Eloquent Studios

UPDATE 1÷9÷15: Following the posting of a negative review about their services, we were contacted by an attorney demanding that the review be removed. If you came across unabashedly positive reviews for this company on other sites, be warned that the reviews may be skewed by similar tactics!
If we could go back and have our wedding all over again, the only thing we would do differently is that we would never hire Eloquent Studios and Walter Cmielewski as our photographer. If you want your wedding day to be special and to be respected and appreciated by your photographer then we would strongly recommend staying as far away from Eloquent Studios as possible. If you want to spend an exorbitant amount of money and be treated like an unpersonalized consumer, then this is the place for you. Of course, the obvious question is «Why are there so many favorable reviews for this place?» It’s probably two reasons. First, nobody wants to write a poor review while the photographer is still in possession of their albums (and there did indeed come a point where Walter threatened to stop working on our video and albums). Second, Walter offers a free 8X10 print for every positive review you write for him on any site. I could spend the rest of this review detailing all of the events that occurred in the last year and a half, but I think it makes more sense to just go through some of the highlights. The biggest issue is Walter’s arrogance and attitude. He talks down to you and to your guests (something more than one of our guests commented on). We had to physically walk inside when it started raining outside and he wanted to continue taking pictures, despite the bride’s uncomfortability. If you choose to get a photobooth be prepared to be charged for props and to have his advertisement plastered on the pictures without discussing this with you beforehand. Six weeks after our wedding we were given a form to fill out for our video and were told that production of the video could not even begin until that form was submitted (it was not a simple form and required the making of a music cd). Our video would not be ready for at least 6 months after we submitted the form. When we complained about not being given the form previously, Walter agreed to complete the video in 5 months instead of 6. However, after 5 months he denied ever saying this and told us to «prove it.» And the pictures themselves? Average. They were cookie-​cutter, often off-​center and full of shadows. He constantly used ‘burst shots’ which doesn’t seem to make sense for still pictures. The albums seemed to be made on Shutterfly, yet somehow took more than 4 months to complete after we selected our photos (we just received the albums 14 months after our wedding). Overall, Walter acts like he is doing you a favor despite the enormous amount of money you are paying for him to photograph one of the most special days of your lives.

I used Eloquent Studios for photography, photo booth, and DJ services. I have to say we are very satisfied! Walter is a wonderful photographer with a fantastic personality. My entire family just loved him. We did an engagement shoot 6 months before the wedding and he made a lovely guest book for my guests to sign at the wedding. We couldn’t have been happier. Victor, the DJ, was great. He played all the songs that I requested (we like a lot of classic rock) and still kept the party going with some dance stuff in between. He even brought a little drum set which was a nice touch to get that «live music» kind of feel to certain songs. The uplighting they provided added a nice touch to the venue also! My guests had a great time… and are still talking about it a week later! The photo booth was also well worth it… people were in it all night long! I recommend you use them for all your wedding needs… Eloquent Studios is really a fantastic company!

Recently used Eloquent Studios for our wedding. They were amazing. Would recommend again and again. :)