Jim Kennedy Photographers

JKP was the absolute best decision for our wedding day photography. We had Lauren photograph our wedding with Brian as her assistant… and they did a PHENOMENAL job! From start to finish, Lauren captured every single detail and moment from so many different angles, it was difficult to pick my favorites. Professional, prompt, easily adaptable to any situation and creative… are just a few adjectives that I would use to describe Lauren and her skills.
PLUS we got all our photos just a month out from the wedding, and have received SO many compliments on them from people who weren’t even at the wedding! Some really gorgeous shots!
Bottom line… you won’t be disappointed choosing JKP for your special event.

Thank you for capturing the best day of our lives! Megan Evans was outstanding. She took charge in a polite way that put our entire wedding party at ease. She was able to capture more moments and family pictures than I thought possible in the time allotted. She worked seamlessly with our videographer. It was like they had a plan of action before they even met.
The proofs were sent to us in only a few weeks. I can not say enough good things about Megan. Her professionalism was out of this world. I have a loud family with big personalities and a bunch of kids. No problem for Megan. She literally made our day!
Now on to the photos themselves. I do not know how she captured what she did. I see emotion and feelings in every shot. The photos by the Ocean on the jetty are priceless. We were not even going to go out by the Ocean but Megan had the plan and a great plan it was. She was so fun to work with too. A professional young woman with a creative edge and a sense of humor. Perfection. Thank you Megan and JIm Kennedy Photographers. I wish I could give you 10 STARS!!!

I have to first off say I am shocked that there are any bad reviews for JKP! I guess everyone has their own experience and judges accordingly. I personally would give Jim Kennedy over a 5 star rating if it was an option. I for one LOVE JKP! I was referred to Jim back in 2006 after my sister used them for her wedding and her album and prints were phenomenal! I was engaged back in 2011 and had picked JKP for my wedding photographer naturally and had put our down payment and scheduled the big day. Unfortunately things didn’t work out and I didn’t walk down the isle. I of course was trying to recoup what expenses I could and JKP kindly let me keep my down payment as a credit to use at any time. No other vendor I had scheduled with did anything close to that, all the rest took my money and said too bad. I was fortunate to get engaged and married 5÷31÷15 and when I contacted JKP years later to inquire about my credit and book my wedding day they had everything still there and was a breeze to proceed forward.
My engagement pics were amazing and turned out even better than I could have imagined. Jim Kennedy was our actual photographer and traveled out to where we live to get our perfect photos we wanted.
The day of the wedding Jim was fun and made things enjoyable. He had my little ring bearer laughing to get those candid photos and kept things moving. I have only seen 2 photos at this point of the big day but they are beyond perfect and amazing. I have always been able to receive correspondence quickly from the JKP team and would recommend them over and over to anyone looking for a photographer. I plan on using Jim again in the future for my maternity pics when the time comes.

My husband and I were so incredibly lucky to have been referred to JKP by our wedding coordinator. This company is amazing and I wouldn’t dare use anyone else for photographs in the future. There really are not enough words to describe all the talent and awesome personalities that make up this team of photographers. Everything from my initial meeting with Jim, my engagement shoot with Amber, and my wedding with Amber and Megan went so smoothly and made me feel completely at peace with my decision. Amber made me feel so beautiful and confident and her pictures are breathe taking. She has such a unique talent and captures the best shots. One of my favorite parts of our wedding was when she stole us away to take pictures on a beautiful hill before sundown and even though the idea of climbing in a wedding dress may have seemed crazy at the time, the results were spectacular. We can’t say thank you enough for all your hard work JKP and we can’t wait to book you again in the future!

This review is for «For His Eyes Only.» I was super nervous going into the shoot but the photographer, Cheryl, put me right at ease. She was easy going, professional and super fun. Jim’s studio is set up perfectly with so many background choices! They even have a fake bar which was perfect for if you want to wear your man’s fave jersey. The pictures were edited and a sample album was sent to me very quickly. I was able to pick my fave poses for the printed album. I cannot wait to show my future husband and I cant say enough great things about JKP and his team.

