choice of going with them.
When you get married, you always want everything to be PERFECT. But, there’s always something that goes wrong. Unfortunately, it was the photography company for me. I would like to mention that the photographer-​Maria, did an amazing job. I wish she had done more of the photos I printed out as a suggestion from pinterest (like the couple making hearts with their hands or the group jumping with joy lol) but the photos she shot were fabulous. She was fantastic.
However, when we went in and paid a ridiculous amount of money for the photographer/​the album/​the video, I was expecting jaw dropping awesomeness. Well, when we finally went to pick up the photo CD it didn’t work!!! We drove all the way to their studio for nothing!!! We live an hour away! So, we had to call and complain and request another CD. That CD took forever to download and to our surprise, not all the photos downloaded. FRUSTRATING. Anyways, we picked out our pictures for the album and submitted them in, I believe, end of March/​April. According to the woman my husband and I spoke to-​MICHELLE– the album would be ready in 3 – 4 months. (That was also mentioned when we made our payment.) From April, I didn’t hear anything from them. I had my husband call in July to inquire on the album and he was told that they were running behind and it would be ready in the next month. August passed by, so did September, and finally the first week of October, I called very upset asking for my album. I spoke with Michelle and she told me that the company that makes the albums went OUT OF BUSINESS. WHAT??? As a business, they should have called, not only me, but every other individual waiting for their album to explain this situation. I was told by Michelle that she wasn’t sure when it would be ready but hopefully soon. On October 25^th, I finally received a call telling me my album was ready. FINALLY.
Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to travel to their Milwaukee Ave location and to be honest I don’t want to. I’ve already asked my husband because I am beyond MAD at them. The day I spoke to Michelle I posted on facebook how upset I was/​am and i even forewarned friends who are getting married to STAY AWAY.
They should have had the decency to call and inform clients about the company and why it took, SIX months to get my wedding album. I got married last year August and I have yet to see it. They didn’t even offer to compensate for the wait or a refund. I had already spoken to an Attorney to deal with them.
AND the video was a joke. When people ask to see the video I always say I can’t find it or that it got lost when we moved. I was getting sick watching it because it moves so much!!! And they added the same photos at the end… of random people at the wedding! Not classy at all.
If I could re-​do anything, it would be to find a better photography and video company that charges less than the MINUS ONE STAR work they did. Apparently Unilocal doesn’t have a NO STAR option.
Please be aware of this company if you’re getting married, you might be waiting forever!

I’ve reviewed all of our wedding vendors and unfortunately Edward Fox is the only vendor I would have changed from our entire wedding. Our experience with Edward Fox was unfortunately very disappointing. Let me start with the positives. 1. The office staff, particularly Jenee, is very helpful and accomodating. I enjoyed working with them until our wedding date. 2. Our photographers, Ladio Vasak and Chris Cotes were phenomenal. I enjoyed working with both of them and would work with them independent of Edward Fox any day. They take gorgeous photos and were very professional 3. Our photo proofs were returned to us in a timely fashion and our DVD was sent to our house within 6 weeks of our wedding date. The photos were wonderful.
Now for the bad which relates 100% to the album. We met with our album designer in November. I found Pam to be very pushy, she was pushing add-​ons to our album and making us feel guilty when we passed on many of them. She was obviously there to make some form of commission on our album and not just to design it — we had already paid for it in our photo package. We finalized our design in November and were told the album would be ready in 4 months. At the end of April I called Edward Fox and asked for a status update; I was told there was a manufacturer’s delay and the album would be ready in several weeks. In mid-​July I called back, as we had not yet received our album, and left voice mail after voice mail for the general manager, John, to please provide me with an update. After 4 messages he called back and informed me that our album was never ordered and was not yet ready. He explained that Edward Fox failed to order the album back in November, and again in April, and that they failed to a picture to the manufacturer which was needed to complete the album. I asked how Edward Fox would compensate us for this error and he said he’d call the next day to discuss options. He never called back again. I called multiple times, my husband called, my mother called, he never returned any of our calls. Everytime I called I would kindly ask to speak with someone who could help me and was always told that John «just walked in and would call back any minute» or «just stepped out but would call back later». He basically ignored me as he was unwiling to compensate us for the errors of the studio. I would feel less taken advantage of if we were in some way compensated or were treated with respect by him.
I am very sorry to provide this review of Edward Fox as I thoroughly enjoyed the beginning of the process with them; however I have to be honest in the review process. I hope I am the outlier as most people seem to have had a very positive experience with them.
If you are looking for a photographer I would recommend R.E.M. photography as they are fantastic to work with, provide a product in a timely manner and produce beautiful photos.

