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  • 2026

Alex Maldonado Photography

Additional Hours
Second Shooter
One Event / Day
Destination / Travel

Why couples loved this vendor

  • Seasoned professional
  • Poses
  • Pristine quality
  • Photographer
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Recommended by 100% of couples

About this vendor

Alex Maldonado Photography is a business based in Chicago, Illinois, that provides wedding, lifestyle, and family photography services. Owner and lead photographer Alex wants each couple to enjoy the best possible experience on their special day. With more than a decade of experience and an empathetic personality, he makes photography fun and easy. Nearlyweds can look forward to feeling relaxed, comfortable, and happy as Alex captures the moments of their important occasion as vivid keepsake images.

Services Offered

Alex Maldonado Photography offers services through a range of packages. All wedding packages include at least six hours of coverage, with options to add more time, an engagement session, a secondary photographer, and a wedding album. Alex understands that each wedding is unique so he is happy to create a custom package for each couple. Additionally, he offers services for proposals, engagements, hourly commissions, events, and more.

Features

Hispanic or Latinx-owned

Just me

Experience

  • 18 years in business

  • We speak

Links

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FAQ

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Prints

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Reviews of Alex Maldonado Photography

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Reviewers rave about the photographer’s professionalism, helpful planning, and ability to make couples comfortable, especially for surprise proposals. Photos are described as stunning, candid, and quickly delivered, with great low-light results. Responsive, punctual, and highly recommended for engagements and weddings.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Reviewers rave about the photographer’s professionalism, helpful planning, and ability to make couples comfortable, especially for surprise proposals. Photos are described as stunning, candid, and quickly delivered, with great low-light results. Responsive, punctual, and highly recommended for engagements and weddings.

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Rafael Sent on 05/07/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Alex is 10/10 photographer

Alex was great! So easy to work with, and very professional, helping us a lot from planning a candid proposal, suggesting places, since we haven’t been in Chicago before!
Abigail
Abigail Sent on 04/07/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Elopement Photos

We had an amazing experience with Alex! He was professional, easy to work with, and reliable. He really made us feel completely comfortable throughout the whole process. The photos turned out absolutely beautiful- capturing both the big moments and the small, meaningful details perfectly. We're so grateful to have these memories and we would highly recommend Alex to anyone!
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Kelsey Sent on 11/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend

We had a great experience working with Alex for our engagement photos! He made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and guided us through poses. The shoot was easy and fun! The turn around time was so fast and every picture was edited beautifully. Everyone that has looked at the photo gallery has told us how amazing our photographer was! I highly recommend Alex!
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Jacob Sent on 10/16/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing photographer

We hired Alex to take our engagement photos and we highly recommend his services! He is an amazing photographer and is really easy to work with. He was really helpful with the planning of our proposal and everything about our experience was perfect. We would not hesitate to hire him again.
Dalisay
Dalisay Sent on 09/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Mobile phones and selfies can't compare!

I’m extremely pleased I hired his service for my elopement wedding! He captured so many beautiful photos and was both professional and punctual. He offered great suggestions for poses and knew exactly where to go for stunning backgrounds. I’m truly glad I chose to work with him—these memories will last a lifetime. Money well spent!
Kathryn
Kathryn Sent on 08/19/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Photographer!

Alex was amazing! My fiancé planned a surprise engagement and worked very close with Alex leading up to making it so special. Our photos turned out better than I could have imagined. He also got us previews the next day and the full package back in less than a week! He not only captured the moment, my reactions but he stayed with us after to take many more photos of us to capture the evening.
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Colin Sent on 08/16/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Strongly recommend Alex

Alex was outstanding to work with! He was very responsive, flexible, and helpful in coordinating the surprise for our proposal. The photos turned out great!
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Becca Sent on 07/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Dream Wedding Photographer

Alex was an absolute dream to work with for our wedding! We are in love with our pictures! He was incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, kind, flexible and talented. He was my sister's photographer for her wedding in Chicago and for mine in Wheaton. We are both so happy that he was there to capture our big day. Alex is a must for your wedding photographer!
Alex
Alex Sent on 07/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfectly captured proposal

Alex was an amazing photographer! He captured my proposal perfectly and we can't stop looking at the photos. He was easy to work with and made me comfortable with our plan to capture the moment. And the photoshoot afterwards was so easy and fun!
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Salpekar Sent on 06/22/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing proposal photographer!

Alex was such a friendly, caring photographer and he beautifully captured all the emotions that we experienced at our proposal. The photographs he captured were INCREDIBLE.

He provided great guidance before and after the proposal for all the elements that I cared about. Any couple would be lucky to have Alex as their photographer!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2026 Winner
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Alex Maldonado Photography frequently asked questions

Alex Maldonado Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Alex Maldonado Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Alex Maldonado Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
Alex Maldonado Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Alex Maldonado Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Prints
Alex Maldonado Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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