I agree with the last Unilocal review that five stars is not enough for Jim Kennedy! My husband and I hired Jim to photograph our large 150 person destination wedding in Mexico last month and he did an incredible job!!! Our pictures are absolutely stunning and not only that he captured all of the sweet and memorable moments with our guests through his photography that we will have for a lifetime. He is very creative and thinks of great pictures that we would never have!
Jim is extremely professional! He arrived in Cabo two days before our wedding and «scouted» out locations that he thought would photograph the best! He arrived early on the wedding day with his second photographer Morgan (who was also sweet, professional, and amazing). My Dad is very picky & he even said to me «Jim is on top of it, this guy knows what he is doing, you nailed it Kase by finding Jim». My husband and I highly recommend Jim to shoot your wedding or any other event that you need a professional photographer. You will not regret it!
PS: For the ladies, Jim shot boudoir photos of me prior to the wedding and then he had my bridesmaids give my now husband the book on our wedding day. They are some of the cutest photos of my husband opening up the book. Jim was beyond professional taking the sexy photos of me for my husband and made me feel very comfortable! They also turned out beautiful and made me look like a super model which I am not. :) lol My husband LOVED the book & I highly recommend doing this for your loved one with Jim. You will not regret it!

This is a review for JKP For His Eyes Only. I was referred by a friend who had worked with him in the past and thought the world of him and his work. I spoke with Jim to give him some context into what I was looking for. I had done a boudoir photo shoot last year as a gift and as a result my husband expects one every year now! So I told Jim I had to step it up from the tame pics I did with the previous photographer. When I met Jim on the day of the photo shoot I was immediately put at ease. He is professional, sincere, talented, a great listener and very focused. I felt like we were on the same page in that we both wanted to get the best shots in the most flattering poses and to highlight my best attributes. And so I gave him creative freedom because he’s the expert and I liked what I saw on his website and at his studio.
There are many backdrops to choose from if you have a certain look or theme you want to build upon. Bring a lot of outfits and looks to choose from. Jim will help you narrow down your wardrobe for the various themes. And don’t forget to bring accessories. My pictures turned out amazing. I had to do a few double takes because I couldn’t believe that was me. I remembered doing the poses but I didn’t remember looking that hot. When I got the album proof, I did not change one thing with the album layout or pictures selected. It flowed beautifully. If you are on the fence about doing something like this, now is the time to just go for it. You will be in great hands. It will be the best gift to your significant other and surprisingly the best gift you could get for yourself. Jim is a genius and he will make you look even more amazing than you already are. I’m not sure how I can step it up even more next year, but I’m confident that with Jim’s creativity, he will figure out a way to do it.
As for how the business is run, it’s like a well-​oiled machine. Jim and Megan were very responsive to my calls, texts and emails (within minutes to a couple hours). Turnaround time for the proofs was a couple weeks and should be a couple weeks for the Album. This isn’t fast food photography, it’s gourmet and I think a month to 6 weeks is extremely efficient. I’ve given my husband some sneak peaks while waiting for the Album and to build up his anticipation and he was blown away so far.

Jim was a recommendation from my husband’s sister. I hired one of Jim Kennedy’s Photographers for my wedding last year. They got some great shots of my husband and I but were very awkward with us and the whole group. they did not lead the group in the photos as I would have hoped. There were barely any photos of the reception. In fact, the photographer asked my husband, the groom, what they should be doing and he was quite frustrated and disappointed with our photographer at our reception. I communicated very clearly what I wanted and these requests were ignored. After we received our picture cd, I sent Jim an email about my concerns. This email was ignored. I sent a follow up email, which was also ignored. Apparently since I had already paid in full, my concerns don’t matter anymore. Please keep in mind that if you have specific requests, they will probably be ignored. To top it all off, when my husband called to complain, Jim’s response was something along the lines of, «you should have paid the extra for me». Like because his service was not in our budget, but his other photographers were in our budget, we deserved what we got. That made us feel like shit. Especially when these photographers are still working under the JKP brand.

5 stars does not do Jim Kennedy justice !!!
Words cannot express how grateful I am to have had you as my photographer for my wedding !!! I will never forget your patience, kindness, and warmth in your dealings with our families to capture the most important moments of my life! I feel like you have become a part of my family =) I am completely speechless =) Thank you and the entire team for an amazing job at my wedding! I cant wait to see the pictures !!! And I know that I will be impressed! I wish you continued success and I really hope that I get to work with you in the near future !!. lots of love; sameer and reshma mittal

Jim is the best and his team is amazing. Not only is he beyond talented and our pictures are AMAZING, but he was so professional. He handled all the mom requests so professionally, and there were a lot. Also, when our coordinator was busy doing other things Jim was able to keep us on schedule and navigate us around and be a mini coordinator for us when we needed him. He just knows what he is doing and I would recommend him to anyone i know.

We used Jim Kennedy Photographers for our wedding last year and they were just AMAZING.
We met with Jim personally at his studio and he explained everything very well and thoroughly. Eric Cotter shot both our engagement and wedding day pictures and he was very easy going and professional. He is so talented and knew exactly how to get us feeling comfortable in front of the camera. Our images turned out flawless and know it was all thanks to Eric’s skills.
They don’t come at a cheap price but worth every penny. I seriously tell everyone I know about Jim Kennedy & Eric Cotter because they are the best in their industry.

