Ivan Apfel Photography

In November of 2010 I decided to hire photographer Ivan Apfel for my wedding in March 2011. I had hopes that I would have received a digital cd with the high resolution pictures already, being that it has been almost three years since I hired him and since my wedding took place over two years ago. It is now October 2013 and we have yet to receive our pictures from the actual wedding day along with a response letting us know when they would be ready. We have been more than patient and unfortunately up to this point he has yet to complete the service we agreed on and after numerous failed attempts of contacting him I have decided to take action since he no longer responds to either mine or my husbands emails or phone calls. The one time he did respond, it was to tell me that he couldn’t find my pictures. What professional photographer loses photographs and does not have a back-​up of his work??? I have also reported him to the Better Business Bureau, to which he didn’t respond either. Beware of hiring him. You might not have any photos to remember your special day even after spending a fortune.

not profressional. was late 3 months on his pictures and still was blurry. what a waste.

Ivan is incredible! Super friendly, reasonably priced, and takes the most gorgeous pictures. Highly recommended!

I don’t have enough wonderful words to describe Ivan. We were introduced to Ivan through our wedding planner, Melissa Caceres of Events on a Budget (
). We first met him a few months after we got engaged for a complimentary engagement session (
), which was so much fun. He quickly realized my fiancé and I weren’t the best posers, so he ended up taking great shots of the two of us just having fun and laughing, which is what we do best. :)
And our wedding photos… I can’t stop looking at them. They’re beautiful. He captured every moment as I remembered it and I’m especially impressed by the moments that he captured that I don’t even remember because I was either too nervous, trying not to cry or having too much fun. I knew he was there snapping pictures, but at the same time I didn’t notice he was there. My husbnd and I were able to have the time of our lives without feeling like our photographer was in the way. I love his work so much I’ve even promised to see if I can pull some strings and get him to come to Colombia with us whenever we plan our second wedding (my husband’s family is in Colombia and couldn’t make it to the U.S.).
Ivan — THANK YOU for capturing these memories for us.
P. S. — Here are our wedding photos…

After picking out the venue for our wedding and reception the next thing on my list was finding a great photographer. Ivan was the first and only photographer we met with. Upon meeting Ivan we (my fiancé and I) felt super relaxed and were very impressed by his work. Ivan is easy accessible, and is a wonderful photographer. We just finished our engagement session with Ivan and couldn’t be happier with how the pictures turned out. Both my fiancé and I are looking forward to the wedding photos! I would recommend Ivan Apfel Photography to anyone that is looking for all around great photographer! He is professional and super easy to work with!

My wife and I were researching online for a wedding photographer when we came across Ivan’s website. We liked his work and set up a consultation. We hired him on the spot and it was the best decision we could have made.
Ivan is a true professional… he is flexible, honest, and very easy to work with. On the wedding day he made us both feel at ease and never got in the way, but captured the intimate moments we were hoping he would.
Hands down, hiring Ivan was a great decision and one we will always be happy we made.

My husband and I are from NYC and decided to get married in Miami where most of my family is. Choosing a photographer is the second most important decision you make next to your dress. I highly recommend Ivan Apfel Photography. Ivan is a true professional and an all around nice guy! Everyone from the parents to the guests loved all the photos from the engagement session, rehearsal dinner and wedding day. He is even an expert train bustler!
Thanks Ivan for the great memories!

Book Ivan NOW! Before someone else does!
Ivan was the first and only photographer we met with. As soon as we saw his portfolio, we knew we wanted him to shoot one of the most important days of our lives. We were drawn to his openness, professionalism and honesty. His inconspicuous style of documenting events is impressive: On our wedding day, we barely posed. All the shot came out incredible and we have had so many compliments!