Just got married Aug. 25., I emailed the company a couple days later to see about how long I would have to wait to view my pictures and received an email promptly from the vice president of edward fox saying 4 – 6 wks. I patiently waited 6 wks and 2 days later to email and call for a follow up. Again, received an email from the vp promptly saying another 2 – 3 days the latest. Mr. J. Bucci is awesome.
With all the competition going on, and with all the fees due at different times (deposit, 50% due a month before the wedding, 25% due when pictures are online, and 50% due when ordering, blah blah blah)… My husband and I were ALWAYS on time with the CASH payments we’ve made thus far and find it ridiculous for the extended wait!
Brides to be! WARNING!!! Please take this as a warning! If your consultant or person who answers your call is Linda, ASK FOR SOMEONE ELSE! Thank goodness I only dealt with her two times (too many). I called to inquire about the eta of my pictures and her response? «Well, we’ve been busy this season». NOT a response I want to hear after shelling out almost $ 4,000! She is sarcastic, not helpful, obviously hates her job and seems burned out. CHANGE YOUR JOB!
If I could go back in time, would I have chosen this company? No. But, it is what it is.
One star: our photographer was super nice
Two stars: pictures turned out ok, definitely not almost $ 4,000 worth.
Third star: Mr. Bucci and the staff (EXCEPT Linda) are nice-​although Mr. Bucci never replied to my email complaint regarding Linda. Hmm :(

A little on the pricey side for those of us who have been getting our family photos at Sears and the like for the last few years, but worth it when you are finally ready to splurge. You know how all the cool kids are getting those hipster family photos — everyone standing holding hands, sitting in serious poses on an IKEA couch with dark-​rimmed glasses and beards, or some other casual look that says «Ha! We are the COOLEST urban awesome family and we never scream at each other, we just sit around looking ironic in our free time»? Yeah. We finally got some of those.
The sitting went surprisingly well (which is saying A LOT when you have a preschooler), and I was shocked at how many good pose choices came out of the set. The photog really caught some great expressions on our little one.
Ed Fox has been around forever, and I’m glad we could finally afford to work with them. If you want the latest in photographic styles for your family portrait, backed up by a business that is well established, give them a call. Also of note, they can print your pictures in really fun ways like borderless on tin.
Transportation:
Directly across from the Jefferson Park Transit Center
Right off 90 @ the Central or Lawrence exit
Metered street parking out front

I was referred to EFP by my wedding coordinator. I worked with Michele who was initially great at explaining the packages, at following up and at being very patient. However, after I gave her my credit card number all hell broke loose.
I asked her not to charge anything ($ 300 deposit) before I chose a photographer that I loved. Much to my surprise, the next day I see an $ 825 charge on the card. I was annoyed because 1) that was not the agreed upon deposit amount 2) I hated all the photographers portfolios that she sent me and 3) there was no signed contract in place. Of all my vendors (banquet hall, DJ, transportation, etc) I was never required to put down any money without a signed contract so I thought this was pretty strange.
I spoke with Michele again and asked her for more portfolios which she did provide. I did not like those either. Then she started to ignore my emails and calls until my fiancé had to make a call. After that, the GM called and promised our money back and apologized for the inconvenience.
ONE MONTH LATER: no money returned. The fiancé called the main office and asked why the $ 825 had not been processed. She apologized and a week later we finally got our money back. Way too long of a wait for someone that’s trying to plan a wedding with a million other expenses.
All in all, would not use this company for any future events because some of their practices are a bit shady. I would describe this company as «the Britney” – so much potential but ended up being a complete disaster.

We used Edward Fox for our wedding in April. I was very happy with our photographer David Loeb. He made taking pictures so much fun and they all turned out great! Highly recommended.
However, working with the staff in the office is extremely frustrating. They are not at all helpful and it seems as if none of them are on the same page. I dread having to call there, because I know I will not get a straight answer. I can’t wait until our album is finally finished and I don’t have to call or go there again.