I’m surprised there are any negative reviews on here. I had the best experience with Jim and his team and don’t have one bad thing to say! I have beautiful albums and tons of great pictures from our wedding day and our engagement shots. He is so funny and always made my husband laugh to make sure he was smiling in our photos. My sister used him as well and loved him. Everyone that I have referred to him ending up hiring and having nothing but positive results! I can’t wait for him to shoot my sister-​in-​laws wedding in January. Everyone I know that used him, absolutely loves him! I even did a boudoir shot with him as a surprise for my husband. My album was awesome and he loved it! Jim made me feel very comfortable the entire shoot. I highly recommend his services!

Jim shot our wedding in 2008 (along with our engagement). We also used his videographer. They did a phenomenal job. The photos were unique and artsy, we enjoyed decorating our home with them. The turnaround time was impressive considering we were married in Oct. We worked fast to select our album photos and it arrived as stated. We were so happy with Jim, we’ve hired him to do our family shoot this year.

Absolutely horrible. The pictures are somewhat acceptable however there was absolutely no asking what I wanted, they didn’t care. It was all about what they wanted. I understand that they know best as this is their profession however Jim himself is absolutely disgusting and made inapproproate and vulgar comments at the wedding. He is just gross and his staff is completely incompetent. They state that they will put together your album however they could not care less what it looked like. In fact the photo that «Katy» put right in front was a bridesmaid grabbing my breasts. When I asked them why they selected this picture their response was oh we didnt notice and its not a big deal.
I then had to basically do their job for them and go back through the thousands of pictures to reselect decent photos. Ovbiously this took me quite sometime as I am a teacher and my husband is a doctor and we do not have access to the internet during the day. I question what it is that we were paying them for. They then blamed me for «taking too long». This is their job and I had to redo all of it.
These people are disgusting and i would not recommend them. There are VERY unprofessional, sloe, incompetent, not personable, and rude. We have already told our wedding venue to remove them from their recommendations list. These people should be ashamed of how they conduct businnes.

We were married in 2006 and used Jim Kennedy’s services. The photographer was very talented and pictures were beautiful yet he did not have a very good personality. The reason I’m so unhappy is that I called to order some prints from our wedding day and it took 4 months to get them sent to us! seriously!!! it’s rediculous! I also had to call 5 times with no returned phonecall. I’m greatly dissapionted with their customer service! I will never recomend to use their services. I never even recieved an appology and we have spent $ 5,000 on their services.

I agree with Karin C. Though Jim did take a lot of great photos, there have just been way too many empty promises. Some specific shots that we wanted, even some that were his idea, never were taken. Pretty disappointing. Then, along the same line of empty promises, we asked when we would see our photos, 4 weeks after the wedding and having not seen them. We were told they would be available «today». Three days later, nothing. I asked again, and was told «today» and finally, they were available the following day. Then AGAIN, when we ordered photos, JPGs, not actual prints, we were emailed a few, but not all of them. When we asked for the rest, we were told they would «ge them right over.» 4 days later, and still nothing. All it takes is 20 seconds to send an email with a couple attachments.
I think hes a great photographer but not necessarily a savy business man. I’m sure he does very well but I imagine the poor customer service is hindering him from doing even better.
If I was rating just the photos, I would give him 4 stars but the customer service has left a sour taste in my mouth.

They did my wedding in August 2009 and they did a wonderful job!!! The photographers were really sweet and at the reception they don’t bother you saying «Stand here are pose with this person» they take shots of moments and capture happy faces and people dancing. There are so many great shots in the 4000 pictures take. Stephanie was our main photographer and she was really sweet! She did our engagement photos as well and they came out beautiful!
It took a while for the pictures to be sent to me, but once they were I got a rough draft that they put together for our wedding album. I can go through and change any photo I would like, but it helps me by giving me a start to our wedding album. They save the pictures on a file so I can go back at anytime and reorder.
My favorite part about their website is that anyone from the wedding can go back and order pictures of themselves taken by the photographer.

I hired them to do our wedding this month and as of today, 4 weeks later, we have not seen one picture. After we paid them, we seem to keep getting empty promises. I haven’t formally complained to them yet but I’m getting there. I’ll update this as the process goes.
For the day of, they did show up and they did take pictures. We missed a lot of shots that I wish we were able to get. I wish there were some pictures of me and my dad. Of course, if they did take it without me seeing them, then… I just have seen any pictures yet. I just hope they got some important moments… like I said, I will continue updating and I really hope I can give them more stars as we go.