Tony Florez Photography

Tony did a fabulous job as our wedding photographer! My husband & I loved working with him. From the moment we met him to discuss our upcoming wedding, we loved him. On the day of our wedding, he took all of the photos we wanted, no matter how difficult they were! After our ceremony and towards the end of our cocktail hour, we had wanted to take pictures with our bridal party down on the beach in the sand when the lighting was perfect. These are some of our favorite pictures from our wedding — they’re candid, he ran with our friends in the sand to get the best shots, and he just captured the moment so perfectly. During our ceremony, he took amazing shots of us obviously, but also really great shots of our bridal party looking at us at just the right time. They were unexpected but beautiful. All of our friends and family loved taking pictures with him during the cocktail hour and wedding reception. He has such a fun personality that taking photos with Tony seems effortless. All of our photos came out so beautiful and just what we wanted. We highly recommend Tony and his services. We now live in NYC, but look forward to returning to Laguna Beach where we got married one day with our kids and hiring Tony to do a family photo shoot :) Thanks Tony to you & your team for making our special day so fun & memorable! We’ll cherish our photos forever.

Wow! What a great experience! My wife wanted to take a series of family photos and wasn’t exactly sure how, where and when she wanted to do this. Tony came highly recommended and he sure lived up to the billing. After speaking with my wife he put together a perfect package that covered all aspects of our needs. The quality is exceptional, pricing was within my budget and he exceeded our expectations at every level. If you need a photographer please call Tony, you won’t be disappointed! Tell him Jim Sent you!

I hired Tony for our family portrait/​holiday picture, what a professional and creative photographer. My wife and three children had so much fun at the shoot and it looks like this will be an annual experience. Our friends used them for their wedding and the pictures turned out amazing.

I certainly would not hire him for a big event. I had two horrible experiences with him and his wife. I think his photos turn out ok, but there are so many photographers in OC that have equally good or better work, and are actually professional

Tony was recommended to my by my jeweler Mark Patterson and his wife. I will be honest, after reading the reviews that been posted and the negative comments, I was hesitant to contract Tony. However, when we met with him, he made us feel very at ease. We went through with the contract and have not been happier with the work product.
So far, Tony has done our engagement photos. He was very flexible in timing and worked around our work schedules. He recommended Crystal Cove beach. The photos turned out beautifully. He guided us through the poses and the action shots and captioned our personalities and our love in picture form. Our wedding is in two weeks and I will be sure to update my review afterwards.
After this initial experience with Tony, I think it’s unfair for people to pass judgment based on the past random negative reviews (especially the one where the guy was upset that Tony had not suggested he take a photo with a family member). I would think that if you wanted a picture with the wedding party, one should ask for a photo be taken and not be passive aggressive about it a year later. In addition, the negative review about Tony looking at flowers and not the wedding — I mean really? He is professional. and NO, Tony did not ask that I write this… I find it unfair that these reviews are being written with no merit (in my opinion and based on my experience, of course). I can only express my own experiences and opinion — so in my opinion, if you’re on the cliff about Tony based on the past negative reviews here, I recommend you ignore then and go with your gut. Meet Tony first and then decide. I have not regretted my decision.

I have known Tony for many years including my wedding at the Montage in Laguna Beach. Needed new professional head shots for work, Tony worked his magic once again. No one and I mean no one comes close to this mans talents. Thanks Tony, once again you delivered excellence

We hired Tony for our wedding last year. I have to say I’ve read all the reviews and he had couple unhappy client. I asked him about those and he said they were unreasonable and you can’t keep them happy. We liked his work and we went with him.
Here is what happened. During the wedding we had to look for him. I had no good pictures with parents or friends. One of the cameras he brought took horrible photos. My best shot were taken with that camera. Most of them blurry or colors and lighting were off.
Very unhappy with result. Out of all the horrible photos I had to pick some for the album. And when I picked them they said it’s fine don’t worry about it. My album has many blurry pictures. If u decide to hire him. I am not an unreasonable client.

I love Tony Florez!!!. He has been the best photograph of me in my whole life in business. I am a professional who always needs a great shot in this busy photographic world! He is a dream to work with through and so joyful. I recommend him for any large or small event and he is so great with Fashion and business images. I have worked for over 30 years in beauty and fashion this was the best experience. Love Love Lois Kinsey in Orange County

I’ve used Tony for holiday card pictures for years. Each year our card gets better than the previous! Tony’s artistic eye always catches the get shots. Highly recommended!

My daughter and son in law hired him. He sat on the grass and played with the flowers in the aisle the entire ceremony. It was embarrassing. He did not take one good photo of the entire wedding. I don’t typically Unilocal but I’m very frustrated. We have no photos worth keeping. We had a beautiful wedding at Trump and we have no photos.

My husband and I had Tony do both our engagement and wedding photos. I was absolutely amazed at how beautiful our pictures came out. We were extremely confident that our pictures would turn out perfectly in Tony’s hands, but he completely exceeded our expectations. On the day of our wedding, he made us feel extremely comfortable and captured so many intimate moments between me and my husband. He was also able to orchestrate two large group family photos which turned out perfect. Rather than simply shooting pictures of people smiling at the camera, Tony has a very unique style of wedding photography where he is able to photograph your entire wedding by capturing so many intimate, precious moments without you realizing he is following you the whole time. I would definitely hire Tony as my photographer for any future professional photos.

