Dreamlife Wedding Photos & Video

My wife and I did some research for companies with good reviews for our wedding on March 2014. We didn’t want nothing too fancy, no big wedding package. We were set with our photographer, Diane who was very prompt upon arrival and kept us moving to get the most pictures in the time frame. She was very friendly and professional. Let us at the hotel and went to Central Park where she took some great shots. Went back to the reception later that night and took some group photos. The quality of the photos were just stunning. We liked them so much we bought the album which we had no intention of doing prior to booking them. It seems other reviews complained about quality of photos which for us were definitely not an issue. I highly recommend them and ask for Diane for your photography. The prices compared to other places were very reasonable.

Di Zhang took our engagement pictures. We had the perfect location, early morning, so it was bound to please us. He was punctual (which was very important upon our first meet), very kind, understanding, listened to our wants and needs, took risks with our photos, despite some challenges with permit restraints. We were really happy with him, and essentially, proud.
We admittedly were kind of stiff. Photography isn’t just about the photographer, it’s about the clients and how flexible, relaxed, natural, and enthusiastic they are. A man with a camera cannot take great photos if the client cannot be themselves. It took us a while to relax and feel comfortable, but once we did, the photographs progressively got better and we had a lot more fun.

We used Dreamlife after finding them at a bridal show. I could easily list a laundry list of complaints, but I will get straight to the bottom line that matters most — the quality of the photos. They were simply terrible. So embarrassingly bad that we had trouble picking out photos that were decent enough to include in our final album (which took forever to produce, btw). Almost all of the photos were blurry, out of focus, not centered correctly, contrast/​hue/​colors misaligned, etc. Our guests took better photos with their phones, no joke. I cannot believe that they call themselves «professional photographers» and have the audacity to take on wedding assignments and ruin capturing the most special once-​in-​a-​lifetime day in any couple’s lives. We were extremely frustrated with this experience, which cannot be rectified, and very disappointed that we made the huge mistake of choosing Dreamlife as our wedding photographers.
As a side note, the photographer showed up about 45 mins late to the shoot. I called him about 15 times with no response. He finally showed up when we were about to leave and said that he arrived early, but fell asleep in his car. No further comment.