I wish there was a negative star review that I could post. Worst business experience that I’ve ever come across. What an unethical man. Not sure how in the world this man is in business. Takes your money and never returns your call. When I complained to him about his unprofessionalism and lack of ever getting back to me, he went on and on about all of his problems and why his problems were more important than mine. He could care less that I was out the money. I hope anyone considering this photographer is not impressed with his photos alone. Photos are one thing. Being a trustworthy person is another and he clearly is not.
Val Westover Photography is a better, honest photographer. Also, Christine Bentley is another one that many friends have used.
Tony, this is only my 2^nd negative review that i’ve ever given on Unilocal. I hope it helps protect someone from ever having to go through what you put us through. I also want you to know that there’s a thing in the universe called Karma. Shame on you.

Tony did my wedding photos several years ago. I noticed today that he is selling real estate. My experience with him and his wife was so awful. His service on our wedding day was appalling. His & Ashley’s behavior was unacceptable. I could not imagine trusting him to sell my home. Buyer beware!

Tony Florez took my daughter’s engagement and wedding photos. He did a fantastic job. The engagement shots were breathtaking. The wedding pictures were beautiful. He got all of the family and wedding party pictures plus wonderful candid shots. The wedding album is a treasure.
We were so pleased with Tony’s work and professionalism we had him do our family photos. He worked very hard to get good pictures of all of us. The results, again, were great.
I recommend him. He has talent and an artistic eye

I would definitely recommend Tony. The photos from my wedding were absolutely stunning. He is very professional and knows the business. My only recommendation is if you want specific shots, to be clear with him up front because he definitely does «photojournalism» style where he prefers natural pictures. I have some gorgeous photos of my wedding to keep forever.

Tony is not only talented, he is warm hearted and such a joy to be around and work with. He took gorgeous business photos of me that pulled out my laughs and personality that really came through in the images. I am so happy with my photos and can’t wait until I shoot again with him.

We had Tony Florez do our wedding a couple of months back, and he was great.
I was very impressed with how professional he was during the whole ceremony. He stayed out of the way for a good part of the wedding, but still got the shots that he needed, taking us aside after the ceremony. He really tried to get us to have our natural poses and capture the moment for us, and we were pleased with the results. It was really great working with him.
Both him and his assistant were both very friendly and helpful; his assistant helped my wife out of a sticky situation with the hotel management on the wedding day, for which she is very grateful for. When we asked for an extra hour, he agreed to it without batting an eye.
The pictures turned out great. Tony has clearly spent a lot of time with them, and we got both the touched-​up shots as well as the raw images. We would highly recommend him.
As for the lower-​star reviews, that was definitely not our experience with Tony. The worst that I have to say about him is that he can be very talkative leading up to the wedding day, but on the day itself he could not have been more professional.

Tony is the absolute BEST! He photographed our wedding a year ago, and the decision to hire him was one of the best decisions we made! We’re excited to have him photograph a party for us in a couple weeks. We LOVE Tony’s attitude, work ethic and personality. He exudes a light and is always warm and happy, and he’s easy to be around – which are things you really want in a photographer. It’s easy to smile for the camera when the man behind the camera is a gem. Tony makes himself available to clients 24 – 7 via email, phone, and his darling store in Newport Beach. He goes the extra mile to make sure you are happy. As a person and as a photographer, you can’t do better than this guy!

Tony is one of the best photographers in the business, weddings or fashion. When we were looking for a wedding photographer for my Sister’s wedding last year, Tony’s work stood out and my Sister booked him right away for her wedding.
First of all one only needs to look at the photos on Tony’s website to see his talent. Tony caught all of us in living in the movement in our photographs, not like statues all lined up. didn’t want that! Also, My Mom was nervous to be photographed and Tony was just calm, happy person, smiling and helpful in making the Bride, Groom and everyone feel comfortable, even at their own wedding! Surprisingly, that is the most difficult task.
We all were so happy with the final photos and more importantly, we had a great experience with Tony being at our wedding for almost 12 hours! Always happy, never seemed tired… I would be working that long but, Tony never let us know if he was.
We will always remember my Sister’s wedding in a positive way and we thank Tony for a big part of that.
On another note, I am concerned by the negative feedback which doesn’t sound anything like Tony’s behavior with us.
My concern is that Unilocal is being misused as a personal tool for some vendetta, I hope not but, it is really strange to have this wonderfully talented and professional photography not have one, just one positive review, seems like something is fishy.
At least a photo (or a website) doesn’t lie.
Tony is absolutely amazingly talented and a great person too.
Thank you Tony for making Laura’s Day (and ours) so beautiful and taking the most incredible photos to remember that special day!

My experience with Tony Florez photography was perfect! he made me feel confident and comfortable. the shoot ended up being a great and run experience. And Tony is a genius behind the camera. I couldnt be happier with my images!